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Analysis and Opinion

xPeke vs. PowerOfEvil: Origen’s New Two-Headed Mid-Lane Threat

Origen released a video today announcing that while the rumors were true that they had signed former Unicorns of Love Mid laner PowerOfEvil, it was not true that team owner xPeke was retiring as a player. Instead, Origen plans to use both xPeke and PowerOfEvil in the Mid lane to form a six-man roster, swapping the two players in and out of the lineup based on xPeke’s level of play and ability to practice on any given week.

The SK Telecom T1 model of having multiple strong players in one position worked out very well for the world champions, but can Origen make it work in the EU LCS? A similar approach was available to Counter Logic Gaming in North America in the 2015 Summer split, but they opted not to play Huhi, sticking with Pobelter for the full season instead.

Whether Origen does play both xPeke or PowerOfEvil, or decides to pick one horse and ride them all the way to the finish line, fans of the team will want to know what to expect from their new acquisition. Here’s a head-to-head comparison of how both players performed in Summer 2015.

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Stat Card: nukeduck

Team Roccat announced today that they have re-signed Norwegian Mid laner nukeduck for the 2016 season.

nukeduck

In a region packed with strong Mid laners, nukeduck holds his own, with an impressive 4.9 KDA and stronger laning stats than players like Febiven, Ryu, PePiiNeRO, and PowerOfEvil.

Roccat has now confirmed three returning players from the 2015 roster, with nukeduck joining the team’s Jungler, Jankos, and Support, Vander.

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First Bloods: Player FB Stats Around the World

In professional matches, the team that takes First Blood wins the game 67.5% of the time (based on LCS, LCK, and LMS in Summer 2015). You can see just how valuable it is for pro players to earn First Blood kills and assists and avoid giving up First Blood deaths.

The table below presents First Blood rates (FB Kills+Assists / Games Played) as well as First Blood deaths for every player in the LCS, LCK, or LMS from the 2015 Summer split regular season.

As a quick summary, here are the five best First Blood earners, first overall and then for non-Junglers.

Global Top 5 FB Rates (excluding LPL)
  1. EL Shook (70%, 3K 4A in 10 GP)
  2. JAG Chaser (61%, 11K 12A in 38 GP)
  3. KOO Hojin (60%, 5K 4A in 15 GP)
  4. CJE Trick (60%, 1K 2A in 5 GP)
  5. TiP Rush (58%, 1K 10A in 19 GP)
Global Top 5 FB Rates for Non-Junglers (excluding LPL)
  1. FNC Huni (56%, 3K 7A in 18 GP)
  2. TDK Emperor (56%, 4K 1A in 9 GP)
  3. kT Piccaboo (55%, 2K 9A in 20 GP)
  4. T8 Dodo8 (53%, 2K 8A in 19 GP)
  5. H2K Hjarnan (50%, 3K 6A in 18 GP)

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