Esports World Cup 2025 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for Esports World Cup 2025: 89 drafts analysed, 106 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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89
89 matches scanned
890
10.0 per match
1,246
14.0 per match
106
101 picked · 87 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of Esports World Cup 2025.
By total picks
Shadow Shaman
43.8% pick rate
Puck
36.0% pick rate
Queen of Pain
29.2% pick rate
Tusk
29.2% pick rate
Shadow Fiend
28.1% pick rate
Monkey King
27.0% pick rate
Nature's Prophet
27.0% pick rate
Dark Willow
25.8% pick rate
Dawnbreaker
24.7% pick rate
Marci
24.7% pick rate
By total bans
Naga Siren
89.9% ban rate
Batrider
75.3% ban rate
Doom
56.2% ban rate
Templar Assassin
55.1% ban rate
Undying
52.8% ban rate
Puck
50.6% ban rate
Monkey King
49.4% ban rate
Dazzle
48.3% ban rate
Nature's Prophet
47.2% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
46.1% ban rate
Picks + bans
Naga Siren
98.9% contest rate
Batrider
97.8% contest rate
Puck
86.5% contest rate
Doom
77.5% contest rate
Shadow Shaman
76.4% contest rate
Monkey King
76.4% contest rate
Shadow Fiend
74.2% contest rate
Templar Assassin
74.2% contest rate
Nature's Prophet
74.2% contest rate
Undying
70.8% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Naga Siren
8 picks
Batrider
20 picks
Nature's Prophet
24 picks
Shadow Fiend
25 picks
Monkey King
24 picks
Doom
19 picks
Shadow Shaman
39 picks
Magnus
6 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Naga Siren
80 bans
Chen
9 bans
Undying
47 bans
Batrider
67 bans
Dazzle
43 bans
Lina
5 bans
Nature's Prophet
42 bans
Doom
50 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Lycan
5 picks · 4 wins
Nature's Prophet
24 picks · 18 wins
Chen
11 picks · 8 wins
Sven
7 picks · 5 wins
Batrider
20 picks · 14 wins
Silencer
10 picks · 7 wins
Templar Assassin
17 picks · 11 wins
Ember Spirit
19 picks · 12 wins
Min 5 picks
Terrorblade
8 picks · 1 wins
Phantom Lancer
8 picks · 1 wins
Bristleback
10 picks · 3 wins
Warlock
19 picks · 6 wins
Lifestealer
9 picks · 3 wins
Enchantress
6 picks · 2 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Shadow Shaman
21 on Dire
Monkey King
8 on Dire
Queen of Pain
12 on Dire
Templar Assassin
4 on Dire
Bane
8 on Dire
Batrider
8 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Shadow Shaman
18 on Radiant
Tusk
5 on Radiant
Puck
12 on Radiant
Shadow Fiend
8 on Radiant
Nature's Prophet
7 on Radiant
Dark Willow
9 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in Esports World Cup 2025.
18 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman7
- Axe6
- Tusk6
- Monkey King5
- Puck4
Top bans
- Dazzle9
- Nature's Prophet9
- Naga Siren8
- Templar Assassin7
- Ursa7
18 matches
Top picks
- Chen6
- Doom6
- Dark Willow6
- Puck5
- Storm Spirit5
Top bans
- Naga Siren10
- Monkey King8
- Queen of Pain7
- Axe6
- Beastmaster6
17 matches
Top picks
- Pugna7
- Tusk6
- Shadow Shaman5
- Nature's Prophet5
- Primal Beast5
Top bans
- Axe10
- Dawnbreaker10
- Templar Assassin9
- Batrider9
- Bane6
13 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman5
- Nature's Prophet5
- Queen of Pain4
- Silencer4
- Monkey King4
Top bans
- Doom6
- Naga Siren6
- Shadow Fiend4
- Kunkka4
- Queen of Pain4
12 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend5
- Batrider4
- Centaur Warrunner4
- Puck3
- Shadow Shaman3
Top bans
- Templar Assassin10
- Dazzle8
- Dark Seer6
- Lifestealer5
- Batrider5
11 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman5
- Monkey King4
- Queen of Pain3
- Ember Spirit3
- Phoenix3
Top bans
- Shadow Fiend5
- Dazzle5
- Doom5
- Puck4
- Kunkka4
10 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend4
- Kunkka4
- Bane3
- Tusk3
- Phantom Lancer2
Top bans
- Puck6
- Batrider5
- Doom5
- Undying5
- Naga Siren4
10 matches
Top picks
- Pangolier5
- Lina3
- Shadow Shaman3
- Silencer3
- Bristleback3
Top bans
- Beastmaster10
- Batrider9
- Dark Seer7
- Monkey King5
- Sniper4
10 matches
Top picks
- Batrider4
- Puck3
- Warlock3
- Underlord3
- Axe2
Top bans
- Monkey King6
- Queen of Pain5
- Naga Siren5
- Puck4
