Dota 2 Strength Heroes — Tanks, Initiators & Tier List

Pro-match statistics for all Dota 2 Strength heroes: win rate, pick rate, ban rate and trend from live pro games over the last 90 days.

Strength heroes Dota 2 — pro-match win rate

Strength heroes are Dota 2's tanks, initiators and frontliners — the class with the highest base HP and HP-per-level. They engage first, create space for the team, and soak both physical and magical damage. This page lists all Strength heroes with live pro-match stats: win rate, pick rate, ban rate and trend. Tidehunter, Axe, Bristleback, Centaur Warrunner, Pudge and more — sort by stats, search by name, and click into any hero for the full counter / synergy / power-spike profile and FAQ.

Best Strength heroes Dota 2 — current meta

Top win-rate heroes in the current pro Dota 2 patch: Treant Protector (69.6%), Centaur Warrunner (63%), Earthshaker (70%), Night Stalker (60%), Lycan (58.6%). Trending up: Slardar (+23%), Undying (+13%), Bristleback (+10%). Most banned in recent pro matches: Treant Protector (79.3%), Clockwerk (39.4%), Doom (38.7%).

Highest win rate

Treant Protector69.6%Centaur Warrunner63%Earthshaker70%Night Stalker60%Lycan58.6%

Trending up

Slardar+23%Undying+13%Bristleback+10%Alchemist+9%Tidehunter+8%

Most banned

Treant Protector79.3%Clockwerk39.4%Doom38.7%Axe37.7%Largo33.2%
HeroWin RatePick RateBan RateTrend
Axe — Dota 2 hero portraitAxeInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry43.4%20.7%37.7%-10% Earthshaker — Dota 2 hero portraitEarthshakerSupport, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker70%2.5%0.7%+3% Pudge — Dota 2 hero portraitPudgeDisabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker33.3%1.5%0.2%0% Sven — Dota 2 hero portraitSvenCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker60%3.7%0.7%+2% Tiny — Dota 2 hero portraitTinyCarry, Nuker, Pusher, Initiator, Durable, Disabler46.4%27.4%25.9%+6% Kunkka — Dota 2 hero portraitKunkkaCarry, Support, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker50%3%2.7%0% Slardar — Dota 2 hero portraitSlardarCarry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape55.3%11.7%16.7%+23% Tidehunter — Dota 2 hero portraitTidehunterInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker, Carry43.5%5.7%7%+8% Wraith King — Dota 2 hero portraitWraith KingCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator0%0%0%0% Dragon Knight — Dota 2 hero portraitDragon KnightCarry, Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker0%0.5%0.5%0% Clockwerk — Dota 2 hero portraitClockwerkInitiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker49.2%31.4%39.4%-2% Lifestealer — Dota 2 hero portraitLifestealerCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler53.8%6.5%9.7%+6% Omniknight — Dota 2 hero portraitOmniknightSupport, Durable, Nuker41.7%3%0.2%-8% Huskar — Dota 2 hero portraitHuskarCarry, Durable, Initiator44.4%2.2%30.4%+6% Night Stalker — Dota 2 hero portraitNight StalkerCarry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker60%5%8.5%-6% Doom — Dota 2 hero portraitDoomCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker52.2%17.2%38.7%-8% Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 hero portraitSpirit BreakerCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Escape50%2.5%0.5%+4% Alchemist — Dota 2 hero portraitAlchemistCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker58.3%6%3%+9% Lycan — Dota 2 hero portraitLycanCarry, Pusher, Durable, Escape58.6%7.2%17%-8% Chaos Knight — Dota 2 hero portraitChaos KnightCarry, Disabler, Durable, Pusher, Initiator0%0.5%0%0% Treant Protector — Dota 2 hero portraitTreant ProtectorSupport, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Escape69.6%14%79.3%-6% Ogre Magi — Dota 2 hero portraitOgre MagiSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator50%1%0%+5% Undying — Dota 2 hero portraitUndyingSupport, Durable, Disabler, Nuker45.8%18%25.7%+13% Centaur Warrunner — Dota 2 hero portraitCentaur WarrunnerDurable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape63%18.2%21.7%+2% Timbersaw — Dota 2 hero portraitTimbersawNuker, Durable, Escape52.2%11.5%16.2%0% Bristleback — Dota 2 hero portraitBristlebackCarry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker44.4%2.2%1.7%+10% Tusk — Dota 2 hero portraitTuskInitiator, Disabler, Nuker43.5%15.5%8.5%-10% Elder Titan — Dota 2 hero portraitElder TitanInitiator, Disabler, Nuker, Durable0%0%0%0% Legion Commander — Dota 2 hero portraitLegion CommanderCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker0%0%0.2%0% Earth Spirit — Dota 2 hero portraitEarth SpiritNuker, Escape, Disabler, Initiator, Durable49.5%25.7%14.2%-2% Underlord — Dota 2 hero portraitUnderlordSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape34.1%10.2%15.5%+3% Phoenix — Dota 2 hero portraitPhoenixSupport, Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler44.2%13%4.7%-10% Mars — Dota 2 hero portraitMarsCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable16.7%1.5%1.5%0% Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 hero portraitDawnbreakerCarry, Durable40%7.5%16%0% Primal Beast — Dota 2 hero portraitPrimal BeastInitiator, Durable, Disabler42.1%4.7%3%-3% Largo — Dota 2 hero portraitLargoDurable, Disabler, Support47.1%21.7%33.2%+4%
