Scouting Report - ahq E-Sports Club

How to Beat: ahq e-Sports Club, 2016 League of Legends World Championship Joseph “Strong” Edwards

Introduction Who are you? I’m Strong. Joseph “Strong” Edwards, 23, British, done analyst and coaching work for a couple of teams, most recently with HWA Gaming in the Turkish Champions League (3rd in regular season, playoffs: 3-2 vs Crew Esports Club, 2-3 vs Dark Passage) and Flash Point eSports in the NA challenger scene. Outside of League, my background is in American football; started out at Oxford University as a student (2x Varsity Bowl starter, 2013 & 2014; 1x Varsity Bowl captain, 2014), currently playing in the BAFA National Leagues with the Kent Exiles and coaching in BUCS competition with the King’s College London Regents.

What is this? This is a scouting report on ahq e-Sports Club for the 2016 League of Legends World Championship. Covered in here are details of pick-ban and compositional approaches, data on early-game macro (level 1s, early objectives, jungle pathing), and exploitable tendencies by ahq with regards to those facets.

Jungle pathing Data set Champ

Side

HKE G1

Grg

Blue

1

2

HKE G2

Grg

Red

1

3

HKE G3

Eli

Blue

1

2

FW G1

Eli

Red

1

2

FW G2

Grg

Blue

1

FW G3

Grg

Red

FW G4

Rek

Blue

FW G5

Rek

HKE G1 HKE G2

3

CLEAR 1

Recall 4.03

5

4

6

Y

5

C!+

6

4

3

2

1

4

5*

Y

5

6

C!

6*

5*!+

Y

5

4

3

1

2

3

5

4

X

1

3

6

4

2

3

2*

X

1

3

5

4

X

1

2

3

6

4

Red

3

2

4

Y

5*

3

3*!

4

6

5

Grg

Blue

1

2

5

Y!

4

X

1

3

6

4

Eli

Red

1

2

3

5*

5

6

4

4*

6*

C!

HKE G3

Grg

Blue

1

2

3

5

4

X

1

3

6

4

M17 G1

Grg

Blue

1

2

3

5

4!++

6

4

1

M17 G2

Grg

Red

2

3

5

Y

6

4

B!

3

1

M17 G3

Eli

Blue

1

3

5*!

5

6

C!+

6*

4*

4

Champ

Side

HKE G1

Grg

Blue

1

A!

3

4

Y

HKE G2

Grg

Red

6

4

3

X

2*!

1

A!

1*

3*

3

9.46

HKE G3

Eli

Blue

1*

A!+

X

4

5

6

Y!

B!

Y!-

4

11.48

FW G1

Eli

Red

6

4*

4

3

1

Y

6

FW G2

Grg

Blue

1

3

X

2!+++

4

5

6

3

1

A

FW G3

Grg

Red

3

B

Y

C!

6

4

3!+

FW G4

Rek

Blue

1

3

Y

4

6

5

C!

3

9.13

FW G5

Rek

Red

4

Y!

2

3

C!

1

4

3

10.05

HKE G1

Grg

Blue

A

1

3

2*

A!+

2

3

HKE G2

Eli

Red

3

1

2

3

B!++

5

6

4

3*

3

4

2

4

5

6

C!

3

2

A!+

1

5.25 B!

@

7.57 4.17 5.28 3.51 5.16

3

1

6.18 5.21

Y

5.30 5.40 5.37 4.52

2!

CLEAR 2

1

3

6.42 Recall 7.38

HKE G3

Grg

Blue

M17 G1

Grg

Blue

6

4

2

3

6

C!+

M17 G2

Grg

Red

4*

6*

6

4

B!+

X

M17 G3

Eli

Blue

6

X

1

3

5

4

7.21 9.57 7.14

9.18 10.12 A

10.46 9.07 8.16 9.31

Notes     

Pathing key is on the next page. Data set comprises of games in LMS playoffs and regional finals (all on 6.15). Always starts top side, but apart from that, relatively inventive and flexible starts; happy to start buff or inner where pursuing an unusual path. Will invade on opponent’s second buff without scuttle support. Marked tendency to play bot-centric after initial clear but before first recall when bot has sufficient pressure to back him up (see HKE G3, FW G5, HKE G2, M17 G1, M17 G3) Rarely goes offensive on second buffs in terms of invades, but will typically look to skirmish and make plays on lanes. Notable: a significant lack of success in ganking bot as opposed to top or mid.

