The International 2018 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2018: 401 drafts analysed, 115 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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401
401 matches scanned
4,010
10.0 per match
4,812
12.0 per match
115
114 picked · 112 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2018.
By total picks
Mirana
32.9% pick rate
Windranger
26.4% pick rate
Vengeful Spirit
22.7% pick rate
Phantom Lancer
20.9% pick rate
Tiny
20.0% pick rate
Lina
20.0% pick rate
Warlock
19.7% pick rate
Dark Willow
19.2% pick rate
Silencer
17.5% pick rate
Undying
17.0% pick rate
By total bans
Io
82.0% ban rate
Chen
49.4% ban rate
Phantom Lancer
40.4% ban rate
Lycan
37.7% ban rate
Enchantress
37.4% ban rate
Bloodseeker
35.9% ban rate
Mirana
30.7% ban rate
Naga Siren
29.7% ban rate
Weaver
29.2% ban rate
Broodmother
28.9% ban rate
Picks + bans
Io
93.3% contest rate
Mirana
63.6% contest rate
Chen
61.8% contest rate
Phantom Lancer
61.3% contest rate
Bloodseeker
52.4% contest rate
Lycan
49.1% contest rate
Enchantress
46.1% contest rate
Silencer
45.9% contest rate
Weaver
45.1% contest rate
Tiny
43.6% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Io
45 picks
Naga Siren
56 picks
Enchantress
35 picks
Chen
50 picks
Vengeful Spirit
91 picks
Silencer
70 picks
Weaver
64 picks
Beastmaster
63 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Shadow Shaman
10 bans
Io
329 bans
Chen
198 bans
Enchantress
150 bans
Naga Siren
119 bans
Windranger
55 bans
Bounty Hunter
15 bans
Weaver
117 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Meepo
5 picks · 5 wins
Spirit Breaker
6 picks · 5 wins
Keeper of the Light
6 picks · 5 wins
Lone Druid
10 picks · 7 wins
Bristleback
10 picks · 7 wins
Drow Ranger
44 picks · 30 wins
Pudge
6 picks · 4 wins
Nyx Assassin
30 picks · 19 wins
Min 5 picks
Rubick
26 picks · 5 wins
Puck
9 picks · 2 wins
Disruptor
29 picks · 7 wins
Anti-Mage
8 picks · 2 wins
Viper
7 picks · 2 wins
Visage
20 picks · 6 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Mirana
72 on Dire
Windranger
53 on Dire
Phantom Lancer
34 on Dire
Vengeful Spirit
41 on Dire
Warlock
34 on Dire
Lina
36 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Mirana
60 on Radiant
Windranger
53 on Radiant
Tiny
29 on Radiant
Bane
23 on Radiant
Vengeful Spirit
50 on Radiant
Dark Willow
36 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2018.
45 matches
Top picks
- Invoker11
- Ember Spirit11
- Phantom Lancer10
- Pugna10
- Lina9
Top bans
- Tiny19
- Io15
- Broodmother13
- Morphling12
- Mirana11
40 matches
Top picks
- Vengeful Spirit11
- Mirana8
- Bloodseeker7
- Bane6
- Tiny6
Top bans
- Io20
- Templar Assassin15
- Chen15
- Enchantress12
- Phantom Lancer10
38 matches
Top picks
- Phoenix12
- Mirana8
- Ursa8
- Crystal Maiden7
- Storm Spirit7
Top bans
- Silencer14
- Io13
- Mirana10
- Drow Ranger8
- Wraith King8
31 matches
Top picks
- Warlock10
- Pangolier8
- Crystal Maiden5
- Windranger5
- Weaver5
Top bans
- Io14
- Huskar10
- Naga Siren10
- Silencer9
- Mirana8
31 matches
Top picks
- Mirana10
- Dark Willow8
- Vengeful Spirit7
- Phantom Lancer6
- Storm Spirit6
Top bans
- Dragon Knight11
- Chen9
- Necrophos8
- Warlock8
- Weaver8
31 matches
Top picks
- Mirana14
- Drow Ranger10
- Ogre Magi7
- Wraith King6
- Dragon Knight6
Top bans
- Phantom Lancer20
- Enchantress17
- Broodmother13
- Necrophos8
- Io8
30 matches
Top picks
- Mirana9
- Wraith King5
- Templar Assassin5
- Dragon Knight5
- Leshrac5
Top bans
- Enchantress14
- Chen9
- Lycan8
- Weaver7
