Auto ChessVincenzo "Skulz" MilellaOctober 08, 2020Analysis, Heroes2 Comments

Dota Auto Chess: most popular Synergy combos - Updated monthly

Auto ChessVincenzo "Skulz" MilellaOctober 08, 2020Analysis, Heroes2 Comments

The top 20 most popular class and species synergy combos in Dota Auto Chess. The data is gathered via an official API and considers all regions and servers.

The Heybox app from xiaoheihe.cn is a Chinese app officially authorized by the game developers. It gathers data from all the regions and servers, but it is based on the final boards, so it doesn’t take into consideration all the chess pieces bought and sold during the match.

Even if the statistics are slightly biased, they are the only reliable and official ones at our disposal, and I believe they are useful to study the meta. I will update this article over time, but be aware that the data might become inaccessible in the future.

The table below shows the most used synergy combos at Rook and above.

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2020 data

October 1st to 8th

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    Synergies 
    Times used
    Win%
  


    3 Elf - 2 Warlock - DH
    6547
    8.0%
  

    4 Elemental - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    4626
    10.9%
  

    3 Elf - 4 Mage
    4463
    5.4%
  

    4 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    4243
    16.4%
  

    2 Naga - 6 Warrior
    3756
    13.3%
  

    2 Undead - 6 Hunter
    2497
    3.5%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    2027
    9.5%
  

    3 Elf - 4 Druid - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    1768
    19.5%
  

    4 God - 4 Knight - Wizard
    1753
    4.9%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter
    1735
    14.4%
  

    3 Human - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    1534
    2.9%
  

    3 Pandaren - 4 Shaman - Wizard
    1141
    7.2%
  

    3 Pandaren - 4 Shaman - Monk
    1002
    47.1%
  

    2 Undead - 6 Knight - 2 Warlock
    860
    30.0%
  

    4 Shaman - Wizard
    842
    38.8%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead - 3 Mage
    811
    37.1%
  

    4 God - 4 Elemental - 6 Mage - Wizard
    768
    41.7%
  

    4 Aqir - 3 Assassin - 2 Warlock
    723
    39.6%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    712
    21.1%
  

August 8th to 15th

    Synergies 
    Times used
    Win%
  


    3 Elf - 4 Wizard
    8126
    7.2%
  

    4 God - 4 Knight - Wizard
    5711
    9.3%
  

    4 Elemental - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    4042
    27.7%
  

    4 Aqir - 3 Assassin
    3639
    11.3%
  

    4 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    3260
    19.2%
  

    3 Human - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    3129
    7.0%
  

    2 Undead - 6 Hunter
    2636
    4.4%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 3 Hunter - 2 Knight
    2188
    5.7%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter
    1955
    15.3%
  

    4 Aqir - 3 Assassin - 2 Warlock
    1666
    29.4%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    1529
    17.7%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock - 2 Knight
    1483
    29.6%
  

    4 Beast - 3 Fighter - 2 Warlock
    1364
    12.0%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    1349
    11.3%
  

    2 Naga - 6 Fighter
    1211
    9.2%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    1171
    9.0%
  

    4 God - 6 Knight - Wizard
    1140
    35.2%
  

    4 Elemental - 3 Human - 6 Mage
    890
    43.4%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 2 Warlock - 2 Knight
    837
    10.4%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 3 Fighter - 2 Warlock
    786
     31.9%
  

July 4th to 11th

    Synergies 
    Times used
    Win%
  


    2 Undead - 6 Hunter
    2268
    5.1%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    2085
    10.7%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 3 Hunter - 2 Knight
    1866
    6.3%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter
    1602
    17.5%
  

    4 Elemental - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    1582
    25.5%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock - 2 Knight
    1399
    29.7%
  

    3 Human - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    1390
    6.0%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    1056
    29.5%
  

    4 God - 4 Knight - Wizard
    1014
    7.9%
  

    4 Beast - 3 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    644
    12.1%
  

    6 Goblin - Pandaren - 2 Warlock
    626
    50.6%
  

    4 God - 6 Warrior - Wizard
    554
    14.6%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 2 Warlock - 2 Knight
    533
    13.5%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter - 3 Warrior
    532
    42.7%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    494
    21.9%
  

