Pick & Ban Analysis

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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Draft summary

Drafts analysed

397

398 matches scanned

Total picks

3,970

10.0 per match

Total bans

3,970

10.0 per match

Hero pool

110

110 picked · 99 banned

Draft leaders

The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2016.

Most picked

By total picks

1
Batrider

Batrider

33.8% pick rate

134
2
Faceless Void

Faceless Void

33.2% pick rate

132
3
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

32.5% pick rate

129
4
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

31.5% pick rate

125
5
Disruptor

Disruptor

30.5% pick rate

121
6
Vengeful Spirit

Vengeful Spirit

30.2% pick rate

120
7
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

28.7% pick rate

114
8
Mirana

Mirana

27.2% pick rate

108
9
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

27.0% pick rate

107
10
Earth Spirit

Earth Spirit

26.7% pick rate

106
Most banned

By total bans

1
Io

Io

42.8% ban rate

170
2
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

39.8% ban rate

158
3
Death Prophet

Death Prophet

39.5% ban rate

157
4
Riki

Riki

35.0% ban rate

139
5
Alchemist

Alchemist

35.0% ban rate

139
6
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

34.8% ban rate

138
7
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

34.5% ban rate

137
8
Terrorblade

Terrorblade

33.5% ban rate

133
9
Drow Ranger

Drow Ranger

32.2% ban rate

128
10
Lifestealer

Lifestealer

28.0% ban rate

111
Most contested

Picks + bans

1
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

68.5% contest rate

272
2
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

61.5% contest rate

244
3
Batrider

Batrider

61.5% contest rate

244
4
Faceless Void

Faceless Void

60.5% contest rate

240
5
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

59.2% contest rate

235
6
Io

Io

58.4% contest rate

232
7
Death Prophet

Death Prophet

57.9% contest rate

230
8
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

55.9% contest rate

222
9
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

54.2% contest rate

215
10
Terrorblade

Terrorblade

53.1% contest rate

211

Draft priority

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

Priority picks

Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)

1
Io

Io

62 picks

6.3
2
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

114 picks

7.1
3
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

107 picks

7.4
4
Earth Spirit

Earth Spirit

106 picks

7.4
5
Mirana

Mirana

108 picks

7.9
6
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

84 picks

7.9
7
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

77 picks

8.0
8
Ogre Magi

Ogre Magi

59 picks

8.0
Priority bans

Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)

1
Io

Io

170 bans

1.6
2
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

158 bans

2.5
3
Mirana

Mirana

56 bans

2.9
4
Earth Spirit

Earth Spirit

94 bans

3.6
5
Riki

Riki

139 bans

3.7
6
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

137 bans

3.8
7
Dark Seer

Dark Seer

138 bans

3.8
8
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

74 bans

4.2

Winrate leaders

Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).

Highest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Broodmother

Broodmother

13 picks · 10 wins

76.9%
2
Spirit Breaker

Spirit Breaker

11 picks · 8 wins

72.7%
3
Nyx Assassin

Nyx Assassin

38 picks · 26 wins

68.4%
4
Lone Druid

Lone Druid

24 picks · 16 wins

66.7%
5
Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition

21 picks · 14 wins

66.7%
6
Undying

Undying

21 picks · 14 wins

66.7%
7
Zeus

Zeus

6 picks · 4 wins

66.7%
8
Abaddon

Abaddon

6 picks · 4 wins

66.7%
Lowest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Lycan

Lycan

13 picks · 1 wins

7.7%
2
Tusk

Tusk

6 picks · 1 wins

16.7%
3
Tiny

Tiny

17 picks · 3 wins

17.6%
4
Enchantress

Enchantress

29 picks · 7 wins

24.1%
5
Weaver

Weaver

20 picks · 6 wins

30.0%
6
Tinker

Tinker

32 picks · 10 wins

31.3%

Side preferences

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

Radiant favourites

Most picked when on Radiant

1
Faceless Void

Faceless Void

51 on Dire

81
2
Batrider

Batrider

56 on Dire

78
3
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

57 on Dire

68
4
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

41 on Dire

66
5
Disruptor

Disruptor

58 on Dire

63
6
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

69 on Dire

60
Dire favourites

Most picked when on Dire

1
Timbersaw

Timbersaw

60 on Radiant

69
2
Vengeful Spirit

Vengeful Spirit

56 on Radiant

64
3
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

55 on Radiant

59
4
Disruptor

Disruptor

63 on Radiant

58
5
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

68 on Radiant

57
6
Mirana

Mirana

51 on Radiant

57

Team draft tendencies

Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2016.

