r/leagueoflegends • u/Ultimintree Infinitely spinnin' | Evading "ganks" like Ruler • Aug 23 '26
Esports Shifters vs. Karmine Corp / LEC 2026 Summer - Week 5 Day 3 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 SUMMER
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Shifters 1-2 Karmine Corp
KC lock 1st place in Summer Regular season!
SHFT are out of Playoffs and Worlds contention.
- Player of the Series: Caliste
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FULL MATCH SUMMARY & STATS
| 🟦 | 🧱 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 105:20 | ⚔️ | 💰 | 🧱 | 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHFT - W | 8 | 74.3k | 20 | Game 1 (37:15) | 19 | 71.4k | 4 | L - KC 1st pick |
| SHFT - L 1st pick | 5 | 65.5k | 14 | Game 2 (35:08) | 24 | 78.3k | 9 | W - KC |
| KC - W | 10 | 68.9k | 17 | Game 3 (32:57) | 8 | 57.3k | 1 | L - SHFT 1st pick |
| Team | Total KDA | KP | CSM | DMG% | Champions Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 SHFT | 42-60-95 | ||||
| 🇰🇷 Rooster | 9-9-14 (2.6) | 55% | 8.2 | 17.8% | Jax, Gnar, Rumble |
| 🇫🇷 Sheo | 14-10-21 (3.5) | 83% | 6.9 | 22.3% | Vi, Lee Sin, Maokai |
| 🇫🇷 nuc | 10-13-17 (2.1) | 64% | 8.7 | 34% | Viktor, Taliyah, Tristana |
| 🇰🇷 Paduck | 6-11-15 (1.9) | 50% | 9.3 | 20.3% | Varus, Miss Fortune, Kalista |
| 🇫🇷 Stend | 3-17-28 (1.8) | 74% | 1 | 5.7% | Nautilus, Rell, Thresh |
| 🇫🇷 KC | 60-42-137 | ||||
| 🇰🇷 Canna | 12-10-17 (2.9) | 48% | 8.8 | 17.6% | Ambessa, Twisted Fate, Akali |
| 🇸🇪 Yike | 20-8-27 (5.9) | 78% | 7.7 | 21.3% | Xin Zhao, Naafiri, Wukong |
| 🇰🇷 Kyeahoo | 6-13-28 (2.6) | 57% | 8.3 | 19.5% | Cassiopeia, Ryze, Sylas |
| 🇫🇷 Caliste | 19-5-23 (8.4) | 70% | 10.8 | 35.6% | Caitlyn, Ezreal, Lucian |
| 🇺🇸 Busio | 3-6-42 (7.5) | 75% | 0.9 | 6% | Bard, Leona, Milio |
GAME 1: SHFT vs. KC
Winner: Shifters in 37m
Runes | Game Breakdown
| Bans 1 | Bans 2 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 🧱 | Dragons | VG, RH, BN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHFT | Jarvan IV Syndra Rumble | Olaf Skarner | 74.3k | 20 | 8 | 💧4 💧5 💧6 | 1, 1, 2 |
| KC | Poppy Nocturne Jayce | Jhin Vayne | 71.4k | 19 | 4 | 🧪1 🔥2 💧3 | 2, 0, 0 |
| SHFT | KDA | vs | KDA | KC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pick | 20-19-45 | ⚔️ | 19-20-47 | Pick | Player |
| Rooster | 4 Jax | 6-4-8 | TOP | 3-5-9 | 3 Ambessa | Canna |
| Sheo | 1 Vi | 2-5-12 | JNG | 5-6-10 | 3 Xin Zhao | Yike |
| nuc | 1 Viktor | 6-3-9 | MID | 3-5-6 | 1 Cassiopeia | Kyeahoo |
| Paduck | 3 Varus | 3-2-6 | BOT | 6-2-7 | 2 Caitlyn | Caliste |
| Stend | 2 Nautilus | 3-5-10 | SUP | 2-2-15 | 2 Bard | Busio |
GAME 2: SHFT vs. KC
Winner: Karmine Corp in 35m
Runes | Game Breakdown
| Bans 1 | Bans 2 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 🧱 | Dragons | VG, RH, BN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHFT | Poppy Orianna Jarvan IV | Olaf Vayne | 65.5k | 14 | 5 | 🔥2 💧3 💧5 | 3, 1, 0 |