Pathing key

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Each number or letter stands for a camp, objective, or lane. X and Y are scuttlers. Numbering is relative to direction (top vs bot) rather than to buffs. Camps on the player’s side have no special notation; camps on the opponent’s side are denoted with an *. If a player is noted as being at a camp, it represents at least a serious effort to take that camp (successful or otherwise). Conflict of any sort is denoted with a !; a kill for the player’s team is denoted with a +, a death on the player’s team is denoted with a -. So, for instance, if a player started bot side on blue, went golems -> red -> invaded blue, and a fight broke out there resulting in a 1-for-1 trade, the notation would be: [6][5][5*!+-]. The intent of this data is to provide a general, legible overview of a player’s early routing and tendencies, rather than to be a fully-detailed pathing report.

Level 1s Board position at 1:30 – playoff & regional qualifier games Blue side

Red side HKE G1

HKE G2

HKE G3

AHQ G1

AHQ G2

AHQ G3

AHQ G4

AHQ G5

HKE G1

HKE G2

HKE G3

M17 G2

M17 G1

M17 G3

Notes 

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Adapted quickly to 6.15’s reduced demand for level 1 warding. By regional finals, default start was a 2ward setup – top and ADC warding out top and bottom, no wards between. M17 G1 a fairly clean example of this sort of start. Only example in regional finals series of a ‘heavy’ start was HKE G1 – Rek’Sai and hard pushing solo laners provided level 2 threat, so Gragas-Taliyah invade into wards on golems and connecting bush top. Following on from jungle pathing, clear adaptations mean that Mountain is unlikely to be punishable at 1st buff. Main point of interest are three-camp starts on blue-side Gragas, and aggression on Elise (invaded opponent’s 2nd in 3 out of 4 games) – trap/counter-jungle potential. Bot side invades – attempted camp start in 11 of 14 games. Exceptions were FW G4 (started in lane with Sivir-Alistar vs Ashe-Braum), M17 G2 (invaded with Ashe-Braum vs Sivir-Trundle), M17 G3 (invaded with Ezreal-Braum vs Caitlyn-Alistar). Bot side has only played against a combination with any early significant terrain deformation/pseudodeformation potential once (playoffs, vs Thresh, HKE G3); did not make any adaptation there. Sweeper start on mid – done all three games vs HKE in playoffs by Westdoor, but only one successful ward kill. Not seen since.

Early macro Objective data – playoffs & regional finals Side W/L Take T1T Take T1M Take T1B Lost T1T Lost T1M Lost T1B Drag 1 D1 Tm D1 Ty Drag 2 D2 Tm D2 Ty Herald Hrl Tm Side W/L Take T1T Take T1M Take T1B Lost T1T Lost T1M Lost T1B Drag 1 D1 Tm D1 Ty Drag 2 D2 Tm D2 Ty Herald Hrl Tm

HKE Blue W 13.39 21.29 18.12 19.31 20.55 23.13 11.08 OPP M 17.29 OPP O N/A FW Red L N/A 30.38 17.30 11.39 16.15 23.49 16.33 OPP C 23.00 OPP C 13.42 OPP

HKE Red W 9.13 18.52 23.29 N/A 28.59 18.37 9.36 OPP O 17.38 OPP C 14.22 AHQ HKE Blue W 15.34 24.58 12.40 N/A 21.25 N/A 13.16 AHQ M 20.41 AHQ C 17.54 AHQ

