THIS IS WAR 7 - Ionia (League of Legends rap battle)

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Production-
Instrumental, production, final chorus vocals, mix and master by Josef Falkensköld ( / falconshield )
Video production by Lars Hellhammer ( / helllars )
Background animations by John Howe.
Graphic design by Michael Jimenez.
Verses(in order of appearance)-
Zed -
Written and performed by ‪@AntiRivet‬ (Cashapp $Antirivet)
Backing vocals by Roy Blackstone ( / fillbeforeshill )
Lee Sin -
Written and performed by ‪@AntiRivet‬ ($Antirivet)
Irelia -
Written by ‪@RawbLucci‬ ( / rawbz09 )
Performed by ‪@itsfayemata‬ ( / fayemata )
Jhin -
Written and performed by ‪@RawbLucci‬ ( / rawbz09 )
Akali -
Written and performed by ‪@FrivolousShara‬ ( / frivolousshara )
Sett -
Written and performed by ‪@Badministrator‬ ( / visixonyoutube )
Yasuo -
Written by ‪@AntiRivet‬ ($Antirivet)
Performed by ‪@StephanosRex‬ ( / stephanosrex )
Ahri -
Written by ‪@RawbLucci‬ ( / rawbz09 )
Performed by ‪@NickiTaylor‬ ( / nickitaylor )
Shen -
Written by ‪@AntiRivet‬ ($Antirivet)
Performed by ‪@AkinolaGG‬ ( / akinolagg )
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[@vikerish3633]

Jhin as the 4th rapper, truly cannot be happier

[@vanatrix1942]

Did you intend that to rhyme? It couldn't have been snappier

[@justaguywholikeshentai9019]

if his voice was a bit dramatic lol ONLY IF ugh

[@fritchim5765]

Comment of quality, these bars do be fire

[@picocassio4301]

@@fritchim5765 But we all know that Jhins supremacy is higher

[@fritchim5765]

@@picocassio4301 Of the rap game, this sniper is the master

[@Moz31]

"on the ground twitchin', scream for your mommy" "it's Jerry with a Tommy gun, scream for your mommy, son" Damn, that throwback

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

glad someone noticed

[@CsabaGamings]

BASED I noticed that too

[@TheNikInfinity]

SEWER RAT WITH SPLITNER CELL ABILLITIES, oh gosh i need to listen now.

[@falicer]

"Breaking Faces when i drop Bows" is also a reference to his Braum verse in This Is War 4, "Landing stacks of Concussive Blows, Crack that's a busted nose"

[@jiado6893]

Badministrator made Twitch stone cold killer. One of the best in this series.

[@lefthandedglasses5241]

It's uncanny how similar Stephanos' voice sounds like to the actual VA of Yasuo

[@mrfroboto1]

Right? I thought they got the voice actor until I saw the credits.

[@RawbLucci]

Stephanos is so cool!

[@OfMaceAndMen]

Legit sat there like "LIAM?!?!"

[@terozu5440]

Ahris VO did well too in that regard.

[@Partrees]

@@terozu5440 Agreed. Nicki did a fantastic job too!

[@whitekitsune4113]

Timestamps! Zed: 0:23 Lee Sin: 1:47 Irelia: 2:30 Jhin: 3:01 Akali: 4:27 Sett: 5:52 Yauso: 6:36 Ahri: 7:18 Shen: 8:01 Final Fight between Shen, Zed Akali: 8:44

[@charleskun06chill13]

Sad Yi noises*

[@hotabdo2616]

Missed raka there 🥲 and karma and kennen saying hi. sion middel of the invasion and virus how could they leave the darken! Master yi and uder no where te be seen, akali voice and jhin voice 🤯😟 whyyyyy jhin is old and has a strong voice what was that there!!!

[@nightswalker582]

Bruh where the fuck was kayn ?

[@BestoFriendoCassidy]

@@nightswalker582 Everyone except maybe Sett are more icon than kayn in this.

