Bounty Hunter and Nature's Prophet lead BLAST Slam VIII draft statistics
Bounty Hunter and Nature's Prophet lead BLAST Slam VIII draft statistics
Bounty Hunter and Nature's Prophet emerged as the most prominent heroes in the drafting phase of BLAST Slam VIII, according to tournament statistics compiled by analyst Ilya "Leamare" Silakov-Volynsky.
The event featured 87 maps, with Bounty Hunter appearing in the draft on 83 occasions, followed by Nature's Prophet with 76 and Lone Druid with 75.
Meanwhile, 30 heroes were neither picked nor banned throughout the tournament.
Bounty Hunter leads ban statistics
Although Bounty Hunter was the most contested hero overall, teams frequently removed him during the banning phase.
The hero received 79 bans, substantially more than Lone Druid and Enigma, who were each banned 62 times.
Hoodwink was the most frequently picked hero with 48 appearances, followed by Dark Willow with 45 and Techies with 35.
The statistics highlight the distinction between heroes frequently played and those consistently prioritized during drafting.
Invoker tops win-rate rankings
Among heroes appearing in more than ten games, Invoker recorded the highest win rate at 66.67% across 12 matches.
Earth Spirit followed with a 64.29% win rate across 28 games, while Largo achieved 63.64% across 11.
Several less frequently selected heroes also produced strong results.
Slark won eight of nine matches for an 88.89% win rate, while Enigma, VIPER and Anti-Mage each secured five victories from six appearances.
Gyrocopter and Sand King both finished with four wins from five games.
Dire hold slight advantage
The Dire side finished the tournament with a 51.72% win rate, compared with 48.28% for Radiant .
The average game duration was 44 minutes and 12 seconds.
LGD Gaming , PARIVISION and 1w Team recorded the widest hero pools, using 40 different heroes each, while Level UP had the narrowest at 13.
Team Spirit 's most-used individual hero pool figure was 20, with a reported 55% win rate.
Longest and shortest matches
The tournament's longest game was OG against BetBoom Team , lasting 86 minutes and 58 seconds.
At the opposite end, Level UP against PARIVISION concluded in just 20 minutes and 37 seconds.
BLAST Slam VIII ran from September 29 to October 11, ending with Team Yandex 's 3–1 victory over Team Spirit in the grand final.
Yandex earned $270,000 for winning the tournament.