47 matches

Top picks

  • Mirana
    Mirana14
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster12
  • Slark
    Slark11
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw11
  • Invoker
    Invoker9

Top bans

  • Batrider
    Batrider19
  • Io
    Io15
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger12
  • Juggernaut
    Juggernaut11
  • Terrorblade
    Terrorblade10

46 matches

Top picks

  • Dazzle
    Dazzle19
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster11
  • Invoker
    Invoker11
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw11
  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit11

Top bans

  • Io
    Io21
  • Death Prophet
    Death Prophet14
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger11
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer11
  • Riki
    Riki9

45 matches

Top picks

  • Mirana
    Mirana18
  • Kunkka
    Kunkka17
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw12
  • Death Prophet
    Death Prophet11
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon10

Top bans

  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger15
  • Riki
    Riki15
  • Lifestealer
    Lifestealer14
  • Io
    Io11
  • Elder Titan
    Elder Titan10

42 matches

Top picks

  • Batrider
    Batrider13
  • Invoker
    Invoker10
  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void9
  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit8
  • Vengeful Spirit
    Vengeful Spirit7

Top bans

  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw17
  • Alchemist
    Alchemist16
  • Elder Titan
    Elder Titan16
  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren9
  • Tinker
    Tinker8

37 matches

Top picks

  • Vengeful Spirit
    Vengeful Spirit12
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger8
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit8
  • Batrider
    Batrider8
  • Disruptor
    Disruptor8

Top bans

  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren18
  • Death Prophet
    Death Prophet16
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer15
  • Lifestealer
    Lifestealer8
  • Terrorblade
    Terrorblade8

36 matches

Top picks

  • Batrider
    Batrider11
  • Ogre Magi
    Ogre Magi11
  • Dazzle
    Dazzle10
  • Lone Druid
    Lone Druid7
  • Lion
    Lion6

Top bans

  • Elder Titan
    Elder Titan19
  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit12
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer8
  • Sven
    Sven7
  • Tinker
    Tinker7

Top picks

  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void9
  • Oracle
    Oracle9
  • Elder Titan
    Elder Titan8
  • Mirana
    Mirana7
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster7

Top bans

  • Elder Titan
    Elder Titan16
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger8
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer8
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster7
  • Kunkka
    Kunkka6

Top picks

  • Batrider
    Batrider8
  • Mirana
    Mirana7
  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void7
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger6
  • Dazzle
    Dazzle6

Top bans

  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren11
  • Alchemist
    Alchemist9
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger7
  • Mirana
    Mirana6
  • Keeper of the Light
    Keeper of the Light6

30 matches

Top picks

  • Vengeful Spirit
    Vengeful Spirit14
  • Terrorblade
    Terrorblade9
  • Axe
    Axe8
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw8
  • Juggernaut
    Juggernaut7

Top bans

  • Mirana
    Mirana9
  • Riki
    Riki9
  • Io
    Io8
  • Lion
    Lion7
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress7

Top picks

  • Tidehunter
    Tidehunter11
  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit11
  • Juggernaut
    Juggernaut10
  • Vengeful Spirit
    Vengeful Spirit9
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw7

Top bans

  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer12
  • Terrorblade
    Terrorblade12
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster10
  • Death Prophet
    Death Prophet8
  • Invoker
    Invoker8

26 matches

Top picks

  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon10
  • Axe
    Axe8
  • Dark Seer
    Dark Seer6
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw6
  • Mirana
    Mirana5

Top bans

  • Riki
    Riki12
  • Death Prophet
    Death Prophet9
  • Slardar
    Slardar6
  • Juggernaut
    Juggernaut5
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon5

Top picks

  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit10
  • Juggernaut
    Juggernaut8
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster5
  • Batrider
    Batrider5
  • Oracle
    Oracle5

Top bans

  • Bounty Hunter
    Bounty Hunter12
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw10
  • Riki
    Riki8
  • Terrorblade
    Terrorblade8
  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void6

All heroes — full breakdown

Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2016 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.

