Pick & Ban Analysis

The International 2024 — Draft Breakdown

Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2024: 119 drafts analysed, 103 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.

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Draft summary

Drafts analysed

119

121 matches scanned

Total picks

1,190

10.0 per match

Total bans

1,666

14.0 per match

Hero pool

103

99 picked · 87 banned

Draft leaders

The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2024.

Most picked

By total picks

1
Mirana

Mirana

37.0% pick rate

44
2
Windranger

Windranger

35.3% pick rate

42
3
Tusk

Tusk

35.3% pick rate

42
4
Dragon Knight

Dragon Knight

32.8% pick rate

39
5
Snapfire

Snapfire

31.1% pick rate

37
6
Kunkka

Kunkka

30.3% pick rate

36
7
Sniper

Sniper

29.4% pick rate

35
8
Batrider

Batrider

27.7% pick rate

33
9
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

26.1% pick rate

31
10
Enchantress

Enchantress

26.1% pick rate

31
Most banned

By total bans

1
Naga Siren

Naga Siren

87.4% ban rate

104
2
Sand King

Sand King

73.1% ban rate

87
3
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

68.1% ban rate

81
4
Doom

Doom

52.9% ban rate

63
5
Puck

Puck

52.9% ban rate

63
6
Monkey King

Monkey King

50.4% ban rate

60
7
Windranger

Windranger

49.6% ban rate

59
8
Omniknight

Omniknight

48.7% ban rate

58
9
Enchantress

Enchantress

44.5% ban rate

53
10
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

43.7% ban rate

52
Most contested

Picks + bans

1
Naga Siren

Naga Siren

96.6% contest rate

115
2
Sand King

Sand King

95.0% contest rate

113
3
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

94.1% contest rate

112
4
Windranger

Windranger

84.9% contest rate

101
5
Doom

Doom

78.2% contest rate

93
6
Monkey King

Monkey King

74.8% contest rate

89
7
Puck

Puck

73.1% contest rate

87
8
Enchantress

Enchantress

70.6% contest rate

84
9
Mirana

Mirana

68.9% contest rate

82
10
Sniper

Sniper

68.9% contest rate

82

Draft priority

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

Priority picks

Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)

1
Naga Siren

Naga Siren

11 picks

8.2
2
Sand King

Sand King

26 picks

8.4
3
Omniknight

Omniknight

16 picks

8.9
4
Doom

Doom

30 picks

9.1
5
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

31 picks

10.0
6
Windranger

Windranger

42 picks

10.6
7
Nature's Prophet

Nature's Prophet

16 picks

10.8
8
Tinker

Tinker

16 picks

11.4
Priority bans

Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)

1
Naga Siren

Naga Siren

104 bans

2.0
2
Chen

Chen

9 bans

2.8
3
Sand King

Sand King

87 bans

3.1
4
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

81 bans

3.2
5
Enchantress

Enchantress

53 bans

3.9
6
Broodmother

Broodmother

16 bans

4.4
7
Lone Druid

Lone Druid

15 bans

4.4
8
Tinker

Tinker

31 bans

4.8

Winrate leaders

Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).

Highest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Lone Druid

Lone Druid

6 picks · 5 wins

83.3%
2
Visage

Visage

13 picks · 10 wins

76.9%
3
Lion

Lion

8 picks · 6 wins

75.0%
4
Naga Siren

Naga Siren

11 picks · 8 wins

72.7%
5
Invoker

Invoker

15 picks · 10 wins

66.7%
6
Broodmother

Broodmother

6 picks · 4 wins

66.7%
7
Void Spirit

Void Spirit

6 picks · 4 wins

66.7%
8
Luna

Luna

27 picks · 17 wins

63.0%
Lowest winrate

Min 5 picks

1
Sven

Sven

6 picks · 0 wins

0.0%
2
Leshrac

Leshrac

7 picks · 2 wins

28.6%
3
Slardar

Slardar

7 picks · 2 wins

28.6%
4
Lina

Lina

13 picks · 4 wins

30.8%
5
Primal Beast

Primal Beast

12 picks · 4 wins

33.3%
6
Jakiro

Jakiro

9 picks · 3 wins

33.3%

Side preferences

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

Radiant favourites

Most picked when on Radiant

1
Mirana

Mirana

14 on Dire

30
2
Kunkka

Kunkka

13 on Dire

23
3
Windranger

Windranger

20 on Dire

22
4
Dragon Knight

Dragon Knight

17 on Dire

22
5
Snapfire

Snapfire

17 on Dire

20
6
Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon

14 on Dire

17
Dire favourites

Most picked when on Dire

1
Tusk

Tusk

16 on Radiant

26
2
Sand King

Sand King

6 on Radiant

20
3
Windranger

Windranger

22 on Radiant

20
4
Sniper

Sniper

16 on Radiant

19
5
Doom

Doom

12 on Radiant

18
6
Puck

Puck

6 on Radiant

18

Team draft tendencies

Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2024.

