I Almost Died Level 1!
60sThe tension of nearly dying to an early Katarina all-in and the relief of escaping creates a relatable and exciting moment for viewers.
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This video is a live commentary of a League of Legends game where the player, playing Ahri, applies coaching advice from Curtis. The focus is on macro-level decision-making, such as wave management, objective control, and team fight positioning, rather than mechanical outplays. The player emphasizes the importance of playing with the jungler and not using ultimate abilities prematurely.
Chapters
[00:01]
Lane Assignment and Early Game Strategy
The player identifies Katarina as an assassin and decides to play passively, focusing on farming and avoiding death. They note that pushing the wave early is a mistake and that saving the charm for Katarina's ultimate is key.
[01:36]
Wave Management and Recall Timing
After Katarina backs, the player decides to push and crash the wave since she lacks Teleport. This creates a tempo advantage and allows for a safe recall.
[06:38]
Taxing Waves After Roams
Following a successful roam that secured two kills, the player taxes the wave, citing this as a fundamental part of the play. This helps maintain gold and experience parity.
[10:06]
Punishing Overstays
The team punishes the enemy's overstay after a play, securing a triple kill. The player notes the importance of recognizing when the enemy has overcommitted.
[20:28]
The Biggest Coaching Tip: Farm Less, Fight More
The player reveals that the most impactful coaching tip was to stop farming excessively and instead focus on being present for fights and objectives. This shift in priorities led to better map presence and more impactful plays.
[47:50]
The Ultimate Ahri Tip: Don't Ult in 1v1s
The player emphasizes the fundamental rule of not using Ahri's ultimate in a 1v1 skirmish. Instead, it should be saved for team fights to clean up or reposition. This single tip is described as game-changing.
The video demonstrates that applying high-level coaching principles, such as prioritizing team fights over farming and using abilities strategically, can dramatically improve performance in League of Legends. The player's success is attributed to these macro-level adjustments rather than mechanical skill.
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Tutorial Checklist
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Identify the enemy laner's playstyle (e.g., assassin) and adjust your early game strategy to avoid dying, focusing on farming.
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01:36
When the enemy laner recalls, push the wave into their tower to create a tempo advantage and allow for a safe recall.
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20:28
Prioritize being present for fights and objectives over farming CS. Ask 'where's the next fight?' instead of 'how can I get more CS?'
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47:50
For champions like Ahri, do not use your ultimate in 1v1 skirmishes. Save it for team fights to clean up or reposition.
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What is the biggest coaching tip mentioned in the video?
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What is the biggest coaching tip mentioned in the video?
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Stop farming too much and focus on being present for fights and objectives.
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What is the fundamental rule for using Ahri's ultimate?
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What is the fundamental rule for using Ahri's ultimate?
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Don't ult in a 1v1; save it for team fights to clean up or reposition.
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Why should you push the wave when the enemy laner recalls?
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Why should you push the wave when the enemy laner recalls?
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To create a tempo advantage and allow for a safe recall.
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What should you do after a successful roam?
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What should you do after a successful roam?
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Tax the wave to maintain gold and experience parity.
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What is the player's role in team fights as Ahri?
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What is the player's role in team fights as Ahri?
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A cleanup champ, not a skirmisher or dualist.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Farm Less, Fight More
This is the core coaching tip that shifted the player's mindset from farming to map presence, leading to more impactful plays.
20:28
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Don't Ult in 1v1s
A specific, actionable tip for Ahri players that the player credits as game-changing.
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Taxing Waves After Roams
Demonstrates a fundamental macro concept of converting successful roams into gold and XP advantages.
06:38Full Transcript
[00:01] right? So, we're not actually trying to kill this Katarina at all. >> We're just trying to not die. >> Farm and then >> Okay, so Shinsha is our guy. Katarina is the assass.
[00:16] >> Cool. I can I can harass Katarina like level one, I think. Okay. Um, she has she's playing ignite. So, the biggest thing I don't want to do like I don't want to die, right? So, even pushing that wave there is probably a mistake,
[00:29] right? Okay, we stay away from this. I'm just like I'm not even going to Even that Q is a mistake, I think. >> I'm living my best. >> I'm living my best. Thanks for the always good.
