THE MILLER BATTLEPASS

Hecking hecked up the butt butt Miller.

Generic Strat

Positive winrate strategy for us tends to focus on 3 scenarios :

• Outdrafting their teamfight
• Pushing and ganking from minute 10 as a split group
  • Pushing and fighting 4v5 while Mega flash farms and rats out of control

Outdrafting

• First two bans are focused on shit you hate, and shit that they repeated.
• First two picks are focused on safe choices: one support and one core.
• Second two bans are focused on shit you can't handle, shit they want, or shit you also hate.
• Second two picks just fill the gaps you've had. Gotta start thinking about synergy and greed at this point.
• Last ban is last ban.
• Last pick is Dendi pick

Split Grouping

Just about every team does this in some variation.

In general, you want at least one support who can instantly catch someone. In addition, lanes should be set up so that at least two lanes can be won or stalemated without a support in it.

• Mega or Korns can often win their lanes, provided that the match-up is favorable.
  • If we pick a mid early (probably for Korns), it is ideal to leave a support slot open for a strong roaming hero, in case he is in an unfavorable match-up.

• Data thus far heavily hints at mid-lane domination; high level teams have been emphasizing the mid-lane as well.

Player Profiles

Brandon

• Can initiate up the butt butt

• Relies on being instructed on where to go as a support
  • Recommendation: Draft a safe lane that has a clear win condition for the lane, and permanently send Brandon off once that win condition is close to being met.

Korns

• Can quickly snowball if mid lane is dominated

• Relies on using mid dominant heroes that kill and move on
  • Recommendation: Draft a mid winning hero, or a very gank heavy pos 4 (Riki)

Mega

• Highest networth known to man
• Highest building damage known to man
• Highest hero versatility known to man

• I am the captain you dumb hoe

Professional Team Notes

Timings

• Zero is defined as level 1 or 2
  • Level 6 might be needed for a full combo or utility, but these heroes can start dominating a lane from the start
  • These heroes are still capable of scaling
• Early is defined as level 6
• Mid is defined as level 12; key items like Blink are built around this time
• Late is defined as level 18

• Short is defined as not being reliant on having big spells up
• Medium is defined as having downtimes around 30 seconds with regards to impact
• Long is defined as having downtimes around 60 seconds with regards to impact
• Very long is defined as having downtimes around two minutes with regards to impact

Role Definition

• Assassins are often frail, but can quickly dispatch enemies
• Brawlers can front-line, start a fight, and stay in it
• Catchers can quickly disrupt opponents from using spells, preventing attacks or escapes
• Defenders can prevent enemies from getting to towers, while often providing set-up
• Disablers might not reliably initiate nor catch, but can heavily control the playing field (technically not the correct phrase, but whatever)
• Healers save retards
• Initiators start the fight and make space afterwards
• Scouts are ideal for finding a target

Bolded heroes are very capable of pushing.

In a standard game, you probably don't need more than 2 of each role. Balance in all things.

List of Heroes

Hero Name	Glance Value	Primary Role	Power Timing	Impact CD	Earliest Pick Phase	BKB Countered?	Mega Exclusive?
Abaddon		Healer	Zero	Short	1	No	No
Alchemist		Brawler	Mid	Medium	2	No	Yes
Ancient Apparition		Disabler	Early	Long	2	Yes [sic]	No
Anti Mage		Assassin	Late	Short	2	No	Yes [sic]
Arc Warden		Assassin	Late	Medium	2	Yes [sic]	Yes [sic]
Axe		Initiator	Zero	Short	2	No	Yes
Bane		Disabler	Zero	Short [sic]	2	No	Yes
Batrider		Initiator	Zero	Short [sic]	1 [sic]	No	Yes
Beastmaster		Initiator	Zero	Long	1 [sic]	No	Yes [sic]
Bloodseeker		Disabler	Zero	Short [sic]	2	No	No
Bounty Hunter		Scout	Zero	Short	1 [sic]	No	Yes
Brewmaster		Initiator	Mid	Very long	1 [sic]	Yes	Yes [sic]
Bristleback		Brawler	Zero	Short	1	No	No
Broodmother		Assassin	Zero	Short	3	No	Yes [sic]
Centaur Warrunner		Initiator	Zero	Short	1	No	No
Chaos Knight		Assassin	Late	Very long	2	No	No
Chen		Disabler	Zero	Long	1 [sic]	Yes	Yes [sic]
Clinkz		Assassin	Mid	Short	2	No	Yes [sic]
Clockwerk		Initiator	Early	Medium	1	Yes	No
Crystal Maiden		Disabler	Zero	Very long	1	Yes	No
Dark Seer		Initiator	Zero	Short	1	Yes	No
Dazzle		Healer	Zero	Medium	1	No	No
Death Prophet		Disabler	Early	Very long	1	Yes [sic]	No
Disruptor
Doom
Dragon Knight
Drow Ranger
Earth Spirit
Earthshaker
Elder Titan
Ember Spirit
Enchantress
Enigma
Faceless Void
Gyrocopter
Huskar
Invoker
Io
Jakiro
Juggernaut
Keeper of the Light
Kunkka
Legion Commander
Leshrac
Lich
Lifestealer
Lina
Lion
Lone Druid
Luna
Lycan
Magnus
Medusa
Meepo
Mirana
Monkey King
Morphling
Naga Siren
Nature Prophet
Necrophos
Night Stalker
Nyx Assassin
Ogre Magi
Omniknight
Oracle
Outworld Devourer
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Lancer
Phoenix
Puck
Pudge
Pugna
Queen of Pain
Razor
Riki
Rubick
Sand King
Shadow Demon
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Shaman
Silencer
Skywrath Mage
Slardar
Slark
Sniper
Spectre
Spirit Breaker
Storm Spirit
Sven
Techies
Templar Assassin
Terrorblade
Tidehunter
Timbersaw
Tinker
Tiny
Treant Protector
Troll Warlord
Tusk
Underlord
Undying
Ursa
Vengeful Spirit
Venomancer
Viper
Visage
Warlock
Weaver
Windranger
Winter Wyvern
Witch Doctor
Wraith King
Zeus

