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.
Back to The International 2018 overviewDraft summary
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
9
32.9% pick rate
21
26.4% pick rate
20
22.7% pick rate
12
20.9% pick rate
19
20.0% pick rate
25
20.0% pick rate
37
19.7% pick rate
119
19.2% pick rate
75
17.5% pick rate
85
17.0% pick rate
By total bans
91
82.0% ban rate
66
49.4% ban rate
12
40.4% ban rate
77
37.7% ban rate
58
37.4% ban rate
4
35.9% ban rate
9
30.7% ban rate
89
29.7% ban rate
63
29.2% ban rate
61
28.9% ban rate
Picks + bans
91
93.3% contest rate
9
63.6% contest rate
66
61.8% contest rate
12
61.3% contest rate
4
52.4% contest rate
77
49.1% contest rate
58
46.1% contest rate
75
45.9% contest rate
63
45.1% contest rate
19
43.6% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
91
45 picks
89
56 picks
58
35 picks
66
50 picks
20
91 picks
75
70 picks
63
64 picks
38
63 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
27
10 bans
91
329 bans
66
198 bans
58
150 bans
89
119 bans
21
55 bans
62
15 bans
63
117 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
82
5 picks · 5 wins
71
6 picks · 5 wins
90
6 picks · 5 wins
80
10 picks · 7 wins
99
10 picks · 7 wins
6
44 picks · 30 wins
14
6 picks · 4 wins
88
30 picks · 19 wins
Min 5 picks
86
26 picks · 5 wins
13
9 picks · 2 wins
87
29 picks · 7 wins
1
8 picks · 2 wins
47
7 picks · 2 wins
92
20 picks · 6 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
9
72 on Dire
21
53 on Dire
12
34 on Dire
20
41 on Dire
37
34 on Dire
25
36 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
9
60 on Radiant
21
53 on Radiant
19
29 on Radiant
3
23 on Radiant
20
50 on Radiant
119
36 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2018.
45 matches
Top picks
- 7411
- 10611
- 1210
- 4510
- 259
Top bans
- 1919
- 9115
- 6113
- 1012
- 911
40 matches
Top picks
- 2011
- 98
- 47
- 36
- 196
Top bans
- 9120
- 4615
- 6615
- 5812
- 1210
38 matches
Top picks
- 11012
- 98
- 708
- 57
- 177
Top bans
- 7514
- 9113
- 910
- 68
- 428
31 matches
Top picks
- 3710
- 1208
- 55
- 215
- 635
Top bans
- 9114
- 5910
- 8910
- 759
- 98
31 matches
Top picks
- 910
- 1198
- 207
- 126
- 176
Top bans
- 4911
- 669
- 368
- 378
- 638
31 matches
Top picks
- 914
- 610
- 847
- 426
- 496
Top bans
- 1220
- 5817
- 6113
- 368
- 918
30 matches
Top picks
- 99
- 425
- 465
- 495
- 525
Top bans
- 5814
- 669
- 778
- 637
- 917
30 matches
Top picks
- 78
- 197
- 587
- 36
- 636
Top bans
- 5312
- 6611
- 459
- 679
- 368
30 matches
Top picks
- 208
- 197
- 96
- 516
- 636
Top bans
- 9119
- 5812
- 368
- 427
- 637
28 matches
Top picks
- 1129
- 218
- 338
- 466
- 55
Top bans
- 912
- 1210
- 7510
- 9110
- 669
26 matches
Top picks
- 567
- 96
- 206
- 366
- 756
Top bans
- 9116
- 5813
- 759
- 198
- 638
26 matches
Top picks
- 259
- 198
- 127
- 177
- 56
Top bans
- 9113
- 6111
- 6310
- 589
- 467
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) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | 45 | 329 | 374 | 93.3% | 42.2% | 17 / 28 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
N/A | 132 | 123 | 255 | 63.6% | 60.6% | 60 / 72 | 11.0 | 5.8 |
