SLAM V — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for SLAM V: 93 drafts analysed, 100 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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93
94 matches scanned
930
10.0 per match
1,302
14.0 per match
100
92 picked · 84 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of SLAM V.
By total picks
Jakiro
47.3% pick rate
Dragon Knight
40.9% pick rate
Centaur Warrunner
39.8% pick rate
Gyrocopter
31.2% pick rate
Tusk
31.2% pick rate
Shadow Demon
30.1% pick rate
Pangolier
29.0% pick rate
Snapfire
29.0% pick rate
Mars
25.8% pick rate
Bane
24.7% pick rate
By total bans
Timbersaw
90.3% ban rate
Marci
83.9% ban rate
Naga Siren
79.6% ban rate
Abaddon
59.1% ban rate
Slardar
54.8% ban rate
Centaur Warrunner
51.6% ban rate
Dragon Knight
50.5% ban rate
Jakiro
49.5% ban rate
Chen
46.2% ban rate
Shadow Demon
43.0% ban rate
Picks + bans
Timbersaw
100.0% contest rate
Jakiro
96.8% contest rate
Marci
92.5% contest rate
Dragon Knight
91.4% contest rate
Naga Siren
91.4% contest rate
Centaur Warrunner
91.4% contest rate
Abaddon
78.5% contest rate
Slardar
75.3% contest rate
Shadow Demon
73.1% contest rate
Gyrocopter
67.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Timbersaw
9 picks
Naga Siren
11 picks
Jakiro
44 picks
Dragon Knight
38 picks
Centaur Warrunner
37 picks
Chen
18 picks
Shadow Demon
28 picks
Bane
23 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Marci
78 bans
Naga Siren
74 bans
Timbersaw
84 bans
Chen
43 bans
Slardar
51 bans
Jakiro
46 bans
Dragon Knight
47 bans
Huskar
36 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Huskar
6 picks · 5 wins
Timbersaw
9 picks · 7 wins
Leshrac
12 picks · 9 wins
Naga Siren
11 picks · 8 wins
Skywrath Mage
11 picks · 8 wins
Juggernaut
17 picks · 12 wins
Shadow Demon
28 picks · 19 wins
Marci
8 picks · 5 wins
Min 5 picks
Bounty Hunter
5 picks · 1 wins
Dazzle
5 picks · 1 wins
Queen of Pain
15 picks · 4 wins
Nature's Prophet
14 picks · 4 wins
Troll Warlord
6 picks · 2 wins
Shadow Fiend
9 picks · 3 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Jakiro
20 on Dire
Centaur Warrunner
18 on Dire
Dragon Knight
21 on Dire
Shadow Demon
12 on Dire
Gyrocopter
13 on Dire
Primal Beast
1 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Dragon Knight
17 on Radiant
Jakiro
24 on Radiant
Centaur Warrunner
19 on Radiant
Tusk
11 on Radiant
Hoodwink
4 on Radiant
Pangolier
10 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in SLAM V.
22 matches
Top picks
- Sand King7
- Slardar7
- Jakiro7
- Batrider5
- Shadow Demon5
Top bans
- Abaddon14
- Naga Siren10
- Queen of Pain9
- Timbersaw9
- Chen8
18 matches
Top picks
- Dragon Knight8
- Tusk7
- Tidehunter6
- Warlock5
- Pudge4
Top bans
- Timbersaw12
- Jakiro11
- Slardar9
- Queen of Pain8
- Pangolier7
17 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink5
- Gyrocopter4
- Disruptor4
- Centaur Warrunner4
- Pangolier4
Top bans
- Marci11
- Shadow Demon8
- Naga Siren8
- Jakiro7
- Ursa7
16 matches
Top picks
- Snapfire7
- Mars6
- Dragon Knight5
- Axe4
- Jakiro4
Top bans
- Timbersaw13
- Naga Siren9
- Shadow Demon7
- Marci7
- Slardar5
16 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink9
- Centaur Warrunner8
- Bane5
- Juggernaut5
- Jakiro5
Top bans
- Dragon Knight10
- Templar Assassin8
- Naga Siren7
- Timbersaw7
- Gyrocopter6
16 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit5
- Batrider5
- Bane4
- Puck4
- Shadow Demon4
Top bans
- Marci9
- Huskar8
- Nature's Prophet7
- Abaddon7
- Naga Siren6
15 matches
Top picks
- Bane6
- Jakiro5
- Terrorblade5
- Mars4
- Puck3
Top bans
- Centaur Warrunner7
- Timbersaw7
- Naga Siren6
- Marci6
- Primal Beast5
14 matches
Top picks
- Nature's Prophet4
- Disruptor4
- Hoodwink4
- Mars4
- Juggernaut3
Top bans
- Marci8
- Jakiro7
- Naga Siren6
- Timbersaw6
- Slardar4
13 matches
Top picks
- Gyrocopter5
- Pangolier5
- Juggernaut4
- Jakiro4
- Tusk4
Top bans
- Timbersaw10
