The International 2026 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2026: 109 drafts analysed, 105 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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109
109 matches scanned
1,090
10.0 per match
1,526
14.0 per match
105
98 picked · 94 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2026.
By total picks
Hoodwink
50.5% pick rate
Mirana
46.8% pick rate
Centaur Warrunner
39.4% pick rate
Earth Spirit
34.9% pick rate
Undying
33.9% pick rate
Winter Wyvern
31.2% pick rate
Lina
30.3% pick rate
Dark Willow
30.3% pick rate
Windranger
26.6% pick rate
Ember Spirit
25.7% pick rate
By total bans
Treant Protector
92.7% ban rate
Keeper of the Light
69.7% ban rate
Largo
57.8% ban rate
Lina
56.9% ban rate
Earth Spirit
56.0% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
52.3% ban rate
Lone Druid
49.5% ban rate
Invoker
48.6% ban rate
Puck
47.7% ban rate
Ember Spirit
45.0% ban rate
Picks + bans
Treant Protector
100.0% contest rate
Earth Spirit
90.8% contest rate
Lina
87.2% contest rate
Hoodwink
86.2% contest rate
Keeper of the Light
85.3% contest rate
Centaur Warrunner
78.0% contest rate
Shadow Fiend
71.6% contest rate
Undying
71.6% contest rate
Ember Spirit
70.6% contest rate
Largo
69.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Treant Protector
8 picks
Keeper of the Light
17 picks
Earth Spirit
38 picks
Shadow Fiend
21 picks
Lina
33 picks
Largo
13 picks
Winter Wyvern
34 picks
Invoker
17 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Treant Protector
101 bans
Earth Spirit
61 bans
Invoker
53 bans
Keeper of the Light
76 bans
Bane
38 bans
Lina
62 bans
Undying
41 bans
Sand King
8 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Treant Protector
8 picks · 7 wins
Snapfire
10 picks · 8 wins
Nature's Prophet
13 picks · 10 wins
Clinkz
7 picks · 5 wins
Earth Spirit
38 picks · 25 wins
Kez
23 picks · 15 wins
Lion
8 picks · 5 wins
Pangolier
21 picks · 13 wins
Min 5 picks
Huskar
5 picks · 1 wins
Viper
5 picks · 1 wins
Lone Druid
13 picks · 4 wins
Puck
13 picks · 4 wins
Slardar
16 picks · 5 wins
Axe
12 picks · 4 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Mirana
22 on Dire
Undying
11 on Dire
Centaur Warrunner
18 on Dire
Hoodwink
32 on Dire
Dark Willow
12 on Dire
Earth Spirit
23 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Hoodwink
23 on Radiant
Earth Spirit
15 on Radiant
Lina
11 on Radiant
Mirana
29 on Radiant
Winter Wyvern
15 on Radiant
Centaur Warrunner
25 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2026.
17 matches
Top picks
- Enchantress6
- Pangolier6
- Necrophos5
- Mirana4
- Sven4
Top bans
- Keeper of the Light14
- Treant Protector12
- Lina7
- Ember Spirit6
- Hoodwink6
17 matches
Top picks
- Doom5
- Necrophos4
- Undying4
- Centaur Warrunner4
- Kez4
Top bans
- Puck9
- Lina9
- Treant Protector8
- Largo7
- Lone Druid6
16 matches
Top picks
- Mirana6
- Winter Wyvern6
- Undying5
- Invoker4
- Rubick4
Top bans
- Dark Seer11
- Invoker8
- Treant Protector8
- Lone Druid7
- Hoodwink6
16 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink8
- Earth Spirit7
- Ringmaster7
- Kez5
- Dark Seer3
Top bans
- Shadow Fiend13
- Lina8
- Treant Protector8
- Undying7
- Ember Spirit6
16 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow5
- Mirana4
- Windranger4
- Dragon Knight4
- Centaur Warrunner4
Top bans
- Ember Spirit9
- Treant Protector7
- Earth Spirit7
- Sand King5
- Lina5
14 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink8
- Windranger6
- Earth Spirit5
- Lina3
- Tidehunter3
Top bans
- Largo9
- Undying7
- Bane6
- Lifestealer6
- Doom6
14 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend5
- Pangolier5
- Tusk4
- Mirana3
- Windranger3
Top bans
- Centaur Warrunner10
- Puck5
- Tiny5
- Treant Protector5
- Ember Spirit5
14 matches
Top picks
- Drow Ranger5
- Ringmaster4
- Windranger3
- Clockwerk3
- Nature's Prophet3
Top bans
- Keeper of the Light12
- Largo11
- Lone Druid9
- Treant Protector6
- Tiny5
14 matches
Top picks
- Undying5
- Puck3
- Slardar3
- Necrophos3
- Keeper of the Light3
