The Dota 2 Competitive Hero Tier List for October 2019 includes data from patch 7.22h, for a total of 537 games. The heroes are split in five groups.

All heroes are arranged in five tiers based on their draft rate. The tiers are viewed as clusters of data, and each hero is placed in the one they are closer the most.
The requisites for each tier never change. The goal is offering a neutral comparison that shows how the meta evolves over time.
The win rate has no effect on the tiers, but is included for further info. The tiers depend only on drafts (picks + bans), and aren't affected either by the win rate of a hero, or by their performance in pub matches.

This tier list contains all pro matches played from October 1st to 29th during patch 7.22h, including ESL One Hamburg 2019.

Past Tier List: September 2019

More: Updated Dota 2 Hero Tier List

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Tier 1 - Tier 2 - Tier 3 - Tier 4 - Tier 5

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Tier 1

Name	P+B	P+B%	Picks	Picks%	Bans	Bans%	Win%
Kunkka	489	91.1%	139	25.9%	350	65.2%	54.7%
Faceless Void	472	87.9%	139	25.9%	333	62.0%	64.8%
Gyrocopter	424	79.0%	199	37.1%	225	41.9%	44.7%
Mirana	386	71.9%	162	30.2%	224	41.7%	57.4%
Abaddon	343	63.9%	122	22.7%	221	41.2%	66.4%
Leshrac	339	63.1%	140	26.1%	199	37.1%	55.7%

The division in tiers is never perfect, and sometimes the heroes at the limit between the highest tiers have similar draft rates.

Tier 2

Name	P+B	P+B%	Picks	Picks%	Bans	Bans%	Win%
Lina	320	59.6%	138	25.7%	182	33.9%	45.7%
Outworld Devourer	315	58.7%	53	9.9%	262	48.8%	54.7%
Keeper of the Light	309	57.5%	118	22.0%	191	35.6%	51.7%
Rubick	309	57.5%	203	37.8%	106	19.7%	46.3%
Ember Spirit	306	57.0%	146	27.2%	160	29.8%	39.7%
Shadow Demon	305	56.8%	118	22.0%	187	34.8%	52.5%
Night Stalker	291	54.2%	62	11.6%	229	42.6%	58.1%
Tiny	286	53.3%	142	26.4%	144	26.8%	43.0%
Undying	268	49.9%	115	21.4%	153	28.5%	46.1%
Magnus	256	47.7%	82	15.3%	174	32.4%	53.7%
Ogre Magi	251	46.7%	156	29.1%	95	17.7%	50.0%

Faceless Void is the most dangerous hard carry of 7.22h

Void is a hero that often comes back into the meta because he possesses a teamfight-changing AoE ultimate (Chronosphere), so we can play him both as a carry or an offlane initiator.

The current style of the hero used by pro players is the classic hard carry. He is able to win the lane phase in most games, and can acquire kills easily with the help of a support or a ganker: if the team provides him enough time and farm, Void is able to lead his team to victory against almost any matchup.

Time Lock adds about 20% attack speed

I firmly believe that Time Lock is one of the main reasons behind his new rise in the charts.

Time Lock was reworked in patch 7.20, and now this passive ability doesn’t apply just a bash (which is already quite strong), but also an extra attack on the target.

The bash effect locks the enemy unit in time and inflicts spell damage (Time Lock damage is dealt separately from the instant attack). On average, it adds 3/4.8/7/9.6 damage to every attack, and 11.4/16/21/26.4 with the level 15 talent +70 Time Lock Damage.

However, the bash is just a tiny effect if compared to the extra attack. When Time Lock procs, FV performs an instant attack on the target, which can trigger attack modifiers normally, so it can proc any effect obtained via items and abilities, even Time Lock itself!

Valve also buffed Time Lock in 7.22c with a 2% proc chance increase at all levels, from 10%/14%/18%/22% to 12%/16%/20%/24%.

Overall, the instant attack is pretty much equal to at least 20% extra attack speed once maxed out. Depending on your items, you have an increase of 50-80 flat attack speed in the mid game, and even more in the late game once you are six-slotted.

Faceless Void’s skill build

The image below shows the four most popular skill builds used in competitive games during October.