22 matches

Top picks

  • Mars
    Mars9
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress8
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon6
  • Tusk
    Tusk6
  • Sand King
    Sand King5

Top bans

  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren10
  • Sand King
    Sand King9
  • Windranger
    Windranger8
  • Puck
    Puck7
  • Visage
    Visage7

Top picks

  • Mirana
    Mirana7
  • Underlord
    Underlord7
  • Chen
    Chen6
  • Windranger
    Windranger5
  • Sniper
    Sniper5

Top bans

  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren14
  • Sand King
    Sand King11
  • Sniper
    Sniper11
  • Doom
    Doom8
  • Windranger
    Windranger7

20 matches

Top picks

  • Monkey King
    Monkey King7
  • Hoodwink
    Hoodwink6
  • Kunkka
    Kunkka5
  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight5
  • Batrider
    Batrider5

Top bans

  • Invoker
    Invoker10
  • Tinker
    Tinker9
  • Omniknight
    Omniknight7
  • Morphling
    Morphling6
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon6

18 matches

Top picks

  • Tusk
    Tusk7
  • Dark Willow
    Dark Willow7
  • Puck
    Puck6
  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk6
  • Visage
    Visage6

Top bans

  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren10
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon9
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King7
  • Sniper
    Sniper6
  • Omniknight
    Omniknight6

16 matches

Top picks

  • Batrider
    Batrider5
  • Beastmaster
    Beastmaster4
  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight4
  • Doom
    Doom4
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire4

Top bans

  • Doom
    Doom8
  • Windranger
    Windranger7
  • Omniknight
    Omniknight7
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw7
  • Puck
    Puck6

16 matches

Top picks

  • Mirana
    Mirana5
  • Windranger
    Windranger5
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw5
  • Tusk
    Tusk5
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit4

Top bans

  • Sand King
    Sand King11
  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren8
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress7
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon6
  • Enigma
    Enigma5

15 matches

Top picks

  • Mirana
    Mirana4
  • Sniper
    Sniper4
  • Viper
    Viper4
  • Visage
    Visage4
  • Tusk
    Tusk4

Top bans

  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet7
  • Mirana
    Mirana6
  • Invoker
    Invoker6
  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren6
  • Sand King
    Sand King5

14 matches

Top picks

  • Windranger
    Windranger4
  • Luna
    Luna3
  • Phoenix
    Phoenix3
  • Mars
    Mars3
  • Mirana
    Mirana2

Top bans

  • Monkey King
    Monkey King10
  • Puck
    Puck4
  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet4
  • Weaver
    Weaver4
  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon4

14 matches

Top picks

  • Bane
    Bane5
  • Tinker
    Tinker5
  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk5
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King5
  • Kunkka
    Kunkka4

Top bans

  • Shadow Demon
    Shadow Demon8
  • Sand King
    Sand King6
  • Windranger
    Windranger6
  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet6
  • Naga Siren
    Naga Siren6

14 matches

Top picks

  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight5
  • Earth Spirit
    Earth Spirit5
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire5
  • Clockwerk
    Clockwerk4
  • Puck
    Puck3

Top bans

  • Viper
    Viper7
  • Centaur Warrunner
    Centaur Warrunner6
  • Monkey King
    Monkey King6
  • Timbersaw
    Timbersaw5
  • Windranger
    Windranger4

13 matches

Top picks

  • Mirana
    Mirana6
  • Kunkka
    Kunkka6
  • Batrider
    Batrider5
  • Omniknight
    Omniknight4
  • Snapfire
    Snapfire4

Top bans

  • Puck
    Puck9
  • Doom
    Doom7
  • Nature's Prophet
    Nature's Prophet6
  • Sniper
    Sniper5
  • Sand King
    Sand King4

13 matches

Top picks

  • Sand King
    Sand King4
  • Storm Spirit
    Storm Spirit4
  • Treant Protector
    Treant Protector4
  • Tusk
    Tusk4
  • Windranger
    Windranger3

Top bans

  • Windranger
    Windranger6
  • Morphling
    Morphling5
  • Puck
    Puck5
  • Dragon Knight
    Dragon Knight5
  • Enchantress
    Enchantress5

All heroes — full breakdown

Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2024 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.

