Picking The Right Hero For Your MMR Bracket
In the weeks after TI, we’ve seen a spike in the pick rates of heroes that who highlight plays on the main stage, especially by some of OG’s signature heroes. Ember Spirit’s pick rate increased by nearly 50%, in the aftermath of some stellar play by OG.ana. That’s also the case with Topson’s Monkey King, whose unorthodox hero pool has trickled down to pubs.
The reality is that these heroes may not be the best fit for your skill bracket. A hero like Ember Spirit has a high skill floor, which is evidenced by his declining win rate in lower skill brackets. Moreover, it’s a hero that can be strong when drafted in the appropriate situation, and not because you’re eager to Eul’s dodge an Echo Slam in your next pub game.
OG.ana Eul’s dodges an Echo Slam, igniting a wave of Ember Spirit players in your next pub game.Our hero win rate stats that span across all pub games give a broad overview on what heroes are inherently strong for the majority of players. But for a more focused view, our heroes meta page shows pick and win rates segmented by skill bracket.
First things first, it’s ok to stray from convention. OG went back to their comfort heroes, regardless of the perceived strength of those heroes in the meta. And while most of us may not be pro-level players, there is something to be said about playing a hero you just like to play. That might explain why Pudge appears as the 4th picked hero in Divine and Immortal brackets, at a 27.86% pick rate this month, despite having less than a 50% win rate in the bracket.
Believe it or not, Meepo has the 2nd highest win rate in Crusader and below bracket.
So, it’s ok to play your Puck because you enjoy its voice lines, or Lone Druid because you want a pet Bear, even if these are two of the worst heroes in this patch. But for those wanting to climb MMR, our meta stats can provide some insight on what might work for your bracket.
Spectre and Wraith King may be the default for MMR climbers in the Ancient to Immortal bracket, but 
Vengeful Spirit reigns in Crusader and below, with a 60% win rate—a level close to pre-nerf Spectre. The hero is effective even after death, with straightforward skills that have little room to backfire, except for Vengeful Swap. Venge was one of the most contested supports at TI and has its highest pick rate, 20%, in the Divine and Immortal brackets. This number drops to 14% in Archon and 12% in Crusader.
It’s not surprising that support picks are sparse in lower brackets. A team with 4-5 cores is a common sight, even if it hamstrings your team’s farm priority and laning stage. But the success of support heroes like Vengeful Spirit, Lich, Undying, Crystal Maiden, and Silencer shows that you can have an impact on the game, especially in lower brackets.
That’s because, unless you are OG, winning the lane is important to winning the game. The meta rewards heroes for staying in their lane. With more XP for both last hits and denies, the meta has shifted to a 2-1-2 lane where every creep matters. That means picking heroes that are not only inherently strong in the meta, but also in your bracket. Lich, for example, isn't as effective in upper skill brackets, but has a 54-56% in Archon and below. It's a passive hero that won't net you kills, but will win you the lane.
Keep it simple by veering away from popular picks and going for the right pick. From our lane statistics, Invoker and Storm Spirit are the two most popular mid picks. Both have win rates below 50%, and it's only until 4k MMR that they about break even in their games. Yes, you can't be Miracle unless you practice Invoker at any MMR, but you most likely will have a better chance at winning by picking a hero like Bloodseeker, who has an astronomical 65% win rate in the <2k MMR bracket, and 60% in the 2-3k MMR bracket.
Taking a look at safelane carries, Spectre dominates (56% win rate) in 5k+ MMR, but it's actually Wraith King and Drow Ranger who crush it at 3K and below, winning 60% of their games. The point is that your carousel of choices may be different from what's reflected in competitive play or even the front page of the in-client games. Understanding why--the strengths and weaknesses of heroes in various brackets--is essential learning for any Dota player. Or you can pick Pudge and just play the game.
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No guide needed. Pick Grimstroke. Go mid. Gain MMR.
high win rate on meepo because of smurfs and boosters xD
^this, if you think that an actual crusader plays that Meepo you are out of your mind.
Well it is not about specific hero per MMR level, but the hero you are comfortable with. The hero you can connect all the spells to your playstyle. No matter how strong a player at your level is with one hero, if you do not connect to the hero emotionally, you cannot be successful with that. So the idea is to be able to emotionally connect with the hero. Then only you can play with optimum efficiency.
pretty sure that the meepos high % win rate is because of the boosters and the smurfers
Meepo winrate is higher in crusaders or below is due to smurfs and boosters.
idk if anyone said that already but i actually have a feeling that meepos high winrate in low mmr games may be connected to the fact that boosters and smurfs often play the hero
Guys, guys. I've figured it out. Meepos win rate in low brackets is because of boosters and smurfs.
