The Flash Wolves were widely expected to be the second-best team at MSI 2017, but barely reached the knockout stage. A predictable play style, built around controlling the bot lane tower, led to their struggles, but smart adaptations helped them find their edge back. Can they adapt fast enough to beat SKT in a best-of-five?
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Are Mountain Drakes Overrated? Statistical analysis of the value and priority of dragon types
Ever since Riot introduced the concept of randomly-spawning elemental drakes, there has been consistent debate around the relative value of each dragon type. Consensus dictates that infernal and mountain drakes are the most valuable, with cloud and ocean as also-rans.
Currently, the trend of opinion among many experts–somewhat unexpectedly–is that mountain drake is the most useful dragon, above even the ever-popular infernal.
mountain over inferno any day
— Marcel Feldkamp (@MarcelFeldkamp) May 2, 2017
Mountain > all
— Renato Perdigão (@Shakarez) May 2, 2017
Curiously, the data does not bear out this opinion.
Based on statistical analysis of 2017’s games to date, the value of mountain drakes is much lower than popular perception. Inferno drake is statistically the most valuable by far, while cloud and ocean drakes continue to be underrated. Continue reading Are Mountain Drakes Overrated? Statistical analysis of the value and priority of dragon types
First Blood Data Error – Now Resolved
First Blood tracking was discovered to be broken in the Oracle’s Elixir database for much of the 2017 spring split. The issue has been resolved, and all First Blood data should now be accurate.
Apologies for the inaccuracy, and thank you to Riot Timbolt for identifying the issue.