Big Plays Spotlight: Faker the playmaker

RiotPreeti·May 16, 2014·46 votes·82,768 views

Welcome to the Big Plays Spotlight! In this feature, we highlight the most epic plays, from meticulously-coordinated early tower dives to mind-blowing escapes from one side of the Rift to the other.

This play demonstrates why SK Telecom T1 K is absolutely terrifying: they’ll exploit the tiniest tactical errors and turn them into an insurmountable lead. With two members of SKT, including jungler SKT bengi, dead and SKT Faker at base, Fnatic beelined toward Baron. But Faker was already on his way, positioned to dive head-first into the pit and begin the slaughter.

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285 Comments

Faps for FPSMay 16, 2014127 votes

I like that people hate on NA so much that even when they watch a video of Korea schooling an EU team they still somehow manage to refer it to NA. Is Korea better than NA? Yup. Does it have anything to do with this video? Nope.

BluableMay 16, 201415 votes

I agree. It's none of our business, so why should we even get involved at all? Ignorance at its finest.

DogoneMay 17, 201410 votes

Because a good game was had and played. And the viewing of such is its own reward.

NomesayiiiiinMay 17, 201414 votes

cuz EU can't take an ass woopin fair and square. They try to get the spotlight off themselves and nail it on us cuz we are worse? We finished second at allstars no? It's just like Obaba blaiming the economy on Bush when he has been out of office for 56 years. It's pathetic.

Ballade No 1May 17, 201434 votes

a damaged economy doesn't stabilize in 5 years l0l

Metra101May 18, 201416 votes

you do know that obama contributed more to the debt than bush right? and he still has 2 years left...

cinoMay 18, 201415 votes

Last time I checked bush added 6 trillion dollars of debt, not Obama

you expect one man to dig you out of a ditch that big in 8 years? WITHOUT adding more?

that's laughable

WarkDashMay 16, 201437 votes

item 3070 SKT's play style is beautiful.

GLoopMay 16, 201434 votes

The funny thing is, is that, EU players are saying that this shows how Korea is that much better than NA but if you look closely its Fanatic in the game. Korea>China>NA>EU Like this post if you agree.

IceethMay 16, 20143 votes

Didn't fnatic beat NA teams during the S3 Championship? They were like almost 2nd place if they played against ozone a little better.

KakeMay 16, 201427 votes

That was then. This is now.

SiarcMay 16, 201421 votes

Things like this prove that Korean players are miles above NA equivalents. Mad respect to Faker, especially, for being the best midlaner I've ever seen.

ll Doan llMay 16, 20147 votes

okays hes not the best. he's definitely top 3, but there are other mid lanes that need to be respected (i.e. Froggen), if you follow him, you will know this guy means business.

NoobGivingClapMay 16, 201438 votes

Faker isn't the best..? Did you watch All Stars? I think he made like 5 mistakes total. I can't even comment without making 5 mistakes. HE'S A GOD!

KeraidMay 17, 201425 votes

God makes no mistakes but nice try.

DarkSupameMay 17, 201416 votes

Zeus made many mistakes. They were called demi-gods. Good try.

ROS MRPMay 18, 20146 votes

What is this? Percy Jackson?

DyemareMay 17, 201412 votes

God doesn't make mistakes? Then what is humanity?

dons90May 17, 201414 votes

You don't want humanity to exist?

SaintPepsi2814May 16, 201484 votes

Yeah, espiecially since Fnatic is EU......

Dr Fill GamingMay 16, 201416 votes

This is why Korean Bronze is the next level above NA Challenger

Golden GimmickMay 16, 201446 votes

I dont know ive played in korean bronze and they arent very good either i mean its still bronze not like it changed or something

DSG DelayMay 16, 20149 votes

That's a joke man, you destroyed it. :(

dm5kaskadeMay 16, 201438 votes

the joke is already played out and not funny

CrimXenMay 16, 201415 votes

NEw champ confirmed Faker, The Playmaker

Tyrant KenMay 16, 201412 votes

Is it me or faker is using a skin?

1tachiJrMay 16, 201420 votes

If you missed this game, yes, they all choose to use the all-star skins/team that they won worlds with. Which was an even bigger slap in the face to FNC. This was the first time Faker has ever intentionally used a skin too.

