Battle and Brawl: Black Market Brawlers Showmatch

Riot·Jul 29, 2015·0 votes·53,573 views

Cutthroat casters, plundering former pros, and rambunctious Rioters will face-off on the LCS stage at noon PDT on July 31 in a Black Market Brawlers showmatch.

What’s Black Market Brawlers?

Black Market Brawlers (BMB) is a new game mode where Runeterra’s biggest black market takes over Summoner’s Rift. You can purchase new illegal items and recruit new brawler minions straight from Bilgewater to fight on your behalf. For tips on how to play BMB, check out some tips from the veterans of the criminal haven. Before the showmatch, our EU LCS on-air team will provide plundering pre- and post-match analysis, host highlights, breakdown the team matchups, and review some scourging strategies.

What are the teams?

International Kraken Society

James “Skippy” Patterson
Joshua “KittyStomper” Leesman
Abe “MeyeBabe” Nguyen
David “PhLeak” Turley
Aidan “SaltyDoge” Moon

Gangsters Against Nice Kids

Nicholas “2CrayCray” Wu Smith
Sam “KingKobe” Hartman-Kenzler
Clark “CrayCray” Smith
JD “NotoriousGG” Wu
Rivington “Roughington” Bisland III

What’s on the line?

The winners will live another day as clandestine leaders of the foulest districts of Bilgewater. Fallen foes will become deader than sea scum stuck to the bottom of the Slaughter Docks.

How do I catch all the action?

Watch the battle for dominance of Bilgewater and Summoner’s Rift on Friday, July 31 at noon PDT.

111 Comments

Fresh TimbsJul 29, 201558 votes

G.A.N.K. VS I.K.S. gj riot, you've done it again.

DeathToHereticsJul 29, 201514 votes

You thought it was over with S.W.A.G. and Y.O.L.O., but like Mr. Bones, Riot's Unusual Names never end.

siebuuuhJul 30, 20153 votes

its not ogre, its never ogre

DKTaikaJul 31, 20152 votes

But I have an ogreslaying knife. Its got a +9 against ogres.

LordDespoilerJul 31, 20151 votes

Don't forget favored enemy.

FIame L0rdJul 29, 20157 votes

I get gank but i don't get "iks". anyone explain? item 3901

KaijeoJul 29, 201514 votes

"IKS" as in the "KS" means kill-stealing (most of the time), so "I kill-steal".

iMortaIxJul 29, 201575 votes

or I kill secure so you didn't steal the kill but secured it for your team!

dThatGuybJul 29, 201519 votes

Signed in to Upvote this.

sadboymooJul 30, 20153 votes

Don't you think it would be INKS, getting the N from national. Would make sense since it's a squid for their logo.

KrittyJul 31, 20151 votes

International is one word. The logo is a Kraken, because International Kraken Society. ^^

HanceyPantsJul 29, 20159 votes

Someone on I.K.S. better play Vel Koz. Team pride.

MikeTahsticJul 30, 20152 votes

Velkoz Oh Darn!

BIG GERMJul 30, 201510 votes

Anyone think a Vel Koz Krakken skin would be a good idea for this pirate theme? Velkoz

dispergosumJul 30, 201517 votes

They should give him an eye-patch.

lightdragoon88Jul 29, 20158 votes

interesting....

SilkOPJul 29, 20156 votes

very.....

lightdragoon88Jul 29, 20156 votes

indeed....

7ha7guy777Jul 29, 20155 votes

Quite

RashilushJul 29, 20156 votes

Indubitably

rem cosplayJul 29, 20153 votes

Brilliant!

Anthony3142Jul 29, 201517 votes

CHICKEN!!!!! sorry, I panicked

Kurokami EmperorJul 31, 20151 votes

Rammus Ok

Shamus Del RioJul 29, 20154 votes

omg, shout out to Jatt's old GW warrior name.

darkman259Jul 30, 20154 votes

anyone else think that the pros will cast the game instead of the casters, and the pros will interview the casters during the game like the casters interviewed the pros on URF.

Count BuffonJul 31, 20152 votes

I was just thinking about this and was going to suggest it. I really hope so. You'd think with the entire cast playing, they would've run into the issue of who was going to cast and then come to the solution.

PsyconaughtJul 30, 20153 votes

Phreak... why do you make me hate you so much

º LB ºJul 29, 20152 votes

Go International Kraken Society!! i <3 James Patterson :3

Anthony3142Jul 29, 20152 votes

Phreak IKS

Dark WristbandJul 29, 20152 votes

GANK vs IKS. I always enjoy that the acronyms turn out to have another meaning.

boltbox01Jul 29, 20152 votes

Can you make it so we can play it now? not watch people play it when we cant.

p0psiclesJul 29, 201518 votes

The game mode is coming out with Act III of the Bilgewater event... Act III starts tomorrow.... The caster game doesn't air until Friday... So we'll be able to play before we watch the video.

Calm down.

XxFuMeZxXJul 29, 20152 votes

We need T-Shirts of these teams amirite?

Shroom Goes B00MJul 29, 20152 votes

Time to clone everyone just like Teemo and make their team afk!

TrollFan01Jul 29, 20152 votes

I miss S.W.A.G. vs Y.O.L.O.

JusrpakJul 30, 20152 votes

I kinda wish that you could buy the icons G.A.N.K and I.K.S use lol

RaiyanAhmedJul 30, 20152 votes

I.K.S = I kill Steal

IN D GOLDJul 30, 20152 votes

“PhLeak”

...that is all.

TurquoiseYoshiJul 29, 20151 votes

I can't figure out who some of these people are XD

WitchHunterQuinnJul 29, 20155 votes

International Kraken Society

James “Skippy” Patterson Joshua “KittyStomper” Leesman Abe “MeyeBabe” Nguyen David “PhLeak” Turley Aidan “SaltyDoge” Moon Gangsters Against Nice Kids

Nicholas “2CrayCray” Wu Smith Sam “KingKobe” Hartman-Kenzler Clark “CrayCray” Smith JD “NotoriousGG” Wu Rivington “Roughington” Bisland III

Dash Jatt

Phreak Zirene

Kobe

Rivington

(--- are one's I don't know, probably EU castors)

Big BoobyJul 29, 20151 votes

Not EU casters, also ClakeyD is clark smith

Raise The GnarJul 29, 20155 votes

ClakeyD is one of the people who operates the Spectator cam when we watch LCS :D the more you know

Mister LadderJul 29, 20157 votes

It'll be: Dash Jatt MeyeA (Played for Complexity, now sub for C9) Phreak Zirene

Nickwu (Played for MRN way back when) Kobe ClakeyD (Nickwu's older brother iirc, also played for MRN) JD Wu (I'm not sure who this is) Rivington

CentiskorchJul 31, 20151 votes

MeyeA isn't a sub for C9 anymore, he actually works for Riot afaik

ObiWanIsCoolJul 31, 20151 votes

TL;DR

Casters and former LCS players are playing.

Royal WaffleJul 30, 20151 votes

TL:DR Rito, I expected more from you. game mode is garbage. Icon only reason to play but might be to much hassle to get.

This is probably the worst game mode that Riot has put out. the minion kracken coin thing is pointless. other than the support, tp boots, and ap items the black market is trash and most people build from the og set anyway. since it's normal blind pick games aren't close and normal 1 sided and the other teams usually S@20 and u cant fullfill ur icon requirements without playing a high number of games. only have 2/15 level 3 purchases cause 4 of my games the other then surrendered. pointless game mode.