Welcome to the DOTA 2 Auto Chess Tier List. Here you will find rankings of each hero based on our own play and research into other tier lists across the web. Like all of our tier lists, we update these each month or when there is a content patch applied.
About Auto Chess
In Dota 2 Auto Chess, there are 8 players. Each player places a team of DOTA 2 units or heroes of their own composition on a chess-like board. During a round, the units fight each other with the fights being out of the control of the player. Following each round, a player can buy new heroes of increasing power with gold. As heroes increase in power, so does their respective gold cost.
Some heroes are better for early to mid game play, while others (which typically cost more gold) excel during late game. Our Tier List currently is divided into four tiers which represent varying power levels of each unit or hero. Use this as a general guide for picking units for your Auto Chess team.
The DOTA 2 Auto Chess Tier List is divided into four tiers:
Tier 1 - Strong
These units represent the current top tier picks in the meta. They sit above the current power state of the meta
Tier 2 - Above Average
These units represent the current power state of the meta across most skill levels.
Tier 3 - Average
These units are below the average power level of the current meta.
Tier 4 - Weak
These units represent the bottom of the current meta. They could be chosen by someone who is exceptionally experienced at playing them however.
DOTA 2 Auto Chess Quick Reference Guide
Tier 1
Axe
Beastmaster
Bounty Hunter
Death Prophet
Doom
Disruptor
Enigma
Gyrocopter
Juggernaut
Kunkka
Lich
Lone Druid
Medusa
Queen of Pain
Shadowfiend
Techies
Tidehunter
Timbersaw
Tier 2
Alchemist
Anti-Mage
Clockwerk
Dragon Knight
Luna
Necrophos
Razor
Slardar
Templar Assassin
Treant Protector
Troll Warlord
Viper
Witch Doctor
Zeus
Tier 3
Abaddon
Batrider
Chaos Knight
Enchantress
Lycan
Mars
OmniKnight
Phantom Assassin
Puck
Terror Blade
Tusk
Tier 4
Crystal Maiden
Drow Ranger
Furion
Keeper of the Light
Lina
Morphling
Sand King
Shadow Shaman
Slark
Sniper
Tinker
Tiny
Venomancer
Windranger
Tier 1
Axe
Species: Orc
Class: Warrior
Beastmaster
Species: Orc
Class: Hunter
Bounty Hunter
Species: Goblin
Class: Assassin
Death Prophet
Species: Undead
Class: Warlock
Doom
Species: Demon
Class: Warrior
Disruptor
Species: Orc
Class: Shaman
Enigma
Species: Element
Class: Warlock
Gyrocopter
Species: Dwarf
Class: Mech
Juggernaut
Species: Orc
Class: Warrior
Kunkka
Species: Human
Class: Warrior
Lich
Species: Undead
Class: Mage
Lone Druid
Species: Beast
Class: Druid
Medusa
Species: Naga
Class: Hunter
Queen of Pain
Species: Demon
Class: Assassin
Shadow Fiend
Species: Demon
Class: Warlock
Techies
Species: Goblin
Class: Mech
Tidehunter
Species: Naga
Class: Hunter
Timbersaw
Species: Goblin
Class: Mech
Tier 2
Alchemist
Species: Goblin
Class: Warlock
Anti-Mage
Species: Elf
Class: Demon Hunter
Clockwerk
Species: Goblin
Class: Mech
Dragon Knight
Species: Human/Dragon
Class: Knight
Luna
Species: Elf
Class: Knight
Necrophos
Species: Undead
Class: Warlock
Razor
Species: Element
Class: Mage
Slardar
Species: Naga
Class: Warrior
Templar Assassin
Species: Elf
Class: Assassin
Treant Protector
Species: Elf
Class: Druid
Troll Warlord
Species: Troll
Class: Warrior
Viper
Species: Dragon
Class: Assassin
Witch Doctor
Species: Troll
Class: Warlock
Zeus
Species: God
Class: Mage
Tier 3
Abaddon
Species: Undead
Class: Knight
Batrider
Species: Troll
Class: Knight
Chaos Knight
Species: Demon
Class: Knight
Enchantress
Species: Beast
Class: Druid
Lycan
Species: Human/Beast
Class: Warrior
Mars
Species: God
Class: Warrior
OmniKnight
Species: Human
Class: Knight
Phantom Assassin
Species: Elf
Class: Assassin
Puck
Species: Elf/Dragon
Class: Mage
Terrorblade
Species: Demon
Class: Hunter
Tusk
Species: Beast
Class: Warrior
Tier 4
Crystal Maiden
Species: Human
Class: Mage
Drow Ranger
Species: Undead
Class: Hunter
Furion
Species: Elf
Class: Druid
Keeper of the Light
Species: Human
Class: Mage
Lina
Species: Human
Class: Mage
Morphling
Species: Elemental
Class: Assassin
Sand King
Species: Beast
Class: Assassin
Shadow Shaman
Species: Troll
Class: Shaman
Slark
Species: Naga
Class: Assassin
Sniper
Species: Dwarf
Class: Hunter
Tinker
Species: Goblin
Class: Mech
Tiny
Species: Element
Class: Warrior
Venomancer
Species: Beast
Class: Warlock
