Pick & Ban Analysis

SLAM III — Draft Breakdown

Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for SLAM III: 43 drafts analysed, 81 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.

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Draft summary

Drafts analysed

43

43 matches scanned

Total picks

430

10.0 per match

Total bans

602

14.0 per match

Hero pool

81

76 picked · 61 banned

Draft leaders

The heroes shaping the meta of SLAM III.

Most picked

By total picks

1
Jakiro

Jakiro

44.2% pick rate

19
2
Ringmaster

Ringmaster

44.2% pick rate

19
3
Tiny

Tiny

37.2% pick rate

16
4
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

32.6% pick rate

14
5
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

32.6% pick rate

14
6
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

30.2% pick rate

13
7
Sand King

Sand King

30.2% pick rate

13
8
Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition

30.2% pick rate

13
9
Terrorblade

Terrorblade

30.2% pick rate

13
10
Morphling

Morphling

27.9% pick rate

12
Most banned

By total bans

1
Templar Assassin

Templar Assassin

90.7% ban rate

39
2
Bristleback

Bristleback

83.7% ban rate

36
3
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

69.8% ban rate

30
4
Sand King

Sand King

65.1% ban rate

28
5
Monkey King

Monkey King

65.1% ban rate

28
6
Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition

48.8% ban rate

21
7
Tinker

Tinker

48.8% ban rate

21
8
Doom

Doom

48.8% ban rate

21
9
Tiny

Tiny

46.5% ban rate

20
10
Morphling

Morphling

46.5% ban rate

20
Most contested

Picks + bans

1
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

100.0% contest rate

43
2
Templar Assassin

Templar Assassin

97.7% contest rate

42
3
Bristleback

Bristleback

97.7% contest rate

42
4
Sand King

Sand King

95.3% contest rate

41
5
Monkey King

Monkey King

88.4% contest rate

38
6
Tiny

Tiny

83.7% contest rate

36
7
Jakiro

Jakiro

81.4% contest rate

35
8
Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition

79.1% contest rate

34
9
Morphling

Morphling

74.4% contest rate

32
10
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

74.4% contest rate

32

Draft priority

Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.

Priority picks

Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)

1
Templar Assassin

Templar Assassin

3 picks

7.0
2
Bristleback

Bristleback

6 picks

8.0
3
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

13 picks

9.0
4
Sand King

Sand King

13 picks

10.1
5
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

14 picks

11.5
6
Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition

13 picks

11.5
7
Tinker

Tinker

9 picks

11.6
8
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

14 picks

11.7
Priority bans

Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)

1
Venomancer

Venomancer

3 bans

1.7
2
Templar Assassin

Templar Assassin

39 bans

2.4
3
Bristleback

Bristleback

36 bans

2.8
4
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

18 bans

3.1
5
Tinker

Tinker

21 bans

3.2
6
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

30 bans

3.5
7
Sand King

Sand King

28 bans

3.9
8
Keeper of the Light

Keeper of the Light

15 bans

4.7

Winrate leaders

Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).

Highest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Shadow Shaman

Shadow Shaman

9 picks · 8 wins

88.9%
2
Monkey King

Monkey King

10 picks · 8 wins

80.0%
3
Tinker

Tinker

9 picks · 7 wins

77.8%
4
Crystal Maiden

Crystal Maiden

7 picks · 5 wins

71.4%
5
Pangolier

Pangolier

11 picks · 7 wins

63.6%
6
Medusa

Medusa

8 picks · 5 wins

62.5%
7
Centaur Warrunner

Centaur Warrunner

8 picks · 5 wins

62.5%
8
Warlock

Warlock

10 picks · 6 wins

60.0%
Lowest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

6 picks · 1 wins

16.7%
2
Enigma

Enigma

5 picks · 1 wins

20.0%
3
Underlord

Underlord

5 picks · 1 wins

20.0%
4
Weaver

Weaver

5 picks · 1 wins

20.0%
5
Silencer

Silencer

7 picks · 2 wins

28.6%
6
Jakiro

Jakiro

19 picks · 6 wins

31.6%

Side preferences

Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.

Radiant favourites

Most picked when on Radiant

1
Ringmaster

Ringmaster

7 on Dire

12
2
Jakiro

Jakiro

8 on Dire

11
3
Tiny

Tiny

6 on Dire

10
4
Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition

4 on Dire

9
5
Sand King

Sand King

5 on Dire

8
6
Morphling

Morphling

4 on Dire

8
Dire favourites

Most picked when on Dire

1
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

5 on Radiant

9
2
Jakiro

Jakiro

11 on Radiant

8
3
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

6 on Radiant

8
4
Terrorblade

Terrorblade

5 on Radiant

8
5
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

6 on Radiant

7
6
Monkey King

Monkey King

3 on Radiant

7

Team draft tendencies

Signature picks and bans for each team in SLAM III.