HeroSide split (R / D)
Elder Titan
Elder Titan
11415827268.5%57.0%55 / 597.12.5
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
10713724461.5%48.6%66 / 417.43.8
Batrider
Batrider
13411024461.5%46.3%78 / 568.56.7
Faceless Void
Faceless Void
13210824060.5%53.0%81 / 518.15.4
Timbersaw
Timbersaw
12910623559.2%55.0%60 / 6911.58.8
Io
Io
6217023258.4%46.8%26 / 366.31.6
Death Prophet
Death Prophet
7315723057.9%52.1%30 / 4311.910.0
Dark Seer
Dark Seer
8413822255.9%45.2%38 / 467.93.8
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1259021554.2%52.8%68 / 5711.210.4
Terrorblade
Terrorblade
7813321153.1%64.1%30 / 4811.17.4
Riki
Riki
6113920050.4%50.8%32 / 298.13.7
Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit
1069420050.4%44.3%52 / 547.43.6
Lifestealer
Lifestealer
8511119649.4%42.4%43 / 429.15.3
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
6212819047.9%59.7%30 / 329.14.6
Alchemist
Alchemist
5013918947.6%36.0%33 / 1714.18.9
Invoker
Invoker
839517844.8%49.4%44 / 3914.111.4
Oracle
Oracle
987317143.1%46.9%46 / 529.67.3
Mirana
Mirana
1085616441.3%59.3%51 / 577.92.9
Disruptor
Disruptor
1214316441.3%45.5%63 / 589.810.3
Slardar
Slardar
907116140.6%56.7%37 / 5310.08.9
Vengeful Spirit
Vengeful Spirit
1203615639.3%50.8%56 / 649.19.1
Tidehunter
Tidehunter
817515639.3%50.6%33 / 489.98.3
Shadow Demon
Shadow Demon
777415138.0%61.0%35 / 428.04.2
Slark
Slark
747014436.3%40.5%40 / 3414.311.8
Naga Siren
Naga Siren
3510714235.8%60.0%14 / 2111.35.4
Lion
Lion
903412431.2%40.0%42 / 4811.010.9
Tinker
Tinker
328611829.7%31.3%20 / 1216.011.6
Dazzle
Dazzle
754311829.7%50.7%37 / 389.19.2
Axe
Axe
684611428.7%51.5%27 / 4112.39.6
Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter
406810827.2%57.5%22 / 189.84.5
Morphling
Morphling
46479323.4%50.0%23 / 2316.211.0
Sven
Sven
45448922.4%53.3%24 / 2115.412.4
Huskar
Huskar
24648822.2%54.2%13 / 1115.910.0
Kunkka
Kunkka
50358521.4%60.0%23 / 2710.56.6
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit
37458220.7%37.8%18 / 1916.212.4
Ogre Magi
Ogre Magi
59228120.4%45.8%29 / 308.07.3
Phoenix
Phoenix
45277218.1%42.2%23 / 2210.86.1
Lone Druid
Lone Druid
24467017.6%66.7%11 / 1312.76.0
Keeper of the Light
Keeper of the Light
34336716.9%50.0%20 / 1410.27.3
Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin
38286616.6%68.4%19 / 1913.59.4
Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit
36306616.6%44.4%17 / 1916.912.5
Enchantress
Enchantress
29366516.4%24.1%16 / 1314.011.5
Dragon Knight
Dragon Knight
43216416.1%46.5%21 / 2215.413.7
Sand King
Sand King
34296315.9%55.9%18 / 1612.08.8
Medusa
Medusa
27336015.1%55.6%13 / 1417.312.4
Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor
49105914.9%44.9%25 / 2412.013.8
Broodmother
Broodmother
13415413.6%76.9%7 / 615.711.3
Ancient Apparition
Ancient Apparition
21305112.8%66.7%13 / 813.611.4
Winter Wyvern
Winter Wyvern
35155012.6%60.0%17 / 1813.112.2
Puck
Puck
21264711.8%57.1%11 / 1015.714.6
Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain
24214511.3%33.3%10 / 1417.515.1
Ursa
Ursa
25204511.3%60.0%11 / 1415.511.3
