Pick & Ban Analysis

DreamLeague Season 28 — Draft Breakdown

Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for DreamLeague Season 28: 193 drafts analysed, 107 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.

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Draft summary

Drafts analysed

193

195 matches scanned

Total picks

1,930

10.0 per match

Total bans

2,702

14.0 per match

Hero pool

107

104 picked · 88 banned

Draft leaders

The heroes shaping the meta of DreamLeague Season 28.

Most picked

By total picks

1
Jakiro

Jakiro

40.9% pick rate

79
2
Warlock

Warlock

38.3% pick rate

74
3
Phoenix

Phoenix

33.7% pick rate

65
4
Mars

Mars

30.6% pick rate

59
5
Largo

Largo

28.0% pick rate

54
6
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

27.5% pick rate

53
7
Tiny

Tiny

27.5% pick rate

53
8
Kez

Kez

26.9% pick rate

52
9
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

26.9% pick rate

52
10
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

26.4% pick rate

51
Most banned

By total bans

1
Treant Protector

Treant Protector

92.7% ban rate

179
2
Batrider

Batrider

73.1% ban rate

141
3
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

72.0% ban rate

139
4
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

69.4% ban rate

134
5
Huskar

Huskar

64.2% ban rate

124
6
Puck

Puck

50.3% ban rate

97
7
Largo

Largo

48.7% ban rate

94
8
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

48.2% ban rate

93
9
Mars

Mars

46.1% ban rate

89
10
Razor

Razor

45.1% ban rate

87
Most contested

Picks + bans

1
Treant Protector

Treant Protector

100.0% contest rate

193
2
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

98.4% contest rate

190
3
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

96.9% contest rate

187
4
Batrider

Batrider

91.2% contest rate

176
5
Jakiro

Jakiro

80.8% contest rate

156
6
Mars

Mars

76.7% contest rate

148
7
Largo

Largo

76.7% contest rate

148
8
Puck

Puck

71.5% contest rate

138
9
Razor

Razor

71.0% contest rate

137
10
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

68.9% contest rate

133

Draft priority

Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.

Priority picks

Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)

1
Treant Protector

Treant Protector

14 picks

7.4
2
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

51 picks

8.2
3
Batrider

Batrider

35 picks

8.3
4
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

53 picks

9.5
5
Razor

Razor

50 picks

9.9
6
Largo

Largo

54 picks

10.6
7
Windranger

Windranger

45 picks

10.6
8
Jakiro

Jakiro

79 picks

11.1
Priority bans

Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)

1
Treant Protector

Treant Protector

179 bans

2.7
2
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

134 bans

3.7
3
Batrider

Batrider

141 bans

4.0
4
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

139 bans

4.0
5
Slark

Slark

24 bans

4.8
6
Chen

Chen

75 bans

4.9
7
Windranger

Windranger

73 bans

4.9
8
Largo

Largo

94 bans

4.9

Winrate leaders

Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).

Highest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Tinker

Tinker

5 picks · 5 wins

100.0%
2
Faceless Void

Faceless Void

7 picks · 6 wins

85.7%
3
Sand King

Sand King

11 picks · 9 wins

81.8%
4
Bane

Bane

5 picks · 4 wins

80.0%
5
Lion

Lion

15 picks · 11 wins

73.3%
6
Hoodwink

Hoodwink

40 picks · 27 wins

67.5%
7
Ember Spirit

Ember Spirit

37 picks · 24 wins

64.9%
8
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

51 picks · 33 wins

64.7%
Lowest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Kunkka

Kunkka

8 picks · 1 wins

12.5%
2
Leshrac

Leshrac

7 picks · 1 wins

14.3%
3
Morphling

Morphling

5 picks · 1 wins

20.0%
4
Dazzle

Dazzle

7 picks · 2 wins

28.6%
5
Axe

Axe

7 picks · 2 wins

28.6%
6
Clockwerk

Clockwerk

33 picks · 10 wins

30.3%

Side preferences

Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.

