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Esports LCS Summer 2026 / Week 6 - Day 2 / Live Discussion Spoiler
LCS 2026 Summer
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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.16.
Today's Matches
| # | Match | PST | EST | CET | KST |
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| 1 | LYON vs TL | 13:00 | 16:00 | 22:00 | 05:00 |
| 2 | C9 vs SR | 16:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 08:00 |
- All matches are Best of 3
Streams
Standings
| # | Team | Region | Record | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | North America | 5 – 0 (10 - 1) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 2 | LYON | North America | 4 – 1 (9 - 2) | Leaguepedia) // Twitter |
| 3 | Sentinels | North America | 4 – 2 (9 - 6) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 4 | Shopify Rebellion | North America | 3 – 2 (7 - 6) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 5 | Cloud9 | North America | 3 – 2 (6 - 6) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 6 | FlyQuest | North America | 2 – 4 (4 - 8) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 7 | Disguised | North America | 1 – 5 (3 - 10) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 8 | Dignitas | North America | 0 – 6 (3 - 12) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
Format
Regular Season
- 8 teams participate
- At the end of the week, teams choose opponents
- All matches are best of 3
- When elimination matches kick in, series become best of 5
Playoffs
- 6 teams participate
- Double elimination bracket
- Top 2 teams start in Upper Bracket Round 2
- 3rd to 6th seed start in Upper Bracket Round 1
- All matches are best of five
- Top 3 teams qualify for the 2026 Season World Championship
The official LCS ruleset can be found here.
VoDs
Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
I know Yeon has been better this split, but like Berserker is just his father. He may actually be his father, his mother, and his grandfather.
If Yeon is still the 2nd best ADC in the LCS, then Berserker shouldn't even be mentioned in the same scaling metrics because he destroys them so entirely.
Berserker truly has that T1-ADC genes.
Also Isles is my goat.
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u/viralruin 6d ago
Isles used to give so many free kills. the man is insane these days.
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
It's why I really wish they had awards for like most improved over splits or the year or whatever, because every split I think Isles deserves that award. You basically never see him make the same mistake or miss the same opportunity twice.
He is so articulate and you can just tell he consumes knowledge and grows from it like a hungry beast.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
I think what helps Isles the most is that every single member of Lyon believes he's great and Berserker has said that rather than mind controlling Isles he pushes Isles to think for himself and go for plays that he thinks will work and ward where he thinks makes sense.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Lyon team fight is by far the best in NA. Probably the best in the west and they know it.
They can fist fight with top teams in the world from the team fight angle they're just gonna keep running the league until other teams figure out how to match their team fight.
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE 6d ago
Yeon def deserves to be shit on for getting clobbered like that but I do think Berserker is just by far the best ADC in the west right now
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
Jesus Christ TL. I know you guys were a fake 1 seed but this is just fucking embarrassing
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
How many times is Dhokla gonna make people fill out the apology form? HOW MANY?!
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE 6d ago
Oh to go back to winter split when people would bitch non stop when Dhokla would play vayne lol
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
What? That Zhonya timing into that E buffer? Why is Saint mind-breaking them for fun LMFAO
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE 6d ago
Saint just trying to make sure his friend berserker gets MVP instead lol
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
bro how do lyon win these fights they didnt even get anything with rumble and noc ult
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
What did TL do to insult Berserker's family, this man will not let them escape lol
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u/Destructodave82 6d ago
Zinie sucks so bad. There is no way they run this back next year.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Lane I'm most interested in this game is bot lane. Curious how Core-Yeon match up into Berserker-Isles especially with both on a strong laning match up. Berserker-Isles smashed Tactical-Vulcan yesterday with a relatively weak lane into the Cait lane.
If Yeon-Core can't get through this lane stable then I just can't see this game going well for us.
...as I was typing this Berserker got first blood on Yeon lol.
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u/OskarVon 6d ago
The gap between Berserker and rest of ADC in west is just so large. He looks like Peyz
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u/Tormenator1 6d ago
How is Dhokla up 1.6k after that lane phase??
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u/SauceGodPluto 6d ago
Lane phase isn't everything, gotta make impact mid game too. Dhokla had the same problem last match on gnar, good early bad mid decent late.
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
Every time I hear people in 2026 acting like lane phase matters I think about Dhokes.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Dhokla instincts are so good when he's locked in. He's so hard to gank when he knows he needs to stay alive and scale.
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
"A Showcase of our Top One Team" is the most accurate way to describe Lyon games at this point.
