Faker’s INVISIBLE Skills That You’ve NEVER Noticed!

[@lolesports]

Were you able to learn from Faker's gameplay? What other players do you look to learn from?

[@tofupowda]

i watch the streams of all T1 players, but faker, oner, and guma specifically for education. i don't even speak korean but with league, you'll come to realize that just by watching and replaying their vods, you can understand why they make the decisions they do, in game. i've learned a ton of jg macro from oner, specifically, and it's a plus since he plays a lot of the champions i main; meaning it's a champion guide on top of a jg guide.

[@김태윤-n4f7q]

I want to see viper's lane control & priority !!

[@aXeJinx]

gumaushi / deft

[@datscrazy4095]

i mean I have seen a video about Faker's smother strategy but this just added alot of depth

[@바른세상-p2n]

Only faker

[@9840238]

All i really want is to see this man take the worlds trophy one last time. Just one last time.

[@robertusterry]

really feel you

[@Xephyranth]

I will legit feel actual pain the day the retires from professional league, at that point you ask what he's gonna do after league and will he still keep his online presence

[@SwedishMarksman]

dude, he took it for last time at worlds 2016 already...

[@Monotheist137]

Worlds trophy is fake trophy. DRX, Samsun Galaxy won worlds, they were never best teams at the time.

[@snizzy69]

​@Sexius you know... sometimes when you have nothing to say.. you can just say nothing. You should try it sometime.

[@BlackHawk21ification]

His biggest invisible skill is the passive global taunt forcing enemy to come mid

[@akebikomichi7101]

This comment is funny but I don't know what to reply.

[@BlackHawk21ification]

@@akebikomichi7101 you appreciating my comment is already good enough for me

[@jron7682]

In a serious note, that kind of happens, but, it's usually in the LCK or between KR teams nowadays, even in 2021 World Championship, I remember they were camping mid, even in that loss DK had where ShowMaker missed many skillshots with Syndra, so, they couldn't shutdown Faker as they later did in the series. Kind of related, someone said that when T1 was without Faker, LCK teams dared to do all kind of plays against T1, when he returned, they played standard again.

[@BlackHawk21ification]

@@jron7682 Well just today's series iirc in a game he got hard camped and almost never died with his azir

[@Zelphyn]

Taunts opponents and gives morale buff to teammates just by being there. A true leader indeed

[@Linkingx2]

1. Global Taunt - everyone wants to kill him 2. Foresight - he knows what you want to do and whats going to happen, and moves accordingly 3. Team Leader - not only emotionally but als as a shot caller, mind controls his team m8s into peak 4. Micro is still fire - its not by far the best, but its at least roughly on par with other younger and top level mid laners Faker his him - and we hope that T1 and the korean police can protect him from this ongoing issue.

[@Damscoxx]

What issue?

[@Linkingx2]

@@Damscoxx Faker has been subject to "serious" death threats after T1s win over KT... And since then LCK has increased safety measures at the venue and T1 has police at their HQ etc. So we ought to assume its more then the regular threats - as there also have been more and more knife attacks and murders in korea recently...

[@YeongTaeYu]

Investigations is being done and the police well understands seriousness of the issue. Also, LCK is doing what they can, so don't worry!

[@anadaere6861]

Yeah the global taunt is real

[@snyperwulffgaming9575]

The first one is why I don't get worked up when he dies in a game. For whatever reason any team that goes up against him is just itching to kill him constantly or try to do something to him. Sure they get the kill, But they sent three people to do it, lost a dragon and a tower. He doesn't need to be flashy or get a bunch of kills, him simply being there is enough to cause stress in the enemy team.

[@tokinico]

Guy also heavily contributes off the game too. Truly the GOAT

[@lolesports]

A 🐐on and off the Rift

[@blitzcrank4840]

This is so real just his mere presence in International Events skyrockets ticket sales and views on all platforms. Truly the 🐐

[@bladeprincess]

what are you referring to by this

[@cloverpod]

@@bladeprincess the resurgence of the flex Gragas was by faker, though it also caused them the region title by GenG which use it at the finals.

