BLAST Slam VIII Group Stage Stats: Hoodwink and Earth Spirit Lead Hero Picks, No[o]ne and Satanic Dominate KDA

Group Stage Heroes: Hoodwink's Popularity and Earth Spirit's Efficiency

Draft analysis reveals that Hoodwink was the most picked hero of the group stage, with 33 picks and a 42.42% win rate. However, when considering total presence in drafts (picks and bans), Dark Willow emerged as the most frequent, appearing 55 times in total.

In terms of pure efficiency, Earth Spirit stood out as the most successful hero among the top 10, boasting a 62.50% win rate across 16 picks. Other notable performers included Pangolier and Brewmaster, both maintaining win rates above 52%.

Top 10 Heroes by Number of Picks:

• Hoodwink — 33 picks (42.42% win rate)

• Dark Willow — 32 picks (53.13% win rate)

• Techies — 21 picks (47.62% win rate)

• Nature's Prophet — 20 picks (50.00% win rate)

• Ember Spirit — 19 picks (31.58% win rate)

• Pangolier — 19 picks (52.63% win rate)

• Brewmaster — 17 picks (52.94% win rate)

• Earth Spirit — 16 picks (62.50% win rate)

• Windranger — 16 picks (50.00% win rate)

• Winter Wyvern — 15 picks (33.33% win rate)

KDA Leaders: PARIVISION and Team Spirit Stand Out

Individual player statistics from the group stage highlighted several standout performers. No[o]ne from PARIVISION secured the highest KDA at 15.44, also recording the lowest average deaths (1.50) among the top ten players.

Satanic (PARIVISION) followed in second place with an 11.00 KDA. Notably, Satanic also achieved the highest average GPM among the top 10 players at 886. Third place went to Batyuk of Team Spirit (9.23 KDA), who led the top ten in average assists with 21.13 per match.

Rounding out the top five were Larl (Team Spirit), Yatoro (Team Spirit)—who recorded the highest average kills at 14.25—and SumaiL and Wits from LGD Gaming.