[@azeTrom17]

Kayn would've been SOOO cool in a rap though But yeah the choices make sense

[@piebaconcookie]

Like seven/eight years back when This is War 2 came out and Rickard Jäger edited these videos, I thought the kinetic typography was the coolest thing I've seen in my LIFE and I immediately downloaded After Effects via very legal methods and I still continue to make my own videos with it. What y'all do means a lot to a lot of people, so thanks.

[@falconshield]

That means alot, thank you for sharing

[@deivisv8183]

Rickard Jager aka the GOAT? 👀👑

[@faceless8424]

Akali: I see u needed help. Shen: And you've kept me waiting. That's so fucking in character for Shen and Akali lmao. The lines are so well written! Especially the ninja part was epic af! So happy to see u guys back!

[@killuazoldyck6452]

yess that ending was the best thing ever man

[@JoaoJMatias]

just wish we'd gotten the third ninja.

[@cherrymewy]

@@JoaoJMatias MASTER YI 😭

[@illyria7756]

I expected Kayn to come in too at that last bit :( where's my Battle Nipples of War?!

[@liamwormald1954]

​@@cherrymewy?? You mean kennen

[@Layvee]

You guys killed it, worth the wait! 👏

[@falconshield]

Thank you :D

[@SengokuGatari]

appreciated

[@mq5731]

@@falconshield HE IS THE MESSIAH!!!

[@emero9723]

My will remains steady.

[@JustARandomMexican]

Badmin is the freaking GOAT. Just drops in after all this time and still spits absolute fire.

[@aresduvamp204]

Holy shit, the violin in Jhin's verse is absolutely captivating. Very well done :D

[@justaguywholikeshentai9019]

it was good , but i wanted his voice to be dramatic , if he tried to mimic how jhin talks in the game WE NEED EMOTIONS !

[@sockes3306]

Im afraid ive come to the point of obsession over this part.Not only i just love the Violin, "The spoiler is coming and the ending is death" is the single best line ive heard. I have replayed this part more times then i want to admit.

[@mohanr9899]

8:40 "I'd rather live defended by my morals than a salve to my obsessions" this line gives Goosebumps

[@Narutokun11]

I LOVE how the whole song kept to storyline and ended with Shen, Zed, and Akali! I'd at least hoped for Badmin to come back, but not ONLY did I get that, but also Shara AND Rawb?! I'm so fucking grateful I looked into TIW7 to find it was still coming out. Now to put it on repeat until I memorize the song. This is an out-fucking-standing Christmas gift! Thank you Falconshield, all parties involved, and the fans for funding this great work!

[@guyguy1403]

Not to be that guy, but it really isn't super lore accurate to recent lore. I still love it so much either way though.

[@Narutokun11]

I mean, Riot has revised and re-written the lore several times. It doesn't matter that it doesn't match with what is clearly still a largely changing lore scheme. Besides, I wasn't talking about League's storyline, I was referring to the narrative the vid built within itself. Each of the TIW vids have established a narrative that wasn't perfectly in line with League's lore, that's part of what makes the vids great imo.

[@dragonaxel9]

Don't forget about Stephanosrex too! That man killed it!

[@Ninguin]

I feel like the "Nerf Irelia" meme has been criminally overlooked in this rap. That was a clean drop.

[@belgianfootball4529]

Some champs got done dirty while others ate up so much screentime, irelia def had a good rap, deserved a verse more imo

[@FeralAce99]

Duuuuude, Badmin is back and he even made a reference to his twitch verse in This is War 2! Absolutely killed it, you guys!

[@killuazoldyck6452]

Where is the ref :( I apperantly missed it

[@NightmarAkashi]

@@killuazoldyck6452 "scream for your mommy" (twitch said that in TIW2) just after "twitchin'" which looks like twitch

[@killuazoldyck6452]

@@NightmarAkashi oo it totally missed that. I thought it was in a ref to sett being a mom's boy I never looked it that way thanks :)

[@Narutokun11]

I caught that ref even on the first listen. That had me hyped.

