Mythic League - Week 6 Recap
Game 1: POG vs RLS
Week 6 kicked off with Poseidon Gaming [POG] versus Ruby’s Lightup Skechers [RLS]. For RLS, they’re already set out of playoff contention, so this match only mattered to POG due to having one win away from a three-way tie for 2nd Seed.
First blood was taken by POG Gunsi by first shoving his lane into the Level 3 Anivia, then roaming to RLS’s red-side jungle to search for RLS Rht21. Gunsi was able to meet Rht21 at his Red Buff, where a quick flamethrower/ignite would take him down immediately, and give Gunsi double buffs. Moments later, POG Bobrovsky and Fat Ectomorph were able to score a 2v2 double-kill in the Bot Lane.
Another successful 2v2 in the Bot Lane and a 1v1 in the Top Lane by POG puts them ahead even further with a score of 7-0 by the 8-minute mark. With such a big lead, utter chaos would ensue on RLS's side of the map. More 2v2s in both the Bot Lane and Jungle would keep POG’s advantage in their hands, keeping the score 19-5 by the 15-minute mark.
With over a 10k gold lead for POG by 15 minutes, it was safe to assume that the game would conclude shortly. A forced engage by POG Gunsi and LifeOrbSlowbro would be able to take down the second inner-tower while Crit Addict scored a 1v2 kill on his Riven in the Top Lane. POG would continue to toy with their meal for another 8 minutes, until they were able to end the game at the 24-minute mark with a score of 39-8.
Game 2: HBK vs ACE
Our second game of the week was Team H-Block [HBK] versus Team A-Click [ACE]. Both teams had 5 wins and up to 6 losses, meaning these two teams are both looking for wins to try to break into the Top 4 in the Playoff Bracket.
First Blood was taken by ACE when HBK Hayat and ProLupul looked to shove in the mid-lane wave into ACE Delete. ACE Burstlimit was able to roam down from Top Lane undetected, and pulled out his Equalizer Ultimate to assist Delete in scoring first blood onto HBK ProLupul at 6:40. Minutes later, HBK’s Bot Laners would be pushed into their own turret by ACE’s Bot Laners, signaling HBK Hayat to roam down. A nice Leona/Malphite Ulti-Combo by HBK Dalkom and Hayat would allow H-Block to equalize the game by receiving two kills in return.
With laning phase concluding soon, ACE was able to retrieve two kills in the mid lane, while HBK was able to continue with their lead using a nice hexflash from HBK Dalkom to start a fight that would end in a double kill for HBK Idrees. A big dragon fight shortly after would equalize the game for ACE, giving them three more kills and a 4/1 Irelia handled by Delete.
The macro decision-making by both teams seemed a little questionable, but both sides would find picks on each other, delaying the game from finding one big deciding fight. At the 20-minute mark, HBK was able to find a catch onto ACE Delete, pushing most of ACE’s remaining members away and forcing them to recall. This open window allowed HBK a free Baron, using impeccable timing and good vision control.
Timing is everything. ACE Vambient was caught out solo-ing the Dragon by HBK Hayat, giving over another kill, and another window of opportunity for HBK to zone ACE out of an objective, and even chunk down Braum to force him to recall. Moments later, HBK was able to full-engage onto Swordblue, knowing two members of ACE couldn’t be there on time, winning out on the first decisive fight of the game.
Since it was so late in the game, one big fight would give HBK enough firepower to contest ACE in anything they wanted to do. HBK would be able to force a Baron fight, killing off three members of ACE at the 28-minute mark. A final fight forced by ACE Burstlimit and Vambient, gave HBK a free double kill, and the final green light to push for the base. With the score of 31-20 at 34:48, HBK wins.
Game 3: SGR vs TUB
Our third game of the week was SGR Reborn [SGR] versus The Ugly Barnacles [TUB]. Draft-wise, SGR was able snatch away TUB Rhyre’s patented Viego, which he would then opt into picking the first Rengar in FFS3. Other than that, it seemed nearly everyone was on their comfort picks.
At 6-minutes, with SGR’s Bot Lane pushed up, TUB Rhyre looked for a blast-cone gank bot. This gank immediately signaled SGR StreetSmurf to teleport down to secure the play. SGR Warplaque was able to score first blood on Lamar the Lizard. Soon after, forced teleports from both Top Laners elongated the fight until SGR was able to score three extra kills by the end of the play.
At 11 minutes, the first big fight exploded around 2nd Dragon, where a beautiful Neeko-Ultimate by StreetSmurf exploded onto TUB, giving SGR Warplaque two kills on his Kai’sa, pushing their advantage even further. Moments later, SGR Hepate and TUB Wuaton 1v1’d each other into submission, until both Top Laners died at nearly the exact same time.
A few fights near the mid lane would keep the game exciting, but the lack of a distinct winner in these fights kept the game at an even state for about 25 minutes. The real deciding fight occurred near the fifth dragon, where TUB Rhyre was caught out leaping a little too far, giving SGR another kill and the opportunity to delay TUB from forcing a fight. A nice flank from SGR Hepate and beautiful kiting by Warplaque wiped out the rest of TUB, winning them a dragon along with mid and bot pressure.
