The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China: 29 drafts analysed, 77 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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29 matches scanned
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10.0 per match
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14.0 per match
77
66 picked · 67 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China.
By total picks
Storm Spirit
48.3% pick rate
Rubick
44.8% pick rate
Shadow Fiend
41.4% pick rate
Ember Spirit
41.4% pick rate
Phoenix
41.4% pick rate
Windranger
37.9% pick rate
Lion
37.9% pick rate
Pangolier
31.0% pick rate
Snapfire
27.6% pick rate
Timbersaw
27.6% pick rate
By total bans
Lone Druid
100.0% ban rate
Treant Protector
93.1% ban rate
Puck
82.8% ban rate
Clockwerk
82.8% ban rate
Dawnbreaker
51.7% ban rate
Drow Ranger
44.8% ban rate
Silencer
44.8% ban rate
Beastmaster
41.4% ban rate
Keeper of the Light
41.4% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
37.9% ban rate
Picks + bans
Puck
100.0% contest rate
Clockwerk
100.0% contest rate
Lone Druid
100.0% contest rate
Treant Protector
100.0% contest rate
Shadow Fiend
79.3% contest rate
Storm Spirit
72.4% contest rate
Windranger
72.4% contest rate
Ember Spirit
69.0% contest rate
Dawnbreaker
69.0% contest rate
Drow Ranger
65.5% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Puck
5 picks
Clockwerk
5 picks
Keeper of the Light
4 picks
Axe
7 picks
Snapfire
8 picks
Storm Spirit
14 picks
Bane
7 picks
Lion
11 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Snapfire
8 bans
Lone Druid
29 bans
Puck
24 bans
Treant Protector
27 bans
Clockwerk
24 bans
Keeper of the Light
12 bans
Meepo
7 bans
Axe
10 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Largo
6 picks · 5 wins
Lion
11 picks · 9 wins
Puck
5 picks · 4 wins
Necrophos
5 picks · 4 wins
Snapfire
8 picks · 6 wins
Bane
7 picks · 5 wins
Kez
7 picks · 5 wins
Drow Ranger
6 picks · 4 wins
Min 5 picks
Silencer
6 picks · 0 wins
Ember Spirit
12 picks · 3 wins
Axe
7 picks · 2 wins
Hoodwink
7 picks · 2 wins
Rubick
13 picks · 4 wins
Storm Spirit
14 picks · 5 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Storm Spirit
7 on Dire
Rubick
6 on Dire
Phoenix
5 on Dire
Windranger
5 on Dire
Ember Spirit
6 on Dire
Lion
5 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Shadow Fiend
4 on Radiant
Storm Spirit
7 on Radiant
Ember Spirit
6 on Radiant
Rubick
7 on Radiant
Windranger
6 on Radiant
Lion
6 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China.
12 matches
Top picks
- Windranger5
- Tiny4
- Phoenix4
- Shadow Fiend3
- Sniper3
Top bans
- Clockwerk9
- Lone Druid9
- Treant Protector9
- Puck7
- Dawnbreaker6
9 matches
Top picks
- Mirana4
- Puck3
- Storm Spirit3
- Lion3
- Rubick3
Top bans
- Drow Ranger5
- Silencer5
- Windranger4
- Clockwerk4
- Lone Druid4
9 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit4
- Windranger4
- Phoenix4
- Drow Ranger3
- Rubick3
Top bans
- Puck9
- Axe5
- Snapfire5
- Lone Druid4
- Treant Protector4
7 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit3
- Hoodwink3
- Primal Beast3
- Lich2
- Necrophos2
Top bans
- Clockwerk5
- Lone Druid4
- Timbersaw4
- Shadow Fiend3
- Treant Protector3
6 matches
Top picks
- Pangolier3
- Drow Ranger2
- Lion2
- Clockwerk2
- Ember Spirit2
Top bans
- Nyx Assassin4
- Shadow Fiend3
- Doom3
- Terrorblade3
- Drow Ranger2
6 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit4
- Lion3
- Snapfire3
- Kez3
- Rubick2
Top bans
- Bane4
- Puck4
- Treant Protector4
- Windranger2
- Lion2
5 matches
Top picks
- Axe3
- Shadow Fiend3
- Ember Spirit3
- Tiny2
- Tidehunter2
Top bans
- Beastmaster5
- Keeper of the Light4
- Largo4
- Bane3
- Puck2
4 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend2
- Shadow Shaman2
- Death Prophet2
- Clockwerk2
- Ember Spirit2
Top bans
- Lone Druid4
- Drow Ranger3
- Beastmaster2
- Silencer2
- Storm Spirit1
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 24 | 29 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 1 / 4 | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 24 | 29 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 7.0 | 4.1 |
| 0 | 29 | 29 | 100.0% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 2.7 |
| 2 | 27 | 29 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 7.0 | 3.7 |
| 12 | 11 | 23 | 79.3% | 50.0% | 4 / 8 | 13.7 | 6.2 |
| 14 | 7 | 21 | 72.4% | 35.7% | 7 / 7 | 11.3 | 9.1 |
| 11 | 10 | 21 | 72.4% | 63.6% | 6 / 5 | 13.8 | 6.9 |
| 12 | 8 | 20 | 69.0% | 25.0% | 6 / 6 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
| 5 | 15 | 20 | 69.0% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | 65.5% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 14.2 | 6.0 |
| 11 | 8 | 19 | 65.5% | 81.8% | 6 / 5 | 12.5 | 7.8 |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | 65.5% | 0.0% | 4 / 2 | 15.2 | 7.8 |
| 7 | 10 | 17 | 58.6% | 28.6% | 5 / 2 | 9.9 | 5.5 |
