Pick & Ban Analysis

The International 2022 — Draft Breakdown

Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2022: 231 drafts analysed, 115 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.

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Draft summary

Drafts analysed

231

231 matches scanned

Total picks

2,310

10.0 per match

Total bans

3,234

14.0 per match

Hero pool

115

114 picked · 107 banned

Draft leaders

The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2022.

Most picked

By total picks

1
Marci

Marci

41.1% pick rate

95
2
Tiny

Tiny

35.5% pick rate

82
3
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

35.1% pick rate

81
4
Leshrac

Leshrac

33.3% pick rate

77
5
Undying

Undying

31.2% pick rate

72
6
Pangolier

Pangolier

29.9% pick rate

69
7
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

29.0% pick rate

67
8
Crystal Maiden

Crystal Maiden

29.0% pick rate

67
9
Enigma

Enigma

25.5% pick rate

59
10
Snapfire

Snapfire

23.8% pick rate

55
Most banned

By total bans

1
Enigma

Enigma

61.9% ban rate

143
2
Marci

Marci

55.4% ban rate

128
3
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

54.1% ban rate

125
4
Batrider

Batrider

49.8% ban rate

115
5
Morphling

Morphling

49.4% ban rate

114
6
Broodmother

Broodmother

45.0% ban rate

104
7
Pangolier

Pangolier

42.9% ban rate

99
8
Beastmaster

Beastmaster

40.7% ban rate

94
9
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

37.7% ban rate

87
10
Undying

Undying

37.7% ban rate

87
Most contested

Picks + bans

1
Marci

Marci

96.5% contest rate

223
2
Enigma

Enigma

87.4% contest rate

202
3
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

83.1% contest rate

192
4
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

72.7% contest rate

168
5
Pangolier

Pangolier

72.7% contest rate

168
6
Undying

Undying

68.8% contest rate

159
7
Morphling

Morphling

68.4% contest rate

158
8
Leshrac

Leshrac

64.5% contest rate

149
9
Broodmother

Broodmother

62.3% contest rate

144
10
Batrider

Batrider

58.4% contest rate

135

Draft priority

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

Priority picks

Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)

1
Marci

Marci

95 picks

4.9
2
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

67 picks

6.5
3
Enigma

Enigma

59 picks

6.9
4
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

81 picks

7.0
5
Undying

Undying

72 picks

7.5
6
Winter Wyvern

Winter Wyvern

3 picks

8.3
7
Nyx Assassin

Nyx Assassin

51 picks

8.4
8
Elder Titan

Elder Titan

5 picks

9.2
Priority bans

Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)

1
Marci

Marci

128 bans

2.2
2
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

125 bans

2.7
3
Enigma

Enigma

143 bans

3.7
4
Nyx Assassin

Nyx Assassin

56 bans

3.9
5
Chen

Chen

23 bans

4.4
6
Doom

Doom

40 bans

4.4
7
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

87 bans

4.6
8
Undying

Undying

87 bans

4.7

Winrate leaders

Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).

Highest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Outworld Destroyer

Outworld Destroyer

5 picks · 4 wins

80.0%
2
Gyrocopter

Gyrocopter

8 picks · 6 wins

75.0%
3
Storm Spirit

Storm Spirit

15 picks · 11 wins

73.3%
4
Mirana

Mirana

25 picks · 18 wins

72.0%
5
Broodmother

Broodmother

40 picks · 26 wins

65.0%
6
Nyx Assassin

Nyx Assassin

51 picks · 33 wins

64.7%
7
Naga Siren

Naga Siren

31 picks · 20 wins

64.5%
8
Arc Warden

Arc Warden

8 picks · 5 wins

62.5%
Lowest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Queen of Pain

Queen of Pain

10 picks · 0 wins

0.0%
2
Legion Commander

Legion Commander

5 picks · 0 wins

0.0%
3
Underlord

Underlord

6 picks · 1 wins

16.7%
4
Batrider

Batrider

20 picks · 4 wins

20.0%
5
Dark Willow

Dark Willow

5 picks · 1 wins

20.0%
6
Void Spirit

Void Spirit

9 picks · 2 wins

22.2%

Side preferences

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

Radiant favourites

Most picked when on Radiant

1
Tiny

Tiny

39 on Dire

43
2
Marci

Marci

54 on Dire

41
3
Undying

Undying

35 on Dire

37
4
Enigma

Enigma

23 on Dire

36
5
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

31 on Dire

36
6
Crystal Maiden

Crystal Maiden

31 on Dire

36
Dire favourites

Most picked when on Dire

1
Marci

Marci

41 on Radiant

54
2
Shadow Fiend

Shadow Fiend

30 on Radiant

51
3
Leshrac

Leshrac

34 on Radiant

43
4
Tiny

Tiny

43 on Radiant

39
5
Pangolier

Pangolier

34 on Radiant

35
6
Undying

Undying

37 on Radiant

35

Team draft tendencies

Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2022.

