Dota 2 has seen some crazy stuff in the past.

Dota 2 metas keep changing and with that, new roles become possible.

In the past, that was mainly through talents, which was the case with Io.

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Support Tinker was not an unheard-of thing.

Repair Bots was introduced in patch 7.36 to have March of the Machines heal allies.

That is nothing to write home about, let alone make you be considered a healer.

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So one use of March of the Machines heals all allies heroes for 180 HP.

For the enemy team to fight into it, they are taking damage while your team gets healed.

It is a bit like Oracles Rain of Destiny.

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He has Defense Matrix, which is a 320 damage barrier with 40% status resistance.

The remaining ability is Laser, which is the one unchanged basic ability for Tinker over the years.

While it doesnt scream support, it is a nice nuke and disarming ability.

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In terms of skill maxing out, March of the Machines is almost always maxed out at level 7.

This way, Tinker can help with team fights early in the game.

Two of the most popular items are Holy Locket and Guardian Greaves.

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These two items, along with Aghanims Shard, are the main items on support Tinker.

So we will find out whether support Tinker holds in weight in the professional arena.

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