Who is better, dev1ce or Faker?
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 90.2 for Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz — a gap of 7.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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dev1ce vs Faker
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok above Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz: 97.5 vs 90.2. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads on Longevity, Peak, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FakerWinner
97.5Faker wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
dev1ce
90.2dev1ce wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
97.5
Faker leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
2. Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok14 trophies
5 seasons by age 21 · 2.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇩🇰 Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz6 trophies
3 seasons by age 21 · 2 per season
dev1ce is -57.1% behind Faker's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | dev1ceActive · Astralis | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 4 | — |
| Intel Grand Slams | 1 | — |
| HLTV top-20 appearances | 9 | — |
| Career rating 2.0 | 1.15 | — |
| Big event MVPs | 13 | — |
| Career prize money (M$) | 2 | 1.6 |
| World Championships | — | 5 |
| MSI titles | — | 2 |
| Domestic league titles | — | 10 |
| Career KDA | — | 5.1 |
| Pro seasons | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 93 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Faker97.5
dev1ce90.2
FAQ
Where does dev1ce beat Faker?
dev1ce does not lead any of the five categories; Faker is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the dev1ce vs Faker score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. dev1ce: 90.2, Faker: 97.5.
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