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CIS: RodjER on Chen

The most popular hero in the CIS was Earth Spirit – he was picked in 13 matches and banned in three more. However, the character’s winrate was rather low – he won only 33.33% of games. The teams feared Batrider most of all – they got rid of him in 17 fights, and only in five he was able to appear in the drafts. If you look at the aggregate of bans and picks, then the most popular in the meta was Puck (10 picks and 13 bans). The character’s winrate was 50%. Collectives also feared Troll Warlord (13 bans), Dark Seer (11 bans), Lycan (11 bans) and Morphling (10 bans). These characters collectively appeared in spades on six cards and won all of them.

The main “loser” of the first week was Death Prophet – she was taken in four games, and in all she lost. Luna and Outworld Destroyer also have zero winrate. Each of them was selected three times, while OD was banned nine times.

In the first week, 46 heroes did not immediately appear in the picks of the teams from the CIS. 16 of them sometimes went to the ban, the rest were simply forgotten. Among the characters we never saw were the previously popular Slardar, Queen of Pain, Phantom Assassin, and Vengeful Spirit. Moreover, in other regions, these characters appeared.

The most successful heroes in the CIS were Phoenix (71.43%) and Chen (83.33%), they were taken in seven and six matches, respectively. Void Spirit also has a high winrate – out of 11 meetings, he won in seven. Tidehunter was not far behind him either – his victory percentage was 62.5% in eight matches. Also noteworthy is Keeper of the Light, which won four of seven fights, and Wraith King – five wins on nine maps.

NAVI became the leader of the first week in the first division of the CIS: they dealt with Team Unique and NoTechies without any problems with the same score – 2: 0. Three times in the drafts of the team, Chen appeared for RodjER, who died only three times in total, and each time he had a good farm and helped the team win the laning stage and feel confident in the midgame. Curiously, in all other regions combined, this hero was chosen only once.

Batrider, Beastmaster and Shadow Shaman are next in popularity. All of these characters are now popular in other regions – Shadow Shaman, for example, was one of the key heroes of EG. This list could also include Doom, who is Iceberg’s signature character, but he was twice banned against NAVI, and Vasilenko was able to perform on it only on one map. NAVI themselves feared Timbersaw the most – the team got rid of the hero in all matches. In three more games, the team struck out Tidehunter.

Europe: Nigma with Bloodseeker

The European meta is pretty similar to what we saw in the CIS. In terms of picks and bans, the most popular heroes here are also Puck and Nyx Assassin, each of them appearing in drafts 26 times. At the same time, both have positive win rates – 53.85 and 58.33%, respectively.

Most often in Europe they were sent to the Lycan ban – 18 times. The hero was able to utter only twice, and in both matches he lost. A similar situation is with Batrider, to which, probably, Europe has already adapted: he was banned 13 times, and out of six cases when the hero was still chosen, he won only once. Batrider’s intermediate winrate in Europe was 16.67% – the worst result for a character among all regions, in many of which his win rate is above 50%.

European teams showed no interest in Dark Seer and Tidehunter, which in other regions were either not allowed out of the ban or were often picked – each of them was chosen four times, and they could only win one map, hitting the ban five more times … Curiously, the European bands didn’t like Troll Warlord very much either. He was banned four times and twice selected, but lost in both matches. In other regions, Troll Warlord often did not get out of the ban. On the other hand, in Europe, unlike the CIS, they performed much better with Death Prophet – the hero was chosen four times and won all matches.

However, the main feature of the European meta was Bloodseeker, who was selected nine times and ended the first week with a 55.56% win rate. Nigma, the leader in the first European division, used it most successfully with four wins in five matches. On four occasions the character performed MinD_ContRoL, and once the hero was taken by Miracle-. Of the six maps, Nigma won four – Bloodseeker was off lane in every game.

It is also interesting that Nigma took Death Prophet and Slark twice and won both times. The latter, for example, was diligently ignored in other regions. On one of the maps, the KuroKy team tried two more characters that were almost never used in other regions – Pugna and Alchemist. However, the experiment failed: Nigma lost that card to Alliance. On the meta Puck, w33 also has negative statistics at the moment – one win in three games.

