Euphoria Podcast

MSI has rescheduled, the Summer Split is beginning sooner, and Grabbz joins the EUphoria Podcast to discuss what it takes to keep G2 fresh for the full run of a LEC competitive season. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - MSI cancellation → 1:43 - Reaction from GrabbZ → 2:31 - How will you prepare? → 6:23 - Motivation 15:18 - Discussion on League format → 17:37 - One long season? → 18:34 - Reason for risk aversion on stage → 20:56 - Sets of two 25:54 - The Break: LS vs. MarkZ 27:38 - Drafting philosophy of GrabbZ → 37:51 - Why is there so much surface level analysis → 41:32 - Patterns and predictability → 46:22 - Scaling vs. Early game champions 58:52 - Match of the Week 1:00:38 - How much time does G2 need to get into top form

Finn joins the podcast to answer the question: Why is Finn? Quickshot fills in this week for Drakos, who is out sick. Look out for us Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 Intro 0:49 Misconceptions when starting League 2:54 Rogue - Expectations and Ambitions → 3:43 End of 2019 Rogue → 5:15 Rogue in 2020 → 6:24 Master of none and apprentice of many? → 9:31 Strength of Rogue → 10:31 Tough losses → 12:32 Echo game → 13:32 What are the goals for the team? → 14:30 Going up against G2 and FNC → 18:13 Finn’s special picks → 20:57 Message to Rogue fans 23:15 BREAK: Quickfire Questions 29:09 Who is Finn? Why is Finn? → 29:35 Path to pro → 33:33 Do you still feel like a rookie? → 34:28 What drives you? → 36:21 One-Tricking Kled → 38:02 What do you want to accomplish → 42:57 Being part of young teams → 44:34 Swedish pros → 47:08 Diversity in nationalities 49:29 This week’s matches 52:10 Upcoming matches with G2 and FN

One of our most veteran players, Rekkles joins us on the show to explore the most defining moments of his career and his perspective on maturing as a professional player over the years. EUphoria releases weekly on Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 00:39 - State of the LEC → 01:24 - Rekkles’ take → 02:02 - Yamato’s take → 02:48 - A close top four → 03:49 - Misfits → 04:30 - Rekkles on EU’s Bot Laner → 07:34 - “Yuumi’s back. I hate it.” → 10:15 - FNC v MSF 12:00 - Rekkles: the most veteran player in our league → 12:22 - What does that feel like? → 13:51 - Mentality over time → 15:57 - A long term plan? → 17:53 - The 2017 Shift → 20:03 - Where have you ended up? 23:49 - Reconciling identity, finding yourself 31:19 - ORNN. 32:08 - Rekkles’ Most Influential People 36:39 - Getting to Dreamhack 42:44 - Family in the Early Years 45:10 - Continuing Studies 46:35 - Celebrating Wins 50:30 - Social Media 57:44 - Approac

After going 0-2 in Week 4, Mikyx joins the EUphoria Podcast to break down what went wrong and what G2 has ahead of them in the 2020 season. Bonus: Miky helps Yamato realise that he is secretly a weeb over the course of the podcast. EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 00:00 - Catching up with Mikyx → 00:30 - A Taxi Ride with Dracula → 02:48 - Spare Time with G2 → 04:51 - Rasmus is a Psychopath 06:40 - Drakos remembers to start the show 07:00 - Hot Takes on Week 4 → 07:15 - Mikyx: G2 B-Tier & MSF → 09:53 - Yamato: Nothing Changes → 11:13 - Drakos: Schalke on the Rise, VIT 0-18 13:33 - What the hell happened last week? → 14:30 - The Draft → 17:17 - How are draft decisions made? → 18:35 - G2’s Gameplay in W4 23:14 - BREAK: Yamatocannon discovers he is a Weeb 31:42 - 2019 G2 vs. 2020 G2 35:12 - Why the swap? 41:36 - G2 and the 2020 Meta 4

