lich is prolly the best mix for lanecontrol + support, maybe tied with warlock and enigma

otherwise its prolly SF

Invoker, bat, and lich have the strongest lane presence as of the current meta.
Invoker - Can either have the highest attack dmg in the game or the highest regen in the game, makes him the king of the lane pretty much. Powerful array of spells early on and an escape mech allow him to stay in the lane.
Bat - Obvious ability to keep the enemy hero in constant fear of firefly, along with powerful early game dmg, allow him to be a threat to all but a few solo heroes, esp. with the boots first strat. Spammable napalm keeps the enemy back, and lvl 6 is pretty much a guaranteed kill on the enemy. Base dmg is decent and so is animation, range is a bit lacking though.
Lich - Dark ritual is the strongest deny spell in the game, they get 0 exp per deny, instead of the usual reduced amount. Spammable nuke, high base dmg, good animation and range make him a strong soloer. Fast lvl 6 gives your team much more team presence rolling into the mid-game.

agree

Lanaya.
Beastly range.

items count on levels 1-7... i go any ranged character and grab quelling blade and ironwoods .. my fav is drow for denying/creepkills first lvl is good dmg.

wut.. quelling w/ range? only ranged hero that i get quellling with has to be viper

ogre magi amazingly
averaging 20 kills 15 denies in 7 minutes
does a crap load of melee dmg at low lvl, lots of hp/hp reg and quick response time for attacking/denying

hard not to pick shadowfiend

Ogre Magi o.0 ?

His attack isn't great, he's melee, he has no regeneration abilities, a low mana pool.

Lich / Bat / SD