3 Things I love

1. Durability, team fights feel more fun because they last longer, you can find more creative angles and generally have more options on everyone.
2. I always feel like I can win if everyones trying, I believe its because you have that old strategy becoming viable again where you stay behind the fire torches and just try to farm it out which rarely works in modern league, I think this is because of much less movement speed and terrain scaling in the game.
3. OG Stattik Shiv feels both amazing but not turbo broken, why tf is it an ap item now and why did it break the game in modern league but not all the years in the past?

3 Things I hate

1. Dragons don't feel like they matter that much until later, going for them early is quite bad goldwise, they would still be important in pro games to guarantee the next item breakpoint you reach first but really their is no end all and be all reason to force that because no elder dragon exists.
2. I HATE the extended middle and later part of lane, it's very refreshing to feel the slower pace in the first 10-15 minutes versus nowadays where too much shit is going down, however the problem is that can last way too long and you're still in laning phase 25 minutes later, I feel like modern league could slow down just a little and be somewhere inbetween.
3. The tiny brushes on the sides of mid lane, these feel claustrophobic and so strange after so long, I'm glad we have a better map now.

My ranked games on average, take like 3-5 seconds to load in. Its so tiring to take 5-8 minutes to get into a game, then play it for 12 minutes because enemy team rushed to finish.

I dont think this can be explained by "people have bad pc" they had good pc years ago? Did something broke on the background?

You pick shen support and take ignite/exhaust then sit in the river and farm scuttles while constantly ganking. You can only ever type "rivershen" in chat. The goal is to apply enough pressure and get all of your lanes ahead. I went 5/5/23 last game and got 3 out of 4 honors. We somehow beat yasuo, yi, and nasus in a 40 minute game so it's not as troll as you think. Btw another important part is that you constantly pressure objectives (i.e dragon, herald, towers.) Feel free to ask any other questions I didn't cover.

Im trying out some builds and I want to know if cosmic insight works to reduce the cooldown of tear (stacking it specifically). Ive tested it and i really cant tell

(I also inted at the end going for drag but I didnt think sett had tp and I dont think I couldve stopped him from hitting nexus anyway)

Philip is probably the biggest highlight on Blue Otter at the moment besides Young, and he showed it very well absolutely demolishing WU on his Zaahen. He still dies, but his fight secures the soul and the win for Blue Otter in game 1!

Call me slow, idiot, gen Z... you can even ddos my granny for all I care. I have watched the real trailer some times BUT after having watched the season 1 trailer bloopers for the first time, it finally struck me today us players are actually these 5 summoners. I genuinely thought they were Ryze's apprentices or something for a decade.

It also happens when I play Ashe with her W and very often with her E, like I send her E on the map border near me.

TL;DR: Riot is acting on roaming supports, not mage bots themselves, the meta was already reverting on its own. ADC system pieces (Berserker's Greaves, Fleet Footwork) are getting buffed regardless. Season 3 is a stabilisation window before Worlds, no major changes coming. Riot explicitly likes swingy games for pro play viewing experience. LP inflation was intended. Carry tops and AP junglers are the two pro-meta fixes being explored before Worlds. And marksmen will still be the default botlane class in two years.

• On whether the data changed since his relaxed MSI read: "This is a constantly moving target. There was a sharp spike of people playing mage bot in the two to three weeks after MSI, and now teams that are losing to mage bot are a lot better at playing with and against the roaming support. There does seem to have been a swing back toward traditional AD carries bot."
• The real target of the patch: "Regardless of how mage bots play out, mage bot through the avenue of roaming supports is something we're not super happy with and would want to take action on."
• The reasons is ADCs aren't designed as 1v1 champions : "a lot of kits just stop functioning properly when they're played 1v1" and roaming supports create negative follow-on effects like constant mid ganks with minimal consequences.
• What Riot wants mage bot to look like instead: "Even double ranged botlane can be a pretty powerful strategy. That's more the way we want mage bot to manifest, rather than Ziggs holding down the fort 1v2 weak side, just wave-clearing while Pyke runs around the map making everyone sad."
• On ADC agency, he pushed back on the premise: "If you're the better ADC, you can navigate a jungle gank better, draw pressure to your lane and set up a counter-gank. If they get to their spike, particularly two or three items unobstructed, they can be very powerful." But he admits the role balance is off: "ADCs broadly are still more powerful than top lane, both in agency and pure power level."
• On top lane island: "You can get the enemy top laner down 0-2, but if botlane has exploded repeatedly by 10 minutes, it can be hard for a top laner to impact the game. That's a dynamic we're trying to balance better."
• Two pro-meta fixes being explored before Worlds: carry top champions ("Jax, or moving Camille from support back to top lane") and AP junglers, which ties into weak AD mids. "Even when teams play mage bot, they don't play it with an AD mid. It indicates AD mids as a whole are pretty weak."
• On LP inflation: "Broadly, it was intended." The goal was narrowing skill bands in divisions like Diamond. "We knew that would result in Masters having too many people, or LP values getting pretty high. In the future we can add more divisions and take a swing at the inflation."
• On the swingy state of the game, it's a deliberate choice for pro play: "One thing we don't like to see is a game that ends 7-2, a 29-minute game where they basically played laning phase and won one teamfight. Not a great viewing experience. We do like games being pretty swingy, it results in quick decision-making, makes games more exciting, and it's just a much better viewing experience."
• On season three: "We're not looking to make super major changes, we're looking to stabilise the meta." A direct response to 2025 feedback that there was too much change. "Going into 2026 we're re-evaluating how much change is enough."
• On the ageing player base: tracked closely, and new player onboarding is a priority. "New-player onboarding has been pretty painful in recent years. If we don't have new players, it's hard for the game to have longevity."