HKE Blue W 14.05 18.44 16.41 N/A N/A N/A 17.56 OPP M 24.27 AHQ I N/A

FW Red W 27.51 26.47 13.16 10.24 31.53 N/A 10.58 AHQ I 17.54 OPP M N/A

FW Blue W 15.37 27.25 18.00 18.00 19.55 12.12 17.46 AHQ C 25.11 OPP M N/A

FW Red L 41.39 N/A 35.15 12.23 17.26 21.03 21.32 OPP M 30.28 OPP M N/A

HKE Red W 19.10 17.20 15.05 N/A N/A 37.17 12.15 AHQ C 19.33 AHQ M N/A

HKE Blue W 16.03 19.03 14.06 15.45 N/A N/A 14.30 AHQ M 21.39 AHQ O N/A

M17 Blue W 12.44 23.54 8.53 N/A N/A 12.40 11.16 AHQ C 18.20 AHQ C 14.23 AHQ

M17 Red W 19.01 16.53 13.44 N/A N/A N/A 14.18 AHQ O 20.42 AHQ O N/A

FW Blue L 33.28 47.26 11.30 11.14 36.17 25.04 11.57 AHQ M 18.14 AHQ M 18.46 OPP M17 Blue W 12.18 22.01 24.39 N/A N/A N/A 14.59 OPP O 22.30 AHQ M 12.51 OPP

Notes  

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Secured T1B first in 11/14 games (3/5 vs FW), T1T first in 9/14 games (1/5 vs FW). Many early T1B secures came with relatively weak pushing ADCs, but 4/5 games of Sivir vs FW suggests a recognition that is a) important to the team and b) such liberties can't be taken vs better opposition. Relatively low herald priority given Ziv’s champion pool and perceived position within the team (and where taken, taken early); suggests Ziv’s importance as a skirmish player in ahq’s play, also suggests some issues with playing around Westdoor as a true split mid. Even in dominant games, fairly slow T1M times, and few rapid side T1 -> mid T1 plays; pure waveclear more important than anti-dive with regards to any notion of stalling out after an early tower deficit.

