Esports World Cup 2026 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for Esports World Cup 2026: 35 drafts analysed, 96 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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35
35 matches scanned
350
10.0 per match
490
14.0 per match
96
81 picked · 75 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of Esports World Cup 2026.
By total picks
Earth Spirit
57.1% pick rate
Shadow Fiend
48.6% pick rate
Clockwerk
45.7% pick rate
Ember Spirit
40.0% pick rate
Windranger
37.1% pick rate
Hoodwink
37.1% pick rate
Bane
31.4% pick rate
Doom
28.6% pick rate
Largo
28.6% pick rate
Ringmaster
28.6% pick rate
By total bans
Lone Druid
91.4% ban rate
Treant Protector
88.6% ban rate
Drow Ranger
65.7% ban rate
Puck
60.0% ban rate
Keeper of the Light
51.4% ban rate
Axe
48.6% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
45.7% ban rate
Doom
40.0% ban rate
Viper
40.0% ban rate
Undying
37.1% ban rate
Picks + bans
Lone Druid
100.0% contest rate
Treant Protector
100.0% contest rate
Shadow Fiend
94.3% contest rate
Drow Ranger
91.4% contest rate
Puck
77.1% contest rate
Clockwerk
74.3% contest rate
Ember Spirit
74.3% contest rate
Earth Spirit
74.3% contest rate
Windranger
71.4% contest rate
Axe
68.6% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Lone Druid
3 picks
Treant Protector
4 picks
Keeper of the Light
6 picks
Dark Seer
6 picks
Shadow Fiend
17 picks
Bane
11 picks
Clockwerk
16 picks
Hoodwink
13 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
5 bans
Treant Protector
31 bans
Lone Druid
32 bans
Earth Spirit
6 bans
Keeper of the Light
18 bans
Puck
21 bans
Shadow Fiend
16 bans
Bane
11 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Nature's Prophet
6 picks · 5 wins
Dark Willow
8 picks · 6 wins
Undying
7 picks · 5 wins
Keeper of the Light
6 picks · 4 wins
Dark Seer
6 picks · 4 wins
Winter Wyvern
6 picks · 4 wins
Shadow Fiend
17 picks · 11 wins
Clinkz
5 picks · 3 wins
Min 5 picks
Batrider
5 picks · 1 wins
Windranger
13 picks · 4 wins
Beastmaster
6 picks · 2 wins
Clockwerk
16 picks · 6 wins
Hoodwink
13 picks · 5 wins
Doom
10 picks · 4 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Clockwerk
6 on Dire
Ember Spirit
6 on Dire
Earth Spirit
12 on Dire
Hoodwink
5 on Dire
Windranger
7 on Dire
Doom
4 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Shadow Fiend
5 on Radiant
Earth Spirit
8 on Radiant
Bane
3 on Radiant
Windranger
6 on Radiant
Axe
0 on Radiant
Clockwerk
10 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in Esports World Cup 2026.
4 matches
Top picks
- Tiny2
- Clockwerk2
- Disruptor2
- Timbersaw2
- Earth Spirit2
Top bans
- Lone Druid3
- Treant Protector3
- Kez3
- Doom2
- Undying2
4 matches
Top picks
- Axe3
- Shadow Fiend2
- Earth Spirit2
- Drow Ranger1
- Storm Spirit1
Top bans
- Clockwerk4
- Beastmaster3
- Treant Protector3
- Witch Doctor2
- Enigma2
4 matches
Top picks
- Bane2
- Batrider2
- Earth Spirit2
- Axe1
- Mirana1
Top bans
- Shadow Fiend3
- Windranger2
- Huskar2
- Chen2
- Doom2
4 matches
Top picks
- Bane2
- Lich2
- Lone Druid2
- Rubick2
- Snapfire2
Top bans
- Viper3
- Treant Protector3
- Invoker2
- Keeper of the Light2
- Earth Spirit2
4 matches
Top picks
- Clockwerk3
- Shadow Fiend2
- Undying2
- Timbersaw2
- Ember Spirit2
Top bans
- Drow Ranger4
- Bane3
- Keeper of the Light3
- Dark Seer2
- Undying2
4 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink2
- Snapfire2
- Bane1
- Drow Ranger1
- Pudge1
Top bans
- Puck4
- Invoker3
- Lycan3
- Clockwerk2
- Nature's Prophet2
4 matches
Top picks
- Doom3
- Mirana2
- Windranger2
- Clockwerk2
- Nature's Prophet2
Top bans
- Centaur Warrunner4
- Lone Druid3
- Treant Protector3
- Axe2
- Drow Ranger2
4 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow4
- Winter Wyvern3
- Shadow Fiend2
- Earth Spirit2
- Bane1
Top bans
- Drow Ranger4
- Axe3
- Puck2
- Windranger2
- Beastmaster2
4 matches
Top picks
- Ember Spirit3
- Ringmaster3
- Shadow Fiend2
- Clockwerk2
- Earth Spirit2
Top bans
- Viper4
- Windranger2
- Beastmaster2
- Enchantress2
- Io2
4 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend3
- Slardar2
- Nyx Assassin2
- Enigma1
- Necrophos1
Top bans
- Puck4
- Lone Druid4
- Drow Ranger3
- Dark Seer2
- Ember Spirit2
3 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend3
- Lion1
- Beastmaster1
- Jakiro1
- Invoker1
Top bans
- Drow Ranger2
- Viper2
- Huskar2
- Spectre2
- Axe1
3 matches
Top picks
- Windranger2
- Keeper of the Light2
- Hoodwink2
- Dark Seer1
- Huskar1
Top bans
- Axe3
- Puck3
- Drow Ranger2
- Doom2
- Lone Druid2
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in Esports World Cup 2026 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32 | 35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 3 | 7.3 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 31 | 35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 / 3 | 8.5 | 3.4 |
| 17 | 16 | 33 | 94.3% | 64.7% | 5 / 12 | 9.6 | 5.1 |
| 9 | 23 | 32 | 91.4% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 13.3 | 5.6 |
| 6 | 21 | 27 | 77.1% | 50.0% | 1 / 5 | 18.5 | 4.0 |
| 16 | 10 | 26 | 74.3% | 37.5% | 10 / 6 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| 14 | 12 | 26 | 74.3% | 57.1% | 8 / 6 | 15.4 | 14.3 |
| 20 | 6 | 26 | 74.3% | 55.0% | 8 / 12 | 12.7 | 3.7 |
| 13 | 12 | 25 | 71.4% | 30.8% | 6 / 7 | 15.4 | 12.4 |
| 7 | 17 | 24 | 68.6% | 57.1% | 0 / 7 | 16.0 | 9.6 |
| 10 | 14 | 24 | 68.6% | 40.0% | 6 / 4 | 16.0 | 7.9 |
| 6 | 18 | 24 | 68.6% | 66.7% | 3 / 3 | 8.8 | 3.9 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 62.9% | 54.5% | 3 / 8 | 9.6 | 5.1 |
| 10 | 11 | 21 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 6 / 4 | 17.3 | 13.3 |
| 7 | 13 | 20 | 57.1% | 71.4% | 2 / 5 | 14.4 | 7.2 |
