Draft Analysis: Air Defence vs Nethercore
Air Defence won despite Nethercore holding the stronger draft (-466). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.
Nethercore fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★11354 vs ★18184), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.
The matchup matrix leans in favour of Nethercore (-466), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.
Holds a decent edge overall.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Difficult matchup — countered by most heroes in the opposing lineup.
Dominant counter — statistically beats every hero in the opposing lineup.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.