Boosters and smurfs cause high winrate on meepo..first to point this out by the way..no article needed
https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/4109178485 look at this match. the meepo player clearly a booster.
I do believe that meepo's winrate being high is somehow connected with boosting and smurfs. I'm not really sure how tho. Can someone help me with figuring it out?
Meepo on crusader is only played by smurfer...
Папича , реально начальи пикать чаще.
Are venge, undying, silencer supports? ROFL. They are picked as carries on low mmr. Never seen smurf or booster on Meepo tho'. Super easy hero. Not suprised of his high WR.
I went from 800 mmr to like 2500 by spamming viper, good for that lower tier push. Lane dominator and can go physical or magic dmg, (magic is my new fave (veil+ aghs + orchid))
I've seen Meepo smurfs in the trench; that was nasty.
play hero u r comfortable with ? okay play AM first pick cz im comfortable with this one or okay pick AM next after TB and alche mid cz im comfortable with it hmmm
Since what mmr i pick io? THANKS
I laugh hard when i read "Lich wont net you kills", man a good dual lane with lich, and lich will get all the kills
Cause in 2k they dont know how to counter meepo thats why its have a highest winrate
^ No that’s cause all 2K Meepos are Smurf’s and boosters.
I am literally the first person to think this, but, I'm pretty sure <2k Meepos are smurfs and boosters you guys.
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@Meia Vida
Any hero in the right situation will 'net you kills' but on the whole Lich isn't one who is known for dominating the lane via kills. That's more CM or Shaman. He's definitely more on the Dazzle side of supporting, although not that far.
@Zy
That's true reason. Finally someone understands it.
Brock the idea of you thinking Lich is anywhere similar to Dazzle explains why you're still low MMR.
Stop pretending you actually know or understand the game because everything you write is full of shit.
Lich is a lane dominator that does kill quite a bit. If you play lich like dazzle than you're playing em both wrong.
nah not all meepo in lower bracket is boosters, look at me. lol. went from 800->2000 mmr using meepo. but havent using it since I got destroyed at 2.5k playing meepo. welp my skill on meepo just enough to stomp <2k.
high win rate on meepo in lower bracket?, it is because of the smurfers sir 5.99% smurfers for sure... the data is not reliable source at that bracket.....
just believe in the hearth of the cards
Phoenix for the win
Phoenix for me is a great contender for the bracket of <2k since most players wont hit the egg even if it is just a level 1 egg wherein its the shittiest ultimate even if heroes are hit with fire spirits.
на крусадерах,я мипо спамлю)
sven, invo and rubick <3
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain the Meepo's high win rate in crusader and below is due to boosters and smurf accounts.
after reading all the replies i'm now 100% sure that Meepo in Crusader and below is being played by experienced players.
well, not only the boosters are playing Meepo. I take a lot of it on my MMP humiliate everyone.
The reason why meepo is stomping <2K players is bcuz you can literally kill everyone with just the net of meepo.. They literally panic when 2K players get net by meepo they keep trying to run.. Thats the real reason.. So dont justify by saying that all the people who plays meepo is booster or smurfs -.-
Meepo has the 2nd highest win rate because he is the go-to pick for boosters and smurfs.
i believe the win rate for meepo is not only becos of the boosters.
Do you guys think of this possibility instead? .... meepo is not a hero where pple can 'try out' for fun. you really need to know how to play. whereas other heros new players are willing to try out for fun, hence they lose becos they are not good with it. e.g. most players cant play sven, but sven looks easy enough so they try. hence only players who know how to meepo ever pick meepo, meepo ends up with a good win rate.
Lol.
Im 1,5k and always pick meepo for spaming. Meepo is ez hero if u can play it properly.
Just look at my profile.
The reason supports have a higher win rate in lower mmr is simply because those players aren’t taking resources away and aren’t fighting their team for resources in a game that rewards giving priority to certain roles rather than distributing equally.
That’s also why they have lower pick rates too. The biggest impact a support pick has on the game is what they don’t do rather than what they do.
There are no right heroes for low MMR bracket...its all about luck...if you are lucky you will get someone who can farm efficiently instead of 5 man h0m0 gank and only get 1 people...if you are not lucky you will get someone who always dive only to find some kill instead of pushing the lane and get their tower, rax, etc
Meepo = reported
This guy Washed Up doesn't know what he is talking about, 4k games and a D for total matches? Let alone he is Archon 1 at the moment, what a disgrace. Never before have I seen a player live up to his namesake as much as this man.
you dont need to be good as meepo in lower bracket, because they dont know how to play against it.
I'm a crusader and (i'm not a Smurf), and i sometimes play meepo
More like which hero to ban for your mmr barcket.
99% of comments are about meepo xD
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