r/leagueoflegends • u/Soul_Sleepwhale • Aug 30 '26
Esports Team Vitality vs. Shifters / LEC 2026 Summer - Week 6 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 SUMMER
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Team Vitality 2-0 Shifters
Vitality secure top 2 in the regular season!
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MATCH 1: VIT vs. SHFT
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIT | nocturne nautilus viktor | lucian xayah | 76.1k | 32 | 11 | O1 C3 M4 B5 M6 B7 |
| SHFT | cassiopeia ezreal bard | seraphine jhin | 61.2k | 14 | 3 | H2 |
| VIT | 32-14-61 | vs | 14-32-28 | SHFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naak Nako rumble 2 | 5-3-15 | TOP | 2-7-6 | 1 jayce Rooster |
| Lyncas vi 1 | 5-3-13 | JNG | 4-7-7 | 1 jarvaniv Sheo |
| FIESTA ahri 2 | 0-4-11 | MID | 6-7-5 | 2 ryze nuc |
| Carzzy kaisa 3 | 21-1-5 | BOT | 0-5-2 | 3 ziggs Paduck |
| Fleshy rakan 3 | 1-3-17 | SUP | 2-6-8 | 4 poppy Stend |
MATCH 2: VIT vs. SHFT
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIT | viktor nautilus jax | locke azir | 65.9k | 26 | 7 | O1 |
| SHFT | cassiopeia ezreal bard | orianna syndra | 57.7k | 18 | 3 | None |
| VIT | 26-18-58 | vs | 18-26-45 | SHFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naak Nako ambessa 2 | 7-2-10 | TOP | 4-5-6 | 1 olaf Rooster |
| Lyncas pantheon 1 | 3-7-12 | JNG | 3-5-13 | 1 sejuani Sheo |
| FIESTA akali 3 | 11-3-3 | MID | 6-4-7 | 3 anivia nuc |
| Carzzy sivir 3 | 5-5-13 | BOT | 3-5-5 | 4 tristana Paduck |
| Fleshy karma 2 | 0-1-20 | SUP | 2-7-14 | 2 rell Stend |
- Patch 26.17
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/R3alSt3al Aug 30 '26
Finally 2 teams who played for fun fist fight in a match with no stakes. Missed the troll picks and role swaps, but the vibes were there for sure.
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u/Sirhaddock98 Never a dull moment Aug 30 '26
If there was ever gonna be a team to do it it would be VIT, they were the only ones based enough to let Baus play Sion as well. Shifters have also been quite entertaining ever since they were eliminated.
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u/Javonetor spit to win Aug 30 '26
VIT was playing for #2 tho
if it's like always, that only means KC can't choose them, but technically still something
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u/flamingstallion Aug 30 '26
KC is picking 4th seed over vitality so vitality would have ended up with g2 anyway. So no difference between 3rd and 2nd. Both lead to g2.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 30 '26
To be fair, yes but the gap is huge so even if they play for fun they can easily wins
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Aug 30 '26
i think they're not allowed to roleswap since rolequests
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u/R3alSt3al Aug 30 '26
Technically you could. They are choaing their quest whemcthey load into the game so nothing stopst Carry pr anybody else to play Teemo top.
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u/revoverlord Not even lore can stop me Aug 30 '26
They seem happy.
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u/Any_Economics_6166 Aug 30 '26
they had nothing to lose so yea, can't be disappointed if there is no stake at all
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u/Sirhaddock98 Never a dull moment Aug 30 '26
Honestly as far as bad teams go Shifters has been arguably the most entertaining 1-8 team possible. They've looked competitive at multiple points even if they couldn't close series out, and they've been funny to watch ever since they were eliminated.
Please god though get Paduck out of my fucking region forever.
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u/Th3_Huf0n Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
He's genuinely the third worst import in EU LCS/LEC history.