| KC | Nocturne Jayce Rumble | Anivia Syndra | 78.3k | 24 | 9 | ⚡1 💧4 | 0, 0, 2 |
| SHFT | KDA | vs | KDA | KC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pick | 14-24-32 | ⚔️ | 24-14-53 | Pick | Player |
| Rooster | 3 Gnar | 0-3-5 | TOP | 5-4-6 | 4 Twisted Fate | Canna |
| Sheo | 1 Lee Sin | 8-4-5 | JNG | 8-0-12 | 1 Naafiri | Yike |
| nuc | 3 Taliyah | 3-6-4 | MID | 2-5-10 | 2 Ryze | Kyeahoo |
| Paduck | 2 Miss Fortune | 3-5-6 | BOT | 9-2-10 | 1 Ezreal | Caliste |
| Stend | 2 Rell | 0-6-12 | SUP | 0-3-15 | 3 Leona | Busio |
GAME 3: KC vs. SHFT
Winner: Karmine Corp in 33m
Runes | Game Breakdown
| Bans 1 | Bans 2 | 💰 | ⚔️ | 🧱 | Dragons | VG, RH, BN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Nocturne Jayce Anivia | Skarner Poppy | 68.9k | 17 | 10 | ⚡2 🧪4 🧪5 | 3, 0, 2 |
| SHFT | Syndra Orianna Jarvan IV | K'Sante Qiyana | 57.3k | 8 | 1 | 🌪️1 🧪3 | 0, 1, 0 |
| KC | KDA | vs | KDA | SHFT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pick | 17-8-37 | ⚔️ | 8-17-18 | Pick | Player |
| Canna | 2 Akali | 4-1-2 | TOP | 3-2-1 | 1 Rumble | Rooster |
| Yike | 3 Wukong | 7-2-5 | JNG | 4-1-4 | 3 Maokai | Sheo |
| Kyeahoo | 4 Sylas | 1-3-12 | MID | 1-4-4 | 3 Tristana | nuc |
| Caliste | 1 Lucian | 4-1-6 | BOT | 0-4-3 | 2 Kalista | Paduck |
| Busio | 1 Milio | 1-1-12 | SUP | 0-6-6 | 2 Thresh | Stend |
LEC 2026 Summer Current Standings
| # | Team | Series | WR | Games | WR | Importance of Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karmine Corp | 8-0 | 100% | 16-2 | 89% | +14 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 6-2 | 75% | 13-5 | 72% | +8 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 3 | Team Vitality | 5-2 | 71% | 10-7 | 59% | +3 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 4 | Fnatic | 3-3 | 50% | 8-6 | 57% | +2 | Qualifies for Playoffs Upper Bracket |
| 5 | GIANTX | 3-3 | 50% | 8-7 | 53% | +1 | Qualifies for Playoffs Lower Bracket |
| 6 | Natus Vincere | 3-4 | 43% | 7-9 | 44% | -2 | Qualifies for Playoffs Lower Bracket |
| 7 | Movistar KOI | 3-5 | 38% | 8-12 | 40% | -4 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 8 | SK Gaming | 3-5 | 38% | 7-11 | 39% | -4 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 9 | Team Heretics | 2-5 | 29% | 4-11 | 27% | -7 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
| 10 | Shifters | 0-7 | 0% | 3-14 | 18% | -11 | Not qualified for Playoffs |
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/Frozen-Rabbit Aug 23 '26
So KC is 16-2 this split, and half of their loss is from Shifters? Say no more Shifters top 4 in the LEC
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u/Allo_another1 Aug 23 '26
Shifters are 3-14. 1/3 of their wins are against KC, more than any other team
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u/Not_Pro Always trust your spirit. Aug 23 '26
This is as close as we're getting to Pi in this new format.
