ESL One Birmingham 2026 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for ESL One Birmingham 2026: 141 drafts analysed, 112 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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141
142 matches scanned
1,410
10.0 per match
1,974
14.0 per match
112
107 picked · 93 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of ESL One Birmingham 2026.
By total picks
27
44.7% pick rate
64
39.7% pick rate
100
36.9% pick rate
110
31.9% pick rate
19
31.9% pick rate
65
30.5% pick rate
38
30.5% pick rate
37
29.1% pick rate
13
27.0% pick rate
126
27.0% pick rate
By total bans
155
73.0% ban rate
79
70.9% ban rate
83
66.7% ban rate
65
54.6% ban rate
13
51.8% ban rate
46
51.8% ban rate
38
46.8% ban rate
64
39.7% ban rate
70
37.6% ban rate
11
36.9% ban rate
Picks + bans
79
91.5% contest rate
65
85.1% contest rate
155
83.7% contest rate
64
79.4% contest rate
13
78.7% contest rate
38
77.3% contest rate
83
71.6% contest rate
46
67.4% contest rate
110
65.2% contest rate
27
61.0% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
155
15 picks
65
43 picks
79
29 picks
83
7 picks
64
56 picks
37
41 picks
111
5 picks
11
31 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
91
8 bans
155
103 bans
79
100 bans
83
94 bans
65
77 bans
66
31 bans
69
46 bans
21
34 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
86
9 picks · 7 wins
83
7 picks · 5 wins
16
20 picks · 14 wins
155
15 picks · 10 wins
29
24 picks · 16 wins
63
15 picks · 10 wins
33
6 picks · 4 wins
89
6 picks · 4 wins
Min 5 picks
3
6 picks · 1 wins
56
6 picks · 1 wins
48
22 picks · 4 wins
71
5 picks · 1 wins
39
14 picks · 3 wins
66
7 picks · 2 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
27
31 on Dire
100
21 on Dire
64
32 on Dire
13
14 on Dire
38
19 on Dire
11
11 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
64
24 on Radiant
27
32 on Radiant
65
16 on Radiant
110
18 on Radiant
19
18 on Radiant
126
15 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in ESL One Birmingham 2026.
26 matches
Top picks
- 1008
- 1297
- 526
- 285
- 645
Top bans
- 15511
- 6910
- 299
- 738
- 137
26 matches
Top picks
- 198
- 1108
- 287
- 1267
- 276
Top bans
- 6512
- 3811
- 15511
- 298
- 837
23 matches
Top picks
- 10011
- 1107
- 646
- 385
- 1265
Top bans
- 7915
- 4610
- 139
- 709
- 416
23 matches
Top picks
- 386
- 1206
- 295
- 635
- 865
Top bans
- 6910
- 7010
- 7910
- 139
- 788
20 matches
Top picks
- 1237
- 266
- 275
- 464
- 644
Top bans
- 7914
- 1107
- 836
- 215
- 495
19 matches
Top picks
- 137
- 1237
- 646
- 786
- 375
Top bans
- 659
- 1298
- 467
- 837
- 115
17 matches
Top picks
- 276
- 586
- 135
- 645
- 1005
Top bans
- 7910
- 8310
- 118
- 648
- 467
16 matches
Top picks
- 657
- 1266
- 275
- 645
- 164
Top bans
- 15511
- 4610
- 387
- 136
- 836
15 matches
Top picks
- 794
- 133
- 173
- 283
- 293
Top bans
- 657
- 837
- 1557
- 115
- 385
15 matches
Top picks
- 196
- 1456
- 375
- 114
- 333
Top bans
- 838
- 1556
- 375
- 465
- 655
14 matches
Top picks
- 485
- 885
- 995
- 394
- 113
Top bans
- 139
- 835
- 1065
- 1105
- 384
14 matches
Top picks
- 275
- 384
- 1374
- 193
- 663
Top bans
- 378
- 797
- 646
- 1105
- 654
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in ESL One Birmingham 2026 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | 29 | 100 | 129 | 91.5% | 55.2% | 14 / 15 | 9.2 | 3.3 |
N/A | 43 | 77 | 120 | 85.1% | 48.8% | 16 / 27 | 8.8 | 4.6 |
N/A | 15 | 103 | 118 | 83.7% | 66.7% | 5 / 10 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
N/A | 56 | 56 | 112 | 79.4% | 66.1% | 24 / 32 | 10.6 | 5.7 |
N/A | 38 | 73 | 111 | 78.7% | 44.7% | 24 / 14 | 14.9 | 9.6 |
N/A | 43 | 66 | 109 | 77.3% | 41.9% | 24 / 19 | 12.8 | 6.3 |
N/A | 7 | 94 | 101 | 71.6% | 71.4% | 4 / 3 | 9.7 | 3.3 |
N/A | 22 | 73 | 95 | 67.4% | 63.6% | 12 / 10 | 14.0 | 8.1 |