Quick Notes

• "Cannot fight" is an exaggeration of a specific counter

Abaddon

• Countered by kite and removal (imprison, tornado, etc.)
  • Cannot fight stat stealers
• Offers CC saves
  • Similar to LC

Alchemist

• Countered by early game pressure
• Offers Aghs and Moonshards

Ancient Apparition

• Countered by early game push
  • Cannot fight summoned units
• Offers anti-healing through Ice Blast

Anti Mage

• Countered by early game push
  • Cannot fight right clickers with lockdown sources
• Offers pick offs
  • Similar to PA

Arc Warden

• Countered by melee brawlers and assassins
• Offers a safe method of pick off and rat through Tempest

Axe

• Countered by juke
  • Cannot fight ranged heroes with CC early game
• Offers a short CD initiation and melee lane domination
  • Similar to Centaur and Slardar

Bane

• Countered by multiple targets and shutdown
  • Has to be able to reliably cast his ult
• Offers a BKB piercing lockdown as a support

Batrider

• Countered by long-range positional heroes (Venge, Disruptor, Clockwerk, etc.)
• Offers a BKB piercing initiation through Lasso

Beastmaster

• Countered by brawlers and anti-push
  • Heavily falls off late game
• Offers a BKB piercing initiation through Primal Roar
  • Also offers very strong early-game push

Bloodseeker

• Countered by burst and invincible escapes
  • Struggles against multiple units
• Offers damage amp and BKB piercing disruption through Rupture

Bounty Hunter

• Countered by burst and defensive snowballs
• Offers snowballing through Track

Brewmaster

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Bristleback

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Broodmother

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Centaur Warrunner

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Chaos Knight

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Chen

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Clinkz

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Clockwerk

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Crystal Maiden

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Dark Seer

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Dazzle

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Death Prophet

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Disruptor

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Doom

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Dragon Knight

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Drow Ranger

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Earth Spirit

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Earthshaker

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Elder Titan

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Ember Spirit

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Enchantress

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Enigma

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Faceless Void

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Gyrocopter

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Huskar

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Invoker

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Io

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Jakiro

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Juggernaut

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Keeper of the Light

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Kunkka

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Legion Commander

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Leshrac

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Lich

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Lifestealer

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Lina

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Lion

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Lone Druid

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Luna

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Lycan

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Magnus

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Medusa

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Meepo

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Mirana

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Monkey King

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Morphling

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Naga Siren

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Nature Prophet

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Necrophos

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Night Stalker

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Nyx Assassin

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Ogre Magi

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Omniknight

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Oracle

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Outworld Devourer

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Phantom Assassin

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Phantom Lancer

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Phoenix

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Puck

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Pudge

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Pugna

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Queen of Pain

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Razor

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Riki

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Rubick

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Sand King

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Shadow Demon

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Shadow Fiend

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Shadow Shaman

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Silencer

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Skywrath Mage

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Slardar

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Slark

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Sniper

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Spectre

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Spirit Breaker

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Storm Spirit

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Sven

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Techies

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Templar Assassin

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Terrorblade

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Tidehunter

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Timbersaw

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Tinker

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Tiny

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Treant Protector

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Troll Warlord

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Tusk

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Underlord

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Undying

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Ursa

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Vengeful Spirit

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Venomancer

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Viper

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Visage

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Warlock

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Weaver

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Windranger

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Winter Wyvern

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Witch Doctor

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Wraith King

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Zeus

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