- Ursa4
10 matches
Top picks
- Warlock3
- Queen of Pain3
- Nature's Prophet3
- Monkey King3
- Marci3
Top bans
- Batrider9
- Axe5
- Puck5
- Undying5
- Naga Siren5
9 matches
Top picks
- Bane3
- Puck3
- Shadow Shaman3
- Marci3
- Kunkka2
Top bans
- Batrider4
- Doom4
- Naga Siren4
- Shadow Fiend3
- Queen of Pain3
8 matches
Top picks
- Axe3
- Shadow Fiend3
- Puck3
- Leshrac3
- Bane2
Top bans
- Dawnbreaker6
- Dark Seer5
- Dazzle4
- Undying4
- Naga Siren4
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in Esports World Cup 2025 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 80 | 88 | 98.9% | 62.5% | 3 / 5 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| 20 | 67 | 87 | 97.8% | 70.0% | 12 / 8 | 8.8 | 3.6 |
| 32 | 45 | 77 | 86.5% | 40.6% | 12 / 20 | 13.0 | 11.9 |
| 19 | 50 | 69 | 77.5% | 42.1% | 7 / 12 | 11.6 | 5.3 |
| 39 | 29 | 68 | 76.4% | 51.3% | 18 / 21 | 12.0 | 8.2 |
| 24 | 44 | 68 | 76.4% | 62.5% | 16 / 8 | 11.5 | 5.5 |
| 25 | 41 | 66 | 74.2% | 52.0% | 8 / 17 | 10.7 | 5.8 |
| 17 | 49 | 66 | 74.2% | 64.7% | 13 / 4 | 13.8 | 6.4 |
| 24 | 42 | 66 | 74.2% | 75.0% | 7 / 17 | 10.3 | 4.7 |
| 16 | 47 | 63 | 70.8% | 50.0% | 8 / 8 | 12.5 | 3.6 |
| 21 | 41 | 62 | 69.7% | 38.1% | 12 / 9 | 12.8 | 7.3 |
| 22 | 40 | 62 | 69.7% | 54.5% | 11 / 11 | 13.0 | 8.1 |
| 18 | 43 | 61 | 68.5% | 38.9% | 10 / 8 | 13.1 | 3.8 |
| 26 | 34 | 60 | 67.4% | 50.0% | 14 / 12 | 12.6 | 7.4 |
| 17 | 40 | 57 | 64.0% | 35.3% | 9 / 8 | 16.5 | 13.2 |
| 15 | 39 | 54 | 60.7% | 46.7% | 7 / 8 | 14.2 | 6.4 |
 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 52.8% | 47.1% | 12 / 5 | 15.8 | 9.7 |
| 19 | 24 | 43 | 48.3% | 63.2% | 10 / 9 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
| 22 | 21 | 43 | 48.3% | 54.5% | 9 / 13 | 13.6 | 9.4 |
| 26 | 15 | 41 | 46.1% | 53.8% | 5 / 21 | 13.9 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 36 | 40 | 44.9% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 21.0 | 15.2 |
| 21 | 18 | 39 | 43.8% | 47.6% | 13 / 8 | 14.3 | 8.1 |
| 13 | 20 | 33 | 37.1% | 38.5% | 6 / 7 | 15.5 | 16.2 |
| 7 | 24 | 31 | 34.8% | 71.4% | 4 / 3 | 20.0 | 18.5 |
| 9 | 20 | 29 | 32.6% | 33.3% | 3 / 6 | 22.0 | 16.6 |
| 23 | 6 | 29 | 32.6% | 52.2% | 9 / 14 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
| 16 | 13 | 29 | 32.6% | 56.3% | 7 / 9 | 12.7 | 8.8 |
| 19 | 7 | 26 | 29.2% | 31.6% | 10 / 9 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 27.0% | 41.2% | 10 / 7 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| 6 | 18 | 24 | 27.0% | 50.0% | 3 / 3 | 12.0 | 10.8 |
| 8 | 15 | 23 | 25.8% | 12.5% | 3 / 5 | 18.8 | 14.8 |
| 17 | 5 | 22 | 24.7% | 47.1% | 10 / 7 | 16.6 | 17.0 |
| 14 | 7 | 21 | 23.6% | 42.9% | 11 / 3 | 17.9 | 15.7 |
| 13 | 7 | 20 | 22.5% | 53.8% | 5 / 8 | 15.1 | 10.3 |
| 11 | 9 | 20 | 22.5% | 72.7% | 6 / 5 | 12.9 | 3.6 |
 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22.5% | 50.0% | 3 / 5 | 17.9 | 14.3 |
| 10 | 8 | 18 | 20.2% | 30.0% | 5 / 5 | 17.9 | 16.4 |
 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 13.5 | 15.8 |
| 10 | 7 | 17 | 19.1% | 70.0% | 4 / 6 | 13.7 | 11.9 |
 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19.1% | 62.5% | 4 / 4 | 15.4 | 10.8 |
| 5 | 10 | 15 | 16.9% | 80.0% | 4 / 1 | 20.0 | 19.7 |
 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 16.9% | 45.5% | 5 / 6 | 16.6 | 10.0 |
 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 16.9% | 58.3% | 10 / 2 | 18.4 | 16.7 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 | 16.9% | 50.0% | 3 / 7 | 17.4 | 9.8 |
 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15.7% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 21.6 | 18.6 |
 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 13.3 |
| 10 | 3 | 13 | 14.6% | 60.0% | 4 / 6 | 19.7 | 16.0 |
 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13.5% | 42.9% | 5 / 2 | 19.3 | 19.6 |
 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13.5% | 60.0% | 1 / 4 | 21.6 | 19.0 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 12.4% | 12.5% | 3 / 5 | 20.6 | 19.0 |
| 2 | 9 | 11 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 0 / 2 | 20.0 | 6.3 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | 12.4% | 33.3% | 3 / 3 | 15.0 | 7.6 |
