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kav

    So, I have been hearing a lot about having a small hero pool but I have been on and off playing relatively large hero pool (depend on the enemy picks). However, I see that on heroes I don't play too often I couldn't focus on other lanes and the macro game that much which made me decide to make a ranked hero pool for myself.

    pos1
    ck
    sven
    wk

    pos2
    necro (when he is a mid meta hero)

    pos3
    centaur
    axe
    doom
    sand king

    pos4
    earth shaker
    nyx assasin
    treant protector
    bounty hunter

    pos5
    cm
    jakiro
    silencer
    ogre magi

    I would like some suggestions on what to improve about this pool because I do feel that it is a bit lacking. feel free to check my profile and suggest heroes I should put here.

    I do realised that I can't play any mid hero but in sea server that doesn't seems to be a problem.

    HartzFear

      I played 2 different heros in my last 100 games and got from ancient 7 to divine 6 in less then 3 weeks. Your hero Pool has to be smaler. And you need heros that are hard to counter.

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      kav

        ^i am trying to have more than just a few heroes because I would like to cover more than 1 role. I mean I can't always pick offlaner but if I can I would just always pick axe and centaur. But then, what if someone on my team insists they play pos3 and I play something else?

        rank 1 AML mafia player

          im in ur bracket and i just pick lion and press r. its really braindead simple. if lion is banned you pick shadow shaman and hit towers. people dont react to a solo ss on the map in legend

          G-zooz

            @takemeaway wouldnt that be a problem when you reach certain mmr though? people would even go check your profile to see your most played heroes. currently i have the same problem and i feel really uncomfortable when im not playing my main

            kuci

              Pos 1: spec, ursa, wk, ls
              Pos 2: ember and wr
              Pos 3: ench and wr
              Pos 4: spirit breaker

              But I rarely play 1 or 4

              kav

                @pos1/2/4 u mentioned that we are in the same bracket. Medal wise it would be quite close but keep in mind that I am a legend in vhs bracket. Yes i know some ancient players are still in normal skill. But people do react to stuff i normally play agaisnt mid to high ancient players on both team with me being the lowest mmr in the lobby most of the time.

                rank 1 AML mafia player

                  vhs is like 3.6k? normal is 2k i think. my solo rank is 2.5 or some garbage like that so your actual numerical mmr is higher than mine. im usually the lowest mmr with legends/high archon in my games. i get significantly more idiots so i think i can get away with shaman splitpush a lot easier.

                  shit mmr aside, i think you should give natural bkb heros a try (ls and jugg) and find 2-3 mid heros you feel comfortable playing. I think you like manly man up heroes, so i think ember and ta would be fun

                  LegendaryHD

                    Based on your stats you mainly playing support so this is my suggestion after seeing your data.

                    1. Treant Protector
                    2. Lich
                    3. Silencer
                    4. Random heroes based on enemy's draft. (Situational)

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                    kav

                      @pos1/2/4 (if u reply more ill just call u "polar bear" thats easier to type im on mobile) the thing about shaman is his push potential is high af but i think you rely a lot on youe team so its not very reliable i think. That also apply to most pos5 which is why i stopped playing them. I do occasionally play ls and jug tho with ls when he is in meta and just broken pick but then most of the time he is banned or someone else will pick him. With jugger i do play him in turbo or when my friend play magnus cuz that is broken combo but i dont rlly like him without magnus (idk why i just dont like it too much)

                      Your observation about me playing man up heroes is 100% accurate i love playing pos3 as a playmaker just because getting the stomp and call are so satisfying and you are pretty independent being a core that can lane. I tried ta and liked it but not a lot, she is not a man up hero by any mean tho u WILL get fcked jumping into frontline. Ember on the other hand i do like playing the magic build its just that most of my matches in sea server there are already someone picking mid(or should i say arguing who can play mid)

                      @legendaryhd i like treant and silencer and got high winrates with them but feels like silencer is a bit lagging somehow like the lag of lockdown (yes he can silence and all but cant keep the right-click carry disable). Lich is just... i liked him when sacrifice exist and his ult ministun now he is just a completely new hero i dont even play him anymore. I play offlaner more now as well less pos5 and my prefer pos4 are also initiator (earth shaker treant). so maybe

                      axe
                      centaur
                      shaker
                      treant
                      situational pick
                      ????

                      edit: just realised i wrote a wall of text, i am waiting for my flight im bored....

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                      LucaManny

                        "Ancient 7 to div 6 in 3 weeks"

                        Dude u div 4 rn

                        LucaManny

                          Learn lion, shaman, tusk, grim as pos 4. Lion shaman can be played at pos 5 tho if ur team dont.understand they are pos 4.
                          It would be troublesome if ur pos 4 hero pool is all melee.
                          Dont go bounty pos 4 pls

                          For pos 3, add pango

                          kav

                            ^whats wrong with bh pos 4 XD
                            jk. yeah roamers are ded role rn i havent played it for a while but when roamer is back in meta bh is my go to.

                            good point abt pos4 being all melee and abour pango, i tried him but i just suck at him so much ill try make a smurf and play him tho