A forced engage by TUB LamarTheLizard looked good for a moment, but SGR was ready for it. A nice stasis/ulti from SGR StreetSmurf took down TUB Rhyre immediately, allowing SGR to push forward and clean up the fight, securing Baron shortly after. One final push down mid lane forced TUB to have to retaliate, but SGR was so strong at this point that they could end the game at 33 minutes with a score of 29-13.
Game 4: TUB vs POG
The Match of the Week was The Ugly Barnacles [TUB] versus Poseidon Gaming [POG], where both ADCs had both kind words and a bit of trash talk for each other. This game would feature POG Bobrovsky back in the AD Carry role and the return of POG Mento in the Jungle.
A nice gank just before the 9-minute mark by POG Mento took first blood onto TUB Wuaton. Moments later, a nice invade by TUB Rhyre forced POG to respond. A nice follow-up by the rest of the TUB members was able to steal away POG’s bot-side camps along with two kills in TUB’s favor. A nice gank by TUB Rhyre in the top lane gave him his third kill of the game, and a very strong lead pushing into the mid-game.
A big fight blew up near the second dragon, where TUB was able to secure the Ocean Drake, but POG was able to wipe out the entirety of TUB with nice kiting and a nice back-line engage by POG Mento and Gunsi. POG was able to hold their newfound lead for a bit, but TUB was able to find a pick on POG Bobrovsky in the mid lane by drawing members from TUB away from the tower and towards the dragon.
The deciding fight occurred at the fourth dragon, where a nice engage by POG looked good for them, but beautiful kiting by TUB Krumpy kept him alive long enough to delay the fight for his team to clean up four kills. TUB would go on to pressure the map effectively with a Baron buff, eventually leading to a final fight in POG’s base where TUB was able to secure an ace and take down the Nexus with a score of 19-10 at 31 minutes.
Game 5: ACE vs RLS
Since Team A-Click [ACE] lost to HBK in the day prior, a win against Ruby’s Lightup Skechers [RLS] would tie them up in the standings. This game would also feature ACE’s apparent “final roster” with SwordBlue in the Jungle, Vambient in the Mid Lane, SoSadSam as ADC, and Vsepr as Support.
A nice gank from ACE Swordblue takes down RLS Return 2 Monky in the mid lane, while a nice gank from RLS PenguSoldier nearly gets ACE Burstlimit in the top lane. Moments later, RLS opts to go for a gank in the bot lane, which looks good for a second, but a nice teleport from Burstlimit and roam from Swordblue grants ACE two more kills under their belt. Shortly after, two more solo kills occur in the top and mid lanes in favor of ACE, putting the score 5-0 at 8:30.
Despite ACE being able to retrieve more solo kills in their lanes, RLS was able to respond with two more kills with nice ganks from RLS PenguSoldier. With only top tower remaining for ACE to take down, it was only a matter of time for all five members to go for a deciding tower dive in the top lane. RLS attempted to respond with their members, but ACE was so strong that they were able to score themselves three quick kills and a lot of pressure top-side.
Finally, a nice Annie Ultimate onto RLS under their mid tower would allow ACE to go full throttle to delete the members of RLS from the map, and go for the final push. At 21 minutes, with one of the shortest games of the season, ACE was able to close the game out with a score of 25-7.
The game would continue for nearly another 15 minutes, where FEC was able to slowly seal the deal with their newfound advantages. An easy Mountain Soul and Baron pickup allowed them to push their gold lead even further, but SWO would hold on for as long as they could. The final fight was forced by SWO with a Sion Ulti, and FEC was just strong enough to shut their engage down and end the game just under 38 minutes.
Game 6: OOD vs HBK
Our final game of Week 6 was Team Ooh Deer [OOD] versus Team H-Block [HBK]. Both teams were looking for wins as a win for OOD would keep them tied for 2nd Seed with SGR, while a win for HBK would keep them ahead of ACE, of which they’re currently tied for 5th Seed.
Right away, a nice bot-side invade from OOD and a nice flash-hook from OOD Antoons would grant them first blood for the game. An overambitious attempt at a trade by OOD Bigtwig allowed HBK H-Block to flash forward aggressively and get a solokill, neutralizing the game. Shortly after, a nice gank by HBK ProLupul in the top lane granted them their second kill of the game.
A few invades into HBK’s jungle from OOD Soximus would force a few split fights, giving both sides some kills, but eventually OOD Bigtwig was able to score a few free picks with some nice roams. HBK did their best to keep OOD’s lead from spiraling out of control. They were able to get a few picks and a nice fight in the mid lane, evening up the score to 12-12 at 18 minutes.
The big deciding fight happened at Baron pit, where OOD was able to snag the buff and force an engage to start by HBK. Nice kiting and fight management from OOD gave Bigtwig a triple kill, a free third-drake and a way into HBK’s base. One more fight in HBK’s base forced by OOD would mark the end of the match with a score of 29-17 at 27:36.