The International 2017 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2017: 539 drafts analysed, 112 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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539
540 matches scanned
5,390
10.0 per match
5,389
10.0 per match
112
112 picked · 111 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2017.
By total picks
Sand King
42.9% pick rate
Puck
33.8% pick rate
Queen of Pain
31.2% pick rate
Earthshaker
30.2% pick rate
Clockwerk
25.4% pick rate
Nyx Assassin
25.2% pick rate
Night Stalker
24.5% pick rate
Rubick
24.5% pick rate
Batrider
23.9% pick rate
Lina
21.7% pick rate
By total bans
Night Stalker
62.9% ban rate
Nyx Assassin
51.0% ban rate
Clockwerk
39.0% ban rate
Batrider
38.0% ban rate
Puck
35.8% ban rate
Io
32.5% ban rate
Sand King
28.2% ban rate
Venomancer
28.2% ban rate
Dark Seer
25.6% ban rate
Queen of Pain
23.2% ban rate
Picks + bans
Night Stalker
87.4% contest rate
Nyx Assassin
76.3% contest rate
Sand King
71.1% contest rate
Puck
69.6% contest rate
Clockwerk
64.4% contest rate
Batrider
62.0% contest rate
Queen of Pain
54.4% contest rate
Venomancer
47.1% contest rate
Earthshaker
45.3% contest rate
Dark Seer
42.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Night Stalker
132 picks
Sand King
231 picks
Nyx Assassin
136 picks
Clockwerk
137 picks
Io
39 picks
Ogre Magi
10 picks
Kunkka
82 picks
Ancient Apparition
98 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Elder Titan
4 bans
Io
175 bans
Monkey King
3 bans
Night Stalker
339 bans
Ogre Magi
8 bans
Nyx Assassin
275 bans
Lich
62 bans
Clockwerk
210 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Huskar
7 picks · 6 wins
Wraith King
5 picks · 4 wins
Beastmaster
19 picks · 15 wins
Magnus
27 picks · 19 wins
Dazzle
57 picks · 39 wins
Axe
12 picks · 8 wins
Tiny
6 picks · 4 wins
Centaur Warrunner
17 picks · 11 wins
Min 5 picks
Meepo
6 picks · 1 wins
Pudge
10 picks · 2 wins
Visage
22 picks · 5 wins
Tinker
17 picks · 4 wins
Windranger
8 picks · 2 wins
Monkey King
13 picks · 4 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Sand King
117 on Dire
Puck
94 on Dire
Queen of Pain
82 on Dire
Earthshaker
85 on Dire
Night Stalker
55 on Dire
Batrider
59 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Sand King
114 on Radiant
Puck
88 on Radiant
Earthshaker
78 on Radiant
Queen of Pain
86 on Radiant
Clockwerk
61 on Radiant
Rubick
59 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2017.
43 matches
Top picks
- Puck15
- Sand King15
- Silencer15
- Queen of Pain12
- Batrider10
Top bans
- Nyx Assassin15
- Io12
- Puck10
- Night Stalker10
- Legion Commander10
41 matches
Top picks
- Kunkka13
- Shadow Shaman11
- Ancient Apparition11
- Magnus11
- Earthshaker9
Top bans
- Nyx Assassin21
- Night Stalker20
- Queen of Pain8
- Silencer8
- Bloodseeker7
40 matches
Top picks
- Batrider9
- Earth Spirit9
- Earthshaker8
- Lich8
- Death Prophet8
Top bans
- Nyx Assassin23
- Io9
- Clockwerk8
- Puck7
- Queen of Pain7
37 matches
Top picks
- Ancient Apparition13
- Puck12
- Clockwerk9
- Sven8
- Spirit Breaker7
Top bans
- Night Stalker15
- Nyx Assassin13
- Io13
- Templar Assassin10
- Broodmother7
35 matches
Top picks
- Earthshaker15
- Necrophos9
- Nature's Prophet9
- Venomancer8
- Keeper of the Light7
Top bans
- Night Stalker24
- Sven14
- Nyx Assassin14
- Puck11
- Ancient Apparition11
34 matches
Top picks
- Sand King16
- Puck13
- Queen of Pain9
- Silencer8
- Lina7
Top bans
- Night Stalker16
- Io11
- Dark Seer8
