The Undisputed Truth

This is just more solid proof that DotA is pretty imbalanced and could get boring if only a few of its 90+ heroes actually make sense picking for competitions.

Thanks to Zakharov of the DotA-Allstars community for this info.

These are the top hero picks for the following competitions using DotA versions 6.56 and 6.57c :

• Farm4Fame #4 Round 1/2/3 Games and Semifinals (6.56)

• ASUS Autumn 2008 Playoffs, Semifinals andFinals (6.57b)

• Dreamhack 2008 Playoff,s LB Finals WB, Finals and Grand Finals (6.57b)

• Razer ADC Season 2 - KS vs SB (don’t know map version)

• SMM Dota Tournament ‘08 LB Finals, WB Finals, Grand Finals (6.57b)

Unordered list using Win Rate and Number of times Picked :

• Chen - 75% - picked 8 times

• Spectre = 67% - picked 6 times.

• Gondar - 100% - picked 5 times

• Kunkka - 100% - picked 4 times

• Visage - 64% - picked 11 times

• Warlock - 59% - picked 39 times

• Na’ix - 57% - picked 23 times.

• Zeus - 54% - picked 26 times

• Puck - 50% - picked 36 times

• PotM - 47% - picked 19 times

• Nerubian Assassin - 46% - picked 13 times

• Earthshaker - 42% - picked 24 times

• Dragon Knight - 50% - picked 14 times

• Shadow Fiend - 50% - picked 12 times

• Tinker - 78% - picked 9 times
  

In other words approximately 80% of the heroes of DotA serve no purpose other than to be beaten up by those heroes or a combination of them. Look at Warlock, 39 times picked

Honourable mentions include :

• Queen of Pain
• Beastmaster
• Omniknight
• Tidehunter
• Broodmother
• Lina
• Lycan
• Stealth Assassin

Heroes that are definitely scorned by professional DotA players :

• Syllabear
• Silencer
• Viper
• Sniper
• Pugna
• Invoker
• Weaver
• Panda
• Abaddon

Therefore if you want to get better at DotA, stop picking noob weak heroes like Pugna (0% win rate even though picked twice) and practice with the heroes pros use!