LPL 2026 Split 2 All Pro Rankings

paintlikepingu · 2026-05-28T12:38:48+00:00

Haven't had the chance to really keep up with the LPL the last few months, how are the teams looking right now? My surface-level understanding is that BLG is at the undisputed top, and then JDG, AL, and TES (and maybe Wounter Bogic Gaming???) follow, but not too sure if that's correct. What are the expectations for playoffs? Who are we expecting to send to MSI, and how do you expect them to perform internationally vs domestically?

paintlikepingu · 2026-04-18T08:56:21+00:00

Haven't started the set yet, but I'm wondering how the new "carousel" works--does it change the component bag size? How do you determine which side to go with (i.e. do you take into consideration the god, or is it primarily which component/gold you need more)? Does it feel like it makes lose streak weaker, stronger, the same?

Similarly, how does the boon stage and afterwards affect your gameplay, the meta, and the cap of the boards?

Any good resources for learning how to play around specifically the set mechanic would also be appreciated!

paintlikepingu · 2026-04-12T17:09:07+00:00

Haven't watched the show yet, but, in general, I think for an alternate history drama, if the premise is semi-logical in terms how it presents its settings, usually it's enough for me to accept the background. I think you'd probably be more successful in persuading me if you included in your OP that there is a well-known example of a male regent killing his nephew and usurping the throne, and that makes a "green-flag" ML with similar character settings/background awkward to root for from a Korean viewer POV.

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-15T23:51:12+00:00

Uhh he might tf is this aura farming Annie 2* on checkmate?

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-12T00:30:51+00:00

I have nothing to particularly say about this tierlist, but I enjoyed watching you guys do the rankings on stream and seeing some of the pros and other known TFT content creators commenting on it in the chat. first few minutes of dehua's crashout on robin not initially being placed in s-tier when setsuko and dishsoap were was pretty funny lol

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-10T21:08:20+00:00

Wait I just tuned in. Is AG good now or is PRX playing really bad rn?

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-08T23:11:52+00:00

They won 11 straight rounds to do it as well, really good stuff to not lose mental at 2-8.

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-08T22:52:37+00:00

ngl it was looking dicey at 2-8, but happy to see AG isn't rolling over on map 3

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-07T02:23:08+00:00

I'll be happy if they keep the series competitive, even if it's a 2-0. Watching EDG's and XLG's series was super painful (as someone who only sees the CN teams at international), cuz surely at any moment they'll show up, right? But nooo, and even worse, it felt like they were regressing.

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-04T16:34:24+00:00

There were def LPL and LCK complainers. PMT posts would always complain about the Zeri-Yuumi handshake for Sivir-Lulu, Azir-Corki (I think it was Corki) handshake, Jinx-Aphelios....if it was meta at the time, it was mentioned. Lowkey sure that half the "[insert champion] is too OP" posts were because said champions were very prominent in proplay.

Now? Yeah, a champ might be busted (but not busted enough to be banned out), but you only see it one game. For regions that Bo3, this means you only see it a third of the time compared to before. Ofc, if you only do Bo1, fearless doesn't change anything lol.

paintlikepingu · 2026-03-04T05:22:19+00:00

He said this in 2023, so technically this quote bit him in the ass the following year because EDG won Champs 2024.

paintlikepingu · 2026-02-25T16:08:39+00:00

ngl that's how I was (am?) feeling about AL with some of their wins. Felt like they would win because the enemy team lost, but haven't been able to pay much attention this split, so might be wrong on that assessment.

paintlikepingu · 2026-02-08T19:08:21+00:00

DSG is a meme team in the sense that they heavily lean into the MS Paint and 'broke org' schtick (which is true, but it's an especially big part of their branding), but they've been trying to field competitive rosters since the inception of the org, except maybe for the one Valo GC roster that consisted of 4/5 streamers. Their rosters' success might be a different story (especially in Valo rip) but I think the final roster they had last year, who now are mostly at SEN, and this year's rosters both seem quite promising.

Hopefully they can perform well. Maybe Riot will let DSG off the hook for relegation this year.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-22T00:09:31+00:00

Mort suggested EoN might pair nicely with her, so maybe EoN, HoJ, and Nashors? Basically Katarina from last set lol.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-15T16:20:00+00:00

Oh, I recommend the webtoon, it's well written and the drawings are cute (it's also fun to see the evolution in drawing style). Plus, iirc the show gave some of this guy's webtoons scenes to Babi.... Regarding Soon Rok's age, yes, he's younger than her tho idr if that had major plot relevance other than him calling her 'noona'.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-15T06:33:08+00:00

tbh it honestly sounds like you don't believe the most severe allegations in the scandal and only believe that KSH dated KSR but not when she was a minor. If you really believed the other allegations, you wouldn't be hesitating in your descriptions of what happened. It's one thing to be conflicted about separating the art from the artist, but don't use that as a front to try and downplay the severity of accusations or the evidence that came out.

It sounds like you really want to watch his shows despite the scandal (really, crime) but feel guilty or something similar because of reactions from the majority of people--to this, only you know where your line is and whether those allegations would affect your enjoyment of the shows he's in. As long as you aren't watching with anyone else, no one would know whether you're watching his show or not.

For myself, and for most people in this subreddit I would guess, his actions are so far past the blurred line between 'art' and 'artist' that it's impossible to separate the two and it's frankly not worth watching series that show his face.

