Man Mode-ments

There are times when LCS players just say, “Screw it, I got this.” They turn around into a seemingly unwinnable situation and go full blown man mode. They make the plays, get the kills, and blow the minds of just about everyone involved. What’s that? You want some examples? Okay then, here’s five of our favorites from the 2014 season.

Support is so easy

Let’s start with the support king of North America himself, Aphromoo. When Doublelift and Dexter drop to a countergank from Meteos, Moo took it upon himself to clean up the remaining Cloud9 members. Don’t mess with Aphromoo when he’s on point.

compLexity kicks the door in

Eighty minutes is a long time to play a game of League of Legends, even for the pros. In their marathon match against Curse, compLexity’s ROBERTxLEE and Bubbadub decided that an hour and twenty minutes was far too long to be on the Rift, rushing the Nexus face first instead of messing around with a teamfight. Lucky for them, it worked out. Bubbadub’s manly mustache must have been their lucky charm.

Hai in the sky

The resets. Oh god, the resets. Kha’Zix may not have seen much play out of the mid lane this split, but Hai and Cloud9 showed that he can still be immensely powerful in the right hands--specifically, in this epic comeback against LMQ..

Shiphtur dashes for the win

Ignore champions, take the Nexus. Shiphtur didn’t need his team around to finish off TSM’s base back in Week 6. He dodged every skill shot that they threw at him, proccing his Lich Bane just as his final hit points ticked away. Reminiscent of the famous xPeke play at IEM Katowice, it was one of the most impressive Nexus kills of all time.

Men mode

It’s hard to choose just one man-mode moment in LMQ and CLG’s classic match in Week 9, so we’re not going to bother. Whether it’s Doublelift’s pair of quadra kills or any number of Ackerman’s insane Gragas plays, the entirety of the game was filled with nothing but bold moves. We’ve highlighted a few moments, but do you have a favorite of your own? Let us know!

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