RESULTS: ROCCAT Take Full Advantage of New Items in Their Victory over Giants Gaming

Sometimes a new patch can bring some really cool changes to the way the game is played, and it often comes down to which team can adapt the fastest. For this game between ROCCAT and Giants, the word on the street was Banner of Command, and it did not disappoint.

The early game was fairly tame, until ROCCAT mid laner Jin “Blanc” Seong-min caught vision of Giants jungler recalling with low HP, starting a small skirmish that resulted in two kills for ROCCAT for a single death in reply. ROCCAT kept the momentum going, taking the first turret in the bot lane along with the first Dragon, and rotated their players to the top lane where they were able to catch out Giants support Raphaël "Targamas" Crabbé trying to ward, netting another kill and allowing them to push the turret in.

When attempting to move through the jungle, ROCCAT players were caught out by Giants, allowing them to begin to level the score as they claim two more kills of their own, but soon after, ROCCAT was again able to catch out a Giants member over-extended in the top lane, increasing their score. As the game reached the 25 minute mark, ROCCAT had managed to build a gold lead of around 6k.

Another team fight in the jungler resulted in three more kills for ROCCAT as they looked to secure Baron, setting up for the moment everyone was waiting for – a Baron buffed minion empowered by Banner of Command. Very quickly it became apparent that this was a strategy we will see a lot of from now on, as the super buffed minion tore through the defences of Giants in the bot and mid lane. By the time the buffs wore off, Giants base was in shambles, allowing ROCCAT to push in and end the game at their leisure.

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