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Collapse competing at the Esports World Cup 2026 group stage for Team Spirit

Credit: @Team__Spirit Dota 2 X Account

Dota 2

EWC Has a Collapse Problem and It Lives in the Rosh Pit

Collapse has stolen the Aegis four times across two EWC events. The Rosh pit is not safe when Collapse is around...

The Aegis steal is the most disproportionate play in professional Dota. A team commits to killing Roshan, but an enemy who reads the play correctly rushes in at the last second to snatch the Aegis away. The momentum swing is instant and total. Collapse has become the master of this at EWC, with two snatches at EWC 2026 already.

M3diC10 July 2026

Ghost, carry player for GamerLegion, during the TI 2026 North America Regional Qualifier

Dota 2

Ghost in the Legion

A Malaysian carry player representing North America at TI 2026, under an American flag, for a German organisation. This is Dota 2 in 2026.

M3diC4 July 2026

Dota 2

ATF SACRIFICED IT ALL FOR DOTA

"I have sacrificed school, college, university, whatever you want to call it," he said after the win. "I have no social life, and I've sacrificed my health too. Playing this much Dota isn't enjoyable."

M3diC2 July 2026

Battle-scarred bear in damaged armor sleeping in a forest clearing

Dota 2

Lone Druid Nerfed and Banned into Hibernation

Valve nerfed Lone Druid twice this patch cycle. Captains banned him 135 times anyway, more than any other hero at the TI 2026 Regional Qualifiers

M3diC27 June 2026

Illustration of a mouse trapped inside a yellow submarine, peering through a porthole

Dota 2

A Mouz Trapped in the Yellow Submarine

MOUZ entered the TI 2026 qualifier as the favorite against a team nobody had heard of. They left having been swept 2-0, including a 35-8 demolition in game two.

M3diC24 June 2026

Dota 2

Nigma Galaxy Robbed Malik's Magical Cookies

Malik's off-pool Snapfire put up monster numbers in all eleven teamfights against Nigma Galaxy — and it still wasn't enough.

M3diC22 June 2026

Team Elo Rankings

Updated 11 SEPTEMBER 2026

1
TEAM VISION
W: 345·L: 180
1546
2
Team Spirit
W: 943·L: 637
1530
3
PVISION
W: 48·L: 27
1507
4
Team Yandex
W: 190·L: 132
1433
5
SouthAmericaRejects
W: 46·L: 25
1431
6
Natus Vincere
W: 1500·L: 1216
1426
7
Team Liquid
W: 1877·L: 1276
1408
8
Nigma Galaxy
W: 630·L: 574
1403
9
BoomBoys
W: 702·L: 548
1393
10
Tundra Esports
W: 797·L: 505
1377
11
Team Falcons
W: 571·L: 317
1372
12
Aurora Gaming
W: 375·L: 277
1370
13
Nigma Galaxy
W: 45·L: 32
1355
14
PlayTime
W: 50·L: 46
1336
15
HEROIC
W: 351·L: 296
1330
16
LGD Gaming
W: 46·L: 32
1294
17
1w
W: 18·L: 12
1281
18
Iron Wing
W: 19·L: 26
1275
19
Fortnite
W: 40·L: 13
1269
20
Team Resilience
W: 49·L: 49
1257

Dota 2

EWC Has a Collapse Problem and It Lives in the Rosh Pit

Collapse has stolen the Aegis four times across two EWC events. The Rosh pit is not safe when Collapse is around...

M3diC10 July 2026

Dota 2

Ghost in the Legion

A Malaysian carry player representing North America at TI 2026, under an American flag, for a German organisation. This is Dota 2 in 2026.

M3diC4 July 2026

Dota 2

ATF SACRIFICED IT ALL FOR DOTA

M3diC2 July 2026

Dota 2

Lone Druid Nerfed and Banned into Hibernation

Valve nerfed Lone Druid twice this patch cycle. Captains banned him 135 times anyway, more than any other hero at the TI 2026 Regional Qualifiers

M3diC27 June 2026

Dota 2

A Mouz Trapped in the Yellow Submarine

MOUZ entered the TI 2026 qualifier as the favorite against a team nobody had heard of. They left having been swept 2-0, including a 35-8 demolition in game two.

M3diC24 June 2026

Dota 2

Nigma Galaxy Robbed Malik's Magical Cookies

Malik's off-pool Snapfire put up monster numbers in all eleven teamfights against Nigma Galaxy — and it still wasn't enough.

M3diC22 June 2026

Team Elo Rankings

Updated 11 SEPTEMBER 2026

1
TEAM VISION
W: 345·L: 180
1546
2
Team Spirit
W: 943·L: 637
1530
3
PVISION
W: 48·L: 27
1507
4
Team Yandex
W: 190·L: 132
1433
5
SouthAmericaRejects
W: 46·L: 25
1431
6
Natus Vincere
W: 1500·L: 1216
1426
7
Team Liquid
W: 1877·L: 1276
1408
8
Nigma Galaxy
W: 630·L: 574
1403
9
BoomBoys
W: 702·L: 548
1393
10
Tundra Esports
W: 797·L: 505
1377
11
Team Falcons
W: 571·L: 317
1372
12
Aurora Gaming
W: 375·L: 277
1370
13
Nigma Galaxy
W: 45·L: 32
1355
14
PlayTime
W: 50·L: 46
1336
15
HEROIC
W: 351·L: 296
1330
16
LGD Gaming
W: 46·L: 32
1294
17
1w
W: 18·L: 12
1281
18
Iron Wing
W: 19·L: 26
1275
19
Fortnite
W: 40·L: 13
1269
20
Team Resilience
W: 49·L: 49
1257

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Treant Protector

Hard Support

Won 21 of 28

75.0%

Bounty Hunter

Off Lane

Won 35 of 47

74.5%

Enigma

Off Lane

Won 29 of 43

67.4%

Largo

Off Lane

Won 49 of 77

63.6%

Beastmaster

Off Lane

Won 27 of 43

62.8%

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Off Lane

Picked 234 of 592

39.5%

Mirana

Hard Support

Picked 197 of 592

33.3%

Dark Willow

Off Lane

Picked 184 of 592

31.1%

Shadow Fiend

Safe Lane

Picked 165 of 592

27.9%

Winter Wyvern

Hard Support

Picked 154 of 592

26.0%

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Treant Protector

Banned 432 of 592

73.0%

Lone Druid

Banned 321 of 592

54.2%

Keeper of the Light

Banned 292 of 592

49.3%

Earth Spirit

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45.9%

Lina

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43.9%