The International 2025 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2025: 144 drafts analysed, 107 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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144
144 matches scanned
1,440
10.0 per match
2,016
14.0 per match
107
107 picked · 95 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2025.
By total picks
Disruptor
36.8% pick rate
Snapfire
33.3% pick rate
Bane
29.2% pick rate
Earthshaker
28.5% pick rate
Pugna
27.8% pick rate
Hoodwink
27.1% pick rate
Mars
26.4% pick rate
Puck
24.3% pick rate
Sand King
22.2% pick rate
Monkey King
20.1% pick rate
By total bans
Naga Siren
88.9% ban rate
Beastmaster
79.2% ban rate
Marci
67.4% ban rate
Earthshaker
57.6% ban rate
Nature's Prophet
57.6% ban rate
Lycan
56.9% ban rate
Monkey King
54.9% ban rate
Puck
47.2% ban rate
Mars
38.2% ban rate
Pugna
32.6% ban rate
Picks + bans
Naga Siren
95.8% contest rate
Beastmaster
94.4% contest rate
Earthshaker
86.1% contest rate
Marci
81.3% contest rate
Nature's Prophet
76.4% contest rate
Lycan
75.0% contest rate
Monkey King
75.0% contest rate
Puck
71.5% contest rate
Mars
64.6% contest rate
Disruptor
61.1% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Beastmaster
22 picks
Nature's Prophet
27 picks
Marci
20 picks
Naga Siren
10 picks
Earthshaker
41 picks
Keeper of the Light
4 picks
Dawnbreaker
22 picks
Disruptor
53 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
4 bans
Naga Siren
128 bans
Beastmaster
114 bans
Nature's Prophet
83 bans
Marci
97 bans
Chen
32 bans
Tinker
14 bans
Earthshaker
83 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Night Stalker
6 picks · 5 wins
Elder Titan
10 picks · 8 wins
Spirit Breaker
5 picks · 4 wins
Troll Warlord
15 picks · 11 wins
Ursa
20 picks · 14 wins
Enigma
12 picks · 8 wins
Lifestealer
6 picks · 4 wins
Medusa
14 picks · 9 wins
Min 5 picks
Timbersaw
9 picks · 0 wins
Dark Willow
5 picks · 1 wins
Storm Spirit
20 picks · 5 wins
Ringmaster
7 picks · 2 wins
Magnus
17 picks · 5 wins
Terrorblade
13 picks · 4 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Disruptor
26 on Dire
Mars
13 on Dire
Snapfire
24 on Dire
Earthshaker
19 on Dire
Bane
22 on Dire
Hoodwink
20 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Pugna
12 on Radiant
Disruptor
27 on Radiant
Snapfire
24 on Radiant
Sand King
9 on Radiant
Bane
20 on Radiant
Hoodwink
19 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2025.
29 matches
Top picks
- Sand King10
- Enchantress9
- Pangolier9
- Snapfire9
- Hoodwink8
Top bans
- Lycan20
- Naga Siren14
- Marci11
- Bane10
- Centaur Warrunner10
26 matches
Top picks
- Elder Titan7
- Bane6
- Shadow Fiend6
- Puck6
- Sven6
Top bans
- Monkey King17
- Naga Siren12
- Earthshaker11
- Sand King10
- Marci10
24 matches
Top picks
- Bane8
- Mars6
- Muerta6
- Pugna5
- Invoker5
Top bans
- Monkey King12
- Naga Siren11
- Nature's Prophet10
- Disruptor8
- Earthshaker7
23 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink14
- Disruptor10
- Earthshaker5
- Lycan5
- Bristleback5
Top bans
- Abaddon12
- Beastmaster10
- Naga Siren9
- Pugna8
- Medusa8
23 matches
Top picks
- Snapfire9
- Invoker7
- Monkey King7
- Beastmaster6
- Enigma5
Top bans
- Earthshaker16
- Mars12
- Gyrocopter11
- Naga Siren11
- Beastmaster7
21 matches
Top picks
- Pugna9
- Sand King7
- Tiny7
- Dark Seer5
- Invoker5
Top bans
- Nature's Prophet12
- Earthshaker11
- Puck9
- Naga Siren9
- Mars8
19 matches
Top picks
- Silencer6
- Earthshaker5
- Pudge5
- Clockwerk5
- Ursa5
Top bans
- Lycan14
- Naga Siren8
- Marci7
- Dragon Knight6
- Pugna5
16 matches
Top picks
- Disruptor6
- Monkey King5
- Puck4
- Sand King3
- Windranger3
Top bans
- Naga Siren9
- Beastmaster8
- Pugna7
- Marci7
- Nature's Prophet5
16 matches
Top picks
- Bane6
- Storm Spirit4
- Dragon Knight4
- Night Stalker4
- Disruptor4
Top bans
- Marci16
- Beastmaster14
- Nature's Prophet7
- Batrider7
- Lycan7
16 matches
Top picks
- Earthshaker5
- Snapfire5
- Ancient Apparition4
- Silencer4
- Ogre Magi4
Top bans
- Monkey King10
- Chen9
- Puck6
- Naga Siren5
- Marci5
14 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend5
- Hoodwink5
- Shadow Shaman4
- Templar Assassin3
- Centaur Warrunner3
Top bans
- Beastmaster12
- Ursa6
- Naga Siren6
- Abaddon5
- Dawnbreaker5
13 matches
Top picks
- Disruptor6
- Magnus4
- Morphling3
- Warlock3
- Pugna3
Top bans
- Beastmaster13
- Nature's Prophet11