- Nyx Assassin8
- Venomancer7
32 matches
Top picks
- Rubick15
- Juggernaut9
- Queen of Pain8
- Night Stalker8
- Puck7
Top bans
- Nature's Prophet8
- Sven7
- Enigma7
- Luna7
- Night Stalker7
29 matches
Top picks
- Earthshaker8
- Faceless Void7
- Invoker7
- Phantom Lancer6
- Necrophos6
Top bans
- Puck14
- Night Stalker8
- Clockwerk7
- Batrider7
- Io7
28 matches
Top picks
- Witch Doctor11
- Io8
- Underlord6
- Bloodseeker5
- Phantom Assassin5
Top bans
- Batrider22
- Puck8
- Faceless Void7
- Bristleback7
- Ancient Apparition6
28 matches
Top picks
- Batrider11
- Sand King9
- Queen of Pain9
- Rubick8
- Nyx Assassin6
Top bans
- Earthshaker9
- Puck8
- Night Stalker5
- Alchemist5
- Storm Spirit4
27 matches
Top picks
- Sand King12
- Puck8
- Shadow Shaman8
- Bloodseeker7
- Venomancer5
Top bans
- Death Prophet12
- Night Stalker10
- Lycan8
- Batrider7
- Nature's Prophet6
26 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Shaman10
- Weaver8
- Batrider7
- Earth Spirit7
- Sven6
Top bans
- Clockwerk8
- Puck7
- Night Stalker6
- Sven5
- Faceless Void5
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2017 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 339 | 471 | 87.4% | 52.3% | 77 / 55 | 5.3 | 2.0 |
| 136 | 275 | 411 | 76.3% | 59.6% | 67 / 69 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| 231 | 152 | 383 | 71.1% | 44.2% | 114 / 117 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
| 182 | 193 | 375 | 69.6% | 47.3% | 88 / 94 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| 137 | 210 | 347 | 64.4% | 48.9% | 61 / 76 | 6.7 | 2.9 |
| 129 | 205 | 334 | 62.0% | 51.9% | 70 / 59 | 10.0 | 7.2 |
| 168 | 125 | 293 | 54.4% | 54.2% | 86 / 82 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 102 | 152 | 254 | 47.1% | 50.0% | 53 / 49 | 10.5 | 6.4 |
| 163 | 81 | 244 | 45.3% | 47.2% | 78 / 85 | 9.1 | 6.0 |
| 92 | 138 | 230 | 42.7% | 51.1% | 58 / 34 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| 39 | 175 | 214 | 39.7% | 51.3% | 21 / 18 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| 86 | 122 | 208 | 38.6% | 59.3% | 47 / 39 | 13.7 | 10.7 |
| 88 | 111 | 199 | 36.9% | 47.7% | 42 / 46 | 11.9 | 7.6 |
| 117 | 75 | 192 | 35.6% | 49.6% | 56 / 61 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| 94 | 98 | 192 | 35.6% | 46.8% | 54 / 40 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| 103 | 83 | 186 | 34.5% | 43.7% | 43 / 60 | 10.1 | 8.0 |
| 98 | 85 | 183 | 34.0% | 53.1% | 70 / 28 | 8.1 | 5.8 |
| 92 | 87 | 179 | 33.2% | 53.3% | 46 / 46 | 11.0 | 9.6 |
| 105 | 74 | 179 | 33.2% | 50.5% | 43 / 62 | 13.1 | 11.7 |
 | 76 | 102 | 178 | 33.0% | 47.4% | 37 / 39 | 14.2 | 11.9 |
| 132 | 28 | 160 | 29.7% | 49.2% | 59 / 73 | 9.4 | 10.6 |
| 82 | 70 | 152 | 28.2% | 42.7% | 45 / 37 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
| 65 | 87 | 152 | 28.2% | 61.5% | 28 / 37 | 11.5 | 7.5 |
| 68 | 77 | 145 | 26.9% | 45.6% | 40 / 28 | 14.1 | 10.9 |
 | 41 | 97 | 138 | 25.6% | 53.7% | 16 / 25 | 12.3 | 9.8 |
| 85 | 52 | 137 | 25.4% | 52.9% | 37 / 48 | 8.8 | 3.7 |
 | 59 | 77 | 136 | 25.2% | 42.4% | 39 / 20 | 14.0 | 11.0 |
 | 56 | 79 | 135 | 25.0% | 62.5% | 26 / 30 | 13.7 | 10.8 |
| 64 | 67 | 131 | 24.3% | 48.4% | 34 / 30 | 12.9 | 11.5 |
| 55 | 71 | 126 | 23.4% | 45.5% | 23 / 32 | 14.0 | 9.1 |
| 85 | 40 | 125 | 23.2% | 55.3% | 48 / 37 | 8.4 | 4.5 |
 | 90 | 33 | 123 | 22.8% | 55.6% | 45 / 45 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
| 45 | 75 | 120 | 22.3% | 53.3% | 25 / 20 | 14.0 | 10.0 |