34 matches

Top picks

  • Tusk
    Tusk12
  • Enigma
    Enigma10
  • Leshrac
    Leshrac10
  • Crystal Maiden
    Crystal Maiden7
  • Lifestealer
    Lifestealer7

Top bans

  • Morphling
    Morphling13
  • Mars
    Mars13
  • Marci
    Marci13
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier12
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast10

31 matches

Top picks

  • Leshrac
    Leshrac12
  • Silencer
    Silencer8
  • Nyx Assassin
    Nyx Assassin8
  • Marci
    Marci8
  • Tusk
    Tusk7

Top bans

  • Marci
    Marci12
  • Undying
    Undying11
  • Tiny
    Tiny10
  • Lifestealer
    Lifestealer10
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother10

28 matches

Top picks

  • Crystal Maiden
    Crystal Maiden11
  • Mirana
    Mirana10
  • Visage
    Visage9
  • Tiny
    Tiny8
  • Chaos Knight
    Chaos Knight7

Top bans

  • Monkey King
    Monkey King15
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier14
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend12
  • Enigma
    Enigma12
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast11

27 matches

Top picks

  • Marci
    Marci10
  • Leshrac
    Leshrac8
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire7
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger6
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast6

Top bans

  • Batrider
    Batrider12
  • Sniper
    Sniper10
  • Nyx Assassin
    Nyx Assassin10
  • Morphling
    Morphling9
  • Enigma
    Enigma9

26 matches

Top picks

  • Tiny
    Tiny6
  • Leshrac
    Leshrac6
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast6
  • Enigma
    Enigma5
  • Lich
    Lich4

Top bans

  • Batrider
    Batrider15
  • Undying
    Undying12
  • Enigma
    Enigma9
  • Chen
    Chen9
  • Pudge
    Pudge7

25 matches

Top picks

  • Oracle
    Oracle8
  • Razor
    Razor6
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire6
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro5
  • Invoker
    Invoker5

Top bans

  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster17
  • Enigma
    Enigma14
  • Marci
    Marci14
  • Undying
    Undying11
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother7

25 matches

Top picks

  • Crystal Maiden
    Crystal Maiden12
  • Dawnbreaker
    Dawnbreaker9
  • Zeus
    Zeus8
  • Nyx Assassin
    Nyx Assassin8
  • Marci
    Marci8

Top bans

  • Silencer
    Silencer14
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast13
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother10
  • Faceless Void
    Faceless Void7
  • Undying
    Undying7

24 matches

Top picks

  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend7
  • Tiny
    Tiny7
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire7
  • Marci
    Marci6
  • Crystal Maiden
    Crystal Maiden5

Top bans

  • Puck
    Puck8
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier8
  • Lifestealer
    Lifestealer7
  • Invoker
    Invoker7
  • Nyx Assassin
    Nyx Assassin7

24 matches

Top picks

  • Tiny
    Tiny8
  • Leshrac
    Leshrac7
  • Jakiro
    Jakiro7
  • Silencer
    Silencer7
  • Nyx Assassin
    Nyx Assassin6

Top bans

  • Marci
    Marci12
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast11
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger8
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier8
  • Enigma
    Enigma7

23 matches

Top picks

  • Mars
    Mars7
  • Tiny
    Tiny6
  • Undying
    Undying6
  • Tusk
    Tusk6
  • Death Prophet
    Death Prophet5

Top bans

  • Morphling
    Morphling13
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend12
  • Leshrac
    Leshrac9
  • Enigma
    Enigma7
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster6

Top picks

  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend9
  • Sven
    Sven8
  • Broodmother
    Broodmother7
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast7
  • Mirana
    Mirana4

Top bans

  • Enigma
    Enigma12
  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk12
  • Pangolier
    Pangolier12
  • Tidehunter
    Tidehunter10
  • Morphling
    Morphling9

Top picks

  • Enchantress
    Enchantress8
  • Silencer
    Silencer8
  • Shadow Fiend
    Shadow Fiend7
  • Brewmaster
    Brewmaster7
  • Primal Beast
    Primal Beast7

Top bans

  • Enigma
    Enigma9
  • Drow Ranger
    Drow Ranger6
  • Morphling
    Morphling6
  • Puck
    Puck6
  • Templar Assassin
    Templar Assassin6

All heroes — full breakdown

Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2022 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.

