RESULTS: Vitality Stop the Unicorns Rampage

The Unicorns of Love have been on a winning streak in the EU LCS, until now that is. Vitality used the power of a champion we haven’t seen in some time, picking Ekko in the mid lane to help his team get back on track.

The game started out fairly slow, until an attempt by Unicorns jungler Jonas "Kold" Andersen to ambush Vitality mid laner Daniele "Jiizuke" di Mauro backfired wildly, with both of Vitality’s jungler, Erberk "Gilius" Demir, and top laner, Lucas "Cabochard” Simon-Meslet, jumping in to help defend their teammate, and ultimately securing first blood. It didn’t get much better for the Unicorns after that, as Vitality secured the first Dragon and first turret, while also winning small skirmishes across the map.

With Vitality pushing their advantage, the Unicorns were forced to watch as they lost control of the Rift Herald, as well as the second Dragon, though Unicorns mid laner Fabian "Exileh" Schubert was able to take down Jiizuke in an attempt at establishing some kind of parity. With both teams in a holding pattern, it took the spawning of the Baron to force another team fight, and this one was also easily won by Vitality, taking down three members of the Unicorns squad and securing the Baron. While the Unicorns were able to take down two members of Vitality while they were pushing lanes in the aftermath of the Baron fight, Vitality were still able to secure multiple turrets, as well as an inhibitor and their third Dragon.

With the base now under siege, Unicorns were forced to try and defend as wave after wave of minions crashed into them, while Vitality were free to pull back and secure their second Baron of the game. With this extra power, the Unicorns were unable to keep Vitality out of their base, ending the game with a broken winning streak.

For more on when these teams are battling again, check out the Official Schedule page, here, and for more news from the professional scene, check out how the NA LCS have changed the way they handle tie’s, here.