Ashton Tripp

G2 Esports once again was the team to beat during 2016 summer, rounding out the split in 1st place. The team would go on to win the summer playoffs and capture their second title in as many seasons. Swiping Origen's bot lane from under their noses and stealing Europe's limelight away from Fnatic, combined with the team's unforgiving dominance and MSI controversy, in less than a year, G2 Esports quickly became the villains of Eur

Flash is great for escape in the beginning and excellent for dropping in on fights with your ultimate. Boots of Mobility are better for supporting and Sorcerer’s Shoes are better for team fighting, so take your pick. In the beginning lean on Reap to do your poking then lean into Terrifying and Crowstorm ultimate to mess up foes in team fights in the late-g

Believe it or not, the Spring Split of the 2020 League of Legends Ranked guide of Legends Championship Series is already past its halfway point, and teams and players are starting to see themselves separate from the rest of the pack. Cloud9 leads the way, extending their dominant streak and continuing their quest for the coveted 18-0 undefeated season. Flyquest, now in sole possession of 2nd place, impresses once again and they now sit comfortably behind Cloud9 at 7-3. TSM continues to flip-flop between strong and shaky weeks, but the Bjergsen-led squad rounds out the top three at 6-4. As they and the rest of the players fight it out on the rift to distinguish themselves and their teams, some performances stood out from the r

Stalker’s Blade Runic Echoes and Sorcerer’s Shoes are powerful items against any foe. The idea is to farm quickly and cautiously in the early game and then use a combination of Reap, passive Fear, and the ultimate Crowstorm to quickly eliminate enemy Champions before they know you’re aro

This should be made into a skin today. If you aren’t aware, there is an Amumu skin named Emumu which once featured similar splash art. In it, the emo version of The Sad Mummy was sitting in his room with references to champions Cho’Gath and Corki in plays on real-world bands Jimmy Eat World and Deathcab for Cu

You should mostly focus on Reap until level nine then alternate points between Terrify, Bountiful Harvest, and Crowstorm. You want to use scarecrows and ambush poking to keep your enemy distracted and slow their lane pushes, then when your teammates are stronger you use your abilities to aid them in bat

This build leans on your team quite a bit but offers an unstoppable wall that can disrupt enemy attacks towards the late-game. Items like Righteous Glory and Shurelya’s Reverie enhance HP pools, regeneration, and movement sp

This build focuses on being a non-traditional support, consider it a fun experiment that can cause rage quits in standard matches and not something viable for ranking . Your early points are spent on Terrify, then Bountiful harvest at level eight, and a few points sunk into Reap at Level

With the season just halfway through, it can be argued that all five Cloud9 members are worthy of winning the Spring Split MVP. Each of them are dominating in their own way, but perhaps none are more deserving than Zven. Playing excellent both mechanically and mentally, Zven along with his support Vulcan have dominated the bot lane this season, and week 5 was no different. Zven played an excellent Varus against CLG, who Cloud9 unsurprisingly beat. What was surprising, however, was Cloud9's choice of bot lane in their second game against Immortals. Zven actually played "support" Senna, while Vulcan went Tahm Kench, acting as the "carry." This is a strategy similar to what Dignitas Academy employed in their matchup against Golden Guardians Academy, where AD carry Fenix went Senna and support Olleh went Galio. Fenix "supported" Olleh as he farmed with Ga

TSM has now won six out of their last eight games, finding their way to 3rd place in the LCS Spring standings. Dardoch has been a major part of this surge, playing Lee Sin both games this past weekend against 100 Thieves and Evil Geniuses, winning both handily. One of the main jobs of a jungler is to secure neutral objectives, such as baron and dragon, as these give buffs that increase the stats of the players, helping them win fights. During week 5, TSM gave up 6 dragons, taking just 3 for themselves. This was done intentionally, however, as they decided to exchange early game dragons for objectives elsewhere on the map, such as map pressure and turrets. Early game dragons were weakened this past off season, and making these trade-offs helped TSM get early advantages. In doing so, this enabled Dardoch to secure baron buffs, an arguably more important late game objective. He managed to secure his team 100% of the barons taken this past weekend, which led to TSM winning both games. In terms of personal stats, Dardoch led junglers with a 14 KDA this week, dying just once. TSM will look to Dardoch to be a strength in the jungle, as they chase Flyquest in the standi