Black Lotus won with a clear draft edge backing them up (-488), turning their statistical advantage into the expected result.

Black Lotus fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★12771 vs ★13977), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Black Lotus (-488), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.