Overview of the outgoing 7.28 patch meta

In the Dota 2 client, the 7.29 patch should be released tomorrow, where we are expecting the balance to change and a new hero to add. For now, let's take a look at the meta of the outgoing 7.28 patch.

General Statistics

The current update was released on December 18, 2020. Since then, about 3,500 official matches have been played on the professional Dota 2 scene. The average duration of one map was 35:45, and the Radiant side won 53% of the games.

Note: some of the heroes from the following tops were used in different positions. But they are grouped that way due to the more frequent picking for a particular position.

TOP-5 most popular carry heroes

• Monkey King - 615 matches, WR - 53.98%
• Wraith King - 601 matches, WR - 53.58%
• Troll Warlord - 575 matches, WR - 52.87%
• Juggernaut - 480 matches, WR - 50.42%
• Morphling - 444 matches, WR - 50.45%

TOP-5 most popular mid-lane heroes

• Puck - 963 matches, WR - 49.53%
• Void Spirit - 931 matches, WR - 50.91%
• Death Prophet - 674 matches, WR - 52.82%
• Ember Spirit - 466 matches, WR - 53.65%
• Storm Spirit - 422 matches, WR - 51.42%

TOP-5 most popular offlaners

• Mars - 939 matches, WR - 48.03%
• Pangolier - 618 matches, WR - 52.43%
• Tidehunter - 586 matches, WR - 53.07%
• Beastmaster - 531 matches, WR - 58.19%
• Clockwerk - 455 matches, WR - 52.09%

TOP-5 most popular supports

• Earth Spirit - 850 matches, WR - 50.47%
• Rubik - 730 matches, WR - 46.71%
• Tusk - 719 matches, WR - 48.82%
• Phoenix - 636 matches, WR - 53.14%
• Grimstroke - 602 matches, WR - 44.19%

TOP-5 most unclaimed heroes

• Pudge - 4 matches
• Necrophos - 9 matches
• Sniper - 10 matches
• Techies - 11 matches
• Tinker - 13 matches

The main nerfs of the patch

• Sven was picked in 17 matches after nerf in the current patch but had 1,002 picks in the previous patch
• Faceless Void was picked in 31 matches after nerf in the current patch but had 1,278 picks in the previous patch
• Spectre was picked in 76 matches after nerf in the current patch but had 1,257 picks in the previous patch
• Snapfire was picked in 112 matches after nerf in the current patch but had 1,469 picks in the previous patch
• DOOM was picked in 121 matches after nerf in the current patch but had 1,072 picks in the previous patch

The full statistics of the 7.28 patch meta can always be found on the Meta tab of our website.