The International 2021 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2021: 487 drafts analysed, 120 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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487
487 matches scanned
4,870
10.0 per match
6,805
14.0 per match
120
119 picked · 117 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2021.
By total picks
Lion
35.5% pick rate
Lina
26.1% pick rate
Hoodwink
25.9% pick rate
Phoenix
25.7% pick rate
Dragon Knight
22.6% pick rate
Terrorblade
22.2% pick rate
Tidehunter
22.0% pick rate
Luna
21.1% pick rate
Elder Titan
20.7% pick rate
Mars
20.5% pick rate
By total bans
Invoker
47.2% ban rate
Medusa
40.7% ban rate
Puck
40.5% ban rate
Terrorblade
38.2% ban rate
Timbersaw
36.6% ban rate
Viper
35.7% ban rate
Broodmother
35.3% ban rate
Mars
34.7% ban rate
Tidehunter
33.1% ban rate
Tiny
32.4% ban rate
Picks + bans
Invoker
64.9% contest rate
Terrorblade
60.4% contest rate
Puck
57.5% contest rate
Medusa
55.6% contest rate
Mars
55.2% contest rate
Tidehunter
55.0% contest rate
Lina
54.8% contest rate
Nyx Assassin
51.1% contest rate
Timbersaw
49.5% contest rate
Tiny
48.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Io
70 picks
Nyx Assassin
96 picks
Viper
48 picks
Weaver
53 picks
Monkey King
59 picks
Ancient Apparition
77 picks
Lone Druid
3 picks
Tiny
79 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
130 bans
Monkey King
157 bans
Ancient Apparition
135 bans
Tiny
158 bans
Nyx Assassin
153 bans
Weaver
76 bans
Broodmother
172 bans
Dawnbreaker
10 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Riki
6 picks · 5 wins
Tinker
10 picks · 8 wins
Chen
5 picks · 4 wins
Bane
32 picks · 25 wins
Necrophos
10 picks · 7 wins
Bloodseeker
18 picks · 12 wins
Windranger
18 picks · 12 wins
Dark Willow
37 picks · 23 wins
Min 5 picks
Naga Siren
14 picks · 2 wins
Arc Warden
9 picks · 2 wins
Skywrath Mage
13 picks · 3 wins
Jakiro
10 picks · 3 wins
Grimstroke
23 picks · 7 wins
Gyrocopter
45 picks · 15 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Lion
93 on Dire
Hoodwink
47 on Dire
Luna
34 on Dire
Elder Titan
42 on Dire
Dragon Knight
52 on Dire
Lina
70 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Lion
80 on Radiant
Phoenix
53 on Radiant
Lina
57 on Radiant
Terrorblade
46 on Radiant
Tidehunter
48 on Radiant
Dragon Knight
58 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2021.
48 matches
Top picks
- Tidehunter11
- Lion10
- Tiny9
- Magnus9
- Mars9
Top bans
- Monkey King29
- Medusa15
- Storm Spirit10
- Tiny10
- Morphling8
38 matches
Top picks
- Magnus8
- Tiny6
- Elder Titan6
- Legion Commander6
- Hoodwink6
Top bans
- Storm Spirit13
- Batrider13
- Tidehunter11
- Faceless Void11
- Timbersaw11
32 matches
Top picks
- Tidehunter10
- Storm Spirit8
- Lion6
- Luna6
- Leshrac5
Top bans
- Broodmother13
- Terrorblade10
- Faceless Void9
- Templar Assassin8
- Viper8
31 matches
Top picks
- Lion7
- Tidehunter6
- Io6
- Elder Titan6
- Mirana5
Top bans
- Puck12
- Tidehunter10
- Luna10
- Doom9
- Invoker9
28 matches
Top picks
- Magnus7
- Elder Titan7
- Kunkka6
- Snapfire6
- Earthshaker5
Top bans
- Storm Spirit11
- Monkey King10
- Batrider9
- Invoker9
- Tiny7
27 matches
Top picks
- Elder Titan10
- Tidehunter8
- Weaver8
- Earthshaker7
- Monkey King7
Top bans
- Io26
- Tiny12
- Mars12
- Ursa10
- Medusa10
27 matches
Top picks
- Mirana9
- Oracle7
- Mars7
- Tiny4
- Dragon Knight4
Top bans
- Morphling9
- Ancient Apparition9
- Medusa9
- Puck8
- Viper8
26 matches
Top picks
- Sand King6
- Lina6
- Spectre6
- Earthshaker5
- Ancient Apparition5