N/A | 50 | 198 | 248 | 61.8% | 62.0% | 21 / 29 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
N/A | 84 | 162 | 246 | 61.3% | 56.0% | 50 / 34 | 13.8 | 11.2 |
N/A | 66 | 144 | 210 | 52.4% | 48.5% | 31 / 35 | 13.5 | 7.8 |
N/A | 46 | 151 | 197 | 49.1% | 60.9% | 21 / 25 | 10.0 | 5.3 |
N/A | 35 | 150 | 185 | 46.1% | 54.3% | 19 / 16 | 8.2 | 3.3 |
N/A | 70 | 114 | 184 | 45.9% | 51.4% | 39 / 31 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
N/A | 64 | 117 | 181 | 45.1% | 57.8% | 37 / 27 | 9.2 | 4.2 |
N/A | 80 | 95 | 175 | 43.6% | 40.0% | 29 / 51 | 11.2 | 4.9 |
N/A | 56 | 119 | 175 | 43.6% | 50.0% | 23 / 33 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
N/A | 57 | 114 | 171 | 42.6% | 43.9% | 36 / 21 | 9.8 | 4.9 |
N/A | 106 | 55 | 161 | 40.1% | 42.5% | 53 / 53 | 11.4 | 4.1 |
N/A | 80 | 70 | 150 | 37.4% | 56.3% | 44 / 36 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
N/A | 25 | 116 | 141 | 35.2% | 60.0% | 12 / 13 | 15.9 | 12.0 |
N/A | 46 | 94 | 140 | 34.9% | 50.0% | 21 / 25 | 16.1 | 7.9 |
N/A | 66 | 67 | 133 | 33.2% | 51.5% | 34 / 32 | 15.5 | 13.0 |
N/A | 79 | 52 | 131 | 32.7% | 55.7% | 45 / 34 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
N/A | 63 | 68 | 131 | 32.7% | 55.6% | 34 / 29 | 9.4 | 5.7 |
N/A | 68 | 63 | 131 | 32.7% | 50.0% | 39 / 29 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
N/A | 67 | 63 | 130 | 32.4% | 50.7% | 29 / 38 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
N/A | 44 | 85 | 129 | 32.2% | 68.2% | 26 / 18 | 12.9 | 9.6 |
N/A | 91 | 37 | 128 | 31.9% | 53.8% | 50 / 41 | 9.1 | 6.6 |
N/A | 58 | 70 | 128 | 31.9% | 48.3% | 33 / 25 | 10.5 | 6.7 |
N/A | 51 | 76 | 127 | 31.7% | 56.9% | 28 / 23 | 19.8 | 15.0 |
N/A | 64 | 62 | 126 | 31.4% | 51.6% | 32 / 32 | 17.4 | 13.1 |
N/A | 40 | 81 | 121 | 30.2% | 37.5% | 15 / 25 | 9.7 | 4.6 |
N/A | 58 | 61 | 119 | 29.7% | 48.3% | 31 / 27 | 13.9 | 10.1 |
N/A | 68 | 50 | 118 | 29.4% | 45.6% | 23 / 45 | 12.2 | 9.0 |
N/A | 77 | 41 | 118 | 29.4% | 51.9% | 36 / 41 | 11.7 | 5.2 |
N/A | 60 | 57 | 117 | 29.2% | 48.3% | 27 / 33 | 18.3 | 14.7 |
N/A | 28 | 88 | 116 | 28.9% | 46.4% | 14 / 14 | 19.5 | 16.3 |
N/A | 48 | 65 | 113 | 28.2% | 43.8% | 28 / 20 | 12.1 | 7.2 |
N/A | 53 | 58 | 111 | 27.7% | 45.3% | 24 / 29 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
N/A | 68 | 42 | 110 | 27.4% | 54.4% | 34 / 34 | 12.1 | 7.9 |
N/A | 42 | 62 | 104 | 25.9% | 50.0% | 16 / 26 | 15.5 | 11.5 |
N/A | 66 | 38 | 104 | 25.9% | 43.9% | 37 / 29 | 11.5 | 7.8 |
N/A | 52 | 50 | 102 | 25.4% | 44.2% | 22 / 30 | 13.0 | 9.5 |
N/A | 59 | 40 | 99 | 24.7% | 50.8% | 25 / 34 | 10.8 | 5.7 |
N/A | 20 | 66 | 86 | 21.4% | 30.0% | 6 / 14 | 15.7 | 7.3 |
N/A | 39 | 45 | 84 | 20.9% | 48.7% | 16 / 23 | 18.2 | 11.4 |
N/A | 63 | 21 | 84 | 20.9% | 55.6% | 30 / 33 | 11.7 | 6.3 |
N/A | 49 | 32 | 81 | 20.2% | 44.9% | 30 / 19 | 11.0 | 7.0 |
N/A | 32 | 47 | 79 | 19.7% | 59.4% | 18 / 14 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
N/A | 53 | 24 | 77 | 19.2% | 58.5% | 33 / 20 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