14 matches

Top picks

  • Slardar
    Slardar4
  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit4
  • Muerta
    Muerta4
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit3
  • Bounty Hunter
    Bounty Hunter3

Top bans

  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster10
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin6
  • Puck
    Puck5
  • Gyrocopter
    Gyrocopter5
  • Bristleback
    Bristleback5

11 matches

Top picks

  • Ringmaster
    Ringmaster7
  • Ancient Apparition
    Ancient Apparition6
  • Tiny
    Tiny5
  • Magnus
    Magnus4
  • Morphling
    Morphling3

Top bans

  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin10
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster7
  • Sand King
    Sand King5
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro5
  • Keeper of the Light
    Keeper of the Light5

10 matches

Top picks

  • Shadow Shaman
    Shadow Shaman4
  • Warlock
    Warlock4
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer4
  • Medusa
    Medusa4
  • Tusk
    Tusk4

Top bans

  • Ancient Apparition
    Ancient Apparition6
  • Bristleback
    Bristleback6
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin5
  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet5
  • Morphling
    Morphling3

10 matches

Top picks

  • Crystal Maiden
    Crystal Maiden5
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier4
  • Mirana
    Mirana3
  • Tiny
    Tiny3
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster3

Top bans

  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin9
  • Tinker
    Tinker5
  • Morphling
    Morphling4
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit3
  • Kunkka
    Kunkka3

Top picks

  • Windranger
    Windranger4
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro3
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King3
  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet2
  • Medusa
    Medusa2

Top bans

  • Sand King
    Sand King8
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer5
  • Bristleback
    Bristleback5
  • Tiny
    Tiny4
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster3

7 matches

Top picks

  • Sand King
    Sand King3
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro3
  • Tiny
    Tiny2
  • Tinker
    Tinker2
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster2

Top bans

  • Bristleback
    Bristleback7
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King5
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin4
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro4
  • Morphling
    Morphling2

7 matches

Top picks

  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet3
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro3
  • Centaur Warrunner
    Centaur Warrunner3
  • Sand King
    Sand King2
  • Windranger
    Windranger2

Top bans

  • Tiny
    Tiny4
  • Doom
    Doom4
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King4
  • Morphling
    Morphling3
  • Puck
    Puck3

7 matches

Top picks

  • Terrorblade
    Terrorblade4
  • Ancient Apparition
    Ancient Apparition3
  • Earthshaker
    Earthshaker2
  • Morphling
    Morphling2
  • Enigma
    Enigma2

Top bans

  • Tiny
    Tiny4
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro4
  • Doom
    Doom4
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King4
  • Elder Titan
    Elder Titan3

6 matches

Top picks

  • Ringmaster
    Ringmaster3
  • Puck
    Puck2
  • Sand King
    Sand King2
  • Tiny
    Tiny2
  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet2

Top bans

  • Bristleback
    Bristleback4
  • Tinker
    Tinker3
  • Phantom Assassin
    Phantom Assassin3
  • Ancient Apparition
    Ancient Apparition3
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King3

Top picks

  • Pangolier
    Pangolier3
  • Shadow Shaman
    Shadow Shaman2
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer2
  • Silencer
    Silencer2
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw2

Top bans

  • Monkey King
    Monkey King4
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster3
  • Ancient Apparition
    Ancient Apparition3
  • Doom
    Doom3
  • Puck
    Puck2

All heroes — full breakdown

Sortable table of every hero appearing in SLAM III drafts. Click a column to re-sort.