Top bans
- Faceless Void10
- Medusa7
- Monkey King7
- Terrorblade6
- Sven5
25 matches
Top picks
- Lion13
- Mars8
- Lina7
- Phoenix6
- Morphling5
Top bans
- Tiny13
- Monkey King12
- Invoker9
- Io9
- Magnus9
25 matches
Top picks
- Magnus7
- Tiny5
- Enchantress5
- Ogre Magi5
- Elder Titan5
Top bans
- Tiny8
- Lina8
- Sven7
- Weaver7
- Io7
24 matches
Top picks
- Bane8
- Earthshaker8
- Storm Spirit7
- Io6
- Puck5
Top bans
- Tidehunter12
- Monkey King11
- Puck9
- Weaver9
- Tiny8
24 matches
Top picks
- Lina7
- Lion7
- Magnus7
- Earthshaker5
- Doom5
Top bans
- Tidehunter15
- Tiny11
- Invoker11
- Monkey King7
- Puck6
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2021 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 230 | 316 | 64.9% | 57.0% | 38 / 48 | 13.4 | 11.5 |
| 108 | 186 | 294 | 60.4% | 60.2% | 46 / 62 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
| 83 | 197 | 280 | 57.5% | 47.0% | 43 / 40 | 13.8 | 11.7 |
| 73 | 198 | 271 | 55.6% | 57.5% | 30 / 43 | 15.9 | 11.6 |
| 100 | 169 | 269 | 55.2% | 42.0% | 55 / 45 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| 107 | 161 | 268 | 55.0% | 53.3% | 48 / 59 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| 127 | 140 | 267 | 54.8% | 50.4% | 57 / 70 | 10.0 | 10.1 |
| 96 | 153 | 249 | 51.1% | 53.1% | 49 / 47 | 6.7 | 4.2 |
| 63 | 178 | 241 | 49.5% | 42.9% | 29 / 34 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| 79 | 158 | 237 | 48.7% | 53.2% | 38 / 41 | 8.3 | 4.2 |
| 75 | 158 | 233 | 47.8% | 54.7% | 32 / 43 | 13.2 | 9.0 |
| 110 | 117 | 227 | 46.6% | 44.5% | 58 / 52 | 10.2 | 6.4 |
| 48 | 174 | 222 | 45.6% | 47.9% | 20 / 28 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| 103 | 119 | 222 | 45.6% | 54.4% | 69 / 34 | 14.0 | 12.4 |
| 173 | 43 | 216 | 44.4% | 49.7% | 80 / 93 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
| 59 | 157 | 216 | 44.4% | 50.8% | 32 / 27 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| 74 | 138 | 212 | 43.5% | 56.8% | 27 / 47 | 16.6 | 13.9 |
| 77 | 135 | 212 | 43.5% | 53.2% | 28 / 49 | 7.4 | 4.0 |
| 57 | 146 | 203 | 41.7% | 54.4% | 30 / 27 | 18.3 | 12.6 |
| 70 | 133 | 203 | 41.7% | 44.3% | 40 / 30 | 14.1 | 13.0 |
| 70 | 132 | 202 | 41.5% | 57.1% | 39 / 31 | 14.1 | 11.1 |
| 70 | 130 | 200 | 41.1% | 40.0% | 41 / 29 | 5.3 | 2.2 |
| 23 | 172 | 195 | 40.0% | 60.9% | 12 / 11 | 12.3 | 4.5 |
| 125 | 64 | 189 | 38.8% | 45.6% | 53 / 72 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| 44 | 142 | 186 | 38.2% | 52.3% | 26 / 18 | 17.4 | 13.7 |
| 81 | 102 | 183 | 37.6% | 43.2% | 44 / 37 | 14.8 | 11.7 |
| 39 | 143 | 182 | 37.4% | 46.2% | 23 / 16 | 18.4 | 13.7 |
 | 91 | 84 | 175 | 35.9% | 49.5% | 52 / 39 | 10.7 | 9.0 |
| 126 | 47 | 173 | 35.5% | 52.4% | 79 / 47 | 10.3 | 8.7 |
 | 84 | 79 | 163 | 33.5% | 38.1% | 51 / 33 | 9.3 | 6.5 |
| 101 | 60 | 161 | 33.1% | 56.4% | 59 / 42 | 10.0 | 6.6 |
 | 74 | 84 | 158 | 32.4% | 56.8% | 46 / 28 | 17.2 | 15.0 |
 | 24 | 122 | 146 | 30.0% | 41.7% | 12 / 12 | 18.8 | 12.9 |
| 75 | 64 | 139 | 28.5% | 56.0% | 37 / 38 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
| 52 | 83 | 135 | 27.7% | 59.6% | 24 / 28 | 19.5 | 15.7 |
| 28 | 105 | 133 | 27.3% | 46.4% | 13 / 15 | 19.9 | 14.3 |
| 86 | 47 | 133 | 27.3% | 46.5% | 48 / 38 | 9.7 | 6.6 |
| 98 | 31 | 129 | 26.5% | 59.2% | 56 / 42 | 10.9 | 9.3 |
| 53 | 76 | 129 | 26.5% | 47.2% | 26 / 27 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
 | 48 | 80 | 128 | 26.3% | 60.4% | 23 / 25 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
 | 72 | 55 | 127 | 26.1% | 40.3% | 39 / 33 | 18.0 | 15.2 |
