Leave it to Azael, Kobe, and Meteos to break down another packed week of League of Legends news on The Dive Driven by Kia! It seems more and more likely that Deft may make a triumphant return from military service, while Los Ratones’ playoff hopes are officially over in the LEC. The buzz around LCK’s Coach Comms led our hosts to ponder: are players practicing in scrims like they’re playing on stage? Some clearly are… Darkwings and Huhi are showing up for Sentinels and KryRa looks right at home with DSG. With week one of playoffs here, audiences are left with one final question: which team is going to make a full run?
LCS returns on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14th at 1pm PT/4pm ET for SEN vs DSG. We’ll see you there!

Come see the LCS live at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles starting Friday, February 20th for Week 2 of Lock-In Playoffs! Tickets are on sale now! https://www.tixr.com/groups/lcs/

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

4:44 - International Updates // Deft & Los Ratones

16:09 - SEN vs TLAW Recap

33:04 - Scrims vs Stage

39:31 - LYON vs DSG Recap

51:13 - SR vs DIG Recap

59:25 - LAST CHANCE: TLAW vs DIG Recap

1:10:30 - FLY vs C9 Recap // Bracket Breakdown

1:28:01 - Lock-In Playoffs Lookahead

1:34:53 - “Literal Word Champion”

This episode of The Drive Driven by Kia begins with a check-in pit stop with Europe; where, shockingly, Los Ratones won… again?! Next, Kobe, Azael, and Meteos break down everything you need to know in Patch 26.3: Mel’s rework, Phase Rush buff, adjusted gold collection, and more! Meanwhile, NA pro-play has us asking quite a few questions: Is jungle out of control? Dignitas finally has a full roster, but what does that mean for their performance? And… what is Saint doing? With our final round of the Swiss Bracket and the Last Chance elimination match this weekend, we may get some answers. Oh, and have you heard of Literal “Word” Champion?

LCS returns Saturday, February 7th at 1PM PT/4PM ET for TLAW vs SEN. We’ll see you there!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro, Los Ratones Wins Again?!

8:20 - Patch 26.3, New Changes Galore!

29:18 - LYON vs C9 Recap

40:57 - DIG vs SEN Recap

53:21 - DSG vs FLY Recap

1:04:53 - TLAW vs SR Recap

1:11:53 - Looking Forward: Week 3

1:34:31 - Literal “Word” Champion

LCS Lock-In kicked off with a weekend of incredible matches, and our hosts break it all down game-by-game by dissecting clutch team fights and highlighting key power plays in this week’s episode of The Dive Driven by Kia. FlyQuest proves that they are more than ready to contend, while Inspired continues to produce jungling masterclasses. It’s already shaping up to be a very exciting start to the season… and we’re just getting started! LCS Lock-In returns on January 31st at 1pm for an epic showdown between Cloud9 Kia and LYON. See you then!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:41 - FlyQuest Check-In

00:14:02 - Item-Focused Champions

00:19:56 - Shopify Rebellion Check-In

00:31:27 - TLAW vs C9 Recap

00:50:27 - DSG vs SEN

01:00:20 - LYON vs DIG

01:16:28 - Lookahead & Predictions - Weekend 2

01:31:17 - Revising Power Rankings