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin
27174411.1%44.4%15 / 1217.913.1
Night Stalker
Night Stalker
25194411.1%36.0%15 / 1012.410.6
Doom
Doom
21224310.8%42.9%10 / 1115.65.5
Weaver
Weaver
20224210.6%30.0%10 / 1015.713.8
Rubick
Rubick
3554010.1%51.4%23 / 1212.514.0
Razor
Razor
2117389.6%57.1%13 / 815.313.8
Chen
Chen
1721389.6%58.8%11 / 616.511.1
Luna
Luna
1522379.3%60.0%8 / 713.310.4
Lich
Lich
2213358.8%45.5%9 / 1314.59.5
Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage
1715328.1%41.2%8 / 917.414.2
Lycan
Lycan
1319328.1%7.7%5 / 814.111.7
Phantom Lancer
Phantom Lancer
1713307.6%52.9%11 / 616.914.3
Undying
Undying
218297.3%66.7%9 / 1214.611.3
Viper
Viper
1116276.8%45.5%6 / 517.114.4
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
1710276.8%41.2%5 / 1213.48.3
Tiny
Tiny
179266.5%17.6%9 / 815.511.1
Clinkz
Clinkz
1412266.5%57.1%6 / 816.713.2
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Maiden
187256.3%50.0%12 / 610.411.1
Meepo
Meepo
322256.3%66.7%2 / 115.06.7
Gyrocopter
Gyrocopter
139225.5%38.5%8 / 516.015.6
Spectre
Spectre
147215.3%35.7%5 / 917.015.1
Skywrath Mage
Skywrath Mage
190194.8%52.6%10 / 913.4
Bristleback
Bristleback
153184.5%53.3%5 / 1013.612.3
Bane
Bane
134174.3%61.5%5 / 812.816.3
Enigma
Enigma
142164.0%42.9%7 / 716.79.0
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Assassin
124164.0%58.3%3 / 916.49.5
Warlock
Warlock
105153.8%50.0%5 / 512.910.4
Magnus
Magnus
96153.8%55.6%5 / 414.713.2
Spirit Breaker
Spirit Breaker
113143.5%72.7%6 / 512.09.7
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
102123.0%40.0%7 / 315.612.5
Silencer
Silencer
102123.0%40.0%8 / 215.912.0
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman
110112.8%54.5%3 / 814.8
Windranger
Windranger
55102.5%60.0%2 / 316.016.8
Legion Commander
Legion Commander
82102.5%37.5%3 / 515.317.0
Zeus
Zeus
6392.3%66.7%2 / 418.214.7
Clockwerk
Clockwerk
6392.3%33.3%4 / 213.813.3
Omniknight
Omniknight
6392.3%33.3%5 / 118.514.0
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Fiend
6282.0%33.3%3 / 316.317.0
Brewmaster
Brewmaster
6282.0%50.0%3 / 315.513.5
Abaddon
Abaddon
6282.0%66.7%2 / 416.812.5
Necrophos
Necrophos
5271.8%60.0%4 / 116.416.5
Venomancer
Venomancer
7071.8%42.9%3 / 416.7
Tusk
Tusk
6171.8%16.7%2 / 413.316.0
Lina
Lina
4261.5%50.0%2 / 215.316.0
Leshrac
Leshrac
4261.5%50.0%3 / 118.516.5
Chaos Knight
Chaos Knight
4261.5%75.0%2 / 218.513.0
Wraith King
Wraith King
4151.3%0.0%1 / 318.517.0
Jakiro
Jakiro
3141.0%0.0%2 / 112.717.0
Outworld Destroyer
Outworld Destroyer
2241.0%100.0%1 / 118.516.0
Troll Warlord
Troll Warlord
4041.0%50.0%2 / 218.5
Pudge
Pudge
3030.8%0.0%1 / 217.3
Pugna
Pugna
2130.8%50.0%0 / 218.016.0
Bloodseeker
Bloodseeker
2020.5%100.0%1 / 114.5
Treant Protector
Treant Protector
2020.5%50.0%0 / 219.0
Sniper
Sniper
1010.3%0.0%1 / 018.0
Visage
Visage
1010.3%100.0%0 / 118.0
Centaur Warrunner
Centaur Warrunner
1010.3%100.0%1 / 019.0
Techies
Techies
1010.3%0.0%0 / 118.0

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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