Welcome to all esports and Dota 2 fans! From June 21 to June 29, 2025, one of the biggest LAN tournaments of the summer — PGL Wallachia Season 5 — is taking place. Sixteen teams will compete for the championship title and a $1,000,000 prize pool. After the first matchday, the teams have been seeded, and today we’ll take a look at the 0-1 bracket match-up: HEROIC vs Wildcard. While the teams are preparing for the game, we’ll try to determine the likely winner and provide betting tips.
HEROIC form
Let's continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of HEROIC form. While HEROIC is a well-established esports organization, they are relatively new to Dota 2, having entered the professional scene only in 2024. In this match, they are underdogs, with odds of 3.35.
Team HEROIC roster: Yuma, 4nalog, Wisper, Scofield, KJ.
Each player is fairly well-known and performs solidly in their role, making this roster seem quite promising. At least regionally, HEROIC have shown strong, though not flawless, performances.
In the 2024 competitive season, they finished Top 8 at DreamLeague Season 22: South America Open Qualifier #1, 2nd at BB Dacha Dubai 2024: NA and SA Closed Qualifier, then won both the DL Season 22: South America Open Qualifier #2 and Closed Qualifier, beating BOOM 2-0 in the grand final.
At DreamLeague Season 22, HEROIC beat several notable teams but finished 13-14th. They then played in DreamLeague Season 23, reached the Elite League finishing Top 16, and placed Top 8 at ESL One Birmingham 2024.
DreamLeague Season 23 was a marked improvement, with HEROIC advancing to the playoffs. After a tiebreaker win over Team Liquid (2-1), they couldn’t progress much further and ultimately finished Top 8.
HEROIC followed up with appearances at Riyadh Masters 2024 and Elite League Season 2, finishing Top 14 and Top 11, respectively. Surprisingly, their biggest achievement came when they won PGL Wallachia Season 2, defeating Falcons in a shocking grand final.
Later, HEROIC played at DreamLeague Season 24, performing worse than before — Top 14. This downward trend continued at BLAST Slam 1, where they finished Top 8.
In 2025, Team Heroic started with qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 25 and Esl One Raleigh 2025, which they successfully won. After that, they played in several Tier-1 tournaments with mediocre success. So far, the main achievement of HEROIC in 2025 is 7-8 FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1. In the first round of the PGL Wallachia Season 5, HEROIC played against Team Liquid and lost in an evenly contested match with a score of 1-2. This tournament is a chance for them to prove themselves and justify Dota 2 betting predictions.
Most popular HEROIC heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Team HEROIC in 2025:
- Magnus – 25 games – 64% winrate
- Clockwerk – 24 games – 66.67% winrate
- Phoenix – 19 games – 73.68% winrate
- Ember Spirit – 15 games – 73.33% winrate
- Morphling – 12 games – 66.67% winrate
HEROIC should not be underestimated — they’ve already proven they can beat top-tier teams.
Wildcard form
Let’s continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of Wildcard's form. Wildcard is a relatively new name on the professional Dota 2 scene. They first made a statement in 2022 but unexpectedly disappeared in 2023. In January 2025, they returned to Dota 2 by signing the Apex Genesis roster. So let’s take a look at how the North American team is performing this season.
Wildcard roster: Yamsun, RCY, Fayde, Bignum, Speeed
Wildcard began 2025 with regional qualifiers, and quite successfully. The team finished 2nd at both DreamLeague Season 25: North America Closed Qualifier and ESL One Raleigh 2025: North America Closed Qualifier. Most importantly, they won the PGL Wallachia Season 3: North America Closed Qualifier, which earned them a spot at the tournament.
Their first Tier-1 event was FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1, where they did not perform well, finishing 12th-14th. After that, Wildcard competed at PGL Wallachia Season 3, where they managed only one victory—against OG—and again placed 12th-14th.
The team then played in a number of other qualifiers, with their biggest achievement being a win at The International 2025: North America Closed Qualifier, securing a spot at the year’s most prestigious Dota 2 tournament.
Wildcard also took part in CCT Season 2 Series 1, where they finished in 3rd place.
At PGL Wallachia Season 5, Wildcard faced Team Spirit in the first round and surprisingly put up a strong fight but lost 1-2.
Most popular Wildcard heroes
Here are Wildcard’s most-picked and highest winrate heroes in 2025:
- Magnus – 25 games – 64% win rate
- Batrider – 22 games – 59.09% win rate
- Pangolier – 22 games – 54.55% win rate
- Puck – 20 games – 70% win rate
- Chen – 19 games – 84.21% win rate
As you can see, Wildcard follows general hero meta trends but also has some original strategies that work well for them.
HEROIC vs Wildcard Head-to-Head History
The teams have faced each other once, with HEROIC taking the victory. Predicting the outcome of this match is not easy, as both teams are on a similar level, but one thing is certain – fans are in for an exciting and entertaining match.
Predicted result of the match HEROIC vs Wildcrad at PGL Wallachia Season 5
The match between HEROIC and Wildcard will be interesting both from the perspective of the standings and the strategies on display. When it comes to 2025 results, HEROIC have performed slightly better, and we lean toward a win for them in this match. But who will you be rooting for?
Result: HEROIC win.
