This includes a ban phase before the picking phase. The same rule is applied in Unranked Matchmaking. Players may pick any hero as long as another player has not already chosen it. The following game modes are also available in unraked matchmaking, though different rules may applied.
After each match, player's matchmaking rating (MMR) will increase or decrease based on the game result. Ranked matchmaking is unlocked after the player has played 100 hours of unranked games. (The player can only repick if they directly choose a hero.) When random is selected, the player cannot repick a different hero. Random chooses from the pool of 12 daily bonus heroes.
Bonus items are granted depending on how the hero was chosen: Players may also swap heroes with team mates after picking, during the time before lane creeps spawn.Įvery day 12 heroes are randomly selected.
A match can only have one style of Hero Picking.
