DreamLeague Season 26 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for DreamLeague Season 26: 201 drafts analysed, 110 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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201
202 matches scanned
2,010
10.0 per match
2,814
14.0 per match
110
106 picked · 99 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of DreamLeague Season 26.
By total picks
Shadow Shaman
47.8% pick rate
Ringmaster
39.3% pick rate
Terrorblade
35.8% pick rate
Tiny
34.8% pick rate
Storm Spirit
29.9% pick rate
Ancient Apparition
25.9% pick rate
Pangolier
24.9% pick rate
Medusa
22.9% pick rate
Kunkka
22.9% pick rate
Sand King
21.9% pick rate
By total bans
Templar Assassin
77.1% ban rate
Bristleback
76.6% ban rate
Beastmaster
66.2% ban rate
Dark Seer
63.7% ban rate
Ancient Apparition
51.7% ban rate
Morphling
48.3% ban rate
Monkey King
44.3% ban rate
Doom
43.8% ban rate
Puck
41.3% ban rate
Terrorblade
40.3% ban rate
Picks + bans
Bristleback
95.5% contest rate
Templar Assassin
89.6% contest rate
Dark Seer
84.6% contest rate
Shadow Shaman
82.6% contest rate
Beastmaster
81.1% contest rate
Ancient Apparition
77.6% contest rate
Terrorblade
76.1% contest rate
Tiny
70.6% contest rate
Morphling
66.2% contest rate
Storm Spirit
61.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Templar Assassin
25 picks
Bristleback
38 picks
Ancient Apparition
52 picks
Dark Seer
42 picks
Oracle
26 picks
Shadow Shaman
96 picks
Undying
15 picks
Doom
32 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Venomancer
15 bans
Io
12 bans
Bristleback
154 bans
Tinker
76 bans
Templar Assassin
155 bans
Slark
47 bans
Bane
5 bans
Nature's Prophet
76 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Templar Assassin
25 picks · 20 wins
Drow Ranger
9 picks · 7 wins
Undying
15 picks · 11 wins
Axe
7 picks · 5 wins
Oracle
26 picks · 18 wins
Naga Siren
16 picks · 11 wins
Ursa
25 picks · 17 wins
Huskar
6 picks · 4 wins
Min 5 picks
Phoenix
5 picks · 0 wins
Luna
7 picks · 0 wins
Lion
8 picks · 1 wins
Dragon Knight
15 picks · 3 wins
Shadow Fiend
5 picks · 1 wins
Nyx Assassin
5 picks · 1 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Shadow Shaman
40 on Dire
Ringmaster
40 on Dire
Tiny
34 on Dire
Terrorblade
37 on Dire
Pangolier
20 on Dire
Ancient Apparition
26 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Shadow Shaman
56 on Radiant
Ringmaster
39 on Radiant
Storm Spirit
22 on Radiant
Terrorblade
35 on Radiant
Tiny
36 on Radiant
Tusk
14 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in DreamLeague Season 26.
42 matches
Top picks
- Windranger14
- Bane10
- Shadow Shaman9
- Oracle9
- Kunkka8
Top bans
- Doom19
- Nature's Prophet17
- Slark16
- Dark Seer14
- Beastmaster12
41 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman15
- Ringmaster11
- Storm Spirit10
- Tiny9
- Magnus9
Top bans
- Templar Assassin21
- Dark Seer21
- Bristleback21
- Terrorblade18
- Ancient Apparition17
38 matches
Top picks
- Ringmaster10
- Muerta10
- Monkey King9
- Terrorblade8
- Pangolier8
Top bans
- Bristleback14
- Ancient Apparition13
- Doom13
- Templar Assassin12
- Dark Seer11
38 matches
Top picks
- Tiny16
- Shadow Shaman12
- Storm Spirit8
- Magnus8
- Ancient Apparition7
Top bans
- Templar Assassin29
- Morphling12
- Beastmaster12
- Bristleback11
- Nature's Prophet10
35 matches
Top picks
- Terrorblade11
- Shadow Shaman9
- Kunkka8
- Dark Seer8
- Bristleback8
Top bans
- Shadow Shaman14
- Pangolier13
- Nature's Prophet11
- Bristleback11
- Omniknight10
33 matches
Top picks
- Doom10
- Tusk10
- Morphling7
- Puck7
- Silencer7
Top bans
- Templar Assassin20
- Dark Seer20
- Beastmaster12
- Tiny9
- Nature's Prophet9
32 matches
Top picks
- Tiny10
- Shadow Shaman7
- Ancient Apparition7
- Terrorblade6
- Brewmaster5
Top bans
- Bristleback26
- Kunkka9
- Morphling8
- Shadow Shaman8
- Templar Assassin8
30 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit10
- Silencer10
- Shadow Shaman7
- Centaur Warrunner7
- Keeper of the Light6
Top bans
- Beastmaster17
- Puck16
- Monkey King14
- Tiny11
- Kunkka11
17 matches
Top picks
- Pangolier7
- Crystal Maiden4
- Beastmaster4
- Timbersaw4
- Bristleback4
Top bans
- Templar Assassin13
- Tinker12
- Dark Seer8
- Terrorblade8
- Morphling7
14 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit4
- Shadow Shaman4
- Enigma4
- Dark Seer4
- Ember Spirit4
Top bans
- Sand King8
- Monkey King8
- Tiny6
- Tinker6
- Beastmaster6
14 matches
Top picks
- Ringmaster7
- Terrorblade6
- Sand King5
- Tiny4
- Puck3
Top bans
- Dark Seer9
- Beastmaster8
- Ancient Apparition6
- Keeper of the Light6
- Monkey King6