| 56 | 62 | 118 | 21.9% | 53.6% | 27 / 29 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
 | 55 | 60 | 115 | 21.3% | 50.9% | 21 / 34 | 16.1 | 12.9 |
| 47 | 66 | 113 | 21.0% | 51.1% | 23 / 24 | 16.7 | 12.7 |
 | 56 | 52 | 108 | 20.0% | 50.0% | 29 / 27 | 15.6 | 11.5 |
| 60 | 45 | 105 | 19.5% | 55.0% | 33 / 27 | 14.7 | 9.2 |
 | 64 | 41 | 105 | 19.5% | 50.0% | 37 / 27 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| 49 | 52 | 101 | 18.7% | 38.8% | 24 / 25 | 15.7 | 12.3 |
| 39 | 60 | 99 | 18.4% | 43.6% | 15 / 24 | 15.1 | 10.2 |
 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 17.8% | 35.3% | 18 / 16 | 13.1 | 9.9 |
 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 17.4% | 51.4% | 22 / 15 | 16.8 | 13.1 |
| 48 | 42 | 90 | 16.7% | 60.4% | 30 / 18 | 16.7 | 12.9 |
| 77 | 7 | 84 | 15.6% | 44.2% | 35 / 42 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 15.2% | 46.3% | 14 / 27 | 14.8 | 11.2 |
 | 61 | 21 | 82 | 15.2% | 44.3% | 30 / 31 | 10.2 | 6.4 |
 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 15.2% | 53.3% | 13 / 17 | 15.9 | 11.4 |
 | 62 | 18 | 80 | 14.8% | 50.0% | 33 / 29 | 8.1 | 4.6 |
 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 13.5% | 47.1% | 14 / 20 | 15.9 | 13.5 |
| 57 | 13 | 70 | 13.0% | 68.4% | 24 / 33 | 10.3 | 7.8 |
 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 13.0% | 34.5% | 10 / 19 | 14.7 | 10.1 |
| 29 | 40 | 69 | 12.8% | 51.7% | 14 / 15 | 14.8 | 12.0 |
 | 47 | 19 | 66 | 12.2% | 55.3% | 21 / 26 | 11.4 | 8.9 |
| 15 | 47 | 62 | 11.5% | 46.7% | 8 / 7 | 17.3 | 12.0 |
 | 49 | 13 | 62 | 11.5% | 51.0% | 25 / 24 | 10.4 | 9.3 |
| 52 | 10 | 62 | 11.5% | 50.0% | 33 / 19 | 11.5 | 9.7 |
 | 44 | 18 | 62 | 11.5% | 52.3% | 23 / 21 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 11.3% | 40.0% | 14 / 11 | 16.7 | 8.6 |
| 27 | 33 | 60 | 11.1% | 70.4% | 14 / 13 | 10.9 | 6.8 |
 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 10.9% | 62.5% | 14 / 18 | 8.5 | 4.0 |
| 28 | 28 | 56 | 10.4% | 32.1% | 14 / 14 | 9.0 | 3.5 |
 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 10.2% | 44.1% | 16 / 18 | 14.8 | 11.8 |
 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 9.5% | 40.0% | 10 / 15 | 15.6 | 11.7 |
 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 9.5% | 39.3% | 14 / 14 | 16.5 | 13.7 |
 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 9.5% | 37.5% | 22 / 18 | 9.9 | 7.3 |
 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 9.1% | 57.1% | 13 / 29 | 14.1 | 5.4 |
 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 8.9% | 38.1% | 8 / 13 | 15.1 | 9.5 |
 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 8.3% | 57.1% | 17 / 11 | 11.9 | 6.1 |
| 7 | 36 | 43 | 8.0% | 85.7% | 3 / 4 | 15.7 | 10.7 |
| 19 | 23 | 42 | 7.8% | 78.9% | 12 / 7 | 11.5 | 6.9 |
 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 7.8% | 42.9% | 14 / 7 | 15.7 | 10.6 |
 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 7.8% | 59.1% | 16 / 6 | 18.0 | 15.8 |
| 6 | 33 | 39 | 7.2% | 16.7% | 4 / 2 | 17.7 | 6.2 |
| 15 | 22 | 37 | 6.9% | 53.3% | 8 / 7 | 15.4 | 6.7 |
| 17 | 19 | 36 | 6.7% | 23.5% | 9 / 8 | 16.6 | 13.7 |
 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 6.7% | 48.3% | 18 / 11 | 13.7 | 10.6 |
| 23 | 12 | 35 | 6.5% | 52.2% | 8 / 15 | 14.4 | 8.3 |
| 22 | 12 | 34 | 6.3% | 22.7% | 10 / 12 | 9.8 | 4.4 |
 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 6.1% | 35.7% | 4 / 10 | 14.6 | 5.5 |
