Nightfall about Mira: “He is, I would say, one of the best teammates in my entire career. Great person"

Kerry Aurora Gaming Egor 'Nightfall' Grigorenko, in an interview at The International 2026, recalled the previous tournament in the series, discussed the differences between the current and past team rosters, and also spoke about his comrades.

[ Looking back at the last TI and how it went, what do you think of it now? ] The previous The International was the most difficult for me among the tournaments in the series. Things just didn't go the way we wanted. We played in a knockout match and threw an easy game. But what can you do? Life goes on. I hope to do better this time.

[ Do you feel like you learned anything that you can apply at this TI? ] Not really. We just need to play better.

[There are three new players on your team. Has this changed your playing style? Has your strategy changed? Or did the team remain the same? ] I would say what has changed is especially the three core players. In my opinion, the playing style of core players can vary in different teams depending on what is needed at the time. I would say that I started playing more actively.

[ Will you be leaning towards a more greedy playstyle now? ] Yes. This is what Dota wants from you now. [Do you like playing like this? Or do you prefer to fight and beat your opponents? ] It depends on your mood, but I think hitting opponents and playing risky is a more fun style of play.

[ What did Ws and kaori bring to the team? ] If we talk about Ws, I think he brought confidence. And he also calls about his hero. As for kaori, I would say that it has brought calm to our communication. And he also strengthened our laning on the safe lane. He became stronger than he was before.

I enjoy playing with Mira. He is, I would say, one of the best teammates in my entire career. Great person.

[ Of course, you would like to raise the Aegis of Champions yourself, but does the thought of earning Mira a third trophy to become the first such player motivates you? ] If I didn’t think about raising it myself, and it wasn’t my dream, then my second thought would be about Mira. [But your main goal is to get the Aegis for yourself? ] Yes.

[ Is there a carry right now that you think is playing really well that you're following a bit? ] Perhaps I would highlight Satanic and miCKe. miCKe has played very well in recent months and Satanic won the championship in Paris. I think he played amazingly in this tournament.

It's a pleasure to work with kpii. I think he is one of the best coaches in terms of analyzing games and analyzing replays. He knows how to do this informatively, quickly and at the same time productively.

Earlier, Alik 'V-Tune' Sparrow commented on Aurora Gaming's victory over GamerLegion in the group stage of The International 2026.