The International 2026 — Draft Breakdown
Comprehensive pick & ban analysis for The International 2026: 147 drafts analysed, 110 unique heroes, hero contest rates, winrates, draft priority, side splits and per-team breakdowns.
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147
147 matches scanned
1,470
10.0 per match
2,058
14.0 per match
110
104 picked · 98 banned
Draft leaders
The heroes shaping the meta of The International 2026.
By total picks
Mirana
49.7% pick rate
Hoodwink
49.0% pick rate
Centaur Warrunner
39.5% pick rate
Winter Wyvern
34.0% pick rate
Undying
33.3% pick rate
Lina
30.6% pick rate
Earth Spirit
29.9% pick rate
Dark Willow
29.9% pick rate
Ember Spirit
26.5% pick rate
Windranger
25.2% pick rate
By total bans
Treant Protector
94.6% ban rate
Keeper of the Light
66.7% ban rate
Earth Spirit
62.6% ban rate
Shadow Fiend
52.4% ban rate
Lina
50.3% ban rate
Largo
50.3% ban rate
Ember Spirit
45.6% ban rate
Lone Druid
44.2% ban rate
Invoker
42.9% ban rate
Puck
41.5% ban rate
Picks + bans
Treant Protector
100.0% contest rate
Earth Spirit
92.5% contest rate
Keeper of the Light
82.3% contest rate
Lina
81.0% contest rate
Hoodwink
77.6% contest rate
Centaur Warrunner
74.8% contest rate
Shadow Fiend
74.1% contest rate
Ember Spirit
72.1% contest rate
Winter Wyvern
69.4% contest rate
Undying
66.0% contest rate
Draft priority
Which heroes captains scramble for first — based on average draft order.
Lowest average pick order (min 3 picks)
Treant Protector
8 picks
Keeper of the Light
23 picks
Lina
45 picks
Earth Spirit
44 picks
Largo
18 picks
Winter Wyvern
50 picks
Lone Druid
17 picks
Shadow Fiend
32 picks
Lowest average ban order (min 3 bans)
Treant Protector
139 bans
Bounty Hunter
27 bans
Earth Spirit
92 bans
Keeper of the Light
98 bans
Bane
54 bans
Invoker
63 bans
Lina
74 bans
Io
35 bans
Winrate leaders
Win % when picked (minimum 5 picks).
Min 5 picks
Slark
6 picks · 6 wins
Treant Protector
8 picks · 7 wins
Snapfire
13 picks · 10 wins
Bounty Hunter
15 picks · 11 wins
Pangolier
28 picks · 19 wins
Earth Spirit
44 picks · 29 wins
Kez
27 picks · 17 wins
Clinkz
8 picks · 5 wins
Min 5 picks
Templar Assassin
7 picks · 1 wins
Spirit Breaker
5 picks · 1 wins
Alchemist
8 picks · 2 wins
Puck
19 picks · 5 wins
Huskar
7 picks · 2 wins
Beastmaster
9 picks · 3 wins
Side preferences
Which heroes captains prefer when drafting from each side of the map.
Most picked when on Radiant
Mirana
34 on Dire
Centaur Warrunner
24 on Dire
Hoodwink
39 on Dire
Undying
19 on Dire
Dark Willow
16 on Dire
Winter Wyvern
27 on Dire
Most picked when on Dire
Hoodwink
33 on Radiant
Mirana
39 on Radiant
Winter Wyvern
23 on Radiant
Lina
19 on Radiant
Earth Spirit
19 on Radiant
Centaur Warrunner
34 on Radiant
Team draft tendencies
Signature picks and bans for each team in The International 2026.