Radiant favourites

Most picked when on Radiant

1
Jakiro

Jakiro

34 on Dire

45
2
Mars

Mars

21 on Dire

38
3
Warlock

Warlock

39 on Dire

35
4
Phoenix

Phoenix

30 on Dire

35
5
Tusk

Tusk

17 on Dire

33
6
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

26 on Dire

27
Dire favourites

Most picked when on Dire

1
Warlock

Warlock

35 on Radiant

39
2
Kez

Kez

16 on Radiant

36
3
Jakiro

Jakiro

45 on Radiant

34
4
Largo

Largo

22 on Radiant

32
5
Tiny

Tiny

22 on Radiant

31
6
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

21 on Radiant

30

Team draft tendencies

Signature picks and bans for each team in DreamLeague Season 28.

42 matches

Top picks

  • Warlock
    Warlock12
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro12
  • Phoenix
    Phoenix12
  • Mars
    Mars12
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit11

Top bans

  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector40
  • Batrider
    Batrider21
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster20
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend14
  • Puck
    Puck12

38 matches

Top picks

  • Shadow Shaman
    Shadow Shaman13
  • Phoenix
    Phoenix13
  • Tiny
    Tiny12
  • Keeper of the Light
    Keeper of the Light12
  • Muerta
    Muerta10

Top bans

  • Razor
    Razor20
  • Mars
    Mars19
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector18
  • Puck
    Puck15
  • Huskar
    Huskar14

36 matches

Top picks

  • Batrider
    Batrider10
  • Centaur Warrunner
    Centaur Warrunner9
  • Tusk
    Tusk9
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend8
  • Warlock
    Warlock8

Top bans

  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster16
  • Windranger
    Windranger13
  • Largo
    Largo13
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector12
  • Mars
    Mars11

35 matches

Top picks

  • Jakiro
    Jakiro12
  • Razor
    Razor7
  • Windranger
    Windranger7
  • Tusk
    Tusk7
  • Muerta
    Muerta7

Top bans

  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend17
  • Batrider
    Batrider17
  • Chen
    Chen14
  • Razor
    Razor13
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector13

34 matches

Top picks

  • Phoenix
    Phoenix12
  • Kez
    Kez8
  • Warlock
    Warlock7
  • Tusk
    Tusk7
  • Mars
    Mars7

Top bans

  • Huskar
    Huskar24
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend16
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster13
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector12
  • Largo
    Largo12

31 matches

Top picks

  • Warlock
    Warlock12
  • Bristleback
    Bristleback12
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit9
  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight9
  • Nyx Assassin
    Nyx Assassin9

Top bans

  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon24
  • Batrider
    Batrider15
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend14
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector12
  • Largo
    Largo11

31 matches

Top picks

  • Ringmaster
    Ringmaster9
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro8
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast8
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster7
  • Kez
    Kez7

Top bans

  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon18
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector12
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend11
  • Huskar
    Huskar11
  • Puck
    Puck10

30 matches

Top picks

  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon8
  • Sand King
    Sand King7
  • Bristleback
    Bristleback7
  • Razor
    Razor6
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro6

Top bans

  • Batrider
    Batrider27
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend15
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector15
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon11
  • Largo
    Largo10

16 matches

Top picks

  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk6
  • Clinkz
    Clinkz4
  • Tiny
    Tiny3
  • Windranger
    Windranger3
  • Lion
    Lion3

Top bans

  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend9
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon9
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector9
  • Viper
    Viper7
  • Huskar
    Huskar6

14 matches

Top picks

  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit5
  • Largo
    Largo5
  • Windranger
    Windranger4
  • Warlock
    Warlock4
  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk4

Top bans

  • Huskar
    Huskar8
  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight6
  • Kez
    Kez6
  • Chen
    Chen5
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon5

14 matches

Top picks

  • Mars
    Mars4
  • Puck
    Puck3
  • Tiny
    Tiny3
  • Largo
    Largo3
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend2

Top bans

  • Huskar
    Huskar8
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector8
  • Chen
    Chen7
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend4
  • Razor
    Razor4

14 matches

Top picks

  • Kunkka
    Kunkka4
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro4
  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight3
  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit3
  • Void Spirit
    Void Spirit3

Top bans

  • Batrider
    Batrider8
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector7
  • Warlock
    Warlock6
  • Razor
    Razor4
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro4

All heroes — full breakdown

Sortable table of every hero appearing in DreamLeague Season 28 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.

