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For most of the season, Golden Guardians has only needed one team fight. In Game 5 against 100 Thieves, they found that one teamfight. Facing a deficit for almost the entirety of the game, they somehow managed to find themselves in a position to battle back at 28 minutes. Rushing a Baron just a minute…
Following Immortals’ win over Evil Geniuses Sunday, PowerOfEvil took to Twitter. He stated, “…I think it was fair to chronobreak. Just didn’t think the spot to was a neutral gamestate.” After one hour of replies, PoE responded “…One of the most unfair chronobreaks in my career.” This comment sparked some spicy remarks from other players,…
Team Liquid moved into the tie for first place, following LCS Spring Season Week 2. They took down two teams that went 2-0 in Week One–Cloud9 and FlyQuest. C9 and FLY had shown some innovative strategies to start 2022, including Enchanters mid lane and top lane. This week’s takes became more “standard” and TL was…
The 2022 LCS Spring Season Week 1 kicked off the regular season over the weekend. North America’s teams faced off against their first opponents with their records on the line. Teams including TSM, Cloud9 and Golden Guardians finally started their intended lineup, after starting at least partial Academy League teams during Lock In. Team Liquid…
North America’s 2022 Lock In tournament continued into the quarterfinals stage over the weekend. TSM and Immortals fell out of the event, finishing fifth in their respective groups. Since Team Liquid finished second in Group B, they matched against Group A third place FlyQuest. Honestly, TL took the 2-0 fairly easily. They continue into the…
With patches every couple of weeks, TFT players need to make sure that they are keeping up with all of the changes. Some are extremely important and can change the Meta immensely, while others likely won’t. Either way, it is important for players to stay up to date on what changes are coming and how…
Teamfight Tactics is nearing the end of its fifth Set and about to head into Set 6. During this time, many or more realistically, most champions from League of Legends have made their way over to TFT and some have been in nearly every Set since the beginning. With rosters of nearly fifty champions, not…
The big event is finally coming in hot. The Rise of the Sentinels event is happening and fans are rightly excited. The Ruination skins were mostly a known commodity at this point but leaks of a new champion coming to League of Legends and a new skin line had yet to be substantiated. Now the…
Legends of Runeterra was a game that launched with a lot of anticipation. League of Legends and its characters are iconic and being able to flesh them out a bit more in a card game was something that many fans were excited about. The question then became, how many champions would they be able to…
It’s not a controversial statement to say that the Spring Split meta was quite repetitive. After the 900th Udyr Hecarim matchup, Riot Games decided to make some big changes coming into MSI. Here is what fans should expect. Top Lane: Top Lane is interesting cause on paper, not too much has changed, but there are…
In a press release of everything coming to the PBE, Riot Games revealed all of the new champions and what each of them does. Here is a quick list for reference with each new TFT Set 5 champion and what their abilities are. *Note: These are subject to change as the PBE goes on. The…
Team Liquid defeated TSM in the penultimate of the Mid Season Showdown. They took the series 3-1 in fairly dominant fashion, which is surprising considering Armao had to sub in for Santorin on short notice. The win qualifies Team Liquid to the finals, where they will face tournament favorites Cloud9. The winner of that match-up…
During the League of Legends 2021 Livestream, Set 5 was announced with minimal details. They specifically revealed some champions and a bit about what the Set theme would be. As leaks and rumors continue to swirl with this announcement, fans will have plenty of time to think up traits and what champions might be in…
Team Liquid fell to Cloud9 in the winner’s bracket finals this past weekend, losing the series 1-3. Cloud9 moves on to the Mid Season Showdown finals, where they await the winner between Team Liquid and TSM. They face off this Saturday, April 10, at the Los Angeles Greek Theatre, and the winner continue to the…
Patch 11.6 has recently hit the rift, and it brought many changes along with it. It is important to note that this will most likely be the patch that will be played in playoffs, at least the start of playoffs. While this article will be based on numbers and statistics, a lot of this is…
Patch 11.5 is upon us, but it won’t be in effect in pro play for another couple of weeks. Today’s article will discuss how these changes may affect each role when it does arrive in professional play. While this article will be based on numbers and statistics, a lot of this is still speculation, so…
Team Liquid’s LCS team sits tied for fourth place after four weeks of Spring Split matches. Their 7-5 record pales in comparison to TL’s Lock In tournament victory just weeks ago. While their wins are generally dominant, Team Liquid’s losses have come down to minor issues–drafting being one of them. Here’s a look at what…
Team Liquid’s LCS team has shown some of the most dominant wins and some of the most confusing losses in the league this year. Spring Split has been a bit of a doozy, considering this is the team that came sprinting out of the gate to win North America’s first ever Lock In tournament. Just…
While League of Legends’ Patch 11.4 was released to the public last week, it won’t come into pro play for another while. Today’s article will assess how these changes will impact each of the five roles and will wrap up with a meta prediction. While this article will be based on numbers and statistics, a…
In a video rundown of everything coming to the PBE, Riot Mort and Chaemirix revealed all of the new champions and what each of them does. Here is a quick list for reference with each new champion and what their abilities are. *Note: These are subject change as the PBE goes on. The abilities listed…
