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: Axe (62.9%), Clockwerk (55.7%), Kunkka (56%), Earthshaker (61.5%), Ogre Magi (66.7%). Trending up: Tidehunter (+11%), Undying (+10%), Doom (+6%). Most banned in recent pro matches: Slardar (41.4%), Alchemist (31%), Phoenix (27.8%).

Highest win rate

Axe62.9%Clockwerk55.7%Kunkka56%Earthshaker61.5%Ogre Magi66.7%

Trending up

Tidehunter+11%Undying+10%Doom+6%Lifestealer+5%Huskar+5%

Most banned

Slardar41.4%Alchemist31%Phoenix27.8%Huskar27.2%Clockwerk24.1%
HeroWin RatePick RateBan RateTrend
Axe — Dota 2 hero portraitAxeInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry62.9%13.4%12.8%+2% Earthshaker — Dota 2 hero portraitEarthshakerSupport, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker61.5%1%0.2%-2% Pudge — Dota 2 hero portraitPudgeDisabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker36.4%0.8%0.2%+1% Sven — Dota 2 hero portraitSvenCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker28.6%0.5%0.2%-6% Tiny — Dota 2 hero portraitTinyCarry, Nuker, Pusher, Initiator, Durable, Disabler49.1%29.4%20.2%-3% Kunkka — Dota 2 hero portraitKunkkaCarry, Support, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker56%6.9%4.7%0% Slardar — Dota 2 hero portraitSlardarCarry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape53.3%23.9%41.4%-11% Tidehunter — Dota 2 hero portraitTidehunterInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker, Carry43.1%19.6%17.7%+11% Wraith King — Dota 2 hero portraitWraith KingCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator50%0.2%0%0% Dragon Knight — Dota 2 hero portraitDragon KnightCarry, Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker33.3%0.9%0.8%-1% Clockwerk — Dota 2 hero portraitClockwerkInitiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker55.7%17.7%24.1%-2% Lifestealer — Dota 2 hero portraitLifestealerCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler43.8%6%8.7%+5% Omniknight — Dota 2 hero portraitOmniknightSupport, Durable, Nuker53.8%1%0.5%-7% Huskar — Dota 2 hero portraitHuskarCarry, Durable, Initiator49.2%4.8%27.2%+5% Night Stalker — Dota 2 hero portraitNight StalkerCarry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker54.9%3.8%3.5%-10% Doom — Dota 2 hero portraitDoomCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker52.3%16.2%23.1%+6% Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 hero portraitSpirit BreakerCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Escape55.3%2.9%0.2%-2% Alchemist — Dota 2 hero portraitAlchemistCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker44.9%12.6%31%-3% Lycan — Dota 2 hero portraitLycanCarry, Pusher, Durable, Escape44.1%4.5%6.4%-10% Chaos Knight — Dota 2 hero portraitChaos KnightCarry, Disabler, Durable, Pusher, Initiator0%0.2%0%-2% Treant Protector — Dota 2 hero portraitTreant ProtectorSupport, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Escape52.8%13.3%9.9%+4% Ogre Magi — Dota 2 hero portraitOgre MagiSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator66.7%0.5%0.1%-4% Undying — Dota 2 hero portraitUndyingSupport, Durable, Disabler, Nuker40.7%2%0.5%+10% Centaur Warrunner — Dota 2 hero portraitCentaur WarrunnerDurable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape42.3%3.9%2.6%+3% Timbersaw — Dota 2 hero portraitTimbersawNuker, Durable, Escape50.4%9.6%10.9%-2% Bristleback — Dota 2 hero portraitBristlebackCarry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker46.9%15.6%22.8%-9% Tusk — Dota 2 hero portraitTuskInitiator, Disabler, Nuker49.8%18.6%10.9%-1% Elder Titan — Dota 2 hero portraitElder TitanInitiator, Disabler, Nuker, Durable40%0.4%0.2%-2% Legion Commander — Dota 2 hero portraitLegion CommanderCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker52%1.9%1.1%-5% Earth Spirit — Dota 2 hero portraitEarth SpiritNuker, Escape, Disabler, Initiator, Durable55.6%1.4%0.2%-3% Underlord — Dota 2 hero portraitUnderlordSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape45%17.3%21.5%+5% Phoenix — Dota 2 hero portraitPhoenixSupport, Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler49.6%29.2%27.8%-4% Mars — Dota 2 hero portraitMarsCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable40%5.3%4.2%-11% Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 hero portraitDawnbreakerCarry, Durable48.6%13.1%10.8%-11% Primal Beast — Dota 2 hero portraitPrimal BeastInitiator, Durable, Disabler51.4%7.9%6.7%+4% Largo — Dota 2 hero portraitLargoDurable, Disabler, Support48.9%9.9%8.8%-11%
Axe — Dota 2 hero portrait
AxeInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry
Win Rate62.9%
Pick Rate13.4%
Ban Rate12.8%
Trend+2%
Earthshaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
EarthshakerSupport, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate61.5%
Pick Rate1%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend-2%
Pudge — Dota 2 hero portrait
PudgeDisabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate36.4%