[@dewshinex3902]

@@NightmarAkashi holy crap I thought it was just me noticing it.

[@vinnyvin4287]

It will be a crime if there is not a part 2 to this one. With how it ended, it's begging for a Zed & Kayn vs Shen & Akali.

[@ChooseYourCharacter076]

PLEEEASE

[@FreedomRoseStein]

This was worth the wait and massive surprise to see FrivolousShara here but she was perfect, Looking forward to seeing more from Falconshield again!

[@taylrthegreat]

It was great hearing frivolousshara

[@NekoUmbreonxTankan]

i was hyped when i heard her voice.

[@iiYmY]

she killed her verse 100/10

[@himoru411]

No master yi

[@JTHMRulez1]

I love when the rapper really gets in character and rap in relationship to the characters and their backstory.

[@JustSomeGuySearchingForPOWER]

1:09 "I will bury the light" Now I'm MOTIVATED

[@833Rowan]

Kennen be like: I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING

[@linkw6645]

Ngl, when I heard and read it, it gave me chills

[@emero9723]

Think your shadows equal power?

[@douma2278]

I NEED REALIZE IN THE FIRST PLACE LMAO, Anyways CAST ASIDE THERE'S NO COMING HOME

[@itmefalco]

As a Sett main, I need a full song of that Sett verse, thanks. The guitar, the lyrics, the attitude, everything was so fuckin' perfect my gods man.

[@DasWasserable]

Badmin sure knows his stuff~

[@Luminaria999]

Gay furry sett player sus

[@vanatrix1942]

Your ticket buys the whole damn seat but you only need the edge... 🔥

[@kindredsouls6815]

agreed, badministrator nails it everytime

[@vladerag]

Badmin is just a whole nother level.

[@FrivolousShara]

This was incredibly EPIC. Shout-out to everyone who had a hand in this! And thanks for letting me represent AKALI!!

[@falconshield]

You did such a great job! :D

[@bovimaster]

recognized that voice immediately!!! good shit shara

[@SengokuGatari]

you killed it

[@abeisedgy111]

@@bovimaster It's almost impossible not to! Such great work with an iconic style, thank you Shara.

[@a_level_70_elite_raccoon]

@@bovimaster Same, I jumped out of my chair I was so excited!

[@zekzimbappe5311]

Shen is the only champion in lol that nobody hates . Respect to the only toplaner i admire playing

[@Zeksham12]

When he started counting and stopped at 4, I already got goosebumps on my arm and was hoping it was him. BUT WHEN THE BEAT DROPPED THE BASELINE LITTERLY TOOK OVER MY BODY AND GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS EVERYWHERE LETS GO

[@1993scroton]

mutual feeling. I was like, "this better be Jhin."

[@guyguy1403]

Same, we didn't reach the stretch goal so I was scared, I saw that and genuinely had a tear. let's gooo

[@FoXzzig]

Seriously. Everything Badministrator touches turns to gold

[@Gloriankithsanus]

I wouldn't call this gold tbh, but I agree anyway!

[@kindredsouls6815]

Agreeeeeeed

[@mwsn736]

I guess you can say he’s a pretty… *Goodministrator*

[@korn6657]

@@mwsn736 Decentminister, no, Excellentminister.

[@blitzie66]

@@mwsn736 badmidas

[@josephfortier3475]

Frivolous Shara and BadMan went TOO hard on this, that ending verse off tho, UGGHH

[@avionistu]

at first i thought a man was singing for akali, bad singer - char sync

[@nickdelange4425]

@@avionistu felt the same way, did not sound anything like akali and the "boy, boy, boy, boy" rhyme was just poor rapping

[@maggpie4648]

Ahri killed it, kinda wish I could hear more of her.

