Hardest Heroes in DOTA 2

There are over a hundred playable heroes in DOTA 2. Some are pretty straightforward, whereas others require a very high degree of skill to play and an even higher amount of practice to master. I will list down my top 5 hardest heroes to play in DOTA. Starting with...

5: Ember Spirit

Ember Spirit is an agility carry whose spells offer a lot of AOE (Area of Effect) damage and lockdown. This hero is incredibly mobile and requires a lot of farm and gold to come online and be viable in the match. The hero can be played as a physical damage carry or as a magical damage nuker.

4: Invoker

You've all heard about Invoker. And almost everyone from 1k mmr to top tier professionals play this hero, but both types of players play this famous hero differently. Invoker has a combined total of 10 spells which he can 'invoke'. Even learning the different combinations of his Quas, Wex and Exort can take a few games to memorize. Invoker can be played in a multitude of roles, and is an unstoppable force within the right hands.

3: Io

Io is a strength hero which has an incredibly high skill cap given that he is almost never picked in low tier games. If played properly, Io can change the course of the game with his relocate ability. The hero is played as a support, and players find it difficult to synchronize its abilities with other heroes.

2: Earth Spirit 

Earth Spirit is a roaming/ganking support hero. The hero is pretty difficult to understand from the get go. His abilities offer silences, stuns and allows the player to reposition the enemy heroes accordingly. The hero has an ultimate ability 'Magnetize' which causes all enemy players to share the effect of his spells. Almost never seen in lower tier games, this hero also requires a very high degree of skill to play and an even higher to master.

1: Meepo

They say that you need 4 hands to play Meepo. This hero has the ability to create up to 5 clones of itself, all of which share the same abilities. The abilities are Poof and Earthbind. This hero, if not controlled in the early game, reeks havoc all through the match. The reason this hero is so hard to play is because you have to control each Meepo clone separately and requires a very high degree of micro management while playing. The combos you can pull of with this hero such as 'Blink poofing' also requires a lot of practice to get the timing right. Played in the right hands, this hero is difficult to kill since the clones can be used to poof away from incoming enemies.