Draft Analysis: Ancients Go Home vs BuyBackBoys
Ancients Go Home won despite BuyBackBoys holding the stronger draft (-520). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.
BuyBackBoys fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★17566 vs ★18782), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.
BuyBackBoys holds a clear draft edge at -520 total matchup score. Ancients Go Home will need to outperform individually to close the gap.
Dominant counter — statistically beats every hero in the opposing lineup.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Difficult matchup — countered by most heroes in the opposing lineup.
Dominant counter — statistically beats every hero in the opposing lineup.
Holds a decent edge overall.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Struggles across the board.