HeroSide split (R / D)
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
133043100.0%53.8%6 / 79.03.5
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin
3394297.7%66.7%0 / 37.02.4
Bristleback
Bristleback
6364297.7%50.0%1 / 58.02.8
Sand King
Sand King
13284195.3%46.2%8 / 510.13.9
Monkey King
Monkey King
10283888.4%80.0%3 / 713.88.8
Tiny
Tiny
16203683.7%43.8%10 / 613.36.5
Jakiro
Jakiro
19163581.4%31.6%11 / 812.57.4
Ancient Apparition
Ancient Apparition
13213479.1%53.8%9 / 411.56.4
Morphling
Morphling
12203274.4%50.0%8 / 416.612.3
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
14183274.4%42.9%5 / 911.73.1
Dark Seer
Dark Seer
14183274.4%42.9%6 / 811.56.5
Tinker
Tinker
9213069.8%77.8%6 / 311.63.2
Doom
Doom
9213069.8%44.4%5 / 415.38.6
Ringmaster
Ringmaster
1992865.1%36.8%12 / 712.510.6
Terrorblade
Terrorblade
13132660.5%38.5%5 / 815.610.9
Pangolier
Pangolier
11142558.1%63.6%6 / 517.614.4
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit
6162251.2%16.7%1 / 519.517.9
Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit
10122251.2%50.0%4 / 615.318.5
Medusa
Medusa
8132148.8%62.5%5 / 313.815.2
Gyrocopter
Gyrocopter
3172046.5%66.7%2 / 119.311.7
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Assassin
7121944.2%42.9%5 / 213.014.6
Keeper of the Light
Keeper of the Light
4151944.2%75.0%1 / 313.54.7
Ursa
Ursa
4131739.5%50.0%1 / 317.014.5
Silencer
Silencer
7101739.5%28.6%2 / 512.09.2
Puck
Puck
4121637.2%25.0%3 / 121.019.6
Warlock
Warlock
1061637.2%60.0%3 / 715.98.7
Centaur Warrunner
Centaur Warrunner
881637.2%62.5%6 / 216.617.1
Windranger
Windranger
1121330.2%45.5%4 / 714.110.0
Tusk
Tusk
941330.2%55.6%7 / 215.313.3
Kunkka
Kunkka
571227.9%40.0%3 / 215.611.0
Tidehunter
Tidehunter
391227.9%100.0%1 / 214.314.4
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman
921125.6%88.9%4 / 514.18.0
Slardar
Slardar
731023.3%57.1%2 / 519.717.0
Enigma
Enigma
551023.3%20.0%2 / 316.417.4
Slark
Slark
371023.3%66.7%1 / 213.38.1
Magnus
Magnus
551023.3%60.0%3 / 215.09.4
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
54920.9%40.0%1 / 418.020.5
Riki
Riki
63920.9%33.3%1 / 514.212.3
Huskar
Huskar
18920.9%0.0%1 / 015.015.5
Abaddon
Abaddon
36920.9%66.7%2 / 114.75.3
Muerta
Muerta
72920.9%42.9%3 / 413.45.5
Lifestealer
Lifestealer
44818.6%50.0%1 / 319.519.3
Elder Titan
Elder Titan
35818.6%66.7%2 / 114.08.6
Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage
07716.3%0 / 014.0
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Maiden
70716.3%71.4%2 / 515.7
Mirana
Mirana
70716.3%57.1%4 / 314.0
Timbersaw
Timbersaw
61716.3%50.0%3 / 319.520.0
Underlord
Underlord
52716.3%20.0%4 / 121.215.0
Sven
Sven
33614.0%100.0%2 / 122.018.7
Sniper
Sniper
15614.0%0.0%1 / 016.020.0
Dragon Knight
Dragon Knight
23511.6%50.0%2 / 023.014.3
Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter
50511.6%60.0%3 / 216.4
Weaver
Weaver
50511.6%20.0%1 / 418.8
Razor
Razor
3149.3%100.0%1 / 222.319.0
Shadow Demon
Shadow Demon
3149.3%66.7%2 / 115.320.0
Bane
Bane
3037.0%100.0%1 / 213.0
Bloodseeker
Bloodseeker
0337.0%0 / 018.3
Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain
2137.0%0.0%1 / 123.021.0
Venomancer
Venomancer
0337.0%0 / 01.7
Leshrac
Leshrac
3037.0%33.3%2 / 122.7
Invoker
Invoker
1237.0%100.0%0 / 117.012.5
Naga Siren
Naga Siren
1237.0%0.0%0 / 113.020.0
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
3037.0%0.0%2 / 116.7
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Fiend
1124.7%0.0%1 / 023.04.0
Clinkz
Clinkz
1124.7%100.0%1 / 023.018.0
Brewmaster
Brewmaster
0224.7%0 / 015.0
Rubick
Rubick
2024.7%50.0%1 / 114.0
Troll Warlord
Troll Warlord
2024.7%50.0%1 / 120.0
Dark Willow
Dark Willow
1124.7%0.0%1 / 016.019.0
Primal Beast
Primal Beast
2024.7%100.0%2 / 019.0
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
1012.3%0.0%0 / 123.0
Wraith King
Wraith King
1012.3%100.0%1 / 023.0
Luna
Luna
1012.3%0.0%1 / 016.0
Night Stalker
Night Stalker
1012.3%0.0%0 / 115.0
Disruptor
Disruptor
1012.3%0.0%1 / 016.0
Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin
1012.3%0.0%0 / 113.0
Techies
Techies
1012.3%100.0%1 / 016.0
Phoenix
Phoenix
1012.3%100.0%1 / 022.0
Arc Warden
Arc Warden
0112.3%0 / 02.0
Snapfire
Snapfire
1012.3%100.0%0 / 114.0
Mars
Mars
1012.3%0.0%0 / 123.0

Pick & ban FAQ

Quick answers about the SLAM III draft meta.

Which hero is most contested in SLAM III?

Beastmaster is the most contested hero in SLAM III with a contest rate of 100.0% across 43 drafts.

Which hero is banned the most in SLAM III?

Templar Assassin leads the ban list with 39 bans (90.7% ban rate).

Which hero is picked the most in SLAM III?

Jakiro is the most picked hero with 19 picks across 43 drafts.

Which hero has the highest winrate in SLAM III?

Shadow Shaman posts the highest winrate at 88.9% (minimum 5 picks) across 9 games.

How many heroes have been seen in the SLAM III draft?

81 unique heroes have appeared in SLAM III drafts: 76 have been picked and 61 have been banned.

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