| 7 | 10 | 17 | 58.6% | 71.4% | 3 / 4 | 11.9 | 7.7 |
| 4 | 12 | 16 | 55.2% | 25.0% | 1 / 3 | 15.8 | 7.7 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 55.2% | 30.8% | 7 / 6 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| 4 | 12 | 16 | 55.2% | 50.0% | 1 / 3 | 7.3 | 4.7 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 55.2% | 75.0% | 3 / 5 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 9 | 14 | 48.3% | 80.0% | 3 / 2 | 19.8 | 16.7 |
| 8 | 6 | 14 | 48.3% | 37.5% | 5 / 3 | 16.9 | 15.3 |
| 6 | 8 | 14 | 48.3% | 83.3% | 1 / 5 | 14.0 | 10.6 |
| 5 | 8 | 13 | 44.8% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 14.8 | 12.1 |
 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 44.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 17.8 |
| 12 | 1 | 13 | 44.8% | 58.3% | 7 / 5 | 13.3 | 21.0 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 44.8% | 66.7% | 5 / 4 | 15.0 | 17.5 |
 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 41.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 17.1 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 41.4% | 71.4% | 2 / 5 | 16.7 | 18.2 |
 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37.9% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 16.5 | 8.8 |
| 7 | 3 | 10 | 34.5% | 57.1% | 5 / 2 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34.5% | 100.0% | 2 / 1 | 18.3 | 6.7 |
| 0 | 10 | 10 | 34.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 6.9 |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | 34.5% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 19.0 | 18.9 |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 31.0% | 28.6% | 5 / 2 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 24.1% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 22.3 | 13.0 |
| 0 | 7 | 7 | 24.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 4.7 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 20.7% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 13.6 | 10.0 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 12.5 | 8.3 |
 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20.7% | 40.0% | 1 / 4 | 15.6 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20.7% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 13.5 | 13.0 |
 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 17.7 | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 11.4 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 3 | 16.8 | 21.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 12.7 | 21.0 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 3 / 0 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13.8% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 16.0 | 14.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 16.7 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 19.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.8% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 14.7 | 20.0 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.3% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 15.5 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 22.5 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.3% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.0 | 10.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.3% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 19.5 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.3% | 100.0% | 3 / 0 | 15.3 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.3% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.5 | 11.0 |
 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.3% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 13.3 |
 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.3% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.3 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 14.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.3% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 14.5 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.5 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 1.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 4.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China?▾
Puck is the most contested hero in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China with a contest rate of 100.0% across 29 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China?▾
Lone Druid leads the ban list with 29 bans (100.0% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China?▾
Storm Spirit is the most picked hero with 14 picks across 29 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China?▾
Largo posts the highest winrate at 83.3% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China draft?▾
77 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier China drafts: 66 have been picked and 67 have been banned.
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