| 13 | 7 | 20 | 57.1% | 38.5% | 8 / 5 | 12.4 | 8.7 |
| 7 | 12 | 19 | 54.3% | 57.1% | 2 / 5 | 16.9 | 14.0 |
| 8 | 11 | 19 | 54.3% | 50.0% | 5 / 3 | 13.9 | 8.5 |
| 6 | 12 | 18 | 51.4% | 83.3% | 2 / 4 | 18.7 | 8.2 |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | 48.6% | 33.3% | 3 / 3 | 15.5 | 7.9 |
| 3 | 14 | 17 | 48.6% | 0.0% | 3 / 0 | 18.7 | 6.9 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | 45.7% | 66.7% | 3 / 3 | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| 3 | 13 | 16 | 45.7% | 100.0% | 0 / 3 | 13.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | 12 | 13 | 37.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 8.8 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | 31.4% | 40.0% | 4 / 1 | 14.4 | 18.2 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | 31.4% | 40.0% | 5 / 0 | 16.0 | 19.5 |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | 31.4% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 16.3 | 9.4 |
| 10 | 1 | 11 | 31.4% | 50.0% | 4 / 6 | 14.3 | 11.0 |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 28.6% | 50.0% | 6 / 0 | 18.2 | 14.8 |
| 0 | 10 | 10 | 28.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 10.6 |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | 28.6% | 66.7% | 0 / 3 | 17.3 | 9.4 |
 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25.7% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 22.5 | 19.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 25.7% | 66.7% | 4 / 2 | 12.5 | 16.3 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22.9% | 25.0% | 4 / 0 | 16.5 | 12.8 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 22.9% | 75.0% | 3 / 5 | 13.8 | — |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 20.0% | 50.0% | 4 / 0 | 17.3 | 11.0 |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 20.0% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.5 | 7.6 |
 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | 9.3 |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 17.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 14.0 | — |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 17.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 17.3 | 21.0 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 17.1% | 20.0% | 4 / 1 | 13.6 | 19.0 |
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 17.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 2.6 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | 16.8 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.0 | 7.8 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14.3% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 20.3 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 17.0 | 18.7 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 11.0 | 11.7 |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 20.8 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 18.7 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 19.0 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 11.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 12.0 | 3.5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 23.0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 20.8 | — |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 18.3 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.6% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 19.0 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.6% | 100.0% | 0 / 2 | 13.5 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.7 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 19.0 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.6% | 100.0% | 1 / 2 | 16.7 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.6% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 17.0 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.6% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 14.3 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 11.0 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.7% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | — |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.5 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 14.5 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.7% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 15.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 20.0 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 9.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.7% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | — |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 13.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 13.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 13.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 9.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 10.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 10.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the Esports World Cup 2026 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in Esports World Cup 2026?▾
Lone Druid is the most contested hero in Esports World Cup 2026 with a contest rate of 100.0% across 35 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in Esports World Cup 2026?▾
Lone Druid leads the ban list with 32 bans (91.4% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in Esports World Cup 2026?▾
Earth Spirit is the most picked hero with 20 picks across 35 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in Esports World Cup 2026?▾
Nature's Prophet posts the highest winrate at 83.3% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the Esports World Cup 2026 draft?▾
96 unique heroes have appeared in Esports World Cup 2026 drafts: 81 have been picked and 75 have been banned.
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