Bombshells close out the EU LCS for Week 5

What a week! We’ve seen some intense matches here in the EU LCS, so let’s break down the action and see how the games were won.

Giants – Unicorns of Love

What an opener! The Unicorns of Love taking on the Giants in a match that was crazy fun from start to finish. The Unicorns managed to catch out Giants early on, giving them an early lead. Giants and the Unicorns would go on to trade objectives like old boxers trade blows, culminating in two back to back Baron fights that left too many bodies on the floor to count. Once these fights ended however, the Unicorns kicked it into high gear, taking multiple objectives while Giants could only watch in horror. Before long, it was only the Unicorns left standing, claiming their second victory of the split.

Vitality – H2K

The second match of the day saw current EU LCS leaders Vitality, taking on the up-and-coming improved line-up H2K. The match seemed to go fairly even at the start, but H2K quickly began to make their move, rotating around the map to catch Vitality off guard and secure neutral objectives. As the game progressed, H2K quickly built a small lead over Vitality, but Vitality was able to slowly rein it in, neutralising the gold advantage over time. A key team fight win around Baron allowed H2K to once again try to extend their lead, beginning to siege the base of Vitality, before a sudden resurgence allowed Vitality to create some breathing space. With the game poised on a knifes edge, H2K were once again able to push into the base of Vitality, taking down their solo laners and ending the game.

FC Schalke 04 - Roccat

Our third match of the day was a back and forth clash between Schalke and Roccat. Good early farming put Schalke ahead, though a gank in the mid lane allowed Roccat to get first blood and start to even up the gold. Schalke prioritized early Dragon control, before the two teams began to trade objectives like they were at a swap meet. The gold advantage swung both ways for quite some time, before Schalke managed to secure a Baron buff and pushed Roccat into their own jungle. At this point the game was all but won, until Schalke pushed after Roccat and were split up in the jungle, allowing Roccat to turn and fight in a skirmish that left Schalke down two members and well out of momentum. Roccat quickly capitalized on this mistake, pushing down into the base of Schalke, before a last stand went horribly wrong for Schalke, allowing Roccat to cruise into the win.

Misfits – G2

The second last match of the day saw two strong teams battling for bragging points as G2 takes on Misfits. An early game misplay by G2 allowed Misfits to take an early lead, which they solidified by not only trading a turret with G2, but also securing an Infernal Dragon and the Rift Herald. G2 would fire back with a Dragon of their own, however this habit of trading tit-for-tat would continue for a time. Once G2 got rolling however, Misfits started to lag behind, with several key take-downs, combined with securing the Baron, allowing G2 to close the gold advantage and begin to create one of their own. G2 began to push into the base of Misfits, taking several objectives, before a final team fight left almost the entire Misfits roster dead, and G2 standing strong to take the victory.

Fnatic – Splyce

Our final match of the day featured the Fnatic squad taking on the Splyce line-up, in a brawl that featured very few team fights, but quite a lot of skirmishes. Fnatic were able to secure an early gold lead, taking first blood and first turret. A lot of individual kills helped solidify this lead, as Fnatic took down members of Splyce all over the map. Splyce were able to fire back in the mid game however, taking a few kills of their own, while also securing their second Dragon of the game, however the gold advantage slowly continued to climb in favour of Fnatic. Splyce seemed to focus hard on the neutral objectives, while Fnatic focused more on dismantling the base of Splyce. Splyce were able to secure the Baron, giving them a boost to take more of Fnatics turrets, but when Fnatic secured the Elder Dragon and began to move into the base of Splyce, the defenders crumbled. In the end, Fnatic would prove to be the stronger of the two.

With all the action of the day wrapped up, it’s time to take a moment and reflect on everything that happened. For more of a breakdown on how the Unicorns of Love secured their second win of the split, check out our breakdown here. For more information on which teams are playing who next week, check out the Official Schedule page here.