ESL One Birmingham 2026 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for ESL One Birmingham 2026: 141 drafts analysed, 112 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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141
142 matches scanned
1,410
10.0 per match
1,974
14.0 per match
112
107 picked · 93 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of ESL One Birmingham 2026.
By total picks
Shadow Shaman
44.7% pick rate
Jakiro
39.7% pick rate
Tusk
36.9% pick rate
Phoenix
31.9% pick rate
Tiny
31.9% pick rate
Batrider
30.5% pick rate
Beastmaster
30.5% pick rate
Warlock
29.1% pick rate
Puck
27.0% pick rate
Void Spirit
27.0% pick rate
By total bans
Largo
73.0% ban rate
Shadow Demon
70.9% ban rate
Treant Protector
66.7% ban rate
Batrider
54.6% ban rate
Puck
51.8% ban rate
Templar Assassin
51.8% ban rate
Beastmaster
46.8% ban rate
Jakiro
39.7% ban rate
Ursa
37.6% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
36.9% ban rate
Picks + bans
Shadow Demon
91.5% contest rate
Batrider
85.1% contest rate
Largo
83.7% contest rate
Jakiro
79.4% contest rate
Puck
78.7% contest rate
Beastmaster
77.3% contest rate
Treant Protector
71.6% contest rate
Templar Assassin
67.4% contest rate
Phoenix
65.2% contest rate
Shadow Shaman
61.0% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Largo
15 picks
Batrider
43 picks
Shadow Demon
29 picks
Treant Protector
7 picks
Jakiro
56 picks
Warlock
41 picks
Oracle
5 picks
Shadow Fiend
31 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
8 bans
Largo
103 bans
Shadow Demon
100 bans
Treant Protector
94 bans
Batrider
77 bans
Chen
31 bans
Doom
46 bans
Windranger
34 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Rubick
9 picks · 7 wins
Treant Protector
7 picks · 5 wins
Sand King
20 picks · 14 wins
Largo
15 picks · 10 wins
Tidehunter
24 picks · 16 wins
Weaver
15 picks · 10 wins
Enigma
6 picks · 4 wins
Naga Siren
6 picks · 4 wins
Min 5 picks
Bane
6 picks · 1 wins
Clinkz
6 picks · 1 wins
Luna
22 picks · 4 wins
Spirit Breaker
5 picks · 1 wins
Queen of Pain
14 picks · 3 wins
Chen
7 picks · 2 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Shadow Shaman
31 on Dire
Tusk
21 on Dire
Jakiro
32 on Dire
Puck
14 on Dire
Beastmaster
19 on Dire
Shadow Fiend
11 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Jakiro
24 on Radiant
Shadow Shaman
32 on Radiant
Batrider
16 on Radiant
Phoenix
18 on Radiant
Tiny
18 on Radiant
Void Spirit
15 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in ESL One Birmingham 2026.
26 matches
Top picks
- Tusk8
- Mars7
- Leshrac6
- Slardar5
- Jakiro5
Top bans
- Largo11
- Doom10
- Tidehunter9
- Alchemist8
- Puck7
26 matches
Top picks
- Tiny8
- Phoenix8
- Slardar7
- Void Spirit7
- Shadow Shaman6
Top bans
- Batrider12
- Beastmaster11
- Largo11
- Tidehunter8
- Treant Protector7
23 matches
Top picks
- Tusk11
- Phoenix7
- Jakiro6
- Beastmaster5
- Void Spirit5
Top bans
- Shadow Demon15
- Templar Assassin10
- Puck9
- Ursa9
- Faceless Void6
23 matches
Top picks
- Beastmaster6
- Pangolier6
- Tidehunter5
- Weaver5
- Rubick5
Top bans
- Doom10
- Ursa10
- Shadow Demon10
- Puck9
- Brewmaster8
20 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink7
- Lion6
- Shadow Shaman5
- Templar Assassin4
- Jakiro4
Top bans
- Shadow Demon14
- Phoenix7
- Treant Protector6
- Windranger5
- Dragon Knight5
19 matches
Top picks
- Puck7
- Hoodwink7
- Jakiro6
- Brewmaster6
- Warlock5
Top bans
- Batrider9
- Mars8
- Templar Assassin7
- Treant Protector7
- Shadow Fiend5
17 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman6
- Enchantress6
- Puck5
- Jakiro5
- Tusk5
Top bans
- Shadow Demon10
- Treant Protector10
- Shadow Fiend8
- Jakiro8
- Templar Assassin7
16 matches
Top picks
- Batrider7
- Void Spirit6
- Shadow Shaman5
- Jakiro5
- Sand King4
Top bans
- Largo11
- Templar Assassin10
- Beastmaster7
- Puck6
- Treant Protector6
15 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Demon4
- Puck3
- Storm Spirit3
- Slardar3
- Tidehunter3
Top bans
- Batrider7
- Treant Protector7
- Largo7
- Shadow Fiend5
- Beastmaster5
15 matches
Top picks
- Tiny6
- Kez6
