The Monthly Hero Tier list for May 2021 is here. Let's dive into it quickly!
Stats: Datdota
Selection criteria:- Most contested Picks/Bans.
- Tier-S: ≥ 40% contest rate
- Tier-A: ≥ 30% & < 40% contest rate
- Tier-B: ≥ 20% & < 30% contest rate
- Tier-C: ≥ 10% & <20% contest rate
- Tier-D: ≥ 5% & <10% contest rate
- Tier-E: < 5% contest rate
Most Successful Heroes
| Hero | Total count [Picks] | % of games | 1st Phase | 2nd Phase | 3rd Phase | Win % |
| Enigma | 14 | 2.2% | 1 | 2 | 11 | 71.43% |
| Kunkka | 26 | 4.09% | 4 | 1 | 21 | 69.23% |
| Necromancer | 16 | 2.52% | 0 | 2 | 14 | 68.75% |
| Razor | 42 | 6.61% | 7 | 2 | 33 | 64.29% |
| Keeper of the Light | 19 | 2.99% | 7 | 6 | 6 | 63.16% |
Selection criteria:-
- Top 5 heroes with the highest win-rate.
- Minimum 10 games played.
As you can see in the graph above, heroes with the highest win-rate are Enigma, Kunkka, Necrophos, Razor and Keeper of the Light (Kotl).
All of them have one thing in common; they are all situational picks. To be more precise, they are picked under specific situations that can outright disrupt the mechanics in a team-fight.
For example, Enigma's Blackhole or Kotl's Will-O-Wisp ultimate's, which are extremely disruptive in nature and can shut down the enemy ranks completely.
Least Successful Heroes
| Hero | Total count [Picks] | % of games | 1st Phase | 2nd Phase | 3rd Phase | Win % |
| Zeus | 11 | 1.73% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 27.27% |
| Earth Spirit | 57 | 8.98% | 31 | 16 | 10 | 31.58 |
| Lycan | 15 | 2.36% | 1 | 3 | 11 | 33.33% |
| Brewmaster | 12 | 1.89% | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.33% |
| Storm Spirit | 70 | 11.02% | 16 | 11 | 43 | 35.71% |
Selection criteria:-
- Top 5 heroes with the lowest win-rate.
- Minimum 10 games played.
Only two heroes stand-out from this list, i.e., The Spirit brothers; Storm and Earth. Both of them have fallen off the wedge regardless of being two of the most picked heroes.
The former can be a dangerous opponent to go up against as it scales well into the late game whilst the latter is always used as a position 4 and helps set up ganks.
The rest are situational picks albeit in absence of other trending or preferred heroes.
