Draft Analysis: Ivory vs Team Essence
Team Essence won despite Ivory holding the stronger draft (+485). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.
Team Essence fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★528 vs ★909), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.
The matchup matrix leans in favour of Ivory (+485), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.
Strong across the board, favourable against most opposing picks.
Holds a decent edge overall.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Holds a decent edge overall.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Struggles across the board.