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    Quest's Musings Vol. 9: DWG vs. T1, lane by lane

    In less than 48 hours, DWG KIA will face off against T1 at the 2021 LCK Summer finals. Various records are on the line for both teams; DWG KIA looks to continue on their dominance from 2020 Summer, wh

    · Aug 27, 2021
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    Faker vs. kkOma for 10th LCK title, DWG KIA's quest for three-peats: LCK Summer Finals are here

    Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun and Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok made 8 LCK championships together. But nothing lasts forever. Their companionship ended in 2018, and they each took an LCK championship trophy afterwa

    · Aug 26, 2021
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    Ranking the 2021 LCS Summer Split MVP candidates: Who deserves it the most?

    All four of these players play on teams stacked with talent and each of them contributed to their team's success in different ways, but who ultimately brought the most value to their respective squad?

    · Aug 24, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol. 8: LCK Playoffs and the impact of patch 11.16 in competitive play

    And just like that, the fierce race came to a close. The regular season of the 2021 LCK Summer split came to its conclusion on Aug 15. It was a day that made Gen.G fans very happy, as they climbed fro

    · Aug 17, 2021
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    The number you need to know: CoreJJ's 0.4%

    Duo Proximity is a stat that measures how often a support stays within 1500 range of its AD carry between the 3- and 15-minute marks, and CoreJJ’s preposterous 0.4% set the record by a good margin.

    · Aug 11, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol.7: Liiv SANDBOX is that one team that no one is talking about in the west

    Week 8 of the 2021 LCK Summer split marked the start of the formation of the playoffs bracket. NS RedForce, Gen.G and DWG KIA have locked their spots in the playoffs, with three remaining spots still

    · Aug 4, 2021
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    The number you need to know: Clearlove's 841

    A week ago on July 24, EDward Gaming jungler Ming “Clearlove” Kai competed in a League of Legends Pro League match for the first time in 841 days.

    · Aug 2, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol.6: How one team silently became the LCK kings

    Week 7 of LCK Summer shook up the standings. The middle-of-the-pack teams continued to play each day, while NS RedForce proved all doubters wrong by rising to the very top. In this week's Quest's Musi

    · Jul 28, 2021
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    The LCK is lacking “smart” players in its current “era of mechanics”

    “There are too few ‘smart’ players left — to the point where offers have started going out to retired LCK players.”

    · Jul 27, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol. 5: T1 firing their coaches is not a welcoming trend, for both fans and management

    Week 6 saw the most controversial roster change of this year's LCK: at the Summer Split half-point, T1 fired Yang “Daeny” Dae-in and Lee “Zefa' Jae-min — the coaching staff tha

    · Jul 21, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol.4: The meta isn’t about what’s now; it’s about what’s next.

    Week 5 of the LCK was finally played on patch 11.13. Teams definitely realized that Ziggs was over-tuned in the bot lane, and because of this, we've even seen off-meta picks that were used to counter

    · Jul 13, 2021
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    [Opinion] League of Legends doesn't need Akshan, it needs more reworks

    As a casual League of Legends player who comes from a background in Blizzard Entertainment's Heroes of the Storm, the way in which Riot manages the MOBA's roster intrigues and, at times, frustrates me.

    · Jul 9, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol.3: The return of DWG KIA? Ziggs bot lane OP? Will the new Dr. Mundo go wherever he pleases in the LCK?

    The mayhem ensues in the LCK, as the top teams of the 2021 LCK Spring split have fallen off to a certain extent, while the mid-low tier teams continue to show improvement. Teams like NS RedForce and A

    · Jul 6, 2021
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    Quest's Musings Vol. 2: Should Spellthief's Edge be bought by enchanter champions in the mid lane?

    The 2021 LCK Summer split continues to look very different than that of the Spring split. Mid-low tier teams of the Spring split, such as Fredit BRION and Afreeca Freecs are doing much better in the s

    · Jun 29, 2021