Time Walk isn’t just an escape tool, but it also boosts your farming speed as you can move faster in the jungle.
Time Lock at level 1 is extremely useful if your team is looking for a fight at the Bounty Rune, or if you will trade blows aggressively in the very early lane phase.

Void must be ready to fight and help the team at any time because we live in a very combative meta, so maxing out Time Lock first is the most followed build path at the moment.

Most popular Faceless Void’s skill builds in October- DatDota

Survivability, team fight control, and late game dominance

While you must always be careful when farming, Void’s skillset grants great survivability and even a chance to retaliate against attackers thanks to Chronosphere, so depending on the enemy’s lineup you can even farm in more dangerous areas of the map.

The opponents will often “lose” time trying to gank you, and in turn, you will create space for the rest of the team, increasing the chances to push a lane or execute a successful gank on the enemy cores.

Note that even if FV has better survivability than most carries, he requires more farm to deal real damage and dominate the game because he is item-dependant - and he also lacks a natural farming ability, thus he must buy Maelstrom.

Nevertheless, he is able to help his team at any time with a solid Chronosphere, attaining the control of the battle (even if on a long cooldown).

Afterwards, he becomes one of the best hard carries in the game, particularly in a 1vs1 situation because of his innate bash (which procs a lot as you usually build attack speed items such as Mjollnir) and the 5-second permanent disable provided by Chronosphere.

Level 25 talent: Backtrack or Chronosphere AoE

I think that 25% Backtrack is the better choice as the level 25 talent (for your games): it drastically improves your survivability in team fights and ganks that do not go as expected, so it helps to recover from a bad fight or initiation.

Backtrack is basically a better version of evasion because it works both on auto-attacks and nukes, and it isn’t pierced by Monkey King Bar. Avoiding even just a single spell can make the difference between life and death for a squishy full-DPS hero such as Faceless Void.

+175 Chronosphere AoE is the most popular pick in pubs, and according to Dotabuff, it is selected in 63.9% of the games.

There are several situations when having a larger AoE is the preferable choice - for example, in a competitive environment the players know they must spread out against Void - but having a bigger Chronosphere also means that your team can’t help as much, so you will often impede their actions in an unorganized party.

The Corruption of Nezzureem loading screen for Faceless Void - Valve

Most bought items by pros

These are the most bought items on Faceless Void by pro players during October:

Wraith Band: 181
Power Treads: 160
Maelstrom: 144
Black King Bar: 119
Mjollnir: 118
Hand of Midas: 80
Satanic: 55
Monkey King Bar: 28
Manta Style: 27
Butterfly: 27
Linken’s Sphere: 14
Diffusal Blade: 10
Mask of Madness: 9

Note: Only 5 Aghanim’s Scepter.

The list doesn’t include consumables and basic items.

Wraith Band is the default item that does its job in most matches, and two of them do boost your damage a lot for the first Chronosphere kill at level 6.

Hand of Midas is a niche pick you get only if the lane is going extraordinarily well: it is an excellent choice if you can build it in 12-14 minutes. Its first piece, Gloves of Haste, helps trading hits and proccing Time Lock.

Mask of Madness was a popular item in the past, but nowadays it is barely bought. Still, I believe it can be of great help in pub games if you have a successful early game, in order to acquire more kills and snowball. With MoM, two Wraith Bands, and Power Treads on agility, you can kill most not-tanky heroes during Chronosphere.

Maelstrom is a must to increase your farm speed as Faceless Void requires several items to become a threat in the late game.

Aghanim’s Scepter decreases the cooldown of the ultimate from 140 to 60 seconds, but it has been picked only five times in pro games during October. The item was popular when Void was played as an offlaner as landing Chronosphere was his main job while other heroes dished out most of the damage, but in the current meta he is the main carry of the team.

Reducing the cooldown of the ultimate is indeed useful, however there are other items you must prioritize first, so you should consider Aghanim’s only for the last item slot.

Black King Bar is a core item because of the huge amount of disables in Dota 2 via skills and items: unless you land a perfect 5-man Chronosphere, the remaining enemies will try their best to stop your attacks.

Butterfly provides a high raw DPS, but Monkey King Bar is generally more useful because it helps to deal against evasion/Radiance users, and versus armored targets as Pierce’s damage is magical.