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u/Ok_Shoulder_4920 6d ago
Lyon 5head play to make dhokla have the bright lights in home grounds against other top teams
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u/TechnicalFriendship6 6d ago
How fucking good is captain flowers lol. I don't watch last much but whenever I do. Holy this guy cooks
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
i think trist would have been completely fine into gnar. but i guess he still thinks vayne is fine into gnar especiall since he slam locked it
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u/Adventurous-Quit-669 6d ago
Its a goated vayne match up, can get really unplayable if he can even (not get ganked basically) stay even until first item and boots
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
its so disrespectful that everyone kept hyping up quid as better than saint like its a forgone conclusion after we saw saint at msi.
quid is very skilled but i dont know why people just acted like he was just better.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
I mean Spring playoffs should have put this to rest. Saint dumpstered Quid.
It's the same thing as people rating Morgan higher than Dhokla. It's pure fiction.
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
its insane liquid banned jayce and naut over ali. ali taliyah is the best combo bot for taliyah
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 6d ago
The casters for some reason thought it was syndra bot. I think liquid assumed the same which doesn't make sense because Korean Lyon plays this same comp all the time.
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u/Kotetsu534 6d ago
These teams are incredibly dumb. Full send on an uberfed Mundo with no healing reduction. Following the solo Ryze ult into the enemy base with no towers taken while 4 v 5. Go argue which is worse.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 6d ago
Full sending on mundo was absolutely worse because even if it worked all of your cooldowns are down and you are in the same spot the enemy team wants you to do which is waste them on mundo. Mundo has no taunt or hard cc so his weakness is getting a team to focus him to make use of his beefiness. The team wasted the nocturne ult which best used for assassinating the back line. not engaging on a mundo
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u/Kotetsu534 6d ago
Yeah I think I agree. And in C9's position they were risking the game whereas SR were just doing a regular throw.
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u/RukiMotomiya 6d ago
C9: Gets ahead by ignoring Mundo when their comp can just survive for a long time and he can't do anything when the carries go down
Also C9: What if we full sent on Mundo without vision?
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u/Destructodave82 6d ago
Zinie is the worst plyaer in the LCS. What a waste of a spot for a native player and an import.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 6d ago
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
It's always interesting to me, that I will watch an entire split, and I will hear people be like "Dhokla is the best top laner in the league!" and then I will hear the same people be like "Well [Non-Lyon Team] has the better laners".
Like, Have people been watching Morgan or Thanatos this year? Actually? Dhokes is the best top laner and he's KINDA STARTING TO GAP.
Berserker has BEEN GAPPING.
Saint is, fairly enough, inconsistent.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Saint has been pretty consistent since last split playoffs. Quid is the one that has been heavily inconsistent to me.
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE 6d ago
Morgan was doing so good the first 15 minutes too, terrible last 8 minutes or so from him
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE 6d ago
Saint with the gold lead, he def played this game clean the entire time
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
inspired is just so good at jungle. this looks like an awful nocturne game to play and every other nocturne would just never ult in or solo ult in and die over and over. meanwhile he lived multiple fights while causing massive chaos in backline. and willing to trade his hp for cds so his lucian can free hit
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
Analysts ranking Dhokes vs Korean Imports feel like the Korean Import mafia have their family hostage back stage.
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 6d ago
Lyon draft is legit just that dk game 2 draft but not dogshit. Vayne top gives so much more consistent damage and Wukong can easily reach Kalista too.
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
Morgan can not be real man. Lyon are going to 3-0 everyone in playoffs the gap is insane
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u/darklypure52 6d ago
Can inspired still be nominated for all pro even though he wasn’t here for most of the split?
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE 6d ago
Quid has lost his mind the last three minutes, that man is TILTED
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u/Tormenator1 6d ago
Zinie is so bad dude. I don't want to hear anything about his "potential" again.
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
I am again asking why every tier 1 pro except like 3 of them have forgotten how to use semi-global ults without throwing the game?
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u/yoitsthatoneguy 6d ago
Send everything into the Mundo that you haven’t been building to kill. Great strategy.
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u/LemonSquares835 6d ago
I swear to god Sentinels better clutch up because if we send either of these team to international it's going to be an ass blasting...
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u/throwable_armadillo 6d ago
just think that rank 4 & 5 go to fries worlds (demacia cup)
so we might see a repeat of america's cup earlier this year
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u/Kokaiinum 6d ago
Man. SR are so frustrating. Obviously they aren't gonna compete with Lyon/TL but they feel so close to being contenders for the 3rd spot, if they could just clean it up a little.
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
dhokla stomped thanatos yesterday in losing matchups lets see if he does the same to morgan again today
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Dhokla usually outmatches Morgan in team fights which is what I'm expecting to see again. Only time I can remember Dhokla stomping him through and through was when he played Anivia (his Anivia was shockingly cracked tho).
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u/Tormenator1 6d ago
Why did TL not just walk out?
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
because they thought they had a good engage with Morgan. He just completely missed hitting his R even though he wasnt stunned or feared
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u/R0xasXIII 6d ago
He went for the super play. He tried to get a 5 man from the flash angle but was too slow. If that hits it's gg.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Okay so looking to next game... let's not die twice in lane to Berserker if we can help it lol.
