The first part of The International 2024, which includes the group stage (September 4-5) and the playoffs (September 6-10), is now behind us. This means we can take a look at some interesting details about these game days and identify which heroes were the most popular on the professional stage of this year's tournament.

Among the most popular heroes in Road to The International 2024, i.e., heroes picked most frequently, were:

• Windranger

• Kunnka

• Mirana

• Snapfire

• Tusk

Each of these heroes was picked 30 or more times throughout all completed matches. Kunkka and Windranger were picked the most, with 36 picks each. Kunkka has a win rate of 58.33%, while Windranger has two more losses, resulting in a win rate of 52.78%.

In third place is Mirana, who was played in 35 matches. She became quite popular at The International, demonstrating significant carry potential. Currently, Mirana holds the highest win rate among all the matches played, reaching as high as 65.71%. The player who performed the best on this hero was Saksa from Tundra Esports, achieving a 100% win rate in 5 games.

The fourth and fifth spots in the TI 2024 hero rankings are held by Tusk (33 games / 60.61% win rate) and Snapfire (32 games / 50% win rate). Moreover, all five of these heroes have the highest number of wins in the matches played:

• Mirana: 23 wins — 12 losses
• Kunkka: 21 wins — 15 losses
• Tusk: 20 wins — 13 losses
• Windranger: 19 wins — 17 losses
• Snapfire: 16 wins — 16 losses

Source: Liquipedia

Due to the increased pick rate of these heroes and their good performance in the tournament, their popularity in public games among regular players has correspondingly increased. You can read about changing trends in this article: Luna, Mirana, Windranger pickrates grow in public matches.

The next stage of The International 2024 will start on September 13 and continue until the grand final on September 15, when the tournament winner will be determined.