Are EU Mids over-hyped? Drakos and Yamatocannon revisit their start-of-season tier lists, discuss the “Akali Tier” of champions, and examine role density in the LEC. Plus: That’s his lore? Drakos gives his own highlights to Yamatocannon, to help Yamato’s exploration into League of Legends lore. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 - EnderWeirdchampPodcast dot Com 0:44 - Tier List Recap → 1:22 - What did we get right? → 1:28 - G2! → 7:57 - What did we get wrong? → 8:07 - S04. → 15:52 - FNC: An A Tier Team? 21:08 - The Week Ahead 23:33 - Drakos introduces Gragas Lore 27:06 - Role Density in the LEC → 30:09 - EU Mids or EU Myths? → 35:47 - Where does LEC excel? → 35:58 - The Jungle → 36:50 - Bot Lane → 39:54 - A look at Support Pools → 43:29 Top Lane → 49:07 Implications of Patch 10.3 and 10.4

Wait, Lulu Jungle is back? Caedrel joins Drakos and Yamatocannon to discuss the current state of the Jungle in competitive play, and rank the Top 5 Junglers of the LEC. Plus: Drakos experiments as a Radio Drama host.

What does it take to scout and develop a rookie into the LEC? Drakos is joined by Yamatocannon and Peter Dun to drive deep on the process, from scouting to end-of-split milestones— and make the season's first bet in the process. Skip around to your favourite parts: 0:38 - Week 1: The Good, Bad, and Ugly 6:53 - Who is Peter Dun? 11:16 - Scouting in 2020 25:10 - MAD Lion’s Rookies 36:40 - Rookies on Transitioning to the LEC 39:23 - Who stood out in Week 1? 48:03 - Coaching Rookies & Development Milestones 54:27 - What are the differences in coaching Rookies and Veterans? 63:59 - Rookie of the Split Bets

LEC's rosters are new, and our tier lists are, too! Drakos and Yamatocannon break down how they think each team stacks up against each other. Plus: an exciting new product offering, just for you, in the break. EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Catch us on Thursdays at 12pm CET. Skip around to your favorite parts: 00:00 - Pardon our dust… 01:07 - Weekend Preview 05:20 - Tier List Criteria 06:14 - D-Tier 09:25 - C-Tier 30:28 - B-Tier 38:00 - Do we have the product for you… 39:00 - A-Tier 49:30 - S-Tier 51:32 - Tierlist Recap Spoilers below: D-Tier: SK C-Tier: VIT, XL, MAD, MSF B-Tier: FNC A-Tier: RGE, OG, S04 S-Tier: G2

New year, new rosters, and a new battle to determine the Top 20 Players. Drakos goes up against Yamatocannon and Froskurinn to tell us who's the best of the best in this special edition of EUphoria. Full Top 20 lists: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1219961178182561792 Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 - And so we return… 0:50 - Offseason Recap: Farewells 5:28 - Pardon our dust… 5:50 - Offseason Recap: New Additions\ 9:30 - Top 20 Criteria 11:32 - Honorable Mentions 13:19 - #20 and #19 18:08 - #18 22:22 - #17 through #14 26:36 - #13 through #10 31:44 - #9 and #8 40:01 - Yamatocannon ASMR 41:37 - The Top 7 51:20 - Closing Thoughts

The Divephoria returns to cover Worlds! In this week’s episode, Drakos, Vedius, Kobe and Jatt review Semifinals and make their predictions for Finals.

The Divephoria returns to cover Worlds! In this week’s episode, Drakos, Froskurinn, Kobe and Raz review Quarterfinals and make their predictions for Semifinals.

The Divephoria returns to cover Worlds! In this week’s episode, Drakos, Froskurinn, Spawn and Jatt discuss Play-ins and make their predictions for Groups.

Drakos talks to Mikyx and YamatoCannon about the Finals and the upcoming Gauntlet.

Drakos and Froskurinn talk about Athens and answer your Twitter and Instagram questions.

In this special episode, we hear from G2 Esports and Fnatic regarding Playoffs.

In this special episode, we hear from Splyce, Schalke, Rogue and Vitality regarding Playoffs.

Drakos and Froskurinn talk to Upset about all things Schalke 04.

Drakos and Froskurinn invite Xerxe and Norskeren to talk about streetwear, life after esports and the latest with Splyce.

Drakos sits down with PapaSmithy to talk about all things LEC!

Drakos and Froskurinn invite Kirei and LIDER to talk about the new Misfits roster!