Top bans
- Earth Spirit9
- Shadow Fiend6
- Lina5
- Nature's Prophet5
- Invoker5
14 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro6
- Mirana4
- Tiny4
- Lina4
- Earth Spirit4
Top bans
- Treant Protector7
- Nature's Prophet6
- Drow Ranger5
- Puck5
- Lina5
14 matches
Top picks
- Mirana8
- Centaur Warrunner7
- Dark Willow6
- Winter Wyvern4
- Hoodwink4
Top bans
- Lifestealer7
- Undying7
- Treant Protector6
- Largo6
- Keeper of the Light4
11 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink5
- Mirana4
- Windranger4
- Undying4
- Kez3
Top bans
- Winter Wyvern9
- Bane8
- Treant Protector5
- Puck4
- Invoker4
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2026 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 101 | 109 | 100.0% | 87.5% | 2 / 6 | 7.4 | 2.5 |
| 38 | 61 | 99 | 90.8% | 65.8% | 15 / 23 | 10.4 | 3.6 |
| 33 | 62 | 95 | 87.2% | 54.5% | 11 / 22 | 10.5 | 5.0 |
| 55 | 39 | 94 | 86.2% | 41.8% | 23 / 32 | 11.8 | 8.9 |
| 17 | 76 | 93 | 85.3% | 52.9% | 5 / 12 | 8.8 | 4.2 |
| 43 | 42 | 85 | 78.0% | 48.8% | 25 / 18 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
| 21 | 57 | 78 | 71.6% | 52.4% | 12 / 9 | 10.5 | 6.8 |
| 37 | 41 | 78 | 71.6% | 51.4% | 26 / 11 | 11.6 | 5.2 |
| 28 | 49 | 77 | 70.6% | 57.1% | 12 / 16 | 14.3 | 11.6 |
| 13 | 63 | 76 | 69.7% | 46.2% | 7 / 6 | 10.6 | 6.4 |
| 51 | 19 | 70 | 64.2% | 47.1% | 29 / 22 | 12.1 | 10.6 |
| 17 | 53 | 70 | 64.2% | 47.1% | 11 / 6 | 11.2 | 4.1 |
| 34 | 36 | 70 | 64.2% | 52.9% | 15 / 19 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
| 13 | 54 | 67 | 61.5% | 30.8% | 7 / 6 | 11.5 | 5.9 |
| 13 | 52 | 65 | 59.6% | 30.8% | 8 / 5 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
| 20 | 35 | 55 | 50.5% | 50.0% | 8 / 12 | 16.1 | 8.4 |
| 21 | 31 | 52 | 47.7% | 47.6% | 12 / 9 | 17.0 | 14.5 |
| 24 | 27 | 51 | 46.8% | 58.3% | 14 / 10 | 15.0 | 10.7 |
| 12 | 38 | 50 | 45.9% | 50.0% | 4 / 8 | 12.8 | 4.9 |
| 13 | 36 | 49 | 45.0% | 76.9% | 6 / 7 | 14.9 | 6.0 |
| 17 | 32 | 49 | 45.0% | 58.8% | 11 / 6 | 18.2 | 15.3 |
| 33 | 13 | 46 | 42.2% | 54.5% | 21 / 12 | 14.2 | 9.2 |
 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 41.3% | 50.0% | 4 / 14 | 17.5 | 15.0 |
| 29 | 15 | 44 | 40.4% | 51.7% | 14 / 15 | 15.6 | 13.3 |
| 23 | 19 | 42 | 38.5% | 65.2% | 11 / 12 | 16.3 | 13.3 |
| 21 | 18 | 39 | 35.8% | 57.1% | 11 / 10 | 13.7 | 10.6 |
 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 35.8% | 50.0% | 6 / 8 | 17.9 | 15.7 |
| 16 | 22 | 38 | 34.9% | 43.8% | 8 / 8 | 15.1 | 9.7 |
| 16 | 21 | 37 | 33.9% | 31.3% | 8 / 8 | 15.9 | 13.4 |
 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 33.9% | 55.6% | 5 / 4 | 17.6 | 11.0 |
| 12 | 22 | 34 | 31.2% | 33.3% | 8 / 4 | 16.6 | 15.4 |
| 21 | 12 | 33 | 30.3% | 38.1% | 6 / 15 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| 12 | 20 | 32 | 29.4% | 50.0% | 7 / 5 | 19.8 | 18.4 |
| 13 | 19 | 32 | 29.4% | 46.2% | 9 / 4 | 17.0 | 16.1 |
| 21 | 8 | 29 | 26.6% | 61.9% | 9 / 12 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
| 18 | 9 | 27 | 24.8% | 44.4% | 10 / 8 | 14.4 | 18.3 |
 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24.8% | 50.0% | 4 / 6 | 16.4 | 6.1 |
| 5 | 20 | 25 | 22.9% | 20.0% | 4 / 1 | 17.2 | 5.5 |
 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 19.3% | 33.3% | 6 / 3 | 18.0 | 11.8 |
| 10 | 11 | 21 | 19.3% | 80.0% | 4 / 6 | 18.2 | 16.3 |
| 9 | 10 | 19 | 17.4% | 44.4% | 5 / 4 | 13.8 | 7.0 |
 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 16.5% | 46.2% | 9 / 4 | 15.5 | 10.4 |
 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15.6% | 42.9% | 5 / 2 | 18.4 | 20.3 |
| 15 | 2 | 17 | 15.6% | 46.7% | 6 / 9 | 13.9 | 12.5 |
 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13.8% | 33.3% | 1 / 5 | 17.3 | 16.3 |
| 5 | 10 | 15 | 13.8% | 20.0% | 2 / 3 | 19.0 | 15.7 |
 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13.8% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
| 13 | 1 | 14 | 12.8% | 53.8% | 5 / 8 | 17.4 | 19.0 |
 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12.8% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 22.7 | 18.0 |