Nigma feared Keeper of the Light the most – he was banned five times. Morphling is in second place in terms of the number of bans – it got rid of in four cases. The rest of Nigma’s bans were pretty situational. For example, the team got rid of Broodmother three times before the last stage of picks in the match against Team Liquid, while in other regions the hero was not used at all.

North America and the unexpected Phantom Assassin

There are perhaps no dramatic differences in the North American meta compared to other regions, but you can find your own interesting trends. For example, this is where Outworld Destroyer was most often seen – he became the most popular hero of the first week. The character appeared in 12 games and won eight of them. Most often he was taken to the hard lane and only in rare cases could he be sent to the center. Puck follows OD with ten matches and 50% wins. Batrider (55.56%), Void Spirit (77.78%), Nyx Assassin (77.78%), Wraith King (66.67%) and Witch Doctor (88.89%) shared the third line.

A rather low win rate in North America, as well as in the CIS, from Earth Spirit – the hero was taken in eight matches, but he won only two. The main “loser” of the region was Invoker – the character was chosen four times, and in all meetings he lost. Terrorblade, Venomancer and Sand King also have zero winrate. The latter, by the way, has shown itself quite successfully in other regions.

Banned in North America most often Monkey King – 16 times. Timbersaw and Puck are in second place – each of them got rid of 15 times during the draft stage. The region never remembered Doom, Medusa or Elder Titan, who was one of the most popular heroes in China. Instead, Phantom Assassin did not pass by in North America – she was taken three times, and she won all the matches. The character fell in love with the EG team, which became the leader of the first division: PA was in the drafts of the PA team twice, together with Storm Spirit and Tidehunter she had a 100% win rate. But with the meta in Europe and the CIS Puck and Wraith King, EG did not go – they were taken only once and lost.

EG, like NAVI, often got rid of Timbersaw, and the team banned Monkey King, Nyx Assassin and Outworld Destroyer four times. The offlaneer of the iceiceice team has played quite actively on OD lately, but in the first matches he was given this hero only once. Apparently, if the character does not fit EG himself, then the team immediately gets rid of him. The Cr1t team also really liked a pair of Shadow Shaman and Witch Doctor supports – each of them appeared three times. EG also remembered Windranger, which, for example, never appeared in the CIS drafts. The hero took Cr1t- to the fourth position and showed a rather successful execution.

Riki in SEA, Mars in China and Witch Doctor in South America

Elder Titan (11 picks), Tusk (10 picks) and Mars (12 picks) are still popular in China, with all but Tusk having positive win rates. Mars generally became the second hero in terms of the total number of bans and elections – he was recalled in 27 games. The first place in this indicator is taken by Puck: no draft was complete without it, but more often it was banned – 20 times. Outworld Destroyer left not far from him – he was banned in 19 cases, while out of seven maps in which the hero participated, he won six.

It is curious that in China several times they successfully used Dragon Knight and Arc Warden, which were practically forgotten in other regions – both characters appeared twice in games and invariably won, and also were banned a little more often. But Leshrac (four picks) and Doom (two picks) could not effectively realize themselves in China – not a single victory for two.

In Southeast Asia, Riki stands out, which was not in demand in other regions – he was chosen eight times, and in ten cases he ended up in a bath. However, the teams feared Timbersaw most of all – the hero was banned 18 times, and only once he managed to make a sound. But Tusk in Southeast Asia, unlike China, could not prove himself – not a single victory out of four maps. Traditionally, Puck has become the most popular hero in the region with 13 picks, 12 bans and a win rate of 61.54%. It is noteworthy that in Southeast Asia they completely forgot about the Witch Doctor, who was taken quite often in America.

Most of all, Witch Doctor liked South America. The hero was chosen 13 times – the best indicator for the region, while the character’s winrate was 76.92%. The teams used Underlord quite often in drafts – he has five wins in eight matches. For the rest, South America did not present any surprises. For example, here, as in Southeast Asia, Timbersaw was often banned (15 times), while he never appeared in the peaks. However, more often the collectives got rid of the meta Nyx Assassin (22 bans) and Puck (18 bans). The fourth place on this list was taken by Invoker, who was banned on 15 occasions. При этом Южная Америка оказалась одним из наименее вариативных регионов — здесь не задействовали 47 персонажей, среди которых Doom, Medusa, Lion, Spirit Breaker, Naga Siren, Anti-Mage и другие.