Top 5 Hero Picks across DPC Regions: What the Puck?

In continuation with our monthly hero tier series, today, we take a look at the Top 5 Hero Picks spanning across different DPC regions.

North America

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South America

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Western Europe

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Eastern Europe

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Southeast Asia

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China

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• What the Puck? Puck is the most contested hero across regions except China and Eastern Europe.
• Grimstroke tops the contested list in China and Eastern Europe, while occupying second place in Western Europe. Doesn’t make any appearance in the TOP 5 in NA, SA and SEA.
• Beastmaster features in all regions in the TOP 5 pick list, but the numbers will go down drastically next month after Valve’s nerf hammer on the hero.
• More emphasis is being given to playmaking heroes, such as, tankers, roamers and disablers as opposed to traditional carry heroes indicating that the patch is more fight oriented.
• Phoenix and Snapfire are played and utilized to it’s full capacity only in China and Western Europe, respectively.

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