The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe: 63 drafts analysed, 97 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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63
63 matches scanned
630
10.0 per match
882
14.0 per match
97
87 picked · 80 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe.
By total picks
Clockwerk
46.0% pick rate
Bane
39.7% pick rate
Ember Spirit
33.3% pick rate
Hoodwink
30.2% pick rate
Ringmaster
28.6% pick rate
Techies
28.6% pick rate
Axe
27.0% pick rate
Tiny
27.0% pick rate
Puck
25.4% pick rate
Shadow Fiend
25.4% pick rate
By total bans
Lone Druid
96.8% ban rate
Treant Protector
81.0% ban rate
Puck
61.9% ban rate
Drow Ranger
61.9% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
58.7% ban rate
Keeper of the Light
55.6% ban rate
Axe
50.8% ban rate
Viper
46.0% ban rate
Largo
41.3% ban rate
Bane
39.7% ban rate
Picks + bans
Lone Druid
100.0% contest rate
Treant Protector
96.8% contest rate
Puck
87.3% contest rate
Drow Ranger
85.7% contest rate
Shadow Fiend
84.1% contest rate
Bane
79.4% contest rate
Axe
77.8% contest rate
Keeper of the Light
77.8% contest rate
Clockwerk
74.6% contest rate
Doom
58.7% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Treant Protector
10 picks
Puck
16 picks
Shadow Fiend
16 picks
Drow Ranger
15 picks
Bane
25 picks
Axe
17 picks
Largo
10 picks
Tiny
17 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Io
15 bans
Lone Druid
61 bans
Keeper of the Light
35 bans
Treant Protector
51 bans
Bane
25 bans
Drow Ranger
39 bans
Puck
39 bans
Batrider
15 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Timbersaw
5 picks · 4 wins
Magnus
5 picks · 4 wins
Invoker
9 picks · 7 wins
Lycan
8 picks · 6 wins
Lifestealer
7 picks · 5 wins
Enchantress
7 picks · 5 wins
Centaur Warrunner
16 picks · 11 wins
Ringmaster
18 picks · 12 wins
Min 5 picks
Nature's Prophet
14 picks · 3 wins
Largo
10 picks · 3 wins
Undying
10 picks · 3 wins
Underlord
10 picks · 3 wins
Hoodwink
19 picks · 6 wins
Rubick
14 picks · 5 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Clockwerk
15 on Dire
Ringmaster
5 on Dire
Ember Spirit
9 on Dire
Hoodwink
7 on Dire
Storm Spirit
4 on Dire
Axe
6 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Bane
10 on Radiant
Clockwerk
14 on Radiant
Centaur Warrunner
3 on Radiant
Techies
6 on Radiant
Puck
5 on Radiant
Drow Ranger
4 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe.
14 matches
Top picks
- Puck5
- Clockwerk5
- Treant Protector4
- Keeper of the Light4
- Ember Spirit4
Top bans
- Viper6
- Lone Druid6
- Drow Ranger5
- Undying5
- Shadow Fiend4
13 matches
Top picks
- Tiny6
- Pangolier5
- Ringmaster5
- Lich4
- Storm Spirit3
Top bans
- Puck8
- Keeper of the Light8
- Lone Druid6
- Beastmaster5
- Treant Protector5
12 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow5
- Bane4
- Tidehunter4
- Keeper of the Light4
- Centaur Warrunner4
Top bans
- Drow Ranger7
- Lone Druid6
- Treant Protector6
- Axe4
- Huskar4
10 matches
Top picks
- Tiny4
- Windranger3
- Beastmaster3
- Chen3
- Silencer3
Top bans
- Shadow Fiend8
- Lone Druid5
- Axe4
- Treant Protector4
- Underlord4
10 matches
Top picks
- Phoenix6
- Ringmaster4
- Axe3
- Storm Spirit3
- Sniper3
Top bans
- Treant Protector10
- Nature's Prophet5
- Doom5
- Snapfire5
- Drow Ranger4
9 matches
Top picks
- Techies6
- Axe3
- Clockwerk3
- Hoodwink3
- Templar Assassin2
Top bans
- Viper6
- Puck4
- Lone Druid4
- Keeper of the Light4
- Bane3
7 matches
Top picks
- Bane4
- Shadow Fiend2
- Clockwerk2
- Enchantress2
- Doom2
Top bans
- Axe4
- Puck3
- Lone Druid3
- Keeper of the Light3
- Io3
7 matches
Top picks
- Techies4
- Puck3
- Shadow Fiend2
- Clockwerk2
- Lycan2
Top bans
- Largo6
- Batrider4
- Drow Ranger3
- Nature's Prophet3
- Lone Druid3
7 matches
Top picks
- Earth Spirit4
- Kez3
- Axe2
- Bane2
- Batrider2
Top bans
- Lone Druid5
- Treant Protector4
- Axe3
- Undying3
