The International 2016 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2016: 397 drafts analysed, 110 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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397
398 matches scanned
3,970
10.0 per match
3,970
10.0 per match
110
110 picked · 99 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2016.
By total picks
Batrider
33.8% pick rate
Faceless Void
33.2% pick rate
Timbersaw
32.5% pick rate
Juggernaut
31.5% pick rate
Disruptor
30.5% pick rate
Vengeful Spirit
30.2% pick rate
Elder Titan
28.7% pick rate
Mirana
27.2% pick rate
Beastmaster
27.0% pick rate
Earth Spirit
26.7% pick rate
By total bans
Io
42.8% ban rate
Elder Titan
39.8% ban rate
Death Prophet
39.5% ban rate
Riki
35.0% ban rate
Alchemist
35.0% ban rate
Dark Seer
34.8% ban rate
Beastmaster
34.5% ban rate
Terrorblade
33.5% ban rate
Drow Ranger
32.2% ban rate
Lifestealer
28.0% ban rate
Picks + bans
Elder Titan
68.5% contest rate
Beastmaster
61.5% contest rate
Batrider
61.5% contest rate
Faceless Void
60.5% contest rate
Timbersaw
59.2% contest rate
Io
58.4% contest rate
Death Prophet
57.9% contest rate
Dark Seer
55.9% contest rate
Juggernaut
54.2% contest rate
Terrorblade
53.1% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Io
62 picks
Elder Titan
114 picks
Beastmaster
107 picks
Earth Spirit
106 picks
Mirana
108 picks
Dark Seer
84 picks
Shadow Demon
77 picks
Ogre Magi
59 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
170 bans
Elder Titan
158 bans
Mirana
56 bans
Earth Spirit
94 bans
Riki
139 bans
Beastmaster
137 bans
Dark Seer
138 bans
Shadow Demon
74 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Broodmother
13 picks · 10 wins
Spirit Breaker
11 picks · 8 wins
Nyx Assassin
38 picks · 26 wins
Lone Druid
24 picks · 16 wins
Ancient Apparition
21 picks · 14 wins
Undying
21 picks · 14 wins
Zeus
6 picks · 4 wins
Abaddon
6 picks · 4 wins
Min 5 picks
Lycan
13 picks · 1 wins
Tusk
6 picks · 1 wins
Tiny
17 picks · 3 wins
Enchantress
29 picks · 7 wins
Weaver
20 picks · 6 wins
Tinker
32 picks · 10 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Faceless Void
51 on Dire
Batrider
56 on Dire
Juggernaut
57 on Dire
Beastmaster
41 on Dire
Disruptor
58 on Dire
Timbersaw
69 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Timbersaw
60 on Radiant
Vengeful Spirit
56 on Radiant
Elder Titan
55 on Radiant
Disruptor
63 on Radiant
Juggernaut
68 on Radiant
Mirana
51 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2016.
47 matches
Top picks
- Mirana14
- Beastmaster12
- Slark11
- Timbersaw11
- Invoker9
Top bans
- Batrider19
- Io15
- Drow Ranger12
- Juggernaut11
- Terrorblade10
46 matches
Top picks
- Dazzle19
- Beastmaster11
- Invoker11
- Timbersaw11
- Earth Spirit11
Top bans
- Io21
- Death Prophet14
- Drow Ranger11
- Dark Seer11
- Riki9
45 matches
Top picks
- Mirana18
- Kunkka17
- Timbersaw12
- Death Prophet11
- Shadow Demon10
Top bans
- Drow Ranger15
- Riki15
- Lifestealer14
- Io11
- Elder Titan10
42 matches
Top picks
- Batrider13
- Invoker10
- Faceless Void9
- Earth Spirit8
- Vengeful Spirit7
Top bans
- Timbersaw17
- Alchemist16
- Elder Titan16
- Naga Siren9
- Tinker8
37 matches
Top picks
- Vengeful Spirit12
- Drow Ranger8
- Storm Spirit8
- Batrider8
- Disruptor8
Top bans
- Naga Siren18
- Death Prophet16
- Dark Seer15
- Lifestealer8
- Terrorblade8
36 matches
Top picks
- Batrider11
- Ogre Magi11
- Dazzle10
- Lone Druid7
- Lion6
Top bans
- Elder Titan19
- Earth Spirit12
- Dark Seer8
- Sven7
- Tinker7
35 matches
Top picks
- Faceless Void9
- Oracle9
- Elder Titan8
- Mirana7
- Beastmaster7
Top bans
- Elder Titan16
- Drow Ranger8
- Dark Seer8
- Beastmaster7
- Kunkka6
30 matches
Top picks
- Batrider8
- Mirana7
- Faceless Void7
- Drow Ranger6
- Dazzle6
Top bans
- Naga Siren11
- Alchemist9
- Drow Ranger7
- Mirana6
- Keeper of the Light6
30 matches
Top picks
- Vengeful Spirit14
- Terrorblade9
- Axe8
- Timbersaw8
- Juggernaut7
Top bans
- Mirana9
- Riki9
- Io8
- Lion7
- Enchantress7
28 matches
Top picks
- Tidehunter11
- Earth Spirit11
- Juggernaut10
- Vengeful Spirit9
- Timbersaw7
Top bans
- Dark Seer12
- Terrorblade12
- Beastmaster10
- Death Prophet8
- Invoker8
26 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Demon10
- Axe8
- Dark Seer6
- Timbersaw6
- Mirana5
Top bans
- Riki12
- Death Prophet9
- Slardar6
- Juggernaut5
- Shadow Demon5
23 matches
Top picks
- Earth Spirit10
- Juggernaut8
- Beastmaster5
- Batrider5
- Oracle5
Top bans
- Bounty Hunter12
- Timbersaw10
- Riki8
- Terrorblade8
- Faceless Void6
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2016 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 158 | 272 | 68.5% | 57.0% | 55 / 59 | 7.1 | 2.5 |