N/A | 45 | 47 | 92 | 65.2% | 55.6% | 18 / 27 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
N/A | 63 | 23 | 86 | 61.0% | 46.0% | 32 / 31 | 12.6 | 10.2 |
N/A | 31 | 52 | 83 | 58.9% | 48.4% | 20 / 11 | 11.8 | 5.3 |
N/A | 41 | 42 | 83 | 58.9% | 34.1% | 20 / 21 | 10.9 | 5.9 |
N/A | 45 | 35 | 80 | 56.7% | 51.1% | 18 / 27 | 12.3 | 10.5 |
N/A | 52 | 21 | 73 | 51.8% | 50.0% | 31 / 21 | 13.5 | 11.7 |
N/A | 38 | 33 | 71 | 50.4% | 60.5% | 15 / 23 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
N/A | 17 | 53 | 70 | 49.6% | 52.9% | 6 / 11 | 17.5 | 13.8 |
N/A | 26 | 41 | 67 | 47.5% | 46.2% | 15 / 11 | 14.2 | 11.7 |
N/A | 24 | 39 | 63 | 44.7% | 66.7% | 11 / 13 | 16.7 | 12.3 |
N/A | 26 | 36 | 62 | 44.0% | 50.0% | 11 / 15 | 17.4 | 10.7 |
N/A | 15 | 46 | 61 | 43.3% | 53.3% | 5 / 10 | 14.7 | 4.8 |
N/A | 25 | 35 | 60 | 42.6% | 36.0% | 12 / 13 | 18.8 | 16.6 |
N/A | 22 | 34 | 56 | 39.7% | 63.6% | 15 / 7 | 18.5 | 16.2 |
N/A | 22 | 33 | 55 | 39.0% | 40.9% | 10 / 12 | 15.4 | 11.6 |
N/A | 19 | 34 | 53 | 37.6% | 63.2% | 12 / 7 | 14.0 | 4.9 |
N/A | 21 | 29 | 50 | 35.5% | 57.1% | 13 / 8 | 17.0 | 16.6 |
N/A | 15 | 34 | 49 | 34.8% | 60.0% | 8 / 7 | 16.1 | 15.4 |
N/A | 1 | 44 | 45 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 7.3 |
N/A | 14 | 30 | 44 | 31.2% | 64.3% | 5 / 9 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
N/A | 22 | 21 | 43 | 30.5% | 54.5% | 11 / 11 | 14.9 | 11.7 |
N/A | 24 | 19 | 43 | 30.5% | 62.5% | 14 / 10 | 18.3 | 12.2 |
N/A | 23 | 20 | 43 | 30.5% | 39.1% | 11 / 12 | 14.3 | 11.2 |
N/A | 18 | 23 | 41 | 29.1% | 50.0% | 13 / 5 | 16.3 | 17.3 |
N/A | 15 | 25 | 40 | 28.4% | 40.0% | 7 / 8 | 17.0 | 11.2 |
N/A | 9 | 30 | 39 | 27.7% | 33.3% | 2 / 7 | 14.4 | 11.4 |
N/A | 7 | 31 | 38 | 27.0% | 28.6% | 3 / 4 | 15.3 | 4.7 |
N/A | 20 | 16 | 36 | 25.5% | 70.0% | 9 / 11 | 18.1 | 16.4 |
N/A | 26 | 10 | 36 | 25.5% | 57.7% | 15 / 11 | 15.4 | 13.3 |
N/A | 15 | 17 | 32 | 22.7% | 60.0% | 8 / 7 | 17.7 | 15.2 |
N/A | 14 | 16 | 30 | 21.3% | 64.3% | 5 / 9 | 16.7 | 8.9 |
N/A | 17 | 13 | 30 | 21.3% | 35.3% | 11 / 6 | 16.3 | 14.8 |
N/A | 14 | 15 | 29 | 20.6% | 21.4% | 6 / 8 | 20.1 | 16.5 |
N/A | 15 | 14 | 29 | 20.6% | 66.7% | 10 / 5 | 16.5 | 14.3 |
N/A | 14 | 15 | 29 | 20.6% | 42.9% | 5 / 9 | 17.8 | 11.9 |
N/A | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20.6% | 55.6% | 10 / 8 | 14.1 | 5.5 |
N/A | 22 | 6 | 28 | 19.9% | 18.2% | 9 / 13 | 17.5 | 17.8 |
N/A | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19.1% | 42.9% | 4 / 3 | 20.0 | 9.7 |
N/A | 9 | 18 | 27 | 19.1% | 33.3% | 4 / 5 | 16.0 | 13.5 |
N/A | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18.4% | 62.5% | 5 / 3 | 16.4 | 5.1 |
N/A | 11 | 14 | 25 | 17.7% | 63.6% | 7 / 4 | 13.4 | 6.9 |
N/A | 16 | 9 | 25 | 17.7% | 43.8% | 10 / 6 | 15.7 | 6.3 |
N/A | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16.3% | 63.6% | 6 / 5 | 18.5 | 14.4 |
N/A | 6 | 16 | 22 | 15.6% | 66.7% | 3 / 3 | 19.8 | 12.3 |
N/A | 14 | 8 | 22 | 15.6% | 57.1% | 7 / 7 | 12.6 | 5.6 |
N/A | 15 | 7 | 22 | 15.6% | 46.7% | 5 / 10 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
N/A | 17 | 4 | 21 | 14.9% | 58.8% | 8 / 9 | 14.7 | 20.0 |
N/A | 12 | 9 | 21 | 14.9% | 50.0% | 4 / 8 | 12.7 | 8.3 |
N/A | 2 | 18 | 20 | 14.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 5.2 |
N/A | 16 | 2 | 18 | 12.8% | 37.5% | 10 / 6 | 15.0 | 13.5 |
N/A | 2 | 16 | 18 | 12.8% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 17.0 | 17.9 |
N/A | 10 | 7 | 17 | 12.1% | 50.0% | 7 / 3 | 16.3 | 8.4 |
N/A | 2 | 14 | 16 | 11.3% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
N/A | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10.6% | 50.0% | 2 / 6 | 20.9 | 18.1 |
N/A | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10.6% | 77.8% | 4 / 5 | 12.0 | 5.8 |
N/A | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9.9% | 50.0% | 4 / 2 | 13.8 | 2.1 |