[00:47] terrible spot. I landed the charm though, which is cool. I was crazy patient with it. >> So many memories stir within pretty scared I'm going to die. Um I think
[01:00] I want to uh basically get a TP off, right?
[01:21] back in lane. I like this. this. I'm back to full health, full mana, and we She didn't get the early kill with Ignite. That's what we want, right? But
[01:36] She's actually going to want to back, I think. So, I think I could either try to freeze, >> but since I didn't, I think I have to push and crash since she doesn't have TP.
[01:54] to come back towards me. Actually, against Katarina, I think I Actually, against Katarina, I think I just save my um my my charm for her ult. Panth wants this. >> First blood,
[02:17] I couldn't ult for it, but maybe I should have. Yeah, I probably should should have. Yeah, I probably should have, huh? Sorry, Pan. was actually pretty good timing. We both hit six. Pan was four.
[02:34] Get our cannon. Now I'm just sharing XP. I guess the play's way gone, brother. I messed it up though, so I can't really blame him. >> Shin Sha's going to let this go. I'm not
[02:47] Sha. There's four of them there. So, we just give it, which is fine. I need this wave to crash. Yo. Yo, Pan, do not do that, brother.
[03:03] >> Oh, I'm actually out of mana. Yo, Pan Pan, just just No, put the blame on me. My fault. I should have I should have helped him there. He
[03:15] wants it so bad. Yeah, I'm just like out of mana. Sorry, Fanth. Should have went in. I'll I'll I'll apologize for him or to him here. He says, "LG, bro, don't
[03:27] apologize." I mean, it was my fault. I have no I have no problem saying I'm sorry. So, our jungler's top side. This play looks okay, except we don't know where their jungler is, and our vision's not great. They got the top kill.
[03:40] Shinsha's up top. Who's strong? Urgot strong. Jungler's strong. I'm not going shove another wave. Our guy's still missing. Like everything is great in this game besides the fact we didn't get our dragon, but even that's not too big
[03:52] our dragon, but even that's not too big of a deal, I think. Cool. >> We'll give up that CS.
[04:11] we actually had I think we landed our charm on cat and got a double Q through and then they just completely deleted Shinjia.
[04:33] get ready to help that. Although I don't have ult.
[04:48] this. I can't I can't do this, right? No mana, I can't I can't do this, right? No mana, no, no item.
[05:06] >> I think I previous self would have just ran in and died there, so that's good.
[05:19] like health and mana and ults coming up, so this is much better now. >> Crap. >> I carry the
[05:38] ward down. Okay, minute and a half on the next >> There's beauty in even the smallest moment. >> Okay, that bot play is looking mighty fine. Need to shove this first. We have
[05:50] fine. Need to shove this first. We have our ult in 20 seconds.
[06:24] >> Okay, so now just like my coach taught me, I'm going to tax the wave.
[06:38] perfect. We had a We had a roam on tempo. We had two kills from it. We tax the wave. I mean, it's exactly what we need to be doing here. This is good. We have to sell our control ward since we never placed it.
[06:55] it. No regrets, >> but I think I can kind of hover. Let's >> but I think I can kind of hover. Let's get some pryo here.
[07:09] So, Cat was late to that play. >> The world is mine to discover.
[07:27] think I need to be here anyway. Normally, it's like no, no play. But I mean, here I'll ping my alt.
[07:43] don't have cats up here, too. O, this is this is sus. Don't like this. I have in 10. Nice. It's actually nice. This is stalling out a little bit.
[08:17] Okay, place over. Shoot's dead. go back to the farm. I'm uh I mean their jungler or their uh poly bear just like ran after me and I did avoid it. He flashed.
[08:30] >> This cat was like This cat was like pretty killable if I could do anything. >> The problem is that cat got two kills there. Urgot's doing stuff up top. This might be a fight. We have ult. Let's get ready for it.
[08:57] >> Cool. So, I saw the fight. We capitalized on it. We got the kills. I'm happy with that. We don't have an objective for a while. Looks like we're just heading back mid. Yoro's doing that. Definitely want to
[09:09] help support this. I do have my ult for it. Yeah, we just we just don't go. So, Shin Sha's not there. Did we end up getting the Herald? They stole it. That sucks.