[@yossam6722]

​@@cloverpodflex gragas was played lots by MAD liond too, although not as good as the koreans ofc

[@skillcapped]

So fun to be working on this with you! Much more to come 👀

[@mahmoudbenzarti4534]

I thought the voice sounds familiar

[@truepeaker150]

I recognised 😂

[@justinjakeashton]

I thought this was a Skillcapped video.

[@lolesports]

👀

[@jron7682]

I just hope it's not going to be a series only about LCK players.

[@Syveril]

The amount of work and dedication that goes into staying on top for so many years is insane. To keep up with the mechanical skill and constantly be innovating in terms of decision-making is incredible.

[@lolesports]

There's always something new to learn and strategies to use 🧠

[@JF098]

I learned all of my macro as a casual player by following Faker and T1 over the years. Many call it boring, but I really like the long-term strategic plays in LCK where you can see teams like T1 (in good form) out-macroing their opponents. I watched a team hesitate for like 15 seconds on their next move and within that time, T1 got three turrets.

[@Zengo.]

The whole video in one word: anticipate This guy is the best foresighted player in league

[@lolesports]

What do you think is the biggest takeaway about his awareness? Faker's warding and map awareness are incredibly strong 👏

[@Zengo.]

its his magic thing to predict like 10 seconds in the future, and roast enemys carrier

[@TheRagheb95]

That's the thing I love the most about him, why he's my GOAT, it's not the big plays, it's the small things he does, and learned from years of playing league that makes him the best

[@lolesports]

What are some of the small tactics you look out for when watching Faker's gameplay? 🤔

[@John-jv2si]

team play maker

[@TheRagheb95]

@@lolesports We can talk about his wave management, the way he gets prio for himself, and converts it to advantages for his team, but what amazes me the most is how he displays his 10 years experience in the game. I remember watching a T1 comms in spring 2023, when he was playing Ksante mid against GenG, and they all went on him on top, and he was running towards baron, it’s like he knew exactly which angle to take, and he said “I’m out” before even doing anything. He will always be the GOAT

[@Argosh]

This is the reason why I greatly enjoy watching all T1 games. It's like watching a clockwork. When Poby was in there I couldn't watch them play.

[@sotongmenari3759]

I mean poby is decent but his macro isn't as great as faker himself

[@leosippola5874]

​@@sotongmenari3759poby must have had insane pressure and stress to perform aswell, its very hard to step into fakers shoes

[@poun8794]

@@zacharydeguzman7377 He dominated CL LCK right after being subbed out

[@bladeprincess]

awesome

[@castkeyboard]

What did you expect, poby was basically a nanny forced to babysit faker's 4 grandsons. I'm not sure anyone could fulfill that role. It's amazing how faker's been piloting 4 bots for years.

[@Bombzilla]

I hope to see more of this type of video. It makes learning much easier and gives a greater appreciation to the players who have put in the work and effort to become so good at this game. These truly are the things that many don't see. Great video

[@blue-pineapple]

Please make more of these. Even the basics of league can be very overwhelming for new players and the tutorial available in game is too lacking. I do hope one day Riot would make basic tutorial vids, compile them, and make them easily accessible from the game client. Ofc that's assuming the client can handle anything.

[@TJBlackHearted]

Having faker is like playing with the midlaner and the coach at the same time.

[@lolesports]

Being able to use your skills to elevate your teammates is huge! 🙌

[@enricovincenzomoncado2319]

That's a very usefull and nice video, should really make more for all the lanes

[@stormzo6235]

Faker gets clicks.

[@TheQuackleDKZ]

Sad for skillcapped that you didn't notice that it was a collaboration and that skillcapped has tons of these videos, also featuring pro players. Unless missing it was the point and you were making a joke. Anyways.

[@lolesports]

We're happy to know you liked it! 🙌

[@protecsions7309]

u can gain a couple infos for yourself but thats all. this is a pro level 5 man premade team which is far different than solo q, even in grandmaster ppl arent willing to try to move or play like them in the video, so most of the time youre on your own.

