Euphoria Podcast

Welcome to the first episode of Divephoria for MSI 2023, MarkZ, Dagda & Raz look at the new MSI Format and who will defy expectations heading into the double elimination format. Watch MSI 2023 at http://lolesports.com Follow LoL Esports for more updates on MSI 2023: Twitter - http://twitter.com/lolesports Facebook - http://facebook.com/lolesports Instagram - http://instagram.com/lolesports

Vedius, Caedrel and Drakos review last week's match-ups, discuss MSI and the Finals meta and make their predictions on who will be the LEC Spring champions. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Welcome Recap 3:42 BDS vs. VIT 4:26 BDS playstyle 7:53 BDS anime analogy 9:02 Adam 11:33 BDS weakness 16:48 BDS botlane 18:24 Thresh rant 21:28 VIT collapse 26:28 AST 30:28 FNC 33:33 Impact of patch changes 37:59 SK vs. BDS 41:51 Biases and expectations 46:09 Emotions in esports 47:43 MSI situation Finals Meta 56:46 Meta 1:01:52 Control mages 1:04:06 MSI patch 1:06:23 Aphelios Jinx 1:07:12 Is it worth it to cook? 1:07:41 Morgana 1:08:58 Vedius rant 1:13:44 Caedrel rant Upcoming 1:18:20 Upcoming match-ups 1:18:27 MAD vs. G2 1:22:05 Nisqy 1:24:36 Caps 1:33:43 VIT 1:40:22 Will BDS win it all? 1:44:32 EUphoria curse is not real

Crownie joins Caedrel and Drakos to talk about his career and finding success with Team BDS. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro 1:04 Recent success 2:52 LEC in 2019 Crownie 9:08 Defining career moments 11:55 Lane swap with Jinx 14:39 Streamer for 30 days, joining VIT 21:22 Staying in EU 24:38 Joining Team BDS 28:14 Improvements from Winter to Spring 34:08 Pentakill 36:41 Labrov 37:21 During the pandemic 38:37 Peyz and perception of age 41:45 New Caps 45:04 Finding new ways to make the game fun 49:44 Do you feel like a veteran? 50:10 Lucian & Nami 51:51 Varus 52:34 Aphelios Upcoming 56:24 Bo5 against VIT 58:40 Bo's performance 1:00:08 MAD vs. FNC 1:02:43 AST 1:04:04 Humanoid 1:08:32 SK vs. G2 1:11:35 Finals predictions Closing 1:15:28 Outro

Rekkles and Advienne join Drakos to talk about all things Fnatic. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Fnatic 1:50 Team building strategies 5:22 Off-season 7:17 Advienne's impact to the team 10:22 Uncertainty for Rekkles 15:13 Going into Spring Split 16:25 Range support match-ups 18:03 Advienne taking the control 20:24 Team culture reset 24:22 Rough week 1 29:41 Sickness 32:44 Week 2 results 38:54 Week 3 results 41:46 Oscarinin 47:24 Playing through bot 51:23 Patch changes 56:00 Jinx Thresh vs. Xayah Blitz 1:00:10 Prep against AST 1:02:30 Increased level of LEC 1:05:17 Game plan against AST Upcoming 1:08:45 VIT vs. MAD 1:11:42 Confidence against VIT 1:15:49 BDS vs. SK 1:22:21 Who will make it out? Closing 1:26:44 Outro

Odoamne shares an honest insight into his challenging year so far. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Violin intro 1:39 Walkouts 4:03 Musical instruments Discussion 9:39 Previous EUphoria appearance 12:47 10th place in Winter Split 15:29 Team culture 23:10 Lacking team identity 25:56 How has it been for Odoamne? 34:25 Do you see a path forward? 39:29 Vetheo and Abbedagge 43:31 Teams have to adapt fast Upcoming 44:55 Upcoming match-ups 47:44 9-way tie 48:41 MAD vs. FNC 49:10 Patch 50:59 Predictions 54:08 MAD 55:27 Jankos stats 57:48 Abbedagge’s style 1:01:22 Final predictions for Top 8 1:03:56 SK & BDS Closing 1:10:17 Outro

