Tiny is a melee strength hero who can be played as a carry or a ganker. His popularity as a ganker – where he is played as a solo mid and prioritises an early Blink Dagger purchase – has drastically fallen out of favour in recent years.
Nowadays he is traditionally played as a safe lane farmer and quickly stacks attack speed items in order to make the most of his insane base damage, with his magic damage combo seeing him through the early stages of the game.
Skills
Skill Avalanche first, max it second.
Skill Toss second, max it first.
Skill and max Craggy Exterior last.
Skill Grow at levels 8, 11 and 16.
Items
Starting Items: Tangos, Healing Salve, Iron Branch, Circlet, Gloves of Strength.
Early Game: Boots of Speed, Magic Wand, Bracer.
Old-School Ganker Items: Arcane Boots, Bottle, Blink Dagger.
Modern Carry Items: Power Treads, Drums of Endurance, Aghanim's Scepter, Hyperstone.
Luxury Items (applies to both builds): Assault Cuirass, Mjollnir, Black King Bar, Manta Style, Butterfly, Daedalus.
