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 (83.3%), Earth Spirit (62.5%), Sven (62.5%), Timbersaw (57.4%), Centaur Warrunner (55.7%). Trending up: Lycan (+19%), Timbersaw (+13%), Tiny (+12%). Most banned in recent pro matches: Treant Protector (80.2%), Earth Spirit (56%), Largo (54.2%).

Highest win rate

Treant Protector83.3%Earth Spirit62.5%Sven62.5%Timbersaw57.4%Centaur Warrunner55.7%

Trending up

Lycan+19%Timbersaw+13%Tiny+12%Slardar+11%Huskar+11%

Most banned

Treant Protector80.2%Earth Spirit56%Largo54.2%Undying33.7%Doom29.3%
HeroWin RatePick RateBan RateTrend
Axe — Dota 2 hero portraitAxeInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry47.1%13.1%14.9%+10% Earthshaker — Dota 2 hero portraitEarthshakerSupport, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker41.7%6.2%4.9%+1% Pudge — Dota 2 hero portraitPudgeDisabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker66.7%0.8%0.5%-3% Sven — Dota 2 hero portraitSvenCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker62.5%12.3%11.3%-1% Tiny — Dota 2 hero portraitTinyCarry, Nuker, Pusher, Initiator, Durable, Disabler53.6%21.6%23.7%+12% Kunkka — Dota 2 hero portraitKunkkaCarry, Support, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker0%0.8%1.5%-3% Slardar — Dota 2 hero portraitSlardarCarry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape36.5%13.4%16.2%+11% Tidehunter — Dota 2 hero portraitTidehunterInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker, Carry40%5.1%5.1%+3% Wraith King — Dota 2 hero portraitWraith KingCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator0%0.3%0%-3% Dragon Knight — Dota 2 hero portraitDragon KnightCarry, Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker34.6%6.7%6.4%-9% Clockwerk — Dota 2 hero portraitClockwerkInitiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker50%20.6%14.4%+4% Lifestealer — Dota 2 hero portraitLifestealerCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler48.5%17%28.5%-2% Omniknight — Dota 2 hero portraitOmniknightSupport, Durable, Nuker0%0.3%0.3%-3% Huskar — Dota 2 hero portraitHuskarCarry, Durable, Initiator33.3%2.3%19.8%+11% Night Stalker — Dota 2 hero portraitNight StalkerCarry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker53.3%3.9%3.9%+7% Doom — Dota 2 hero portraitDoomCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker50%15.4%29.3%-13% Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 hero portraitSpirit BreakerCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Escape33.3%3.9%0.8%+1% Alchemist — Dota 2 hero portraitAlchemistCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker46.7%3.9%3.6%+1% Lycan — Dota 2 hero portraitLycanCarry, Pusher, Durable, Escape42.9%7.2%14.4%+19% Chaos Knight — Dota 2 hero portraitChaos KnightCarry, Disabler, Durable, Pusher, Initiator33.3%0.8%0.3%-3% Treant Protector — Dota 2 hero portraitTreant ProtectorSupport, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Escape83.3%4.6%80.2%-4% Ogre Magi — Dota 2 hero portraitOgre MagiSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator50%0.5%0%0% Undying — Dota 2 hero portraitUndyingSupport, Durable, Disabler, Nuker40.2%26.2%33.7%-1% Centaur Warrunner — Dota 2 hero portraitCentaur WarrunnerDurable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape55.7%31.4%26.5%+3% Timbersaw — Dota 2 hero portraitTimbersawNuker, Durable, Escape57.4%13.9%17.2%+13% Bristleback — Dota 2 hero portraitBristlebackCarry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker16.7%1.5%0.5%-10% Tusk — Dota 2 hero portraitTuskInitiator, Disabler, Nuker50.9%14.1%7.2%+1% Elder Titan — Dota 2 hero portraitElder TitanInitiator, Disabler, Nuker, Durable38.5%3.3%1%+4% Legion Commander — Dota 2 hero portraitLegion CommanderCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker100%0.5%0%0% Earth Spirit — Dota 2 hero portraitEarth SpiritNuker, Escape, Disabler, Initiator, Durable62.5%26.7%56%-13% Underlord — Dota 2 hero portraitUnderlordSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape46.4%17.7%21.9%-24% Phoenix — Dota 2 hero portraitPhoenixSupport, Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler25%4.1%1.8%+2% Mars — Dota 2 hero portraitMarsCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable16.7%3.1%1.5%-4% Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 hero portraitDawnbreakerCarry, Durable42.3%6.7%6.7%-2% Primal Beast — Dota 2 hero portraitPrimal BeastInitiator, Durable, Disabler28.6%1.8%1%+7% Largo — Dota 2 hero portraitLargoDurable, Disabler, Support48.6%18%54.2%+3%
Axe — Dota 2 hero portrait
AxeInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry
Win Rate47.1%
Pick Rate13.1%
Ban Rate14.9%
Trend+10%
Earthshaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
EarthshakerSupport, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate41.7%