Pick Rate0.8%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend+1%
Sven — Dota 2 hero portrait
SvenCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate28.6%
Pick Rate0.5%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend-6%
Tiny — Dota 2 hero portrait
TinyCarry, Nuker, Pusher, Initiator, Durable, Disabler
Win Rate49.1%
Pick Rate29.4%
Ban Rate20.2%
Trend-3%
Kunkka — Dota 2 hero portrait
KunkkaCarry, Support, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate56%
Pick Rate6.9%
Ban Rate4.7%
Trend0%
Slardar — Dota 2 hero portrait
SlardarCarry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape
Win Rate53.3%
Pick Rate23.9%
Ban Rate41.4%
Trend-11%
Tidehunter — Dota 2 hero portrait
TidehunterInitiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker, Carry
Win Rate43.1%
Pick Rate19.6%
Ban Rate17.7%
Trend+11%
Wraith King — Dota 2 hero portrait
Wraith KingCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator
Win Rate50%
Pick Rate0.2%
Ban Rate0%
Trend0%
Dragon Knight — Dota 2 hero portrait
Dragon KnightCarry, Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate33.3%
Pick Rate0.9%
Ban Rate0.8%
Trend-1%
Clockwerk — Dota 2 hero portrait
ClockwerkInitiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate55.7%
Pick Rate17.7%
Ban Rate24.1%
Trend-2%
Lifestealer — Dota 2 hero portrait
LifestealerCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler
Win Rate43.8%
Pick Rate6%
Ban Rate8.7%
Trend+5%
Omniknight — Dota 2 hero portrait
OmniknightSupport, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate53.8%
Pick Rate1%
Ban Rate0.5%
Trend-7%
Huskar — Dota 2 hero portrait
HuskarCarry, Durable, Initiator
Win Rate49.2%
Pick Rate4.8%
Ban Rate27.2%
Trend+5%
Night Stalker — Dota 2 hero portrait
Night StalkerCarry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate54.9%
Pick Rate3.8%
Ban Rate3.5%
Trend-10%
Doom — Dota 2 hero portrait
DoomCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate52.3%
Pick Rate16.2%
Ban Rate23.1%
Trend+6%
Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
Spirit BreakerCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Escape
Win Rate55.3%
Pick Rate2.9%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend-2%
Alchemist — Dota 2 hero portrait
AlchemistCarry, Support, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate44.9%
Pick Rate12.6%
Ban Rate31%
Trend-3%
Lycan — Dota 2 hero portrait
LycanCarry, Pusher, Durable, Escape
Win Rate44.1%
Pick Rate4.5%
Ban Rate6.4%
Trend-10%
Chaos Knight — Dota 2 hero portrait
Chaos KnightCarry, Disabler, Durable, Pusher, Initiator
Win Rate0%
Pick Rate0.2%
Ban Rate0%
Trend-2%
Treant Protector — Dota 2 hero portrait
Treant ProtectorSupport, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Escape
Win Rate52.8%
Pick Rate13.3%
Ban Rate9.9%
Trend+4%
Ogre Magi — Dota 2 hero portrait
Ogre MagiSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator
Win Rate66.7%
Pick Rate0.5%
Ban Rate0.1%
Trend-4%
Undying — Dota 2 hero portrait
UndyingSupport, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate40.7%
Pick Rate2%
Ban Rate0.5%
Trend+10%
Centaur Warrunner — Dota 2 hero portrait
Centaur WarrunnerDurable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape
Win Rate42.3%
Pick Rate3.9%
Ban Rate2.6%
Trend+3%
Timbersaw — Dota 2 hero portrait
TimbersawNuker, Durable, Escape
Win Rate50.4%
Pick Rate9.6%
Ban Rate10.9%
Trend-2%
Bristleback — Dota 2 hero portrait
BristlebackCarry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker
Win Rate46.9%
Pick Rate15.6%
Ban Rate22.8%
Trend-9%
Tusk — Dota 2 hero portrait
TuskInitiator, Disabler, Nuker
Win Rate49.8%
Pick Rate18.6%
Ban Rate10.9%
Trend-1%
Elder Titan — Dota 2 hero portrait
Elder TitanInitiator, Disabler, Nuker, Durable
Win Rate40%
Pick Rate0.4%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend-2%
Legion Commander — Dota 2 hero portrait
Legion CommanderCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker
Win Rate52%
Pick Rate1.9%
Ban Rate1.1%
Trend-5%
Earth Spirit — Dota 2 hero portrait
Earth SpiritNuker, Escape, Disabler, Initiator, Durable
Win Rate55.6%
Pick Rate1.4%
Ban Rate0.2%
Trend-3%
Underlord — Dota 2 hero portrait
UnderlordSupport, Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape
Win Rate45%
Pick Rate17.3%
Ban Rate21.5%
Trend+5%
Phoenix — Dota 2 hero portrait
PhoenixSupport, Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler
Win Rate49.6%
Pick Rate29.2%
Ban Rate27.8%
Trend-4%
Mars — Dota 2 hero portrait
MarsCarry, Initiator, Disabler, Durable
Win Rate40%
Pick Rate5.3%
Ban Rate4.2%
Trend-11%
Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 hero portrait
DawnbreakerCarry, Durable
Win Rate48.6%
Pick Rate13.1%
Ban Rate10.8%
Trend-11%
Primal Beast — Dota 2 hero portrait
Primal BeastInitiator, Durable, Disabler
Win Rate51.4%
Pick Rate7.9%
Ban Rate6.7%
Trend+4%
Largo — Dota 2 hero portrait
LargoDurable, Disabler, Support
Win Rate48.9%
Pick Rate9.9%
Ban Rate8.8%
Trend-11%