- Centaur Warrunner9
- Chen6
- Marci6
- Slardar5
13 matches
Top picks
- Dragon Knight7
- Pangolier5
- Ringmaster5
- Jakiro4
- Weaver3
Top bans
- Marci11
- Slardar7
- Centaur Warrunner7
- Templar Assassin6
- Queen of Pain5
13 matches
Top picks
- Skywrath Mage6
- Dragon Knight5
- Axe4
- Clockwerk4
- Primal Beast4
Top bans
- Centaur Warrunner6
- Beastmaster5
- Dragon Knight5
- Lycan5
- Abaddon5
13 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro3
- Gyrocopter3
- Centaur Warrunner3
- Bristleback3
- Snapfire3
Top bans
- Chen8
- Naga Siren7
- Abaddon7
- Mars6
- Marci6
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in SLAM V drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 84 | 93 | 100.0% | 77.8% | 4 / 5 | 7.2 | 3.0 |
| 44 | 46 | 90 | 96.8% | 45.5% | 24 / 20 | 9.2 | 5.3 |
| 8 | 78 | 86 | 92.5% | 62.5% | 5 / 3 | 12.9 | 2.7 |
| 38 | 47 | 85 | 91.4% | 60.5% | 17 / 21 | 9.6 | 5.7 |
| 11 | 74 | 85 | 91.4% | 72.7% | 7 / 4 | 8.9 | 2.9 |
| 37 | 48 | 85 | 91.4% | 45.9% | 19 / 18 | 9.7 | 5.9 |
| 18 | 55 | 73 | 78.5% | 38.9% | 8 / 10 | 14.6 | 8.3 |
| 19 | 51 | 70 | 75.3% | 52.6% | 11 / 8 | 13.6 | 5.3 |
| 28 | 40 | 68 | 73.1% | 67.9% | 16 / 12 | 11.4 | 6.8 |
| 29 | 34 | 63 | 67.7% | 51.7% | 16 / 13 | 14.6 | 8.6 |
| 27 | 36 | 63 | 67.7% | 55.6% | 10 / 17 | 13.4 | 10.8 |
| 18 | 43 | 61 | 65.6% | 55.6% | 7 / 11 | 11.0 | 5.1 |
| 18 | 38 | 56 | 60.2% | 55.6% | 2 / 16 | 16.6 | 12.6 |
| 24 | 31 | 55 | 59.1% | 50.0% | 13 / 11 | 14.4 | 12.5 |
| 15 | 34 | 49 | 52.7% | 26.7% | 4 / 11 | 19.6 | 16.5 |
| 11 | 38 | 49 | 52.7% | 54.5% | 8 / 3 | 17.2 | 10.6 |
| 17 | 27 | 44 | 47.3% | 35.3% | 16 / 1 | 14.5 | 10.0 |
| 6 | 36 | 42 | 45.2% | 83.3% | 3 / 3 | 14.2 | 5.8 |
| 21 | 20 | 41 | 44.1% | 42.9% | 10 / 11 | 13.5 | 7.7 |
| 16 | 24 | 40 | 43.0% | 37.5% | 8 / 8 | 18.5 | 13.2 |
| 29 | 11 | 40 | 43.0% | 62.1% | 11 / 18 | 13.5 | 7.5 |
| 18 | 20 | 38 | 40.9% | 55.6% | 12 / 6 | 16.1 | 11.7 |
| 15 | 19 | 34 | 36.6% | 40.0% | 7 / 8 | 19.3 | 15.9 |
| 14 | 19 | 33 | 35.5% | 28.6% | 7 / 7 | 16.8 | 6.0 |
| 19 | 13 | 32 | 34.4% | 52.6% | 7 / 12 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
| 23 | 9 | 32 | 34.4% | 52.2% | 8 / 15 | 12.2 | 12.0 |
| 27 | 5 | 32 | 34.4% | 37.0% | 14 / 13 | 14.2 | 9.4 |
 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 33.3% | 54.5% | 5 / 6 | 20.6 | 19.9 |
| 17 | 13 | 30 | 32.3% | 70.6% | 8 / 9 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| 15 | 15 | 30 | 32.3% | 40.0% | 9 / 6 | 18.9 | 15.3 |
| 16 | 13 | 29 | 31.2% | 37.5% | 10 / 6 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
| 12 | 16 | 28 | 30.1% | 75.0% | 4 / 8 | 19.6 | 18.1 |
| 3 | 22 | 25 | 26.9% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 15.0 | 6.7 |
| 22 | 2 | 24 | 25.8% | 59.1% | 4 / 18 | 14.0 | 9.0 |
| 14 | 8 | 22 | 23.7% | 35.7% | 9 / 5 | 17.6 | 15.8 |
| 15 | 7 | 22 | 23.7% | 40.0% | 12 / 3 | 13.5 | 10.3 |
| 13 | 9 | 22 | 23.7% | 46.2% | 6 / 7 | 18.2 | 17.4 |
| 18 | 3 | 21 | 22.6% | 50.0% | 7 / 11 | 14.1 | 12.3 |
| 16 | 2 | 18 | 19.4% | 50.0% | 8 / 8 | 14.4 | 7.5 |
 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19.4% | 55.6% | 2 / 7 | 21.1 | 16.2 |
| 6 | 12 | 18 | 19.4% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 19.0 | 16.3 |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | 18.3% | 33.3% | 7 / 2 | 18.9 | 17.8 |
 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 8.9 |
 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18.3% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 17.4 | 18.2 |
 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16.1% | 57.1% | 3 / 4 | 19.0 | 16.5 |
 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 16.1% | 53.8% | 3 / 10 | 14.4 | 9.0 |
 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15.1% | 25.0% | 2 / 2 | 20.0 | 16.1 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 15.1% | 72.7% | 6 / 5 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15.1% | 57.1% | 6 / 1 | 18.6 | 17.0 |