[09:35] >> So, they overstay. Maybe we get more off this.
[09:54] >> QUAD DROP, BROTHER. AN >> ENEMY HAS BEEN SLAIN. >> Once more. >> What are we doing? I I was I'll just let him take this. Okay, so we saw the play. We are too late. We backed off, but they
[10:06] overstayed and we punished. We got the triple. We'll call it a quadra. And uh one. I'm feeling feeling real nice there. Okay, so now uh Drake is the next fight and I have no TP, so I need to get close to this Drake fight. My jungler
[10:21] wants it as well, which means I actually don't defend this top lane, I think, cuz I need to be here close. If I had TP, I could go top for a bit. But since I don't have TP, Drake's here. We need to We need to go. I have no ult for 19
[10:34] We need to go. I have no ult for 19 seconds. Malignance is nice.
[10:49] >> Nice. We land with our charms. Are you kidding me?
[11:02] W. Good game. It's a good game. It's a very good game. Oh my gosh. It's a good game, guys. Are you kidding me? York hits the top wave, but no nothing we can hits the top wave, but no nothing we can do about that.
[11:24] probably TPD to save this, but I was trying to figure out what to buy. to go crazy here. I can definitely support this.
[11:43] >> I'm allowed to help Urgot since he's big. big. If we can catch that cat, it's insane.
[12:00] An enemy has been slain. >> Dude, we are so fed. It's disgusting.
[12:40] from Kate. We just go back and buy any new sights with me. I mean I can fight.
[13:23] Shut down. >> I missed my charm on cat twice. Was it >> Maybe twice. >> I hit it at the end. Six or seven. H. So, if we back there and buy and
[13:37] push, it's just way better, right? Cuz we all have like 2,000 gold in the bank Is that Do we all Do we all kind of backing, I canceled. We all should have backed. So I should have just pinged
[13:50] don't fight back by that was on the team. I'm on the team though, right? So like it's on me to ping. Don't do that. >> I have TP for this. Let's go botside. So we're close to the next objective. Yeah. Let's get Let's get that Drake.
[14:20] right? Yeah, Shinja, you're the one face checking that. what it means to steal away. An >> ally has been
[14:36] >> This cat just got like Oh. Oh, I pathe wrong way.
[15:00] Exactly what we wanted and it worked for once. Oh my gosh.
[15:18] I should have went midwave and let Urgot just do this. I think
[15:35] resing. It's kind of a shame we couldn't get that, but it's okay.
[15:50] Can't really get anything else right now. Not here yet. Chill out, boys. >> Path through middle for home guards.
[16:16] They don't even need him here. But whatever. >> I think we just end the game. Smolder's over there doing stuff.
[17:08] tower. Now they're resing
[17:20] >> Okay. Um, what's the move now? Baron in a Um, what's the move now? Baron in a minute. Dragon in two.
[17:33] >> Don't you think? Full HP, full mana. I guess I
[17:49] >> Oh, I don't have decap. Undo. Undo. Oh, it's too late. I don't have death cap. What? Why did I get void stab? I thought I had death cap already. Yikes. I had death cap already. Yikes. Oof. Um, I'll have to figure that out.
[18:27] Rampage. An ally has been slain. Enemy double kill. >> That was awful.
[18:54] cat. Maybe. >> Interesting life. man it, but we could probably Oh, Urgot wasn't there. That was 4v5.
[19:09] wasn't there. That was 4v5. Oh,
[19:30] godlike. >> They should have left home years ago. >> Am I supposed to help him or push this through?
[19:57] >> Your team has destroyed an inhibitor. Your team.