- Shadow Fiend2
6 matches
Top picks
- Storm Spirit3
- Doom2
- Treant Protector2
- Rubick2
- Dark Willow2
Top bans
- Clockwerk4
- Tiny3
- Largo3
- Axe2
- Drow Ranger2
6 matches
Top picks
- Clockwerk3
- Shadow Fiend2
- Tiny2
- Keeper of the Light2
- Largo2
Top bans
- Bane5
- Nature's Prophet3
- Lone Druid3
- Keeper of the Light3
- Drow Ranger2
6 matches
Top picks
- Lion3
- Doom3
- Puck2
- Witch Doctor2
- Queen of Pain2
Top bans
- Bane3
- Lone Druid3
- Largo3
- Drow Ranger2
- Shadow Fiend2
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 61 | 63 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| 10 | 51 | 61 | 96.8% | 60.0% | 4 / 6 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| 16 | 39 | 55 | 87.3% | 50.0% | 5 / 11 | 9.4 | 5.6 |
| 15 | 39 | 54 | 85.7% | 40.0% | 4 / 11 | 10.3 | 5.4 |
| 16 | 37 | 53 | 84.1% | 37.5% | 6 / 10 | 9.8 | 7.4 |
| 25 | 25 | 50 | 79.4% | 40.0% | 10 / 15 | 11.6 | 5.3 |
| 17 | 32 | 49 | 77.8% | 52.9% | 11 / 6 | 11.6 | 7.3 |
| 14 | 35 | 49 | 77.8% | 50.0% | 3 / 11 | 14.9 | 3.0 |
| 29 | 18 | 47 | 74.6% | 55.2% | 14 / 15 | 12.7 | 7.5 |
| 14 | 23 | 37 | 58.7% | 57.1% | 9 / 5 | 12.9 | 9.2 |
| 14 | 22 | 36 | 57.1% | 21.4% | 10 / 4 | 12.4 | 8.0 |
| 10 | 26 | 36 | 57.1% | 30.0% | 3 / 7 | 12.0 | 9.2 |
| 17 | 18 | 35 | 55.6% | 47.1% | 11 / 6 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
| 21 | 14 | 35 | 55.6% | 47.6% | 12 / 9 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| 5 | 29 | 34 | 54.0% | 60.0% | 4 / 1 | 16.4 | 7.8 |
| 19 | 12 | 31 | 49.2% | 31.6% | 12 / 7 | 13.1 | 9.8 |
| 10 | 20 | 30 | 47.6% | 30.0% | 4 / 6 | 13.7 | 7.7 |
| 16 | 12 | 28 | 44.4% | 56.3% | 12 / 4 | 15.3 | 13.0 |
| 16 | 11 | 27 | 42.9% | 68.8% | 3 / 13 | 18.6 | 18.5 |
| 11 | 16 | 27 | 42.9% | 54.5% | 5 / 6 | 17.2 | 8.2 |
| 11 | 16 | 27 | 42.9% | 45.5% | 5 / 6 | 16.2 | 12.1 |
| 9 | 15 | 24 | 38.1% | 55.6% | 5 / 4 | 16.9 | 6.3 |
| 8 | 15 | 23 | 36.5% | 75.0% | 5 / 3 | 18.3 | 11.4 |
| 14 | 9 | 23 | 36.5% | 35.7% | 10 / 4 | 15.0 | 7.9 |
| 18 | 4 | 22 | 34.9% | 66.7% | 13 / 5 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 8 | 13 | 21 | 33.3% | 37.5% | 2 / 6 | 16.3 | 10.6 |
| 12 | 9 | 21 | 33.3% | 58.3% | 2 / 10 | 15.1 | 12.8 |
| 3 | 17 | 20 | 31.7% | 66.7% | 2 / 1 | 16.7 | 9.0 |
| 18 | 2 | 20 | 31.7% | 50.0% | 6 / 12 | 13.5 | 5.5 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 31.7% | 30.0% | 7 / 3 | 18.2 | 14.6 |
 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30.2% | 42.9% | 4 / 3 | 14.0 | 11.3 |
| 14 | 5 | 19 | 30.2% | 50.0% | 6 / 8 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28.6% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 19.8 | 13.9 |
 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 27.0% | 75.0% | 1 / 3 | 16.0 | 17.2 |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | 27.0% | 77.8% | 4 / 5 | 17.6 | 8.6 |
| 2 | 15 | 17 | 27.0% | 100.0% | 2 / 0 | 14.5 | 2.3 |
 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27.0% | 57.1% | 3 / 4 | 20.0 | 18.1 |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 25.4% | 45.5% | 7 / 4 | 16.6 | 17.4 |
| 7 | 9 | 16 | 25.4% | 71.4% | 5 / 2 | 22.0 | 16.8 |
 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23.8% | 66.7% | 4 / 2 | 12.5 | 10.9 |
 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23.8% | 40.0% | 2 / 3 | 18.2 | 17.5 |
| 8 | 6 | 14 | 22.2% | 62.5% | 5 / 3 | 13.0 | 10.7 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 20.6% | 50.0% | 0 / 8 | 14.8 | 9.6 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | 19.0% | 80.0% | 3 / 2 | 20.8 | 16.3 |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | 19.0% | 54.5% | 7 / 4 | 13.1 | 11.0 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 17.5% | 42.9% | 0 / 7 | 17.7 | 19.5 |
 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17.5% | 25.0% | 3 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.6 |