    4 Troll - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    492
    19.5%
  

    4 Aqir - 3 Assassin
    416
    11.5%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 9 Hunter
    413
    42.6%
  

    6 Goblin - Pandaren - Wizard
    400
    11.0%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 2 Knight
    379
    3.4%
  

June 6th to 13th

    Synergies 
    Times used
    Win%
  


    4 God - 6 Warrior - Wizard
    7987
    19.2%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    7428
    25.1%
  

    2 Undead - 6 Hunter
    6417
    2.9%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    6354
    6.4%
  

    4 Troll - 4 Knight
    5456
    0.8%
  

    4 Elemental - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    4901
    11.8%
  

     2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter
    3699
    14.9%
  

    6 Goblin - Wizard - 2 Warlock
    2948
    18.1%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    2844
    7.6%
  

    4 Troll - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    2542
    16.5%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - Wizard
    2416
    41.1%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    2002
    5.6%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    1993
    13.6%
  

    6 Goblin - 2 Warlock
    1965
    31.7%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    1784
    14.6%
  

    3 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 6 Knight
    1629
    7.7%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 9 Hunter
    1563
    36.1%
  

    6 Undead - 3 Dragon - 3 Hunter - 2 Knight
    1502
    4.5%
  

    6 Goblin - Wizard
    1483
    2.0%
  

    3 Human - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    1470
    5.4%
  

May 9th to 16th

    Synergies 
    Times used
    Win%
  


    3 Elf - 4 Wizard
    10K
    10.2%
  

    4 Element - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    5817
    9.0%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead - 3 Master
    3542
    32.4%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    3153
    4.2%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 4 Shaman - 3 Warrior - Wizard
    3096
    37.8%
  

    4 Best - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    2951
    16.5%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Wizard
    2917
    22.2%
  

    2 Aqir - 9 Assassin
    2151
    16.6%
  

    4 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    1904
    27.8%
  

    3 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 6 Knight
    1852
    5.8%
  

    4 Aqir - 3 Assassin
    1701
    18.1%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead
    1571
    24.6%
  

    4 Undead - 3 Human - 3 Dragon - 6 Knight
    1529
    8.5%
  

    4 Element - 2 God - 6 Mage - Wizard
    1282
    27.5%
  

    3 Human - 2 Element - 6 Mage - Wizard
    1265
    3.2%
  

    3 Human - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    1196
    11.1%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    1046
    12.0%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    1008
    42.2%
  

    4 Beast - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    969
    12.2%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    906
    10.7%
  

April 11th to 18th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    3 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 6 Knight
    10k
    5.4%
  

    4 Wizard - 3 Assassin
    8715
    11.8%
  

    3 Undead - 3 Human - 3 Dragon - 6 Knight
    8059
    10.5%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead - 3 Mage
    6856
    33.9%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 4 Shaman - 3 Warrior - Wizard
    5291
    38.1%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    4905
    13.4%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead
    3876
    26.3%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Hunter
    3798
    3.6%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    3669
    4.8%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    3498
    16.0%
  

    4 Undead - 3 Human - 3 Dragon - 6 Knight - 2 Warlock
    3489
    33.6%
  

    4 Element - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    3187
    14.7%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    2861
    6.2%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 3 Warrior - Wizard - 2 Shaman
    2520
    7.8%
  

    2 Aqir - 9 Assassin
    2420
    21.2%
  

    4 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    1772
    19.1%
  

    6 Goblin - Wizard - 2 Warlock
    1667
    9.1%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead - Wizard
    1555
    3.6%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - Wizard
    1515
    28.1%
  

    3 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 6 Mage
    1470
    5.9%
  

March 8th to 14th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    14k
    17.0%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    13k
    8.7%
  

    3 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 6 Knight
    9385
    11.1%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Hunter
    5407
    4.8%
  

    2 Aqir - 9 Assassin
    3888
    38.0%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    3382
    23.0%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 4 Shaman - 3 Warrior - Wizard
    3299
    28.1%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    3007
    15.5%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman - 2 DH
    2041
    20.3%
  

    4  Element - 3 Human - 6 Mage - Wizard
    2029
    9.4%
  

    4 God - 6 Mage - Wizard
    1738
    46.1%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    1662
    9.4%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    1391
    25.4%
  