[20:13] What a game. Holy crap. What a game, guys. The coaching from yesterday changed everything. Holy crap. I mean, if you guys missed it, there was a couple critical tips. These were like
[20:28] the big ones, the big tips that we learned. But like I I I actually think the biggest tip is I was farming too much. My CS was like I was just like you're a new League player, everyone's like CS, CS, CS, CS, CS, CS. Now I'm not
[20:44] where's the next fight? How can I be there for it? And how can I be ready for it? And oh yeah, let's farm too while we're getting ready, right? Priorities. I'm not just farming CS to farm CS anymore. My CS is a little lower. I I
[20:57] I'm not gonna lie. Like 187 in a 28m minutee game is a little lower than I normally am, but I think it's fine cuz we do we doing stuff that actually mattered. Uh Vex is a mage now. She's an assassin mage, right? So like I don't
[21:09] even necessarily want to go crazy on this Vex. Just focus on last hits and chill. Well, rip. My point is like I'm not trying to shove necessarily, right? We're just kind of chill. Now that she did that, I think I want to keep the
[21:23] wave in the middle. So, she has that back now. Whatever. Just gonna go Q again. I don't think like she doesn't jump on me till right. So, I think I can try to deny this. Nice. We got the electric Q. I don't
[21:35] know if we denied it, but she chose to get chunked for her cannon. That's like good. So, we're tied one pot to one pot. There's that. Jungler's doing stuff downstairs. Okay, we like that. Man, League of Legends is weird. It's like
[21:47] when you're winning, the games feel easy and when you're losing the games feel impossible. So, she has Ignite and she's going to hit six. She doesn't have a lot she has enough mana to do like the ult combo, but I think I just get out and
[22:00] reset and get back in lane before she can like do anything since I'm playing TP. Cool. So, she's six before me, but she can't really do anything with that, I don't think. Cool. So, she's six before me, but she can't really do
[22:12] anything with that, I don't think. Nice. So, we get the back swing there and we get a nice electrocute electrocute and we get the
[22:26] I'm sorry, guys. Let you down. But, Curtis, remember that.
[22:53] we actually just back. >> We'll be back soon enough. >> Actually, no. We do one more. Maybe. Maybe I should have just backed there. I have enough mana to shove this up super fast.
[23:07] fast. Shameir.
[23:27] so I should have backed. I come from the future, guys. Should have backed. Now I have no flash. Trundameir almost took me out. We also aren't here for this fight out. We also aren't here for this fight cuz I ulted. Um,
[23:40] okay guys, this game is >> forget what it means to steal a life. >> Not quite as good as normal. Not as quite as good as last game. Crazy crazy big fight. And I don't have my ult. I should have been here with my ult. I
[23:52] not here with my ult. So I got the one kill, but was it even worth it?
[24:04] kill, but I could have turned that fight think I should have killed Vex there. I got Drake from it, too. Like if I don't we turn that fight. Maybe we then get the Drake. If they want to fight this
[24:18] the Drake. If they want to fight this and I'll be here with my ult and ready.
[24:31] I could have also dodged that pretty easily. >> An ally >> since Vex doesn't have ult. I think I'm
[24:44] >> since Vex doesn't have ult. I think I'm a little less scared. Except
[25:07] unfortunately. Actually, I can maybe if she Oh, wow. Nice. Thanks, Vex. Vex is on my team, guys. The big help with that wave. Thank guys. The big help with that wave. Thank you.
[25:27] Trundle's crazy right now. I have TP in four, so we'll go ahead and use that. We'll get chapter and boots. TP back to mid. Second Drakes in 2 minutes. Graves goes back. I'm not ready to fight for 40
[25:42] seconds. >> Like this forest. And like I'm not trying to dual vex, right? I'm just that's not my purpose
[25:57] here. Oh, that was close.
[26:09] Missed my Q. Charmir's here. a sec. >> As the seasons change, so do I.
[26:37] >> I'll have an enemy has been slain. an enemy has been slain. Double kill.
[26:54] >> We have dragon in a minute. Could have probably trapped Vex there. >> An enemy has been slain. An ally has been slain.
[27:14] that, too. Big chunk. >> I have no TP. If I'm going to go back for the fight, this is the last time I can do it. But I can't really buy stay. Graves wants to go crazy up here.
[27:28] 28 seconds on this dragon, but our Graves is nowhere near it.
[28:07] Wow. So, they're uh Oh, nice. Vex missed her. They're like ready for this. her. They're like ready for this. Yeah, let's do it.
[28:38] >> enemy has been slain. Okay, it was a two for two, but they get the objective. Smoulder, let's clean it up. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[28:53] Three for three, but they Okay, three for three, neutral objective. But if I'm for three, neutral objective. But if I'm not there, that's like way worse, right? I think we had an okay fight. I think we landed a charm on their carry.