29 matches
Top picks
- Clockwerk8
- Winter Wyvern7
- Undying6
- Underlord6
- Dark Willow6
Top bans
- Keeper of the Light18
- Largo14
- Treant Protector13
- Bounty Hunter12
- Dark Seer9
27 matches
Top picks
- Mirana7
- Doom7
- Undying7
- Hoodwink7
- Nature's Prophet6
Top bans
- Keeper of the Light12
- Puck11
- Lina11
- Treant Protector11
- Lone Druid9
24 matches
Top picks
- Undying7
- Winter Wyvern7
- Keeper of the Light6
- Bane5
- Mirana5
Top bans
- Earth Spirit18
- Shadow Fiend11
- Necrophos9
- Nature's Prophet9
- Treant Protector9
24 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow9
- Slardar7
- Nature's Prophet6
- Earth Spirit6
- Enchantress5
Top bans
- Bane12
- Treant Protector11
- Shadow Fiend8
- Slardar8
- Lone Druid8
23 matches
Top picks
- Sven7
- Enchantress7
- Centaur Warrunner7
- Mirana6
- Necrophos6
Top bans
- Keeper of the Light18
- Treant Protector14
- Ember Spirit10
- Lina7
- Shadow Fiend6
21 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink10
- Windranger9
- Earth Spirit6
- Lina5
- Underlord5
Top bans
- Largo10
- Doom9
- Undying9
- Bane8
- Lifestealer8
21 matches
Top picks
- Hoodwink10
- Ringmaster9
- Earth Spirit7
- Kez6
- Doom5
Top bans
- Shadow Fiend14
- Treant Protector10
- Lina9
- Ember Spirit9
- Undying8
19 matches
Top picks
- Mirana9
- Clockwerk8
- Ember Spirit6
- Nature's Prophet5
- Largo5
Top bans
- Treant Protector19
- Earth Spirit12
- Lina7
- Invoker5
- Undying5
16 matches
Top picks
- Mirana6
- Winter Wyvern6
- Undying5
- Invoker4
- Rubick4
Top bans
- Dark Seer11
- Invoker8
- Treant Protector8
- Lone Druid7
- Hoodwink6
16 matches
Top picks
- Dark Willow5
- Mirana4
- Windranger4
- Dragon Knight4
- Centaur Warrunner4
Top bans
- Ember Spirit9
- Treant Protector7
- Earth Spirit7
- Sand King5
- Lina5
14 matches
Top picks
- Shadow Fiend5
- Pangolier5
- Tusk4
- Mirana3
- Windranger3
Top bans
- Centaur Warrunner10
- Puck5
- Tiny5
- Treant Protector5
- Ember Spirit5
14 matches
Top picks
- Jakiro6
- Mirana4
- Tiny4
- Lina4
- Earth Spirit4
Top bans
- Treant Protector7
- Nature's Prophet6
- Drow Ranger5
- Puck5
- Lina5
All heroes — full breakdown
Sortable table of every hero appearing in The International 2026 drafts. Click a column to re-sort.
| Hero | Side split (R / D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 139 | 147 | 100.0% | 87.5% | 2 / 6 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| 44 | 92 | 136 | 92.5% | 65.9% | 19 / 25 | 10.3 | 4.0 |
| 23 | 98 | 121 | 82.3% | 56.5% | 8 / 15 | 9.1 | 4.4 |
| 45 | 74 | 119 | 81.0% | 48.9% | 19 / 26 | 10.2 | 5.1 |
| 72 | 42 | 114 | 77.6% | 41.7% | 33 / 39 | 12.3 | 9.5 |
| 58 | 52 | 110 | 74.8% | 50.0% | 34 / 24 | 11.9 | 9.0 |
| 32 | 77 | 109 | 74.1% | 56.3% | 18 / 14 | 11.8 | 6.4 |
| 39 | 67 | 106 | 72.1% | 53.8% | 16 / 23 | 13.5 | 10.1 |
| 50 | 52 | 102 | 69.4% | 58.0% | 23 / 27 | 10.6 | 6.2 |
| 49 | 48 | 97 | 66.0% | 44.9% | 30 / 19 | 12.3 | 5.8 |
| 73 | 21 | 94 | 63.9% | 46.6% | 39 / 34 | 12.7 | 10.0 |
| 18 | 74 | 92 | 62.6% | 50.0% | 11 / 7 | 10.4 | 6.1 |
| 24 | 63 | 87 | 59.2% | 37.5% | 15 / 9 | 12.0 | 4.9 |
| 25 | 57 | 82 | 55.8% | 60.0% | 12 / 13 | 12.3 | 6.4 |
| 17 | 65 | 82 | 55.8% | 41.2% | 9 / 8 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| 19 | 61 | 80 | 54.4% | 26.3% | 11 / 8 | 17.0 | 9.1 |
| 26 | 49 | 75 | 51.0% | 50.0% | 10 / 16 | 16.3 | 8.7 |
| 17 | 54 | 71 | 48.3% | 47.1% | 8 / 9 | 12.8 | 4.4 |
| 27 | 44 | 71 | 48.3% | 55.6% | 16 / 11 | 17.7 | 14.4 |
| 27 | 42 | 69 | 46.9% | 59.3% | 14 / 13 | 15.1 | 9.2 |
| 29 | 40 | 69 | 46.9% | 48.3% | 10 / 19 | 17.3 | 14.4 |
| 28 | 36 | 64 | 43.5% | 46.4% | 14 / 14 | 17.8 | 15.2 |
