Lich + Tiny

Why this works

Trying to lock down a single hero with this pair often feels clumsy. Tiny wants to execute his Avalanche and Toss combo for burst damage, but tossing the target immediately breaks Lich's channeled Sinister Gaze. This core mechanical conflict means they can't reliably layer their crowd control. The problem extends to teamfights, where Lich is looking for clumped enemies to bounce Chain Frost between. Tiny’s instinct is to grab the nearest hero and toss them away from their teammates, actively separating targets and reducing the effectiveness of Lich’s ultimate. They're pulling the fight in two different directions.

This disconnect becomes more obvious in the mid-game. The Tiny player will typically get a Blink Dagger and focus on initiating on isolated targets, tossing them back for a quick kill. Meanwhile, the Lich wants to hang back and control the main group of enemies with slows and his ultimate. More often than not, Tiny’s initiation target is thrown out of range of Lich's spells or a potentially great Chain Frost is spoiled because the targets are suddenly split apart. The result is a lack of follow-up and a feeling that both heroes are playing their own separate games within the same fight.