Premier Series — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for Premier Series: 161 drafts analysed, 116 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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161
165 matches scanned
1,610
10.0 per match
2,253
14.0 per match
116
114 picked · 95 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of Premier Series.
By total picks
Phoenix
34.2% pick rate
Tusk
34.2% pick rate
Hoodwink
32.3% pick rate
Jakiro
29.8% pick rate
Rubick
28.6% pick rate
Beastmaster
28.0% pick rate
Bristleback
26.7% pick rate
Tidehunter
24.8% pick rate
Muerta
24.2% pick rate
Puck
23.6% pick rate
By total bans
Batrider
73.9% ban rate
Shadow Demon
59.6% ban rate
Puck
57.8% ban rate
Beastmaster
47.8% ban rate
Bristleback
44.1% ban rate
Largo
42.2% ban rate
Phoenix
41.6% ban rate
Doom
40.4% ban rate
Treant Protector
39.1% ban rate
Alchemist
39.1% ban rate
Picks + bans
Batrider
90.1% contest rate
Puck
81.4% contest rate
Shadow Demon
81.4% contest rate
Beastmaster
75.8% contest rate
Phoenix
75.8% contest rate
Bristleback
70.8% contest rate
Tusk
59.6% contest rate
Hoodwink
54.0% contest rate
Pangolier
51.6% contest rate
Largo
50.9% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Batrider
26 picks
Shadow Demon
35 picks
Alchemist
17 picks
Phoenix
55 picks
Shadow Fiend
17 picks
Treant Protector
18 picks
Io
15 picks
Jakiro
48 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
24 bans
Treant Protector
63 bans
Lone Druid
7 bans
Largo
68 bans
Batrider
119 bans
Doom
65 bans
Bounty Hunter
6 bans
Shadow Demon
96 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Leshrac
13 picks · 10 wins
Kunkka
8 picks · 6 wins
Bane
7 picks · 5 wins
Alchemist
17 picks · 12 wins
Dazzle
13 picks · 9 wins
Windranger
16 picks · 11 wins
Pugna
9 picks · 6 wins
Kez
23 picks · 15 wins
Min 5 picks
Timbersaw
11 picks · 0 wins
Weaver
15 picks · 3 wins
Invoker
11 picks · 3 wins
Nyx Assassin
7 picks · 2 wins
Spirit Breaker
7 picks · 2 wins
Shadow Fiend
17 picks · 5 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Tusk
27 on Dire
Phoenix
28 on Dire
Jakiro
21 on Dire
Hoodwink
26 on Dire
Muerta
17 on Dire
Tidehunter
19 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Phoenix
27 on Radiant
Tusk
28 on Radiant
Beastmaster
19 on Radiant
Hoodwink
26 on Radiant
Rubick
20 on Radiant
Bristleback
19 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in Premier Series.
34 matches
Top picks
- Phoenix13
- Hoodwink11
- Ember Spirit10
- Slardar9
- Underlord8
Top bans
- Batrider19
- Monkey King12
- Beastmaster9
- Brewmaster9
- Tusk9
26 matches
Top picks
- Beastmaster8
- Hoodwink8
- Muerta8
- Tidehunter6
- Keeper of the Light6
Top bans
- Alchemist13
- Monkey King12
- Shadow Demon10
- Leshrac9
- Ember Spirit9
25 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro7
- Venomancer6
- Shadow Demon6
- Mars6
- Tiny5
Top bans
- Huskar9
- Phoenix9
- Puck7
- Doom6
- Ember Spirit6
25 matches
Top picks
- Puck6
- Luna6
- Rubick6
- Void Spirit6
- Tidehunter5
Top bans
- Shadow Demon17
- Viper10
- Batrider9
- Ursa9
- Doom7
24 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Demon6
- Bristleback6
- Void Spirit6
- Ringmaster6
- Luna5
Top bans
- Beastmaster15
- Shadow Fiend10
- Doom9
- Queen of Pain7
- Ursa7
22 matches
Top picks
- Tusk7
- Hoodwink6
- Sand King5
- Templar Assassin5
- Jakiro5
Top bans
- Phoenix9
- Batrider7
- Bristleback7
- Void Spirit7
- Treant Protector6
21 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink8
- Bristleback7
- Ringmaster6
- Sand King5
- Underlord5
Top bans
- Batrider14
- Shadow Demon11
- Puck9
- Largo8
- Shadow Fiend7
21 matches
Top picks
- Rubick7
- Storm Spirit6
- Tusk6
- Doom4
- Phoenix4
Top bans
- Bristleback14
- Puck8
- Shadow Demon7
- Tusk6
- Pangolier6
17 matches
Top picks
- Disruptor7
- Tusk7
- Viper4
- Brewmaster4
- Windranger3
Top bans
- Batrider7
- Largo7
- Puck6
- Jakiro6
- Treant Protector5
13 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow6
- Puck4
- Warlock4
- Templar Assassin4
- Jakiro4
Top bans
- Batrider13
- Largo9
- Shadow Demon8
- Treant Protector8
- Huskar6
13 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro5
- Tiny4
- Warlock4
- Ursa4
- Tusk4
Top bans
- Puck10
- Weaver6
- Treant Protector6
