Whetstone
Heroes of the Storm

Patch 2.57 Updated

Pro drafts

Presence is the share of drafted maps where a hero was picked or banned by either team. Pro drafts reward coordination and practised combos, so treat this as a view of the competitive scene, not of solo queue.

2026 tournaments: 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026 · 23 tournaments · 811 drafted maps

Pro draft data from Liquipedia, licensed CC-BY-SA 3.0 (license terms).

Presence by hero

Hero Presence Picks Bans Win rate
Johanna 61.5% 259 32% 240 30% 52% 46%–58%
Hogger 57.5% 176 22% 290 36% 56% 48%–63%
Sylvanas 52.9% 195 24% 234 29% 52% 45%–59%
Falstad 49.3% 195 24% 205 25% 49% 42%–56%
Blaze 48.5% 294 36% 99 12% 52% 46%–58%
Garrosh 45.5% 139 17% 230 28% 53% 44%–61%
Maiev 43.9% 136 17% 220 27% 50% 42%–58%
Yrel 43.5% 215 27% 138 17% 58% 51%–64%
Chromie 42.2% 146 18% 196 24% 50% 42%–58%
Brightwing 41.2% 248 31% 86 11% 53% 47%–59%
Hanzo 39.1% 216 27% 101 12% 49% 42%–56%
Anduin 36.5% 227 28% 69 9% 43% 37%–50%
Tyrael 35.6% 191 24% 98 12% 54% 47%–61%
Rehgar 33.3% 238 29% 32 4% 46% 40%–52%
Dehaka 33.1% 194 24% 74 9% 52% 45%–58%
Li-Ming 31.6% 197 24% 59 7% 54% 47%–61%
Thrall 30.6% 126 16% 122 15% 48% 40%–57%
Valla 27.6% 130 16% 94 12% 49% 41%–58%
Muradin 27.5% 192 24% 31 4% 48% 41%–55%
Lúcio 27.4% 94 12% 128 16% 52% 42%–62%
Malfurion 27.3% 191 24% 30 4% 57% 50%–64%
Genji 27.0% 146 18% 73 9% 47% 39%–55%
Junkrat 27.0% 137 17% 82 10% 44% 36%–52%
Leoric 25.8% 173 21% 36 4% 46% 39%–54%
E.T.C. 24.7% 154 19% 46 6% 42% 34%–49%
Anub'arak 23.9% 129 16% 65 8% 53% 45%–62%
Sgt. Hammer 23.3% 77 9% 112 14% 55% 43%–65%
Chen 22.9% 107 13% 79 10% 56% 47%–65%
Diablo 22.8% 128 16% 57 7% 49% 41%–58%
Deathwing 22.4% 74 9% 108 13% 49% 38%–60%
Gul'dan 21.1% 118 15% 53 7% 62% 53%–70%
Medivh 18.0% 51 6% 95 12% 59% 45%–71%
Varian 17.6% 121 15% 22 3% 43% 35%–52%
Arthas 16.7% 114 14% 21 3% 55% 46%–64%
Greymane 16.7% 110 14% 25 3% 47% 38%–57%
Uther 15.9% 97 12% 32 4% 44% 35%–54%
Ana 15.8% 86 11% 42 5% 56% 45%–66%
Auriel 15.7% 92 11% 35 4% 47% 37%–57%
Cassia 15.3% 104 13% 20 2% 42% 33%–52%
The Lost Vikings 15.2% 34 4% 89 11% 65% 48%–79%
Tracer 15.2% 74 9% 49 6% 66% 55%–76%
Tychus 14.9% 102 13% 19 2% 41% 32%–51%
Zeratul 14.9% 62 8% 59 7% 50% 38%–62%
Stitches 13.9% 56 7% 57 7% 43% 31%–56%
Alarak 13.4% 68 8% 41 5% 43% 32%–54%
Stukov 12.4% 75 9% 26 3% 41% 31%–53%
Malthael 12.3% 71 9% 29 4% 35% 25%–47%
Sonya 12.1% 77 9% 21 3% 43% 32%–54%
Orphea 12.1% 63 8% 35 4% 41% 30%–54%
Cho'gall 11.7% 21 3% 74 9% 48% 28%–68%
Whitemane 11.6% 64 8% 30 4% 42% 31%–54%
Qhira 10.8% 41 5% 47 6% 61% 46%–74%
Tyrande 10.5% 72 9% 13 2% 63% 51%–73%
Deckard 10.4% 72 9% 12 1% 58% 47%–69%
Xal'atath 9.5% 43 5% 34 4% 70% 55%–81%
Imperius 9.1% 66 8% 8 1% 50% 38%–62%
Kael'thas 8.8% 64 8% 7 1% 44% 32%–56%
Jaina 8.5% 60 7% 9 1% 42% 30%–54%
Mephisto 8.1% 37 5% 29 4% 43% 29%–59%
Mal'Ganis 7.3% 49 6% 10 1% 55% 41%–68%
D.Va 7.1% 49 6% 9 1% 47% 34%–61%
Alexstrasza 6.9% 38 5% 18 2% 50% 35%–65%
Raynor 6.5% 50 6% 3 0% 44% 31%–58%
Rexxar 6.2% 40 5% 10 1% 68% 52%–80%
Zagara 6.0% 42 5% 7 1% 45% 31%–60%
Illidan 5.5% 25 3% 20 2% 36% 20%–55%
Kerrigan 5.5% 28 3% 17 2% 61% 42%–76%
Samuro 5.5% 21 3% 24 3% 38% 21%–59%
Abathur 5.3% 23 3% 20 2% 65% 45%–81%
Ragnaros 5.3% 39 5% 4 0% 49% 34%–64%
Zarya 5.1% 13 2% 28 3% 54% 29%–77%
Xul 4.9% 35 4% 5 1% 54% 38%–70%
Lunara 4.7% 36 4% 2 0% 42% 27%–58%
Mei 4.4% 34 4% 2 0% 56% 39%–71%
Kharazim 4.4% 33 4% 3 0% 55% 38%–70%
Artanis 4.2% 32 4% 2 0% 31% 18%–49%
Nazeebo 4.2% 32 4% 2 0% 44% 28%–61%
Murky 3.8% 15 2% 16 2% 47% 25%–70%
Fenix 3.3% 24 3% 3 0% 50% 31%–69%
Li Li 3.2% 22 3% 4 0% 32% 16%–53%
Probius 3.2% 20 2% 6 1% 50% 30%–70%
Tassadar 3.1% 25 3% 0 0% 40% 23%–59%
Kel'Thuzad 2.8% 20 2% 3 0% 45% 26%–66%
Valeera 2.8% 17 2% 6 1% 47% 26%–69%
Zul'jin 2.6% 14 2% 7 1% 43% 21%–67%
Azmodan 2.3% 18 2% 1 0% 56% 34%–75%
Gazlowe 2.1% 16 2% 1 0% 38% 18%–61%
Lt. Morales 1.7% 12 1% 2 0% 50% 25%–75%
The Butcher 1.5% 8 1% 4 0% —
Nova 1.0% 8 1% 0 0% —

Pick and ban rates are per drafted map. Win rates appear from 10 picks, with their 95% range: at pro sample sizes the range is usually wide.

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