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title: 'This Champion Is My Favorite!'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=f1aY4nz1M0c'
video_id: 'f1aY4nz1M0c'
date: 2026-08-18
duration_sec: 1579
channel: 'Xaryu'
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# This Champion Is My Favorite!

> Source: [This Champion Is My Favorite!](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f1aY4nz1M0c)

## Summary

This video is a live commentary of a League of Legends match where the player, using Lux, provides real-time strategic insights and reactions. The player discusses positioning, ability usage, and team fight decisions, ultimately reflecting on a close loss despite a strong performance.

### Key Points

- **Dodging Skillshots** [00:06] — The player learns that dodging left to right is more effective against Lux's skillshots, as it's harder to predict if the attack will land in front or behind.
- **Back Timing** [01:09] — The player debates whether to stay for a cannon wave or back, highlighting the importance of timing recalls to avoid losing minion gold.
- **Itemization** [03:13] — The player considers buying Luden's Echo, Spellbinder's, Storm Surge, and Cosmic Drive, showing a focus on burst damage and utility.
- **Ultimate Range Check** [04:27] — The player expresses the need for a keybind to check Lux's ultimate range, having missed a snipe due to misjudging its length.
- **Team Fight Evaluation** [06:21] — The player notes getting good W and ultimate value in a fight, but losing the Dragon, showing the trade-offs in objective control.
- **Team Fight Strategy** [11:17] — The player suggests that if they don't die one by one, they can win by grouping mid and forcing a 5v5 team fight, as the enemy cannot answer their engage.
- **Bounty Management** [14:14] — The player gives up a 700 gold bounty to avoid feeding it to the enemy, showing strategic sacrifice to minimize losses.
- **Item Choice** [16:10] — The player debates between Zhonya's, Void Staff, and Malignance, ultimately choosing Void Staff for penetration, but notes Malignance's synergy with Lux's ultimate.
- **Damage Output** [21:20] — The player reflects on dealing 3,800 damage in a fight, feeling it's not enough and considering buying Zhonya's to survive against Eve and Kha'Zix.
- **Game Reflection** [25:12] — The player laments the loss despite a great game, noting a KDA of 13/2/2 and 43,000 damage, and explains why they never FF, as comebacks are possible.

### Conclusion

The video showcases a high-level League of Legends match with detailed commentary on mechanics, strategy, and decision-making, ending with a reflection on a heartbreaking loss despite excellent individual performance.

