Based on some number crunching at one time, and for Dota2 pub games, it seemed that teams with 4 Strength Heroes and 1 Intelligence hero did surprisingly well.

Abaddon Alch Alchemist AA Ancient Apparition AM Anti-Mage Axe Bane Bat Batrider BM Beastmaster BS Bloodseeker BH Bounty Hunter Brew Brewmaster Bristle or BB Bristleback Brood Broodmother Centaur Centaur Warrunner CK Chaos Knight Chen Clinkz Clock Clockwerk CM Crystal Maiden DS Dark Seer Dazzle DP Death Prophet Disruptor Doom DK Dragon Knight Drow Drow Ranger ES Earthshaker Earth Spirit ET or Elder Elder Titan EM or Ember Ember Spirit Enchantress Enigma FV or Faceless or Void Faceless Void Gandalf Keeper of the Light Gyro Gyrocopter Huskar Invoker Io Wisp Jak Jakiro Jugg Juggernaut KotL or Keeper Keeper of the Light Kunkka LC Legion Commander Lesh Leshrac Lich Naix Lifestealer Lina Lion LD Lone Druid Syllabear Lone Druid Luna Lyncan Lyncanthrope Mag Magnus Medusa Meepo Mirana Morph Morphling Naga Naga Siren NP Natures Prophet Necro Necrophos (formerly Necrolyte) NS Night Stalker Nyx or NA Nyx Assassin OM or Ogre Ogre Magi Omni Omniknight OD Outworld DevourerDestroyer PA Phantom Assassin PL Phantom Lancer (also Cancer Lancer) Phoenix Puck Pudge Pugna QoP Queen of Pain Razor Riki Rubick SK Sand King SD Shadow Demon SF Shadow Fiend SS Shadow Shaman (or Storm Spirit) Silencer SM Skywrath Mage Slardar Slark Sniper Spectre SB Spirit Breaker Storm or SS Storm Spirit Sven TA Templar Assassin TB Terrorblade Tide Tidehunter Timber Timbersaw Tinker Treant Treant Protector Troll Troll Warlord Tusk Undying Ursa VS or Venge Vengeful Spirit Veno Venomancer Viper Visage Warlock Weaver WR Windranger (formerly Windrunner) WD Witch Doctor WK Wraith King (formerly Skeleton King, or Skellie) Zeus (also known as Merlin).

This needs to be put in a flowchart, but its a work-in-progress for now.

If need jungler - Lifestealer or Ursa, Enigma, Legion Commander.

If need ganker - Nyx Assassin, QoP, Slardar, Storm Spirit, etc.

Venomancer, Gyrocopter, Ancient Apparition, Obsidian Destroyer (Int.

Knight, Skeleton King or Tiny, then good pick Wisp, Shadow Shaman, Lich.

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FaceVenge, Lesh mid (or Drow mid) Tri-Lane Team: FaceVengLesh trilane Veno.

WITCH DOCTOR (position 4 or 5) CRYSTAL MAIDEN (4, pulls, phase boots.

Heres some ideas for theme teams; fun groupings of heroes for your amusement.

Viper (Tank wCorrosive skin, or use Nethertoxin for extra dmg).

Mid, Beastmaster Axe Enigma offlane (take tower), NP solo safe.

For example, while SFiend with armor reduction aura sounds good, you.

The following heroes have abilities (spells) that do physical damage, instead of the normally-expected magic damage.

Dazzle: PoisonWave do physical dmg; Weave ult for armor reduction.

Undying - Tombstone (Zombies) Shadow Shaman - Serpent Wards Venomancer - Plague Wards Enigma - Eidolons Natures Prophet - Treants Beastmaster - Boar Lycan - Wolves Chen - dominated creeps mostly do physical damage abilities Composite Damage (has been removed as of patch 6.82 ).

Leshrac Edict - was composite damage (now physical) Beastmaster Axes - was composite damage (now physical).

Beastmaster - Inner Beast: aura boosts attack speed Doom - with Alpha Wolf Devoured Drow - Precision aura (active passive) boosts physical damage.

Elder Titan - aura decreases base armor Lycan Howl - adds fixed attack damageLuna aura - adds fixed attack damage Magnus - Empower buff adds base damage Medusa Stone Gaze (ult) - boosts physical damage taken Ogre Magi - Bloodlust boosts attack speed Shadow Fiend - aura decreases armor Troll Warlord Ultimate - high attack speed increase Vengeful Spirit aura boosts physical base dmg by (Item) Desolator - decreases armor on hit(Item) Medallion - active decreases armor of target and caster (Item) Drums - increases attack speed.

Medallion, Vlads, AC, Drums, Desolator Important to ban: Omniknight (his ult will make your team useless).

The following supports can still be useful late game, especially with some farm.

Treant Base Dmg In Ability Draft