So I’m the resident Dota 2 writer around here. As most people know, Dota and League have a pretty fierce rivalry. At great risk of being labeled a turncoat, I decided to participate in this year’s Fantasy LCS along with other Esports Edition staff.
Admittedly, I don’t know much about League aside from the basic mechanics. When it comes to pro players and teams, I’m at a loss. Upon agreeing to participate in Fantasy LCS, I had a couple of days to come up with a team and a strategy for the draft. Here are the resources I used to put together a winning team.*
News of Legends Fantasy Guide
This guide was the best resource by far for helping me decide on players. The breakdown of the three integral qualities in a good fantasy draft pick was great for getting into the right mindset as I read details about each player. The infographic was handy to have around during drafting in order to quickly choose a new player if my top pick was taken by someone else.
LoL Esports’ article
The background info on players’ recent performances and histories helped me narrow down some picks. The only tidbit of pro League information I had beforehand was the knowledge that C9.Balls was a risky pick.
Reddit. ‘Nuff Said.
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The Power of Friendship
Lastly, there’s always the option to bug your League fan friends with questions. While I drafted my team based off of internet resources, I did ask my longtime friend Joe to give me some protips about who to start from time to time. He convinced me to keep UoL Fox in my flex spot over an ADC, earning me a bucket of points. [Thx dude]
After going through all these resources before the draft, I made a list of first, second, and third choices for each position + teams. I decided to take a mix of “best choices” with a couple of wildcards thrown in for good measure (I know, revolutionary, right?)
Essentially, it seems like (based off my sample size of one) using the available guides and online info is enough to get one a decent draft and pretty good results. Not being a League follower, I had the added bonus of not letting team allegiances cloud my judgment, though I would have liked to see Cloud9 perform better as I don’t even have c9’s Dota squad to root for anymore. So there you have it – you too can succeed in Fantasy LCS knowing next to nothing about League with just a little bit of research.
Is there another Fantasy league for the next season?
* I actually came in second place despite being in first for a few weeks in a row. PowerofEvil getting benched at the end of the season ruined my last two weeks.
