Skulz's HotS Competitive Hero Tier List January 2018
The Heroes of the Storm Competitive Hero Tier List for January 2018 is ready. It is based on objective data: the drafts in pro games of the previous 30 days.
All heroes are ordered 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. For example, Falstad in tier 3 is closer to Tychus and Gul'dan than he is to Tracer and Jaina.
The tier list is based on picks and bans in pro games during the past 30 days. The performance of a certain hero in pub matches is not a reliable source for this list.
The win rate has no effect on the tiers, but is included for further info. For example, Hanzo is the second most picked hero of the month, and at the same time has an amazing 59% win rate.
No personal opinions. Every month, we will see which heroes raised or declined in rank solely through the statistics.
Past Tier List: December 2017
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Tier 1
| Hero | Name | P+B | P+B% | Picks | Picks % | Bans | Bans % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Greymane | 109 | 98% | 83 | 75% | 26 | 23% | 49% |
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Genji | 107 | 96% | 37 | 33% | 70 | 63% | 43% |
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Hanzo | 104 | 94% | 74 | 67% | 30 | 27% | 59% |
Tier 2
| Hero | Name | P+B | P+B% | Picks | Picks % | Bans | Bans % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Uther | 77 | 69% | 68 | 61% | 9 | 8% | 56% |
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E.T.C. | 75 | 68% | 48 | 43% | 27 | 24% | 48% |
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Anub'arak | 65 | 59% | 55 | 50% | 10 | 9% | 58% |
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Rehgar | 61 | 55% | 54 | 49% | 7 | 6% | 48% |
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Abathur | 59 | 53% | 8 | 7% | 51 | 46% | 50% |
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Dehaka | 56 | 50% | 36 | 32% | 20 | 18% | 50% |
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Sonya | 56 | 50% | 48 | 43% | 8 | 7% | 48% |
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Lucio | 52 | 47% | 33 | 30% | 19 | 17% | 33% |
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Muradin | 51 | 46% | 49 | 44% | 2 | 2% | 47% |
Uther and E.T.C. have a higher draft rate than the other tier 2 heroes, but not enough to reach tier 1. You can consider them a grey area between the two tiers, particularly Uther as he has also a strong 56% win rate.
Tier 3
| Hero | Name | P+B | P+B% | Picks | Picks % | Bans | Bans % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Malthael | 47 | 42% | 19 | 17% | 28 | 25% | 58% |
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Tyrael | 46 | 41% | 31 | 28% | 15 | 14% | 58% |
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Leoric | 46 | 41% | 42 | 38% | 4 | 4% | 48% |
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Arthas | 42 | 38% | 31 | 28% | 11 | 10% | 42% |
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Malfurion | 41 | 37% | 37 | 33% | 4 | 4% | 57% |
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Li-Ming | 38 | 34% | 31 | 28% | 7 | 6% | 48% |
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Tassadar | 36 | 32% | 26 | 23% | 10 | 9% | 38% |
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Gul'dan | 36 | 32% | 24 | 22% | 12 | 11% | 63% |
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Tychus | 34 | 31% | 30 | 27% | 4 | 4% | 43% |
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Falstad | 29 | 26% | 25 | 23% | 4 | 4% | 44% |
Generally, tier 4 and 5 heroes are situational. They can be useful when employed to counter a specific draft or create combos with other heroes. Remember: in a competitive environment, not all heroes can adapt to any game, but they still have a niche.
Tier 4
| Hero | Name | P+B | P+B% | Picks | Picks % | Bans | Bans % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tracer | 20 | 18% | 11 | 10% | 9 | 8% | 36% |
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Jaina | 20 | 18% | 18 | 16% | 2 | 2% | 72% |
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Johanna | 19 | 17% | 17 | 15% | 2 | 2% | 29% |
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Garrosh | 19 | 17% | 12 | 11% | 7 | 6% | 42% |
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Cassia | 18 | 16% | 9 | 8% | 9 | 8% | 56% |
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Kharazim | 16 | 14% | 14 | 13% | 2 | 2% | 64% |
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Junkrat | 15 | 14% | 15 | 14% | - | - | 33% |
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Chromie | 15 | 14% | 7 | 6% | 8 | 7% | 57% |
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Zeratul | 13 | 12% | 12 | 11% | 1 | 1% | 25% |
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Medivh | 12 | 11% | 10 | 9% | 2 | 2% | 80% |
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Diablo | 12 | 11% | 7 | 6% | 5 | 5% | 71% |
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Ragnaros | 12 | 11% | 11 | 10% | 1 | 1% | 55% |
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Stukov | 12 | 11% | 9 | 8% | 3 | 3% | 44% |
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Blaze | 12 | 11% | 12 | 11% | - | - | 75% |
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Alexstrasza | 11 | 10% | 10 | 9% | 1 | 1% | 30% |
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Illidan | 10 | 9% | 5 | 5% | 5 | 5% | - |
Tier 5
| Hero | Name | P+B | P+B% | Picks | Picks % | Bans | Bans % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Valla | 5 | 5% | 5 | 5% | - | - | 20% |
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Lunara | 6 | 5% | 6 | 5% | - | - | 67% |
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Brightwing | 4 | 4% | 3 | 3% | 1 | 1% | - |
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Zarya | 4 | 4% | 3 | 3% | 1 | 1% | - |
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Alarak | 4 | 4% | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | - |
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Auriel | 4 | 4% | 3 | 3% | 1 | 1% | - |
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Stitches | 3 | 3% | 3 | 3% | - | - | - |
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Kael'thas | 3 | 3% | 3 | 3% | - | - | - |
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Kerrigan | 3 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 2% | - |
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D.Va | 2 | 2% | - | - | 1 | 1% | - |
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Xul | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | - | - | - |
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Artanis | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | - | - | - |
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Sylvanas | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | - | - | - |
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Raynor | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | - | - | - |
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Nazeebo | 1 | 1% | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nova | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | - | - | - |
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Thrall | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | - | - | - |
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Gall | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | - | - | - |
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Samuro | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | - | - | - |
Not drafted heroes
Please note that a tiny amount of data is missing:
I couldn't identify the win rate of various heroes with just a few picks.
Cho resulted drafted zero times, but had one pick.
D.Va was drafted two times, but I found only one pick and zero bans.
All the data in the match-ticker used for this tier list is added manually: a small percentage of mistakes is possible.
Next Tier List: February 2018
Header image and hero icons: Blizzard - Statistics: GosuGamers