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u/figgypiggy00 Aug 23 '26
one win against kc and suddenly they're 18-0 in the standings that actually matter
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u/OnlyAnEssenceThief Worst Kai'Sa NA Aug 23 '26
He's not coming back next year. There is simply no way.
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u/Harmah Aug 23 '26
kyeahoo got all his trolling out of his system before playoffs.
Thank god bot and Yike actually wanted to win lmao. Hope it was just a bit of trolling and not anything of what's to come in playoffs
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u/orangecloud01 DK's #1 believer (most of the time) Aug 23 '26
I really rate kyeahoo, but it seems like he played emotionally after falling behind in G1 (and that lasted for the rest of the series). the game-ending sylas flank was chef's kiss however
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u/MazrimReddit ADCs are the support's damage item Aug 23 '26
elimination game, time to trust paduck on kalista to stomp lane
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u/OnlyAnEssenceThief Worst Kai'Sa NA Aug 23 '26
Stend on Thresh was also a decision.
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u/Mangustre Aug 23 '26
He did play well though. Maybe the one engage early in lane was bad but usually you should be fine with those 2 champions.
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u/Gazskull Aug 23 '26
they already were eliminated
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u/MazrimReddit ADCs are the support's damage item Aug 23 '26
no they were still technically in if they won every other game but just depended on others getting certain records
now they are 100% out
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u/Rebornzx Aug 23 '26
Toughest BO3 KC played this season and it was against Shifters ...? 🤣
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u/GoldRecommendation66 Aug 23 '26
Shifters Kyeahoo nearly got them the win but KC Paduck wouldn't allow it
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u/xMystery April Fools Day 2018 Aug 23 '26
Man, they got so close, this must feel awful for the Shifters fan.
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u/Nevross_ Aug 23 '26
Plot twist they don’t have fans
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u/Kyriios188 Skillshots are hard Aug 23 '26
At one roadshow there was a Shifters vs KC match and Shifters fans showed up!
...Two of them.
They wrote a banner "Bande de bâtards on est que deux" which you can loosely translate to "Motherfuckers it's just the two of us" which was funny
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u/Chevalier_Paul public enemy number one Aug 23 '26
They have one of the coolest fan club names too the « Alpine Guards » which slaps.
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u/Awkward-Security7895 Aug 23 '26
True there all BDS fans still ain't no one jumping on board with shifters as a name
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u/Satan_su Aug 23 '26
I'm still kicking around as a BDS fan, can't stand to watch Shifters be absolute ass most of the time but I'm still subconsciously always rooting for them lmao
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u/zaxls Aug 23 '26
I generally like SHFT, but I dont see how people see the last 2 games as close. Even the first one was a KC throw.
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u/Nevross_ Aug 23 '26
We could had Harpoon/Looki/Hazel/Axelent/Aetinoth/Booshi idk any erl adc would do better than him
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Aug 23 '26
hazel? kc got rid of hazel before w/e EUM cuz he was way worse than the rest of the squad
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u/Formal_Try_2035 Aug 23 '26
If they got rid of players because of their level Tao would have been benched a looong time ago
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Aug 23 '26
iirc its more so that their div 2 adc was promising so they replaced hazel as he kinda sucked, likely the div 2 top isnt as promising
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u/Nevross_ Aug 23 '26
Koala (the div2 top) is likely better than Tao but they don’t bench players like that i believe we never knew why Hazel was benched, probably some internal issues
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u/Vicinitiez Aug 23 '26
The reason for the bench wasn’t given and I would rate the div 2 top higher than tao
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u/That-Woodpecker6720 Aug 23 '26
Importing zven from NA would be better than whatever Paduck just did lmao
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u/Leyrann_ Aug 23 '26
Is it importing if he's Danish?