N/A | 34 | 41 | 75 | 18.7% | 50.0% | 18 / 16 | 14.9 | 11.2 |
N/A | 54 | 20 | 74 | 18.5% | 42.6% | 29 / 25 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
N/A | 33 | 38 | 71 | 17.7% | 60.6% | 20 / 13 | 19.7 | 14.6 |
N/A | 34 | 37 | 71 | 17.7% | 55.9% | 24 / 10 | 11.9 | 7.0 |
N/A | 26 | 43 | 69 | 17.2% | 61.5% | 11 / 15 | 15.7 | 7.7 |
N/A | 33 | 35 | 68 | 17.0% | 39.4% | 18 / 15 | 12.9 | 10.8 |
N/A | 43 | 25 | 68 | 17.0% | 60.5% | 19 / 24 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
N/A | 49 | 18 | 67 | 16.7% | 42.9% | 21 / 28 | 11.0 | 5.8 |
N/A | 36 | 31 | 67 | 16.7% | 58.3% | 18 / 18 | 14.4 | 11.9 |
N/A | 37 | 28 | 65 | 16.2% | 40.5% | 20 / 17 | 14.1 | 8.9 |
N/A | 46 | 19 | 65 | 16.2% | 47.8% | 20 / 26 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
N/A | 37 | 27 | 64 | 16.0% | 40.5% | 14 / 23 | 15.5 | 7.6 |
N/A | 28 | 34 | 62 | 15.5% | 46.4% | 16 / 12 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
N/A | 30 | 30 | 60 | 15.0% | 63.3% | 8 / 22 | 13.2 | 9.5 |
N/A | 29 | 28 | 57 | 14.2% | 55.2% | 15 / 14 | 14.6 | 10.8 |
N/A | 44 | 12 | 56 | 14.0% | 45.5% | 29 / 15 | 13.1 | 9.6 |
N/A | 43 | 13 | 56 | 14.0% | 62.8% | 27 / 16 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
N/A | 26 | 28 | 54 | 13.5% | 38.5% | 14 / 12 | 16.8 | 13.0 |
N/A | 19 | 31 | 50 | 12.5% | 47.4% | 7 / 12 | 17.3 | 14.3 |
N/A | 23 | 26 | 49 | 12.2% | 39.1% | 14 / 9 | 15.1 | 13.4 |
N/A | 26 | 23 | 49 | 12.2% | 61.5% | 11 / 15 | 18.5 | 14.7 |
N/A | 28 | 19 | 47 | 11.7% | 50.0% | 7 / 21 | 19.2 | 14.2 |
N/A | 22 | 23 | 45 | 11.2% | 36.4% | 14 / 8 | 18.1 | 15.0 |
N/A | 29 | 14 | 43 | 10.7% | 24.1% | 17 / 12 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
N/A | 13 | 29 | 42 | 10.5% | 38.5% | 6 / 7 | 15.6 | 10.6 |
N/A | 21 | 19 | 40 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 8 / 13 | 16.5 | 13.6 |
N/A | 12 | 25 | 37 | 9.2% | 41.7% | 6 / 6 | 20.4 | 16.6 |
N/A | 13 | 24 | 37 | 9.2% | 46.2% | 7 / 6 | 16.6 | 9.1 |
N/A | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.0% | 52.9% | 13 / 4 | 17.3 | 14.6 |
N/A | 10 | 25 | 35 | 8.7% | 70.0% | 5 / 5 | 14.5 | 6.6 |
N/A | 26 | 7 | 33 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 12 / 14 | 14.8 | 13.4 |
N/A | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.0% | 48.0% | 12 / 13 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
N/A | 16 | 15 | 31 | 7.7% | 50.0% | 7 / 9 | 18.9 | 15.1 |
N/A | 23 | 7 | 30 | 7.5% | 47.8% | 13 / 10 | 11.4 | 7.6 |
N/A | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7.5% | 47.4% | 10 / 9 | 16.6 | 12.5 |
N/A | 16 | 13 | 29 | 7.2% | 37.5% | 8 / 8 | 17.9 | 13.5 |
N/A | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6.7% | 47.4% | 8 / 11 | 10.6 | 5.4 |
N/A | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 5 / 0 | 21.0 | 14.0 |
N/A | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6.7% | 38.9% | 11 / 7 | 15.7 | 11.7 |
N/A | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6.7% | 70.0% | 4 / 6 | 14.9 | 5.6 |
N/A | 23 | 4 | 27 | 6.7% | 52.2% | 12 / 11 | 14.6 | 15.0 |
N/A | 23 | 3 | 26 | 6.5% | 47.8% | 13 / 10 | 14.5 | 13.7 |
