eStar has suffered two consecutive defeats and can't even beat WE; is it that Feiniu is underperforming, or has eStar completely fallen apart?

Since Huahai retired, eStar has basically plummeted! Rather than saying they declined, it's more accurate to say they've given up! No matter the tournament, eStar keeps surprising fans in the worst way! Take the Challenger Cup for example—Huahai did his best and secured a great draw for eStar, yet they still couldn't overcome teams two tiers below them!

Before the 2026 KPL Spring roster announcement, eStar wasn't a team many paid attention to, as there were no well-known players left on their squad. However, after the roster was revealed, eStar suddenly became a focal point because Feiniu had joined the team!

After Feiniu joined, few expected eStar to perform well in the Spring season. Although Feiniu was once very strong, his skills have significantly declined over recent seasons! In fact, many believe it's time for him to retire! Even if you add another powerful player alongside Feiniu, eStar still wouldn't achieve much success!

Let's look at eStar’s group in the first round of the Spring season. The other five teams in their group are Hero JiuJing, JDG, KSG, TTG, and DRG! This group is basically the "group of death" for the first round! After the Challenger Cup, Hero JiuJing's strength has been widely acknowledged! A team that crushed AG Super Play as a whole can't be weak!

Among these teams, the relatively weaker ones are the fearless JDG and TTG! TTG has already started preparing early for the 2027 KPL Spring season, so they can be disregarded for now! As for JDG, if you remove the fearless player, JDG would be an S-tier team!

So, has eStar’s strength improved after Feiniu joined? Judging by recent training results, not only has it not improved, it has actually declined! On the 8th, eStar lost two training matches—one was a clean sweep by DYG, and the other was a 3-2 loss to WE! As for DYG, after adjustments, they should now be an A-tier team!

But WE has already broken the KPL record for consecutive losses, and eStar still couldn't beat them. Although training matches differ from official games, if you can't build confidence in practice, you won't perform well in the real matches either! Hopefully, eStar can quickly adapt and show their true strength in the coming days!

As the saying goes, every patch has its hero, and Li Xin has become the version god of the new S42 season! This time, significant buffs were applied to both his Light and Dark forms, making him a Tier 0 pick regardless of playstyle.
Starting with Dark Xin: a new "attack while moving" mechanic was added. Now, during the acceleration from his first skill, Dark Xin can move rapidly while automatically attacking enemies along the way. These attacks also trigger orb effects. This makes Dark Xin a true parkour master in the jungle, able to chase down low-health enemies or kite while continuously outputting high damage at high speed.

Light Xin: the new mechanic links Light Xin’s skill casting speed to his attack speed. When Light Xin has high attack speed, his core damage skills can be cast almost instantly without long wind-up times.

This completely solves Light Xin’s problem of being vulnerable to crowd control and skill interruptions. By including some attack speed in his build, he can unleash lightning-fast combos in team fights, delivering devastating AoE damage in an instant, leaving enemies no time to react or dodge. The revamped Li Xin is simply overpowered; picking him with good luck is basically winning half the battle.