Known as a creative player who used “strange” picks when he was still playing, one of SofM's strengths is his unpredictability right from the pick and ban phase. He was the one who brought Shen out for the jungle position in the 2020 World Championship final against one of the best Junglers at that time – Canyon. In addition, while playing for Weibo Gaming, SofM also used Kha'Zix and set a record for the number of vision points that could be obtained in a match, at the same time bringing the Kha'Zix Twilight Blade meta to a new level.
SofM has always been famous for his “strange” choices when he was still playing.
Recently, in the Vikings Esports – Team Whales match, VKE players used a very unique choice, with Nilah for Shogun and Lee Sin for Kati. However, instead of moving to the lane as usual, this duo blocked the soldiers right in the opponent's house from the second minute. Nilah is a champion with an innate ability to share experience points. So this blocking of soldiers not only helped both Lee Sin and Nilah gain soldiers but also helped VKE's Marksman level up faster than usual. In return, TW was completely surprised and although they got the kill afterwards, the difference in gold and experience points from the soldiers' index between the two sides was very difficult to fill.
Kati's Lee Sin and Shogun's Nilah blocked the minions from the very first minutes right in the opponent's main house.
Even streamer Caedrel – who is extremely famous for his expertise and has watched many matches from LCK, LPL to LCS, LEC… cannot explain this tactic of VKE. He can only judge based on the situation displayed before his eyes. And the world-famous commentator and streamer also had to admit: “I really don't understand what tactic this is.”
Caedrel was also surprised by VKE's tactics.
Unpredictable choices have been quite rare in recent years of VCS in domestic tournaments. VKE's innovation, perhaps under the direction of SofM, or perhaps due to the sudden thinking of the players, has brought certain excitement to VCS Summer 2024. And certainly the audience is also looking forward to having more unique choices in the future at VCS.
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