LEC, 2026-04-27. The matchup was Natus Vincere against Shifters, and the result was a win for Natus Vincere. At 44:27, this game ran deep into the late game. It produced 38 combined kills, and in long games per-minute figures such as DPM and CSM get pulled toward the average, so read them next to the totals. The total gold gap grew to 8,117, with Natus Vincere ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. On objectives, Towers split 12 to 5, and Natus Vincere took the larger share.

A KDA of 6/3/11 is what SamD recorded on Ashe, the strongest line among the winners. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Bot: SamD ahead of Paduck by 4,382. The draft started with Natus Vincere removing Nautilus and Shifters removing Orianna. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. On patch 16.8, this counts as game 1 within a series of 3.