 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 6.1% | 55.6% | 5 / 13 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 6.1% | 55.0% | 6 / 14 | 10.8 | 5.6 |
 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 5.6% | 50.0% | 6 / 10 | 12.9 | 8.1 |
 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 5.2% | 50.0% | 7 / 7 | 17.6 | 13.6 |
| 19 | 9 | 28 | 5.2% | 47.4% | 8 / 11 | 17.3 | 14.6 |
 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 5.2% | 50.0% | 8 / 4 | 17.4 | 15.5 |
 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 5.0% | 55.0% | 13 / 7 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
| 16 | 10 | 26 | 4.8% | 37.5% | 7 / 9 | 16.7 | 4.5 |
 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 4.5% | 50.0% | 10 / 8 | 16.4 | 15.0 |
 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4.1% | 61.5% | 5 / 8 | 16.6 | 11.6 |
 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4.1% | 50.0% | 5 / 15 | 13.9 | 13.5 |
| 17 | 5 | 22 | 4.1% | 64.7% | 11 / 6 | 14.2 | 12.6 |
 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3.7% | 36.8% | 5 / 14 | 10.6 | 3.0 |
 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3.7% | 46.2% | 6 / 7 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3.5% | 61.5% | 11 / 2 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.5% | 40.0% | 2 / 3 | 17.8 | 8.5 |
| 12 | 6 | 18 | 3.3% | 66.7% | 5 / 7 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| 10 | 8 | 18 | 3.3% | 50.0% | 7 / 3 | 7.2 | 2.4 |
| 13 | 4 | 17 | 3.2% | 46.2% | 4 / 9 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 3.0% | 30.8% | 7 / 6 | 13.9 | 1.7 |
 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 4 / 4 | 13.5 | 7.4 |
 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2.8% | 50.0% | 3 / 7 | 14.1 | 10.8 |
 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2.6% | 50.0% | 5 / 7 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| 10 | 1 | 11 | 2.0% | 20.0% | 5 / 5 | 11.6 | 8.0 |
 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2.0% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 14.9 | 13.0 |
 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2.0% | 62.5% | 3 / 5 | 13.0 | 13.3 |
 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1.9% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 13.4 | 8.0 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.7% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 10.2 | 12.0 |
| 8 | 1 | 9 | 1.7% | 25.0% | 4 / 4 | 17.1 | 11.0 |
 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1.7% | 62.5% | 6 / 2 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.9% | 80.0% | 2 / 3 | 17.6 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.0 | 11.0 |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2017 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2017?▾
Night Stalker is the most contested hero in The International 2017 with a contest rate of 87.4% across 539 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2017?▾
Night Stalker leads the ban list with 339 bans (62.9% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2017?▾
Sand King is the most picked hero with 231 picks across 539 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2017?▾
Huskar posts the highest winrate at 85.7% (minimum 5 picks) across 7 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2017 draft?▾
112 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2017 drafts: 112 have been picked and 111 have been banned.
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