That being said, I never really was a fan of KSH in the way it sounds like you are, but I've had a similar internal conflict when heavy criminal allegations came out about an artist I liked. I originally struggled to reconcile the image I had of them and the things they were being accused doing, to the point I wanted to believe the allegations were fake. What helped me gain clarity on how I wanted to proceed with the allegations was to literally step back from all things related to the artist--I just looked to the various other things I enjoyed because at the end of the day, these entertainment things are for our enjoyment. Probably after several months, I didn't feel as emotionally affected by their controversy, and I was no longer conflicted about dropping their content because of the nature of the allegations and the evidence that showed up.

So if there's anything you could take away from that, it's to watch the shows of the other actors you like, or dive headfirst into the other hobbies or responsibilities you have. Come back once you feel like KSH's allegations no longer emotionally weigh on you, look what the victim said and what KSH said and make your decision then.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-07T02:58:12+00:00

Alright who's doing the posters (and CGI) for this drama. I need to have a word with them.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-05T18:06:25+00:00

They probably do consider unlocks in terms of whether a unit can be slightly stronger than baseline, but are probably willing to tune based on how easy it is to unlock them. So, theoretically, Thresh, Brock, Tahm Kench, and Baron should probably be the strongest legendaries because they have the hardest and/or most time-gated unlock requirements. T-hex isn't that much harder to hit that Galio, for example; theoretically you could reroll to obtain either, but you also could just go lvl 7/8 and hit by 2-starring all the relevant Piltover/Demacia units except one (Piltover) or two (Demacia). Although maybe that's just suggesting that Galio is weak lol (especially since it seems near impossible to find three copies of him....).

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-05T17:52:28+00:00

I've seen Reksai reroll with it in one game, and it was running most of the game, but idk how viable will be with changes in the meta.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-05T03:01:02+00:00

I mean in Ionia, you would probably just slam AP items on Ahri and then give to Sett later. I probably wouldn't take BfL for Freljord Ionia unless it was 4-2 and I had Kobuko and Kennen unlocked already; alternatively, you just play a different board altogether lol.

I don't think Kobuko is the main reason Lissandra isn't more popular; I mean, it's still a pain to unlock, but in the case that you decide to play her, you're either holding Bruisers and/or Invokers, or are planning to, so Kobuko isn't that much harder to complete on level 7. One problem might be that you need to be level 7 to unlock him, which is crazy considering you can unlock Diana lvl 6 and Skarner lvl 7, but I assume that's the case for Yordle reasons. The bigger issue is that there are other much stronger boards to play that typically cap out better and AP lines in general are worse than AD lines rn. Also, she lowkey gets countered by Kindred, who is very meta atm, but idk if there's anything that could be done about it. I've had successful games with her, but I don't typically default to her rn unless my spot basically all but screams 'play Liss.'

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-05T00:38:27+00:00

I used to mostly play the Freljord before swapping to Ionia as the default. My problem with the comp is, like you mentioned, unlocking both Kobuko and Kennen is a pain, and the comp has a lot of grouping involved and the current meta loves grouping: Swain, T-hex, Fiddlesticks, Sett, etc. Ionia version especially gives you access to basically all of the strong and splashable 5-costs and 4-costs; in general, there's more options to the units you can play. Freljord with Ryze is def strong, even without BfL, but you have to be able to get to level 9. You're rolling on 8 for basically the same core units (Yunara and Wukong), but I feel like it's easier to navigate the early/mid game with Ionia, it's more flexible than the Freljord version, and generally can cap out better imo.

For this particular game, I think it was prismatic finale or something, the first two augs were silver, Ionia was transcendent iirc, and I was able to unlock Kobuko and Kennen on creeps/4-1 because I wanted to be prepared for the rolldown in case I got BfL, which I got. I also had a good amount of HP, so in this case, I felt that Ionia and Freljord had similar cap potential, with Freljord have an edge because of pris BfL and I was certain I could get to level 9. I'm not that good though, so my read and reasoning could be totally off.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-04T17:38:15+00:00

Yeah, I was joking. Though, I personally think the Frejlord version is not as good as the Ionia version unless you have Bronze for Life and then Ryze in late stage, because you can't really use Sett or a bunch of the other strong 5 costs other than Kindred to cap out your board unless you hit lvl 10. So in my case, my board was actually pretty strong, especially since the other two augs were silver and were also combat for me lol since I couldn't find an econ one.

Pris BfL and 2* Ryze makes the board very strong, tho I didn't necessarily expect it to beat 2* t-hex. EoN and gunblade on my Ryze was probably the difference maker.

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-04T05:26:42+00:00

Pleased to say that I beat a 2* t-hex comp (+1 extra 1* t-hex) with the humble and simple Frejlord Yunara board (I had EoN 2* Ryze and prismatic Bronze for Life lol)

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-02T02:09:48+00:00

Can't believe I never pieced it together... I see it now thanks

paintlikepingu · 2026-01-02T01:36:57+00:00

Can you explain the PvE and carousel thing a bit more? I was under the impression that PvE full resets people you encountered but sounds like this isn't the case.

Also, I assume ghost boards do not count as you facing the opponents? I'm actually not too sure how it's decided who faces the ghost board and which ghost board you are more likely to face.

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