[@LIAuNXeNON]

personally i loved the first part but when the tempo change came in it became just meh

[@djsanders4813]

@@LIAuNXeNON Eh?! That tempo part was amazing rapping skill! Like that was super impressive!

[@cherrymewy]

AHRI FOREVER💗💗💗

[@Ilivedbih]

@@cherrymewy ._. I'm sure she'll appreciate you lol

[@cristianeduardoprietotrian9926]

We have waited 4 years for this and you put Jhin as the 4th? That was SUBLIME!!!

[@9bleacher]

That was solid. I like the ones that have a storyline to follow, and not just random champions roasting no one in particular.

[@b4Dm0m3nt]

"Where the Queen goes they're biting the dust" "Killer queen already touched these lines"

[@serathus3201]

Setts Japanese VO is Dio's VO, which is why it irritates me that they went for a Killer Queen reference, but eh, I'll take it.

[@b4Dm0m3nt]

@@serathus3201 kinda true, even more so because a "the world" or timestop reference is pretty easy to pull off

[@CausticCaterpillar]

Zeds part is so good! I love the build up and drop at ‘they will die’

[@lefthandedglasses5241]

Shen's verse is definitely my favorite so far. The lyrics themselves are amazing, but the voice is what really made me love it! Especially this line at 8:30 "Listen, Zed. Light is not a burden, but a lesson. We don't serve the shadows, that's a blessing.", just really clicks with me, I love it!

[@mina.soliman2830]

I love the depth given to Zed and his motivations here compared to his verses in the Shen vs Zed rap battle Falconshield made all those years ago. Really shows how far the lore came in the last few years.

[@tudornaconecinii3609]

For sure, Riot did a great job of turning the conflict from good vs evil to deontology vs utilitarianism with the comic, and the song made good use of that. Although arguably Zed also got really lucky with his choices in the war (one of the biggest downsides of shadow magic is that it invites Nocturne corruption which he dodged by... Lux coincidentally trapping Nocturne XD).

[@illyria7756]

@@tudornaconecinii3609 I missed that bit in the lore about Nocturne, where does it say that?

[@cybrex569]

@@illyria7756 nowhere, only theories. When Kusho turned against Zed, there was one panel where he looked EXACTLY like Nocturne, which confirms that too much usage of the Shadow Magic will turn people into Nocturne-type shadow demons. Fan theories say that the realm nocturne’s from is kind of eternal/exists across all points in time, and that nocturne is actually a future zed who masters shadow magic and thus evolves into the being that nocturne is.

[@williamvanderscheer4327]

@@cybrex569 The point of that scene being though that Zed actually mastered the shadows and can control them, while Kusho quickly burned up.

[@totallycool4071]

0:22 - 1:47 Zed 1:47 - 2:29 Lee Sin 2:29 - 3:01 Irelia 3:01 - 4:27 Jhin 4:27 - 5:52 Akali 5:52 - 6:35 Sett 6:36 - 7:17 Yasuo 7:18 - 8:00 Ahri 8:00 - 8:44 Shen 8:44 - 9:08 Zed Vs Shen 9:10 - 9:36 Shen Akali vs Zed.

[@Narutokun11]

Thank you based god. Not all heroes wear capes.

[@totallycool4071]

@@Narutokun11 you are most welcome, my friend!

[@danielbatista8760]

Thank you

[@totallycool4071]

@@danielbatista8760 You're welcome

[@TheRiverweasel09]

I sincerely love how clean Ahri's verse sounds, and Jhin's entire verse was absolutely insane.

[@TheCuriousVaporeon]

I got chills at the end with zed and Shen. Also, Ahri’s part and I’m so happy Badmin was back in these!!! Thank you so much I loved every second of this!!!!