| 107 | 137 | 244 | 61.5% | 48.6% | 66 / 41 | 7.4 | 3.8 |
| 134 | 110 | 244 | 61.5% | 46.3% | 78 / 56 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| 132 | 108 | 240 | 60.5% | 53.0% | 81 / 51 | 8.1 | 5.4 |
| 129 | 106 | 235 | 59.2% | 55.0% | 60 / 69 | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| 62 | 170 | 232 | 58.4% | 46.8% | 26 / 36 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| 73 | 157 | 230 | 57.9% | 52.1% | 30 / 43 | 11.9 | 10.0 |
| 84 | 138 | 222 | 55.9% | 45.2% | 38 / 46 | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| 125 | 90 | 215 | 54.2% | 52.8% | 68 / 57 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| 78 | 133 | 211 | 53.1% | 64.1% | 30 / 48 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
| 61 | 139 | 200 | 50.4% | 50.8% | 32 / 29 | 8.1 | 3.7 |
| 106 | 94 | 200 | 50.4% | 44.3% | 52 / 54 | 7.4 | 3.6 |
| 85 | 111 | 196 | 49.4% | 42.4% | 43 / 42 | 9.1 | 5.3 |
| 62 | 128 | 190 | 47.9% | 59.7% | 30 / 32 | 9.1 | 4.6 |
| 50 | 139 | 189 | 47.6% | 36.0% | 33 / 17 | 14.1 | 8.9 |
| 83 | 95 | 178 | 44.8% | 49.4% | 44 / 39 | 14.1 | 11.4 |
| 98 | 73 | 171 | 43.1% | 46.9% | 46 / 52 | 9.6 | 7.3 |
| 108 | 56 | 164 | 41.3% | 59.3% | 51 / 57 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| 121 | 43 | 164 | 41.3% | 45.5% | 63 / 58 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 90 | 71 | 161 | 40.6% | 56.7% | 37 / 53 | 10.0 | 8.9 |
| 120 | 36 | 156 | 39.3% | 50.8% | 56 / 64 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 81 | 75 | 156 | 39.3% | 50.6% | 33 / 48 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
| 77 | 74 | 151 | 38.0% | 61.0% | 35 / 42 | 8.0 | 4.2 |
| 74 | 70 | 144 | 36.3% | 40.5% | 40 / 34 | 14.3 | 11.8 |
| 35 | 107 | 142 | 35.8% | 60.0% | 14 / 21 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
| 90 | 34 | 124 | 31.2% | 40.0% | 42 / 48 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| 32 | 86 | 118 | 29.7% | 31.3% | 20 / 12 | 16.0 | 11.6 |
| 75 | 43 | 118 | 29.7% | 50.7% | 37 / 38 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 68 | 46 | 114 | 28.7% | 51.5% | 27 / 41 | 12.3 | 9.6 |
| 40 | 68 | 108 | 27.2% | 57.5% | 22 / 18 | 9.8 | 4.5 |
 | 46 | 47 | 93 | 23.4% | 50.0% | 23 / 23 | 16.2 | 11.0 |
| 45 | 44 | 89 | 22.4% | 53.3% | 24 / 21 | 15.4 | 12.4 |
 | 24 | 64 | 88 | 22.2% | 54.2% | 13 / 11 | 15.9 | 10.0 |
| 50 | 35 | 85 | 21.4% | 60.0% | 23 / 27 | 10.5 | 6.6 |
| 37 | 45 | 82 | 20.7% | 37.8% | 18 / 19 | 16.2 | 12.4 |
| 59 | 22 | 81 | 20.4% | 45.8% | 29 / 30 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 18.1% | 42.2% | 23 / 22 | 10.8 | 6.1 |
| 24 | 46 | 70 | 17.6% | 66.7% | 11 / 13 | 12.7 | 6.0 |
| 34 | 33 | 67 | 16.9% | 50.0% | 20 / 14 | 10.2 | 7.3 |
| 38 | 28 | 66 | 16.6% | 68.4% | 19 / 19 | 13.5 | 9.4 |
 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 16.6% | 44.4% | 17 / 19 | 16.9 | 12.5 |
| 29 | 36 | 65 | 16.4% | 24.1% | 16 / 13 | 14.0 | 11.5 |
 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 16.1% | 46.5% | 21 / 22 | 15.4 | 13.7 |
 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 15.9% | 55.9% | 18 / 16 | 12.0 | 8.8 |
 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 15.1% | 55.6% | 13 / 14 | 17.3 | 12.4 |
 | 49 | 10 | 59 | 14.9% | 44.9% | 25 / 24 | 12.0 | 13.8 |
| 13 | 41 | 54 | 13.6% | 76.9% | 7 / 6 | 15.7 | 11.3 |
| 21 | 30 | 51 | 12.8% | 66.7% | 13 / 8 | 13.6 | 11.4 |
 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 12.6% | 60.0% | 17 / 18 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 11.8% | 57.1% | 11 / 10 | 15.7 | 14.6 |
 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 11.3% | 33.3% | 10 / 14 | 17.5 | 15.1 |
 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11.3% | 60.0% | 11 / 14 | 15.5 | 11.3 |
 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 11.1% | 44.4% | 15 / 12 | 17.9 | 13.1 |
 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 11.1% | 36.0% | 15 / 10 | 12.4 | 10.6 |
 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 10.8% | 42.9% | 10 / 11 | 15.6 | 5.5 |
| 20 | 22 | 42 | 10.6% | 30.0% | 10 / 10 | 15.7 | 13.8 |
 | 35 | 5 | 40 | 10.1% | 51.4% | 23 / 12 | 12.5 | 14.0 |
 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 9.6% | 57.1% | 13 / 8 | 15.3 | 13.8 |
 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 9.6% | 58.8% | 11 / 6 | 16.5 | 11.1 |
 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 9.3% | 60.0% | 8 / 7 | 13.3 | 10.4 |
 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.8% | 45.5% | 9 / 13 | 14.5 | 9.5 |
 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 8.1% | 41.2% | 8 / 9 | 17.4 | 14.2 |
| 13 | 19 | 32 | 8.1% | 7.7% | 5 / 8 | 14.1 | 11.7 |
