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rolling contest rate

Contest rate is the share of drafted games where a hero was picked or banned, over the trailing 15 professional games. The index below counts the same games in full, with no trailing window.

103 drafted games · Aug 13 – Aug 16, 2026 · patch 7.41e

Biggest movers

Timbersaw20.0% 60.0% 40.0
Shadow Fiend46.7% 80.0% 33.3
Jakiro0.0% 33.3% 33.3
Tiny66.7% 40.0% 26.7
Enigma33.3% 6.7% 26.7
Dark Willow46.7% 20.0% 26.7

Change at the last game vs the first full window. Heroes contested in at least 10 of the 103 games.

Top heroes by role

most-played heroes per position at The International 2026

Hero index

every hero at The International 2026

Draft stats over 103 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.

PicksBansP&B
HeroWR%TRole%%T%T
Viper333.3%3%60%10%13%
Monkey King366.7%3%50%7%10%
Void Spirit450.0%4%100%2%6%
Huskar520.0%5%100%19%24%
Sand King540.0%5%100%8%13%
Centaur Warrunner560.0%5%13%40%45%
Dragon Knight560.0%5%100%3%8%
Earthshaker650.0%6%75%5%11%
Slardar714.3%7%44%19%26%
Storm Spirit742.9%7%100%10%17%
Snapfire771.4%7%78%11%17%
Puck1233.3%12%100%48%59%
Pangolier1560.0%15%75%8%22%
Invoker1747.1%17%100%47%63%
Lina2147.6%20%70%58%79%
Ember Spirit2352.2%22%92%46%68%
Earth Spirit3464.7%33%94%56%89%