Halfway through history in the LEC – League of Legends

Death from afar and death in ball.

Starting on the Summer Finals weekend, it was winner take all between Team Heretics and Fnatic, with the winner winning the Season Finals and the loser unable to exceed the point margin required to qualify. In the end, it was Fnatic who came out on top, changing tactics after a loss in D1G1 and a shaky win in D1G2 thanks to Hextech Soul. By switching to a poke-oriented strategy, Fnatic was able to find an identity and take the series 3-1, but failed to turn that strategy into success against XL, with the only pick in their 3-1 loss against their British brothers being Kindred of Razork’s unexpected choice in D2G3.

Piloted by Noah, Lethality Varus returned to the LEC stage alongside Humanoid’s Jayce in Fnatic Game 3 and Game 4. After weathering the storm of Jankos and Vetheo roaming the lane, these two champions’ mid-game long-range damage was able to render fights and contested goals useless for their opponents. Jayce in particular had a high priority all weekend picking/banning our top four teams.

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Fnatic seems to be on the verge of changing this strategy so far in the Season Finals, but it hasn’t been without its few bumps along the way. Continuing this strategy of attacking Excel, Fnatic had some success, but seemed too reliant on Ivern, Jayce, and Kai’Sa, all champions who are hotly contested picks and bans.

So, they seem to have made the transition from long range death to death on a ball and are playing a much more LPL and LEC Spring Split style that we saw in the LEC Spring Split, clinging to victories in the fourth and fifth games. of their series, elimination against XL in the season finales, and getting revenge on Summer. Focusing on picks like Taliyah and Tristana who can be flexible between roles gives the team more draft versatility and high combat damage. I’d also like to draw attention to Trymbi’s choice of Nautilus, who scored early kills for Fnatic and helped them get through some otherwise shaky lane stages.

return faces

MAD Lions, our Spring Split champions, suffered a huge fall from grace and flopped early in the Summer Split. That being said, their championship winning streak has earned them the right to exact revenge in the season finales, an opportunity they are clearly eager to seize.

Throughout the spring, Carzzy and Chasy have been in incredible form, so they’ve been the ones keeping up with this list. It was a big if, and although Chasy had some difficulties in the series of her MAD vs. Excel, Carzzy is sure that she has a step up once again. With Hylissang in shape, Carzzy can max out his abilities, find early leads, and be a huge source of damage for his team in W1D1G1, as well as picking up the win with a square kill in the second game of the same series. Elyoya reappeared, and it is not surprising because with his contract almost at the end, let’s see if this time the MAD Lions can finally sink their teeth into some international competition.

French giants Team BDS have long struggled to find momentum in the LEC, but have improved by leaps and bounds since the return of their current ERL squad. They came out en masse in spring and showed promise for summer, but failed to reach the same heights. However, it has been a year of firsts for this organization and they are well on their way to another after making the LEC top four in the season finals.

A pick that many have questioned as a player in the BDS franchise, Nuc has consistently shown himself in the team’s success and looks like a real threat in the mid lane, especially on aggressive mages like Cassiopeia. In addition, Sheo was a reference point throughout the year and found his place within the roster, coordinating the team until the middle of the game. While Adam looks like the Achilles heel of the team at the moment, underperforming against both BrokenBlade and Irrelevant, if he can learn to fully play the bottom and the team is able to play for an in-form Crownie (who looked monstrous in BDS’s win at W1D2G2 over G2) it may be time for a BDS breakthrough like never before.

goodbye two

Despite being (for lack of a better word) trampled in the Finals by G2, there are many advantages to the XL roster that has grown by leaps and bounds individually and as a team over the course of the Summer Split and Season Finals. . With an identity still centered around aggressive teamfights and heraldic rift control, XL showed much more diversity of choice and some members in particular shone.

Veterans on the roster, Odoamne and Abbedagge, put in some monster performances in XL’s race for second place in the summer. Peach is finding his place on the roster as well, playing much more proactively and chasing hints for his lanes to help XL overcome any hiccups in the game. This is a squad that went from 10th in a row to five games against a super in-form Fnatic team. I hope that the defeat of the reigning Kings of Europe in the 3-0 victory of G2 in the summer finals and of the MAD Lions in the season finals does not affect the determination of the team, and I remain hopeful for the future of this template.

Ultimately, SK Gaming remains as it was: a roster packed with promising talent led by their veteran jungler Markoon, but still unable to break through to the upper echelons of the LEC. If there was a team to prove, it was them, but this LEC dark horse couldn’t make much of a statement by sealing his World Cup ticket.

Markoon will be instrumental in guiding his team to future success, and I’m specifically focusing on how he interacts with Sertuss. At their peak, the two are a terrifyingly deadly duo in the jungle, and with champions like Akali and Sylas returning to the fray, SK’s stock could be rising in the upcoming split.