User "Intolerable" posted a "DOTA 2" Tier List for January 2014 on Reddit. This tier list tallies all the competitive games and the heroes that were picked/banned/never picked in that specific game.
(Results over 147 games in January)
Tier 1 (often banned or picked):
Alchemist (144)
Outworld Devourer (120)
Visage (118)
Crystal Maiden (109)
Timbersaw (108)
Venomancer (106)
Clockwerk (105)
Nyx Assassin (100)
Tier 2 (situationally banned, often picked):
Nature's Prophet (98)
Lifestealer (90)
Enchantress (89)
Bristleback (89)
Storm Spirit (88)
Slark (85)
Invoker (82)
Dragon Knight (80)
Luna (79)
Mirana (67)
Pugna (64)
Rubick (63)
Elder Titan (61)
Puck (57)
Bane (56)
Chen (53)
Doom (50)
Tier 3 (situationally banned / picked):
Io (47)
Weaver (43)
Shadow Demon (42)
Naga Siren (39)
Gyrocopter (36)
Abaddon (34)
Lone Druid (25)
Shadow Fiend (23)
Templar Assassin (22)
Shadow Shaman (21)
Bounty Hunter (20)
Viper (20)
Dazzle (19)
Clinkz (19)
Enigma (19)
Batrider (18)
Leshrac (18)
Disruptor (17)
Tiny (15)
Lich (15)
Anti Mage (14)
Razor (14)
Earthshaker (13)
Death Prophet (13)
Treant Protector (13)
Kunkka (12)
Windranger (12)
Magnus (11)
Dark Seer (11)
Slardar (11)
Sand King (10)
Queen of Pain (10)
Keeper of the Light (10)
Tier 4 (rarely banned / picked):
Silencer (8)
Chaos Knight (8)
Spectre (8)
Juggernaut (8)
Vengeful Spirit (7)
Ancient Apparition (7)
Omniknight (7)
Necrophos (6)
Lina (6)
Morphling (5)
Night Stalker (5)
Tusk (4)
Lion (4)
Beastmaster (4)
Skywrath Mage (3)
Lycan (3)
Tidehunter (3)
Tinker (2)
Skeleton King (2)
Ursa (2)
Undying (1)
Bloodseeker (1)
Medusa (1)
Witch Doctor (1)
Drow Ranger (1)
Zeus (1)
Phantom Lancer (1)
Riki (1)
Jakiro (1)
Faceless Void (1)
Pudge (1)
Tier 5 (never banned / picked):
Meepo (0)
Warlock (0)
Legion Commander (0, not in CM)
Huskar (0)
Brewmaster (0)
Ogre Magi (0)
Spirit Breaker (0)
Broodmother (0, not in CM)
Centaur Warrunner (0)
Axe (0)
Sven (0)
Sniper (0)
Phantom Assassin (0)
Troll Warlord (0)
With the release of this tier list it begs the question "can pros find a way to use "never picked" heroes in competitive plays?" The answer is yes. Remember that the tier lists change all the time. What determines who gets picked is the "meta" of the game and pro players are masters at finding out who fits the said "meta" and sometimes "Never picked" heroes when picked become game changers in the right hands. Now that there is a new patch out, it will be interesting what hero combinations the pro teams will use in upcoming games and one thing is for sure...
Wait for a "Dota 2" tier list next month.
