Riftwalkers won with a clear draft edge backing them up (-497), turning their statistical advantage into the expected result.

Riftwalkers fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★10000 vs ★13000), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Riftwalkers (-497), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.