Tier 3

Name	P+B	P+B%	Picks	Picks%	Bans	Bans%	Win%
Legion Commander	215	40.0%	111	20.7%	104	19.4%	53.2%
Chen	188	35.0%	41	7.6%	147	27.4%	63.4%
Lifestealer	187	34.8%	60	11.2%	127	23.7%	46.7%
Sand King	186	34.6%	102	19.0%	84	15.6%	47.1%
Axe	182	33.9%	84	15.6%	98	18.3%	40.5%
Omniknight	180	33.5%	62	11.6%	118	22.0%	54.8%
Bloodseeker	178	33.2%	60	11.2%	118	22.0%	51.7%
Centaur Warrunner	173	32.2%	94	17.5%	79	14.7%	42.6%
Slark	168	31.3%	47	8.8%	121	22.5%	40.4%
Morphling	160	29.8%	47	8.8%	113	21.0%	44.7%
Earthshaker	157	29.2%	88	16.4%	69	12.9%	46.6%
Invoker	155	28.9%	78	14.5%	77	14.3%	60.3%
Juggernaut	142	26.4%	80	14.9%	62	11.6%	46.3%
Templar Assassin	139	25.9%	66	12.3%	73	13.6%	59.1%

Tier 4

Name	P+B	P+B%	Picks	Picks%	Bans	Bans%	Win%
Naga Siren	123	22.9%	25	4.7%	98	18.3%	48.0%
Alchemist	116	21.6%	41	7.6%	75	14.0%	46.3%
Crystal Maiden	115	21.4%	93	17.3%	22	4.1%	59.1%
Winter Wyvern	105	19.6%	46	8.6%	59	11.0%	52.2%
Timbersaw	105	19.6%	34	6.3%	71	13.2%	38.2%
Pugna	104	19.4%	43	8.0%	61	11.4%	44.2%
Grimstroke	102	19.0%	82	15.3%	20	3.7%	53.7%
Treant Protector	101	18.8%	52	9.7%	49	9.1%	50.0%
Beastmaster	101	18.8%	47	8.8%	54	10.1%	46.8%
Razor	92	17.1%	44	8.2%	48	8.9%	50.0%
Death Prophet	90	16.8%	42	7.8%	48	8.9%	59.5%
Jakiro	87	16.2%	68	12.7%	19	3.5%	58.8%
Skywrath Mage	86	16.0%	58	10.8%	28	5.2%	48.3%
Broodmother	82	15.3%	13	2.4%	69	12.9%	53.9%
Wraith King	82	15.3%	46	8.6%	36	6.7%	47.8%
Batrider	80	14.9%	26	4.8%	54	10.1%	34.6%
Zeus	78	14.5%	46	8.6%	32	6.0%	54.4%
Lich	73	13.6%	61	11.4%	12	2.2%	37.7%
Chaos Knight	71	13.2%	41	7.6%	30	5.6%	61.0%
Storm Spirit	68	12.7%	39	7.3%	29	5.4%	30.8%
Bane	67	12.5%	50	9.3%	17	3.2%	34.0%
Shadow Shaman	63	11.7%	49	9.1%	14	2.6%	49.0%
Lycan	62	11.6%	22	4.1%	40	7.5%	63.6%
Enchantress	62	11.6%	17	3.2%	45	8.4%	47.1%
Bristleback	61	11.4%	40	7.5%	21	3.9%	35.0%
Spectre	61	11.4%	42	7.8%	19	3.5%	40.5%
Ancient Apparition	60	11.2%	37	6.9%	23	4.3%	59.5%
Queen of Pain	60	11.2%	15	2.8%	45	8.4%	73.3%
Puck	57	10.6%	35	6.5%	22	4.1%	34.3%
Oracle	56	10.4%	40	7.5%	16	3.0%	42.5%
Tidehunter	52	9.7%	27	5.0%	25	4.7%	44.4%
Phantom Lancer	52	9.7%	31	5.8%	21	3.9%	58.1%
Meepo	51	9.5%	13	2.4%	38	7.1%	46.2%
Clockwerk	49	9.1%	20	3.7%	29	5.4%	60.0%
Elder Titan	46	8.6%	21	3.9%	25	4.7%	57.1%
Monkey King	43	8.0%	20	3.7%	23	4.3%	45.0%
Dazzle	40	7.5%	26	4.8%	14	2.6%	57.7%
Viper	40	7.5%	23	4.3%	17	3.2%	47.8%
Slardar	40	7.5%	17	3.2%	23	4.3%	64.7%
Dark Willow	38	7.1%	30	5.6%	8	1.5%	43.3%
Troll Warlord	38	7.1%	25	4.7%	13	2.4%	44.0%
Disruptor	38	7.1%	34	6.3%	4	0.7%	47.1%
Enigma	38	7.1%	19	3.5%	19	3.5%	68.4%
Techies	37	6.9%	7	1.3%	30	5.6%	42.9%
Anti-Mage	37	6.9%	12	2.2%	25	4.7%	66.7%
Dragon Knight	35	6.5%	27	5.0%	8	1.5%	63.0%
Phoenix	34	6.3%	22	4.1%	12	2.2%	45.5%
Huskar	34	6.3%	10	1.9%	24	4.5%	80.0%
Pangolier	32	6.0%	20	3.7%	12	2.2%	55.0%
Tusk	32	6.0%	25	4.7%	7	1.3%	56.0%
Sniper	32	6.0%	19	3.5%	13	2.4%	36.8%
Phantom Assassin	31	5.8%	21	3.9%	10	1.9%	66.7%
Necrophos	30	5.6%	20	3.7%	10	1.9%	65.0%