[@mixalis295]

The first 30 seconds sell the whole song for me, even though Zed was released after akali and shen for me he is the most iconic Ionian and the lyrics are fucking incredible I keep coming back to this after so long its amazing

[@mmmuuu123]

The moment I heard Badmin's voice, I had to pause and turn the volume up to fully appreciate this man's verse. FINALLY he makes an appearance

[@raptorz1991]

absolute exact same reaction, been too long

[@valenzahub3280]

i love how everyone is basically referencing how they fight against the noxian invasion and then sett comes in and just fucking flexes on every fool

[@chelseasmyle3257]

4 years! I have waited 4 years for this! only a few more hours and I will finally hear this!

[@LanokirX]

You guys blew me out of the water with this! Incredible work by everyone!

[@elpolloloco9123]

Badministrator, Falconshield and plenty of other good artists! I have been waiting for so long! 2021 ending on a high note thanks to all of you! That Sheena reference from Symphonia, my favourite game when I was a kid makes me really happy somehow.

[@Raigan_Avalon]

2022? Ooh shit, how is next year? Any better than 2021?

[@jiado6893]

@@Raigan_Avalon I’m going to guess ‘no.’

[@fenrirswolh3]

Dude, it's so good to see you! Hype as always, man.

[@callumnegus9906]

My man's living a year in the future

[@elpolloloco9123]

@@callumnegus9906 Fixed it, thank you ^^

[@maestro0798]

Badmin and Stephanos killed it man, loved their music and voices 8 years ago and I still do today.

[@LorianLoc]

I find it so hilarious they got Faye Mata, THE ACTUAL VA FOR LULU, to voice Irelia but didn't get her to voice Lulu in the previous This Is War lmao! GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS!

[@Raziers]

Most likely not allowed to use the voice to represent the character in material riot hasnt approved.

[@LorianLoc]

@@Raziers honestly probably true!

[@superiordude100]

There has to be a part 2 right?! I think what makes this one so good is that, while it still has a bunch of cute references in its lyrics, the typography doesn't make them overwhelmingly obvious. It's nice for the lyrics this time around to be mostly relevant to the champion's lore and aesthetic. Loved it!

[@catherinestickels2591]

Holy shit Stephanos Rex with that Yasuo impression, consider me impressed

[@Jouvia60]

I never expect a reference to Tales of Symphonia here. 10/10

[@Jukettaja]

As usual the quality is impressive. Love the attention to detail and appreciation for the lore of the characters. Great to see familiar names in this collab as well.

[@christopherbronson3275]

HELL YESSSS. 100% worth the wait!

[@johnnymod8115]

God damn that was AWESOME, from the puns to the lore details, gotta say my fav is Lee sin and the ending fight, also heard Zed is trying to bury the light, he sounds a bit MOTIVATED if ya know what i mean :D.

[@killuazoldyck6452]

Sett was on fire 🔥 Its an honor to be one of the first witnessers of this amazing art! 🤘

[@bernardofernandes8074]

Why did I just find this now? Great job as always, the instrumental on this one is perfect. Very good work. The rapping is great aswell

[@lesbiancactus1486]

Pls make a Vol.2 like you did with Shadow Isles vs Void. There are so many great champs left with amazing potential. Like Kayn with his 2 forms. Dont get me wrong, this is great but I know you guys are capable of doing more amazing creations like you always do and Im sure people would love to see Kayn, Yone, Karma, Master Yi, Wukong etc

[@Soleodox]

I really want Syndra and Varus to be included. Kennen should've been included as he is Kinkou as well.

[@lesbiancactus1486]

@@Soleodox lets push this comment this is a must! We need these champs!

[@pedroc.b.3874]

Get ready for another 4-year wait, then...

[@Soleodox]

@@pedroc.b.3874 as long as it is better than this one, that's fine. Everything sounded off this time around on top of very relevant champions being exluded.

[@drizzt102]

@@Soleodox i dunno what you heard but i think it sounded awesome.

[@sailorsagi]

OH MY GOD YES!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY I JUST SHOWED MY FIANCÉ THESE AND HE GOT INTO LEAGUE FROM THEM AND NOW THERES A NEW ONE!!!!!!!!!!

