The International 2023 Fantasy League: What Is It, How To Play and Rewards

Fantasy League is the main activity of The International 2023 Compendium. It is a mini-game where you get to choose your lineup of players and fight for Fantasy Points to win prizes at the end of The International 2023.

In this article we will tell you about the updated version of Fantasy League for The International 2023, how to play it, what you can win, as well as what kind of squad you should pick for each stage of the tournament, of which there are three this year.

How to play Fantasy League in 2023: Fantasy 2023 features and the main changes compared to last year

Fantasy League received a significant update ahead of The International 2023. It has become less random, but the element of randomness has not completely disappeared. For example, the Player Card mechanic, which often puts users at odds with each other, is gone.

Here are the main innovations in Fantasy League for The International 2023:

• Immediate access to all players
• Customisable Military Banners, where you only get points for the performance of your emblems.
• Customisable Titles, which give extra bonuses to your points.
• Updated scoring system

In simple terms, each player still has a pool of characteristics that somehow affect the Fantasy points they earn. The change this year is the ability to customize characteristics by changing Banners and Titles. You can see the process of characteristic rerolls in the screenshot below.

Top Fantasy players The International 2023

With the changed Fantasy mechanics for The International 2023, the formulas for scoring the best players have changed. A Reddit user under the nickname Hawkie74 revealed the table of the top Fantasy players for The International 2023, for which he gets a huge thank you!

Core Players

Mid Players

Support Players

The table shows the approximate number of points a player earns over the course of a tournament. It may vary in importance from the number of Banners or Titles earned. By default, you will receive a limited number of Banners and Titles, however, with the Fantasy Crafting Rolls tool.

Important: Only The International 2023 Compendium holders can play Fantasy League TI 12.

Fantasy League The International 2023 Fantasy League Player Selection: Group Stage

Now that we know the best Fantasy League players for all positions, we can make our team for the group stage. Here's what we've got:

It's pretty simple here - we pick the best players by position. That means that PSG Quest players TA2000 and No!ob are on the core roles, and the slot Support slot goes to Oli from Talon. Both teams, by the way, are in the same group at The International and have a great chance of making it to the next stage, so there should be plenty of points, and the values will be about the same as shown in the table.

As TI 2023 progresses, we will update Fantasy League lineups and keep you updated.

Prizes for Fantasy League at The International 2023

Fantasy League is primarily about excitement, but there are some very tangible prizes for participating in Fantasy League. By the way, almost all participants in the race will get them, but the most successful players will earn more valuable rewards.

Distribution of prizes for participation in Fantasy League The International 2023

• The bottom 25 per cent - 1,000 Compendium points
• The top 75% - 2,500 Compendium points
• The top 50% - 6,000 Compendium points
• The top 25% - 10,000 Compendium points
• The top 10% - 18,000 Compendium points
• The top 1% - 25,000 Compendium points.

This way you can get from 1 to 25 Compendium levels for participating in Fantasy League TI12.