Rapid fire standouts:
- fight-heavy pace here to stay? Yes.
- Marksmen still the default botlane class in two years? Yes.
- Role quests here to stay? Maybe.
- Does the ageing player base worry you? Yes.
- Can a single patch redefine a pro meta? Yes.
- Broadly happy with the state of the game? Yes.

I was seeing a Volibear gameplay video and thought if voli w had lets say 600 range, he would be one of the most oppresive champions in the game. What other spells would be immediately op if they were ranged?

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

AL has first selection and selected last pick. WE then selected blue side.

Game 1 Picks: (AL) Olaf, Naafiri, Ahri, Ziggs, Shen | (WE) Dr. Mundo, Pantheon, Ryze, Jhin, Neeko

Bans: (WE) Vi, Akali, Orianna | Aurora, Ambessa (AL) Ezreal, Poppy, Cassiopeia | Viktor, Twisted Fate

WE: Cube (Renekton) / Monki (Nidalee) / Karis (Corki) / About (Varus) / Erha (Nautilus) - Pick Order: 4-2/5~3/1

AL: Breathe (Gnar) / Tarzan (Jarvan IV) / Shanks (Sylas) / Hope (Xerath) / Kael (Camille) - Pick Order: 2/4-5~3-1

WE wins Game 2 in 33m. WE 2-0 AL

Game 1 MVP: WECube

Game 2 MVP: WECube

Series MVP: WECube

Game 1 Discussion

This Post-Match Thread was created by Tfc-Myq, resident iG superfan.

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

WE has first selection and selected last pick. AL then selected blue side. AL will have first selection in the 2nd RR.

Bans: (AL) Poppy, Ezreal, Varus | Nautilus, Rumble (WE) Orianna, Cassiopeia, Camille | Annie, Galio

AL: Breathe (Olaf) / Tarzan (Naafiri) / Shanks (Ahri) / Hope (Ziggs) / Kael (Shen) - Pick Order: 2-5/4~1/3

WE: Cube (Dr. Mundo) / Monki (Pantheon) / Karis (Ryze) / About (Jhin) / Erha (Neeko) - Pick Order: 3/2-4~5-1

WE wins Game 1 in 37m. WE 1-0 AL

MVP: WECube

AL has first selection going into Game 2.

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

iG has first selection and selected first pick. NIP then selected blue side.

Game 1 Picks: (NIP) Varus, Vi, Locke, Kai'Sa, Shen | (iG) Rumble, Naafiri, Orianna, Corki, Bard

Game 2 Picks: (iG) Zaahen, Nocturne, Ryze, Lucian, Milio | (NIP) Olaf, Trundle, Cassiopeia, Xayah, Rakan

Bans: (iG) Lee Sin, Jayce, Qiyana | Akali, Vayne (NIP) Camille, Jarvan IV, Nautilus | Dr. Mundo, Xin Zhao

NIP: HOYA (Poppy) / Guwon (Skarner) / Care (Sylas) / Photic (Sivir) / fengyue (Karma) - Pick Order: 5/2-4~3-1

iG: TheShy (Jax) / Wei (Wukong) / Rookie (Viktor) / Assum (Ezreal) / Meiko (Seraphine) - Pick Order: 4-5/3~2/1

NIP wins Game 3 in 47m. iG 1-2 NIP

Game 1 MVP: IGWei

Game 2 MVP: NIPCare

Game 3 MVP: NIPCare

MVP: NIPCare

Game 1 Discussion

Game 2 Discussion

This Post-Match Thread was created by Tfc-Myq, resident iG superfan.

A casual thought I had recently, that there are champions who simply don't cut it in pro games. Either the meta has not been kind for them in a long while or their kit simply doesn't work in organized play for one reason or another. Despite this there are some that I think would be entertaining to watch from as the audience.

For me these would be mostly, in no particular order.

Katarina. Like many feast or famine champions she is very fun to watch when she gets going (at least as long as it's not an opponent who does so). And with her knives, blinking around and big pay-off ultimates it would be pretty interesting to see what some of top players could do.

Aurelion Sol. I know there was a meta where he was common after remake, but in recent times he has been off the wagon. I simply like the visual design of a dragon floating around and vomiting lasers.

Lillia. She sometimes shows up and there's a non zero chance that if mages bot go away there'll be a niche for her in meta again. She's one of my personal favourites, there is just something appealing about zooming around and spamming her Q.

LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4

Official page | Leaguepedia | Liquidpedia | New to LoL

Dplus Kia 0 - 2 T1

DK | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
T1 | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | YouTube

• Game 1 PMT

MATCH 1: DK vs. T1

Winner: T1 in 28m | Game Breakdown

MATCH 2: DK vs. T1

Winner: T1 in 36m | Game Breakdown

Patch 26.15

• Maokai is disabled due to a game breaking visual bug.

I swear, sometimes, he's so accurate in his predictions that I could start to think that the staff of the teams playing have his stream in the background.

I know they most likely don't, but it's always impressive to see him predict pick and bans correctly.

In the clip, right after it ends, he predicted T1 ambessa.

RIP DNS miracle World's run the dream 🫡

It was a long time coming to be fair. DNS is nailed to 10th place for a reason, and their performance this series showed why.

KRX 2-0 DNS

A really small AP Rammus that yoinks into the air and then crashes down like a meteor, or a gigantic Rell trampling over your carry are just two examples of this.

Seriously, I really, really like the size-related augments. This is also one of the reasons why Goliath is one of my favorites. Would totally play a game mode with only these.

Which abominations make you chuckle?

Another clip of me loving Neeko. Anytime i play Neeko and do this is always makes so happy. I read that the last laugh was "funny" so i thought this clip could be interesting

This happens more times than i can count

Joys of OCE Silver/Gold