- Will TEAM VISION have the widest hero pool at the International 2026?<1¢
- Will Team Spirit have the widest hero pool at the International 2026?>99¢
- Will Team Yandex have the widest hero pool at the International 2026?<1¢
This market will resolve to the team that uses the most unique heroes across The International 2026 (TI 2026) Dota 2 tournament, held August 13–23, 2026 in Shanghai, China. A team's "hero pool" is the set of distinct heroes that team drafts and plays across all of its completed official games at TI 2026. A hero counts once toward a team's pool no matter how many times that team picks it, and regardless of which player on the team plays it. Only completed official games count (group stage, playoff/main event, and any tiebreaker games). Heroes picked in a game that is remade or not completed do not count from that game, but count if picked by the team in any other completed game. Regional and open qualifier games played prior to the main tournament do not count. If two or more teams are tied for the most unique heroes, the market resolves to the tied team that played the fewer number of total games at the tournament. If teams remain tied on both unique heroes and total games played, the market resolves to the tied team with the higher final tournament placement. If a tie still persists, the market will resolve to the team that comes first alphabetically. If the tournament is cancelled, postponed past September 6, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or the results are not determined within that timeframe, this market will also resolve to "Other." The primary resolution source for this market will be Datdota (https://www.datdota.com). A consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Team Spirit's overwhelming market dominance at 99.6% reflects trader consensus on the Russian squad's exceptional draft versatility during TI 2026 group stage and early playoffs in Shanghai. Their cores, including Yatoro on a wide range of carries like Terrorblade and Phantom Lancer alongside Larl's mid-lane adaptability across heroes such as Ember Spirit and Invoker, have enabled consistent meta shifts and high unique hero counts in recent professional play. This builds on the organization's multi-time TI-winning pedigree and reputation for deep roster flexibility across patches. Underdogs like Team Yandex or TEAM VISION could narrow the gap only through sustained outdrafting in remaining double-elimination matches or if official hero-pool tracking reveals narrower margins than anticipated, though current form heavily favors Spirit's edge.