[29:05] Or actually, no, maybe I miss. Did I miss? Maybe I missed. a soul fed. >> But at least it's a somewhat even fight and no one got the Drake and we showed and no one got the Drake and we showed up.
[29:20] I think I missed the first on Vex. She might have flashed it though. >> It was in the smoke from Graves. I couldn't really tell.
[29:37] I think we want to go for this still, right?
[29:51] An >> ally has been slain. for it or did he just >> memories forever? >> I don't know. >> An enemy has been slain.
[30:24] just keep an eye on it. >> An enemy has been slain.
[30:36] Top gank could have been something. >> I think Nar has it.
[30:51] >> Should I have TP to that? >> I thought he had it. >> I thought he had it. >> Whatever.
[31:05] on tempo. We don't lose much. Kind of a free kill here. >> Your turret has destroyed. >> Your turret has destroyed.
[31:21] which is fine, I think. And we back by our wave. >> Don't worry, we'll be back. >> Wait, is it messed up to take two waves? No, it's not that messed up. Hey Curtis, is it messed up to take two waves? No,
[31:35] bro. Take the waves. You got the kill. Tax him. All right. Thanks, Curtis. So, Drake fights happening now. I have no ult, but I need to back him by. no ult, but I need to back him by. Enemy double kill.
[31:51] they get three of them. It's too late for the play. Nar's mid now, taking my midwave. Nar, this wasn't a permanent exchange, brother. You're supposed to go back top. I was just
[32:18] my gosh. >> An ally has been slain.
[32:34] So that same play a little earlier with TP kind of owns I think.
[32:48] I don't even think I'm going to get this next wave. Just too far for me. I ain't that guy. So the next objective's up and they're getting that too. This is kind they're getting that too. This is kind of a jungle diff. Like
[33:00] they have every objective on us. Rift Herald, >> void grubs or whatever the heck they're called. We have we have like literal called. We have we have like literal zero objectives
[33:16] Um this Yoro I think might get caught. I'm going to just collect this midwave. It's >> just I shouldn't really need help there.
[33:30] this. I guess that's that's our one objective. >> So, I want to get my Lichb Bane. MF's going to get this bot tower. I'll give >> Should have backed actually when I was wanting to.
[34:00] >> once more. >> I really want to spend my gold, but
[34:36] not throw here. >> This place reminds me of home. >> Okay. Blue W. Blue Ward. Blue Ward. Blue Ward. Blue. Blue. Blue, blue, blue ward. Blue ward. Blue ward. Blue ward.
[34:51] Blue ward. Blue ward. Blue ward. Blue ward. >> I live and live in eternity. >> Okay.
[35:06] strong. We're playing with our jungler. We're pathing through mid here. We're pathing through mid here. Don't lose your
[35:18] bot side. Collect this bot wave. I have no TP. Next objective is Baron up top, but don't know if we're actually going to go for that. Pretty far from my though. >> Okay, fight's looking like it's
[35:33] happening, so I'm not going to go too far here. far here. I have no TP. defend. No, I'm definitely supposed to be in the fight here, right?
[35:48] Double dodge. That's nice. I'm not in the fight in middle, unfortunately.
[36:04] >> Graves is farming, so I'll farm. That Baron looks like it's not happening.
[36:16] go. This is what this is where I need my ults.
[36:33] >> Fundamentals, boys. No outside of team fights.
[36:50] drake. >> I have TP for it. Get healthy.
[37:07] No, though. >> Nice. We saw the TP.
[37:31] objective though. An >> enemy has been slain. >> Okay, this is fine. An >> ally has been slain. everything. >> Well, that
[37:43] clean this up. Well, he sidestepped that. that. Wow.
[37:55] on every fight and every objective, but we're we're hanging in there. we're we're hanging in there. You look better this way.
[38:07] here? >> Feel like void stop is just so much damage. What's the next objective? It's Baron. So that means I path through middle. >> Live with no regrets.
[38:19] >> B's too far to collect. Nar might go wild on this Vex. Hopefully Nar might go wild on this Vex. Hopefully he is the kill.