- Largo6
- Warlock5
11 matches
Top picks
- Beastmaster4
- Jakiro4
- Warlock3
- Lifestealer3
- Underlord3
Top bans
- Largo7
- Shadow Fiend6
- Treant Protector6
- Dazzle4
- Lifestealer4
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in Premier Series drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 119 | 145 | 90.1% | 50.0% | 8 / 18 | 8.5 | 3.9 |
| 38 | 93 | 131 | 81.4% | 50.0% | 17 / 21 | 15.6 | 10.8 |
| 35 | 96 | 131 | 81.4% | 48.6% | 13 / 22 | 8.6 | 4.4 |
| 45 | 77 | 122 | 75.8% | 35.6% | 19 / 26 | 13.6 | 5.4 |
| 55 | 67 | 122 | 75.8% | 60.0% | 27 / 28 | 10.2 | 5.3 |
| 43 | 71 | 114 | 70.8% | 51.2% | 19 / 24 | 13.1 | 5.0 |
| 55 | 41 | 96 | 59.6% | 54.5% | 28 / 27 | 13.0 | 8.4 |
| 52 | 35 | 87 | 54.0% | 55.8% | 26 / 26 | 13.3 | 5.9 |
| 35 | 48 | 83 | 51.6% | 54.3% | 16 / 19 | 12.8 | 7.3 |
| 14 | 68 | 82 | 50.9% | 57.1% | 6 / 8 | 13.6 | 3.9 |
| 48 | 33 | 81 | 50.3% | 39.6% | 27 / 21 | 11.6 | 6.5 |
| 18 | 63 | 81 | 50.3% | 55.6% | 5 / 13 | 11.3 | 3.2 |
| 17 | 63 | 80 | 49.7% | 70.6% | 9 / 8 | 10.0 | 6.3 |
| 22 | 58 | 80 | 49.7% | 45.5% | 9 / 13 | 13.8 | 7.0 |
| 12 | 65 | 77 | 47.8% | 41.7% | 6 / 6 | 14.0 | 4.0 |
| 39 | 37 | 76 | 47.2% | 59.0% | 22 / 17 | 15.1 | 12.9 |
| 40 | 35 | 75 | 46.6% | 42.5% | 21 / 19 | 13.6 | 15.3 |
| 23 | 49 | 72 | 44.7% | 47.8% | 9 / 14 | 18.3 | 14.9 |
| 17 | 52 | 69 | 42.9% | 58.8% | 11 / 6 | 16.3 | 13.8 |
| 24 | 44 | 68 | 42.2% | 50.0% | 18 / 6 | 19.1 | 17.5 |
| 18 | 49 | 67 | 41.6% | 50.0% | 9 / 9 | 16.3 | 11.5 |
| 46 | 21 | 67 | 41.6% | 47.8% | 20 / 26 | 11.6 | 9.8 |
| 24 | 42 | 66 | 41.0% | 37.5% | 11 / 13 | 15.5 | 11.0 |
| 17 | 48 | 65 | 40.4% | 29.4% | 6 / 11 | 10.4 | 6.2 |
| 26 | 39 | 65 | 40.4% | 61.5% | 18 / 8 | 16.8 | 13.6 |
| 29 | 35 | 64 | 39.8% | 58.6% | 19 / 10 | 15.4 | 10.8 |
| 16 | 47 | 63 | 39.1% | 56.3% | 6 / 10 | 16.5 | 12.9 |
| 26 | 34 | 60 | 37.3% | 53.8% | 14 / 12 | 18.2 | 15.1 |
| 29 | 29 | 58 | 36.0% | 51.7% | 16 / 13 | 14.7 | 10.7 |
| 26 | 29 | 55 | 34.2% | 50.0% | 11 / 15 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| 23 | 32 | 55 | 34.2% | 65.2% | 11 / 12 | 17.2 | 7.4 |
| 28 | 25 | 53 | 32.9% | 42.9% | 15 / 13 | 13.5 | 7.2 |
| 18 | 34 | 52 | 32.3% | 55.6% | 5 / 13 | 16.4 | 11.1 |
| 35 | 15 | 50 | 31.1% | 42.9% | 21 / 14 | 12.0 | 5.3 |
| 15 | 33 | 48 | 29.8% | 20.0% | 8 / 7 | 17.2 | 13.6 |
| 18 | 29 | 47 | 29.2% | 55.6% | 14 / 4 | 14.7 | 5.3 |
 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 29.2% | 39.1% | 14 / 9 | 17.2 | 13.1 |
| 17 | 30 | 47 | 29.2% | 58.8% | 7 / 10 | 16.4 | 13.6 |
| 16 | 25 | 41 | 25.5% | 68.8% | 7 / 9 | 16.0 | 7.7 |
| 15 | 24 | 39 | 24.2% | 53.3% | 9 / 6 | 19.7 | 13.5 |
| 15 | 24 | 39 | 24.2% | 33.3% | 9 / 6 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| 28 | 11 | 39 | 24.2% | 50.0% | 14 / 14 | 14.0 | 10.1 |
| 29 | 9 | 38 | 23.6% | 55.2% | 12 / 17 | 17.6 | 18.6 |
| 13 | 23 | 36 | 22.4% | 76.9% | 6 / 7 | 17.7 | 7.1 |
 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 19.9% | 48.1% | 13 / 14 | 14.5 | 13.8 |
 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 19.9% | 50.0% | 6 / 0 | 19.0 | 6.2 |
| 25 | 7 | 32 | 19.9% | 52.0% | 10 / 15 | 15.0 | 9.0 |
| 21 | 10 | 31 | 19.3% | 61.9% | 10 / 11 | 12.9 | 7.1 |
| 11 | 16 | 27 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 7 / 4 | 13.8 | 9.5 |
| 11 | 15 | 26 | 16.1% | 27.3% | 3 / 8 | 20.6 | 17.9 |
 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15.5% | 30.0% | 5 / 5 | 17.9 | 16.1 |
 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 15.5% | 53.8% | 9 / 4 | 13.8 | 8.5 |
| 13 | 11 | 24 | 14.9% | 69.2% | 9 / 4 | 15.5 | 8.8 |
 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14.3% | 57.1% | 6 / 1 | 12.3 | 4.4 |
| 17 | 6 | 23 | 14.3% | 35.3% | 11 / 6 | 14.8 | 5.3 |
 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 13.7% | 53.3% | 7 / 8 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 13.0% | 41.7% | 8 / 4 | 15.8 | 12.6 |
 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 11.2% | 46.2% | 5 / 8 | 18.6 | 17.2 |
 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 11.2% | 50.0% | 9 / 7 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11.2% | 50.0% | 3 / 3 | 18.5 | 18.3 |
 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 11.2% | 46.2% | 7 / 6 | 15.9 | 12.2 |