Drakos and Caedrel are joined by LIDER to talk about his career and all things Astralis. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Discussion 0:52 Welcome back to the LEC 2:50 Joining teams during the split 4:29 Time in NA 7:38 ERL 9:49 Champion pool 13:12 Did LIDER change over the years? 16:03 Thoughts on Chovy 18:36 Has the League become more team-oriented? 25:46 Communicating playstyle to the team 30:32 Irelia mid 34:18 Astralis 35:39 Team environment 39:17 How the team bonds 40:54 Coaching philosophy, East vs. West 45:07 Team McDonalds 48:44 Week 1 review 49:28 AST vs. SK 51:28 Current top 4 teams of LEC 56:41 Thoughts on Team Heretics 57:49 BDS vs. TH 1:03:32 Fnatic 1:10:49 Excel 1:12:31 Names don't matter anymore 1:16:51 H-Dragon 1:19:25 Week 2 Closing 1:25:36 Outro

Upset joins the show to talk about his time off and his expectations heading into the Spring Split. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Discussion 2:44 Upset during Winter Split 6:38 FNC 8:31 VIT 12:52 Constructive criticism 16:04 Language barriers? 17:33 Perkz & Upset 21:01 Pressure to perform 23:09 Expectations 27:13 Worlds 2022 & MSI 29:44 G2 32:15 LEC botlane stronger or weaker? 36:29 Ezreal 38:29 Meta 41:02 Roster changes and rumours 42:21 2017 MSI 44:08 XL botlane 47:57 FNC roster changes 55:13 AST & LIDER Upcoming 59:41 VIT vs. FNC 1:03:15 XL vs. FNC 1:04:29 Adjustment to the new format Closing 1:05:27 Outro

Drakos and Caedrel are joined by Exakick and Markoon to discuss their secret to success in SK Gaming and reveal who they think will win the 2023 LEC Winter Split. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Discussion 0:29 Welcome Exakick & Markoon 2:09 Pre-season tierlist review 2:41 Why did you decide to play in SK 5:56 What is the biggest difference in the team environment? 8:11 Exakick & Doss in LFL 10:21 No expectations 11:18 Improvements in the LEC 13:30 Process for improvement 14:34 Tempo 17:31 Overrated teams 20:01 What happened in Week 1 Review & Preview 25:45 SK vs. TH 27:00 Importance of routines 29:44 Caffeine and energy drinks 31:13 SK vs. VIT 32:08 Making comebacks happen 33:40 Closing out games 35:32 G2 vs. KOI 37:27 Prep against G2 40:35 Warding and fake warding 42:37 SK vs. MAD 46:00 Crazy jungle pathing 48:23 KOI & Malrang 51:00 Canyon influence 53:56 KOI botlane 55:55 Team game reviews 58:43 Figh

Drakos and Caedrel are joined by Mikyx and Hans Sama to talk about the results of the Group Stage and discuss the latest anime trends. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Discussion 0:38 G2 team environment 6:40 Anime recommendations 11:32 Anime and win motivations 14:23 G2 vs. MAD 15:27 G2 playstyle 19:17 Taliyah support 21:18 Draven 23:17 Midgame strategy 24:55 Yike 28:23 Off-season scrims 29:28 Hans Sama's Rank 1 grind 34:19 Bot lane in Europe 39:38 Bot lane picks 42:10 Hans & Miky now vs. then 48:12 Gaming house lifestyle 51:30 Scrim remakes, team communications 54:53 Upcoming matches 55:02 BDS vs. AST 59:25 Who will make Top 4 1:00:42 TH vs. SK 1:02:07 Is LEC weaker or stronger this year? 1:03:49 G2 vs. KOI 1:08:23 Format change thoughts Closing 1:10:32 Outro

Caedrel and Drakos are joined by Swiffer, head coach of SK Gaming, to talk about the team's recent performance and discuss the surprising final standings of the Regular Season. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro 0:58 Go-kart incident Discussions 4:32 SK 6:00 Expectations going into the split 7:31 Off-season 9:59 Tier list recap 12:45 Managing expectations 18:01 Does the new format favour rookies or veterans? 21:16 Exakick 24:54 Transitioning into Bo3s FNC & XL 26:40 Eliminated teams 27:42 FNC 33:35 What does FNC do next season? 39:42 ERL buyout 43:23 XL 46:25 Botlane stats More Discussions 51:44 Top 8 teams 52:06 KOI 54:05 KOI vs. SK match-up 59:57 Group A predictions 1:04:03 Group B predictions 1:08:13 Patch 13.1B Check out the new LEC format explainer: https://youtu.be/NAMwJNzbkNY Check out the LEC Winter schedule: https://lolesports.com/schedule?leagues=lec Follow us on socials: https://twitter.com/