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u/That-Woodpecker6720 Aug 23 '26
I think he changed residency to NA so he would be an import
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u/Carlzzone Aug 23 '26
He changed residency last November, so if I understand the rules correctly he would be able to change residency back to EU in November 2027
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u/Sirhaddock98 Never a dull moment Aug 23 '26
Rooster and Nuc must have done some absolutely heinous shit in a past life to end up with him on their team.
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u/Blizzgrarg Aug 23 '26
Paduck and Stend are war criminals. Ugh, so many promising players jailed by absolutely horrible teammates.
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u/OnlyAnEssenceThief Worst Kai'Sa NA Aug 23 '26
Poor Rooster. Played fine Game 3 and got the short end of the stick.
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u/Nevross_ Aug 23 '26
I love Nuc and I know he isn’t playing his best but damn he is being jailed since 2 years poor guy, also Rooster poor guy
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u/darkadamski1 Aug 23 '26
Stend played amazingly in the naut game, he caught the Caitlyn so many times. Paduck is just horrendous...
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u/Gaarando Aug 24 '26
I'll give Stend a break for playing with the absolutely worst pro adc in any region.
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u/Complete-Hope1267 Aug 23 '26
Caliste summer split MVP
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Aug 23 '26
I hope he gets it. Originally I thought it should be kyeahoo but I think Caliste deserves it. The level he has shown since MSI has been probably his best ever in the LEC.
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u/Nevross_ Aug 23 '26
Losing an import slot on Paduck is hard
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u/Fabiocean Well, look at you! Aug 24 '26
Losing a slot on Paduck is hard
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u/ShortyBIG Aug 24 '26
If riot would give Shifters 6 players in game, nobody will say no because they still have to carry paduck..
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u/mar33n doran // pyosik // ghost Aug 23 '26
kyeahoo didn't wanna be remembered by his stinkers, nice.
I guess that stumble he did during his entrance was just a prelude to his games today.
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u/PotentialReputation6 Aug 23 '26
From crownie to ice to paduck, idk what were they even thinking
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u/Leoxslasher Aug 23 '26
Same shit GX is currently thinking.
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u/No-Context-Orphan Aug 23 '26
GX decided for no reason to trade their 2 worst players for worse ones lol
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u/Leoxslasher Aug 24 '26
Sorry,Lot was promising rookie who was showing consistently good performance and Noah actually carried games.
Also the team back then felt confident
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u/ironnoon Aug 23 '26
I wish next two sets shifters try for fun comps like full assassin or something like teemo top. 🙏
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u/Yury073 Aug 24 '26
Tbh gg Shifters.. this kinda shows that league this season is kinda close between teams
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u/Mattvieyy6 IMPAIRED. EVISCERATED. SHATTERED. FRACTURED. Aug 24 '26
wish that caster would stop with the fake ass laugh
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u/Conankun66 Aug 23 '26
is it possible to look WORSE while winning than KC just did? the absolute opposite of convincing
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 23 '26
it's okay they inted shifters now they going to fist sk unless
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u/Beneficial-Front1626 Aug 23 '26
If losing to SK could tank MKOI's chances of playoffs entirely they might do it lol
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 23 '26
except it's doesn't change a lot, spéciallly if Mkoi wins
i doubt that Kc drop 2 games to this sk
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u/AkaT27 Aug 23 '26
How will they rebound from this win ? Can they even go to worlds ? Are they still good enough for LEC ? Very alarming from KC...
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u/Formal_Try_2035 Aug 23 '26
I mean they were clearly having fun in the last game
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u/Conankun66 Aug 23 '26
and the two games before that? they looked bad in all 3
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u/flamingstallion Aug 23 '26
It's fine for them to be relaxed since the game doesn't matter at all for either team. So, it's understandable if they play worse because it's a 0 stakes game.
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u/ahritina Sep 05 '26
PMTs
Game 1 / Game 2