 | 36 | 90 | 126 | 25.9% | 52.8% | 17 / 19 | 18.9 | 13.6 |
 | 36 | 87 | 123 | 25.3% | 41.7% | 19 / 17 | 14.9 | 12.3 |
| 61 | 53 | 114 | 23.4% | 54.1% | 24 / 37 | 10.1 | 5.9 |
| 62 | 48 | 110 | 22.6% | 51.6% | 23 / 39 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
 | 40 | 65 | 105 | 21.6% | 57.5% | 18 / 22 | 18.5 | 15.5 |
| 51 | 54 | 105 | 21.6% | 45.1% | 25 / 26 | 18.0 | 15.6 |
 | 64 | 40 | 104 | 21.4% | 43.8% | 32 / 32 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 19.3% | 41.7% | 26 / 22 | 15.2 | 10.5 |
 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 18.7% | 50.0% | 25 / 27 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
| 28 | 59 | 87 | 17.9% | 46.4% | 19 / 9 | 17.7 | 13.8 |
| 40 | 45 | 85 | 17.5% | 57.5% | 24 / 16 | 16.9 | 16.4 |
 | 25 | 59 | 84 | 17.2% | 40.0% | 13 / 12 | 19.6 | 14.9 |
| 45 | 38 | 83 | 17.0% | 33.3% | 23 / 22 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 16.8% | 42.4% | 19 / 14 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 16.2% | 53.8% | 11 / 15 | 18.9 | 15.6 |
 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 16.0% | 41.2% | 14 / 20 | 11.8 | 13.2 |
 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 14.4% | 52.4% | 14 / 7 | 17.7 | 11.6 |
 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 14.4% | 39.4% | 14 / 19 | 18.4 | 15.1 |
 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 13.6% | 40.0% | 11 / 14 | 15.5 | 13.9 |
| 36 | 29 | 65 | 13.3% | 58.3% | 20 / 16 | 13.9 | 11.6 |
 | 49 | 15 | 64 | 13.1% | 55.1% | 27 / 22 | 14.1 | 11.5 |
| 37 | 19 | 56 | 11.5% | 62.2% | 22 / 15 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 11.3% | 50.0% | 23 / 9 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 11.3% | 41.7% | 18 / 18 | 13.1 | 8.0 |
 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 11.3% | 52.8% | 13 / 23 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 11.1% | 41.2% | 9 / 8 | 14.4 | 13.8 |
 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 11.1% | 41.7% | 6 / 6 | 20.3 | 16.5 |
| 23 | 30 | 53 | 10.9% | 30.4% | 9 / 14 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 18 | 34 | 52 | 10.7% | 66.7% | 9 / 9 | 18.8 | 14.6 |
 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 10.7% | 61.1% | 5 / 13 | 16.3 | 15.0 |
 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 10.7% | 50.0% | 14 / 12 | 11.5 | 6.1 |
 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 10.3% | 54.8% | 15 / 16 | 12.7 | 9.6 |
 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 10.3% | 42.1% | 11 / 8 | 21.3 | 14.6 |
| 14 | 35 | 49 | 10.1% | 14.3% | 8 / 6 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
| 32 | 16 | 48 | 9.9% | 78.1% | 11 / 21 | 12.3 | 9.3 |
 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 9.7% | 47.4% | 8 / 11 | 17.3 | 10.4 |
 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 9.2% | 40.0% | 5 / 15 | 17.1 | 16.2 |
 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9.2% | 47.8% | 15 / 8 | 17.0 | 16.7 |
 | 33 | 8 | 41 | 8.4% | 45.5% | 14 / 19 | 12.5 | 5.8 |
| 10 | 30 | 40 | 8.2% | 80.0% | 2 / 8 | 18.4 | 13.5 |
 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 7.8% | 50.0% | 3 / 5 | 20.6 | 17.7 |
 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 7.8% | 47.8% | 13 / 10 | 14.1 | 12.7 |
| 10 | 22 | 32 | 6.6% | 70.0% | 3 / 7 | 19.0 | 17.2 |
 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6.2% | 50.0% | 8 / 10 | 18.1 | 16.6 |
 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5.5% | 56.3% | 9 / 7 | 20.0 | 15.0 |
