{"id":1991,"date":"2022-07-14T12:53:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradeit.gg\/blog\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2023-01-23T20:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T20:47:23","slug":"dota-2-hero-win-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradeit.gg\/blog\/dota-2-hero-win-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dota 2 Hero Win Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dota 2 hero win rates can be checked on Dotabuff<\/a>. And they show you how strong a hero is on average. Ideally, you should check the statistics for the current patch. The game is changed significantly a few times per year. Dota 2 hero win rates for the previous version of the game might be completely irrelevant for the last one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IceFrog, the mysterious creator of Dota 2<\/a>, likes to change the meta from time to time to keep the game fresh and the professional tournaments exciting. And to achieve that effect, he buffs or nerfs certain heroes and strategies, depending on the game\u2019s current state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever gets abused and proves to be overpowered usually gets nerfed. And whatever gets neglected or has a low win rate usually gets buffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considerations About Dota 2 Hero Win Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dota 2 hero win rates represent statistics, which in turn are based on what happens on average inside the Dota 2 community. But that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that it applies to you as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you have 1000 games with Meepo or Invoker, the fact that on a specific patch, these heroes have low win rates at the community level doesn\u2019t mean much for your particular situation. Because you\u2019re not the average Invoker player. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather, you\u2019re a tail phenomenon (I\u2019m talking about the Gaussian curb here), and the nerfs that Invoker might have received in the latest Dota 2 update will not significantly lower your win rate with the hero. The reason is: that your competence at playing Invoker is so high that it will compensate for the nerfs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When playing Dota 2, you never play a hero to its full capacity. And two different players may get vastly different results when they play the same hero in the same context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dota 2 hero win rates combine hero strengths (relative to other heroes and the current meta) and player competence. The result can change drastically when you add the competence variable into the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That aside, when hero win rates decrease significantly after a patch release, that\u2019s a sign that the meta has changed and that hero is a bit less valuable. Sometimes, the nerfs applied to a hero are huge and obvious. In such cases, your level of expertise with that hero needs to be high to compensate for their inherent weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dota 2 Hero Win Rates for the Latest Patch, 7.31<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 5 most successful heroes on Dota 2 patch 7.31 have been the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vysage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Few people pick this hero, and that\u2019s because he is hard to play. The familiars you control after level 6 create additional stress, and most players don\u2019t have the APM or the attention span to focus on several things at once. In the heat of battle, you need to be focused on your teammates and opponents too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vysage\u2019s win rate is around 54.12%, but the hero gets picked in less than 2% of the matches. In other words, there\u2019s no need to worry about Vysage pickers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meepo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So far, Meepo\u2019s win rate for this patch has been roughly 54.04%. But, just like Vysage, few people pick him, and only 2.29% of matches have a Meepo player. The clones are very hard to control, and it takes hundreds of games to achieve basic competency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost nobody has that much patience, and besides, plenty of powerful heroes are much easier to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Axe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Axe has a win rate of 54%, and he\u2019s straightforward to play. If you know what to do with him and have decent teammates, you will likely get a very good laning phase and buy your basic items before the enemy has had enough time to farm and get strong. And that allows you to invade its jungle, destroy tier-1 towers and get a huge lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you play Axe, you need to be careful during the first few levels, and then, against most heroes, you\u2019ll find a lane quite quickly, especially if there\u2019s support there to help secure some last hits and harass the enemy carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given how easy it is to play and win with Axe, it\u2019s no surprise he is picked in more than 15% of the matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juggernaut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Juggernaut\u2019s win rate is almost 54%, and the hero is regularly picked at around 20.40% in pubs. There\u2019s hardly been a Dota 2 patch that didn\u2019t have Juggernaut in the meta, and 7.31 is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One quality that makes Juggernaut so easy to win is the skill set and the number of viable item builds. Whatever the opponent has, you can count. Meanwhile, you are highly survivable against almost any lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dota 2 patch 7.31 buffed Juggernaut, giving him a lower-cooldown ultimate and a cheaper Healing Ward. His talents got slightly nerfed (or buffed, depending on how you look at it!), but overall he\u2019s much stronger than before, at least in the early game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arc Warden<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Arc Warden\u2019s win rate is 53.58%, but this is a hero that doesn\u2019t get picked all that often (4.04% of matches). The relationship between a hero\u2019s difficulty and pick rate is very strong in this game, and the reasons are explained above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This creates an excellent opportunity for those who aren\u2019t afraid to learn complex things. If you dedicate yourself to mastering Arc Warden, you\u2019ll be good with him within a few months, and most players in pubs will have no idea how to deal with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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