 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7.6% | 52.9% | 11 / 6 | 16.9 | 14.3 |
| 21 | 8 | 29 | 7.3% | 66.7% | 9 / 12 | 14.6 | 11.3 |
 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6.8% | 45.5% | 6 / 5 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 6.8% | 41.2% | 5 / 12 | 13.4 | 8.3 |
| 17 | 9 | 26 | 6.5% | 17.6% | 9 / 8 | 15.5 | 11.1 |
 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6.5% | 57.1% | 6 / 8 | 16.7 | 13.2 |
 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 12 / 6 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.3% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 15.0 | 6.7 |
 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.5% | 38.5% | 8 / 5 | 16.0 | 15.6 |
 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5.3% | 35.7% | 5 / 9 | 17.0 | 15.1 |
 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 4.8% | 52.6% | 10 / 9 | 13.4 | — |
 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4.5% | 53.3% | 5 / 10 | 13.6 | 12.3 |
 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4.3% | 61.5% | 5 / 8 | 12.8 | 16.3 |
 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4.0% | 42.9% | 7 / 7 | 16.7 | 9.0 |
 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4.0% | 58.3% | 3 / 9 | 16.4 | 9.5 |
 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.8% | 50.0% | 5 / 5 | 12.9 | 10.4 |
 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3.8% | 55.6% | 5 / 4 | 14.7 | 13.2 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 3.5% | 72.7% | 6 / 5 | 12.0 | 9.7 |
 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3.0% | 40.0% | 7 / 3 | 15.6 | 12.5 |
 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3.0% | 40.0% | 8 / 2 | 15.9 | 12.0 |
 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2.8% | 54.5% | 3 / 8 | 14.8 | — |
 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.5% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 16.0 | 16.8 |
 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.5% | 37.5% | 3 / 5 | 15.3 | 17.0 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.3% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 18.2 | 14.7 |
 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.3% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.3% | 33.3% | 5 / 1 | 18.5 | 14.0 |
 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.0% | 33.3% | 3 / 3 | 16.3 | 17.0 |
 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.0% | 50.0% | 3 / 3 | 15.5 | 13.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.0% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 16.8 | 12.5 |
 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.8% | 60.0% | 4 / 1 | 16.4 | 16.5 |
 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.8% | 42.9% | 3 / 4 | 16.7 | — |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.8% | 16.7% | 2 / 4 | 13.3 | 16.0 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.5% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 15.3 | 16.0 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.5% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 18.5 | 16.5 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.5% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 18.5 | 13.0 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 3 | 18.5 | 17.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 12.7 | 17.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 16.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 18.5 | — |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 2 | 17.3 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.8% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 18.0 | 16.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 18.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 18.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 19.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 18.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2016 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2016?▾
Elder Titan is the most contested hero in The International 2016 with a contest rate of 68.5% across 397 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2016?▾
Io leads the ban list with 170 bans (42.8% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2016?▾
Batrider is the most picked hero with 134 picks across 397 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2016?▾
Broodmother posts the highest winrate at 76.9% (minimum 5 picks) across 13 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2016 draft?▾
110 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2016 drafts: 110 have been picked and 99 have been banned.
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