[@BeaZTofficial]

This video isnt aimed at any certain lane mate, this is fundamentals that applies to everyone in the game

[@MrReese]

Did LoL Esports hire guys from SkillCapped, etc.? :D Also, I think everyone knows by now after his injury that he mind controls and macro manages all players on his team to be successful. That alone makes him absolutely unique.

[@bachdotrong9988]

i think skill capped is hired there's their logo in the intro

[@LanteYT]

5:15

[@ivanpanganiban4149]

Same here bro

[@mubumubu5975]

It's a collaboration :D

[@rawrSAMI_]

Truly the GOAT of esports. His incredible hard work and dedication to League is remarkable.

[@lisake4374]

One key thing is Faker was able to get Oner on his mid lane to push or gank the lane whenever he needs. For most of time, we have difficulty to get the jungler helping us to do it.

[@thomasfox7803]

Faker then: the God of laning phase Faker now: the God of Macro

[@kantopicthe2nd]

Faker is the best!

[@moussesucree]

was* the best. Now we don't really have a clear best player in the world. The GOAT is faker 100%, but best player right now not at all.

[@pullimau8555]

@@moussesucree faker >>>>>>>>> any player from the genocide country

[@kori9779]

​@@moussesucreeI miss the era where there was a clear better player. The last one was Keria but it's really volatile

[@phoroll6082]

@@pullimau8555 bro has not read any history books

[@pullimau8555]

@@phoroll6082 yea tell that those uyghurs tho see if they like it or not

[@bosstourtv8232]

The simple fact is, Faker was WAY ahead of his time, that's why he was so dominant alongside his amazing mechanics. Over the past 3/4 years there have been midlaners that have got to his mechanical level and even exceeded it (knight, chovy etc). But Faker is T1, he is the face of LoL and now he is in his SIXTH worlds grand final. Everyone saw T1 fall off when Poby had to replace him due to injury (T1 went 1-7 in his absence I believe). I hope he wins that 4th worlds to solidify a decade of hard work and being the best.

[@Redshock8]

Living Legend & E-sports GOAT! All the haters got silenced after seeing T1 play without him after his injury and seeing them play with him 🤫🤭

[@bphillips907]

This is hands down the best content on LoL Strategy Riot has put out maybe ever? It's so good. Please do more of these low level strategy videos.

[@kevingbergiste7372]

His global taunt is the most overpowered ability. More overpowered than TheShy’s global taunt, but If they were both on the same team, the enemy team would just be petrified and lose to indecisiveness.

[@tofupowda]

should've won it all again last year. still bitter about it but i believe they can complete the run and do it right this time this year. absolutely no one else will ever 4 championships again. if faker pulls it off this year, he is forever untouchable.

[@jron7682]

Because of watching pro play for years, I could understand those concepts even if it was in a subconscious way, also, it tilts me when my team doesn't do what they should during obvious situations, particularly mid. This explains why T1 isn't good at all when Faker is not there. Never paid attention to what Faker does, but, this explanation made me recall what he did at MSI 2023, as said here, there's a moment where he rotates to top, when he tried that Vs BLG, Yagao was also there to counter him. 2017 Semifinals was a good example of Faker rotating and leading everywhere to help his team Vs RNG. Now, I'd like to rewatch their matches at MSI taking in consideration this, he sometimes had success rotating bot, other times he didn't, at times, because the Elk and On were better than T1 bot duo and also Xun was there to counter plays at botlane.

[@haggo13]

The most common misconception that people have about LoL is believing that micro is more important than macro. At the end of the day, it’s a strategy game. It doesn’t matter how you can make flashy mechanical outplays, if you don’t know how to translate that into a win condition, map pressure and such. Sure, Fakers reactions and outplays looks really cool to edit into a highlight video and upload on KZbin, but what makes him the GOAT is his INSANE game awareness. How this dude always lane to think 5 steps ahead, it never ceases to amaze me.