- Warlock5
- Shadow Fiend4
- Enigma3
Top bans
- Treant Protector8
- Largo6
- Warlock5
- Templar Assassin5
- Batrider5
14 matches
Top picks
- Luna5
- Nyx Assassin5
- Bristleback5
- Queen of Pain4
- Shadow Fiend3
Top bans
- Puck9
- Treant Protector5
- Ember Spirit5
- Phoenix5
- Beastmaster4
14 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman5
- Beastmaster4
- Primal Beast4
- Tiny3
- Chen3
Top bans
- Warlock8
- Shadow Demon7
- Jakiro6
- Phoenix5
- Batrider4
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in ESL One Birmingham 2026 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 100 | 129 | 91.5% | 55.2% | 14 / 15 | 9.2 | 3.3 |
| 43 | 77 | 120 | 85.1% | 48.8% | 16 / 27 | 8.8 | 4.6 |
| 15 | 103 | 118 | 83.7% | 66.7% | 5 / 10 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
| 56 | 56 | 112 | 79.4% | 66.1% | 24 / 32 | 10.6 | 5.7 |
| 38 | 73 | 111 | 78.7% | 44.7% | 24 / 14 | 14.9 | 9.6 |
| 43 | 66 | 109 | 77.3% | 41.9% | 24 / 19 | 12.8 | 6.3 |
| 7 | 94 | 101 | 71.6% | 71.4% | 4 / 3 | 9.7 | 3.3 |
| 22 | 73 | 95 | 67.4% | 63.6% | 12 / 10 | 14.0 | 8.1 |
| 45 | 47 | 92 | 65.2% | 55.6% | 18 / 27 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| 63 | 23 | 86 | 61.0% | 46.0% | 32 / 31 | 12.6 | 10.2 |
| 31 | 52 | 83 | 58.9% | 48.4% | 20 / 11 | 11.8 | 5.3 |
| 41 | 42 | 83 | 58.9% | 34.1% | 20 / 21 | 10.9 | 5.9 |
| 45 | 35 | 80 | 56.7% | 51.1% | 18 / 27 | 12.3 | 10.5 |
| 52 | 21 | 73 | 51.8% | 50.0% | 31 / 21 | 13.5 | 11.7 |
| 38 | 33 | 71 | 50.4% | 60.5% | 15 / 23 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| 17 | 53 | 70 | 49.6% | 52.9% | 6 / 11 | 17.5 | 13.8 |
| 26 | 41 | 67 | 47.5% | 46.2% | 15 / 11 | 14.2 | 11.7 |
| 24 | 39 | 63 | 44.7% | 66.7% | 11 / 13 | 16.7 | 12.3 |
| 26 | 36 | 62 | 44.0% | 50.0% | 11 / 15 | 17.4 | 10.7 |
| 15 | 46 | 61 | 43.3% | 53.3% | 5 / 10 | 14.7 | 4.8 |
| 25 | 35 | 60 | 42.6% | 36.0% | 12 / 13 | 18.8 | 16.6 |
| 22 | 34 | 56 | 39.7% | 63.6% | 15 / 7 | 18.5 | 16.2 |
| 22 | 33 | 55 | 39.0% | 40.9% | 10 / 12 | 15.4 | 11.6 |
| 19 | 34 | 53 | 37.6% | 63.2% | 12 / 7 | 14.0 | 4.9 |
 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 35.5% | 57.1% | 13 / 8 | 17.0 | 16.6 |
| 15 | 34 | 49 | 34.8% | 60.0% | 8 / 7 | 16.1 | 15.4 |
 | 1 | 44 | 45 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 7.3 |
| 14 | 30 | 44 | 31.2% | 64.3% | 5 / 9 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
| 22 | 21 | 43 | 30.5% | 54.5% | 11 / 11 | 14.9 | 11.7 |
 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 30.5% | 62.5% | 14 / 10 | 18.3 | 12.2 |
| 23 | 20 | 43 | 30.5% | 39.1% | 11 / 12 | 14.3 | 11.2 |
 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 29.1% | 50.0% | 13 / 5 | 16.3 | 17.3 |
| 15 | 25 | 40 | 28.4% | 40.0% | 7 / 8 | 17.0 | 11.2 |
 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 27.7% | 33.3% | 2 / 7 | 14.4 | 11.4 |
| 7 | 31 | 38 | 27.0% | 28.6% | 3 / 4 | 15.3 | 4.7 |
| 20 | 16 | 36 | 25.5% | 70.0% | 9 / 11 | 18.1 | 16.4 |
| 26 | 10 | 36 | 25.5% | 57.7% | 15 / 11 | 15.4 | 13.3 |
 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 22.7% | 60.0% | 8 / 7 | 17.7 | 15.2 |
 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 21.3% | 64.3% | 5 / 9 | 16.7 | 8.9 |
| 17 | 13 | 30 | 21.3% | 35.3% | 11 / 6 | 16.3 | 14.8 |
| 14 | 15 | 29 | 20.6% | 21.4% | 6 / 8 | 20.1 | 16.5 |
| 15 | 14 | 29 | 20.6% | 66.7% | 10 / 5 | 16.5 | 14.3 |
 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 20.6% | 42.9% | 5 / 9 | 17.8 | 11.9 |
 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20.6% | 55.6% | 10 / 8 | 14.1 | 5.5 |
| 22 | 6 | 28 | 19.9% | 18.2% | 9 / 13 | 17.5 | 17.8 |
 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19.1% | 42.9% | 4 / 3 | 20.0 | 9.7 |
 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 19.1% | 33.3% | 4 / 5 | 16.0 | 13.5 |
| 8 | 18 | 26 | 18.4% | 62.5% | 5 / 3 | 16.4 | 5.1 |
| 11 | 14 | 25 | 17.7% | 63.6% | 7 / 4 | 13.4 | 6.9 |
 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 17.7% | 43.8% | 10 / 6 | 15.7 | 6.3 |
 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16.3% | 63.6% | 6 / 5 | 18.5 | 14.4 |