 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12.8% | 55.6% | 4 / 5 | 21.0 | 19.6 |
 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 11.9% | 37.5% | 4 / 4 | 17.1 | 19.4 |
| 5 | 8 | 13 | 11.9% | 40.0% | 2 / 3 | 18.6 | 5.4 |
| 9 | 3 | 12 | 11.0% | 55.6% | 7 / 2 | 17.6 | 16.3 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 11.0% | 71.4% | 3 / 4 | 18.0 | 16.0 |
 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10.1% | 33.3% | 3 / 3 | 22.8 | 20.0 |
 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10.1% | 44.4% | 7 / 2 | 15.9 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9.2% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 21.0 | 19.8 |
 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9.2% | 57.1% | 4 / 3 | 14.9 | 11.3 |
 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9.2% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 22.7 | 17.3 |
 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9.2% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 18.2 | 17.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 20.5 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8.3% | 25.0% | 1 / 3 | 20.5 | 19.4 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 7.3% | 62.5% | 3 / 5 | 17.9 | — |
 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 14.2 | 19.5 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 18.5 | 14.3 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 16.5 | 20.5 |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5.5% | 50.0% | 3 / 3 | 15.5 | — |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | 17.5 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5.5% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5.5% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 18.7 | 18.3 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.6% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 22.5 | 19.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.7% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 16.5 | — |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.7% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.8 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 13.3 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.7% | 33.3% | 3 / 0 | 23.0 | 9.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.7% | 25.0% | 2 / 2 | 14.3 | — |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 15.5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 19.5 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 3 | 16.7 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.7% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.8% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 20.5 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 22.5 | 18.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.8% | 100.0% | 1 / 2 | 14.0 | — |
 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.8% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 12.3 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0 / 2 | 17.5 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.8% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 11.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2026 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2026?▾
Treant Protector is the most contested hero in The International 2026 with a contest rate of 100.0% across 109 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2026?▾
Treant Protector leads the ban list with 101 bans (92.7% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2026?▾
Hoodwink is the most picked hero with 55 picks across 109 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2026?▾
Treant Protector posts the highest winrate at 87.5% (minimum 5 picks) across 8 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2026 draft?▾
105 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2026 drafts: 98 have been picked and 94 have been banned.
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