[@흰강아지-s4v]

I’m so happy to see this kind of “shout-out” video for faker. You wouldn’t imagine how much korean ppl belittle, mock, insult faker disparaging his achievement by calling it as “water rocket”

[@bentucky4324]

Excellent educational video from Riot. And there’s just something about the narrators voice that really sets my mind into watching the whole thing effortlessly while learning so much.

[@lMagicKaito]

Chovy (and not only Chovy) learned a lot from Faker, and made his own style in solo Q, although we must be honest about Chovy being a beast, we must recognize that Faker is the only one who always owned names like Showmaker, Chovy, and etc. in the mid lane. Technically said, Faker makes the opponent turn better, and always bounces back, Faker is still learning every day like everyone does. The best of the best.

[@lordbattletax6772]

Great analysis! I really enjoy these two player's rivalry. its so fun to watch, especially with an expert breakdown. This is a 2023-02-19 LCK 2023 Spring match. I remember GenG was struggling with their new academy bot lane Peyz and Delight. T1 was really going hard on the kids, Faker knew the preasure point! haha. Throughout this tournament (which GenG ultimately won from a crazy back foot victory, through their midlaner Chovy) Leaning the EXACT skill your outlining in this video. Chovy started playing more mobile champs and giving up perfect farm to have more impactful roams. his Ahri and Tristana end all over the map causing havoc for KT then T1 in the finals. It was an amazing tournament to watch. T1 and GenG even released a sweet "Battle for Gangnam" collaborative t-shirt.

[@commander13urstzy36]

All in all Faker is the literal buff team captains of the mid is the most powerful role of a team

[@pragangold4684]

It's so weird to hear your voice without having a Skill Capped advertisement xD

[@주니-n4n]

I have played lol since season 3 and always watched Fakers' play That's why i can reach Gold to Master Someone can think this easy, but it is so clever play

[@Terpex]

- So it was jungle diff all along? - Always has been

[@John-jv2si]

too bad oner is griefing i think because of the drafts he dont like

[@lanatsif]

Just wow, what a video man, thank you for this

[@vankietnguyen1958]

Can't wait to see him at world. I already have my ticket to korea this year

[@Hana-uj3yt]

nhưng làm sao để biết Faker đánh trận nào để mua vậy bạn? mình thấy vé đã bán từ lâu r

[@asd13rtyhvz]

In fact, understanding his play makes T1's matches more interesting. Faker used to win games by getting solo kills with physicality and sharp play, but as the years have passed, he plays smarter. He doesn't play like he used to, but I'm sure the Faker of today would beat the Faker of back then.

[@asd13rtyhvz]

T1 lost all but one game when Faker was out with an injury, and now that he's back, they're looking to win the LCK Summer. The player, who only played for SKT, deserves to win the World Championship once again. Let's hope he lifts the trophy once again, this time in his homeland.

[@lolesports]

Even as a pro player there's no end to adapting and evolving! Faker's been great at changing with the game 👏

[@franckielouann4651]

What I want for Faker is to be able to have the golden road..before he retires..and if he retires, i hope he becomes a consultant/coach-- i just cannot imagine LOL without him...

[@dzhk143]

Faker himself is a buff to a team

[@VyKeR08]

T1 FAKER WON IT ALL AGAIN THE LEGEND IS BACK. THEY MIGHT TAKE HIS CROWN BUT HIS THRONE WILL BE NEVER BE REPLACE

[@GuardPhil]

This guy never dies to a single gank ever, he lives everything. like sure pro players have jukes but faker is on a whole nother level

[@supawit127]

Thanks for the content, very detailed and insightful! Would love to see more of this.

[@Zelphyn]

Faker can do flashy things but he is mainly a team player. He doesn't grief and trashtalk and keeps a cool composure even on dicey situations, a true champion and leader indeed.

[@sveeme]

Omg! This guide feels so much like oldschool SkillCapped, I love it.

[@eminambobi]

This video was obviously a scillcapped video, great insights and information thanks!