 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17.5% | 40.0% | 4 / 1 | 17.0 | 14.8 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 17.5% | 71.4% | 2 / 5 | 14.0 | 15.5 |
 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17.5% | 60.0% | 2 / 3 | 16.4 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 6 | 10 | 15.9% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 19.5 | 20.2 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 15.9% | 80.0% | 4 / 1 | 18.4 | 6.6 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 14.3% | 50.0% | 4 / 2 | 15.8 | 12.3 |
 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14.3% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 14.3 | 15.3 |
 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12.7% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 16.0 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 17.7 | 19.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 11.1% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 14.3 | 19.7 |
 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9.5% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 17.3 | 16.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 9.5% | 100.0% | 3 / 0 | 14.0 | 15.7 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9.5% | 25.0% | 2 / 2 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 7.9% | 40.0% | 3 / 2 | 14.2 | — |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 12.3 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.3% | 100.0% | 3 / 1 | 16.8 | — |
 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.3% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.3 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0 / 2 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 6.3% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 17.3 | 20.0 |
 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.3% | 75.0% | 1 / 3 | 13.5 | — |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 17.0 | 21.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.8% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 23.0 | 21.0 |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | 15.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.8% | 66.7% | 3 / 0 | 22.7 | — |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 15.0 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 15.5 |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.5 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2% | 100.0% | 0 / 2 | 18.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 15.0 | — |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.2% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 22.0 | 11.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.2% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 2 / 0 | 18.5 | — |
 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 17.0 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 15.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 13.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.0 |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe?▾
Lone Druid is the most contested hero in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe with a contest rate of 100.0% across 63 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe?▾
Lone Druid leads the ban list with 61 bans (96.8% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe?▾
Clockwerk is the most picked hero with 29 picks across 63 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe?▾
Timbersaw posts the highest winrate at 80.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 5 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe draft?▾
97 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2026 - Regional Qualifier Europe drafts: 87 have been picked and 80 have been banned.
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