 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10.6% | 50.0% | 1 / 5 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
| 8 | 6 | 14 | 8.7% | 75.0% | 1 / 7 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8.7% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.5 | 17.9 |
 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8.1% | 60.0% | 4 / 1 | 20.4 | 19.1 |
 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8.1% | 57.1% | 4 / 3 | 19.7 | 15.2 |
 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8.1% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 20.0 | 17.1 |
 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7.5% | 25.0% | 0 / 4 | 20.3 | 19.1 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 7.5% | 28.6% | 6 / 1 | 13.9 | 5.2 |
 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7.5% | 40.0% | 4 / 1 | 20.6 | 18.4 |
| 9 | 2 | 11 | 6.8% | 66.7% | 4 / 5 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6.8% | 40.0% | 1 / 4 | 16.2 | 13.2 |
| 4 | 6 | 10 | 6.2% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 14.0 | 4.0 |
 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6.2% | 66.7% | 3 / 0 | 16.3 | 15.9 |
 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6.2% | 50.0% | 4 / 2 | 14.0 | 12.5 |
 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5.6% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 23.0 | 19.7 |
 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5.6% | 50.0% | 0 / 6 | 16.5 | 8.3 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 5.0% | 71.4% | 4 / 3 | 14.6 | 9.0 |
 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5.0% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 13.1 |
| 1 | 7 | 8 | 5.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | 3.7 |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 4.3% | 28.6% | 3 / 4 | 16.3 | — |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.7% | 100.0% | 0 / 2 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.7% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 14.8 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 15.0 |
 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.7 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | 17.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.5% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 20.0 | 19.5 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.5% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 22.7 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.5% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.5% | 66.7% | 3 / 0 | 21.0 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 18.3 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 14.7 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 14.7 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1 / 2 | 21.0 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 13.7 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.9% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 15.0 | 21.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 3 | 14.3 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9% | 33.3% | 3 / 0 | 11.7 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 15.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 20.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 11.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the Premier Series draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in Premier Series?▾
Batrider is the most contested hero in Premier Series with a contest rate of 90.1% across 161 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in Premier Series?▾
Batrider leads the ban list with 119 bans (73.9% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in Premier Series?▾
Phoenix is the most picked hero with 55 picks across 161 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in Premier Series?▾
Leshrac posts the highest winrate at 76.9% (minimum 5 picks) across 13 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the Premier Series draft?▾
116 unique heroes have appeared in Premier Series drafts: 114 have been picked and 95 have been banned.
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