Whetstone
Heroes of the Storm

Patch 2.57 Updated

Tier list on hold

Meta without win rates

A tier list needs win rates, and Heroes of the Storm publishes no match statistics that Whetstone can use. Rather than rank heroes by opinion, this page shows two things that are measured: how often pros pick and ban each hero, and who the latest patches pushed up or down. Why there are no win rates.

Not a tier list

Pro presence

Share of drafted pro maps where the hero was picked or banned: 2026 tournaments, 811 maps. Pro drafts reward coordination and differ from solo queue.

  1. Johanna 62% 259 picks · 240 bans
  2. Hogger 57% 176 picks · 290 bans
  3. Sylvanas 53% 195 picks · 234 bans
  4. Falstad 49% 195 picks · 205 bans
  5. Blaze 48% 294 picks · 99 bans
  6. Garrosh 46% 139 picks · 230 bans
  7. Maiev 44% 136 picks · 220 bans
  8. Yrel 44% 215 picks · 138 bans
  9. Chromie 42% 146 picks · 196 bans
  10. Brightwing 41% 248 picks · 86 bans
  11. Hanzo 39% 216 picks · 101 bans
  12. Anduin 37% 227 picks · 69 bans

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

All heroes and tournaments

Not a tier list

Patch momentum

Heroes changed in Patch 2.57 (3 sets of notes), newest first. A buff does not make a hero strong; it shows where the balance team is pushing.

  1. Xal'atath New hero 2 buffs, 6 nerfs, 7 other changes · last 5 Oct 2026 Hotfix, 5 Oct 2026Hotfix, 29 Sep 2026Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  2. Garrosh Mixed 3 buffs, 2 nerfs, 1 other change · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  3. Yrel Mixed 3 buffs, 3 nerfs · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  4. Qhira Mixed 2 buffs, 3 nerfs · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  5. Whitemane Mixed 1 buff, 2 nerfs, 1 other change · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  6. Alexstrasza Mixed 2 buffs, 1 nerf · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  7. Mal'Ganis Buffed 3 buffs · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  8. Abathur Nerfed 1 nerf, 1 other change · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  9. Deathwing Changed 2 other changes · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  10. Jaina Changed 2 other changes · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  11. Samuro Changed 2 other changes · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  12. Zagara Buffed 2 buffs · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  13. Muradin Changed 1 other change · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  14. Ragnaros Nerfed 1 nerf · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026
  15. Sylvanas Changed 1 other change · last 28 Sep 2026 Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes, 28 Sep 2026