HeroSide split (R / D)
Marci
Marci
9512822396.5%49.5%41 / 544.92.2
Enigma
Enigma
5914320287.4%54.2%36 / 236.93.7
Primal Beast
Primal Beast
6712519283.1%47.8%36 / 316.52.7
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Fiend
818716872.7%49.4%30 / 517.04.6
Pangolier
Pangolier
699916872.7%49.3%34 / 3512.79.9
Undying
Undying
728715968.8%48.6%37 / 357.54.7
Morphling
Morphling
4411415868.4%43.2%15 / 2914.511.6
Leshrac
Leshrac
777214964.5%57.1%34 / 439.46.7
Broodmother
Broodmother
4010414462.3%65.0%15 / 2511.87.6
Batrider
Batrider
2011513558.4%20.0%13 / 715.712.6
Tiny
Tiny
825213458.0%52.4%43 / 399.56.8
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
339412755.0%48.5%12 / 2114.712.6
Visage
Visage
367711348.9%52.8%14 / 2211.89.3
Silencer
Silencer
525610846.8%48.1%25 / 279.98.3
Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin
515610746.3%64.7%30 / 218.43.9
Naga Siren
Naga Siren
317310445.0%64.5%11 / 2017.612.7
Sniper
Sniper
26709641.6%57.7%13 / 1315.511.3
Clockwerk
Clockwerk
45499440.7%44.4%18 / 279.65.4
Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit
36589440.7%27.8%16 / 2017.214.0
Pudge
Pudge
33609340.3%57.6%23 / 1017.512.8
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
30588838.1%43.3%15 / 1516.513.6
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Maiden
67188536.8%56.7%36 / 3110.45.7
Mars
Mars
30548436.4%40.0%16 / 1415.714.2
Faceless Void
Faceless Void
20618135.1%45.0%9 / 1116.314.8
Snapfire
Snapfire
55268135.1%47.3%35 / 2011.09.0
Bloodseeker
Bloodseeker
13657833.8%53.8%8 / 517.513.5
Lifestealer
Lifestealer
28507833.8%60.7%11 / 1718.515.6
Monkey King
Monkey King
21567733.3%47.6%15 / 616.312.2
Puck
Puck
28437130.7%53.6%14 / 1417.616.2
Lina
Lina
21497030.3%52.4%12 / 912.412.8
Enchantress
Enchantress
31336427.7%45.2%10 / 219.87.9
Invoker
Invoker
23416427.7%47.8%12 / 1114.615.0
Brewmaster
Brewmaster
28336126.4%50.0%12 / 1618.916.0
Slark
Slark
19426126.4%57.9%11 / 818.715.9
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin
14455925.5%42.9%8 / 619.515.3
Tusk
Tusk
42175925.5%59.5%30 / 1210.112.1
Kunkka
Kunkka
16415724.7%50.0%11 / 518.714.2
Doom
Doom
17405724.7%58.8%5 / 1212.44.4
Dawnbreaker
Dawnbreaker
30265624.2%56.7%19 / 1113.78.9
Tidehunter
Tidehunter
17385523.8%52.9%7 / 1018.515.0
Lone Druid
Lone Druid
17385523.8%47.1%11 / 618.713.7
Terrorblade
Terrorblade
22295122.1%40.9%13 / 918.514.8
Death Prophet
Death Prophet
21295021.6%38.1%12 / 916.012.4
Ursa
Ursa
14365021.6%57.1%5 / 920.517.2
Zeus
Zeus
25224720.3%44.0%15 / 1017.616.5
Disruptor
Disruptor
3974619.9%59.0%24 / 1513.910.6
Lich
Lich
32134519.5%43.8%18 / 1410.75.1
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
29164519.5%51.7%12 / 1714.011.4
Chen
Chen
20234318.6%50.0%13 / 710.44.4
Razor
Razor
13294218.2%53.8%5 / 812.49.5
Sven
Sven
26144017.3%57.7%17 / 913.711.9
Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain
10263615.6%0.0%5 / 519.315.7
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit
15203515.2%73.3%7 / 820.617.0
Viper
Viper
4313515.2%50.0%2 / 212.816.5
Mirana
Mirana
2593414.7%72.0%12 / 1313.414.2
Ancient Apparition
Ancient Apparition
8263414.7%37.5%4 / 414.910.7
Rubick
Rubick
19133213.9%31.6%6 / 1312.912.1
Venomancer
Venomancer
9213013.0%55.6%6 / 319.716.9
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
2262812.1%40.9%13 / 912.99.8
Lycan
Lycan
8202812.1%50.0%2 / 619.415.3
Jakiro
Jakiro
2162711.7%57.1%5 / 1614.812.2
Slardar
Slardar
15112611.3%46.7%7 / 821.315.9
Gyrocopter
Gyrocopter
8182611.3%75.0%5 / 314.412.4
Shadow Demon
Shadow Demon