- Io7
30 matches
Top picks
- Earthshaker8
- Tiny7
- Enchantress7
- Bane6
- Weaver6
Top bans
- Nature's Prophet12
- Chen11
- Pugna9
- Spectre9
- Necrophos8
30 matches
Top picks
- Vengeful Spirit8
- Tiny7
- Mirana6
- Clockwerk6
- Weaver6
Top bans
- Io19
- Enchantress12
- Necrophos8
- Wraith King7
- Weaver7
28 matches
Top picks
- Winter Wyvern9
- Windranger8
- Enigma8
- Templar Assassin6
- Crystal Maiden5
Top bans
- Mirana12
- Phantom Lancer10
- Silencer10
- Io10
- Chen9
26 matches
Top picks
- Clinkz7
- Mirana6
- Vengeful Spirit6
- Necrophos6
- Silencer6
Top bans
- Io16
- Enchantress13
- Silencer9
- Tiny8
- Weaver8
26 matches
Top picks
- Lina9
- Tiny8
- Phantom Lancer7
- Storm Spirit7
- Crystal Maiden6
Top bans
- Io13
- Broodmother11
- Weaver10
- Enchantress9
- Templar Assassin7
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2018 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 329 | 374 | 93.3% | 42.2% | 17 / 28 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
| 132 | 123 | 255 | 63.6% | 60.6% | 60 / 72 | 11.0 | 5.8 |
| 50 | 198 | 248 | 61.8% | 62.0% | 21 / 29 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| 84 | 162 | 246 | 61.3% | 56.0% | 50 / 34 | 13.8 | 11.2 |
| 66 | 144 | 210 | 52.4% | 48.5% | 31 / 35 | 13.5 | 7.8 |
| 46 | 151 | 197 | 49.1% | 60.9% | 21 / 25 | 10.0 | 5.3 |
| 35 | 150 | 185 | 46.1% | 54.3% | 19 / 16 | 8.2 | 3.3 |
| 70 | 114 | 184 | 45.9% | 51.4% | 39 / 31 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
| 64 | 117 | 181 | 45.1% | 57.8% | 37 / 27 | 9.2 | 4.2 |
| 80 | 95 | 175 | 43.6% | 40.0% | 29 / 51 | 11.2 | 4.9 |
| 56 | 119 | 175 | 43.6% | 50.0% | 23 / 33 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| 57 | 114 | 171 | 42.6% | 43.9% | 36 / 21 | 9.8 | 4.9 |
| 106 | 55 | 161 | 40.1% | 42.5% | 53 / 53 | 11.4 | 4.1 |
| 80 | 70 | 150 | 37.4% | 56.3% | 44 / 36 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
| 25 | 116 | 141 | 35.2% | 60.0% | 12 / 13 | 15.9 | 12.0 |
| 46 | 94 | 140 | 34.9% | 50.0% | 21 / 25 | 16.1 | 7.9 |
| 66 | 67 | 133 | 33.2% | 51.5% | 34 / 32 | 15.5 | 13.0 |
| 79 | 52 | 131 | 32.7% | 55.7% | 45 / 34 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
| 63 | 68 | 131 | 32.7% | 55.6% | 34 / 29 | 9.4 | 5.7 |
| 68 | 63 | 131 | 32.7% | 50.0% | 39 / 29 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| 67 | 63 | 130 | 32.4% | 50.7% | 29 / 38 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| 44 | 85 | 129 | 32.2% | 68.2% | 26 / 18 | 12.9 | 9.6 |
| 91 | 37 | 128 | 31.9% | 53.8% | 50 / 41 | 9.1 | 6.6 |
| 58 | 70 | 128 | 31.9% | 48.3% | 33 / 25 | 10.5 | 6.7 |
| 51 | 76 | 127 | 31.7% | 56.9% | 28 / 23 | 19.8 | 15.0 |
| 64 | 62 | 126 | 31.4% | 51.6% | 32 / 32 | 17.4 | 13.1 |
 | 40 | 81 | 121 | 30.2% | 37.5% | 15 / 25 | 9.7 | 4.6 |
| 58 | 61 | 119 | 29.7% | 48.3% | 31 / 27 | 13.9 | 10.1 |
| 68 | 50 | 118 | 29.4% | 45.6% | 23 / 45 | 12.2 | 9.0 |
| 77 | 41 | 118 | 29.4% | 51.9% | 36 / 41 | 11.7 | 5.2 |
| 60 | 57 | 117 | 29.2% | 48.3% | 27 / 33 | 18.3 | 14.7 |
| 28 | 88 | 116 | 28.9% | 46.4% | 14 / 14 | 19.5 | 16.3 |
| 48 | 65 | 113 | 28.2% | 43.8% | 28 / 20 | 12.1 | 7.2 |
| 53 | 58 | 111 | 27.7% | 45.3% | 24 / 29 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| 68 | 42 | 110 | 27.4% | 54.4% | 34 / 34 | 12.1 | 7.9 |
| 42 | 62 | 104 | 25.9% | 50.0% | 16 / 26 | 15.5 | 11.5 |
 | 66 | 38 | 104 | 25.9% | 43.9% | 37 / 29 | 11.5 | 7.8 |
| 52 | 50 | 102 | 25.4% | 44.2% | 22 / 30 | 13.0 | 9.5 |
| 59 | 40 | 99 | 24.7% | 50.8% | 25 / 34 | 10.8 | 5.7 |
| 20 | 66 | 86 | 21.4% | 30.0% | 6 / 14 | 15.7 | 7.3 |
