Let’s be frank, the Veteran’s title is far from undeserved. The young Frenchman has been impressive throughout the season with his individual actions, the range of champions in the game or his maturity in the game, which is impressive considering his past experience as a player. It still benefited from an important asset: its position. This is the most awarded position in Europa League history compared to Midlaners, ADC and Junglers.
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The reason why he dominates this ranking is above all his ability to host a show on Summoner’s Rift. Midlaner fights fiercely, and thanks to their central location on the map, it’s relatively easy for them to switch to another lane to provide redundancy and change heads. Jungler’s position is quite similar, a real metronome for the start of the last game, to the point that in the first minutes the rest of the team is completely at the service of the jungle, moving to guard or neutral camps. Which are not primary targets (scutlers). The game stops spinning around them just a few minutes after the first jungle is cleared. Good junglers will try to differentiate themselves on other lines, and usually after one of their moves the team can throw a snowball. Additionally, because they have Smite, they can steal a neutral goal from their opponents, allowing their partners to last longer at the peak of their power or even jump right back into the game by stealing Baron Nashor.
Finally, the ADCs mainly play fragile champions, their duel is always epic because the public knows very well that at the slightest error in positioning, the ADC can explode in a few seconds. Needless to say, if a shooter manages to win a fight when he scores, it definitely means he’s going to have a good game. The map is generally more cautious than mid-tier and jungle, but many of its actions may require the viewer to hold their breath. A good ADC is distinguished by continuous play with limits.
Hoping for support and top rankings?
In 17 MVP nominations, top pitchers and backers have only won the title once. Factories’ status is largely down to their relatively isolated location on the map and the fact that a simple change can cost them their way in lane and prevent them from investing as a group as easily as their partners. Their performance also often depends on the composition of the team, and for the first place to shine, the team must have a draft partially focused on the champion playing in the lane. Given the current state of the game, this is unlikely to change in the coming months.
On the other hand, the support situation could evolve more quickly. Keria was the first fan in history to win the LCK MVP title this spring. It is also becoming increasingly common to remove support from their ADC to make a difference elsewhere on the board. Today it’s no longer rare to see jungles and boosters trying to peek or bring extremes all over the map, showing how the game has evolved over the years (it was very rare for players to act in the early seasons). That said, it’s not enough for promoters to be regular MVP contenders as foresters or middlemen, but they shouldn’t be so rare anymore.
Source : Millenium
