SLAM IV — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for SLAM IV: 94 drafts analysed, 110 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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94
96 matches scanned
940
10.0 per match
1,316
14.0 per match
110
104 picked · 92 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of SLAM IV.
By total picks
Hoodwink
42.6% pick rate
Abaddon
33.0% pick rate
Snapfire
33.0% pick rate
Tusk
29.8% pick rate
Batrider
29.8% pick rate
Mars
28.7% pick rate
Jakiro
28.7% pick rate
Chen
26.6% pick rate
Queen of Pain
25.5% pick rate
Gyrocopter
25.5% pick rate
By total bans
Marci
91.5% ban rate
Naga Siren
75.5% ban rate
Timbersaw
64.9% ban rate
Nature's Prophet
63.8% ban rate
Lycan
60.6% ban rate
Ursa
59.6% ban rate
Puck
53.2% ban rate
Chen
45.7% ban rate
Abaddon
42.6% ban rate
Huskar
41.5% ban rate
Picks + bans
Marci
95.7% contest rate
Timbersaw
86.2% contest rate
Naga Siren
84.0% contest rate
Nature's Prophet
78.7% contest rate
Ursa
76.6% contest rate
Abaddon
75.5% contest rate
Chen
72.3% contest rate
Puck
71.3% contest rate
Lycan
66.0% contest rate
Mars
62.8% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Nature's Prophet
14 picks
Marci
4 picks
Chen
25 picks
Lycan
5 picks
Sand King
12 picks
Naga Siren
8 picks
Timbersaw
20 picks
Mars
27 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Marci
86 bans
Naga Siren
71 bans
Lycan
57 bans
Nature's Prophet
60 bans
Chen
43 bans
Bristleback
19 bans
Sand King
16 bans
Timbersaw
61 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Huskar
9 picks · 7 wins
Bane
19 picks · 14 wins
Ringmaster
10 picks · 7 wins
Shadow Demon
15 picks · 10 wins
Tidehunter
12 picks · 8 wins
Chen
25 picks · 16 wins
Naga Siren
8 picks · 5 wins
Lycan
5 picks · 3 wins
Min 5 picks
Warlock
7 picks · 1 wins
Templar Assassin
12 picks · 3 wins
Puck
17 picks · 5 wins
Enchantress
17 picks · 5 wins
Storm Spirit
15 picks · 5 wins
Undying
12 picks · 4 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Hoodwink
18 on Dire
Snapfire
9 on Dire
Queen of Pain
8 on Dire
Tusk
12 on Dire
Mars
12 on Dire
Gyrocopter
10 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Abaddon
13 on Radiant
Hoodwink
22 on Radiant
Batrider
11 on Radiant
Chen
9 on Radiant
Jakiro
11 on Radiant
Pangolier
10 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in SLAM IV.
19 matches
Top picks
- Bane8
- Axe7
- Batrider7
- Dragon Knight6
- Jakiro5
Top bans
- Nature's Prophet11
- Huskar10
- Ursa8
- Chen7
- Dragon Knight6
19 matches
Top picks
- Snapfire8
- Juggernaut7
- Pudge7
- Troll Warlord7
- Tusk7
Top bans
- Timbersaw11
- Marci10
- Lycan9
- Naga Siren9
- Puck7
18 matches
Top picks
- Chen6
- Pangolier6
- Enchantress4
- Abaddon4
- Ringmaster4
Top bans
- Marci16
- Lycan7
- Naga Siren7
- Puck6
- Ursa6
17 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink6
- Disruptor5
- Tusk5
- Abaddon4
- Pangolier4
Top bans
- Marci15
- Timbersaw7
- Abaddon7
- Lycan6
- Nature's Prophet5
17 matches
Top picks
- Gyrocopter6
- Leshrac5
- Hoodwink5
- Beastmaster4
- Clockwerk4
Top bans
- Puck8
- Bristleback8
- Mars8
- Abaddon7
- Lycan6
16 matches
Top picks
- Queen of Pain4
- Timbersaw4
- Dark Willow4
- Storm Spirit3
- Pugna3
Top bans
- Chen9
- Beastmaster6
- Disruptor6
- Puck5
- Ursa5
16 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink6
- Bane4
- Sand King4
- Dragon Knight4
- Disruptor4
Top bans
- Beastmaster8
- Chen6
- Ursa6
- Naga Siren6
- Timbersaw6
16 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro7
- Mars6
- Sven5
- Slardar5
- Hoodwink5
Top bans
- Timbersaw9
- Nature's Prophet7
- Troll Warlord6
- Lycan5
- Monkey King5
14 matches
Top picks
- Bane4
- Warlock4
- Monkey King4
- Pangolier4
- Juggernaut3
Top bans
- Naga Siren10
- Puck7
- Marci6
- Beastmaster5
- Nature's Prophet5
14 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro4
- Puck3
- Tidehunter3
- Queen of Pain3
- Clockwerk3
Top bans
- Nature's Prophet11
- Marci10
- Naga Siren7
- Huskar5
- Ursa5
13 matches
Top picks
- Axe4
- Gyrocopter4
- Mars4
- Queen of Pain3
- Undying3
Top bans
- Naga Siren7
- Huskar5
- Timbersaw5
- Queen of Pain4
- Chen4
