How Patch 7.41e affected the Pro Scene Meta: Final Statistics from 1WIN Essence II

The 1WIN Essence II has come to an end. Team Liquid was crowned the tournament champion, and CyberScore has compiled the final statistics for the championship.

This was the last major tournament before The International 2026, offering a glimpse into the current meta of the professional scene following the release of Patch 7.41e.

Although Hoodwink and Treant Protector remain the most-picked and most-banned heroes, Centaur Warrunner and Mirana have displaced Earth Spirit and Clockwerk from the top of the pick lists, and Keeper of the Light and Bane are now banned much more frequently than Shadow Fiend and Lone Druid.

In addition, SF has become one of the heroes with the worst win rate, while Enchantress, who had the worst win rate at EWC, was the best in this regard at this tournament (based on more than 10 matches played).

Although only 60 matches were played at 1WIN Essence II, only 29 heroes were ignored at the championship: Abaddon, Anti-Mage, Arc Warden, Bloodseeker, Bristleback, Broodmother, Chen, Disruptor, Dragon Knight, Faceless Void, Jakiro, Legion Commander, Marci, Medusa, Morphling, Ogre Magi, Omniknight, Phantom Assassin, Pudge, Riki, Silencer, Techies, Tidehunter, Tinker, Visage, Warlock, Weaver, Wraith King , and Zeus.

It’s worth noting that two rampages were committed during the tournament: Vici Gaming carry Guo shiro Xuanang playing as Shadow Fiend in the final minute of the map against Nigma Galaxy, and BetBoom Team support player Vitaly Save- Melnik playing as Rubick in the tenth minute of a match in the series against 1WIN Team.

1W ESSENCE II took place from 02.05.2026 to 11.05.2026 in an online format, where 10 teams competed for a prize pool of $200,000.

Earlier, Cyberscore published a meta report for Patch 7.41e.