Pick & Ban Analysis

The Bali Major — Draft Breakdown

Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The Bali Major: 199 drafts analysed, 112 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.

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Draft summary

Drafts analysed

199

200 matches scanned

Total picks

1,990

10.0 per match

Total bans

2,786

14.0 per match

Hero pool

112

107 picked · 96 banned

Draft leaders

The heroes shaping the meta of The Bali Major.

Most picked

By total picks

1
Techies

Techies

41.7% pick rate

83
2
Ember Spirit

Ember Spirit

36.7% pick rate

73
3
Pugna

Pugna

33.2% pick rate

66
4
Morphling

Morphling

32.7% pick rate

65
5
Undying

Undying

32.2% pick rate

64
6
Rubick

Rubick

31.7% pick rate

63
7
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

31.2% pick rate

62
8
Broodmother

Broodmother

27.6% pick rate

55
9
Enchantress

Enchantress

27.6% pick rate

55
10
Medusa

Medusa

25.6% pick rate

51
Most banned

By total bans

1
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

66.3% ban rate

132
2
Morphling

Morphling

64.8% ban rate

129
3
Medusa

Medusa

56.3% ban rate

112
4
Broodmother

Broodmother

50.3% ban rate

100
5
Enchantress

Enchantress

49.2% ban rate

98
6
Undying

Undying

46.7% ban rate

93
7
Pugna

Pugna

45.7% ban rate

91
8
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

40.2% ban rate

80
9
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

39.2% ban rate

78
10
Anti-Mage

Anti-Mage

38.7% ban rate

77
Most contested

Picks + bans

1
Morphling

Morphling

97.5% contest rate

194
2
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

90.5% contest rate

180
3
Medusa

Medusa

81.9% contest rate

163
4
Pugna

Pugna

78.9% contest rate

157
5
Undying

Undying

78.9% contest rate

157
6
Broodmother

Broodmother

77.9% contest rate

155
7
Techies

Techies

77.9% contest rate

155
8
Enchantress

Enchantress

76.9% contest rate

153
9
Ember Spirit

Ember Spirit

71.4% contest rate

142
10
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

70.4% contest rate

140

Draft priority

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

Priority picks

Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)

1
Morphling

Morphling

65 picks

5.2
2
Pugna

Pugna

66 picks

5.9
3
Undying

Undying

64 picks

6.2
4
Enchantress

Enchantress

55 picks

6.6
5
Io

Io

15 picks

7.0
6
Techies

Techies

83 picks

7.2
7
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

48 picks

8.1
8
Medusa

Medusa

51 picks

9.2
Priority bans

Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)

1
Morphling

Morphling

129 bans

2.2
2
Io

Io

6 bans

2.3
3
Pugna

Pugna

91 bans

2.5
4
Undying

Undying

93 bans

3.8
5
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

132 bans

3.9
6
Enchantress

Enchantress

98 bans

3.9
7
Medusa

Medusa

112 bans

4.9
8
Techies

Techies

72 bans

6.7

Winrate leaders

Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).

Highest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Puck

Puck

16 picks · 12 wins

75.0%
2
Tiny

Tiny

16 picks · 12 wins

75.0%
3
Io

Io

15 picks · 11 wins

73.3%
4
Crystal Maiden

Crystal Maiden

7 picks · 5 wins

71.4%
5
Clockwerk

Clockwerk

36 picks · 25 wins

69.4%
6
Slark

Slark

20 picks · 13 wins

65.0%
7
Phoenix

Phoenix

8 picks · 5 wins

62.5%
8
Broodmother

Broodmother

55 picks · 34 wins

61.8%
Lowest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Keeper of the Light

Keeper of the Light

13 picks · 2 wins

15.4%
2
Ursa

Ursa

5 picks · 1 wins

20.0%
3
Monkey King

Monkey King

16 picks · 4 wins

25.0%
4
Queen of Pain

Queen of Pain

16 picks · 4 wins

25.0%
5
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

12 picks · 3 wins

25.0%
6
Chen

Chen

7 picks · 2 wins

28.6%

Side preferences

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

Radiant favourites

Most picked when on Radiant

1
Ember Spirit

Ember Spirit

31 on Dire

42
2
Techies

Techies

42 on Dire

41
3
Pugna

Pugna

29 on Dire

37
4
Morphling

Morphling

30 on Dire

35
5
Enchantress

Enchantress

24 on Dire

31
6
Undying

Undying

35 on Dire

29
Dire favourites

Most picked when on Dire

1
Techies

Techies

41 on Radiant

42
2
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

23 on Radiant

39
3
Undying

Undying

29 on Radiant

35
4
Broodmother

Broodmother

20 on Radiant

35
5
Rubick

Rubick

28 on Radiant

35
6
Ember Spirit

Ember Spirit

42 on Radiant

31

Team draft tendencies

Signature picks and bans for each team in The Bali Major.

