Welcome back to The Dive driven by Kia! This week, we do a deep dive into patch 26.17 (and all the Vayne nerfs that come with it!). Then, Azael, Kobe and Meteos look back at the Week 5 LCS matches. Sentinels are chilling, but pressure is up for FlyQuest, while Dignitas and Disguised have been eliminated from playoffs. What is coming up for the teams that are left, and do any of them have the right “vibes” to take themselves to the top?

Our hosts move on to look ahead at the weekend, when the LCS goes to Mexico! We take a look at some of the most anticipated games of the weekend, put in our bets for the winners, and try to answer the question: does the fate of Shopify Rebellion depend on how greasy their jungler is?

The LCS Summer Split continues this Saturday, and tickets are still available for the Finals in Georgia Gas South Arena! Grab your tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/lcs-summer-finals-twoday-bundle-duluth-georgia-10-03-2026/event/0E0064F0E6BF3CB6

And always remember, when you’re on Summoner’s Rift, play to your strengths, even if they’re not that strong. We’ll see you next week!
Timestamps:0:00 - Intro & the LCS is going to Mexico!2:13 - Patch 26.1726:54 - Pros on the Analyst Desk in Week 535:30 - SEN Week 5 Recap36:46 - FLY Week 5 Recap45:56 - DIG Week 5 Recap53:14 - DSG Week 5 Recap59:10 - Week 6 Lookahead59:37 - SR vs TLAW1:05:30 - C9 vs LYON1:11:32 - LYON vs TLAW1:17:30 - C9 vs SR

On this week’s episode of The Dive Driven by Kia, we welcome Caps as the newest inductee in the Hall of Legends and chat about the historical LoL stars he’s joining! Emily sits in this week as she and Azael shared some of their own ideas and hopes for the future of HoL, and celebrate Caps. Get well soon, Kobe!

(P.S. Leave a comment if you want Emily to release “Emily Rand’s Definitive History of League of Legends”!)

Before shifting into the LCS Week 5 recap, we take a look at the upset between SEN and LYON, which led to an honest interview from Isles (via LCSProfiles) questioning their teamwork. This left our hosts wondering, what will happen when King Inspired returns? The LCS Summer Split continues this Saturday, and make sure to tune in Sunday as Zven, Dhokla, Inspired, Zeyzal, and Blaber take over the broadcast!

Finally, a new wave of tickets to see the Summer Championship in person in at the Gas South Arena in Georgia has also dropped! Grab your tickets here:

https://www.ticketmaster.com/lcs-summer-finals-twoday-bundle-duluth-georgia-10-03-2026/event/0E0064F0E6BF3CB6

LCSProfiles’ interview with Isles: https://lcsprofiles.com/interview/lyon-isles-todays-games-reflected-i-guess-the-poor-personality-traits-of-our-team-in-some-ways/

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro & Hi Emily!

1:26 - Hall of Legends: Caps

17:03 - Isles Interview with LCSProfiles

26:02 - Vulcan’s Unfortunate Kill

37:04 - Pros Take Over the Broadcast This Sunday!

39:06 - TLAW vs DSG Recap

46:49 - DIG vs SR Recap

55:50 - C9 vs FLY Recap

1:08:47 - LYON vs SEN Recap

1:17:30 - Week 5 Lookahead

A new patch just dropped, another week of Summer Split is in the books, and our hosts have plenty of opinions to share on this week’s episode of The Dive Driven by Kia!

Meteos and Kobe bond over their shared frustration with Graves, while Azael delivers his hottest take yet: “Corki is the most boring champion”. Do you agree or disagree? Tell us your own hottest champion take or share your favorite pro Corki play in the comments below!

After blowing off some steam, our hosts dove into the recap for this past week’s matches. Kobe dissected a surprising top-lane play where TLAW Morgan turned the tables on FLY Gryffinn. Up next for FlyQuest is facing Cloud9 Kia, where they’ll be tested against Loki and Tactical— a matchup that C9 hasn’t lost yet this year. With the change to DIG’s roster, Meteos believes that clear direction and confidence are the keys to their improvement and ability to show the stronger side of the team- whether or not that will save them in time for Playoffs is yet to be seen.

Tune in this Saturday to see what happens next— we’ll see you in chat!

And a reminder to all LCS enjoyers: October is coming up quickly, so don’t forget to get your tickets for Summer Finals in Georgia! Click the link below to secure your spot.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/lcs-summer-finals-twoday-bundle-duluth-georgia-10-03-2026/event/0E0064F0E6BF3CB6

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro & Championship Tickets!

1:10 - Patch 26.16

33:20 - Azael’s Corki Opinion

43:02 - DSG vs C9 Recap

1:00:47 - TLAW vs FLY Recap

1:19:25 - SR vs SEN Recap

1:26:09 - DIG vs LYON Recap

1:36:17 - Week 4 Predictions