Tiny + Vengeful Spirit

Why this works

Putting these two heroes in the same lane seems like a good idea, but their abilities often work against each other. The core issue is conflicting displacements. Vengeful Spirit uses Nether Swap to bring an enemy to a specific spot, but Tiny wants to execute his own Avalanche and Toss combo, which moves the target again. This can easily lead to Tossing a hero to safety by accident. The reverse is also true; a defensive Swap from Venge can pull Tiny out of his own initiation, completely wasting his setup. Their stuns can also overlap poorly, leading to inefficient lockdown.

Throughout the game, this lack of a clean setup holds them back. In the laning stage, ganks can feel clumsy and result in missed kills that other pairings would secure. While Vengeance Aura does provide a decent damage bonus for a right-clicking Tiny later on, it's a passive benefit that doesn't solve their awkward teamfight execution. Instead of enabling each other for clean pickoffs, Tiny and Vengeful Spirit often feel like they are playing two separate games on top of one another, which is not a recipe for a smooth win.