A total of 343 games were played across all seven Dota 2 regions for the two sets of qualifiers.
But in the recent qualifiers, the teams came well-prepared.
All the data has been taken fromdatDota.
A general observation is that universal heroes are making a small comeback of sorts.
Vengeful Spirit, Techies, Pangolier (will this hero ever not be in the meta?!
Dota 2 patch 7.33 was ruled by universal heroes.
But they got nerfed into oblivion in patch 7.34.
It seems like universal heroes might have found a balanced middle ground in patch 7.35.
All of them are universal heroes!
Better keep an eye out on them in the next few weeks.
Looking at the most contested heroes sheds more light on which heroes the teams deem strong.
Most of those are bans.
Doom and Timber have always been strong and highly contested heroes in the recent past.
But they got the short end of the stick in Dota 2 patch 7.34, and rightly so.
The current meta, at least till now, has been relatively diverse.
These heroes are picked only by specific teams, which is why they dont get banned out too often.
But of the 124 heroes, there were 26 heroes that were picked in less than 5 games.
Only two heroes were not picked even in a single game Bristleback and Phantom Assassin.
A lot of these heroes were absolutely dominant in Dota 2 patch 7.34 and especially at TI12.
Bristleback, Chaos Knight, Dazzle, Wraith King and the likes have had their fun in recent times.
These heroes could do with a few buffs in the next balance patches.
At TI12, over 54% of the games went over 40 minutes, which is a significant amount.
That is a sizable drop.
Even though Dota 2 patch 7.35 has been in the game for a month, it is relatively nascent.
Teams are still finding the best heroes and strategies.