| 44 | 19 | 63 | 42.9% | 56.8% | 28 / 16 | 13.9 | 8.5 |
| 37 | 23 | 60 | 40.8% | 51.4% | 19 / 18 | 16.2 | 14.3 |
| 24 | 36 | 60 | 40.8% | 37.5% | 11 / 13 | 16.5 | 11.5 |
| 32 | 26 | 58 | 39.5% | 53.1% | 17 / 15 | 13.5 | 9.7 |
| 27 | 30 | 57 | 38.8% | 63.0% | 13 / 14 | 16.7 | 14.1 |
| 17 | 35 | 52 | 35.4% | 52.9% | 6 / 11 | 13.4 | 5.3 |
 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 33.3% | 44.4% | 9 / 9 | 18.3 | 15.7 |
 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 31.3% | 60.0% | 5 / 5 | 18.0 | 11.3 |
| 20 | 25 | 45 | 30.6% | 50.0% | 14 / 6 | 17.0 | 16.1 |
 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 29.3% | 38.9% | 11 / 7 | 17.0 | 15.5 |
| 28 | 15 | 43 | 29.3% | 67.9% | 11 / 17 | 17.1 | 16.4 |
| 15 | 27 | 42 | 28.6% | 73.3% | 5 / 10 | 12.0 | 3.8 |
| 16 | 25 | 41 | 27.9% | 50.0% | 10 / 6 | 20.2 | 18.1 |
| 25 | 16 | 41 | 27.9% | 44.0% | 8 / 17 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| 17 | 23 | 40 | 27.2% | 41.2% | 8 / 9 | 14.9 | 10.0 |
| 25 | 10 | 35 | 23.8% | 52.0% | 15 / 10 | 14.4 | 18.4 |
| 7 | 27 | 34 | 23.1% | 28.6% | 5 / 2 | 17.1 | 5.4 |
| 14 | 16 | 30 | 20.4% | 50.0% | 9 / 5 | 13.7 | 7.9 |
| 13 | 15 | 28 | 19.0% | 76.9% | 4 / 9 | 17.7 | 16.7 |
 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16.3% | 54.5% | 6 / 5 | 19.7 | 17.8 |
 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 15.6% | 44.4% | 5 / 4 | 18.7 | 19.4 |
| 9 | 14 | 23 | 15.6% | 33.3% | 6 / 3 | 18.0 | 11.6 |
 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 15.6% | 50.0% | 10 / 6 | 15.6 | 9.3 |
 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14.3% | 50.0% | 4 / 6 | 20.6 | 15.9 |
 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13.6% | 50.0% | 2 / 8 | 19.7 | 19.1 |
 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13.6% | 42.9% | 3 / 4 | 20.0 | 16.5 |
| 18 | 2 | 20 | 13.6% | 44.4% | 6 / 12 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12.2% | 37.5% | 2 / 6 | 19.3 | 19.5 |
 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12.2% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 22.7 | 18.8 |
 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11.6% | 42.9% | 2 / 5 | 17.0 | 16.5 |
| 7 | 10 | 17 | 11.6% | 14.3% | 3 / 4 | 20.6 | 19.8 |
| 7 | 9 | 16 | 10.9% | 42.9% | 4 / 3 | 19.9 | 6.9 |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 10.9% | 45.5% | 8 / 3 | 17.9 | 15.6 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 10.9% | 25.0% | 4 / 4 | 22.9 | 20.0 |
 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10.2% | 44.4% | 4 / 5 | 17.7 | 19.5 |
| 8 | 7 | 15 | 10.2% | 62.5% | 4 / 4 | 17.8 | 17.1 |
| 14 | 1 | 15 | 10.2% | 50.0% | 5 / 9 | 17.3 | 19.0 |
 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9.5% | 40.0% | 7 / 3 | 15.9 | 19.8 |
 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8.8% | 33.3% | 4 / 2 | 21.5 | 19.6 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | 8.2% | 100.0% | 4 / 2 | 14.2 | 16.8 |
 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7.5% | 45.5% | 4 / 7 | 17.3 | — |
 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6.8% | 50.0% | 5 / 1 | 22.7 | 17.3 |
 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6.8% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 18.5 | 16.2 |
 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 4 | 14.2 | 19.5 |
 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 2 | 16.5 | 20.5 |
 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4.8% | 57.1% | 4 / 3 | 15.6 | — |
 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4.8% | 40.0% | 4 / 1 | 20.6 | 20.0 |