N/A | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9.2% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 17.0 | 18.7 |
N/A | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7.8% | 40.0% | 7 / 3 | 14.8 | 11.0 |
N/A | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7.1% | 50.0% | 4 / 4 | 20.5 | 18.5 |
N/A | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 14.3 | 7.3 |
N/A | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6.4% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 11.6 | 9.8 |
N/A | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.7% | 16.7% | 4 / 2 | 14.7 | 11.5 |
N/A | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5.7% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 21.3 | 20.0 |
N/A | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.7% | 16.7% | 3 / 3 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
N/A | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.7% | 66.7% | 4 / 2 | 23.0 | 14.5 |
N/A | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5.0% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 15.0 | 18.0 |
N/A | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.3% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 13.5 | 14.8 |
N/A | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4.3% | 20.0% | 3 / 2 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
N/A | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 16.5 |
N/A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4.3% | 33.3% | 2 / 4 | 15.7 | — |
N/A | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.5% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.8 |
N/A | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 20.7 |
N/A | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0 / 2 | 12.5 | 19.3 |
N/A | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 10.5 | 5.3 |
N/A | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.5% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 18.0 | 19.5 |
N/A | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
N/A | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.8% | 25.0% | 2 / 2 | 16.8 | — |
N/A | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.0 | 14.0 |
N/A | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | 10.5 |
N/A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | 19.0 |
N/A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 14.7 | — |
N/A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 0 / 3 | 18.0 | — |
N/A | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 20.0 |
N/A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.5 | — |
N/A | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
N/A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
N/A | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 1.5 |
N/A | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 3.0 |
N/A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
N/A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
N/A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the ESL One Birmingham 2026 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Hero is the most contested hero in ESL One Birmingham 2026 with a contest rate of 91.5% across 141 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Hero leads the ban list with 103 bans (73.0% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Hero is the most picked hero with 63 picks across 141 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in ESL One Birmingham 2026?▾
Hero posts the highest winrate at 77.8% (minimum 5 picks) across 9 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the ESL One Birmingham 2026 draft?▾
112 unique heroes have appeared in ESL One Birmingham 2026 drafts: 107 have been picked and 93 have been banned.
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