 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 20.9% | 48.7% | 16 / 23 | 18.2 | 11.4 |
 | 63 | 21 | 84 | 20.9% | 55.6% | 30 / 33 | 11.7 | 6.3 |
 | 49 | 32 | 81 | 20.2% | 44.9% | 30 / 19 | 11.0 | 7.0 |
 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 19.7% | 59.4% | 18 / 14 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
| 53 | 24 | 77 | 19.2% | 58.5% | 33 / 20 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 18.7% | 50.0% | 18 / 16 | 14.9 | 11.2 |
| 54 | 20 | 74 | 18.5% | 42.6% | 29 / 25 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
| 33 | 38 | 71 | 17.7% | 60.6% | 20 / 13 | 19.7 | 14.6 |
 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 17.7% | 55.9% | 24 / 10 | 11.9 | 7.0 |
| 26 | 43 | 69 | 17.2% | 61.5% | 11 / 15 | 15.7 | 7.7 |
 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 17.0% | 39.4% | 18 / 15 | 12.9 | 10.8 |
| 43 | 25 | 68 | 17.0% | 60.5% | 19 / 24 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
 | 49 | 18 | 67 | 16.7% | 42.9% | 21 / 28 | 11.0 | 5.8 |
 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 16.7% | 58.3% | 18 / 18 | 14.4 | 11.9 |
 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 16.2% | 40.5% | 20 / 17 | 14.1 | 8.9 |
 | 46 | 19 | 65 | 16.2% | 47.8% | 20 / 26 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
| 37 | 27 | 64 | 16.0% | 40.5% | 14 / 23 | 15.5 | 7.6 |
 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 15.5% | 46.4% | 16 / 12 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
| 30 | 30 | 60 | 15.0% | 63.3% | 8 / 22 | 13.2 | 9.5 |
 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 14.2% | 55.2% | 15 / 14 | 14.6 | 10.8 |
 | 44 | 12 | 56 | 14.0% | 45.5% | 29 / 15 | 13.1 | 9.6 |
 | 43 | 13 | 56 | 14.0% | 62.8% | 27 / 16 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 13.5% | 38.5% | 14 / 12 | 16.8 | 13.0 |
 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 12.5% | 47.4% | 7 / 12 | 17.3 | 14.3 |
 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 12.2% | 39.1% | 14 / 9 | 15.1 | 13.4 |
 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 12.2% | 61.5% | 11 / 15 | 18.5 | 14.7 |
 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 11.7% | 50.0% | 7 / 21 | 19.2 | 14.2 |
 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 11.2% | 36.4% | 14 / 8 | 18.1 | 15.0 |
| 29 | 14 | 43 | 10.7% | 24.1% | 17 / 12 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 10.5% | 38.5% | 6 / 7 | 15.6 | 10.6 |
 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 8 / 13 | 16.5 | 13.6 |
 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 9.2% | 41.7% | 6 / 6 | 20.4 | 16.6 |
 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 9.2% | 46.2% | 7 / 6 | 16.6 | 9.1 |
 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.0% | 52.9% | 13 / 4 | 17.3 | 14.6 |
| 10 | 25 | 35 | 8.7% | 70.0% | 5 / 5 | 14.5 | 6.6 |
| 26 | 7 | 33 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 12 / 14 | 14.8 | 13.4 |
 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.0% | 48.0% | 12 / 13 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 7.7% | 50.0% | 7 / 9 | 18.9 | 15.1 |
| 23 | 7 | 30 | 7.5% | 47.8% | 13 / 10 | 11.4 | 7.6 |
 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7.5% | 47.4% | 10 / 9 | 16.6 | 12.5 |
 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 7.2% | 37.5% | 8 / 8 | 17.9 | 13.5 |
 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6.7% | 47.4% | 8 / 11 | 10.6 | 5.4 |
| 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 5 / 0 | 21.0 | 14.0 |