 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12.4% | 42.9% | 6 / 1 | 16.0 | 20.0 |
 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11.2% | 42.9% | 6 / 1 | 20.0 | 9.7 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 11.2% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 12.2 | 4.0 |
 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11.2% | 55.6% | 4 / 5 | 17.2 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.5 | 14.6 |
 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10.1% | 62.5% | 6 / 2 | 14.9 | 19.0 |
 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9.0% | 40.0% | 0 / 5 | 17.2 | 11.0 |
 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9.0% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 18.6 | 15.3 |
 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.9% | 50.0% | 3 / 3 | 15.3 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.9% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.9% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 12.2 | 9.0 |
 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.9% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.9% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 20.2 |
 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.9% | 75.0% | 4 / 0 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.7% | 50.0% | 1 / 3 | 13.5 | 8.5 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | 10.8 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.7% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 13.5 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.6% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 15.3 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.6% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 14.0 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.6% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.6% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 18.6 | — |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.5% | 50.0% | 0 / 4 | 16.5 | — |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 19.5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 19.5 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.5% | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | 20.7 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.5% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.5 | 20.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 2 / 2 | 15.3 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.4% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 14.7 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 16.7 | — |
 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 16.7 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 13.0 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | 21.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 13.0 | 10.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 18.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 15.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 13.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 15.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the Esports World Cup 2025 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in Esports World Cup 2025?▾
Naga Siren is the most contested hero in Esports World Cup 2025 with a contest rate of 98.9% across 89 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in Esports World Cup 2025?▾
Naga Siren leads the ban list with 80 bans (89.9% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in Esports World Cup 2025?▾
Shadow Shaman is the most picked hero with 39 picks across 89 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in Esports World Cup 2025?▾
Lycan posts the highest winrate at 80.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 5 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the Esports World Cup 2025 draft?▾
106 unique heroes have appeared in Esports World Cup 2025 drafts: 101 have been picked and 87 have been banned.
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