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Natus Vincere
WINNER 18000
kills
0 : 0
series
Team Empire
25342 WINNER
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Draft Analysis: Team Empire vs Natus Vincere

Team Empire had a commanding draft advantage and converted it into victory — the matchup numbers told the story before the game even started (+1354).

Natus Vincere fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★18000 vs ★25342), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

From a hero matchup standpoint, Team Empire has a commanding draft advantage (+1354). Their heroes are statistically favoured across the majority of matchup cells, making this a very lopsided draft on paper.

Team Empire
Monkey King +714

Dominant counter — statistically beats every hero in the opposing lineup.

Night Stalker +430

Strong across the board, favourable against most opposing picks.

Pangolier +274

Holds a decent edge overall.

Silencer +118

Roughly even.

Zeus -182

Faces resistance from the opposing draft.

Natus Vincere
Invoker +68

Roughly even.

Grimstroke +20

Roughly even.

Tidehunter -335

Faces resistance from the opposing draft.

Ember Spirit -443

Struggles across the board.

Lifestealer -663

Difficult matchup — countered by most heroes in the opposing lineup.