League of Legends: TSM vs. Dignitas Game 1 MLG Providence -- 2011-11-20

Team SoloMid vs. Team Dignitas Game 1 at MLG Providence. Best of 3. Air date: November 20, 2011

Bans: Akali, Rammus, Skarner, LeBlanc, Zilean, Yorick
TSM: Graves, Trudnle, Soraka, Kassadin, Maokai
Dignitas: Karthus, Udyr, Rumble, Sona, Caitlyn

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• league of legends
• mlg providence
• mlg

[Maroovu]

was maokai a late pick to counter the AOE from dignitas or..?

[TheGreaterRealm]

@Maroovu His ult does help against Karthus, but he was not a counter pick to the AOE because TSM used maokai again in game 2 when Dignitas dropped the AOE plan and went with a more bursty/AD team instead. Maokai was banned or picked in every game at MLG Providence Day 3 (losers bracket + finals).

[Ohrenfischer]

Didnt tsm get firts Blood?

[devoutvalor]

@TheGreaterRealm which sucks for them doesn't it? weren't both of those teams finalist?

[010KANJUN]

@Maroovu

Well, TheOddOne from TSM basically picked Maokai through the whole tournament, if it was viable.

It wasn't really any counterpick or so, Maokai is just a great jungler and especially strong at ganking as you see here.

So yeah, eventhough Maokai's ult is good against Karthus's ult, it wasn't he counterpick, TSM just wanted to be Maokai in almost every game if it worked well enough.

[JusticePerformed]

SCUMBAG JATT

[coffil]

was that yogcast in the audience ??

[nubhage]

rofl



[TheGreaterRealm]

@Bell0my 2-0 at Providence, in favor of TSM. Dignitas lost all four of the games they played at MLG Providence 2011. Dignitas went 0-2 against EG in the winner's bracket, then 0-2 against TSM in the losers.

[Peimann1]

@Maroovu In a vlog, TheOddOne said he picked Maokai because it is a safe jungler with an amazing ulti and cc

[888gravy]

Did your upload game 2?

[bugs1yb1ins]

41:20 Qtpie focusing Soraka, so smart, so mart rofl