Heroes
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rolling contest rateContest rate is the share of drafted games where a hero was picked or banned, over the trailing 10 professional games. The index below counts the same games in full, with no trailing window.
40 drafted games · Aug 13 – Aug 14, 2026 · patch 7.41e
Newest gameAug 14 · The International 2026
Axe4/1040.0%
Beastmaster3/1030.0%
Sven3/1030.0%
Techies0/100.0%
Windranger2/1020.0%
Shadow Fiend10/10100.0%
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Biggest movers
Change at the last game vs the first full window. Heroes contested in at least 10 of the 40 games.
Top heroes by role
most-played heroes per position at The International 2026
Hero index
every hero at The International 2026Draft stats over 40 tournament games at The International 2026 matching the filters, picks filtered to position 2 (bans are position-agnostic). Heroes with fewer than 3 games at this position are excluded.
| Picks | Bans | P&B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hero | ∑ | WR | %T | Role% | %T | %T | |
| Dragon Knight | 3 | 33.3% | 8% | 100% | 3% | 10% | |
| Storm Spirit | 3 | 33.3% | 8% | 100% | 8% | 15% | |
| Pangolier | 3 | 100.0% | 8% | 75% | 8% | 15% | |
| Huskar | 4 | 25.0% | 10% | 100% | 13% | 23% | |
| Invoker | 4 | 25.0% | 10% | 100% | 50% | 60% | |
| Earthshaker | 4 | 50.0% | 10% | 80% | 5% | 15% | |
| Puck | 5 | 20.0% | 13% | 83% | 43% | 55% | |
| Lina | 9 | 77.8% | 23% | 90% | 57% | 80% | |
| Earth Spirit | 10 | 40.0% | 25% | 83% | 57% | 83% | |
| Ember Spirit | 10 | 60.0% | 25% | 91% | 43% | 68% | |