HeroSide split (R / D)
Treant Protector
Treant Protector
14179193100.0%64.3%6 / 87.42.7
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Fiend
5113919098.4%64.7%21 / 308.24.0
Shadow Demon
Shadow Demon
5313418796.9%58.5%27 / 269.53.7
Batrider
Batrider
3514117691.2%48.6%14 / 218.34.0
Jakiro
Jakiro
797715680.8%46.8%45 / 3411.17.1
Mars
Mars
598914876.7%49.2%38 / 2112.98.6
Largo
Largo
549414876.7%61.1%22 / 3210.64.9
Puck
Puck
419713871.5%58.5%18 / 2316.714.4
Razor
Razor
508713771.0%38.0%26 / 249.95.6
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
409313368.9%62.5%23 / 1713.26.0
Huskar
Huskar
712413167.9%42.9%6 / 118.47.9
Warlock
Warlock
744511961.7%55.4%35 / 3912.78.8
Windranger
Windranger
457311861.1%51.1%22 / 2310.64.9
Viper
Viper
357911459.1%42.9%16 / 1914.79.8
Phoenix
Phoenix
653910453.9%47.7%35 / 3013.27.2
Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit
376510252.8%64.9%14 / 2319.518.7
Tiny
Tiny
53459850.8%56.6%22 / 3115.512.3
Chen
Chen
23759850.8%47.8%12 / 1111.74.9
Kez
Kez
52469850.8%44.2%16 / 3616.113.0
Centaur Warrunner
Centaur Warrunner
40549448.7%55.0%21 / 1914.311.2
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit
52419348.2%50.0%27 / 2519.716.8
Tusk
Tusk
50398946.1%60.0%33 / 1713.28.9
Slardar
Slardar
26517739.9%38.5%15 / 1117.59.9
Ursa
Ursa
22527438.3%45.5%11 / 1118.414.3
Underlord
Underlord
31427337.8%32.3%13 / 1816.211.8
Dragon Knight
Dragon Knight
36316734.7%36.1%18 / 1816.114.6
Void Spirit
Void Spirit
42256734.7%35.7%23 / 1919.519.7
Invoker
Invoker
15425729.5%53.3%11 / 418.413.4
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
40175729.5%67.5%15 / 2514.914.9
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin
17395629.0%41.2%8 / 917.711.8
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman
38165428.0%55.3%22 / 1614.112.8
Bristleback
Bristleback
36185428.0%55.6%18 / 1816.011.4
Clinkz
Clinkz
19325126.4%47.4%12 / 718.317.3
Primal Beast
Primal Beast
26255126.4%50.0%13 / 1317.111.1
Brewmaster
Brewmaster
14324623.8%64.3%9 / 513.611.8
Gyrocopter
Gyrocopter
22234523.3%54.5%17 / 515.514.3
Timbersaw
Timbersaw
22204221.8%50.0%13 / 918.516.2
Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain
24174121.2%37.5%15 / 920.817.7
Clockwerk
Clockwerk
3384121.2%30.3%17 / 1613.610.0
Disruptor
Disruptor
23163920.2%52.2%10 / 1314.77.8
Muerta
Muerta
28113920.2%64.3%15 / 1316.416.8
Tidehunter
Tidehunter
20173719.2%55.0%8 / 1218.918.6
Marci
Marci
22143618.7%36.4%10 / 1213.911.1
Abaddon
Abaddon
16193518.1%37.5%9 / 715.312.5
Ringmaster
Ringmaster
3143518.1%41.9%11 / 2013.812.5
Weaver
Weaver
13193216.6%46.2%8 / 516.915.1
Tinker
Tinker
5253015.5%100.0%3 / 217.411.6
Sand King
Sand King
11172814.5%81.8%1 / 1016.37.1
Sniper
Sniper
5212613.5%60.0%5 / 019.816.1
Slark
Slark
2242613.5%50.0%1 / 114.54.8
Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin
1952412.4%31.6%8 / 1114.911.8
Dark Willow
Dark Willow
1682412.4%37.5%8 / 816.016.5
Keeper of the Light
Keeper of the Light
1752211.4%52.9%5 / 1216.811.8
Leshrac
Leshrac
712199.8%14.3%3 / 420.419.6
Dark Seer
Dark Seer
613199.8%50.0%3 / 316.514.0
Sven
Sven
126189.3%33.3%5 / 720.319.0
Dazzle
Dazzle
711189.3%28.6%3 / 417.015.3
Doom
Doom
108189.3%50.0%6 / 415.615.1
Monkey King
Monkey King
810189.3%62.5%3 / 518.813.2
Morphling
Morphling