Perkz joins Drakos and Caedrel to catch up on life, share insights into the new VIT roster and discuss the results of LEC Week 2. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Discussions 1:19 What’s different this year? 4:44 Are the results expected? 9:05 Trend for more imports in the LEC? 14:31 VIT vs. G2 review 21:12 Perkz 2022 vs. 2023 24:39 Thoughts on Kobbe 25:43 Explanation on Tristana mid pick 30:37 Standings 31:01 XL 36:36 KOI 42:51 SK, BDS 45:13 Why are big name teams falling? 52:12 Upcoming schedule 54:22 Thoughts on Bo3 59:48 Thresh 1:01:56 Predictions for 9th and 10th Twitter Questions 1:04:59 Question 1 1:08:57 Wedding 1:10:01 Question 2 1:10:57 Puppy 1:15:34 Living in a gaming house Closing 1:18:28 Outro Check out the new LEC format explainer: https://youtu.be/NAMwJNzbkNY Check out the LEC Winter schedule: https://lolesports.com/schedule?leagues=lec Follow us on socials: https://twitter.com/LEC htt

Jankos joins Drakos and Caedrel to talk about his new team and shares his thoughts on the results of LEC Week 1. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro Discussion 1:04 Champions Queue 3:44 New schedules 11:29 TH 14:07 Cleaning duty 20:02 Focus for next weeks 25:36 TH botlane, social media 30:21 Standings after Week 1 35:13 G2 40:08 VIT 42:49 MAD 43:43 XL 47:43 FNC 51:36 Jhin 53:29 BDS 1:02:40 Bo3 schedule 1:06:07 Next week preview 1:06:14 G2 vs. VIT 1:12:00 KOI Closing 1:14:34 Outro Check out the new LEC format explainer: https://youtu.be/NAMwJNzbkNY Check out the LEC Winter schedule: https://lolesports.com/schedule?leagues=lec Follow us on socials: https://twitter.com/LEC https://www.instagram.com/lecofficial https://www.twitch.tv/lec https://www.tiktok.com/@lec https://discord.com/invite/lec-official

Special guests YamatoCannon and Dagda join Drakos to review and rank the rosters of FNC, VIT, MAD, AST and BDS. Part 1: https://youtu.be/zhUMSqDXv58 EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro 2:46 Recap last week Deep Dive 7:47 MAD 18:41 AST 27:11 FNC 40:37 BDS 48:35 VIT 56:59 Current meta Closing 1:10:35 LEC week 1 1:15:08 Outro Check out the new LEC format explainer: https://youtu.be/NAMwJNzbkNY Follow us on socials: https://twitter.com/LEC https://www.instagram.com/lecofficial https://www.twitch.tv/lec https://www.tiktok.com/@lec https://discord.com/invite/lec-official

Drakos and Caedrel are back! In this episode, they discuss the new LEC format and review the rosters of the teams. EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Intro 4:45 Episode overview 6:15 New LEC format 18:44 What the format change means for the bottom teams Deep Dive 21:09 XL 32:08 KOI 45:04 SK 54:17 TH 1:16:45 G2 1:31:13 Twitter Questions Closing 1:36:41 Outro Check out the new LEC format explainer: https://youtu.be/NAMwJNzbkNY Follow us on socials: https://twitter.com/LEC https://www.instagram.com/lecofficial https://www.twitch.tv/lec https://www.tiktok.com/@lec https://discord.com/invite/lec-official

FINALS ARE HERE! In Divephoria Episode 4, Caedrel, Kobe, and Vedius give an in depth recap of the semifinals, share spicy hot takes, discuss the DRX Cinderella story & what it takes to win a title, and choose their picks for who takes home the hardware. This is a hefty episode, but don’t fret. The squad will warm you up with some fun facts, allow you to dive in, and leave you eager to watch the finals! Tune in this Saturday 11/5 for the FINAL matchup as T1 takes on DRX at 8PM ET // 2AM CEST. Divephoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, Anchor and more. Make sure you pick up your worlds swag at merch.riotgames.com Skip around to your favorite parts: 00:00 - Intro, Producer is trying to find those Joggers & "that big lake" next to San Francisco 02:04 - Pre-episode primer: Vedius' fun facts, San Fran fun facts, and League fun facts 10:27 - JDG vs. T1 Recap: First few games were a slug fests, how much was bot lane decided by draft or skill, & Keria was MVP 29:12 - Caedrel's Hot Take

