Paala Packet won despite Team Arcadium holding the stronger draft (-473). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Team Arcadium fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★17970 vs ★18581), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Team Arcadium (-473), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.