| 22 | 5 | 27 | 5.5% | 54.5% | 12 / 10 | 12.3 | 13.0 |
 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5.1% | 41.7% | 3 / 9 | 16.8 | 11.4 |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | 5.1% | 22.2% | 5 / 4 | 22.2 | 16.8 |
| 18 | 6 | 24 | 4.9% | 66.7% | 9 / 9 | 19.3 | 17.2 |
| 13 | 10 | 23 | 4.7% | 46.2% | 7 / 6 | 12.6 | 4.5 |
 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4.3% | 46.2% | 8 / 5 | 19.6 | 12.3 |
| 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.7% | 83.3% | 3 / 3 | 17.7 | 13.6 |
 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.7% | 42.9% | 0 / 7 | 13.4 | 15.0 |
 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3.7% | 40.0% | 3 / 7 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | 3.7% | 23.1% | 2 / 11 | 15.3 | 18.6 |
 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3.5% | 44.4% | 3 / 6 | 20.1 | 15.9 |
 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3.3% | 50.0% | 6 / 2 | 22.9 | 18.6 |
 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3.3% | 33.3% | 7 / 5 | 15.9 | 18.0 |
 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3.1% | 50.0% | 4 / 8 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.1% | 40.0% | 4 / 6 | 21.9 | 19.4 |
 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2.9% | 50.0% | 6 / 6 | 12.6 | 7.5 |
 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2.9% | 45.5% | 7 / 4 | 16.5 | 14.0 |
 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.9% | 25.0% | 2 / 2 | 22.3 | 10.8 |
 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.9% | 25.0% | 1 / 3 | 17.3 | 4.6 |
 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2.5% | 37.5% | 2 / 6 | 14.1 | 6.0 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.3% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 20.8 | 19.5 |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.1% | 30.0% | 4 / 6 | 12.8 | — |
 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.8% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 9.8 | 5.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.6% | 80.0% | 1 / 4 | 16.8 | 7.0 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2 / 2 | 15.3 | 19.5 |
 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 15.3 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0% | 50.0% | 1 / 3 | 9.3 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 13.3 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.8% | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.6% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 17.3 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 12.0 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.4% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 9.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 6.0 | 21.0 |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2021 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2021?▾
Invoker is the most contested hero in The International 2021 with a contest rate of 64.9% across 487 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2021?▾
Invoker leads the ban list with 230 bans (47.2% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2021?▾
Lion is the most picked hero with 173 picks across 487 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2021?▾
Riki posts the highest winrate at 83.3% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2021 draft?▾
120 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2021 drafts: 119 have been picked and 117 have been banned.
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