Axe — Dota 2 hero portrait
AxeInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry
Win Rate43.4%
Pick Rate20.7%
Ban Rate37.7%
Trend-10%
Earthshaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
EarthshakerSupport, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate70%
Pick Rate2.5%
Ban Rate0.7%
Trend+3%
Pudge — Dota 2 hero portrait
PudgeDisabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate33.3%
Pick Rate1.5%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend0%
Sven — Dota 2 hero portrait
SvenCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate60%
Pick Rate3.7%
Ban Rate0.7%
Trend+2%
Tiny — Dota 2 hero portrait
TinyCarry, Nuker, Pusher, Initiator, Durable, Disabler
Win Rate46.4%
Pick Rate27.4%
Ban Rate25.9%
Trend+6%
Kunkka — Dota 2 hero portrait
KunkkaCarry, Support, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate3%
Ban Rate2.7%
Trend0%
Slardar — Dota 2 hero portrait
SlardarCarry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape
Win Rate55.3%
Pick Rate11.7%
Ban Rate16.7%
Trend+23%
Tidehunter — Dota 2 hero portrait
TidehunterInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker, Carry
Win Rate43.5%
Pick Rate5.7%
Ban Rate7%
Trend+8%
Wraith King — Dota 2 hero portrait
Wraith KingCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0%
Ban Rate0%
Trend0%
Dragon Knight — Dota 2 hero portrait
Dragon KnightCarry, Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0.5%
Ban Rate0.5%
Trend0%
Clockwerk — Dota 2 hero portrait
ClockwerkInitiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate49.2%
Pick Rate31.4%
Ban Rate39.4%
Trend-2%
Lifestealer — Dota 2 hero portrait
LifestealerCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler
Win Rate53.8%
Pick Rate6.5%
Ban Rate9.7%
Trend+6%
Omniknight — Dota 2 hero portrait
OmniknightSupport, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate41.7%
Pick Rate3%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend-8%
Huskar — Dota 2 hero portrait
HuskarCarry, Durable, Initiator
Win Rate44.4%
Pick Rate2.2%
Ban Rate30.4%
Trend+6%
Night Stalker — Dota 2 hero portrait
Night StalkerCarry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate60%
Pick Rate5%
Ban Rate8.5%
Trend-6%
Doom — Dota 2 hero portrait
DoomCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate52.2%
Pick Rate17.2%
Ban Rate38.7%
Trend-8%
Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
Spirit BreakerCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Escape
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate2.5%
Ban Rate0.5%
Trend+4%
Alchemist — Dota 2 hero portrait
AlchemistCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate58.3%
Pick Rate6%
Ban Rate3%
Trend+9%
Lycan — Dota 2 hero portrait
LycanCarry, Pusher, Durable, Escape
Win Rate58.6%
Pick Rate7.2%
Ban Rate17%
Trend-8%
Chaos Knight — Dota 2 hero portrait
Chaos KnightCarry, Disabler, Durable, Pusher, Initiator
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0.5%
Ban Rate0%
Trend0%
Treant Protector — Dota 2 hero portrait
Treant ProtectorSupport, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Escape
Win Rate69.6%
Pick Rate14%
Ban Rate79.3%
Trend-6%
Ogre Magi — Dota 2 hero portrait
Ogre MagiSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate1%
Ban Rate0%
Trend+5%
Undying — Dota 2 hero portrait
UndyingSupport, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate45.8%
Pick Rate18%
Ban Rate25.7%
Trend+13%
Centaur Warrunner — Dota 2 hero portrait
Centaur WarrunnerDurable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape
Win Rate63%
Pick Rate18.2%
Ban Rate21.7%
Trend+2%
Timbersaw — Dota 2 hero portrait
TimbersawNuker, Durable, Escape
Win Rate52.2%
Pick Rate11.5%
Ban Rate16.2%
Trend0%
Bristleback — Dota 2 hero portrait
BristlebackCarry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate44.4%
Pick Rate2.2%
Ban Rate1.7%
Trend+10%
Tusk — Dota 2 hero portrait
TuskInitiator, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate43.5%
Pick Rate15.5%
Ban Rate8.5%
Trend-10%
Elder Titan — Dota 2 hero portrait
Elder TitanInitiator, Disabler, Nuker, Durable
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0%
Ban Rate0%
Trend0%
Legion Commander — Dota 2 hero portrait
Legion CommanderCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend0%
Earth Spirit — Dota 2 hero portrait
Earth SpiritNuker, Escape, Disabler, Initiator, Durable
Win Rate49.5%
Pick Rate25.7%
Ban Rate14.2%
Trend-2%
Underlord — Dota 2 hero portrait
UnderlordSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape
Win Rate34.1%
Pick Rate10.2%
Ban Rate15.5%
Trend+3%
Phoenix — Dota 2 hero portrait
PhoenixSupport, Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler
Win Rate44.2%
Pick Rate13%
Ban Rate4.7%
Trend-10%
Mars — Dota 2 hero portrait
MarsCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable
Win Rate16.7%
Pick Rate1.5%
Ban Rate1.5%
Trend0%
Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
DawnbreakerCarry, Durable
Win Rate40%
Pick Rate7.5%
Ban Rate16%
Trend0%
Primal Beast — Dota 2 hero portrait
Primal BeastInitiator, Durable, Disabler
Win Rate42.1%
Pick Rate4.7%
Ban Rate3%
Trend-3%
Largo — Dota 2 hero portrait
LargoDurable, Disabler, Support
Win Rate47.1%
Pick Rate21.7%
Ban Rate33.2%
Trend+4%