N/A | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6.5% | 38.1% | 7 / 14 | 11.6 | 7.2 |
N/A | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6.2% | 53.3% | 7 / 8 | 12.0 | 1.5 |
N/A | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6.0% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
N/A | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5.7% | 38.5% | 9 / 4 | 19.2 | 18.2 |
N/A | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5.7% | 30.8% | 7 / 6 | 18.5 | 14.3 |
N/A | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5.0% | 46.2% | 6 / 7 | 18.3 | 13.4 |
N/A | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4.7% | 38.5% | 7 / 6 | 18.0 | 12.3 |
N/A | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4.5% | 50.0% | 5 / 7 | 16.4 | 13.0 |
N/A | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4.2% | 54.5% | 5 / 6 | 18.7 | 16.7 |
N/A | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.0% | 57.1% | 3 / 4 | 19.1 | 16.0 |
N/A | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3.7% | 62.5% | 5 / 3 | 15.5 | 16.3 |
N/A | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.7% | 57.1% | 5 / 2 | 20.3 | 17.0 |
N/A | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3.5% | 22.2% | 4 / 5 | 17.6 | 15.2 |
N/A | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3.2% | 25.0% | 4 / 4 | 20.1 | 16.2 |
N/A | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.0% | 50.0% | 5 / 3 | 18.6 | 13.5 |
N/A | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.7% | 28.6% | 2 / 5 | 19.4 | 18.5 |
N/A | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 3 / 0 | 21.0 | 17.6 |
N/A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5% | 50.0% | 3 / 7 | 16.7 | — |
N/A | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.5% | 83.3% | 3 / 3 | 15.5 | 13.3 |
N/A | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.2% | 83.3% | 3 / 3 | 13.3 | 5.3 |
N/A | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.7% | 66.7% | 3 / 3 | 17.3 | 3.0 |
N/A | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.7% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 18.8 | 15.5 |
N/A | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.5% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 19.0 | 16.7 |
N/A | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.5% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 17.8 | 19.0 |
N/A | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 19.0 | 18.0 |
N/A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.7% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 15.0 | — |
N/A | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 9.0 |
N/A | 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?▾
Hero 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?▾
Hero leads the ban list with 329 bans (82.0% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2018?▾
Hero is the most picked hero with 132 picks across 401 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2018?▾
Hero 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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