 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6.7% | 38.9% | 11 / 7 | 15.7 | 11.7 |
| 10 | 17 | 27 | 6.7% | 70.0% | 4 / 6 | 14.9 | 5.6 |
 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 6.7% | 52.2% | 12 / 11 | 14.6 | 15.0 |
 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 6.5% | 47.8% | 13 / 10 | 14.5 | 13.7 |
 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6.5% | 38.1% | 7 / 14 | 11.6 | 7.2 |
| 15 | 10 | 25 | 6.2% | 53.3% | 7 / 8 | 12.0 | 1.5 |
| 9 | 15 | 24 | 6.0% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5.7% | 38.5% | 9 / 4 | 19.2 | 18.2 |
 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5.7% | 30.8% | 7 / 6 | 18.5 | 14.3 |
 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5.0% | 46.2% | 6 / 7 | 18.3 | 13.4 |
 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4.7% | 38.5% | 7 / 6 | 18.0 | 12.3 |
 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4.5% | 50.0% | 5 / 7 | 16.4 | 13.0 |
 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4.2% | 54.5% | 5 / 6 | 18.7 | 16.7 |
 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.0% | 57.1% | 3 / 4 | 19.1 | 16.0 |
 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3.7% | 62.5% | 5 / 3 | 15.5 | 16.3 |
 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.7% | 57.1% | 5 / 2 | 20.3 | 17.0 |
| 9 | 5 | 14 | 3.5% | 22.2% | 4 / 5 | 17.6 | 15.2 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 3.2% | 25.0% | 4 / 4 | 20.1 | 16.2 |
 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.0% | 50.0% | 5 / 3 | 18.6 | 13.5 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.7% | 28.6% | 2 / 5 | 19.4 | 18.5 |
 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 3 / 0 | 21.0 | 17.6 |
 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5% | 50.0% | 3 / 7 | 16.7 | — |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.5% | 83.3% | 3 / 3 | 15.5 | 13.3 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.2% | 83.3% | 3 / 3 | 13.3 | 5.3 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.7% | 66.7% | 3 / 3 | 17.3 | 3.0 |
 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.7% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 18.8 | 15.5 |
 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.5% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 19.0 | 16.7 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.5% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 17.8 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 19.0 | 18.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.7% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 15.0 | — |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 9.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2018 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2018?▾
Io is the most contested hero in The International 2018 with a contest rate of 93.3% across 401 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2018?▾
Io leads the ban list with 329 bans (82.0% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2018?▾
Mirana is the most picked hero with 132 picks across 401 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2018?▾
Meepo posts the highest winrate at 100.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 5 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2018 draft?▾
115 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2018 drafts: 114 have been picked and 112 have been banned.
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