Pick & ban Data – pick-ban phases, playoffs & regional finals QF vs HKE

SF vs FW

Opp

HKE

HKE

HKE

FW

FW

FW

FW

Ban #1

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Ban #2

Vladimir

Vladimir

Vladimir

Vladimir

Vladimir

Vladimir

Vladimir

Ban #3

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

Malzahar

Malzahar

Malzahar

Malzahar

Ziv

Gnar

Ekko

Gnar

Gangplank

Gnar

Gangplank

Gangplank

Mountain

Gragas

Gragas

Elise

Elise

Gragas

Gragas

Rek'Sai

Westdoor

Lissandra

Lissandra

Taliyah

TwistedFate

Twisted Fate

Kassadin

Taliyah

AN

Ezreal

Ezreal

Ashe

Sivir

Ezreal

Sivir

Sivir

Albis

Tahm Kench

Braum

Braum

Braum

Braum

Alistar

Alistar

Ban #1

Gangplank

Taliyah

Gangplank

Gragas

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

Twisted Fate

Ban #2

Taliyah

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

Lissandra

Lissandra

Lissandra

Ban #3

Thresh

Gnar

Gragas

Lissandra

Gangplank

TwistedFate

Tahm Kench

Top

Shen

Gangplank

Rumble

Gnar

Ekko

Ekko

Ekko

Jun

Kindred

Kindred

Kindred

Rek'Sai

Nidalee

Rek'Sai

Gragas

Mid

Malzahar

Cassiopeia

Viktor

Taliyah

Taliyah

Taliyah

Karma

ADC

Ashe

Corki

Ezreal

Ezreal

Ashe

Ashe

Ashe

Sup

Trundle

Trundle

Thresh

Alistar

Alistar

Braum

Braum

W/L

RF vs HKE

RF vs M17

Opp

FW

HKE

HKE

HKE

M17

M17

M17

Ban #1

Jhin

Vladimir

Vladimir

Vladimir

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Ban #2

Vladimir

Jhin

Jhin

Jhin

Karma

Karma

Karma

Ban #3

Malzahar

Karma

Taliyah

Karma

Cassiopeia

Taliyah

Cassiopeia

Ziv

Poppy

Ekko

Gnar

Ekko

Gnar

Gangplank

Ekko

Mountain

Rek'Sai

Gragas

Elise

Gragas

Gragas

Gragas

Elise

Westdoor

Kassadin

Taliyah

Malzahar

Malzahar

Malzahar

Malzahar

Twisted Fate

AN

Sivir

Ashe

Lucian

Ezreal

Sivir

Ashe

Ezreal

Albis

Braum

Trundle

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

Braum

Braum

Ban #1

Twisted Fate

Tahm Kench

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

Ban #2

Lissandra

Twisted Fate

Lissandra

Lissandra

Lissandra

Twisted Fate

Ashe

Ban #3

Tahm Kench

Lissandra

Zed

Taliyah

Taliyah

Lissandra

Gragas

Top

Ekko

Irelia

Ekko

Gnar

Ekko

Gnar

Gangplank

Jun

Kindred

Rek'Sai

Gragas

Nidalee

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

Mid

Taliyah

Malzahar

Varus

Varus

Viktor

Cassiopeia

Taliyah

ADC

Ashe

Sivir

Sivir

Ashe

Ashe

Sivir

Caitlyn

Sup

Alistar

Alistar

Trundle

Trundle

Braum

Trundle

Alistar

W/L

Data – known accounts (Korean server) Ziv – http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=A2N%20389 (A2N 389) Mountain – http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=ahq%20Mountain (ahq Mountain) Westdoor – http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=ahq%20Westdoor (ahq Westdoor) AN – http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=bu%20yao%20la (bu yao la) AN – http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=988567 (988567) Albis – http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=%EB%AD%90%ED%95%98%EA%B3%A0%20%EC%9E%88%EB %83%90%EA%B3%A0 (뭐하고 있냐고) Chawy http://www.op.gg/summoner/userName=%EA%B0%9C%EC%84%A0%20%EC%9C%A0%EC%A7%80 (개선 유지)

Data – champions played (2016) All figures are as of 15th September 2016.

Ziv Champion Gnar Gangplank Ekko Irelia Maokai Shen Trundle Poppy Fizz Tahm Kench Nautilus Fiora Lulu Rammus Rumble Swain Ryze Renekton Nautilus

LMS Sum 16 G 11 8 5 5 4 3 3 2 1

WR 82% 75% 100% 60% 75% 67% 67% 50% 100%

LMS Spr 16 G 1

WR 100%

1 1 5

0% 100% 40%

6 5

83% 80%

5 3 2 1 1

100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Ranked 2016 (KR) G 27 46 150 28 37 26 36 46 45

WR 67% 54% 59% 46% 51% 65% 53% 57% 51%

LP 08-Sep 09-Sep 15-Sep 30-Aug 04-Aug 30-Aug 14-Sep 15-Sep 10-Jun 12-Sep 15-Sep 19-Jul 09-May

21 12 10 9 9

48% 50% 50% 67% 56%

14-Sep 16-Jun 04-Jun 13-Aug 15-Sep

Mountain Champion Gragas Rek'Sai Elise Graves Hecarim Volibear Nidalee Kindred Rumble Evelynn

LMS Sum 16 G 14 10 5 1 1 1

WR 79% 50% 100% 100% 100% 0%

LMS Spr 16 G 4 1 10 7

WR 75% 100% 90% 100%

5 3 1

80% 33% 0%

Ranked 2016 (KR) G 38 121 83 79 55 7 28 37

WR 53% 64% 59% 48% 55% 86% 64% 54%

LP 15-Sep 14-Sep 15-Sep 14-Sep 09-Sep 10-Jun 15-Sep 09-Sep

9

44%

15-Sep

Westdoor Champion Lissandra Malzahar TwistedFate Kassadin Vladimir Taliyah Cassiopeia Fizz Swain Zed Azir Diana Lulu Talon Ekko Yasuo Ryze LeBlanc Pantheon Ahri Viktor

LMS Sum 16 G 10 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1

WR 80% 100% 100% 60% 60% 67% 50% 0% 100% 100%

LMS Spr 16 G 2

WR 50%

2

100%

7 1 1 1 1

86% 100% 100% 100% 0%

Ranked 2016 (KR) G 220 72 215 39 50 76 51 174 51 117

WR 52% 53% 60% 59% 54% 51% 57% 53% 49% 56%

LP 13-Sep 13-Sep 14-Sep 13-Sep 28-Aug 30-Aug 15-Sep 03-Aug 30-Aug 14-Sep

133

56%

79 58 52 49 49 28 24

44% 50% 50% 57% 39% 54% 46%

18-May 08-Jun 25-Aug 13-Sep 12-Sep 03-Jul 15-Sep 02-Jul 19-Jun

AN Champion Ashe Sivir Ezreal Jhin Caitlyn Lucian Twitch Kalista Corki Kog'Maw Tristana Vayne Jinx

