Wolves did everything right until minute 40 except one thing: they never made Spectre die. Without Skadi and Butterfly by 40, Medusa couldn't fight Spectre one on one
Enigma waited 40 minutes for one Black Hole. He got it
Comeback from −18,000: how Storm Riders took game one of the final
Iron Wolves were 18,000 gold up at minute 30 and threw it in one fight at Roshan
Iron Wolves0:1Storm Riders
vs
Max lead18,400 Wolves
Fights after 404 of 4 to Riders
Roshan2:1
Buybacks3 by Wolves
Duration52:07
What decided the game
Spectre: 31,000 net worth by min 50, 3 deaths, Radiance at min 22
10–10 min
0–10 minWolves won all three lanes: +4,000 gold by min 10
220–35 min
20–35 minSpectre farmed under towers and didn't die once before min 35
3Outcome41–52 min
Roshan fight at 41: a four-man Black Hole, then two more wipes