    4 Undead - 3 Human - 3 Dragon - 6 Knight
    1350
    32.5%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Hunter
    1265
    13.2%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warclock - Wizard
    1256
    27.6%
  

    6 Goblin - Wizard - 2 Warlock
    1191
    7.5%
  

    4 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    1119
    19.7%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    924
    22.4%
  

    6 Mech - Wizard - 2 Warlock - 4 God
    868
    41.0%
  

February 3rd to 9th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    13K
    9.9%
  

    4 Human - 4 Element - 6 Mage - Wizard
    7206
    13.3%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    6587
    10.6%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Hunter
    6113
    6.4%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    4525
    17.7%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman - 2 DH
    3778
    22.1%
  

    4 Best - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    3373
    20.5%
  

    2 Aqir - 9 Assassin
    3344
    38.4%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 2 Hunter
    2861
    19.1%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    2764
    10.4%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    2417
    25.9%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    2311
    5.6%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Hunter
    2171
    16.4%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 4 Shaman - 3 Warrior - Wizard
    2099
    25.1%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Hunter - 3 Assassin
    2077
    16.9%
  

    6 Goblin - 2 Warlock - Wizard
    1737
    6.7%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - Wizard
    1605
    26.6%
  

    2 Human - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    1550
    11.0%
  

    4 Human - 4 Element - 2 God - 6 Mage - Wizard
    1542
    24.6%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 6 Warrior
    1462
    6.3%
  

January 6th to 12th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    2643
    10.4%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Hunter
    1747
    7.6%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    1617
    7.4%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    1314
    21.8%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    1062
    23.3%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman - 2 DH
    975
    26.4%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Hunter
    935
    15.9%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    813
    23.1%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    783
    4.2%
  

    4 Human - 4 Element - 6 Mage - Wizard
    782
    14.2%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 6 Soldier
    734
    11.9%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    621
    12.1%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    570
    10.9%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    558
    51.8%
  

    2 Human - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    544
    11.2%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 6 Mage
    499
    5.8%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Mage
    497
    16.9%
  

    6 Goblin - 2 Warlock - Wizard
    495
    10.3%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Hunter - 3 Asssassin
    465
    21.1%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - Wizard
    458
    35.6%
  

2019 data

December 1st to 8th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    9925
    10.9%
  

    4 God - Wizard
    7625
    14.9%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    6647
    19.8%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    4951
    9.5%
  

    2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    3104
    16.2%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 4 Shaman - 3 Warrior - Wizard
    2882
    21.6%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 4 Knight
    1408
    20.2%
  

    2 Naga - 6 Warrior
    1395
    6.9%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    1375
    38.0%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Undead - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    1271
    20.2%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    1161
    3.0%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Mech - Wizard - 2 Warlock
    1153
    2.9%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    1141
    17.5%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    1091
    27.0%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    1075
    22.6%
  

    4 Undead - 3 Dragon - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    1063
    27.9%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - 4 Mech - Wizard
    1020
    16.1%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    1008
    3.2%
  

    6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    925
    14.2%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    919
    5.9%
  

November 2nd to 9th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    2334
    15.9%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - Wizard
    2260
    20.4%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    1663
    14.4%
  

    6 Orc - 4 Troll - 4 Shaman - 3 Warrior - Wizard
    1608
    41.2%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    1550
    15.9%
  

    4 God - 1 Wizard
    1242
    14.3%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    1033
    3.6%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    996
    21.2%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    793
    8.3%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Warior - 3 Hunter
    532
    5.1%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    403
    45.2%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 2 Naga - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    379
    39.6%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - 4 Mech - Wizard
    369
    17.9%
  

    2 Aqir - 9 Assassin
    367
    37.3%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Undead - 2 Naga - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    365
    11.5%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter
    360
    23.9%
  

    4 Undead - 3 Dragon - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    359
    34.3%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Element - 3 Mage
    349
    29.2%
  

    4 Orc - 2 Human - 3 Mage - 2 Shaman
    339
    5.6%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    326
    4.6%
  

October 4h to 11th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Assassin
    7986
    3.3%
  

    4 God - 3 Mage - 1 Wizard
    7750
    18.7%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock
    7507
    8.4%
  

    2 Human - 2 Aqir - 3 Mage
    7500
    8.6%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 2 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    4370
    23.3%
  