9162510.8%55.6%3 / 611.011.9
Luna
Luna
12122410.4%50.0%7 / 519.316.8
Chaos Knight
Chaos Knight
10142410.4%60.0%6 / 417.914.3
Timbersaw
Timbersaw
7162310.0%42.9%4 / 317.912.1
Oracle
Oracle
128208.7%50.0%3 / 911.98.0
Dark Seer
Dark Seer
415198.2%50.0%3 / 121.517.1
Magnus
Magnus
127198.2%41.7%5 / 718.316.0
Void Spirit
Void Spirit
910198.2%22.2%3 / 618.819.1
Centaur Warrunner
Centaur Warrunner
117187.8%45.5%4 / 716.417.1
Troll Warlord
Troll Warlord
89177.4%37.5%5 / 319.618.3
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
106166.9%50.0%2 / 817.611.2
Arc Warden
Arc Warden
87156.5%62.5%2 / 613.610.1
Outworld Destroyer
Outworld Destroyer
57125.2%80.0%3 / 220.018.0
Phoenix
Phoenix
75125.2%57.1%3 / 417.617.2
Bane
Bane
83114.8%50.0%5 / 313.617.3
Night Stalker
Night Stalker
29114.8%50.0%1 / 123.017.2
Spirit Breaker
Spirit Breaker
101114.8%50.0%6 / 415.520.0
Legion Commander
Legion Commander
56114.8%0.0%3 / 220.014.7
Winter Wyvern
Winter Wyvern
38114.8%0.0%3 / 08.313.1
Vengeful Spirit
Vengeful Spirit
91104.3%55.6%2 / 716.08.0
Omniknight
Omniknight
91104.3%44.4%3 / 613.413.0
Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor
8193.9%37.5%3 / 516.313.0
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Assassin
4593.9%0.0%4 / 021.320.0
Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit
8193.9%62.5%5 / 314.520.0
Dazzle
Dazzle
8083.5%37.5%6 / 216.4
Weaver
Weaver
4483.5%25.0%1 / 316.815.0
Bristleback
Bristleback
5383.5%60.0%4 / 119.416.0
Underlord
Underlord
6283.5%16.7%4 / 221.318.0
Axe
Axe
5273.0%40.0%1 / 419.220.5
Phantom Lancer
Phantom Lancer
3473.0%33.3%3 / 018.717.0
Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman
6173.0%50.0%4 / 215.319.0
Huskar
Huskar
3473.0%33.3%2 / 117.318.0
Skywrath Mage
Skywrath Mage
4373.0%25.0%0 / 415.517.7
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
3362.6%0.0%1 / 222.016.7
Alchemist
Alchemist
4262.6%25.0%3 / 121.319.5
Lion
Lion
4152.2%50.0%3 / 118.818.0
Ogre Magi
Ogre Magi
5052.2%40.0%1 / 416.0
Abaddon
Abaddon
3252.2%33.3%3 / 018.016.5
Elder Titan
Elder Titan
5052.2%60.0%2 / 39.2
Dark Willow
Dark Willow
5052.2%20.0%3 / 212.8
Sand King
Sand King
4041.7%75.0%1 / 317.8
Tinker
Tinker
2241.7%50.0%2 / 023.018.5
Wraith King
Wraith King
3141.7%66.7%2 / 117.719.0
Medusa
Medusa
4041.7%50.0%3 / 121.0
Grimstroke
Grimstroke
2241.7%50.0%2 / 011.515.0
Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage
2131.3%50.0%1 / 122.519.0
Riki
Riki
2131.3%0.0%2 / 018.018.0
Spectre
Spectre
2131.3%50.0%1 / 122.518.0
Io
Io
2131.3%100.0%1 / 114.512.0
Warlock
Warlock
2020.9%50.0%0 / 215.0
Necrophos
Necrophos
0110.4%0 / 08.0
Pugna
Pugna
1010.4%0.0%0 / 114.0

Pick & ban FAQ

Quick answers about the The International 2022 draft meta.

Which hero is most contested in The International 2022?

Marci is the most contested hero in The International 2022 with a contest rate of 96.5% across 231 drafts.

Which hero is banned the most in The International 2022?

Enigma leads the ban list with 143 bans (61.9% ban rate).

Which hero is picked the most in The International 2022?

Marci is the most picked hero with 95 picks across 231 drafts.

Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2022?

Outworld Destroyer posts the highest winrate at 80.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 5 games.

How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2022 draft?

115 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2022 drafts: 114 have been picked and 107 have been banned.

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