[Top 10] Dota 2 Best Duos That Are OP

Deadly Duos!


Sometimes in the heat of the moment, we forget that Dota is a team game, which means you need to communicate and synergize with your allies to ensure victory on the battlefield. But if you don’t have the knack to talk and communicate, you can always pick heroes who naturally synergize with your allies to avoid all that communication.

With a plethora of heroes to choose from, one may get confused. To avoid you from losing MMR or getting perplexed, we bring you the best 10 Hero Duos That Are OP in the current meta. So the next time you play with your buddies you can try to synergize with these heroes! 

10. Bane and Mirana

Bane and Mirana are often seen together in pro games, especially in the Chinese and European regions. These two heroes have a lot in common, but at the same time, they have different things to offer in the game. Mirana is known to be a great early game hero, which combined with Bane’s spells can lead to disaster for the enemy team. Nightmare followed by Arrow is quite the combo that has enemies locked for close to 10 seconds! Both heroes can be played in the support role!

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Both heroes offer great stun-lock potential
  • They can be played as support or they also can lane together
  • High damage output with spells 

See them in action!

9. Zeus and Spectre

Zeus is one of the most played mid heroes in the game, the reason being he is easy to play and dishes out loads of damage while also having a global presence. You also get to kill steal! Spectre is pretty much the same, but as these heroes are in the core position, they are played in separate lanes. You could initiate with Zeus ult and Nimbus first and then follow it up with Spectre's ult, this combo is surely guaranteed to net you a few kills! 

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Both heroes provide immense global ganking potential
  • Combination of Physical and Magical damage
  • Low CD on Zeus’s spells 

See them in action!

8. Tiny and Io

Not every duo list in Dota is complete without the mention of Tiny and Io. One is a glorified disco ball and the other is a mammoth of a rock, but they both complete each other! Tiny can be considered to be weak as a core hero in the laning phase, but Io sustains him by providing him with heals and attack speed which he desperately lacks. Along with initiating with Relocate, Io can also help him escape and heal him in team fights! 

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Tiny is sustained by Io in the lane with heals and increased attack speed.
  • Low CD on spells
  • Io can safely escort Tiny out of fights or initiate with him

See them in action!

7. Ursa and Shadow Shaman

We all know that Ursa can fare well in the laning phase versus most melee heroes, this is due to the insane physical damage which stacks exponentially. This combined with a lane partner that can lock down and disable enemies is just the cherry on top. Shadow Shaman completes Ursa and assists him on the quest of utter lane domination. They both can sneak into Roshan and mow him down effortlessly as well.

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Shadow Shaman is a great disabler, he can Hex and Shackle his foes from a distance.
  • Ursa is known to rip through enemies, he can do this effortlessly with SS’s help
  • They are a strong laning duo, which can out farm and outperform enemy laners.

See them in action!

6. Dazzle and Huskar

This dynamic duo has been feared a lot in both pub and pro games. Dazzle offers immense slow and DoT with armor reduction and heals while Huskar is the more offensive partner with immense physical damage. Both can initiate well and are very powerful in the laning phase. Picking a melee hero versus these heroes is a very bad idea, you either get shoved off from the lane or you get destroyed! The best part about these heroes is that you don't even need items to get kills or secure the laning phase, all you need is levels!

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Dazzle’s Poison Touch is menacing combined with the Burning Spears of Huskar.
  • Both heroes are ranged, giving melee heroes a hard time!
  • High damage output right from the laning phase, only to get OP in the late game. 

See them in action!

5. Earthshaker and Ancient Apparition

If you’ve followed Dota long enough then you must remember the $8 million Echo Slam! Well, it was more like an $8 million Echo Slam into Ice Blast! The iconic play and the voice line still give millions of Dota fans goosebumps all around the world! Earthshaker deals immense DPS, just like AA which can be lethal right from the early game. The Ice Blast also prevents enemies from gaining HP, they just end up getting eviscerated! 

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Echo Slam into Ice Blast is an iconic combo
  • Low CD on spells allows for them to spam spells and shove enemies out of the lane
  • Immense early to mid-game impact

See them in action!

4. Skywrath Mage and Legion Commander

This combo was seen a lot in action during the 7.28 patch when both Skywrath and Legion were buffed to the core! These both are often played in the same lane, they deal a mix of both physical and magical damage. Their low CD makes it easier to spam spells and shove enemies out of the lane which combined with their disables can prove to be lethal. The selling point of this duo has to be their ultimate abilities, Dual combined with Mystic Flare deals immense damage which is both magical and physical.

Why is this duo OP? 

  • LC’s duel along with Sky’s ultimate can prove lethal and result in Duel victories
  • Great laners, can easily shove enemies out of the lane.
  • Low CD on both of their spells.

See them in action!

3. Tidehunter and Kunkka

 

This ancient rivalry can also be turned into friendship if these two titans are on the same team. They both realize that their powers are unmatchable if they’re on the same side of the battlefield. Both heroes offer great crowd control through their spells. Tide’s Gush with Aghanim’s Scepter combined with Kunkka’s Tidebringer does an insane amount of physical damage which is hardly negated by armor or physical immunity. 

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Ravage and Ghostship are great to lock enemies down 
  • High physical damage of Kunkka combined with Tide’s initiation is quite a deadly combo
  • High armor and sustainability in lane

See them in action!

2. Lifestealer and Spirit Breaker

Behold the taxi service! Spirit Breaker quite literally serves as a great vessel for Lifestealer to enhance his gameplay. Not only is Spirit Breaker very mobile, but he also offers mobility to LS by getting infested and charging on their foes miles away in the map. Both heroes complement each other as they have high armor and HP which helps them sustain in the laning phase. Even if the Lifestealer has had a rough lane, SB ensures to secure him a few kills with the infest bomb combo!

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Lifestealer can infest SB before he charges to gank enemies.
  • Both can sustain themselves in the laning phase 
  • High armor and HP regen

See them in action!

1. Juggernaut and Crystal Maiden

Just like Io and Tiny, every duo list is incomplete without Juggernaut and Crystal Maiden. These heroes complete each other with their immaculate abilities which work in synergy and ensure maximum damage done to their foes. Along with synergizing well in the laning phase, they also work exceptionally well in the late game, one can save the other with spells or items or they may also act offensively. 

Why is this duo OP? 

  • Juggernaut can spin while CM uses Frostbite on enemy heroes.
  • High mana regen with Aura and HP region with healing ward in the lane.
  • Both of them scale exceptionally well in the late game. 

See them in action!

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