Who has been exceeding expectations, and who has been a disappointment? Magic discusses some NA LCS players whose stock has been rising or falling through the first two weeks of the NA LCS 2017 spring split.
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Oops, Hai did it again.
Through two weeks of the 2017 spring split, FlyQuest mid laner Hai “Hai” Lam has been up to his old Baron tricks. No matter the game situation, Hai has been finding ways to sneak away with game-changing early buffs.
FlyQuest are sitting second in their control of the game’s first Baron, and the Baron is being taken earlier in their games than for any other team.
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Early Baron control has been a hallmark of Hai’s shotcalling throughout his career. Continue reading Hai is still the king of early Barons
There’s arguably no purer expression of mechanical skill in League of Legends than the ability to generate early CS leads as a mid laner, unless you want to talk about solo kills. While there’s more to mid lane than just an isolated 1v1, it is the role best captured by the CS difference at 10 minutes (CSD10) statistic.
Here’s how the NA and EU LCS mid lanes are falling out so far this split. Continue reading Ryu and Febiven top the LCS mid lane CSD10 leaderboards