33 matches

Top picks

  • Undying
    Undying10
  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit9
  • Medusa
    Medusa7
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit6
  • Pugna
    Pugna6

Top bans

  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void13
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother11
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw11
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress9
  • Undying
    Undying9

Top picks

  • Leshrac
    Leshrac9
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother8
  • Io
    Io8
  • Techies
    Techies8
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer7

Top bans

  • Morphling
    Morphling16
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw15
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier9
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast9
  • Undying
    Undying8

27 matches

Top picks

  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast8
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw7
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother6
  • Techies
    Techies6
  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit6

Top bans

  • Morphling
    Morphling14
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King12
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer11
  • Batrider
    Batrider8
  • Medusa
    Medusa8

27 matches

Top picks

  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon11
  • Techies
    Techies8
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire8
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother7
  • Silencer
    Silencer6

Top bans

  • Pugna
    Pugna17
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster13
  • Undying
    Undying12
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit10
  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit9

25 matches

Top picks

  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit9
  • Morphling
    Morphling8
  • Undying
    Undying8
  • Skywrath Mage
    Skywrath Mage8
  • Enigma
    Enigma7

Top bans

  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren14
  • Medusa
    Medusa11
  • Morphling
    Morphling10
  • Tidehunter
    Tidehunter8
  • Pugna
    Pugna8

25 matches

Top picks

  • Mars
    Mars11
  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk7
  • Silencer
    Silencer7
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin6
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw6

Top bans

  • Techies
    Techies14
  • Pugna
    Pugna11
  • Medusa
    Medusa10
  • Visage
    Visage9
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster8

25 matches

Top picks

  • Pugna
    Pugna8
  • Enigma
    Enigma6
  • Batrider
    Batrider5
  • Medusa
    Medusa5
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit4

Top bans

  • Broodmother
    Broodmother14
  • Doom
    Doom10
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw10
  • Morphling
    Morphling8
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit8

24 matches

Top picks

  • Snapfire
    Snapfire8
  • Tidehunter
    Tidehunter6
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress6
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw6
  • Techies
    Techies6

Top bans

  • Morphling
    Morphling13
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit9
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer9
  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void8
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress8

Top picks

  • Morphling
    Morphling7
  • Techies
    Techies7
  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit7
  • Lycan
    Lycan6
  • Undying
    Undying6

Top bans

  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw14
  • Batrider
    Batrider10
  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren10
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin8
  • Medusa
    Medusa8

22 matches

Top picks

  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit7
  • Pugna
    Pugna6
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin5
  • Leshrac
    Leshrac5
  • Rubick
    Rubick5

Top bans

  • Enchantress
    Enchantress17
  • Morphling
    Morphling12
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer8
  • Visage
    Visage8
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother7

21 matches

Top picks

  • Morphling
    Morphling7
  • Doom
    Doom7
  • Techies
    Techies7
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit5
  • Lich
    Lich5

Top bans

  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw15
  • Medusa
    Medusa9
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother8
  • Enigma
    Enigma7
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier7

19 matches

Top picks

  • Ember Spirit
    Ember Spirit6
  • Bloodseeker
    Bloodseeker5
  • Spirit Breaker
    Spirit Breaker5
  • Rubick
    Rubick5
  • Morphling
    Morphling4

Top bans

  • Doom
    Doom12
  • Medusa
    Medusa11
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother7
  • Undying
    Undying7
  • Enigma
    Enigma6

All heroes — full breakdown

Sortable table of every hero appearing in The Bali Major drafts. Click a column to re-sort.