HeroSide split (R / D)
Naga Siren
Naga Siren
1110411596.6%72.7%4 / 78.22.0
Sand King
Sand King
268711395.0%61.5%6 / 208.43.1
Shadow Demon
Shadow Demon
318111294.1%58.1%17 / 1410.03.2
Windranger
Windranger
425910184.9%50.0%22 / 2010.65.9
Doom
Doom
30639378.2%43.3%12 / 189.15.0
Monkey King
Monkey King
29608974.8%51.7%15 / 1415.910.0
Puck
Puck
24638773.1%50.0%6 / 1818.118.1
Enchantress
Enchantress
31538470.6%51.6%14 / 1711.83.9
Mirana
Mirana
44388268.9%59.1%30 / 1412.98.8
Sniper
Sniper
35478268.9%45.7%16 / 1913.710.4
Tusk
Tusk
42337563.0%61.9%16 / 2612.67.8
Dragon Knight
Dragon Knight
39357462.2%43.6%22 / 1713.311.8
Omniknight
Omniknight
16587462.2%62.5%5 / 118.96.6
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
16526857.1%56.3%6 / 1010.85.5
Timbersaw
Timbersaw
20466655.5%35.0%12 / 813.96.5
Kunkka
Kunkka
36296554.6%52.8%23 / 1312.79.6
Centaur Warrunner
Centaur Warrunner
21406151.3%47.6%13 / 812.89.3
Storm Spirit
Storm Spirit
25335848.7%56.0%13 / 1218.818.8
Invoker
Invoker
15405546.2%66.7%4 / 1118.19.7
Morphling
Morphling
16385445.4%50.0%10 / 616.912.6
Batrider
Batrider
33215445.4%39.4%17 / 1615.413.6
Luna
Luna
27245142.9%63.0%9 / 1816.112.5
Snapfire
Snapfire
37145142.9%54.1%20 / 1715.213.6
Alchemist
Alchemist
16324840.3%43.8%5 / 1117.78.0
Tinker
Tinker
16314739.5%43.8%10 / 611.44.8
Lina
Lina
13334638.7%30.8%6 / 714.610.6
Clockwerk
Clockwerk
27184537.8%51.9%11 / 1614.111.3
Mars
Mars
29164537.8%62.1%17 / 1215.410.3
Treant Protector
Treant Protector
27113831.9%51.9%17 / 1013.211.5
Enigma
Enigma
10273731.1%60.0%2 / 813.99.7
Pangolier
Pangolier
17183529.4%35.3%11 / 619.117.2
Primal Beast
Primal Beast
12233529.4%33.3%4 / 811.89.5
Weaver
Weaver
12213327.7%41.7%3 / 917.216.4
Viper
Viper
10223226.9%60.0%8 / 221.013.6
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
13173025.2%46.2%5 / 816.99.8
Visage
Visage
13173025.2%76.9%8 / 516.38.0
Marci
Marci
16132924.4%50.0%6 / 1013.37.8
Rubick
Rubick
12122420.2%41.7%6 / 616.715.4
Phoenix
Phoenix
1862420.2%44.4%11 / 714.813.2
Razor
Razor
1572218.5%40.0%7 / 818.113.6
Broodmother
Broodmother
6162218.5%66.7%3 / 316.84.4
Earth Spirit
Earth Spirit
11112218.5%54.5%7 / 417.813.2
Lone Druid
Lone Druid
6152117.6%83.3%3 / 314.24.4
Chen
Chen
991815.1%44.4%6 / 313.42.8
Dark Willow
Dark Willow
1431714.3%57.1%8 / 617.516.0
Underlord
Underlord
1241613.4%50.0%6 / 615.611.3
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Fiend
781512.6%42.9%4 / 314.610.0
Bristleback
Bristleback
961512.6%44.4%6 / 316.816.5
Tiny
Tiny
1041411.8%40.0%6 / 421.620.5
Leshrac
Leshrac
771411.8%28.6%3 / 418.38.1
Void Spirit
Void Spirit
681411.8%66.7%4 / 222.819.9
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
851310.9%37.5%5 / 321.618.6
Medusa
Medusa
3101310.9%66.7%0 / 317.716.7
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
1211310.9%50.0%3 / 917.220.0
Slardar
Slardar
751210.1%28.6%2 / 518.716.6
Faceless Void
Faceless Void
481210.1%75.0%2 / 216.318.4
Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain
83119.2%62.5%5 / 322.520.3