[38:33] good. Actually, didn't even face check it. I just blind ran in the bush.
[38:46] Okay. Frisky pathing. Let's take the safer route >> Graves is farming. We'll farm up a bit, too. Baron is on the map.
[39:19] farming. I have no TP. I do have ult. Waiting for this fight to break out. Waiting for this fight to break out. Graves is not here. Graves is not here.
[39:49] base. >> There you are. Come to see new sights >> A that's awkward that side lane was quite effective there. I suppose
[40:01] >> okay Mr. Graves. Oh no. >> Nature here is too quiet. >> Okay, I actually got out.
[40:20] >> ally has been slain. >> Mr. Graves. Graves is strong. Smolder is strong. Nar. Yeah, it's Graves. >> Still remember his last. >> Mr. Graves.
[40:33] >> Mr. Graves. We're waiting on this play here.
[40:53] >> Nice. I was kind of waiting for that for a while. I still love this fundamental rule of like don't just random send ult. Like I'm a I'm a cleanup champ, team fight champ, not a skirmish, not a one, not a dualist. Normally I would just
[41:06] it would it would be bad. I think this it would it would be bad. I think this is this is good. Okay, back up soon. I actually wonder with this play style if I should go death uh like
[41:20] down. >> Your team has destroyed a turret.
[41:36] >> I won't forget what to steal. >> Mr. Graves, I'm with you in a sec. I do >> Mr. Graves, I'm with you in a sec. I do have TP if it breaks out sooner.
[41:48] can do drake. Just keep farming. Keep collecting. We don't have great vision for it. >> Years ago.
[42:04] Trendamir's not here. Oh, Smolder, don't die. Ah, Nar's going to die again. Yeah, our side lanes are getting annihilated,
[42:17] annihilated, but I guess that happens. here. We have to find the flank on this MF.
[42:42] good. Oh my gosh. Who did that? Oh, thanks, Oh my gosh. Who did that? Oh, thanks, bro.
[43:02] >> They got Baron for it. Kind of sucks, but yeah.
[43:14] I carry the legacy of the Basani. >> Okay, one more wave. Sick. Graves, what do we want? What do we want, dog? He's going top lane.
[43:30] can buy a Mai, but I don't like this recall. Actually okay. H is Nar's going to get caught. Brother,
[43:49] >> there's beauty in even the smallest moments.
[44:01] this MF, I think. Yeah, we can fight this if Graves comes Yeah, we can fight this if Graves comes in from behind.
[44:28] HERE WE GO, TEAM. GET HIM. GET HIM. lives there. >> And we lost the fight. They had Baron, though. >> Crap.
[45:03] have any strong members. I mean, I guess they do. Let's see. Their MF their dude their Yoro and their Trundle are strong. >> Your inhibitor has destroyed. man. And that maj was really a big mistake. Zas
[45:19] can't I don't think I can do it till after void staff. after void staff. Okay, so 2 minutes on that next drake.
[45:36] Okay, this place reminds me of home. there. He did.
[45:54] heck? >> I didn't know Trundameirs could do that. >> I didn't know Trundameirs could do that. I need to be closer. I do have TP.
[46:07] >> Enemy TP to save a few seconds.
[46:21] Nice. No objectives up. So now we go middle.
[46:51] but since he did that, maybe we can actually just keep going.
[47:38] Woo! Holy crap, guys. What a match. Holy crap, guys. What a match. WOW. WHAT IS THIS? WHAT is this puff, guys? We're actually doing stuff today that dude, the Curtis coaching is just I
[47:50] that dude, the Curtis coaching is just I mean, it is insane. It is insane. The to them. I do I swear the biggest one fundamental is like on Ahri, don't ult until you're in the fight. Ulting in a
[48:03] 1v one is throwing the fight. I feel like that one thing has changed everything. Instead of how can I get a kill, it's where's my jungler? Let me get a kill with him. That one tip is like a complete gamechanging thing. And
[48:17] for the people saying no, I I'm listening to Curtis. Thank you though. We're going to listen to Curtis on this one. Bravo, Tar. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Oh my gosh, these games are just just unbelievable.
