Heroes/Pro meta

Dota 2 Pro Meta — Most Picked & Banned Heroes in Pro Games

Name: Dota 2 Pro Meta: Most Picked & Banned Heroes in Pro Games
Creator: Dota2ProTips
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Pick, ban and win rates from 400 tracked pro games over the last 30 days. Bounty Hunter is the most contested hero, picked or banned in 89% of games. For ranked pub data, see the hero tier list.

Most contested

Most banned

Best win rate (20+ picks)

All heroes

Hero	Contested	Picks	Bans	Win rate	Most played by
1 Bounty Hunter	89%	31	325	55%	Thiolicor (3), Bignum (3), queezy (3)
2 Dark Willow	83%	191	139	50%	Saksa (12), Bignum (9), Thiolicor (9)
3 Hoodwink	81%	194	129	48%	QBFY (12), Mira (10), queezy (9)
4 Lone Druid	73%	65	226	60%	watson (5), yowaai (4), gotthejuice (4)
5 Enigma	72%	40	249	50%	bb3px (5), mangekyou (3), Fayde (3)
6 Ember Spirit	71%	107	178	50%	Emo (7), Niku (6), Supream (6)
7 Techies	69%	125	151	53%	Whitemon (10), Malady (6), NARMAN (6)
8 Largo	68%	66	205	58%	SabeRLight (7), 33 (6), rincyq (4)
9 Winter Wyvern	67%	142	127	52%	Malady (11), Htrd (11), Sneyking (8)
10 Earth Spirit	66%	90	173	58%	Ainkrad (8), Chira_Junior (6), Suma1L (5)
11 Doom	65%	92	167	52%	zeal (8), BOOM (6), bb3px (5)
12 Necrophos	55%	60	160	45%	ATF (5), Davai Lama (5), ws (4)
13 Nature's Prophet	54%	86	128	51%	watson (7), Pure (5), yowaai (4)
14 Lifestealer	52%	52	156	44%	gotthejuice (7), Shad (4), Skiter (4)
15 Pangolier	52%	108	98	50%	Ainkrad (9), Larl (6), Suma1L (5)
16 Dark Seer	50%	67	134	39%	ws (6), 33 (4), Batyuk (3)
17 Brewmaster	50%	77	123	60%	bb3px (6), SabeRLight (5), pma (4)
18 Windranger	49%	139	58	55%	Saksa (8), QBFY (8), Ghost (8)
19 Keeper of the Light	48%	34	158	59%	Ari (5), XinQ (2), mellojul (2)
20 Mirana	47%	120	69	48%	Kidaro (6), Se (6), XinQ (6)
21 Dragon Knight	46%	84	99	45%	BZM (7), Mo13ei (5), Stojkov (2)
22 Outworld Devourer	46%	62	121	56%	rincyq (6), Stojkov (4), Emo (3)
23 Kez	45%	73	105	52%	watson (7), 423 (6), TA2000 (5)
24 Timbersaw	44%	68	109	53%	ATF (5), Beyond (4), 33 (4)
25 Lycan	41%	40	124	50%	ws (6), mangekyou (5), Batyuk (4)
26 Slark	40%	39	120	64%	Yatoro (3), Stojkov (2), Chira_Junior (2)
27 Tiny	40%	78	80	47%	TA2000 (4), Shigetsu (4), BZM (3)
28 Invoker	37%	50	99	62%	BZM (5), Chira_Junior (5), Niku (4)
29 Puck	37%	42	106	40%	young G (4), Mikoto (3), squad1x (3)
30 Lina	35%	43	95	42%	Niku (8), Stojkov (6), Mo13ei (5)
