Dota 2 The International 2026 (TI15) is officially worth the grind, as Valve has just raised the stakes for Fantasy and Predictions. Forget last year’s potato-crouching rewards, this year, the TI 2026 Compendium steals the spotlight with Terrain Tokens, letting you lock down your favorite limited-edition Terrain from the iconic 2015 to 2020 Battle Passes. Top percentile performers dominate the global leaderboard to secure Aegis discounts, Dota Plus, and Tyrian Regalia Immortals.
To get you straight into that Top 100 Players tier, we’ve compiled the absolute best Group Stage, Playoffs, and team Predictions.
Disclaimer: This topic and the predictions listed here are subjective and depends on the author’s opinions.
Dota 2 The International 2026 Group Stage Predictions
The following predictions are made based on statistics from analysts, competitive players, and other veteran players for Dota 2 TI15:
One undefeated team:
Two Teams with 4 wins and 1 loss:
- 4-1 – Team Yandex
- 4-1 – BoomBoys
Elimination Round Winner:
- Team Liquid
- Team Falcons
- Aurora Gaming
- Vici Gaming
- Team Spirit
Elimination Round Loser:
- Xtreme Gaming
- Iron Wing
- Team Resilience
- LGD Gaming
- OG
Two teams with 1 win and 4 losses:
- 1-4 – Huligani
- 1-4 – Nigma Galaxy
One unvictorious team:
Dota 2 The International 2026 Group Stage Fantasy picks
Since Fantasy is completely RNG-based in Dota 2 TI15, there are no definitive “must-pick” players, their point output relies heavily on your rolled Emblems, Tiers, and card attributes. To give you the ultimate competitive edge, we’ve selected the best Core duos to farm points, Midlaners capable of dictating match tempo, and the high-utility Support backbones for each team.
Core Fantasy:
Noticed & Satanic (Team Vision)/DM & Watson (Team Yandex)/niu & YSR-04E (Team Resilience)/MieRo & Kiritych~ (BoomBoys)
- Red Emblems: Creep Score/GPM/Deaths/Kills/Tower Kills
- Green Emblems: Teamfight/Tormentor Kills/Roshan Kills
- Red Emblems: Creep Score/GPM/Deaths/Kills/Tower Kills
Mid Fantasy:
gpk~ (BoomBoys)/No[o]ne- (Team Vision)/Nisha (Team Liquid)/Malr1ne (Team Falcons)/Mikoto (Aurora Gaming)/Topson (LGD)
- Red Emblems: Creep Score/GPM/Deaths/Kills/Tower Kills
- Blue Emblems: Runes Grabbed/Stuns
- Green Emblems: Teamfight/Stuns/Tormentor Kills
Support Fantasy:
Maladych & Saksa (Team Yandex)/Dukalis & 9Class (Team Vision)/Kataomi` & Save- (BoomBoys)/Cr1t- & Sneyking (Team Falcons)/Xinq & y’ (Vici Gaming)
- Blue Emblems: Watchers Taken/Wards Placed/Camps Stacked/Smokes Used
- Green Emblems: Teamfight/Stuns/Tormentor Kills
- Blue Emblems: Watchers Taken/Wards Placed/Camps Stacked/Smokes Used
For the Title picks in Dota 2 The International 2026, choose one of the following:
- Otherworldly and The Clutch
- Heroic and The Clutch
- Elemental and The Clutch
Dota 2 The International 2026 Top Performer Rewards
Below are all the rewards that may be obtained by placing the correct predictions in TI15:
- Top 100 Players: 12 months of free Dota Plus, x1 Terrain Token, 100% Aegis Discount, and x5 Tyrion Regalias
- Top 1500 Players: 6 months of free Dota Plus, x1 Terrain Token, 100% Aegis Discount, and x2 Tyrion Regalias
- 95th Percentile: 2 months of free Dota Plus, x1 Terrain Token, 50% Aegis Discount, and x1 Tyrion Regalia
- 90th Percentile: 1 month of free Dota Plus and x1 Terrain Token
- 85th Percentile: 1 month of free Dota Plus
Stay tuned to learn about future playoffs’ Fantasy picks and team Predictions for Dota 2 The International 2026. If we’ve missed out on any important or dark horse picks, please let us know in the comments section.
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Edited by Mari “Mak” Kumaran