HeroSide split (R / D)
Morphling
Morphling
6512919497.5%50.8%35 / 305.22.2
Timbersaw
Timbersaw
4813218090.5%50.0%28 / 208.13.9
Medusa
Medusa
5111216381.9%58.8%23 / 289.24.9
Pugna
Pugna
669115778.9%53.0%37 / 295.92.5
Undying
Undying
649315778.9%50.0%29 / 356.23.8
Broodmother
Broodmother
5510015577.9%61.8%20 / 3510.97.4
Techies
Techies
837215577.9%47.0%41 / 427.26.7
Enchantress
Enchantress
559815376.9%45.5%31 / 246.63.9
Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit
736914271.4%49.3%42 / 3112.713.4
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit
627814070.4%50.0%23 / 3910.810.6
Batrider
Batrider
457612160.8%55.6%22 / 2311.77.8
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
338011356.8%39.4%18 / 1513.712.7
Tidehunter
Tidehunter
397211155.8%38.5%23 / 1612.713.2
Doom
Doom
456010552.8%57.8%21 / 2412.410.1
Naga Siren
Naga Siren
297610552.8%48.3%18 / 1112.912.8
Enigma
Enigma
346810251.3%61.8%15 / 1911.69.1
Pangolier
Pangolier
30699949.7%46.7%18 / 1216.714.2
Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage
21779849.2%42.9%15 / 69.59.4
Dark Seer
Dark Seer
26669246.2%57.7%14 / 1218.912.6
Snapfire
Snapfire
42489045.2%35.7%20 / 2212.312.5
Bloodseeker
Bloodseeker
30578743.7%53.3%18 / 1214.913.0
Rubick
Rubick
63238643.2%50.8%28 / 3513.212.7
Monkey King
Monkey King
16597537.7%25.0%6 / 1018.513.9
Faceless Void
Faceless Void
14597336.7%50.0%6 / 818.614.6
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin
31427336.7%51.6%16 / 1517.413.6
Silencer
Silencer
38347236.2%55.3%17 / 2111.010.7
Primal Beast
Primal Beast
29417035.2%51.7%15 / 1414.915.1
Spirit Breaker
Spirit Breaker
46216733.7%39.1%21 / 2512.512.3
Skywrath Mage
Skywrath Mage
45216633.2%51.1%21 / 2412.611.4
Visage
Visage
23426532.7%52.2%12 / 1111.010.3
Terrorblade
Terrorblade
27366331.7%37.0%9 / 1818.515.0
Slark
Slark
20426231.2%65.0%14 / 619.316.2
Clockwerk
Clockwerk
36246030.2%69.4%17 / 1911.311.1
Mars
Mars
33276030.2%51.5%14 / 1916.914.3
Puck
Puck
16435929.6%75.0%10 / 616.617.0
Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain
16435929.6%25.0%11 / 518.217.5
Lycan
Lycan
21355628.1%52.4%14 / 719.012.9
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
22335527.6%40.9%6 / 1618.518.5
Shadow Demon
Shadow Demon
37175427.1%45.9%21 / 1612.210.2
Legion Commander
Legion Commander
16375326.6%50.0%6 / 1014.614.6
Phantom Lancer
Phantom Lancer
10415125.6%50.0%5 / 516.815.2
Leshrac
Leshrac
29225125.6%58.6%13 / 1613.712.0
Disruptor
Disruptor
26194522.6%38.5%14 / 1214.113.6
Underlord
Underlord
18264422.1%50.0%9 / 920.113.2
Windranger
Windranger
22153718.6%59.1%11 / 1118.616.5
Mirana
Mirana
22133517.6%45.5%15 / 714.914.3
Dragon Knight
Dragon Knight
15163115.6%46.7%7 / 818.716.2
Lion
Lion
20103015.1%50.0%9 / 1113.613.1
Alchemist
Alchemist
14122613.1%50.0%7 / 721.618.0
Tiny
Tiny
1672311.6%75.0%9 / 715.114.6
Brewmaster
Brewmaster
8152311.6%37.5%4 / 418.915.4
Lich
Lich
2202211.1%54.5%10 / 1215.8
Io
Io
1562110.6%73.3%6 / 97.02.3
Axe
Axe
5152010.1%40.0%2 / 320.615.7
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Fiend
9112010.1%55.6%3 / 614.316.1
Keeper of the Light
Keeper of the Light
136199.5%15.4%6 / 713.614.0
Elder Titan
Elder Titan
126189.0%25.0%5 / 714.311.8
Lina
Lina
69157.5%33.3%4 / 222.515.2
Huskar
Huskar
311147.0%100.0%2 / 118.718.0
Meepo
Meepo
410147.0%75.0%1 / 320.011.4
Luna
Luna
67136.5%50.0%4 / 219.518.9
Tinker