[@Edward_14th]

Great Analysis Faker is great, but his analysis is also great. As a fan of Faker, I was moved.😮

[@DelPlays]

6:55 the amount of flame you would get from your team if you do teleport like that in soloQ would be absolutely mental lmao.. It might be somewhat good idea and grouping towards mid and late game is never bad plan, but I can guarantee that it will not go down that well with randoms when you are not literally faker and you just teleport somewhere to then walk away.

[@rankupwithme]

Best video created, not even joking this was really useful thank you

[@BreeTang8]

Faker is such a genius!

[@ViceVersace]

What we can all learn from faker is that he’s putting his and his team’s goals before his ego. Every league player admittedly will be awed by an outplay clip but also every league player knows that real league players hold trophies, that’s the ultimate payback. Faker’s play style is just that, he is the goat because his wisdom allows him to make these decisions! Mad respect for him for building with his bare hands the SKT legacy!

[@TheBIBco]

Super interesting, we need more of these types of videos

[@danielfcastanedat7446]

KT's Staff : Juicy content for the next series, TY...

[@laswitsch]

Thank you mate for this fantastic video. Please do more of those. Great contribution for noobs like myself.

[@3000robert]

I instantly closed the video when you said that what Faker does better than me is calling his jungler to bail him out of a loosing lane😂

[@j62u6gj94]

I don’t know this guy. but he looks like a 4 times world champion to me.

[@shashankbj3804]

I love this type of video!

[@narunikonaru]

We need more videos like this pleaseee !! 🥹🥹🥹

[@Tacti_Kal]

That why T1 looks so lost & confused when Faker was out. His decision making & confidence he give to his Teammates is important

[@대하-l8w]

인비저블 섬띵이 해외에도 소개되다니... 감격이다...

[@Abdurrahman_Mahayni]

Skillcapped are GOATED!!!

[@PaoloBosi]

This is an amazing video. I'm not a very good player, but I love watching the eposrt, and getting tidbits of knowledge (that probably players get naturally from playing) explained to me helps a lot to enjoy more the flow of a match. 110% valure content!

[@himaya-relaxsleep1410]

i just got curious but did not really think of learning coz I main jungle, but turns out I need to learn more of the lane mechanics, understand laners more to be more effective.

[@twentysevenkey]

Good video, but on the point of "you can do this in solo queue without any coordination": Most players in solo queue usually either don't group ever or just play Aram all game long.

[@captive-audience]

send this to Poby!!! anyway it’s nice to see educational content here, keep up the good works…

[@tinyGiraffasaurus]

the crazy thing about chovy moving to help secure drake was that not only did he, one of the best players in the world, misplay it, he always had his coach and countless other people analyzing the game from behind the scene that also did catch this mistake. all these pro teams huge teams behind the scenes analyzing the game in realtime, all whom of are league professionals, and they all didn’t see it as a waste of time to help and just let it go through. with all the micro and macro that pros utilize, it’s actually crazy how something like this slipped through the cracks. it does seem like a very inconsequential thing to 99% of players, but as a pro with a whole team of analysts behind you, it’s such a huge mistake.

[@jimdelpiter8014]

16:47 is the moment where he reveals the tricks

[@carlos.coronado]

the content that fans really wanted

[@vincentperrault5900]

Great video, thank you!

[@7heRequiem]

One of the things that I love most about T1 or Faker is the Macro and yes a lot of pro teams have good macro but to me T1 and JDG seems to be so noticeable. It's stuff like not even bothering to go for drake or rushing to baron, to stuff like instantly all in on nexus after an ace. I've seen T1 being far behind a lot of times and then comeback just based on macro plays specially on World's stage!

[@willmollard9078]

JDG has good objective set up not good macro around objectives. GENG, T1, LNG are the high end macro teams.

[@blazingfire365]

Btw, when Faker shoved the wave. He knows he can tank that dmg because its at 7 minutes. Which is about the time the honeyfruit spawn in the river. So he can freely shove wave while tanking dmg and get back all that missing health with the fruit on the way to the bot dive.