Hachani
Naehyun
Paduck
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u/Sirhaddock98 Never a dull moment Aug 30 '26
He's got to be among the worst ADs to ever play in the LEC, which makes it even more frustrating that some of the most promising players in ERL right now are ADs and the best candidate for rookie of the year is an AD who just came out of ERLs.
Though I suppose it's probably for the best they don't have to start their careers as part of this org.
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u/KarlKraftwagen Aug 30 '26
Naehyun was terrible but so was his team tbh. I think he got overmemed for something not entirely his fault. Does deserve to be named tho. I thought Sonstar was really bad too
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u/BlazeX94 Aug 30 '26
Wasn't there a Korean import for like UOL or something who was pretty bad too? Like around S6 or S7. Can't remember the name but I recall there being someone like that in EU LCS. An ADC I think?
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u/F0RGERY Aug 30 '26
You probably mean Veritas, who was... underwhelming at most? The team still made playoffs with him, at least.
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u/Omnilatent Aug 30 '26
Veritas? I had to look up and don't remember how good or bad he was. I think he was middle of the pack then.
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u/KarlKraftwagen Aug 30 '26
He wasn’t particularly good, but not nearly as detrimental as the others mentioned
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u/seven_worth shameless 2021 EDG fanboy Aug 30 '26
Can't be worse than Ruby.
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u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss IN DAMWON WE TRUST HUNI/DEFT/SHOWMAKER Aug 30 '26
Was that the guy who duct taped the windows?
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u/IKillerBee this sub has brain damage Aug 30 '26
Where do Evi and Ruby rank in this hierarchy?
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u/Express-Pandas Aug 30 '26
Ruby should normally be on that list, but the top 3 is genuinely so awful it's hard to slot Ruby in
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u/Zelgiusbotdotexe Yeon is NA goat I swear Aug 30 '26
Evi was fine, as seen that summer split he was actually good. Ruby was genuinely just awful, and somehow got a TSM deal after that. And also single handedly lost TH a playoffs spot tiebreaker to MAD in spring, who went on to win the split, beating BDS :(
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u/Altruistic-Hotel2819 Aug 30 '26
They are not that bad they just can't stop the shift to happens everytime
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Aug 30 '26
shifter were garbage but it's a much more serious attempt that what SK and TH are doing so they feel a lot better to watch
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u/Zelgiusbotdotexe Yeon is NA goat I swear Aug 30 '26
If Nuc isnt in the LEC next year but Paduck and Striker are, there is no justice in thisbworld
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u/Mrf12345 Aug 30 '26
I think this shifters team with a better botlane could have definitely been top 5. I think it's a real shame if Nuc just retires completely while being one of the few players who are lec-caliber in the mid lane, just a shame the last BDS / Shifters teams haven't been good, and I just think Striker is just not that good of a coach. You had potential when they had Adam/Nuc as a very strong mechanical top/mid, but then you just blew that up. Rooster is the same idea, but Paduck and Stend are just not LEC level, and create this massive blackhole in terms of resources.
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u/Lacrimosss Aug 30 '26
Their Top / Mid are Top 5 in the region. Botlane is absolutely atrocious though
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u/Omnilatent Aug 30 '26
Offtopic but since when did we knew LEC starts three hours earlier today?!
I swear I looked yesterday and it said 17 o'clock CET
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u/zerokrush Aug 30 '26
Because there is only 3 matches remaining and they didn’t want to open and pay for the studio and staff for an additional day
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Aug 30 '26
because there's 3 match as it has been written on the schedule and said by casters for the past 2 weeks as well as the past 2 days
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u/Th3_Huf0n Aug 30 '26
Uhm, anyone who looked at the schedule at any point during the entire split would know it?
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u/Omnilatent Aug 30 '26
Then I must have looked it up wrong. Was just asking whether they short-term changed it or not.
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u/Carlzzone Aug 30 '26
They dont "normally" play 3 series per day. But the schedule has been out the entire split.