- Earthshaker7
- Lycan7
- Silencer6
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2025 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 128 | 138 | 95.8% | 60.0% | 3 / 7 | 10.5 | 2.3 |
| 22 | 114 | 136 | 94.4% | 45.5% | 9 / 13 | 8.1 | 2.4 |
| 41 | 83 | 124 | 86.1% | 53.7% | 22 / 19 | 10.8 | 5.5 |
| 20 | 97 | 117 | 81.3% | 50.0% | 13 / 7 | 9.8 | 3.4 |
| 27 | 83 | 110 | 76.4% | 40.7% | 13 / 14 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| 26 | 82 | 108 | 75.0% | 57.7% | 12 / 14 | 12.5 | 5.7 |
| 29 | 79 | 108 | 75.0% | 58.6% | 10 / 19 | 13.6 | 6.0 |
| 35 | 68 | 103 | 71.5% | 45.7% | 16 / 19 | 13.2 | 11.0 |
| 38 | 55 | 93 | 64.6% | 52.6% | 25 / 13 | 15.1 | 9.7 |
| 53 | 35 | 88 | 61.1% | 45.3% | 27 / 26 | 11.5 | 7.5 |
| 40 | 47 | 87 | 60.4% | 45.0% | 12 / 28 | 11.6 | 7.6 |
| 42 | 35 | 77 | 53.5% | 54.8% | 20 / 22 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| 48 | 20 | 68 | 47.2% | 54.2% | 24 / 24 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 45.1% | 63.6% | 12 / 10 | 13.9 | 10.9 |
| 20 | 45 | 65 | 45.1% | 70.0% | 15 / 5 | 21.0 | 18.6 |
| 17 | 47 | 64 | 44.4% | 47.1% | 7 / 10 | 16.2 | 10.2 |
| 24 | 37 | 61 | 42.4% | 45.8% | 14 / 10 | 12.0 | 9.3 |
| 32 | 28 | 60 | 41.7% | 46.9% | 9 / 23 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| 28 | 29 | 57 | 39.6% | 53.6% | 18 / 10 | 13.8 | 9.7 |
| 22 | 34 | 56 | 38.9% | 31.8% | 11 / 11 | 11.3 | 7.7 |
| 24 | 27 | 51 | 35.4% | 45.8% | 12 / 12 | 17.0 | 15.0 |
| 21 | 30 | 51 | 35.4% | 42.9% | 16 / 5 | 14.3 | 7.3 |
 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 34.7% | 42.9% | 7 / 14 | 15.0 | 8.4 |
 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 33.3% | 38.1% | 10 / 11 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
| 39 | 9 | 48 | 33.3% | 46.2% | 19 / 20 | 13.6 | 12.4 |
 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 32.6% | 43.8% | 4 / 12 | 19.8 | 18.0 |
| 14 | 31 | 45 | 31.3% | 64.3% | 8 / 6 | 19.5 | 18.1 |
| 22 | 22 | 44 | 30.6% | 40.9% | 10 / 12 | 19.9 | 18.6 |
| 12 | 32 | 44 | 30.6% | 66.7% | 10 / 2 | 15.5 | 10.3 |
| 12 | 32 | 44 | 30.6% | 58.3% | 5 / 7 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
| 21 | 22 | 43 | 29.9% | 57.1% | 6 / 15 | 13.8 | 6.1 |
| 15 | 28 | 43 | 29.9% | 73.3% | 5 / 10 | 19.7 | 16.5 |
| 19 | 23 | 42 | 29.2% | 52.6% | 9 / 10 | 16.8 | 11.7 |
| 20 | 18 | 38 | 26.4% | 25.0% | 10 / 10 | 13.6 | 14.2 |
| 13 | 25 | 38 | 26.4% | 30.8% | 5 / 8 | 20.0 | 18.1 |
| 16 | 19 | 35 | 24.3% | 62.5% | 12 / 4 | 14.7 | 9.7 |
| 20 | 15 | 35 | 24.3% | 50.0% | 8 / 12 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 22.9% | 63.6% | 5 / 6 | 20.2 | 15.4 |
| 11 | 21 | 32 | 22.2% | 63.6% | 7 / 4 | 17.6 | 9.6 |
| 14 | 17 | 31 | 21.5% | 42.9% | 5 / 9 | 17.2 | 14.3 |
| 20 | 11 | 31 | 21.5% | 50.0% | 13 / 7 | 13.7 | 10.6 |
 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 21.5% | 61.9% | 10 / 11 | 13.5 | 10.2 |
 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 21.5% | 60.0% | 11 / 9 | 15.6 | 16.4 |
| 17 | 13 | 30 | 20.8% | 29.4% | 10 / 7 | 16.0 | 13.0 |
 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 20.1% | 56.3% | 12 / 4 | 14.7 | 15.2 |
 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 20.1% | 41.7% | 4 / 8 | 17.6 | 16.5 |
 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20.1% | 61.1% | 8 / 10 | 16.7 | 5.8 |
| 13 | 13 | 26 | 18.1% | 46.2% | 6 / 7 | 21.1 | 19.5 |
 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16.7% | 53.8% | 7 / 6 | 14.9 | 12.2 |
| 18 | 5 | 23 | 16.0% | 50.0% | 10 / 8 | 14.4 | 11.6 |
| 15 | 8 | 23 | 16.0% | 53.3% | 7 / 8 | 13.4 | 8.0 |
 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 16.0% | 60.0% | 9 / 11 | 15.1 | 9.3 |
| 6 | 15 | 21 | 14.6% | 83.3% | 1 / 5 | 15.5 | 7.1 |
| 6 | 14 | 20 | 13.9% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 19.0 | 5.1 |
| 16 | 4 | 20 | 13.9% | 50.0% | 12 / 4 | 13.6 | 10.0 |
| 15 | 5 | 20 | 13.9% | 46.7% | 6 / 9 | 14.9 | 8.8 |
| 9 | 10 | 19 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 5 / 4 | 17.1 | 16.4 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 12.5% | 40.0% | 8 / 7 | 14.9 | 12.3 |
 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12.5% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 20.7 | 17.4 |
 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11.8% | 37.5% | 4 / 4 | 18.8 | 15.2 |
 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11.8% | 54.5% | 5 / 6 | 18.8 | 10.8 |