| 6 | 16 | 22 | 15.6% | 66.7% | 3 / 3 | 19.8 | 12.3 |
| 14 | 8 | 22 | 15.6% | 57.1% | 7 / 7 | 12.6 | 5.6 |
 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 15.6% | 46.7% | 5 / 10 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| 17 | 4 | 21 | 14.9% | 58.8% | 8 / 9 | 14.7 | 20.0 |
 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 14.9% | 50.0% | 4 / 8 | 12.7 | 8.3 |
 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 14.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 5.2 |
 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 12.8% | 37.5% | 10 / 6 | 15.0 | 13.5 |
 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 12.8% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 17.0 | 17.9 |
| 10 | 7 | 17 | 12.1% | 50.0% | 7 / 3 | 16.3 | 8.4 |
 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 11.3% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10.6% | 50.0% | 2 / 6 | 20.9 | 18.1 |
| 9 | 6 | 15 | 10.6% | 77.8% | 4 / 5 | 12.0 | 5.8 |
| 6 | 8 | 14 | 9.9% | 50.0% | 4 / 2 | 13.8 | 2.1 |
 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9.2% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 17.0 | 18.7 |
 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7.8% | 40.0% | 7 / 3 | 14.8 | 11.0 |
 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7.1% | 50.0% | 4 / 4 | 20.5 | 18.5 |
 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 14.3 | 7.3 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 6.4% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 11.6 | 9.8 |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.7% | 16.7% | 4 / 2 | 14.7 | 11.5 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5.7% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 21.3 | 20.0 |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.7% | 16.7% | 3 / 3 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.7% | 66.7% | 4 / 2 | 23.0 | 14.5 |
 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5.0% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 15.0 | 18.0 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.3% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 13.5 | 14.8 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 4.3% | 20.0% | 3 / 2 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 16.5 |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4.3% | 33.3% | 2 / 4 | 15.7 | — |
 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.8 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 20.7 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0 / 2 | 12.5 | 19.3 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 10.5 | 5.3 |
 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.5% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 18.0 | 19.5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.8% | 25.0% | 2 / 2 | 16.8 | — |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.0 | 14.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | 10.5 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 14.7 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 0 / 3 | 18.0 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.5 | — |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 1.5 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 3.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the ESL One Birmingham 2026 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Shadow Demon is the most contested hero in ESL One Birmingham 2026 with a contest rate of 91.5% across 141 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Largo leads the ban list with 103 bans (73.0% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Shadow Shaman is the most picked hero with 63 picks across 141 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Rubick posts the highest winrate at 77.8% (minimum 5 picks) across 9 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the ESL One Birmingham 2026 draft?▾
112 unique heroes have appeared in ESL One Birmingham 2026 drafts: 107 have been picked and 93 have been banned.
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