LMS Sum 16 G 13 9 6 4 3 2 2 1

WR 77% 56% 100% 100% 33% 100% 50% 100%

LMS Spr 16 G 1 2 13 1

WR 100% 100% 85% 100%

1

100%

7 1 1

71% 100% 0%

Ranked 2016 (KR) G 95 142 200 213 135 444 180 37 57 71 49 29 25

WR 46% 52% 52% 53% 53% 54% 62% 43% 42% 56% 57% 45% 48%

LP 28-Aug 30-Aug 14-Sep 15-Sep 14-Sep 12-Sep 14-Sep 09-Sep 13-Aug 17-Aug 31-Aug 14-Sep

Albis LMS Sum 16 G WR 11 91% 9 56% 9 100% 6 67% 3 33% 2 50% 1 100% 1 100%

Champion Braum Alistar Tahm Kench Karma Bard Thresh Nami Trundle Morgana Taric Soraka Zyra Janna

LMS Spr 16 G WR 10 50% 11 100% 2 100% 2 4

50% 100%

1 1

100% 100%

Ranked 2016 (KR) WR LP 60% 15-Sep 60% 13-Sep 46% 12-Sep 36% 11-Sep 54% 15-Sep 52% 15-Sep 55% 14-Sep 45% 27-Aug 51% 29-Jul 52% 10-Sep 52% 10-Sep 53% 18-Jun 33% 10-Sep

G 144 136 13 44 197 127 33 44 51 62 27 19 18

Chawy LMS Spr 16 G WR 4 75% 3 67% 2 100% 2 50% 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 1 100%

Champion Azir Viktor LeBlanc Lux Corki Kassadin Lulu Zed Zilean Karma Swain Syndra Ezreal Brand Varus Taliyah Vladimir Malzahar Ryze Lissandra Anivia

G 64 160 147

Ranked 2016 (KR) WR LP 44% 01-Aug 53% 13-Sep 50% 14-Sep

13

46%

54 140 83 72 58 53 52 42 40 32 22 20 11

63% 54% 64% 56% 52% 53% 52% 45% 45% 47% 45% 70% 55%

01-Sep 24-Jul 29-Jun 18-Apr 15-Sep 15-Sep 15-Jul 15-Sep 15-Sep 08-Jun 15-Sep 01-Sep 10-Aug 15-Sep 14-Sep 11-Aug 14-Jul