 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4.1% | 33.3% | 5 / 1 | 15.0 | — |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.1% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 18.0 |
 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4.1% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | 14.5 | 10.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 4.1% | 20.0% | 3 / 2 | 13.8 | 21.0 |
 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4.1% | 40.0% | 0 / 5 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4.1% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 18.7 | 18.3 |
 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.4% | 50.0% | 3 / 1 | 22.8 | 9.0 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.4% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 22.5 | 19.0 |
 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.4% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.3 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.7% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.7 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.7% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 17.3 | 18.0 |
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.7% | 33.3% | 1 / 2 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 20.8 |
 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 13.3 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 15.5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 19.5 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 2 | 17.5 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.7% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 20.0 | 18.0 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.0% | 33.3% | 2 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.0% | 50.0% | 1 / 1 | 18.5 | 18.0 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.0% | 50.0% | 0 / 2 | 22.5 | 18.0 |
 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.0% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 12.3 |
 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1 / 1 | 14.5 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | 18.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 14.0 | 20.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% | 50.0% | 2 / 0 | 19.5 | — |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 21.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 11.0 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7% | — | 0 / 0 | — | 19.0 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% | 1 / 0 | 23.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 / 0 | 16.0 | — |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0 / 1 | 22.0 | — |
Pick & ban FAQ
Quick answers about the The International 2026 draft meta.
Which hero is most contested in The International 2026?▾
Treant Protector is the most contested hero in The International 2026 with a contest rate of 100.0% across 147 drafts.
Which hero is banned the most in The International 2026?▾
Treant Protector leads the ban list with 139 bans (94.6% ban rate).
Which hero is picked the most in The International 2026?▾
Mirana is the most picked hero with 73 picks across 147 drafts.
Which hero has the highest winrate in The International 2026?▾
Slark posts the highest winrate at 100.0% (minimum 5 picks) across 6 games.
How many heroes have been seen in the The International 2026 draft?▾
110 unique heroes have appeared in The International 2026 drafts: 104 have been picked and 98 have been banned.
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