14 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman4
- Tinker4
- Ancient Apparition4
- Gyrocopter4
- Elder Titan4
Top bans
- Bristleback11
- Dark Seer7
- Tinker6
- Beastmaster6
- Keeper of the Light6
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in DreamLeague Season 26 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 154 | 192 | 95.5% | 65.8% | 16 / 22 | 8.8 | 2.8 |
| 25 | 155 | 180 | 89.6% | 80.0% | 7 / 18 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| 42 | 128 | 170 | 84.6% | 57.1% | 18 / 24 | 9.9 | 6.3 |
| 96 | 70 | 166 | 82.6% | 53.1% | 56 / 40 | 11.7 | 6.8 |
| 30 | 133 | 163 | 81.1% | 43.3% | 13 / 17 | 12.3 | 5.5 |
| 52 | 104 | 156 | 77.6% | 50.0% | 26 / 26 | 9.9 | 4.9 |
| 72 | 81 | 153 | 76.1% | 45.8% | 35 / 37 | 13.8 | 9.0 |
| 70 | 72 | 142 | 70.6% | 42.9% | 36 / 34 | 12.1 | 9.0 |
| 36 | 97 | 133 | 66.2% | 50.0% | 24 / 12 | 12.8 | 8.7 |
| 60 | 64 | 124 | 61.7% | 50.0% | 22 / 38 | 17.0 | 12.3 |
| 32 | 88 | 120 | 59.7% | 53.1% | 12 / 20 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| 27 | 89 | 116 | 57.7% | 48.1% | 17 / 10 | 15.3 | 11.2 |
| 79 | 36 | 115 | 57.2% | 53.2% | 39 / 40 | 13.1 | 11.0 |
| 38 | 76 | 114 | 56.7% | 60.5% | 20 / 18 | 13.1 | 4.7 |
| 29 | 83 | 112 | 55.7% | 58.6% | 14 / 15 | 17.5 | 16.6 |
| 50 | 57 | 107 | 53.2% | 40.0% | 30 / 20 | 17.0 | 13.8 |
| 46 | 60 | 106 | 52.7% | 47.8% | 22 / 24 | 16.1 | 12.9 |
| 46 | 57 | 103 | 51.2% | 54.3% | 26 / 20 | 14.0 | 8.6 |
| 24 | 76 | 100 | 49.8% | 45.8% | 10 / 14 | 12.7 | 3.1 |
| 39 | 60 | 99 | 49.3% | 64.1% | 20 / 19 | 18.3 | 16.8 |
| 44 | 53 | 97 | 48.3% | 43.2% | 19 / 25 | 13.2 | 6.4 |
| 28 | 60 | 88 | 43.8% | 60.7% | 10 / 18 | 14.3 | 6.7 |
| 44 | 42 | 86 | 42.8% | 50.0% | 14 / 30 | 13.0 | 9.8 |
| 23 | 51 | 74 | 36.8% | 60.9% | 9 / 14 | 14.4 | 10.6 |
| 25 | 49 | 74 | 36.8% | 68.0% | 12 / 13 | 18.5 | 13.9 |
| 37 | 33 | 70 | 34.8% | 51.4% | 16 / 21 | 16.1 | 12.5 |
| 26 | 39 | 65 | 32.3% | 34.6% | 8 / 18 | 17.9 | 15.2 |
| 35 | 29 | 64 | 31.8% | 37.1% | 18 / 17 | 13.5 | 8.7 |
| 16 | 47 | 63 | 31.3% | 62.5% | 4 / 12 | 12.4 | 3.4 |
| 33 | 29 | 62 | 30.8% | 60.6% | 21 / 12 | 16.3 | 8.9 |
 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 30.3% | 42.1% | 16 / 22 | 14.1 | 10.9 |
| 24 | 34 | 58 | 28.9% | 54.2% | 11 / 13 | 18.3 | 12.9 |
 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 27.4% | 52.9% | 11 / 6 | 15.3 | 8.3 |
 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 25.4% | 38.5% | 13 / 13 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
| 26 | 22 | 48 | 23.9% | 69.2% | 12 / 14 | 11.5 | 6.5 |
| 32 | 12 | 44 | 21.9% | 46.9% | 18 / 14 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 20.9% | 50.0% | 14 / 10 | 14.3 | 9.7 |
 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 19.9% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 16.4 |
 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 19.9% | 40.0% | 6 / 4 | 20.9 | 17.9 |
| 6 | 32 | 38 | 18.9% | 66.7% | 5 / 1 | 21.8 | 18.4 |
| 33 | 4 | 37 | 18.4% | 36.4% | 19 / 14 | 14.4 | 13.5 |
 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 17.4% | 41.7% | 9 / 3 | 14.9 | 12.9 |
| 18 | 16 | 34 | 16.9% | 44.4% | 10 / 8 | 17.3 | 17.8 |
| 15 | 18 | 33 | 16.4% | 20.0% | 5 / 10 | 20.9 | 19.0 |
| 11 | 22 | 33 | 16.4% | 45.5% | 5 / 6 | 15.1 | 5.0 |
 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 16.4% | 65.4% | 8 / 18 | 14.2 | 9.4 |
| 15 | 17 | 32 | 15.9% | 73.3% | 7 / 8 | 11.9 | 7.2 |
| 25 | 6 | 31 | 15.4% | 36.0% | 17 / 8 | 15.0 | 14.7 |
| 16 | 14 | 30 | 14.9% | 68.8% | 9 / 7 | 12.0 | 4.9 |
 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14.9% | 61.5% | 5 / 8 | 19.8 | 19.4 |
 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 13.9% | 47.1% | 9 / 8 | 19.2 | 18.5 |
 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 13.4% | 35.0% | 11 / 9 | 17.4 | 15.7 |
| 21 | 5 | 26 | 12.9% | 61.9% | 14 / 7 | 13.5 | 4.0 |
 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 11.9% | 30.8% | 8 / 5 | 13.7 | 9.2 |
 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10.9% | 42.9% | 6 / 1 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 10.9% | 38.9% | 9 / 9 | 14.3 | 12.3 |
 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10.4% | 60.0% | 7 / 3 | 15.5 | 12.7 |
 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 9.5% | 42.9% | 9 / 5 | 21.6 | 14.6 |
| 5 | 12 | 17 | 8.5% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 14.6 | 2.6 |
| 9 | 7 | 16 | 8.0% | 77.8% | 4 / 5 | 16.6 | 15.1 |
 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.0% | 37.5% | 5 / 3 | 20.6 | 16.4 |
| 1 | 15 | 16 | 8.0% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | 2.3 |
