The International 2019 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2019: 441 drafts analysed, 117 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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441
442 matches scanned
4,410
10.0 per match
5,291
12.0 per match
117
117 picked · 112 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2019.
By total picks
Shadow Demon
32.0% pick rate
Ember Spirit
29.3% pick rate
Grimstroke
25.6% pick rate
Centaur Warrunner
25.2% pick rate
Wraith King
24.3% pick rate
Rubick
23.4% pick rate
Ancient Apparition
22.2% pick rate
Sven
20.9% pick rate
Tiny
20.6% pick rate
Leshrac
19.7% pick rate
By total bans
Chen
43.8% ban rate
Ember Spirit
43.1% ban rate
Outworld Destroyer
43.1% ban rate
Omniknight
37.4% ban rate
Shadow Demon
37.2% ban rate
Alchemist
36.7% ban rate
Io
36.5% ban rate
Enchantress
33.3% ban rate
Ancient Apparition
32.4% ban rate
Morphling
29.3% ban rate
Picks + bans
Ember Spirit
72.3% contest rate
Shadow Demon
69.2% contest rate
Chen
57.1% contest rate
Outworld Destroyer
56.0% contest rate
Ancient Apparition
54.6% contest rate
Omniknight
54.4% contest rate
Centaur Warrunner
51.2% contest rate
Leshrac
47.4% contest rate
Alchemist
47.4% contest rate
Io
46.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Chen
59 picks
Ancient Apparition
98 picks
Elder Titan
82 picks
Shadow Demon
141 picks
Ogre Magi
64 picks
Mirana
46 picks
Io
45 picks
Spirit Breaker
72 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Chen
193 bans
Techies
21 bans
Io
161 bans
Mirana
94 bans
Magnus
116 bans
Enchantress
147 bans
Spirit Breaker
110 bans
Ogre Magi
64 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Treant Protector
25 picks · 17 wins
Meepo
9 picks · 6 wins
Skywrath Mage
6 picks · 4 wins
Io
45 picks · 29 wins
Slardar
11 picks · 7 wins
Abaddon
24 picks · 15 wins
Templar Assassin
29 picks · 18 wins
Terrorblade
13 picks · 8 wins
Min 5 picks
Zeus
5 picks · 0 wins
Clockwerk
5 picks · 0 wins
Lone Druid
10 picks · 1 wins
Brewmaster
8 picks · 1 wins
Keeper of the Light
5 picks · 1 wins
Pudge
5 picks · 1 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Ember Spirit
62 on Dire
Rubick
37 on Dire
Grimstroke
51 on Dire
Wraith King
45 on Dire
Shadow Demon
80 on Dire
Centaur Warrunner
59 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Shadow Demon
61 on Radiant
Ember Spirit
67 on Radiant
Centaur Warrunner
52 on Radiant
Ancient Apparition
45 on Radiant
Lifestealer
28 on Radiant
Grimstroke
62 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2019.
40 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Demon12
- Leshrac11
- Tidehunter9
- Ember Spirit9
- Ancient Apparition7
Top bans
- Rubick13
- Ancient Apparition12
- Io12
- Magnus10
- Morphling9
39 matches
Top picks
- Lifestealer12
- Tiny11
- Wraith King11
- Silencer11
- Nyx Assassin11
Top bans
- Centaur Warrunner18
- Omniknight16
- Razor11
- Mirana10
- Beastmaster9
37 matches
Top picks
- Wraith King11
- Beastmaster10
- Shadow Shaman9
- Ogre Magi8
- Lina7
Top bans
- Chen18
- Morphling13
- Naga Siren13
- Io13
- Kunkka9
36 matches
Top picks
- Axe13
- Ancient Apparition11
- Razor9
- Sven8
- Warlock8
Top bans
- Omniknight16
- Ember Spirit13
- Ogre Magi10
- Queen of Pain9
- Outworld Destroyer9
36 matches
Top picks
- Ember Spirit11
- Axe10
- Beastmaster10
- Sven9
- Gyrocopter9
Top bans
- Outworld Destroyer12
- Chen10
- Ancient Apparition10
- Grimstroke10
- Broodmother9
32 matches
Top picks
- Templar Assassin10
- Elder Titan9
- Tidehunter8
- Rubick7
- Ember Spirit6
Top bans
- Alchemist14
- Leshrac12
- Ogre Magi12
- Ember Spirit11