 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| 10 | 6 | 16 | 11.1% | 50.0% | 5 / 5 | 16.8 | 18.2 |
| 10 | 6 | 16 | 11.1% | 80.0% | 5 / 5 | 13.9 | 9.2 |
 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10.4% | 37.5% | 5 / 3 | 18.9 | 16.0 |
| 6 | 8 | 14 | 9.7% | 66.7% | 1 / 5 | 19.7 | 18.9 |
 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9.7% | 50.0% | 2 / 8 | 21.9 | 20.3 |
| 5 | 8 | 13 | 9.0% | 60.0% | 4 / 1 | 13.4 | 9.1 |
 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8.3% | 42.9% | 6 / 1 | 19.1 | 18.2 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | 7.6% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 13.0 | 7.8 |
 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7.6% | 75.0% | 0 / 4 | 12.8 | 6.7 |
 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6.9% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 22.8 | 20.6 |
 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 17.0 | 17.9 |
 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6.3% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 19.5 | 15.1 |
 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 3 / 5 | 14.3 | 11.0 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 5.6% | 37.5% | 5 / 3 | 15.9 | — |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | 5.6% | 20.0% | 0 / 5 | 14.4 | 16.3 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 5.6% | 28.6% | 4 / 3 | 14.6 | 10.0 |
 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4.9% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 10.3 |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 4.9% | 42.9% | 5 / 2 | 15.3 | — |
 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4.9% | 50.0% | 4 / 2 | 15.0 | 9.0 |
 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4.9% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 16.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 4.9% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 11.0 | 9.0 |
 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4.2% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 14.2 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | 19.3 |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.2% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 16.0 | 13.3 |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4.2% | 33.3% | 5 / 1 | 16.5 | — |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 14.0 | 2.3 |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4.2% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 12.8 | — |
 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.5% | 60.0% | 3 / 2 | 16.0 | — |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | 15.3 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.5% | 100.0% | 1 / 3 | 19.3 | 21.0 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.5% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.5% | 80.0% | 3 / 2 | 17.0 | — |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.5 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 23.0 | 20.5 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 15.0 | 14.7 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.5 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.1% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 22.0 | 20.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 3 / 0 | 22.3 | — |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 10.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 16.3 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 22.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2025 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2025?▾
Naga Siren is the most contested hero in The International 2025 with a contest rate of 95.8% across 144 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2025?▾
Naga Siren leads the ban list with 128 bans (88.9% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2025?▾
Disruptor is the most picked hero with 53 picks across 144 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2025?▾
Night Stalker posts the highest winrate at 83.3% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2025 draft?▾
107 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2025 drafts: 107 have been picked and 95 have been banned.
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