 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.5% | 44.4% | 1 / 8 | 19.6 | 18.0 |
 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7.5% | 38.5% | 7 / 6 | 20.3 | 19.5 |
 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7.5% | 33.3% | 7 / 2 | 19.4 | 19.8 |
 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.0% | 42.9% | 3 / 4 | 20.1 | 15.0 |
 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7.0% | 37.5% | 4 / 4 | 19.8 | 11.2 |
 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.0% | 57.1% | 4 / 3 | 16.1 | 14.3 |
 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7.0% | 30.0% | 2 / 8 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6.5% | 45.5% | 7 / 4 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6.5% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 20.5 | 20.6 |
 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6.5% | 50.0% | 6 / 4 | 14.6 | 11.3 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 4 / 1 | 15.8 | 10.3 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 5.5% | 71.4% | 4 / 3 | 19.3 | 14.8 |
 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.5% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 19.0 | 15.0 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 5.5% | 50.0% | 5 / 3 | 13.6 | 9.7 |
 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.5% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 23.0 | 19.4 |
 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.0% | 25.0% | 3 / 5 | 20.5 | 18.0 |
 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.0% | 62.5% | 7 / 1 | 15.4 | 8.0 |
 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.5% | 42.9% | 3 / 4 | 19.3 | 20.0 |
 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.5% | 57.1% | 2 / 5 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.0% | 12.5% | 4 / 4 | 16.6 | — |
 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.0% | 40.0% | 4 / 1 | 14.0 | 16.3 |
 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.0% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 22.7 | 19.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.5% | 20.0% | 2 / 3 | 16.8 | 14.5 |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 5 / 2 | 21.3 | — |
 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.5% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 15.0 | 19.5 |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.0% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 15.7 | — |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.0% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 17.3 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.0% | 75.0% | 1 / 3 | 16.0 | 10.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.0% | 20.0% | 1 / 4 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.5% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 16.0 | 20.3 |
 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 16.0 | — |
 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5% | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | 22.3 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.5 | 14.5 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 15.3 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 2 | 14.0 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 17.5 | 11.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 16.7 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 4.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 5.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 3.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 13.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the DreamLeague Season 26 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in DreamLeague Season 26?▾
Bristleback is the most contested hero in DreamLeague Season 26 with a contest rate of 95.5% across 201 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in DreamLeague Season 26?▾
Templar Assassin leads the ban list with 155 bans (77.1% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in DreamLeague Season 26?▾
Shadow Shaman is the most picked hero with 96 picks across 201 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in DreamLeague Season 26?▾
Templar Assassin posts the highest winrate at 80.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 25 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the DreamLeague Season 26 draft?▾
110 unique heroes have appeared in DreamLeague Season 26 drafts: 106 have been picked and 99 have been banned.
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