PolarisMay 16, 201410 votes

Yeah he's using SKT Zed. You know how people say that half of the game is won in picks and bans? SKT said "Fuck that, we're 80% better than Fanatic, we can throw picks and bans away just to grab these skins."

NA Thing OneMay 16, 201411 votes

Ummm, accoring to the win and loss ratio, C9 came in second in all stars. . . without Hai. Think about it. Plus when people attach the stigma to Americans that we're fat dumb and stupid. We have immigrants from all over the world, more diverse than any other country, so when you dunces from other regions want to hate on NA, just remember you're hating on people from YOUR OWN COUNTRY too. Silly kids. Fullscreen = No noob Twitch chat.

ShooperMay 16, 20147 votes

as a canadian your statement of more "diverse" than any other country is wrong we have like a quarter the amount of people you do and are still more diverse.

MaclifeMay 17, 201429 votes

Ya, stop labeling us other regions. Some of us aren't even American. Some of us eat maple syrup and ride Volibear 's.

ROS MRPMay 18, 20142 votes

So, to make things clear, are you Russian or Canadian? I'm confused.

ShotBoxMay 19, 20148 votes

I believe he said maple syrup, not vodka. So Canadian.

IceethMay 16, 201410 votes

Geez all these comments about faker being the best player ever, PLEASE give his team some credit too... Faker would not be where he is now without those guys. If you really think that faker is that much better than the rest of his team you clearly don't watch much of the pro Korean scene. (I don't watch it a ton myself, because I can't understand the talking at all but I have definitely seen enough to know that his teammates are just as good as he is.)

NomesayiiiiinMay 17, 20142 votes

Ik man bengi does ALOT of work for him and I don't think he gets the recognition he deserves

ArtoriusIVMay 17, 20146 votes

Piglet is an amazing ADC, his vayne play in particular is almost godly, and bengi can pull off almost the same things faker does. The only difference is that Faker does it faster and flashier, and was doing it first so people overlook the rest of the team.

SimeMay 16, 20149 votes

At first when i saw fnatic taking baron with cyanide up i thought' "no way faker steals this from a person with smite". Now i realize that God can do what he wants.

IceethMay 16, 20145 votes

As long as the jungler dies first, oh wait anyone can do that! :o

DameonirusMay 16, 20148 votes

But wasn't NA who created LOL?

IceethMay 16, 20144 votes

Just because a NA company made the game doesn't mean only NA teams can be good at it lol. It's all about communication and Koreans just do it better. :\

MaclifeMay 17, 20146 votes

Exactly, look at Starcraft.

ArchangelGSXRMay 17, 201414 votes

Communication isn't really the issue. It's that South Korea has a better, more established system. Managers and coaches are in control and slacking or under-performing isn't tolerated. I mean look at the sponsors if you wanna see how serious it is over there. Instead of gaming teams like dignatas, curse etc, you have frigging telecomm companies, airlines, and brand like samsung owning teams.

NotAPantheonMay 16, 20147 votes

The skins....the SKT skins hold so much power... Zed Jax Vayne Zyra LeeSin

ChızuMay 16, 20142 votes

Trufax, while playing with the SKT skins,my winrate with these champs shot up 50% (SKT Vayne: 40-60%, Zyra ~50-71%, Zed: 20%-30% (lol jk but naw he sucks in this meta))

StarflytMay 17, 201415 votes

No, you're just a terrible Zed.

time4clockMay 16, 20146 votes

This is also why Faker and Korea are the best in the world at League of Legends

KujŒrlighetMay 16, 20146 votes

OK , as good as Faker is, you do know that SKT isnt even doing that great in their respective league? If you werent busy fangirling over everything they do you'd hear that theyre around 7th or 8th in their region currently. Everyone so quick to hate on NA, but at the Allstars the FINALS MATCH was C9(NA Team!!!) and SKT. So PLEASE, drop the region pride and open your eyes, maybe actually read and educate yourself before you run your mouth(fingers in this case)

P.S. Faker is amazing, yes, but even he gets trashed in OGN

THISNAMEIS2LONGMay 17, 20143 votes

South Korea is better than NA and most likely any other country... It's just a fact and they've managed to prove it multiple times... If you can't accept that fact, then you're just being stubborn...