[@Frostyonce]

Banger. Nicki and Badmin always bring it. Glad to see they got Badmin back

[@oIPsychotixIo]

This was a level up from alllllllll the other this is war's. The music, the track and all the performances were spot on and the lyrics! They have some real talent as some of the rhyme schemes on this were actually fire.

[@allykat5931]

That ahri verse starting in the kda theme and going badass I love it. Yasuo sounds so good and I loved the badmin part

[@abdullaalsaidi3017]

Why am I just now seeing this, this so amazing

[@CptCh4os]

A worthy entry to the series! Still got it after so many years

[@Negari0]

Everytime I replay this it gets better

[@musicheaven7868]

While I've got a minor nitpicks with the choice with some voices (Jhin for example) this is absolutely unbelievably amazing.

[@Gerrys_kleines_Universum]

I luv it. I waited so long for this. It was worth any minute. Let the infinite Loop begin.

[@Xzana13]

While I did enjoy the hard work everyone put into this, the constant "Karma" alluding kind of fell flat when Karma didn't even get a verse in the end. The lyrics didn't flow as well as in previous versions it felt like This definitely didn't live up to Freljord. I think Wardles even had a better flow. Good, but not my favorite. Happy to see it all the same. Always love it when badministrator makes an appearance.

[@5ar2n]

love this animation lyrics

[@stahri2169]

You can call ME Stahri

[@edwardvilla3228]

BRO SUCH NOSTALGIA!

[@Minace141]

I'm happy about new content and this series being continued. This one I feel is not as pleasant to the ears as the last parts. TIW:6 was an absolute banger front to back. Beat sick, lines sick, flow sick. Catchy lyrics that stuck with me for weeks. I'm not a fan of the static almost a cappella parts this time around. But after listening to it like 6 times back to back it has grown on me. I look forward to the future.

[@THESLAYER951]

Yeah specifically zed and lee sin had no beat to their lines, was just a flat track in the back. Was really lackluster imo. Like you though its growing on me and I can't wait for the next

[@serathus3201]

I wholeheartedly agree.

[@UniquelyAwful]

i was really hyped for zed/jhin and i was dissapointed. I agree, compared to 5/6 it wasnt even close. Badmin playing Xerath was insane. Badmin playing sett just feels like something is missing. Cannot pinpoint what it is

[@eadbert1935]

yeah, this is not what i'm used to. so many people pointing out some singular lines as if they had just read the lyrics but not actually listened to the music the flow of zed/lee/jhin is completely against the beat half the time, making it obvious it's not intentional they didn't bother to polish it, which is sad

[@cursedboyy166]

Wtf buddy same opinion here

[@Myaskill]

Honestly the best christmas present I got this year

[@khalkitty7277]

As usual, I find myself thinking "meh, this one isn't as good as the others" for some reasons, and after 3/4 listenings I can't even stop myself from pressing the replay button lmao. Awesome work as usual !

[@Ninguin]

I fell into that trap for so many of these raps.

[@Mammutmango]

Same, definitely. But I definitely will stay disappointed of ma boi Jhin. Very poor choice taking rawb for him. Don't get me wrong, I like Rawb, he's a talented guy and on the other TiW's he's awesome. But his voice is way too high and his Rapstyle way too fast for Jhin.

[@Firefight_]

Shadow Isles pt1 is the only one I liked the first time I heard it, and ironically, now it’s the one I like the least.

[@thIV-uc8ui]

@@Mammutmango idk man jhin's PERFECT

[@Mammutmango]

@@thIV-uc8ui it's a good part for Jhin but it's not performed in a Jhin way. Compare Ziggs for example. Compare Yasuo. Compare friggin' Teemo if u want to. Gragas, Olaf, Karthus, Jinx and so many more are just hit on the Spot and feel like it's the actualy Champion rapping. For Jhin I didn't feel this way man idk either

[@backdash3846]

Sooooooo perfect ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. I swear to god I've been searching for this for weeks

[@flameofmage1099]

I get chills everytime I hear "Akali comes out of hiding". So many good things in this song.