- Kunkka9
29 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow6
- Bane5
- Dragon Knight5
- Dazzle5
- Shadow Demon5
Top bans
- Lifestealer11
- Crystal Maiden10
- Grimstroke10
- Ancient Apparition9
- Alchemist9
28 matches
Top picks
- Tiny9
- Crystal Maiden7
- Jakiro6
- Invoker6
- Earthshaker5
Top bans
- Shadow Demon15
- Enchantress11
- Mirana8
- Ancient Apparition7
- Alchemist7
28 matches
Top picks
- Tiny10
- Elder Titan9
- Enchantress8
- Grimstroke8
- Earthshaker7
Top bans
- Naga Siren18
- Leshrac17
- Kunkka11
- Gyrocopter11
- Alchemist9
26 matches
Top picks
- Elder Titan10
- Ogre Magi8
- Rubick8
- Shadow Demon7
- Sand King6
Top bans
- Enchantress12
- Chen10
- Alchemist9
- Io9
- Magnus8
24 matches
Top picks
- Lifestealer8
- Elder Titan8
- Sand King6
- Gyrocopter6
- Shadow Demon6
Top bans
- Alchemist15
- Mirana8
- Magnus8
- Morphling7
- Enchantress6
23 matches
Top picks
- Ogre Magi9
- Tidehunter6
- Shadow Shaman5
- Warlock5
- Leshrac5
Top bans
- Shadow Demon12
- Enchantress11
- Chen9
- Lifestealer7
- Alchemist7
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2019 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 190 | 319 | 72.3% | 54.3% | 67 / 62 | 11.3 | 8.1 |
| 141 | 164 | 305 | 69.2% | 53.2% | 61 / 80 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
| 59 | 193 | 252 | 57.1% | 61.0% | 23 / 36 | 8.2 | 2.3 |
| 57 | 190 | 247 | 56.0% | 52.6% | 31 / 26 | 16.6 | 10.9 |
| 98 | 143 | 241 | 54.6% | 52.0% | 45 / 53 | 8.9 | 5.0 |
| 75 | 165 | 240 | 54.4% | 46.7% | 35 / 40 | 10.5 | 5.3 |
| 111 | 115 | 226 | 51.2% | 49.5% | 52 / 59 | 10.4 | 5.4 |
| 87 | 122 | 209 | 47.4% | 46.0% | 41 / 46 | 12.5 | 6.9 |
| 47 | 162 | 209 | 47.4% | 57.4% | 32 / 15 | 13.5 | 6.3 |
| 45 | 161 | 206 | 46.7% | 64.4% | 19 / 26 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| 81 | 116 | 197 | 44.7% | 49.4% | 28 / 53 | 15.5 | 13.0 |
| 50 | 147 | 197 | 44.7% | 56.0% | 25 / 25 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
| 113 | 82 | 195 | 44.2% | 43.4% | 62 / 51 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
| 69 | 120 | 189 | 42.9% | 52.2% | 35 / 34 | 14.1 | 11.0 |
| 107 | 80 | 187 | 42.4% | 53.3% | 62 / 45 | 13.8 | 9.3 |
| 55 | 129 | 184 | 41.7% | 49.1% | 36 / 19 | 13.6 | 9.1 |
| 92 | 91 | 183 | 41.5% | 45.7% | 42 / 50 | 14.4 | 10.2 |
| 103 | 80 | 183 | 41.5% | 52.4% | 66 / 37 | 11.1 | 5.6 |
| 72 | 110 | 182 | 41.3% | 50.0% | 36 / 36 | 9.7 | 3.4 |
 | 62 | 116 | 178 | 40.4% | 53.2% | 23 / 39 | 10.8 | 3.6 |
| 42 | 116 | 158 | 35.8% | 50.0% | 19 / 23 | 10.0 | 3.2 |
| 91 | 58 | 149 | 33.8% | 54.9% | 46 / 45 | 11.8 | 6.3 |
| 34 | 112 | 146 | 33.1% | 47.1% | 12 / 22 | 15.4 | 11.5 |
 | 71 | 72 | 143 | 32.4% | 46.5% | 33 / 38 | 16.4 | 12.2 |
 | 34 | 108 | 142 | 32.2% | 47.1% | 16 / 18 | 15.6 | 9.9 |
| 82 | 60 | 142 | 32.2% | 56.1% | 39 / 43 | 9.0 | 3.8 |
| 46 | 94 | 140 | 31.7% | 52.2% | 24 / 22 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| 64 | 75 | 139 | 31.5% | 46.9% | 39 / 25 | 11.1 | 4.8 |
 | 75 | 58 | 133 | 30.2% | 46.7% | 40 / 35 | 15.4 | 13.8 |
| 79 | 54 | 133 | 30.2% | 59.5% | 41 / 38 | 13.2 | 5.6 |
 | 55 | 77 | 132 | 29.9% | 50.9% | 25 / 30 | 17.0 | 12.9 |
| 67 | 62 | 129 | 29.3% | 40.3% | 31 / 36 | 15.5 | 10.5 |
| 64 | 64 | 128 | 29.0% | 43.8% | 33 / 31 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| 71 | 52 | 123 | 27.9% | 57.7% | 32 / 39 | 11.8 | 10.3 |
| 59 | 64 | 123 | 27.9% | 59.3% | 36 / 23 | 14.4 | 8.9 |
| 77 | 41 | 118 | 26.8% | 49.4% | 40 / 37 | 12.6 | 9.5 |
 | 54 | 61 | 115 | 26.1% | 50.0% | 23 / 31 | 17.4 | 14.0 |
 | 51 | 61 | 112 | 25.4% | 51.0% | 23 / 28 | 10.9 | 9.0 |
