Here's my draft nowadays.
First pick/show:
Xul/Zagara (one is often banned)
Sgt. Hammer (Battlefield of Eternity)
Brightwing (Towers of Doom)
If I don't have first pick and nobody shows warrior, I'll show warrior:
Diablo
Muradin if they are AA heavy
E.T.C. if they are melee heavy
Anub'arak if they are mage heavy
Johanna if I need to peel dive off my backline
If I'm last pick and we don't have heals, I'll heal:
Lili if they are AA heavy
Uther if we need a stun or cleanse (really only versus Mind Control, Octograb, and maybe Mosh)
Brightwing otherwise
If we have a frontline and heals, I'll fill:
Raynor
Falstad for AA and global, not burst
Kerrigan
It hasn't happened yet, but in theory if we wound up with a Thrall or Sonya I could fill with Arthas if the roots would be useful. I have a feeling Arthas is going to be highly contested on the new map, too. I could play Tassadar with Illidan or Tracer. Chromie is my best burst so I'll try real hard not to get stuck with that role, but I'd play her if needed. Apparently Lunara is good on the new map, so I'll probably pull her out then. I don't currently draft Gazlowe, Azmodan, Murky, Sylvanas, or Tracer but I would if asked. I wouldn't draft Valla or Malfurion. The Butcher is getting reworked so I don't even know.
I'd counterpick Leoric into Cho'Gall, Stitches into Hammer, or Muradin into Chen.
New patch today!
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/202 ... -9-13-2016
Biggest things:
Mount speed is 30%, not 40%. You can't be sloppy in your rotations.
Regen globes disappear after 6 seconds, not 8 seconds. You can deny your opponent the globe while laning.
If you play draft (ranked or unranked, doesn't matter), the game will count for all the daily quests you have regardless of whether you played a hero that matched the quest. Now unranked is faster for quests than AI if you have conflicting quests (e.g. play Warrior and play Assassin).
Free hero for logging in. Tyrande, Anub'arak, or Thrall.
Only six maps in the rotation for the next few weeks:
- Braxis Holdout
- Towers of Doom
- Cursed Hollow
- Sky Temple
- Infernal Shrines
- Tomb of the Spider Queen