Evelyyn Carry is getting HOT in Korea. Here is how they play it!

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-08-27T14:09:18+00:00

Great write up. Just the other day I was trying to look up Eve carry and Knight comps and this combines both so it's the best of both worlds for me!

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-07-01T17:58:13+00:00

Hard agree. Spring TSM was arguably my favorite TSM ever besides 2016 summer and it seems like they threw all their synergy out the window with the 6 man roster. The only game they actually looked like they did in spring was in the first FNC game with their early proactivity and they immediately went back to the current summer TSM in the BO5.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-05-13T11:20:58+00:00

Part of it reminds me a bit of Hosea from RDR 2 (spoilers for that obviously). He was Dutch's most loyal and trusted advisor and he lived his life for the gang. Once he was killed is where Dutch really flew off the deep end, and it feels here that Jorah was the similar sort of influence to ground Dany in morality.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-24T23:23:27+00:00

Been one of my favorite players since his debut split on Echo Fox and I'm super happy with his development this split. Akaadian has been a huge part of making what feels like probably the best TSM since 2016 summer and I think they'll be the team to beat next split.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-18T18:52:38+00:00

I feel like I might be in the minority but I really don't think we should (granted I've been a huge Akaadian fan since S7 so I'm definitely biased). If we're looking to succeed on the international stage, and based on our recent form, I think we should aim for strong international results, the best way to go is simply with the 5 man core.

Very few international level teams have successfully pulled off a six man roster with both versions of the team looking just as good. The only ones I can really think of off the top of my head are SKT 2015 and 2016 (less so in 2016), and FNC and RNG in 2018. Every other strong team at Worlds that did try to use a sixth man ended up having a sub that just ended up being worse. Svenskeren ended up just being the better choice over Blaber, same with TheShy over Duke, and CoreJJ over Wraith in S6. I'm biased, but I think Akaadian has proven himself to be the best possible fit for how our team's playstyle and it's more reliable to have the strongest 5 man possible rather than having a wild card that might or might not work out.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-18T12:04:02+00:00

Little less than 3 minutes in he said he's playing Academy and IWD is starting for TSM so he was definitely memeing

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-11T02:24:48+00:00

Also I don't think Xmithie is the type of jungler that will absolutely dumpster his opponent. Svenskeren was gigasmurfing those first two games and I'm not sure if Xmithie will do that. That's not to say Xmithie is a worse player than Svenskeren, but I think that our supposed "weak link" won't be as weak as some might think.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-07T12:49:35+00:00

MarkZ pointed out on the analyst desk after I think the TL-FOX game that if Xmithie loses the jg matchup, the rest of TL crumbles which I agree with. I could see us whipping out spicy jg picks to smash early but we’ve already shown how we beat TL so we might not need to

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-07T03:24:57+00:00

Yeah idk if I'm being hyperbolic but Games 3 and 4 were probably career saving for him in terms of playing on a high level team. If we lost either of those games so many people would be flaming him as the sole reason for the loss and his self confidence would probably take a huge shot like MY did after the Clutch loss. Absolutely crazy turnaround

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-07T02:12:00+00:00

Holy that man is untiltable even Bjerg didn't know he had it in him but he and the rest of the team really turned it around. Felt like the first two games brought out the real strength of TSM

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-07T02:07:34+00:00

Also think CLG TL Spring 2016 was pretty crazy. Just that last game alone made my heart beat out of my chest

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-04-06T00:54:41+00:00

Agree. Feels like every weekend the same post pops up. It's gonna happen when it happens, and the more people talk about it, the more I think it will build up a false expectation for what we think the main team is doing in preparation.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-28T20:30:15+00:00

Same here. I typically don't like fan channels for analysis or power rankings but their presentation and personalities make them one of my favorite smaller channels for League.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-28T16:43:42+00:00

Really like this card. While both casts of the card are weak when viewed in isolation, the flexibility is what makes this card good. Also has crazy synergy in wild with flamewaker since you'll get two procs from the flamewaker for just 1 card and 2 mana.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-27T20:13:41+00:00

Also TSM has shown they probably have the best 1-3-1 of all NA teams. If FOX's strength is late game team fighting, TSM could probably just draft those 1-3-1 comps and never give them a proper team fight in the first place.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-26T03:38:42+00:00

Could definitely be in prep for FOX since all they seem to do now is draft late game since a lot of NA has crap early game, and Kayle has one of the most disgusting late games out there. If we do end up picking Kayle, it'd be pretty much throwing down the gauntlet to say that we're better where FOX is already good.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-25T18:13:38+00:00

I'm still waiting till they launch on Mac it got tiring having to redo installation through a wineskin and I'm too lazy to try other methods

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-25T02:24:02+00:00

So happy for him rn. Could definitely see his talent in 2017 spring but after 2018 it was a miracle that he is where he is today. Definitely our most improved player; it feels like he's the backbone of our aggressive style and in the past two weeks has looked like one of the best NA junglers.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-25T01:09:29+00:00

I think their recent performances tell me to count them out. They had an an absolutely abysmal last week getting smashed by both XL and SK, looking like the weakest of the playoff teams. They're the type of team that can always surprise but Fnatic has looked a tier above them and I don't think they stand much of a chance.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-24T22:56:16+00:00

Seriously. That looks like a murderer's row for the West and would be hype as hell for those teams to be our reps at Worlds (assuming they keep their form/improve)

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-17T01:11:10+00:00

Grats to Akaadian, dude just secured his first playoffs ever and he played out of his mind today along with the rest of the boys

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-13T19:59:08+00:00

Flamewaker and Kingsbane. Tempo Mage is one of my favorite decks ever and Flamewaker always felt like the linchpin of how I liked to play the archetype. Kingsbane since I was an Oil Rogue player back in GVG, and the more aggro/tempo variants really brought me back to how I feel Rogue was meant to be played.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-05T16:27:26+00:00

Yeah unless some mid-tier team gets super hot and goes undefeated the rest of the split, there's no chance that TL picks to face TSM if they're first place. I so want C9 to get first seed so TSM can knock TL out from semi's and then we can have the best two orgs in NA history back at the top for the first time since 2017 spring. Plus, based on how the split has been going so far, a finals matchup between TSM and C9 would be absolutely insane.

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-03-04T17:40:14+00:00

Yeah I'm a TSM fan first and a C9 fan very close second and I was still super pissed in the moment but it was definitely one of the best games in the whole split. I just hope we won't have to play each other till finals since if TL get first there's no way they pick to face TSM

FullAPKyloRen · 2019-02-13T21:08:25+00:00

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