 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.8% | 50.0% | 5 / 3 | 14.0 | 16.7 |
 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.8% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 16.8 | 15.7 |
| 9 | 2 | 11 | 11.8% | 55.6% | 6 / 3 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 11.8% | 42.9% | 1 / 6 | 18.1 | 16.8 |
| 7 | 3 | 10 | 10.8% | 42.9% | 5 / 2 | 16.9 | 10.0 |
 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.8% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 21.0 | 18.7 |
 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.8% | 44.4% | 5 / 4 | 13.8 | 10.0 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.8% | 20.0% | 4 / 1 | 15.2 | 9.4 |
 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.8% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 17.0 | 13.8 |
 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.6% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.5% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 20.3 | 18.0 |
 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.5% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 19.7 | 19.8 |
 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.5% | 33.3% | 5 / 1 | 15.7 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.0 | 12.8 |
 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 16.6 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.5% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | 14.3 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 2 / 2 | 13.5 | 3.0 |
 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.8 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.4% | 20.0% | 3 / 2 | 15.2 | — |
 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.4% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 9.6 |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.4% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 17.0 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.0 | 20.7 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.4% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.3% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.3 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 8.0 | 16.0 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | 19.7 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.3% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 16.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.3% | 75.0% | 1 / 3 | 22.3 | — |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.3% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 16.8 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 11.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | 2.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 0 / 2 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 12.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 5.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 1.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 2.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 14.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 4.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the SLAM V draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in SLAM V?▾
Timbersaw is the most contested hero in SLAM V with a contest rate of 100.0% across 93 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in SLAM V?▾
Timbersaw leads the ban list with 84 bans (90.3% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in SLAM V?▾
Jakiro is the most picked hero with 44 picks across 93 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in SLAM V?▾
Huskar posts the highest winrate at 83.3% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the SLAM V draft?▾
100 unique heroes have appeared in SLAM V drafts: 92 have been picked and 84 have been banned.
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