31 Terrorblade	34%	43	93	42%	gotthejuice (5), Satanic (4), nesfeer (4)
32 Bane	34%	80	55	51%	Riddys (7), Xakoda (6), Sneyking (4)
33 Centaur Warrunner	34%	68	66	47%	DM (6), pma (6), bb3px (5)
34 Sven	33%	58	75	55%	Lou (5), Skiter (4), Munkushi (4)
35 Witch Doctor	32%	81	45	46%	Malady (6), MoOz (6), Riddys (5)
36 Dazzle	31%	65	59	60%	Malady (5), Speeed (5), Htrd (5)
37 Beastmaster	30%	31	88	58%	BOOM (4), mangekyou (3), Vitaly (3)
38 Viper	26%	30	75	60%	ATF (4), mellojul (4), Shad (4)
39 Storm Spirit	26%	52	51	40%	Ainkrad (7), Stojkov (6), Suma1L (4)
40 Rubick	23%	81	12	51%	9Class (9), Daze (6), Saksa (6)
41 Dawnbreaker	23%	41	51	54%	Batyuk (3), SabeRLight (2), ATF (2)
42 Clinkz	17%	33	35	39%	423 (4), Lou (3), watson (2)
43 Ursa	16%	28	37	46%	Skiter (4), gotthejuice (2), WoE (2)
44 Clockwerk	16%	43	21	40%	Jhocam (9), Panto (3), not me (2)
45 Axe	16%	29	33	48%	pma (6), Davai Lama (5), SabeRLight (2)
46 Anti-Mage	15%	29	32	48%	Yatoro (3), ssnovv1 (3), Satanic (2)
47 Undying	14%	30	28	30%	Niku (3), Riddys (2), Tianming (2)
48 Huskar	14%	12	46	58%	ATF (7), Niku (2), Lorenof (1)
49 Underlord	14%	21	35	33%	bb3px (3), SabeRLight (2), Beyond (2)
50 Io	13%	15	37	80%	watson (2), Satanic (2), TA2000 (1)
51 Earthshaker	13%	31	19	52%	Hellscream (5), Copy (3), BZM (3)
52 Luna	12%	30	18	33%	WoE (4), Pure (3), yowaai (2)
53 Nyx Assassin	12%	27	21	59%	Mira (5), not me (3), prlbms (2)
54 Phantom Lancer	11%	22	23	36%	Ame (3), watson (2), Darklord (1)
55 Slardar	11%	20	24	35%	Noticed (3), mellojul (2), ATF (1)
56 Ring Master	10%	34	7	44%	Whitemon (3), Xakoda (2), Tianming (1)
57 Gyrocopter	10%	25	14	64%	Yamich (5), OneJey (3), TA2000 (1)
58 Lion	9%	20	14	35%	Kaka (9), Bignum (2), Boxi (2)
59 Disruptor	8%	26	5	27%	Kidaro (4), Htrd (2), Rein (1)
60 Spirit Breaker	8%	18	13	44%	Ari (3), XinQ (2), OmaR (2)
61 Void Spirit	8%	20	10	40%	Suma1L (4), mellojul (2), rincyq (2)
62 Tidehunter	8%	18	12	39%	Noticed (3), bb3px (1), 33 (1)
63 Enchantress	7%	20	9	60%	BoBoKa (4), Sneyking (4), MoOz (1)
64 Batrider	7%	15	14	47%	mangekyou (3), Hellscream (2), Wisper (2)
65 Grimstroke	7%	12	15	58%	Thiolicor (2), Dukalis (2), Rein (1)
66 Tusk	7%	15	11	53%	Daze (4), Jhocam (2), Ari (2)
67 Spectre	7%	6	20	50%	Shad (2), Yuragi (1), TA2000 (1)
68 Monkey King	6%	16	9	75%	Chira_Junior (5), Ame (3), lalatronii (2)
69 Shadow Fiend	6%	13	12	23%	yowaai (2), Satanic (1), Parker (1)
70 Naga Siren	6%	8	17	88%	423 (2), yowaai (1), watson (1)
