It’s actually worse for you to stream as you climb higher on the NA server, because of long queue times. Streaming in NA, you know, you read chat a lot and what not, so you don’t really try too hard. I don’t think I’m that good anymore because the most recent time I hit Challenger, it was a bit of a struggle. I became a full-time content creator right before COVID. It’s actually been a long time since I really grinded hard on the solo queue ladder almost 2 years, actually. When I was more focused on solo queue, I once hit top 30 on the NA ladder not that it means much because it’s the NA server. Hello, I’m Yamikaze! On NA, I’m considered a Challenger Talon player, and I make content on Youtube and stream on Twitch. Please introduce yourself to our readers. I had a chance to meet with him to sit down for a conversation, and he talked about his story as a streamer within the North American community, as well as his experiences in Korea and KR solo queue. He’s a Twitch streamer/LoL Youtuber who first made his name known in the LoL community as the Challenger Talon main that was tearing up NA solo queue. Although the reasons why they came here were individually different, the one reason that unified all of the bootcampers I’ve met was this: KR server was better than their regional servers. The reason I wrote that piece was because I got a lot of DMs about what they need to do for housing, food, and other living commodities in Korea, so I wanted to help them get a feel for what they need to do in order to not just survive, but also thrive in Korea.ĭespite the ongoing pandemic, there have been a handful of amateur players and streamers alike that travelled to Korea to play solo queue.
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While China and Korea almost exclusively play tanky champions.In my early days as a journalist with Inven Global, I wrote a guide about how to be efficient when a bootcamper is in Korea to practice solo queue on the KR server. We can also notice a few glaring differences, how EUW prefers so many enchanters compared to other servers, less so NA. Amumu is comfortably winning across all regions.
SUPPORTĮven after the Soraka buffs, no one managed to defeat the sad mummy at this time. Korea has Ziggz and China has Ezreal as “unique” picks. NA and EU have the same champions in different order.
Not a lot of variability in the ADC spot also. Both of these champions are very influential in the world. But I gave it to Miss Fortune, even though she is lower in NA and EU, she is the first place in both Korea and China servers. Vayne is in second place in ¾ regions and 1st in NA. I had a hard time deciding who gets the first place here. Well and let's not pretend Kassadin won't ever be a part of European mid meta, considering the history of that champion in the region. Akshan is the latest addition to Mid lane across the world, so he wins this lane!Īsia regions prefer LeBlanc still quite highly, while EUW and NA prefer Zed, Fizz or Kassadin a bit more. Either way, KR server is the only one that prefers her now, rest of the servers stick to the more tried and true champions. This lane is a bit interesting, Vex jumped to the top pick in Korea, but she was out only a week, so it's difficult to say where she will land. Jarvan IV is in every region's TOP5, so he clearly wins the Jungle.MID LANE
This clearly shows that Jungle active movement across the map is really important in Korean solo queue. All of them are really fast, with Elise being the slowest, but she still has quite high mobility. (Elise game style in Korean games is rarely to go into melee range, just as a follow up, same as nidalee would only go in as a follow up, mostly they sit back and throw poke at at distance or try to hit a stun)Īnother thing all 5 champions in KR top picks for Jungle have in common - their mobility. Elise, Nidalee, Talyah are “keep away” and poke champions. Indicating even a different approach to the jungle and the game. While KR has Jarvan like everyone else, the rest of their top picks are very different. In the jungle, the regions seem quite similar, except Korea. Malphite has probably the easiest engagement in the game, while Lillia setup requires a lot of skill. China has a lot of Malphite and Lillia, both very situational and requires a unique setup to work. Korea and China both have Fiora at number one with quite a few differences later on. NA prefers Tahm Kench and his tanky staying power, EUW prefers Irelia, the carry bruiser type that can play a lot more aggressively. Only a few differences between NA EU and KR regions. All of the date comes from Platinum+ rating. I have to include the date, because League of Legends is ever evolving and changing, so in a week or two, these champions might change. In this article, I want to go through the various regions and compare the top champions for each role.