    2 Undad - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter
    3100
    4.8%
  

    4 Troll - 4 Orc - 3 Warrior - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman
    2997
    24.9%
  

    2 Aqir - 6 Assassin
    2848
    15.1%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 4 Knight - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman
    2729
    34.0%
  

    2 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    2617
    14.4%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Assassin
    2416
    20.5%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Mech - 1 Wizard - 2 Warlock
    2321
    2.8%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman - 2 DH
    2196
    21.0%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Assasin
    2054
    18.8%
  

    2 Human - 2 Element - 2 Aqir - 3 Mage -2 Warlock
    1991
    26.7%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - 4 Mech - 1 Wizard
    1967
    17.2%
  

    4 Troll - 4 Orc - 3 Warrior - 2 Shaman
    1696
    3.1%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    1671
    50.0%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    1642
    18.6%
  

    4 God - 1 Wizard
    1413
    9.1%
  

September 1st to 7th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Assassin
    1331
    9.3%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman - 2 DH
    1282
    32.0%
  

    2 Aqir - 2 Warlock
    1107
    22.5%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    942
    25.4%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Element - 3 Mage
    682
    36.8%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Assassin
    541
    25.1%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    504
    8.7%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    452
    7.7%
  

    3 Elf - 6 Assassin
    443
    20.3%
  

    4 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    440
    52.3%
  

    4 Troll - 4 Orc - 3 Warrior - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman
    392
    28.8%
  

    3 Mage - 3 Wizard
    366
    23.2%
  

    3 Elf - 3 Assassin
    352
    16.2%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - 4 Mech - 1 Wizard
    334
    28.1%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 DH
    310
    19.0%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    303
    36.0%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Assassin
    274
    33.6%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 2 Element - 6 Mage
    256
    12.1%
  

    6 Goblin - 6 Mech - 4 Warlock - 1 Wizard
    241
    69.3%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Mech - 1 Wizard - 2 Warlock
    204
    9.8%
  

August 1st to 7th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    8299
    16.7%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Elemental - 3 Mage
    4816
    22.9%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Human - 3 Mage
    3038
    13.3%
  

    4 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter - 2 Warlorck
    2999
    33.2%
  

    5 Dragon - 3 Mage
    2416
    17.8%
  

    4 Undead - 2 Naga - 6 Hunter
    2379
    10.5%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    2292
    13.7%
  

    5 Dragon - 2 Human - 2 Elemental - 3 Mage
    1832
    13.5%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Assassin
    1670
    3.1%
  

    3 Elf - 2 Naga - 6 Assassin
    1213
    13.7%
  

    4 Undead - 6 Hunter
    1172
    3.5%
  

    3 Elf - 6 Assassin
    1154
    5.1%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    1019
    3.7%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Mech - Wizard - 2 Warlock
    967
    5.0%
  

    4 Undead - 6 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    962
    12.5%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    942
    5.9%
  

    6 Elf - 2 Naga - 3 Assassin
    900
    11.4%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    894
    4.3%
  

    5 Dragon - 4 Human - 6 Mage
    841
    11.8%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior - 2 Warlock
    817
    57.5%
  

The developers are mostly focusing their attention on the mobile and the future standalone PC version. I am still gathering data for this article because there is a sizeable amount of players who enjoy the Dota Auto Chess mod, but I don’t know for how long more it will be supported.

July 1st to 7th

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    2832
    22.4%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Warlock - 2 Shaman - 2DH
    2797
    35.0%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Assassin
    2377
    14.6%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Assassin
    1359
    31.0%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    1275
    25.9%
  

    3 Elf - 6 Assassin
    1256
    22.6%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    1166
    13.4%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 2 Elemental - 6 Mage
    1128
    22.6%
  

    3 God - 3 Mage
    1034
    45.1%
  

    2 God 3 Mage
    967
    4.0%
  

    4 Human - 3 Dragon - 6 Mage
    899
    17.8%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock
    675
    32.6%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    626
    40.7%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter
    587
    34.2%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight - 2 Warlock
    563
    51.2%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Mech - 1 Wizard - 2 Warlock
    452
    15.1%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 3 Hunter - 2 Warlock - 3 Warrior
    527
    49.9%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter
    505
    18.8%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    484
    22.3%
  

    6 Goblin - 4 Warlock - 4 Mech - 1 Wizard
    468
    29.3%
  

Note: It looks like the number of games played drastically decreased. Most probably, a portion of the player base moved to Dota Underlords and Teamfight Tactics.

