The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational is nearing its end. Prior to the finals, BLG top laner Bin was interviewed. The media asked, "What's your standard for the world's best top laner?" Bin responded, "I think winning MSI and the World Championship fully proves it." Bin didn't declare himself the world's best this time, which was somewhat surprising. The World Championship is still a ways off, so let's aim for the MSI title first.

The media then continued: "Which LCK top laner is the hardest to face?" Bin said, "They're all similar, all quite strong. A few stand out—Zeus, Kiin, Doran. These three are indeed the top-tier top laners in the LCK right now, but Bin felt they're all about the same. In short, they're not that tough. However, Zeus's individual skill still ranks first among top laners."

G2 announces head coach change

After knocking out TES and T1, G2 suffered an upset loss to LYON. Following the match, the team management made the coaching staff take the blame. G2 recently announced: Head coach Dylan Falco has been moved to the substitute bench. Starting from EWC, Perkz will serve as the team's head coach. The players underperformed, yet the coach got fired—Dylan Falco is truly unfortunate. Year after year, he led the team to defeat LCK teams, only to be kicked out by management.

As a G2 legend, giving Perkz a job is understandable, but making him head coach directly is truly puzzling. G2's manager responded to the coaching change: "This decision has nothing to do with Dylan's coaching ability—he remains the greatest coach in Western history. But G2 needs some changes to break through to new heights, so we're giving Perkz a chance to lead the team to the next level."

Riot removes Doran's skin effects

T1's 2025 World Championship skins will be released in the next patch. Recently, Riot modified Doran's Ambessa skin effects on the PBE. Originally, when Doran's Ambessa used her ultimate, a simple drawing of his face would appear. But now, on the PBE, the face has been replaced with T1's team logo. With only three or four days until the next patch, Riot suddenly made this change—no one knows why.

A simple guess is that the face might have hurt skin sales. Doran's performance at MSI can only be described as disastrous. Many T1 fans now hold hostility toward him. Riot releases championship skins not just to honor achievements but mainly to make money. If the Ambessa skin had Doran's face, many people might not buy it. Replacing it with the team logo will likely be more acceptable to fans.

WBG's support and EDG's mid laner confirmed

The LPL second split transfer window is nearing its end. After the mid-season tournament, teams should gradually announce their new rosters. Earlier, a blogger reported that WBG would have two supports next split: Jwei and Moham. Recently, Moham changed his Korean server ID to include the "WBG" prefix, confirming his move to WBG.

Additionally, EDG's signing of the Korean "Zig" (Bulldog) is also confirmed. Bulldog recently changed his Korean server ID to include an "EDG" prefix. Meanwhile, LNG's official roster on their website now includes jungler Weiwei. According to Hongcha's leaks, LNG signed Nia, who left IG, as their mid laner. Next split, LNG will also be an all-Chinese roster. However, personally, the new lineup seems weaker than in the second split.

Conclusion:

G2's head coach change is truly bizarre. The main reason for their upset at MSI was the underperformance of their bot lane—Caps was in poor form, and the European "brother" was at a disadvantage in every lane. If the dual carries don't step up, no matter how well the top, jungle, and support play, it's useless. Changing the coach is probably just management's way of giving an explanation to major shareholders.

So what do you think—why was Doran's skin effect removed?

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