[@MrTombombodil]

The hooks are all so sick.

[@hakubak201]

Sett keeping the same flow going and building up higher and higher until he drops the W, god that was so good.

[@marcgellert736]

10 minutes of pure art. You guys really overdid yourselfes with this one. No matter if you're doing an 8th This is War or not, i will always be listening to your songs! Thank you very much for this gift :)

[@timelockedmaniac1694]

God this slaps so hard, excellent work and definitely worth the wait

[@gioarca6623]

Second one still my favorite... But plz don't stop this are amazing

[@XFrozenAshX]

Man... These were great but I miss when they tried to do the voices. It made it sound so much more epic. Freljord will forever be the best This is war. Zed , Lee, Irelia, Yasuo, Ahri and Shen absolutely killed it!

[@Partrees]

Some people never tried. Like Badmin for instance. He always just did his voice. Same with Nicki Taylor. They both are just speaking (Nicki almost talk/sings to be fair, but still). But I know what you mean, it was really cool that they did try before for the most part.

[@belgianfootball4529]

really? freljord is easily the weakest rap imo, shurima/void part 1 top 2

[@mrsfoster1701]

@@Partrees Nicki as Elise or Tristana did actually put effort in being similar.

[@Partrees]

@@belgianfootball4529 Honestly, I disagree with you. Freljord was the best IMO. But I don't really like the Shurima one (comparatively to the others they've done).

[@Partrees]

@@mrsfoster1701 Honestly, I don't remember her Trist verse much because it's been a while since I listened to the Yordles one, but her Elise one was a lot like her Ahri part in this one... Her normal voice with a slight change in tone and breathiness. Edit: Just re-listened to that verse of hers. That is one of her normal "versions" of her voice. She like to change her pitch and tone sometimes (at least that's how it seems after watching her stream for a while) and use minor tweaks to her voice for dramatic and comedic effect.

[@p00rstr94]

yooo daaaaamn bro that last battle between akali shen and zed was EEEPPIIIC my god you guys are killing it!

[@KerbeX98]

hearing FrivolousShara as Akali was so hype. I hear her on the nerdcore songs and she always goes so ham. Good job to everybody as well!

[@Aelthya]

You guys killed it!! Worth the wait and honestly, I love the end of this so much. The collision of Shen, Zed, and Akali was so good on top of an already amazing song.

[@jofufu1303]

Thank you for coming back and also bringing back Badministrator, I really missed him and he nailed it like always

[@cloudrojo]

THANKS for the samurai champloo reference!

[@albertojordanov2707]

Absolutely amazing, it's a pleasure to see how your music has developed in the past decade. Also props to Kenny, he outdid himself on this one!

[@ravencarino6115]

Literally shaking. I never thought we'd get another This is War.

[@ericcarneiro374]

If we had Kayn in the end, helping Zed, I would make an altar to this video.

[@Mixture_Lady]

yeah... they should add Kayn for help Zed. But looks like they didn't read the comic of Zed.

[@user-uq3rh3sn3n]

Well there a kayn rap waiting for you

[@SirGeoGio13]

Wow, just rewatched This Is War 6 yesterday. Glad to see this series is alive.

[@MilesProwerUA]

So many Karma references and she's like the embodiment of Ionia, I was sure she'd be in this. But oh well, it's amazing nonetheless. Ahri, Akali and Jhin had best verses imo.

[@sr_charon]

Yeah I misse her to. But maybe we get a part 2

[@greenndrom]

Hell yeah! Waiting for this for a long time!

[@Skarpyre]

Okay so a banger like always. I'm surprised that a new vocalist came out of nowhere and absolutely annihilated everyone else, despite the major concurrence. Good job to everyone, but congrats to FrivolousShara.