13 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink7
- Dragon Knight4
- Batrider4
- Windranger3
- Templar Assassin3
Top bans
- Nature's Prophet8
- Mars6
- Lycan5
- Timbersaw5
- Marci5
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in SLAM IV drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 86 | 90 | 95.7% | 75.0% | 0 / 4 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| 20 | 61 | 81 | 86.2% | 50.0% | 10 / 10 | 9.8 | 5.7 |
| 8 | 71 | 79 | 84.0% | 62.5% | 2 / 6 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
| 14 | 60 | 74 | 78.7% | 50.0% | 7 / 7 | 7.4 | 3.5 |
| 16 | 56 | 72 | 76.6% | 43.8% | 6 / 10 | 14.9 | 12.4 |
| 31 | 40 | 71 | 75.5% | 51.6% | 13 / 18 | 13.5 | 9.8 |
| 25 | 43 | 68 | 72.3% | 64.0% | 9 / 16 | 9.4 | 4.0 |
| 17 | 50 | 67 | 71.3% | 29.4% | 8 / 9 | 13.3 | 9.8 |
| 5 | 57 | 62 | 66.0% | 60.0% | 1 / 4 | 9.4 | 2.8 |
| 27 | 32 | 59 | 62.8% | 48.1% | 15 / 12 | 11.6 | 8.2 |
| 24 | 31 | 55 | 58.5% | 37.5% | 16 / 8 | 15.3 | 13.8 |
| 40 | 15 | 55 | 58.5% | 57.5% | 22 / 18 | 12.8 | 9.1 |
| 28 | 24 | 52 | 55.3% | 53.6% | 16 / 12 | 12.2 | 6.1 |
| 24 | 27 | 51 | 54.3% | 58.3% | 14 / 10 | 13.9 | 8.6 |
| 31 | 20 | 51 | 54.3% | 41.9% | 22 / 9 | 12.4 | 8.7 |
| 23 | 27 | 50 | 53.2% | 39.1% | 10 / 13 | 13.3 | 11.8 |
| 10 | 38 | 48 | 51.1% | 40.0% | 5 / 5 | 16.1 | 8.2 |
| 9 | 39 | 48 | 51.1% | 77.8% | 4 / 5 | 18.4 | 11.1 |
| 28 | 20 | 48 | 51.1% | 50.0% | 11 / 17 | 15.1 | 11.8 |
| 22 | 23 | 45 | 47.9% | 54.5% | 12 / 10 | 13.6 | 12.6 |
| 23 | 22 | 45 | 47.9% | 47.8% | 14 / 9 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
| 27 | 14 | 41 | 43.6% | 48.1% | 11 / 16 | 14.0 | 9.8 |
| 14 | 22 | 36 | 38.3% | 50.0% | 9 / 5 | 17.6 | 10.5 |
| 19 | 16 | 35 | 37.2% | 57.9% | 9 / 10 | 13.5 | 11.5 |
| 19 | 13 | 32 | 34.0% | 73.7% | 6 / 13 | 13.9 | 9.7 |
| 15 | 17 | 32 | 34.0% | 33.3% | 6 / 9 | 18.9 | 13.8 |
| 13 | 18 | 31 | 33.0% | 53.8% | 4 / 9 | 16.5 | 8.7 |
| 10 | 21 | 31 | 33.0% | 50.0% | 5 / 5 | 17.8 | 15.2 |
| 10 | 19 | 29 | 30.9% | 50.0% | 6 / 4 | 13.7 | 5.1 |
| 12 | 16 | 28 | 29.8% | 58.3% | 5 / 7 | 9.6 | 5.4 |
| 12 | 15 | 27 | 28.7% | 25.0% | 6 / 6 | 19.2 | 15.3 |
| 15 | 12 | 27 | 28.7% | 66.7% | 3 / 12 | 14.0 | 12.0 |
| 12 | 14 | 26 | 27.7% | 66.7% | 5 / 7 | 16.8 | 13.6 |
| 16 | 10 | 26 | 27.7% | 43.8% | 13 / 3 | 17.7 | 17.4 |
| 17 | 8 | 25 | 26.6% | 29.4% | 9 / 8 | 13.8 | 8.0 |
 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 25.5% | 55.6% | 3 / 6 | 19.7 | 17.3 |
| 15 | 8 | 23 | 24.5% | 53.3% | 8 / 7 | 13.5 | 7.1 |
| 15 | 8 | 23 | 24.5% | 46.7% | 7 / 8 | 13.5 | 9.0 |
| 12 | 11 | 23 | 24.5% | 33.3% | 5 / 7 | 19.2 | 13.5 |
 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 23.4% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 18.2 | 13.5 |
| 14 | 7 | 21 | 22.3% | 57.1% | 9 / 5 | 17.9 | 12.1 |
 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 21.3% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 19.8 | 11.7 |
 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 21.3% | 57.1% | 5 / 2 | 15.6 | 12.2 |
 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 19.1% | 45.5% | 7 / 4 | 13.7 | 8.1 |
 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16.0% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 16.0 | 16.6 |
| 11 | 4 | 15 | 16.0% | 36.4% | 4 / 7 | 18.4 | 17.8 |
 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16.0% | 50.0% | 4 / 2 | 18.2 | 15.0 |
 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16.0% | 50.0% | 2 / 6 | 17.8 | 19.4 |
 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 16.0% | 55.6% | 7 / 2 | 18.8 | 19.0 |
 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14.9% | 57.1% | 5 / 2 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13.8% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 18.2 | 14.8 |
 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.8% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 21.0 | 17.4 |
| 10 | 2 | 12 | 12.8% | 70.0% | 2 / 8 | 14.1 | 12.5 |
 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.7% | 75.0% | 1 / 3 | 16.5 | 12.9 |
 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.7% | 75.0% | 0 / 4 | 18.3 | 14.0 |