Episode 3 has arrived! As we head into the semifinals, Drakos, Kobe and Caedrel recap quarterfinals, talk more shop about Meta, breakdown highlight reel worthy gameplay, and get in their feels about what’s to come in the semifinals. The gang even made predictions based on dreams alone…spooky! Tune in this Saturday 10/29 for our first Semifinals match to see T1 vs JD Gaming at 2PM ET // 8PM CEST Divephoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, Anchor and more. Make sure you pick up your worlds swag at merch.riotgames.com Skip around to your favorite parts: 00:00 - Intro - sleep issues & someone is getting a divorce 2:52 - Quarterfinal recaps: JDG’s 3-0 vs RGE, the curb your enthusiasm theme & some adaptations around the top lane matchup 9:45 - Meta Adaptations up until Semifinals - change in the bot lane, how each region experiments, how it became one of the best metas of all time. 17:01 - T1 vs RNG - feelings about the series & T1 heading into the semifinals Clip 29:00 - how annoyin

Divephoria Episode 2 is here! Atlus and Drakos are joined by Azael and Kobe to discuss the highs and lows of Week 2, overall team performance with struggles on and off the rift, Meta surprises, and looking forward to Knockouts! The squad also had a groundbreaking realization: teams deserve Grandma-level cooking to help them perform better during Worlds. Tune in Thursday for our first Quarterfinal Match as LEC's Rogue takes on LPL's JDG at 5PM ET // 11PM CEST Divephoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, Anchor and more. Make sure you pick up your worlds swag at merch.riotgames.com Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 - Hello again from the Big Apple! 1:00 - Azael gets a fan-message via carrier pigeon 7:52 - TES loss & THAT bug 15:57 - RNG playing from isolation, performance breakdowns, ups and downs 19:55 - The struggles of international international events & needing Grandmas cooking 23:49 - Low Western performance, old and new stars & developing super teams 36:31 - Biggest

Divephoria is back for Worlds 2022! Caedrel and Drakos are joined by Azael to discuss big-picture reactions and predictions, Worlds Meta, and their picks for the tournament. Most importantly, they’ve all learned a valuable lesson so far in this tournament: you need the lows to appreciate the highs. x Make sure you check out all the Worlds Merch available at merch.riotgames.com Send in your question for next week’s episode! The Group stage continues Thursday October 13th with FNC vs. C9 Game 1 at 3PM ET // 9PM CEST Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 - Intro, hello from Gotham Studios & beautiful NYC! 2:55 - LEC overperforming, FNC going huge, Humanoid having the tournament of his life & doubting Rogue 11:45 - The NA elephant in the room 15:45 - What it means to be an LCS fan & why Azael keeps coming back 23:25 - Have your tournament favorites changed? 32:25 - Why isn’t LEC in discussion for top 3 considering performance? 34:47 - Rogue’s priority on early game ADC / Are they too easy to read? 39:12 -

Directly after the LEC Summer Finals in Malmö, Drakos and Caedrel talk to Trymbi about how he is feeling. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 Intro 2:43 Malmö stage, not playing in Berlin 4:56 Trash talk, interacting with the live crowd during the games 8:57 Fans 11:53 Emotions 13:29 Worlds 14:41 Picks during the series 18:48 Final words

Odoamne and Larssen join Drakos and Caedrel to discuss the results of Playoffs Round 2 and to talk about the upcoming roadshow at Malmö. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening 0:00 Welcome 2:29 RGE narratives G2 vs. RGE 8:03 Match-up review 9:33 Losing scrims 12:08 What does RGE need to fix? 16:56 Seraphine + Senna 23:06 Mid lane Varus 28:39 What happened in Game 3? FNC 35:23 Match-up review 39:00 What changed for FNC in Playoffs? 40:28 Bot lane match-up vs. FNC 42:20 EUphoria MVP Discussion 44:59 Malrang's jungle picks 47:00 Other regions 49:12 Upcoming match-ups 50:06 Odo's thoughts on MVP 54:59 Malmö 1:01:11 Shoes vs. No Shoes