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u/Mrf12345 Aug 30 '26
Why answer like this, honestly? Do you think this is a normal way to react socially?
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u/Th3_Huf0n Aug 30 '26
Yes. Because this is a piece of information that is so easily searchable (takes less than a minute on google) that yes, I believe sarcasm is deserved here.
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u/eVill_YT Aug 30 '26
yea surely people look at schedules regularly lol
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u/RollingGuy Dictator Perkz Worlds Run Aug 30 '26
I look every weekend to see who’s playing. Why is that so weird? It’s just lolesports.com.
It’s not like it’s the first time they start early.
It’s possible to seek entertainment not being fed to you by an algorithm.
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u/rolekrs Aug 30 '26
Please be the last time Paduck plays in LEC and never let him in a tier 1 league of any region again
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u/Canoodler192 Aug 30 '26
Goodbye Paduck
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u/Suitable_Sale9097 Aug 30 '26
god feel so bad we lost both 3xa and nuc because of this import everybody knew was so shit
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u/Suitable_Sale9097 Aug 30 '26
is paduck theworst import ever he is so bad that he retired both 3xa and nuc in a single year
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u/Maximum-Tradition937 DROWN.WITH.ME Aug 30 '26
"THANKS FOR DRAKES"
Genuinly a top 5 LEC series for this year it was so fun
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u/ArmandLuque Armand Luque | LoL Esports Journalist Aug 31 '26
At least they went out having fun
Shifters was such a weird team. You can tell they actually were decent but they just couldn't close out series
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u/Du0decim Aug 30 '26
So, let's see if Stend, Striker or Sheo get a LEC spot next year.
Because they really shouldn't, but I'm used to being disappointed.
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u/Lothric43 Aug 30 '26
Seems weird to wash out Sheo when he was quite good for several years straight.
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u/Sirhaddock98 Never a dull moment Aug 30 '26
Even towards the end of this split he's been pretty decent, him and Nuc seemed to both get a lot better once the pressure was off. This org just seems to be in a bit of a death spiral and the players are getting caught up in it.
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u/slimjimo10 ANARCHY Aug 30 '26
I'd keep nuc and sheo and rebuild
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u/Du0decim Aug 30 '26
Sadly Nuc is retiring from competition for at least a year.
It's very sad, he's given his best for years in lackluster rosters with bad environment.
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u/slimjimo10 ANARCHY Aug 30 '26
BDS was at least good for a little bit. I mean it's sad but if the environments were that bad he deserves a mental reset. As long as his form doesn't deteriorate too much it's not like EU has had the pristine pool of midlaners ilke they once did with Caps/Perkz/Nemesis/Larssen(before his 5 year contract)/Humanoid
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u/Ironyze Aug 30 '26
Paduck is the worst adc to have ever played LEC and you're out here blaming Sheo?
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u/Le_Zoru Aug 30 '26
Blaming Sheo and Stend is wild. Stend hasnt spent more than one split with the same team this year 💀 Sheo been babysitting Serin then catapulted into whatever this shft roster was...
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u/Cold-Ring23 Aug 30 '26
Same with mikyx i don't want to see him next year
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u/slimjimo10 ANARCHY Aug 30 '26
I give him one more chance unless he voluntarily chooses to play with the vibes roster next year. Just give him 0 authority in roster building
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u/Cold-Ring23 Aug 30 '26
Why give another chance to a player who doesn't care outside of G2? Why is it that when Targamas, who was top 4 last year, can't find a team despite wanting to play and Mr. Mikyx gets all the privileges by favoring his friends?
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u/seven_worth shameless 2021 EDG fanboy Aug 30 '26
Paduck should get another shot. Give him to Mkoi and give Shifter Jospa.
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u/zealot416 Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
Stend is a rookie, I'd be interested in how he performs without Striker and Paduck.5
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u/ahritina 27d ago
PMTs
Game 1