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Paul-u

    first blood!

    Silent

      second blood

      befeldm

        Third blood

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        Hypar

          Fourth Blood

          Seiyashi7184

            Erm, there's a typo I think here:

            "Omniknight, the perennial king of pubs, will never be first picked or banned in pubs."

            Shouldn't it be "first picked or banned /by pros/"?

            ESL | Snith

              Chen, forever least picked..

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              サポート

                The Problem is, no one wants to play and train the hero´s... who will train Chen ? Earth Spirit ? they are so difficult and it need much train... then u play pub matches and get flamed because u fail sometimes... but the flamer cant do it better

                Edge

                  Chen must be popular.... :(

                  CLEETUS McFarland

                    low-MMR pub stomper is what Pudge is. A nightmare for me.

                    Old Dog [OD]

                      no blood :(

                      Pippo^

                        No talk about io 😕

                        Steve Jumps

                          I just want 6.86 Arc Warden back. Without the Rapier-ratting-stategy-thingy of course

                          frances maya

                            ur mom's blood

                            Celine

                              Patching around pub dota is stupid
                              It's barely even dota there, it's just a deathmatch fest of kids' favourite heroes

                              rice cake

                                no brewmaster

                                Full Давай

                                  Playing shadow demon is fun.

                                  You can solo kill enemy terrorblade if he solo pushes

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                                  Rias

                                    I came here to read a comment but, 1ST BLOOD, 2ND BLOOD, 3RD BLOOD, then what next? DOMINATING? :3

                                    MEXICAN JESUS

                                      17TH BLOOD

                                      mawww!!~🔵❄

                                        BLOODSEEKAH

                                        ladybird

                                          these heroes are unfamous because all of these require various micro control skills, so yeah included me dont even give a touch on these heroes XAXAXA
                                          at least only happen on high mmr pubs, never on below 4ks

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                                          Swamp Fox

                                            Shadow Demon isn't fun to play? What?

                                            Pointy Shoes

                                              WAT! These are my favorite heroes (except for leshrac) just because they are challenging to play :D
                                              51 chen, 34 io, 34 earth spirit, 32 visage, 44 LD and 25 brew games (mostly ranked too!)

                                              BOBBY TARANTINO

                                                sniper and treant are so unplayable these days

                                                typical. 🎃

                                                  I mean, there's a clear theme amongst the underpicked heroes in that they're difficult to play. 7 of the 10 heroes in the least picked require some form of multi-character control, IO and Earth Spirit are notoriously difficult for newer players and Lesh is just too squishy for most people I assume.

                                                  I'd be curious to see how those numbers change as you go into the higher MMRs.

                                                  Immaculatebacon

                                                    Omniknight can be first pick or ban in >3k..

                                                    [Faith]4:13

                                                      Why not use omniknihgt to < 2k brackets

                                                      doc joferlyn simp

                                                        arc needs buff roflmao

                                                        RumFueledPir[A]te

                                                          Notice it,s mainly micro/ summon based heroes it is not a case of underpowered heroes in pub level it is a case of under skilled players. Also, the remaining heroes the are not micro are know to have a high skill cap.

                                                          erronius

                                                            "When was the last time Treant Protector viable in any meta?" He has a 53% winrate in pubs so I would say he's fairly viable in that particular meta.

                                                            pH

                                                              I wish Icefrog read this.

                                                              Esque

                                                                'Razor is one of the most boring heroes to play.'

                                                                Ouch. Speak for yourself :(

                                                                J_A_P_G

                                                                  Dota should be balanced for pro play only.

                                                                  Shadelight

                                                                    #restInWisperinos

                                                                    Cheski

                                                                      Arc Warden does NOT need a buff. He has infinite salve/mango after lvl 6....
                                                                      Leshrac's survivability early is one of the worst. Cast point for lightning makes not sense to me... WAY too slow.

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                                                                      K A L E B O Y S

                                                                        They should revive Lycan, like, honestly, this hero's been dead for ages.
                                                                        Btw, Brew was once the fp-material and then nerf happened (Ulti cast time from 0,2 to 0,6 or 0,85 , something like that).
                                                                        Lesh's got cucked three times: Glimmer Cape, Hero nerfs and Octarine nerfs. Don't think he will be on the radars of pro players unless there is a cool combo/abuse discovered (why not picking the old SD+ Lesh combo, though(inb4: nerfs)).
                                                                        As for the other heroes in this list, they are just micro-intensive , there aren't a lot of people actually fond of it.

                                                                        TeraByte

                                                                          BUFF LESHRAC AND BREW

                                                                          IAMJAMES

                                                                            Top 3 least picked heroes are as such in pubs because supporting is a mixed bag in pubs. Playing support in pubs means entrusting victory to your teammates, which is risky and very unsatisfying.

                                                                            The micro heroes are tough because it takes effort to play them, i.e., fast hand/clicks and camera/mouse movement. They also need team coordination to survive. Coordination is rare in pubs.

                                                                            shelby

                                                                              plz buff broodmother next patch! :D

                                                                              ARC WARDEN

                                                                                the fuck auto play video

                                                                                The Robot Devil

                                                                                  I mean, I'm not a good player, but I'm capable of learning these heroes -- but except for LD, I don't like playing them.

                                                                                  Also, I'm a huge fan of the way Dota is balanced around the pro games, and I wouldn't change that.

                                                                                  Dr. Banana

                                                                                    You talk about about underplayed heroes and not about lycan.

                                                                                    In your next post, talk about lycan and his nicheness.

                                                                                    Nervous Bakedown

                                                                                      How is the most busted ass thing in this game the least played?

                                                                                      Erze-

                                                                                        I don't think its just because of the micro managing of heroes/summons here.
                                                                                        I don't see Meepo or Naga :/

                                                                                        Branded Ghoti

                                                                                          44th blood !

                                                                                          (◣_◢)

                                                                                            buff bear!!

                                                                                            Metal4Head

                                                                                              Those heroes are really hard to use, I prefer enchantress to chen because it's just hard to become support with many creep.

                                                                                              pixelgoo

                                                                                                These least played heroes are too complicated to play in today's Dota compared to other heroes. Chen, LD, Brood, Visage and Beastmaster are too hard to control with their summoned units. Same Brewmaster. Earth Spirit and Io are VERY strong heroes, but they need a lot of effort to be played correctly.
                                                                                                Leshrac is just AP carry, there is no place for those in Dota.
                                                                                                So the problem is really in Dota core mechanics. Too many unbalanced heroes and bad unit control realisation.

                                                                                                No versatility

                                                                                                  pudge is allways fun for me

                                                                                                  aries

                                                                                                    Broodmother doesn't need any buffs, thanks :)