Data – champion performance Ziv CHAMPION

GP

W%

KDA

Gnar

11

82%

Gangplank

8

CSD@10

GD@10

DPM

DMG%

GOLD%

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

4.70

-2.4

1.2

-37.8

-23.0

503

425

25.2%

21.6%

21.4%

21.4%

75%

6.20

-2.4

-1.0

167.3

123.0

732

619

32.7%

28.1%

25.0%

24.1%

Ekko

5

100%

7.90

4.4

3.6

159.8

22.0

535

431

22.7%

20.6%

22.2%

21.3%

Irelia

5

60%

3.90

4.0

1.8

-40.2

69.0

377

364

21.2%

19.0%

22.8%

21.5%

Maokai

4

75%

8.50

-14.5

-2.4

-275.5

-44.0

393

341

21.9%

18.8%

20.2%

20.1%

Shen

3

67%

7.30

9.0

-4.2

-55.0

-92.0

368

302

18.3%

16.0%

21.1%

20.4%

Trundle

3

67%

2.60

7.7

1.1

182.0

-10.0

250

316

14.5%

16.5%

20.0%

21.6%

Poppy

2

50%

4.00

-2.5

-4.0

28.5

126.0

356

367

23.7%

21.6%

21.4%

21.0%

Fizz

1

100%

6.50

29.0

13.5

1120.0

744.0

499

389

19.7%

16.8%

21.1%

20.7%

Mountain CHAMPION

GP

W%

KDA

Gragas

14

79%

Rek'Sai

10

Elise

KP

FB%

GD@10

GOLD%

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

6.00

69.4%

70.5%

64.0%

39.0%

112.9

-178.0

18.8%

18.0%

50%

4.20

81.4%

74.6%

30.0%

35.0%

-101.3

34.0

20.1%

19.5%

5

100%

3.70

64.1%

67.8%

60.0%

47.0%

-23.6

29.0

19.0%

18.6%

Graves

1

100%

6.00

70.6%

68.9%

100.0%

32.0%

533.0

146.0

21.3%

21.0%

Hecarim

1

100%

20.00

83.3%

79.0%

100.0%

57.0%

255.0

-116.0

21.4%

19.9%

Volibear

1

0%

3.50

100.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-465.0

-465.0

20.8%

20.8%

CHAMPION

GP

W%

Lissandra

10

80%

Malzahar

6

100%

Twisted Fate

6

100%

Kassadin

5

Vladimir Taliyah

Westdoor CSD@10

KDA

GD@10

DPM

DMG%

GOLD%

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

5.10

-5.8

-4.4

-103.5

-108.

455

441

23.0%

22.4%

22.4%

22.4%

19.00

-7.7

-6.4

-78.2

-74.0

568

738

25.3%

31.2%

22.7%

22.7%

7.10

-5.3

-3.0

393.0

418.0

428

446

20.6%

24.7%

24.3%

25.9%

60%

7.60

-19.8

-2.5

-229.2

4.0

492

631

23.9%

31.2%

22.0%

23.2%

5

60%

4.20

-9.4

-0.5

-263.0

-9.0

384

566

21.6%

28.7%

21.1%

23.7%

3

67%

4.00

4.0

4.1

201.3

-44.0

579

556

25.6%

28.2%

22.3%

23.6%

Cassiopeia

2

50%

4.30

1.0

7.0

248.0

163.0

525

561

32.1%

31.6%

25.2%

23.9%

Fizz

2

0%

1.80

-21.0

-21.0

-466.0

-466.0

267

267

18.1%

18.1%

21.7%

21.7%

Swain

2

100%

30.00

-9.5

-10.3

504.5

228.0

764

720

30.5%

32.1%

25.6%

25.3%

Zed

1

100%

2.80

-11.0

-7.0

-35.0

-295.

607

467

26.8%

29.5%

24.0%

23.0%

AN CSD@10

GD@10

DPM

DMG%

GOLD%

CHAMPION

GP

W%

KDA

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Ashe

13

77%

7.00

5.3

-0.3

130.6

-42.0

480

487

24.7%

24.5%

24.1%

24.0%

Sivir

9

56%

4.70

6.0

-1.9

217.9

-4.0

564

526

29.5%

27.2%

26.2%

26.3%

Ezreal

6

100%

7.00

3.3

-2.8

176.0

-65.0

754

582

30.8%

29.5%

22.8%

22.8%

Jhin

4

100%

29.00

2.3

2.1

46.8

49.0

619

621

28.3%

28.8%

22.9%

23.4%

Caitlyn

3

33%

2.00

7.0

1.3

259.3

30.0

408

539

23.0%

28.4%

23.8%

24.6%

Lucian

2

100%

27.00

21.0

6.3

376.5

130.0

608

456

28.8%

23.9%

25.3%

24.9%

Twitch

2

50%

4.50

3.5

-7.5

72.5

-367.