## Transcript

top and Zyra. Okay, I don't know what Zia does. Any quick TLDDR? Is she AD? She's AD. She has Dorne's Blade. So, don't trade with her. I've learned to don't trade with her. I've learned to like don't trade in the AD champs.
freak out every time and run away instead of just going left or oh, left to right is a way better dodge on locks. I just figured it out cuz you don't know I just figured it out cuz you don't know if it's in front or behind you.
dodge left to right. If you're if I'm playing a Lux, always put it like behind them cuz they're freaking out and they run away probably. Okay, so since those feathers are on the ground, I just don't make a straight line with those ever.
I think she did. We got the crust. We got the plate. Like, do I stay another wave? It's a cannon wave. No, I think I back now. Leave. Leave. Leave. That seemed like a hard call. It's like I That's kind of like my only bad timing.
more. Wonder if I let Do I let that cannon go to get there another second sooner? I would have to I would have had to get no cannon last hit.
five in middle >> tempted to bring my Lego. >> tempted to bring my Lego. >> Sick blitz. Nice.
The flash Q. We missed. RIP. Had to send the flash Q though. Had to worth. >> I want to see everything.
also died. Guess we'll take it. Guess we'll take that. Um, what did I What am we'll take that. Um, what did I What am I buying now? Luden, Echo, Spellingers, I buying now? Luden, Echo, Spellingers, Storm Surge, Cosmetic R. Yeah, the thing
about the ult on Lux, which which makes sense is it kind of just CC's yourself too. It's like I just die middle kind of a thing, but a thing, but bro,
He tracked him out of my E. That would have killed him, but he killed him anyway, so it's fine. But I was about to be like, "Oh, man.
>> I THOUGHT I WAS LONGER, BRO. I THOUGHT [screaming] OH GOSH, >> I need a keybind. I need a keybind. I need a keybind so I can check the length. That's the second time that's happened on Lux. Like, I really need to
be able to just check it for snipes, you know? Like, bro, I'm over here. >> Where the spark is
Sorry, Blitz. Should have been there a little sooner, man. My bad.
>> Spread my wings. >> I want to go by so bad so I'm strong for this fight. Did I miss it? Okay, it's hard to Did I miss it? Okay, it's hard to explain.
Urgot. Urgot, you're you're a you're a mad man, bro.
got some good W value that that fight. Um we do lose the Drake fight. We got some good W value that fight and we um got some good ult value and we got like two kills as well.
You don't have TP. We just have to give it up, man. It sucks. But I mean I can try to get there but Oh no,
just Oh crap. Dr. E is behind us. >> Okay. Yeah, that doesn't look good. Yeah, we're not fighting that then. think I'm a little longer than I am. My My R is not that long yet. Look at Look
My R is not that long yet. Look at Look at on the map.
Everyone's got shields. Go in, baby. Go in.
it. >> Keep believing.
of like makes sense to me, you know? It's like we have shields, we got burst, we've got we got a little root burst combo. Want to be here for this.
Nice work, squad. Should have just stayed side lane.
to. If I didn't secure that kill, we might have lost the game.
I almost flashed in and queued, but I didn't. But I almost did. I would have had no way out probably. And they all res, but like I I almost did it. I was thinking about it, guys. Kind of just like Drake. Yeah.
Am I supposed to collect that? I don't know. We're down a player. Oh, the light. >> Everyone's here, though, which I appreciate. I'm just going to hold this. I think
>> objective bounty slain. Think I just hold this again.
probably halfway back up already, so maybe maybe it's fine. Oh my gosh,
laugh [laughter] I've ever had. I've ever had. Oh my gosh. I'm getting old, guys. Oh my gosh. I'm getting old, guys. >> All right.
Hey team, want some more shields? I got you. Anyone else want some more shields? >> Ace gave Baron if we want. Get in the game gave Baron if we want. Get in the game too probably.
Like how? Like sort by healing, bro. Are you kidding me?
Probably not. Okay. I I think if we if we don't die one by one, we we we end the game. 5v5 mid and we send it. I think we just 5v5 mid and kill them. Is
this like a Wow player brain thing? Like in my head, there's so many games where it's like, "All right, we're ahead." Like, we just we just team fight them. Like, we just we just team fight them. They cannot they cannot answer us.
Second. That was my second. I got two ults in that fight. That's crazy, bro. >> So that they they actually stole the drake and had a good engage. That that
that all kind of sucked. Like that should have been game ending there.
So, we have two in the base here. So, we just want to shield for a sec. Just 3v5. >> They're tping behind us. Oh, that ye
here? Shoot. I can at least we're not giving them our our 700 gold bounty, I suppose. Crap, guys. Crap, guys. Okay, it's 29 to 44. They stole the last
>> Urgot should be able to take out that Ziggs. Oh no, our Got got Oh no. I actually can't believe this. This game looks awesome.
race though, right? I mean, he has to come back, right?
>> We're not going to take the Not going to take that, huh? there. They're not going to stay there, I guess. I Guys, I don't know what like what was
I Guys, I don't know what like what was that? I
looking there. We gave our 700 gold shutdown to the Okay, that's fine. It's to the Zyra. It's actually fine. We got our drape, too. Tied it up. Worth. Got a our drape, too. Tied it up. Worth. Got a rabid. Final item, guys. Zia void stuff.
be void stuff. W limit test. Thanks, brother. Um, Malagnance. Oh, this makes your ult even shorter. Ooh, Malagnance actually seems insane.
What do we want? What do we want? Final item. Zonia, void staff or Malagnance. Void. Void. Void. Void. Void. Void. Void. >> Losing is just an opportunity to shine even brighter. Losing is just an
opportunity to shine even brighter. That's right, Lux.
>> We can do this. >> We can do this.
of us. We want to chill for the Urgot. We want to chill for the Urgot, man. Chill out. Chill out. We don't It's 4v5 for a sec.
for a sec. Okay, here we go. Everyone has shields.
I like that I can just spam shield to my squad. Oh, top and bottom wave. I cannot fight. This is nuts. I thought we'd beat them in a team fight ages ago. I think they can test this. Then we get soul and that should push us over the edge. I
that should push us over the edge. I hope
>> Cool. I actually love my team. They're actually just playing objectives.
Okay, one dead and we have soul. Okay, shields for everyone. Enjoy.
think I are we can really collecting top here here that bot wave is don't I don't know. That seemed pretty like pretty good. Yeah, Baron is fine, I
guess. Sure, we can get Baron and the void staff and then we're like crazy spiked. Baron. Baron back with with soul. Baron. Baron back with with soul. There's no way.
and then penetration. Okay, now we're full build with Baron buff. If we can't kill him here, guys, we could push bot lane through. I don't
we could push bot lane through. I don't really want to get picked off though. said that a couple times before, but like they really should not be able to >> I've never been here before. >> I shields for everyone.
No way. [screaming] They held it. Oh my gosh. Mr. Ye got on me. We had 3,800 damage done in the last fight. And shields for days. It's not that much though, really. Maybe
I need to do more damage. We're up in 30. Can they push this in 30? Bro, I cannot believe this game. It's such a good game. I feel like I need to buy a Zia cuz there's a Ye and a Kane. Feel like I
don't know what I sell. >> So, we had we had soul and baron buff.
behind, I guess. Okay, so the next fight's going to be Okay, so the next fight's going to be harder to be honest. team fight. Maybe for some reason like that Ziggs I think that Ziggs is kind of
carrying the fight. Maybe we don't team fight. Maybe we just lane >> and we kind of split.
>> and we kind of split. Elder's probably win the game. Yeah. Yeah. Let's fight for Elder. Although [laughter] their team fight might be stronger than ours.
I hear you. I hear you. I think it's good. >> Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. This is I I'm so excited. I'm so excited. I'm giddy,
guys. Oh my gosh. Mr. Eve was a free pick Oh my gosh. Mr. Eve was a free pick there, I think.
We're so We're so We're so ready for this. Everyone take a shield real quick.
backline. No, I'm like dead. Ye's ending the game. We have to give him Elder. him Elder. NO.
They get Elder. And we we were already we lost.
>> Your turret has been destroyed. Your turret has Your turret has inhibitor destroyed.
Dang it. Dang it. It was one of our best games we've ever had. We just couldn't close it. DANG IT. [laughter] DANG IT. Definitely one of my one of the best games we've ever had. Like like KDA wise, like what was that 1322? Like we
felt like invincible. [sighs] Let's look at the gold charts. I have to be happy with the game though. Overall, we took the loss, but I only did 43,000. been higher. [laughter]
Oh god. [gasps] Oh god. Oh god. [laughter] [laughter] We had that We had that the whole time, man. Oh man. This is why, by
the way, I never FF a game. I don't think I've ever clicked yes because this stuff happens. Like, this stuff happens. Like, right around here, they were but they did an FF and it's like, well, like maybe in late game, you know?