May 27th to June 3rd

  
    Synergies
    Times used
    Win%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Assassin
    17K
    7.3%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    13K
    9.4%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Undead - 3 Warlock - 3 Knight
    12K
    12.2%
  

    3 Dragon - 2 Undead - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    11K
    30.9%
  

    3 Elf - 6 Assassin
    9647
    12.9%
  

    6 Elf - 3 Hunter
    9631
    4.7%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter
    9371
    13.5%
  

    2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    8157
    15.4%
  

    2 Undead - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Hunter
    7472
    25.4%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Assassin
    7079
    22.0%
  

    6 Elf - 4 Druid - 3 Hunter
    5307
    18.6%
  

    2 God - 3 Mage
    5145
    42.5%
  

    1 God - 3 Mage
    4764
    3.8%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    4359
    13.8%
  

    4 Orc - 2 Human - 3 Warrior - 3 Mage
    4167
    14.6%
  

    4 Orc - 2 Human - 3 Mage
    3976
    3.5%
  

    2 Human - 2 Elemental - 3 Mage
    3930
    11.8%
  

    4 Beast - 2 Naga - 2 Human - 6 Warrior
    3486
    33.0%
  

    2 Human - 3 Mage
    2983
    4.8%
  

    4 Troll - 2 Human - 6 Knight
    2627
    13.6%
  

Related: Hero units pick and win rates

A summary of the data

Mage and God

All the team compositions with mages unlocked only the first synergy tier which requires three mage chess pieces.

There are several hero units that inflict magic damage and are great picks for this lineup, but they are not actual mages; such as Shadow Fiend, Kunkka, Disruptor, Wind Ranger, Necrophos, Witch Doctor, etc.

Using six mages brings huge frontline problems because they lack tank pieces. Instead, you need tough heroes with crowd control skills (Kunkka), healers who provide sustain to the lineup (Necrophos), or abilities to increase the survivability of your frontline heroes (Dazzle’s Shallow Grave).

If you are able to reach the late game with the proper team composition, the cooldown reduction bonus provided by two god pieces is ridiculously overpowered, so it pretty much guarantees a win due to the massive burst damage in a short time.

Orc and Naga

Orcs work well in the early/mid game thanks to their toughness, and they are also an optimal choice versus mages because raw health makes them survive for a longer time, while the armor of the warriors has no use against magic damage.

Still, orcs are not very successful in the late game, and two naga are the best choice versus casters because of the extra magic resistance they give to the whole team.

Undead

You can’t make a composition based on undead (similarly to humans and naga), but they are pretty much an add-on which is used to increase the overall damage of physical attackers.

Undead are respectable picks with trolls or hunters as they both have auto-attack oriented abilities.

Dragon

Dragon lineups are among the most popular ones mostly due to the strength of Dragon Knight’s Dragon Form. Six-knight is the most used synergy with them as after the rework knights give the damage-reducing shield to the whole team.

Elf

Six elves are insane - if you are not facing mages or Techies - as they can dodge most attacks versus physical damage dealers.

Elves are usually paired with assassins or hunters for heavy DPS builds, and with druids for a tankier variant. As you can see from the data, six elves achieved the highest win rate with the four-druid synergy plus three assassins or three hunters for damage.

Warrior

We don’t find nine warriors among the most popular compositions, but it looks like they mostly act as front liners for hunter or beast lineups.

The four-beast plus six-warrior split is quite successful, but you require also two naga to be safe against god-mage teams in the late game. The core warriors of this formation are Kunnka, Doom, Lycan, and Troll Warlord.

Warriors are very flexible, but this can lead to problems because you can’t just use the same lineup in every game, so it is necessary to pick your warriors and the best race/class split based on the drops and the opponents’ team.

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Vincenzo "Skulz" Milella

Vincenzo is an esports writer with ten years of experience. Former head editor for Natus Vincere, he has produced content for DreamHack, FACEIT, DOTAFire, 2P, and more. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.