538

515

29.3%

25.6%

26.0%

23.8%

Kalista

1

100%

11.00

16.0

10.0

624.0

255.0

272

295

19.4%

19.3%

21.9%

23.7%

Albis KP

DTH%

FB%

DPM

DMG%

CHAMPION

GP

W%

KDA

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Player

LMS

Braum

11

91%

7.20

67.6%

72.5%

22.4%

19.9%

45%

32%

203

157

9.4%

7.8%

Alistar Tahm Kench Karma

9

56%

3.70

80.9%

74.5%

23.6%

23.8%

33%

29%

100

98

5.3%

5.4%

9

100%

5.40

65.2%

66.1%

24.7%

24.5%

33%

36%

164

129

7.3%

5.8%

6

67%

6.80

75.0%

79.0%

17.8%

18.9%

17%

16%

173

172

9.6%

9.1%

Bard

3

33%

2.60

81.8%

67.0%

20.0%

23.8%

0%

10%

163

181

10.0%

10.2%

Thresh

2

50%

2.00

76.9%

69.9%

35.7%

19.5%

50%

33%

72

103

5.1%

5.6%

Nami

1

100%

9.00

81.8%

84.1%

28.6%

25.0%

0%

25%

145

122

6.0%

6.5%

Trundle

1

100%

13.00

81.3%

76.3%

12.5%

19.2%

0%

35%

87

98

3.6%

5.1%

Projected champion pools (6.18)

+ / -

Ziv Ekko Gnar

Mountain Elise Rek'Sai

Westdoor Cassiopeia Ryze Lissandra Twisted Fate

AN Ashe Jinx Sivir

Albis Bard Braum Tahm Kench

Gangplank Jayce Poppy Rumble

Evelynn Gragas Graves Nidalee

Kassadin Malzahar Pantheon Yasuo

Ezreal Jhin Lucian

Alistar Trundle

Fizz Zed

Twitch

Thresh

Kled Maokai

Priority refers to inclination for use (+ = a likely staple, / = in regular use, - = heavily situational). Priority in this sense does not necessarily correspond to draft priority, although expected contested early picks are bolded.

Notes 



ahq compositions largely play around: o Variable lanes in terms of position pressure early, although top tends to be passive and mid/bot more aggressive. Almost always an eye towards superior 3v3s (with any combination of TJM, MAS, JAS) between levels 6 and 9. o Transition into mid-game: predicated on bot tower damage and 1.5-item top/mid. Generally pick fights towards top side rather than forcing bot tower, but bot tower is usually the first down because of the ongoing pressure onto it. o Mid and late is built on 1-4 and split fights with a pick-oriented jungle and mid; main peculiarity is tendency of mid or even ADC over top in the 1-role. Nature of the region means very few games have been at all even coming into the point. Pick & ban priority champions by player: o Ziv: Ekko.  Unbeaten on Ekko, although some fortune in its absence from the FW series in that stat. Nonetheless, significant laning aptitude, and essential status as an AP Triforce bruiser is hard to find parallels for composition-wise (perhaps Diana?). o Mountain: Elise.  Gragas nerfs sufficient to quell early potential, and Rek’Sai performances have been inconsistent; Elise only meta champion with versatility and lane pressure that will fit. o Westdoor: Twisted Fate, Lissandra.  Unbeaten on Twisted Fate in 2016, not at all aberrant, cannot and should not be allowed through particularly given that it stands at an all-time high in terms of how competitive games are played post-6.15, pre-assassins rework.  Lissandra not really meta, but has been a comfortable staple of Westdoor's, and notably one of the only champions where he has proven capable of producing above-average impact in terms of laning and damage even compared to other LMS mids.  What of ascendant high-damage mids (Cassiopeia, Ryze)? Difficult to say – appears that Westdoor is gearing up to play, but DPM figures on Malzahar, Kassadin, Vladimir all utterly abysmal. Very unlikely to function vs Worlds teams, except maybe Ryze on pure utility grounds. o AN: Sivir, Ashe.  Statistical figures on Sivir are mediocre, but very few ahq comps can’t make use of the short-range damage and utility, and the pressure laning is the only way that AN/Albis are likely to be able to survive at the Worlds level.  Utility of Ashe is dangerous, particularly paired with typical picks at literally every other position.  AN’s Ezreal looks strong, but laning weaknesses of the champion, statistical inflation vs HKE/M17, necessity of Tahm Kench or Braum to get through laning…not worth a ban or denial pick in isolation, although need to be aware of Ezreal (and Ezreal/Braum) as possibilities and the picks that it can punish (most notably Ashe). o Albis: Tahm Kench.  While the combination plays with flanking and pick-based champions and composition are of course nice, the real frustrating thing about Tahm in the context of ahq is that it’s a tank/semi-engage support with the assistive wave clear to get an Ezreal etc. through laning. Ability to protect immobile ADCs (Jinx) also a consideration on 6.18 specifically.