[@skylarcostello3120]

I just realized the hidden gem that is "Gunfire sounds like a lullaby on a Thursday" ....It's because Thursday is the 4th day of the week

[@flouriosvamvoukas7580]

RAWB is still the man. I love every setup/punchline. This dude got bars for days.

[@WillFarshore]

Once again you guys pulled together some incredible talent and sent us a banger to listen to. I have especially missed Badmin and was so happy to see his return along with all the other excellent returners and some new voices that absolutely killed it on the beat. Keep being awesome and thank you all for all the fantastic music!

[@shawnjung5533]

Jhin is the 4th person on the song Perfection

[@georgikarakachanov590]

I didn't see this 1 coming, thanks!

[@waszner]

First off I wanna say that I like this and I'm glad it came out at all. But it was not as good as the ones before it in my opinion. One of my favorite parts of these was always the references to other media and the great and creative edits. This had both at times, but not quite enough in my opinion. Despite this being the longest this is war, it felt like this had very few references or memorable edits. Now, maybe this is just me. Nonetheless, I thought I'd offer my two cents.

[@ThexDescentx]

I 100% agree. It feels like a massive downgrade but im happy theyre back and hope we get fire tracks in the future!

[@jefferydunn5312]

100% agree. They killed in 1-5, but 6 and this were not great.

[@Mikkel1210]

I believe that's due to them changing it up. TIW 6 and 7 have been way more focused on actual lore and the intricities between the characters where as the other ones where more focused on the individual character and his/Her abilities. For instance this one goes into depts about Zed, Akali and Shen's reasonings for doing what they do. Just as TIW 6 was focused on Xerath and Azir's rivalry. At least that's how I understand it.

[@tzianaspetros8548]

Imo, Jhin Akali and Sett were the hardest verses TO DATE. Out of all 7 (8) This Is War so far, these 3 verses hit like trucks. The rapping-production quality is at it's peak quality here, although it does not have that many out of content references. This one is just heavily influenced by lore, and rapping ability. Not even close to a downgrade, it's just has a different charm than the others. All are equal, except Shadow Isles vs Void 2, but that thing never happened.

[@bwc8744]

Absolutely amazing! Best one yet! You guys never cease to amaze! Keep up the good work!

[@bottleofgreed4415]

I personally didn't like the fact that irelia's part felt so rushed and fast sung. A calmer approach would have been more appropriate

[@mrsfoster1701]

Zed's part lasted forever and killed the hype for me.

[@asuspiciousjosh8745]

The fucking chorus is amazing, especially during the end battle verses

[@Teeotha]

Not to be that guy. But the choices for VA's were questionable. Ahri and Yasuo were good tho. Idk what happened to akali....

[@FioDavid767]

the amount of layers in this video is insane

[@mohammadalinejad728]

The 4 spam during jhin's part in live chat made me happy

[@goldbomb4268]

I got literal goosebumps when I saw this on my feed

[@_Boobbert_]

I don't mean this to sound rude, I just don't know another way to put it. i think some of the voices did not really match the person they were representing, that's not me saying they are bad but compared to all the other wars it feels disconnected. it might even just be the tempo but the only voice that really felt right was Jhins. Another thing I think needs work is the tempo pacing of each champion. Zed’s part (the first one) felt nice, it carried on without dragging on. It had a few joke/pop culture references but quickly turned into metaphors and idealism. Only for when it ended it moved onto Lee Sin who had 40 seconds of gameplay references and jokes for most of his time on screen. What I loved was how the beat of the song changed with each champion and it felt personalized to the champ, i said that Jhin's was my favorite but that first part, the animations and the beat gave me chills. I have little experience with music so honestly my critiques could be entirely wrong, also i'm not saying i hate the song i just feel like what made the other War’s amazing was left out in this one. I can't wait for the next one.

[@DopaLink]

Killer tune! Man you guys are smashing it year in and out and I haven't even played league for like 8-9 years, still coming back to listen to these :D