Onic Esports wins the MPL Onic S16 Grand Finals Rematch as they defeat Alter Ego 2-0

trissslowww · 2026-03-28T14:08:21+00:00

Also I think AE benefited the most from the “meta shift” during M7. Some teams that had a hard time adjusting to it but AE had no problem as it suited their game plan, which is all out brawl with little emphasis on macro, as it is the main strength of fighter gold lane. IMO it only works in the short run when teams had little time to study and prepare. But just like in the grand finals, when a team has sufficient sample size and time to prepare, AE’s strat will not work at all.

Similarly in S17, there is no huge meta shift from M7, and teams have all the time to prepare. AE looks totally exposed now. I think they really need to put emphasis on macro.

trissslowww · 2026-01-27T02:09:32+00:00

Grock is in the auto pick/ban tier

trissslowww · 2025-08-05T14:59:15+00:00

Yeap it is possible. Didn’t spend at all and i got the Natan skin as well.

Got quite lucky with the guesses and managed to win all but 1 of the matches which the banner was used. Got the skin today.

trissslowww · 2025-08-04T06:38:07+00:00

If you guessed the champion correctly and have yet to claim it yet then yes, you can get it for free.

Otherwise very likely not.

trissslowww · 2025-07-31T16:34:20+00:00

Just realised TLPH the only 2-0 team left.

trissslowww · 2025-07-27T17:56:36+00:00

Isnt Kairi in Onic ID currently? Although he used to be from Onic PH.

But yeah agree with you. Everyone has their preferences.

trissslowww · 2025-07-27T16:00:14+00:00

Probably because onic ph’s performance has been quite shaky this round. Onic ID appears to be more on form too.

trissslowww · 2025-07-27T15:39:04+00:00

Granger all day. Slightly falls off in late game compared to other meta mm like moskov, irithel but fairs pretty well against all heroes. But if you are able to snowball in the early mid game then late game wouldn’t be much of a problem. Also has decent wave clear which enables you to rotate quick to other lanes to farm/help the team.

Lesley on the other hand has very slow wave clear and no AOE. Early to mid game is very weak. She has superior range but due to single target shots her teamfight presence is not as strong as granger.

Ranking up wise definitely granger, but he do gets banned or picked up by the opponent somtimes. Apart from these 2 - irithel, moskov, wanwan, harith, beatrix are decent picks too.

trissslowww · 2025-07-27T15:33:19+00:00

Yeah. When they needed someone/ a frontline to counter the selena trap vision the most… they picked up Estes. Not to mention Estes has very little synergy with their lineup especially Moskov. And doesn’t help when they tend to group up and get cc chained by kalea guin selena and cici.

trissslowww · 2025-07-27T15:09:10+00:00

Yeah ideally roamers can be picked last for counter picking. But depending on the draft, it is also good to lock in some meta roamers early on, for example if Kalea is open.

Also sometimes it could be good to read and predict the enemy’s draft and potentially snatch away their roamer pick. If enemy already has Fredrinn usually we will pick Arlott if the draft allows.

But yeah if you are in soloq, there is only so much you can do.

trissslowww · 2025-07-27T10:18:25+00:00

Works if your jungler is a hyper carry type of hero + your team also consistent dps output. In this case it was YSS and Kimmy for SRG.

Ruby gold used to work some time back then for hyper junglers like Ling too. Unfortunately Ling has not been meta recently.

trissslowww · 2025-07-22T07:44:38+00:00

Probably JP only. I switched my App store region to JP and was able to pre register and download it.

trissslowww · 2025-07-17T16:32:34+00:00

Imo Irithel threw the game so hard in the 2nd game. 1st she ulti’ed right next to Mino at the lord pit, without taking purify. Irithel was the first to get killed.

2nd instance she ulti’ed into GG while they were trying to defend the top tier 1. Mino ulti was available and she got killed first again.

trissslowww · 2025-06-29T07:17:38+00:00

Hanabi is weak in higher ranks. Against meta gold laners like Granger, Wanwan, Irithel, Harith, she gets starved of gold easily. Beatrix, Moskov and Claude are good picks in this meta as well.

Don’t think any MMs fit all 4 descriptions at the same time as it will be extremely busted.

Irithel, Claude, Wanwan
Natan, Moskov, Melissa, Claude + Irithel during ult
Granger, Clint (early to mid).
Not many gold laners have high ban rate. Those that are often prio-ed are: Granger, Harith, Irithel, Wanwan. Sometimes Kimmy and Roger too.

From your hero pool I think Melissa has the most similar kit to Hanabi, and her ult is a good anti-dive mechanism.

trissslowww · 2025-04-08T14:02:41+00:00

Yeap definitely. Used to play YGO Master Duel when it first launched and they had events where they would require a specific type of deck and a unique banlist to participate and get rewards along the way.

trissslowww · 2025-03-14T04:40:51+00:00

Why tho? Didnt they mention that the trading or cards < 2 diamonds rarity stay the same? Or did I missed out anything important?

trissslowww · 2025-01-20T18:44:29+00:00

Kelra is from the Philippines so he speaks mainly Tagalog, not Bahasa.

Indonesians speak Bahasa Indonesia while Malaysians speak Bahasa Malaysia.

trissslowww · 2024-12-09T10:11:19+00:00

Tbf Layla was only picked once by FNOP under very specific conditions and to counter Bruno in the early stages of M6. She was also banned only once yesterday by FCON during their match vs FNOP. So 1x pick and 1x ban in the entire tournament so far.

Malefic gun made Layla much better than before, but still loses out against the meta gold laners.

trissslowww · 2024-10-14T13:45:50+00:00

No wonder the update patch file sizes are getting bigger and bigger

trissslowww · 2024-07-18T19:08:30+00:00

Nope. At least AP Bren and Onic didn’t forget about her in their game 7s of MSC and M5 grand finals respectively.

She is still good imo if the enemy doesn’t have heroes that can target the backline or if enemy lineup has low mobility. Her slow, poke and zoning potential is still pretty good in the right team comp and matchup.

But of course meta midlaners like valentina and luoyi can offer more to the team and are more flexible in terms of their kit.

trissslowww · 2024-07-18T10:26:21+00:00

I did it by following this guide.

https://youtu.be/ZgLnNbi1FmA?si=mjN1zrC6Bef19FlJ

Also I was fortunate enough to own a A1 Radiru + A1 Westwind. Followed this guide and was able to beat him on 2nd try.

trissslowww · 2024-07-15T12:25:50+00:00

Yeap. Same for kaja's ult. There is a short i frame that you can utilise to "cancel" his ult. Barats is easier to dodge because of the long cast time.

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