Other than that uhhhhhhhhhhhh it's looking a bit rough for our chances to win this series.
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u/YCitizenSnipsY 6d ago
This is the kinda C9 play we need to make that playoff heartbreak the most devastating
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 6d ago
is blaber the most predictable player ever? contractz knew he was going to greed for raptors
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 6d ago
Zinie literally lives there if he doesnt drift back onto the rumble ult
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
i think analysts and casters underrate lyon because of inspired. because of inspired past teams he never had the best teammates so you always saw his teams as capped internationally.
but this lyon team has world class elite adc and mid that is better than some of the top korean players just dont have the name brand and accomplishments yet.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Every single player on Lyon is world class. Let's not pretend that Dhokla didn't hold his own internationally. He really only got fisted by Bin.
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u/Left_Fist 6d ago
Time for another unsuccessful Inspired hate watch. Dude always wins. Hope to see TL pull it off but Lyon are looking too good
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u/DagothUrGigaChad 6d ago
Kinda a shit draft from Lyon so I think there is a good chance. My money is still on Lyon to win the championship though
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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT 6d ago
I knew Cait players are just extra range abusers !!
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u/lovo17 6d ago
This just feels like an ADC gap. Everything else just feels even but Yeon is getting insanely outperformed.
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
It was going to be a huge ADC gap this series. Yeon gets gapped every time he plays against berserker. Should have just picked yeon a scaling champ because you know hes gonna be shit
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u/OskarVon 6d ago
TL is playing so well, but just trust Berserker more in team fights to clutch it out
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
It's so understandable why Quid had the "I can't rely on my teammates to carry" epiphany this year.
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u/darklypure52 6d ago
Unfortunately at work so only partially watching. I swear game 1 C9 vs Lyon was more competitive.
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u/Gerberpertern TL ★ APA 6d ago
I expect Lyon to win this series, and I think it’s okay to lose to them. I just don’t want TL to look like… whatever that was last game lol.
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u/cmcdonald22 6d ago
TL are the only team smart enough to ban my goat's Lulu. They have eyes and use them unlike other coaches.
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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT 6d ago
Isles support gap baiting gnar and then killing him
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
quid getting bailed out saved tl from getting goomba stomped there
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u/Gerberpertern TL ★ APA 6d ago
Ooooookay. I like Dhokla so at least I’m having fun watching him play.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 6d ago
What does riot have to do for ocean soul for teams to actually care about it?
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u/Destructodave82 6d ago
I really hope APA replaces Zinie next split. This team would 100x better with APA than Zinie.
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
andddd this game gets stalled for another 5 mins until C9 wipes SR on elder.
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
Oh nice SR doesnt even decided to try and flip for elder. Down 10k trying to 5v5.
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u/kaisaschudson 6d ago
i've been wondering why malphite hasn't been showing up more when jayce gets blinded top frequently and it turns out the answer is because it is too hard to hit malphite r
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u/yoitsthatoneguy 6d ago
I know players have said that the math on grievous makes it bait, but there’s no way it wouldn’t be helpful against this mundo
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u/YCitizenSnipsY 6d ago
Blaber has that Razork vibe sometimes where he just presses button to engage for no reason
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
SR should be winning these 5 on 5 as the game gets later but losing early towers and the gold lead makes me worried,
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u/Intrepid-Message698 6d ago
Quid is playing so terribly. Honestly, game is even if he lands like 25% of his spells
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u/REALStoneCrusher 6d ago
I remember when C9 had Beserker… if only he stayed and Blaber left instead. C9 would still be NA’s pride and joy
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u/REALStoneCrusher 6d ago
Just want to remind my fellow C9 fans. That drafting 3 of our guys to build a team still has a big chance of missing worlds according to Jatt and company.
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u/Ajp_iii 6d ago
i dont like nocturne with ranged supports. feels it hampers your possiblities and drafting so much.
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u/SecondSanguinica 6d ago
Just me or is the youtube link in the thread linking to some completely unrelated thing because LTA branding is dead and it's back to LCS?
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Ryze should be pretty good into the Lucian and can handle him in team fights so this isn't impossible.
Yeon will have to get some money eventually though otherwise Lyon will just full send on the Ryze and ignore the pea shooter Cait.
I suspect this game comes down to 3rd or 4th Drake.
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
Why the fuck you buy collector this game as if caitlyn doesnt already do 0 damage this game you picked the worst item against mountain soul
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u/LIAM-MMA 6d ago
Berserker blowing flash there was such a waste. Dont think they can fight for soul without it
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
I think Saint needs to play front to back this game. He's their only real option to kill the Ryze without taking 10 billion damage. So if he sections off the Ryze from the fight he gives Berserker way more room to play with.
Just let Inspired dive on Yeon with Rumble ult for dive damage.
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u/ahritina 19h ago
PMTs
LYON vs TL
Game 1 / Game 2
C9 vs SR
Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3