How G2 Took Over The LEC

Varus seemed to be the only champion to be a perma-ban for every team in the Mid-Season Cup. The few times he slipped through the banning phase, he'd be immediately first picked by the blue team, making the red team who didn't ban him regret


Ucal and Smeb previously won the LCK title with KT Rolster back in Summer 2018. The two will look to do the same again, as they compete against T1, Gen.G, DragonX, DAMWON, and more for that heavily contested right to call themselves champions of Ko


The reason why Rumble is viable in season 10 in the mid lane is that many of the popular picks do not have a strong pushing potential. When this champion is played, the goal is to push the lane and then influence the top lane or bottom l


With the addition of Huni, Evil Geniuses look to bolster their already strong lineup. However, due to Riot Games' import restrictions, Huni might not play for EG's LCS roster in 2020. In order to play Huni, Evil Genuises would have to replace Bang with Academy bot laner Matthew "Deftly" Chen. It's more plausible that fans will see Huni play for EG's Academy team, and as long as Huni plays at least 50% of the games this summer, he'll be eligible to declare as a North American citizen for the 2021 Spring Split, and thus be able to play for EG without breaking any import restricti


There's a lot to unpack from 2020's first international tournament, from Korean champs T1 being eliminated in the group stage, to Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok's concerning performances. But here are five of the biggest takeaways from the 2020 Mid-Season


Ssumday also had a solid game during 100 Thieves' first game League Of Legends Patch Notes the week against TSM, but couldn't manage to get the win alongside his struggling teammates. During week 5, Ssumday led all top laners in KDA (kill/death/assist ratio) with 6, while also managing to get a whopping 3 solo kills, cementing himself as one of the week's best players. Currently sitting in 6th place at 4-6, 100 Thieves will continue to count on Ssumday to be their driving force for the remaining half of the sea


PC MOBAs force players to be quick with their fingers in choosing the right loadout, targets, and even position on the battlefield. This caveat makes matches more intense. However, a mobile MOBA tries to simplify this with more accessible shortcuts and acti


With the season just halfway through, it can be argued that all five Cloud9 members are worthy of winning the Spring Split MVP. Each of them are dominating in their own way, but perhaps none are more deserving than Zven. Playing excellent both mechanically and mentally, Zven along with his support Vulcan have dominated the bot lane this season, and week 5 was no different. Zven played an excellent Varus against CLG, who Cloud9 unsurprisingly beat. What was surprising, however, was Cloud9's choice of bot lane in their second game against Immortals. Zven actually played "support" Senna, while Vulcan went Tahm Kench, acting as the "carry." This is a strategy similar to what Dignitas Academy employed in their matchup against Golden Guardians Academy, where AD carry Fenix went Senna and support Olleh went Galio. Fenix "supported" Olleh as he farmed with Ga


The China native played Zoe twice, landing every sleepy trouble bubble imaginable, not dying a single time. He even switched from a carry role to a support-like role, playing Orianna against FPX in the finals, finishing with a KDA (kill/death/assist) of 2/2


Thanks to some wonky blind-pick games that allowed for mirror matches, Varus had a 108% presence this tournament, a record that may prove to stand for a long time. The only losses on Varus were to another Varus in a blind-pick mirror match. The marksman's ultimate, chain of corruption, has the ability to turn fights around and his constant damage output combined with his long-range makes him an incredibly strong pick in the game's current m


After wining the 2019 Spring Split, G2 traveled to Taipei for the Mid-Season Invitational. They'd take down Korea's SKT and North America's Team Liquid to win Europe their first MSI title. G2 went on to win their sixth title during Summer 2019 and would eventually make it all the way to Worlds Grand Final before losing to China's FunPlus Phoe

In Evil Geniuses' first split back in the LCS, they made waves by signing high profile players in reigning MVP Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, former Team Vitality mid-laner Daniele "Jiizuke" di Mauro and Bae "Bang" Jun-sik, who won two World Championships back when he was a part of SKT T1 in 2015 and 2016. The team also added former Cloud9 youngsters Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidam and Colin "Kumo" Zhao. Despite looking inconstant at times, EG finished the split in 3rd place, losing to Flyquest in the semi-fin


TSM has now won six out of their last eight games, finding their way to 3rd place in the LCS Spring standings. Dardoch has been a major part of this surge, playing Lee Sin both games this past weekend against 100 Thieves and Evil Geniuses, winning both handily. One of the main jobs of a jungler is to secure neutral objectives, such as baron and dragon, as these give buffs that increase the stats of the players, helping them win fights. During week 5, TSM gave up 6 dragons, taking just 3 for themselves. This was done intentionally, however, as they decided to exchange early game dragons for objectives elsewhere on the map, such as map pressure and turrets. Early game dragons were weakened this past off season, and making these trade-offs helped TSM get early advantages. In doing so, this enabled Dardoch to secure baron buffs, an arguably more important late game objective. He managed to secure his team 100% of the barons taken this past weekend, which led to TSM winning both games. In terms of personal stats, Dardoch led junglers with a 14 KDA this week, dying just once. TSM will look to Dardoch to be a strength in the jungle, as they chase Flyquest in the standi