In League of Legends, a player has reached rank 1 in the Korean SoloQ. He used an unusual champion, achieving a win rate of an impressive 77%.
Which champion was played? The player Park “Dalka” Myeong-joon managed to achieve rank 1 in the Korean league and even managed to hold it for almost a week.
The champion used was Taliyah as a carry in the bot lane. Dalka achieved an incredibly good win rate of 77% in a total of 27 matches played.
The Korean league is considered the strongest league in LoL, also because it has superstars like Faker. New talents are regularly recruited directly from there into LCK teams. Therefore, a first place is quite an achievement.
Successful with an Unusual Champion
How did he achieve this? In the current Season 10, caster AD carries with strong abilities like Jhin, Miss Fortune, or the new champion Aphelios, who is mostly banned, are prevalent in the meta.
However, Taliyah is not an AD carry, but performs well against these champions, especially when played offensively. This is exactly what Dalka did. He used Taliyah together with aggressive supporters like Thresh or Leona and attempted to force a kill right at level 2.
If the kill was successful, he pushed the lane and then started roaming, moving freely across the map. Hence, Dalka attempted to advance the other lanes through his kill in the snowball system.
What are the risks with Taliyah? The champion Taliyah is not particularly strong in the late game. However, this has rarely been a problem for Dalka. Many matches in the Korean league rarely exceed 25 minutes of playtime. Therefore, this disadvantage is not too significant.
A greater challenge was winning the matchups in the bot lane. If Dalka did not establish an early lead, games were often lost. In a tie after the laning phase, the opposing AD carry usually had the advantage.
How does Taliyah perform overall? According to the website op.gg, which is useful for statistics about LoL, Taliyah is only used in about 24% of matches in the bot lane. Her home is mainly the jungle.
Overall, Taliyah has a win rate of 52.79% across all regions and leagues when played in the bot lane. This places the champion in 3rd place. Only Cassiopeia (54.39%) and Miss Fortune (53.47%) are ahead of her.
It is quite possible that we will see Taliyah in a competitive match of the LCK or LEC, which starts on Friday.
Dalka Must Relinquish Pole Position
Where is Dalka in the ranking? Currently, on January 23 at 19:00, the player Dalka is ranked 11th in the Korean SoloQ.
He has lost his last 3 games, including one each with Taliyah, Syndra, and Akali.
What else does Dalka play? Besides Taliyah, the Korean player also plays Caitlyn, Vayne, and Aphelios. In 84% of his ranked matches, he plays AD carry.
Twice this season, he has also had to play as a support. In this position, Dalka even has a win rate of 100%.
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