511168.3%20.0%2 / 317.418.0
Lion
Lion
151168.3%73.3%11 / 416.019.0
Enigma
Enigma
511168.3%60.0%3 / 217.210.5
Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit
133168.3%61.5%4 / 914.612.7
Ancient Apparition
Ancient Apparition
310136.7%33.3%2 / 112.39.3
Spirit Breaker
Spirit Breaker
103136.7%50.0%6 / 414.612.0
Axe
Axe
75126.2%28.6%0 / 717.618.0
Kunkka
Kunkka
84126.2%12.5%5 / 318.817.0
Pugna
Pugna
102126.2%50.0%7 / 314.37.0
Faceless Void
Faceless Void
74115.7%85.7%4 / 319.018.3
Lifestealer
Lifestealer
5494.7%60.0%2 / 321.617.5
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Assassin
5384.1%40.0%3 / 220.016.7
Enchantress
Enchantress
5384.1%40.0%3 / 214.613.3
Medusa
Medusa
3584.1%66.7%3 / 021.018.2
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
5273.6%40.0%3 / 221.620.5
Mirana
Mirana
7073.6%42.9%2 / 515.3
Lina
Lina
4263.1%0.0%1 / 319.020.0
Necrophos
Necrophos
4263.1%50.0%1 / 321.020.0
Bane
Bane
5052.6%80.0%3 / 214.8
Omniknight
Omniknight
3252.6%0.0%1 / 218.720.5
Troll Warlord
Troll Warlord
2352.6%100.0%0 / 223.018.7
Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor
4042.1%50.0%3 / 117.0
Luna
Luna
4042.1%25.0%3 / 117.8
Alchemist
Alchemist
3142.1%33.3%1 / 217.020.0
Techies
Techies
4042.1%0.0%1 / 317.5
Snapfire
Snapfire
4042.1%0.0%1 / 317.3
Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage
1231.6%0.0%0 / 123.019.0
Pudge
Pudge
2131.6%50.0%1 / 117.510.0
Night Stalker
Night Stalker
2131.6%0.0%1 / 119.521.0
Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter
3031.6%33.3%2 / 116.7
Io
Io
1231.6%100.0%1 / 016.020.0
Skywrath Mage
Skywrath Mage
3031.6%33.3%3 / 014.3
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
2021.0%50.0%1 / 118.5
Broodmother
Broodmother
1121.0%100.0%0 / 122.020.0
Ogre Magi
Ogre Magi
2021.0%50.0%1 / 114.5
Undying
Undying
2021.0%0.0%2 / 014.5
Oracle
Oracle
2021.0%100.0%1 / 114.5
Pangolier
Pangolier
2021.0%50.0%0 / 222.5
Dawnbreaker
Dawnbreaker
1121.0%100.0%0 / 122.021.0
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
1010.5%100.0%1 / 023.0
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1010.5%0.0%1 / 015.0
Wraith King
Wraith King
0110.5%0 / 03.0
Death Prophet
Death Prophet
1010.5%0.0%0 / 117.0
Spectre
Spectre
0110.5%0 / 02.0
Lycan
Lycan
0110.5%0 / 011.0
Naga Siren
Naga Siren
1010.5%0.0%0 / 123.0
Legion Commander
Legion Commander
1010.5%100.0%0 / 122.0
Grimstroke
Grimstroke
1010.5%0.0%1 / 014.0

Pick & ban FAQ

Quick answers about the DreamLeague Season 28 draft meta.

Which hero is most contested in DreamLeague Season 28?

Treant Protector is the most contested hero in DreamLeague Season 28 with a contest rate of 100.0% across 193 drafts.

Which hero is banned the most in DreamLeague Season 28?

Treant Protector leads the ban list with 179 bans (92.7% ban rate).

Which hero is picked the most in DreamLeague Season 28?

Jakiro is the most picked hero with 79 picks across 193 drafts.

Which hero has the highest winrate in DreamLeague Season 28?

Tinker posts the highest winrate at 100.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 5 games.

How many heroes have been seen in the DreamLeague Season 28 draft?

107 unique heroes have appeared in DreamLeague Season 28 drafts: 104 have been picked and 88 have been banned.

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