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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 14 professional games. The index below counts the same games in full, with no trailing window.

59 drafted games · Aug 13 – Aug 14, 2026 · patch 7.41e

Biggest movers

Tusk28.6% 78.6% 50.0
Shadow Fiend42.9% 71.4% 28.6
Drow Ranger14.3% 42.9% 28.6
Clockwerk50.0% 28.6% 21.4
Winter Wyvern64.3% 50.0% 14.3
Bane64.3% 50.0% 14.3

Change at the last game vs the first full window. Heroes contested in at least 10 of the 59 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 59 tournament games at The International 2026 matching the filters, picks filtered to position 5 (bans are position-agnostic). Heroes with fewer than 3 games at this position are excluded.

PicksBansP&B
HeroWR%TRole%%T%T
Mirana1752.9%29%63%12%41%
Undying1662.5%27%89%46%73%
Winter Wyvern1650.0%27%94%29%56%
Hoodwink1040.0%17%33%37%54%
Tusk944.4%15%56%12%27%
Bane837.5%14%89%37%51%
Ringmaster650.0%10%75%2%12%
Jakiro580.0%8%100%2%10%
Elder Titan475.0%7%80%3%10%
Enchantress450.0%7%80%12%19%
Treant Protector366.7%5%100%95%100%
Clockwerk333.3%5%23%14%19%
Crystal Maiden333.3%5%100%0%5%
Phoenix333.3%5%100%5%10%