In tier 4 and 5 we find all the situational heroes. They are strong when paired with others, or against specific lineups. These heroes aren't bad, they just don't work in every game, so the pick and ban rates aren't outstanding.

Tier 5

Name	P+B	P+B%	Picks	Picks%	Bans	Bans%	Win%
Warlock	27	5.0%	23	4.3%	4	0.7%	43.5%
Drow Ranger	26	4.8%	13	2.4%	13	2.4%	61.5%
Earth Spirit	25	4.7%	18	3.4%	7	1.3%	38.9%
Lion	25	4.7%	21	3.9%	4	0.7%	33.3%
Silencer	23	4.3%	17	3.2%	6	1.1%	35.3%
Bounty Hunter	23	4.3%	11	2.1%	12	2.2%	27.3%
Shadow Fiend	23	4.3%	18	3.4%	5	0.9%	44.4%
Venomancer	22	4.1%	10	1.9%	12	2.2%	60.0%
Tinker	20	3.7%	11	2.1%	9	1.7%	27.3%
Witch Doctor	20	3.7%	19	3.5%	1	0.2%	36.8%
Weaver	19	3.5%	12	2.2%	7	1.3%	58.3%
Nyx Assassin	18	3.4%	10	1.9%	8	1.5%	70.0%
Sven	18	3.4%	13	2.4%	5	0.9%	46.2%
Pudge	18	3.4%	16	3.0%	2	0.4%	68.8%
Arc Warden	17	3.2%	7	1.3%	10	1.9%	71.4%
Underlord	16	3.0%	10	1.9%	6	1.1%	30.0%
Io	15	2.8%	7	1.3%	8	1.5%	71.4%
Nature's Prophet	15	2.8%	13	2.4%	2	0.4%	30.8%
Terrorblade	14	2.6%	11	2.1%	3	0.6%	54.6%
Mars	13	2.4%	9	1.7%	4	0.7%	66.7%
Medusa	9	1.7%	6	1.1%	3	0.6%	16.7%
Brewmaster	9	1.7%	7	1.3%	2	0.4%	42.9%
Dark Seer	9	1.7%	5	0.9%	4	0.7%	40.0%
Windranger	9	1.7%	7	1.3%	2	0.4%	42.9%
Vengeful Spirit	9	1.7%	7	1.3%	2	0.4%	0.0%
Luna	8	1.5%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	25.0%
Spirit Breaker	7	1.3%	6	1.1%	1	0.2%	16.7%
Riki	7	1.3%	6	1.1%	1	0.2%	33.3%
Visage	6	1.1%	6	1.1%	0	0.0%	33.3%
Lone Druid	5	0.9%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	0.0%
Ursa	5	0.9%	5	0.9%	0	0.0%	40.0%
Doom	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	0.0%
Clinkz	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	100%