[@rasmus5341]

Remember when I first started teaching Faker this. In the beginning he really did a lot of, what some people may call, bonehead mistakes. But I'll never forget how quick of a learner he is. Next weekend when he came back he had mastered many, if not all, of the key lessons I showed him. Even to this day he sends me vods to review but obviously it's on a much higher level. Moral of the story is dedicated works of improvement, folks.

[@rayaqin]

wtf

[@abunja]

Cool story, bro

[@ngochanphan5911]

This video’s plot is helpful to me❤

[@nev6047]

watching this right after GenG 3-0'd T1

[@compactreview]

Wonderful video, more of that, please!

[@ThatsOurRobert]

It's crazy to me how in high elo, games get decided if someone falls behind 0-3.Up until Platinum, heck perhaps even Diamond, losses don't get decided when some champ goes 3-0 in lane. It's still pretty hard to grasp. So what you can back and are a longsword ahead of the opponent?

[@hads291]

how do you guys even get the demos? i'd really love to be able to analyze them myself but it's hard since all we mere mortals get is the broadcast

[@brightbright4314]

When was this?

[@tnetennba2053]

I forgot this was a lolesports video, from skillcapped

[@amunary]

This is why I love watching Caedrel. He highlights this kind of subtleties.

[@KULYoon]

he does this, against chovy and showmaker

[@AeroOnly]

First play was jg bot gap entirely, and the second play, they're already up 5k gold. So not the best examples to use, however I do agree. FAKER THE GOAT

[@julystylez5087]

You can't mentioned LoL without Faker

[@shingoyabuki97]

Bengi next 🎉🙏🏾👌🏾👏🏽

[@LucaSaugeClement]

There are 2 things more that he does : -pushing the wave post drake, scrifing hp because he know there is the plant - tanking the turret knowing he has 0 dmg and escape abilities

[@gosunflower]

mid lane mages: auto-spacing, trading spells with enemy laner, dodge skill shots, freeze the wave, slow push, hard shove the wave, roam, hover your jungler, babysit jungle/bot lane, look for dive, rotate back to mid to catch the wave meanwhile top lane: GIGACHAD 1v1

[@R3alSt3al]

We all saw the difference. When Poby was playing and when Faker was playing.

[@akaxianet]

주도권에 대한 설명을 이렇게 깔끔하게 영어로정리할수있었구나.. 설명하시는분 실력이 상당하실것 같네요

[@RobertCortez-mt3ir]

Very good video, thanks!

[@Belbecat]

Faker priority 😏 Though it would be interesting to see a video about how the world had to come up with counter measures to beat him to end his reign

[@jackthomas3483]

This is why it’s so hard for western teams to realize their issues. All the small details put them further and further behind

[@BloodDrenched-y6i]

Faker also has a taunt, many enemies want to try and get a kill on him to say they did it, wasting their time and resources. Just imagine if he played teemo mid, chaos would erupt with the double taunting. People would lose their minds and dive him over and over.

[@IceDemonPT]

You conveniently forgot all the pressure and work that Oner put into that game, basically having all the bot prio for Faker

[@javivp8112]

Video: "Pro tip, call your jungler for help and create pressure mid so you can roam or recall" SoloQ jungler: "GG mid diff, I go AFK"

[@tippster2142]

all i want is this Gaming God take his 4th cup and be marked as the only OG player to win 4 cups over new talents

[@philiplee9892]

Correction my young Padawan... A decade is a period of 10 years. You said at 0:34 over a decade. Faker first debut in December 2013. It is currently 2023. Over is simply incorrect. A decade has yet to pass young Jedi.

[@Slade951]

10 years and no bad scandals. Riot really won the lucky draw on the face of league.

[@RenZ158]

I think his greatest strength is his ability to control all 5 PCs at the same time

[@cataclysm1862]

I'm ngl, the amount of transitions in this video is so annoying. Everytime I look at the screen trying to understand what is happening, it just transitions pointlessly. I mean just look at 6:12 onwards, so many pointless transitions when i'm trying to understand the situation of his TP.

[@nathanielrobles3284]

If you are a Faker fan, you know he has another famous skill which is play making. He was called "Faker Faker Play Maker"