Introduction: The S15 season matches have officially begun, and the vast majority of players have been paying attention to the recent confrontations. With all LPL teams eliminated, T1 has become the main focus of discussion among LPL fans. Who would have thought that Faker, who has fought in the pro scene for over a decade, is now on the verge of winning his sixth career championship? Reaching the World Championship finals four years in a row truly demonstrates how formidable his individual skill is. However, observant fans have noticed that the core strategist of T1 now is their support player Keria, who has initiated several key plays, especially the tactic of Neeko transforming into a wolf to evade tower vision and even using two wards to accurately predict the enemy jungler's Flash cooldown during a black screen moment.

Keria turning into a wolf to dodge tower vision

Most players are quite familiar with T1, a top-tier team from the LCK region, enjoying high popularity and strong fan engagement in recent years. This season, T1 underwent some roster changes: the original five-man lineup was split, with top laner Zeus moving to HLE and Doran joining T1. Initially, many expected T1’s performance to fluctuate significantly, which was true in the first two splits. However, by the World Championship, they seemed transformed; while they struggled somewhat against Gen.G, their discipline against other teams was impressive.

On stage, everyone notices mid laner Faker’s flashy plays and the LPL region’s mistakes highlights, but many first-person perspective details go unnoticed. Their support, Keria, is actually the top-tier player. In the match against TES, many subtle moments appeared, only clear after reviewing the replay, revealing his exceptional game sense. During the bot lane red buff fight, which turned the game around, Keria used his genius understanding by transforming into a small wolf at the three wolves camp, then tanking the tower while passing between the first and second towers. If he had taken a normal path, TES would have been alert. The chat was full of criticism towards AShui’s play during that team fight.

Is that really the case? From the first-person replay, once transformed, Neeko’s icon disappeared from the map, meaning TES had to move their camera between the first and second towers to spot Keria’s position. This perfectly explains why TES was so disastrously defeated in that fight; they retreated without any warning and only realized they were surrounded when they saw the small wolf clone. At that moment, T1’s team was perfectly positioned, while TES was already in total disarray. When AShui was instantly killed, that round was effectively over.

Actually, it wasn’t just that play. In the second game, Keria provided crucial information to the team by using vision from the bot lane bush and the top lane river. This allowed them to perfectly track the enemy troll’s Flash cooldown and display it clearly on the team chat. Honestly, the troll must have revealed himself briefly, which requires extreme focus during the match. If nothing unexpected happens, Faker is set to claim his sixth career championship, and Doran will receive his exclusive skin. Doran’s performance proves that sometimes choices matter more than effort, and luck is also part of strength.

Farewell to assumptions

T1’s championship win this time truly owes thanks to Poseidon’s group draw. Whether it was Gen.G or HLE, sharing the same half of the bracket with T1 meant none of them could easily reach the finals; they might have even been eliminated in the quarterfinals or semifinals. It’s fair to say the two LPL teams gave T1 too much confidence. Of course, KT might still turn things around in this operator battle, but it will be challenging.

What do you all think about this situation?