AC/AM Standouts highlights the players who performed best in the most recent week of NA Academy and amateur play. I’ll discuss a few of the most noteworthy standouts, then list some other players whose performances caught my eye below.

NOTE: I am not including the Northern Arena tournament in this article, since it is an off-calendar tournament that is not part of the official Proving Grounds circuit.

Prismal, Bot, Golden Guardians Academy

The Giant Slayer Gauntlet tier 1 tournament wrapped up with an exciting GG Academy reverse-sweep against EG Academy, and Prismal was one the key figures in that comeback, playing Kai’sa and Xayah after starting the series on Ezreal and Aphelios.

Prismal Stats

Prismal is one of the best candidates to break through into the LCS bot lane out of the Academy scene. He and Chime are always looking to make plays in the bot lane (sometimes to their own detriment, to be fair), and Prismal’s team fighting usually manages to shine through even if the laning phase backfires a bit. Keep an eye on Prismal at Proving Grounds later this split as he tries to prove himself as an LCS promotion candidate. Continue reading AC/AM Standouts: 2021 Spring, Week 9 →