| 80 | 25 | 105 | 23.8% | 50.0% | 43 / 37 | 12.6 | 10.8 |
 | 38 | 65 | 103 | 23.4% | 52.6% | 22 / 16 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| 20 | 82 | 102 | 23.1% | 50.0% | 8 / 12 | 17.9 | 12.0 |
| 52 | 44 | 96 | 21.8% | 59.6% | 28 / 24 | 14.4 | 10.2 |
 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 21.1% | 47.5% | 24 / 16 | 15.5 | 11.5 |
| 46 | 43 | 89 | 20.2% | 50.0% | 26 / 20 | 19.5 | 16.3 |
 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 19.7% | 45.7% | 15 / 31 | 16.8 | 13.0 |
| 39 | 46 | 85 | 19.3% | 56.4% | 20 / 19 | 12.1 | 8.0 |
| 63 | 18 | 81 | 18.4% | 54.0% | 34 / 29 | 10.9 | 7.0 |
 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 18.4% | 52.8% | 19 / 17 | 16.0 | 14.2 |
| 55 | 24 | 79 | 17.9% | 47.3% | 26 / 29 | 13.2 | 11.9 |
| 32 | 47 | 79 | 17.9% | 46.9% | 16 / 16 | 17.1 | 14.2 |
 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 17.2% | 48.8% | 19 / 24 | 12.6 | 8.9 |
 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 15.9% | 51.9% | 15 / 12 | 20.0 | 14.5 |
| 41 | 29 | 70 | 15.9% | 56.1% | 19 / 22 | 11.3 | 4.2 |
| 25 | 43 | 68 | 15.4% | 68.0% | 13 / 12 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 14.5% | 45.2% | 13 / 18 | 15.5 | 8.3 |
 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 13.8% | 50.0% | 12 / 14 | 19.0 | 15.3 |
| 29 | 30 | 59 | 13.4% | 62.1% | 15 / 14 | 17.9 | 13.3 |
 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 12.9% | 42.9% | 16 / 12 | 13.8 | 11.6 |
| 32 | 22 | 54 | 12.2% | 50.0% | 18 / 14 | 14.7 | 12.7 |
 | 39 | 14 | 53 | 12.0% | 46.2% | 20 / 19 | 14.5 | 8.2 |
 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 11.6% | 39.1% | 9 / 14 | 16.7 | 16.2 |
 | 34 | 12 | 46 | 10.4% | 38.2% | 16 / 18 | 15.6 | 8.3 |
 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 10.2% | 47.4% | 10 / 9 | 18.5 | 14.2 |
| 32 | 13 | 45 | 10.2% | 37.5% | 21 / 11 | 11.8 | 8.2 |
| 31 | 13 | 44 | 10.0% | 58.1% | 18 / 13 | 13.4 | 10.8 |
| 19 | 23 | 42 | 9.5% | 52.6% | 11 / 8 | 14.6 | 11.0 |
| 10 | 32 | 42 | 9.5% | 10.0% | 3 / 7 | 17.5 | 8.4 |
 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 9.5% | 41.7% | 6 / 18 | 16.8 | 12.6 |
 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 9.1% | 43.8% | 10 / 6 | 19.7 | 14.8 |
 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 9.1% | 52.6% | 6 / 13 | 18.2 | 16.2 |
 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 8.8% | 41.2% | 8 / 9 | 18.1 | 14.8 |
 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 8.4% | 55.6% | 9 / 18 | 17.7 | 16.6 |
| 35 | 2 | 37 | 8.4% | 37.1% | 15 / 20 | 14.3 | 12.0 |
| 9 | 27 | 36 | 8.2% | 66.7% | 8 / 1 | 20.9 | 14.1 |
 | 31 | 3 | 34 | 7.7% | 41.9% | 15 / 16 | 12.7 | 9.7 |
 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 7.3% | 50.0% | 10 / 10 | 20.6 | 17.4 |
 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7.0% | 38.9% | 9 / 9 | 18.7 | 17.8 |
 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7.0% | 50.0% | 9 / 11 | 14.1 | 13.5 |
| 24 | 6 | 30 | 6.8% | 62.5% | 14 / 10 | 14.6 | 12.2 |
 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 6.1% | 57.1% | 9 / 5 | 13.6 | 6.9 |
 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 5.9% | 52.4% | 8 / 13 | 14.6 | 11.6 |
| 20 | 4 | 24 | 5.4% | 60.0% | 13 / 7 | 19.7 | 17.0 |
| 3 | 21 | 24 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 2 / 1 | 12.0 | 2.5 |
 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.0% | 30.8% | 8 / 5 | 20.2 | 15.7 |
 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 5.0% | 30.0% | 13 / 7 | 12.6 | 15.5 |
 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5.0% | 50.0% | 10 / 8 | 11.9 | 10.5 |