Tinker
57126.0%40.0%1 / 421.418.0
Chen
Chen
75126.0%28.6%6 / 116.311.0
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
74115.5%57.1%5 / 218.915.8
Venomancer
Venomancer
74115.5%28.6%1 / 615.311.3
Phoenix
Phoenix
83115.5%62.5%4 / 418.016.0
Dark Willow
Dark Willow
92115.5%44.4%2 / 715.612.0
Razor
Razor
64105.0%33.3%5 / 119.820.0
Lone Druid
Lone Druid
37105.0%66.7%3 / 022.712.6
Void Spirit
Void Spirit
73105.0%42.9%4 / 321.020.0
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Maiden
7294.5%71.4%3 / 416.716.5
Necrophos
Necrophos
3694.5%33.3%1 / 217.018.2
Viper
Viper
1784.0%100.0%1 / 022.017.1
Lifestealer
Lifestealer
3584.0%100.0%1 / 223.020.2
Clinkz
Clinkz
7184.0%57.1%3 / 415.718.0
Ursa
Ursa
5384.0%20.0%1 / 420.414.7
Kunkka
Kunkka
3473.5%66.7%1 / 221.019.5
Ancient Apparition
Ancient Apparition
0773.5%0 / 015.3
Muerta
Muerta
3473.5%33.3%1 / 213.312.3
Sniper
Sniper
4263.0%0.0%0 / 419.819.5
Pudge
Pudge
3252.5%100.0%2 / 123.019.5
Sven
Sven
3252.5%33.3%2 / 122.720.0
Zeus
Zeus
4152.5%0.0%2 / 220.821.0
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Assassin
2352.5%50.0%2 / 022.519.0
Oracle
Oracle
3252.5%66.7%2 / 115.016.0
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
4042.0%50.0%1 / 318.5
Outworld Destroyer
Outworld Destroyer
1342.0%100.0%0 / 122.015.7
Bristleback
Bristleback
2242.0%50.0%2 / 020.011.0
Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor
2131.5%0.0%1 / 118.08.0
Death Prophet
Death Prophet
3031.5%100.0%3 / 020.3
Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter
1231.5%100.0%0 / 123.010.5
Tusk
Tusk
3031.5%0.0%2 / 112.3
Abaddon
Abaddon
3031.5%66.7%2 / 122.0
Winter Wyvern
Winter Wyvern
1231.5%0.0%0 / 116.020.5
Grimstroke
Grimstroke
2131.5%100.0%1 / 114.021.0
Marci
Marci
3031.5%0.0%2 / 120.3
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
2021.0%0.0%1 / 119.0
Wraith King
Wraith King
1121.0%100.0%1 / 023.018.0
Omniknight
Omniknight
2021.0%0.0%1 / 118.0
Invoker
Invoker
2021.0%50.0%0 / 222.0
Troll Warlord
Troll Warlord
1121.0%100.0%0 / 117.018.0
Bane
Bane
1010.5%100.0%0 / 123.0
Sand King
Sand King
1010.5%100.0%0 / 123.0
Slardar
Slardar
0110.5%0 / 010.0
Riki
Riki
1010.5%0.0%1 / 022.0
Weaver
Weaver
1010.5%0.0%1 / 022.0
Spectre
Spectre
1010.5%100.0%1 / 022.0
Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin
0110.5%0 / 020.0
Magnus
Magnus
0110.5%0 / 018.0
Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit
0110.5%0 / 020.0
Arc Warden
Arc Warden
1010.5%0.0%1 / 023.0
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
1010.5%100.0%0 / 114.0

Pick & ban FAQ

Quick answers about the The Bali Major draft meta.

Which hero is most contested in The Bali Major?

Morphling is the most contested hero in The Bali Major with a contest rate of 97.5% across 199 drafts.

Which hero is banned the most in The Bali Major?

Timbersaw leads the ban list with 132 bans (66.3% ban rate).

Which hero is picked the most in The Bali Major?

Techies is the most picked hero with 83 picks across 199 drafts.

Which hero has the highest winrate in The Bali Major?

Puck posts the highest winrate at 75.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 16 games.

How many heroes have been seen in the The Bali Major draft?

112 unique heroes have appeared in The Bali Major drafts: 107 have been picked and 96 have been banned.

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