| 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.6% | 33.3% | 5 / 4 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.6% | 40.0% | 1 / 4 | 20.4 | 17.0 |
 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.6% | 40.0% | 2 / 3 | 12.2 | 14.5 |
 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.6% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 16.6 | 19.5 |
 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.5% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 19.0 | 12.2 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.5% | 14.3% | 2 / 5 | 13.4 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.5% | 100.0% | 3 / 1 | 21.3 | 15.0 |
 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 17.7 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8.5% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 21.0 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3 / 0 | 22.0 | 15.4 |
 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.4% | 25.0% | 4 / 0 | 19.3 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.4% | 33.3% | 3 / 0 | 16.3 | 14.3 |
 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.4% | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | 19.7 | 20.7 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.4% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.5 | 18.3 |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.4% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 15.8 | — |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 21.0 | 18.0 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.3% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 18.0 | 10.0 |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 13.0 | 16.5 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.3% | 25.0% | 1 / 3 | 18.3 | 19.0 |
 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.3% | 40.0% | 2 / 3 | 17.0 | — |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.3% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 19.3 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 2 | 20.7 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.3% | 66.7% | 3 / 0 | 17.7 | 11.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.3% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 15.3 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.3% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 16.7 | 10.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.3% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 17.3 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.3% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 13.8 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 17.5 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 14.5 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 2 | 13.7 | — |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 15.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 14.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 22.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 11.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 9.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 13.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 4.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 5.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 4.0 |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the SLAM IV draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in SLAM IV?▾
Marci is the most contested hero in SLAM IV with a contest rate of 95.7% across 94 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in SLAM IV?▾
Marci leads the ban list with 86 bans (91.5% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in SLAM IV?▾
Hoodwink is the most picked hero with 40 picks across 94 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in SLAM IV?▾
Huskar posts the highest winrate at 77.8% (minimum 5 picks) across 9 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the SLAM IV draft?▾
110 unique heroes have appeared in SLAM IV drafts: 104 have been picked and 92 have been banned.
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