Pick Rate6.2%
Ban Rate4.9%
Trend+1%
Pudge — Dota 2 hero portrait
PudgeDisabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate66.7%
Pick Rate0.8%
Ban Rate0.5%
Trend-3%
Sven — Dota 2 hero portrait
SvenCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate62.5%
Pick Rate12.3%
Ban Rate11.3%
Trend-1%
Tiny — Dota 2 hero portrait
TinyCarry, Nuker, Pusher, Initiator, Durable, Disabler
Win Rate53.6%
Pick Rate21.6%
Ban Rate23.7%
Trend+12%
Kunkka — Dota 2 hero portrait
KunkkaCarry, Support, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0.8%
Ban Rate1.5%
Trend-3%
Slardar — Dota 2 hero portrait
SlardarCarry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape
Win Rate36.5%
Pick Rate13.4%
Ban Rate16.2%
Trend+11%
Tidehunter — Dota 2 hero portrait
TidehunterInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker, Carry
Win Rate40%
Pick Rate5.1%
Ban Rate5.1%
Trend+3%
Wraith King — Dota 2 hero portrait
Wraith KingCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0.3%
Ban Rate0%
Trend-3%
Dragon Knight — Dota 2 hero portrait
Dragon KnightCarry, Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate34.6%
Pick Rate6.7%
Ban Rate6.4%
Trend-9%
Clockwerk — Dota 2 hero portrait
ClockwerkInitiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate20.6%
Ban Rate14.4%
Trend+4%
Lifestealer — Dota 2 hero portrait
LifestealerCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler
Win Rate48.5%
Pick Rate17%
Ban Rate28.5%
Trend-2%
Omniknight — Dota 2 hero portrait
OmniknightSupport, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0.3%
Ban Rate0.3%
Trend-3%
Huskar — Dota 2 hero portrait
HuskarCarry, Durable, Initiator
Win Rate33.3%
Pick Rate2.3%
Ban Rate19.8%
Trend+11%
Night Stalker — Dota 2 hero portrait
Night StalkerCarry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate53.3%
Pick Rate3.9%
Ban Rate3.9%
Trend+7%
Doom — Dota 2 hero portrait
DoomCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate15.4%
Ban Rate29.3%
Trend-13%
Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
Spirit BreakerCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Escape
Win Rate33.3%
Pick Rate3.9%
Ban Rate0.8%
Trend+1%
Alchemist — Dota 2 hero portrait
AlchemistCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate46.7%
Pick Rate3.9%
Ban Rate3.6%
Trend+1%
Lycan — Dota 2 hero portrait
LycanCarry, Pusher, Durable, Escape
Win Rate42.9%
Pick Rate7.2%
Ban Rate14.4%
Trend+19%
Chaos Knight — Dota 2 hero portrait
Chaos KnightCarry, Disabler, Durable, Pusher, Initiator
Win Rate33.3%
Pick Rate0.8%
Ban Rate0.3%
Trend-3%
Treant Protector — Dota 2 hero portrait
Treant ProtectorSupport, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Escape
Win Rate83.3%
Pick Rate4.6%
Ban Rate80.2%
Trend-4%
Ogre Magi — Dota 2 hero portrait
Ogre MagiSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate0.5%
Ban Rate0%
Trend0%
Undying — Dota 2 hero portrait
UndyingSupport, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate40.2%
Pick Rate26.2%
Ban Rate33.7%
Trend-1%
Centaur Warrunner — Dota 2 hero portrait
Centaur WarrunnerDurable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape
Win Rate55.7%
Pick Rate31.4%
Ban Rate26.5%
Trend+3%
Timbersaw — Dota 2 hero portrait
TimbersawNuker, Durable, Escape
Win Rate57.4%
Pick Rate13.9%
Ban Rate17.2%
Trend+13%
Bristleback — Dota 2 hero portrait
BristlebackCarry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate16.7%
Pick Rate1.5%
Ban Rate0.5%
Trend-10%
Tusk — Dota 2 hero portrait
TuskInitiator, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate50.9%
Pick Rate14.1%
Ban Rate7.2%
Trend+1%
Elder Titan — Dota 2 hero portrait
Elder TitanInitiator, Disabler, Nuker, Durable
Win Rate38.5%
Pick Rate3.3%
Ban Rate1%
Trend+4%
Legion Commander — Dota 2 hero portrait
Legion CommanderCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate100%
Pick Rate0.5%
Ban Rate0%
Trend0%
Earth Spirit — Dota 2 hero portrait
Earth SpiritNuker, Escape, Disabler, Initiator, Durable
Win Rate62.5%
Pick Rate26.7%
Ban Rate56%
Trend-13%
Underlord — Dota 2 hero portrait
UnderlordSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape
Win Rate46.4%
Pick Rate17.7%
Ban Rate21.9%
Trend-24%
Phoenix — Dota 2 hero portrait
PhoenixSupport, Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler
Win Rate25%
Pick Rate4.1%
Ban Rate1.8%
Trend+2%
Mars — Dota 2 hero portrait
MarsCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable
Win Rate16.7%
Pick Rate3.1%
Ban Rate1.5%
Trend-4%
Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
DawnbreakerCarry, Durable
Win Rate42.3%
Pick Rate6.7%
Ban Rate6.7%
Trend-2%
Primal Beast — Dota 2 hero portrait
Primal BeastInitiator, Durable, Disabler
Win Rate28.6%
Pick Rate1.8%
Ban Rate1%
Trend+7%
Largo — Dota 2 hero portrait
LargoDurable, Disabler, Support
Win Rate48.6%
Pick Rate18%
Ban Rate54.2%
Trend+3%