Support player Edgar '9Class' Naltakyan from Tundra Esports shared his recommendations for heroes on the fourth position to use for climbing ranks in Dota 2 on his personal Telegram channel.
He noted that after playing a wide range of heroes, he found that picking Marci with the Bodyguard build and acquiring a Shard at 17 minutes for faster levelling was particularly effective for gaining MMR. Tinker is a strong hero and easy to play but depends heavily on the team. Nature's Prophet, while not as strong as Tinker, also relies on team coordination and personal skills. Visage is powerful for lower ranks (up to 300), but if the laning phase ends without securing kills, it can be frustrating. Windranger is a good hero for late game, similar to Marci but ranged. Batrider is strong and often leads to easy wins as long as the team doesn't hinder progress.
He also commented that heroes like Rubick, Jakiro, Snapfire, Weaver, and Spirit Breaker generally have a win rate of around 50%. His 30 games on Monkey King had a 62% win rate. The top heroes he recommended for ranking up are Monkey King, Marci, Windranger, and Batrider. He also expressed an interest in testing Mirana.
According to Dota2ProTracker, 9Class played 138 matches in the last eight days with a win rate of 55.07%. His most successful heroes were Monkey King (29 matches, 62.1% win rate), Windranger (15 matches, 66.7% win rate), Nature's Prophet (13 matches, 61.5% win rate), Marci (11 matches, 81.8% win rate), and Batrider (8 matches, 62.5% win rate). During this period, he played 26 different heroes.
Previously, Roman 'Resolut1on' Fominok shared his method for climbing the ranks in Dota 2.