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Skiter: "I Don't Really Like When Viper, Razor Are Meta."
After a commanding performance in game one, followed by a clean 2-0 victory over Betboom, Team Falcons is looking like a strong contender in DreamLeague Season 28. There is still a long road ahead to qualify for playoffs, but a victory out of the gate puts the team in a solid spot.
After defeating Betboom, Falcon's carry Oliver “skiter” Lepko discussed his favorites heroes in Dota 2, the team's recent struggles, and how teams prioritize flex picks right now.
Skiter: "I love Lifestealer a lot"
Game two against Betboom saw Falcons pick up Lifestealer. A relatively ignored hero with only four showings so far. Despite being regularly passed over, the Falcon carry revealed his soft spot for N'aix.
"Lifestealer is one of my first heroes, that I learned a lot when I started becoming good in this game. So I love this hero a lot. When I played this game, I was so excited because there are so many cool things about this hero even though it might appear very simple. "
Falcons are the current bearers of the Aegis. After an impressive run at The International 2025.While they haven't underperformed post TI, they also haven't dominated the season. Skiter explained that is due to how long the squad has been together that small issues are cropping up for them.
"I think it's mostly because we've been playing with each other so long. It's natural some problems will surface. And it's all about dealing with them. And after TI we won Fissure. We got third in Blast, so I wouldn't think we did that bad. But we had a pretty bad DreamLeague last time and we are trying to get back to our good form. But it's mostly because we have played with each other so long and after TI most of our heroes got nerfed, so we had to reinvent ourselves. "
Skiter on flex picks: "I think people might take it too far with some heroes.""
Falcons has often been praised for their triple tanky core strategy. Emphasizing three highly durable cores and overwhelming the enemy by sheer force of attrition. Among their many favorite heroes for this strategy are Razor and Viper.
Other teams have taken notes, and tanky cores are on the rise. While this might look like a good thing for Falcons, Skiter explained it's anything but that.
"To be honest, I don't really like when these heroes are meta. Like Viper, Razor. A lot of heroes think it benefits us But it's the other way around. Everyone is looking at these heroes and they are always first phase ban. So we rarely get them. It's usually better when these heroes aren't in meta, because you can get them later in draft and teams won't really think about counters or not used to playing against them."
Another evolution in Dota 2 is a bigger focus on flexible heroes. Examples such as Windranger were often picked as either carries or midlaners. But this trend has extended to more unusual picks, such as Puck, Leshrac, and Storm Spirit.
Lepko explained why more and more teams are aiming for these flexible picks in the current meta,"Lot of people are prioritizing flexes. Flexing Void Spirit to carry, puck to carry. Because Dota has evolved so much, that people understand how to demolish heroes with counter pick. So giving you the most flexibility in the draft is most valuable. I think people might take it too far with some heroes."
You can catch Teams Falcons in the ongoing DreamLeague Season 28, One of the main events leading up to EWC 2026 coming later this year.
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