Huskar
Huskar
110119.2%0.0%0 / 123.018.0
Ember Spirit
Ember Spirit
110119.2%100.0%1 / 023.019.9
Lion
Lion
82108.4%75.0%6 / 216.119.0
Riki
Riki
2797.6%0.0%2 / 023.014.4
Jakiro
Jakiro
9097.6%33.3%4 / 516.1
Magnus
Magnus
2797.6%50.0%1 / 122.515.3
Elder Titan
Elder Titan
7297.6%42.9%3 / 415.112.5
Muerta
Muerta
6397.6%50.0%4 / 217.310.0
Ursa
Ursa
2686.7%50.0%2 / 023.019.5
Gyrocopter
Gyrocopter
2686.7%50.0%1 / 115.015.5
Keeper of the Light
Keeper of the Light
4486.7%75.0%2 / 214.814.8
Troll Warlord
Troll Warlord
3586.7%66.7%2 / 120.720.0
Bane
Bane
6175.9%50.0%6 / 014.05.0
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin
3475.9%33.3%3 / 019.019.5
Dazzle
Dazzle
3475.9%0.0%2 / 123.019.5
Dark Seer
Dark Seer
2575.9%100.0%1 / 122.520.2
Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin
5275.9%60.0%3 / 214.611.0
Terrorblade
Terrorblade
4375.9%25.0%2 / 220.020.7
Sven
Sven
6065.0%0.0%5 / 113.3
Crystal Maiden
Crystal Maiden
4154.2%0.0%1 / 314.56.0
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
4154.2%75.0%4 / 020.821.0
Lycan
Lycan
2354.2%0.0%1 / 122.519.0
Slark
Slark
3254.2%0.0%1 / 220.019.0
Zeus
Zeus
3143.4%0.0%1 / 222.719.0
Io
Io
4043.4%0.0%1 / 314.3
Skywrath Mage
Skywrath Mage
4043.4%50.0%3 / 115.0
Winter Wyvern
Winter Wyvern
4043.4%50.0%3 / 114.8
Grimstroke
Grimstroke
2243.4%0.0%0 / 216.520.0
Clinkz
Clinkz
2132.5%0.0%1 / 117.518.0
Chaos Knight
Chaos Knight
3032.5%0.0%1 / 216.0
Meepo
Meepo
0332.5%0 / 012.0
Undying
Undying
2132.5%50.0%0 / 213.510.0
Anti-Mage
Anti-Mage
0221.7%0 / 018.0
Pugna
Pugna
2021.7%50.0%1 / 119.0
Night Stalker
Night Stalker
2021.7%100.0%1 / 122.5
Spectre
Spectre
2021.7%50.0%1 / 116.0
Brewmaster
Brewmaster
1121.7%100.0%0 / 123.020.0
Disruptor
Disruptor
2021.7%50.0%0 / 215.5
Oracle
Oracle
2021.7%50.0%1 / 118.0
Axe
Axe
0110.8%0 / 021.0
Wraith King
Wraith King
1010.8%0.0%1 / 023.0
Death Prophet
Death Prophet
0110.8%0 / 019.0
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Assassin
1010.8%0.0%0 / 122.0
Ancient Apparition
Ancient Apparition
1010.8%0.0%0 / 115.0
Spirit Breaker
Spirit Breaker
1010.8%0.0%1 / 016.0
Abaddon
Abaddon
1010.8%0.0%0 / 122.0

Pick & ban FAQ

Quick answers about the The International 2024 draft meta.

Which hero is most contested in The International 2024?

Naga Siren is the most contested hero in The International 2024 with a contest rate of 96.6% across 119 drafts.

Which hero is banned the most in The International 2024?

Naga Siren leads the ban list with 104 bans (87.4% ban rate).

Which hero is picked the most in The International 2024?

Mirana is the most picked hero with 44 picks across 119 drafts.

Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2024?

Lone Druid posts the highest winrate at 83.3% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.

How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2024 draft?

103 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2024 drafts: 99 have been picked and 87 have been banned.

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