 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4.8% | 50.0% | 6 / 10 | 17.4 | 10.8 |
 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4.8% | 50.0% | 4 / 12 | 15.7 | 14.2 |
 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4.5% | 56.3% | 7 / 9 | 14.5 | 13.8 |
| 11 | 8 | 19 | 4.3% | 63.6% | 5 / 6 | 16.2 | 13.5 |
 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4.1% | 40.0% | 7 / 3 | 18.5 | 17.8 |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | 4.1% | 61.5% | 8 / 5 | 20.0 | 13.4 |
 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3.9% | 27.3% | 5 / 6 | 19.1 | 12.8 |
 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.4% | 42.9% | 2 / 5 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
| 8 | 7 | 15 | 3.4% | 12.5% | 2 / 6 | 13.8 | 10.6 |
 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.2% | 50.0% | 6 / 0 | 16.8 | 12.4 |
 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2.9% | 40.0% | 4 / 6 | 19.1 | 14.3 |
 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2.9% | 55.6% | 6 / 3 | 18.8 | 14.3 |
 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.9% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 19.3 | 14.0 |
 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2.5% | 30.0% | 5 / 5 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 4 / 1 | 18.0 | 14.5 |
 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2.0% | 25.0% | 4 / 4 | 17.8 | 19.0 |
 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.0% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 20.0 | 13.0 |
 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.0% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 12.2 | 9.0 |
 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.8% | 37.5% | 1 / 7 | 14.6 | — |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 3 / 2 | 17.6 | 13.7 |
 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.8% | 28.6% | 5 / 2 | 19.4 | 10.0 |
 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.8% | 60.0% | 5 / 0 | 16.2 | 14.0 |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.6% | 20.0% | 2 / 3 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.4% | 20.0% | 3 / 2 | 16.2 | 2.0 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2 / 2 | 11.0 | 5.5 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 18.5 | 16.8 |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.4% | 66.7% | 2 / 4 | 15.3 | — |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 18.3 | — |
 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.1% | 60.0% | 4 / 1 | 18.4 | — |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3 / 0 | 19.0 | 18.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 9.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2019 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2019?▾
Ember Spirit is the most contested hero in The International 2019 with a contest rate of 72.3% across 441 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2019?▾
Chen leads the ban list with 193 bans (43.8% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2019?▾
Shadow Demon is the most picked hero with 141 picks across 441 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2019?▾
Treant Protector posts the highest winrate at 68.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 25 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2019 draft?▾
117 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2019 drafts: 117 have been picked and 112 have been banned.
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