71 Lich	6%	23	0	57%	aik (9), Xakoda (6), Speeed (1)
72 Shadow Demon	6%	20	3	65%	Saksa (2), kaori (2), Fernans (2)
73 Sand King	6%	18	5	50%	Larl (5), Nicky Cool (2), Noob (2)
74 Snapfire	5%	13	7	31%	No[o]ne (2), Copy (2), Mikey (1)
75 Night Stalker	5%	9	11	56%	ws (1), Chira_Junior (1), mangekyou (1)
76 Templar Assassin	5%	13	6	38%	watson (3), Satanic (1), Lumiere (1)
77 Warlock	4%	12	5	33%	kaori (3), Htrd (2), MoOz (1)
78 Jakiro	4%	15	1	40%	kaori (6), BoBoKa (3), Tianming (1)
79 Alchemist	4%	7	8	71%	WoE (3), Skiter (1), Yuragi (1)
80 Chaos Knight	3%	7	6	43%	Shad (5), MidOne (1)
81 Phoenix	3%	6	6	33%	kaori (4), DM (1), MoOz (1)
82 Bloodseeker	3%	3	9	67%	WoE (3)
83 Muerta	3%	8	3	25%	Save- (3), Darklord (1), yowaai (1)
84 Crystal Maiden	3%	8	3	38%	BoBoKa (2), Sneyking (2), Kataomi (1)
85 Marci	2%	7	2	29%	Mikey (1)
86 Mars	2%	6	3	50%	ATF (1)
87 Razor	2%	4	5	25%	ATF (2), mellojul (1)
88 Pudge	2%	5	3	80%	OneJey (2)
89 Juggernaut	2%	7	0	57%	Ame (1)
90 Primal Beast	2%	5	2	40%	Noticed (1), fcr (1)
91 Drow Ranger	2%	5	2	40%	nesfeer (1), Lou (1), Lumiere (1)
92 Treant Protector	2%	5	2	100%	Htrd (3), Panto (2)
93 Death Prophet	2%	4	3	50%	Fayde (2), SabeRLight (1)
94 Pugna	2%	4	3	75%	Xakoda (1)
95 Meepo	2%	2	5	100%	Yuma (1)
96 Morphling	2%	5	1	40%	WoE (2), Ame (1)
97 Silencer	2%	5	1	40%	Speeed (2), skem (1)
98 Sniper	2%	3	3	33%	mellojul (1), Lorenof (1)
99 Weaver	2%	2	4	0%	gotthejuice (1)
100 Bristleback	1%	4	1	0%	Beyond (1), fcr (1), Natsumi (1)
101 Broodmother	1%	3	2	67%	mangekyou (2), rubikon155 (1)
102 Queen of Pain	1%	2	3	0%	Supream (1)
103 Ancient Apparition	1%	2	3	50%	Rue (1)
104 Shadow Shaman	1%	3	1	67%	Kaka (2), Saksa (1)
105 Skywrath Mage	1%	3	0	67%	Boxi (1), 9Class (1), queezy (1)
106 Legion Commander	1%	3	0	67%	ATF (1), Beyond (1)
107 Troll Warlord	1%	3	0	33%	WoE (1), 4nalog (1), Topson (1)
108 Oracle	1%	2	1	0%
109 Zeus	1%	2	0	50%	Topson (1)
110 Ogre Magi	1%	2	0	50%
111 Magnus	1%	2	0	50%	Niku (1)
112 Vengeful Spirit	1%	1	1	100%	Xakoda (1)
113 Faceless Void	1%	1	1	100%	gotthejuice (1)
114 Arc Warden	1%	0	2	—
115 Abaddon	0%	1	0	100%	Shigetsu (1)
116 Wraith King	0%	1	0	0%
117 Riki	0%	1	0	0%	erase (1)
118 Venomancer	0%	1	0	0%	kaori (1)
119 Visage	0%	1	0	0%
120 Kunkka	0%	0	1	—

Picks, bans and results from the pro games we track (data: OpenDota). Contested = share of games the hero was picked or banned in.

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