Summoning Insight
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Summoning Insight is the premier League of Legends esports podcast brought to you by hosts Duncan "Thorin" Shields and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles.
Guests from League of Legends esports join the podcast every week to give fans the latest insight on games, narratives, and news from around the world.
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Summoning Insight
May 15, 2023
T1, JDG, and Gen.G's UNIQUE strengths at MSI / Can G2 pull off an upset?
T1, JDG, and Gen.G all have strong claims to become the next MSI champion, but who do Thorin and Monte predict will claim the title? Spanish and French fans are crossing a line with player criticism and deserve to be called out, even though player performance from Europe has not been up to its usual international standards. T1 roars back after losing their Korean crown to GenG and we're here to break down why fortunes reversed and the teams evolved since their last best-of-five showdown in the LCK finals. JDG seem like the team to beat with spectacular teamfighting and a favorable meta that enables their superstar ADC, Ruler, but they showed some flaws in the LPL that have yet to be revealed on the MSI stage...
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Summoning Insight
May 24, 2023
MSI FINALS recap / TSM flees LCS and we WIN the holy war
MSI ends with an all-LPL final and a convincing win for the JDG super team, and Summoning Insight is here to break down all the details. What went wrong for T1 and Gen.G? TSM announces their departure from the LCS for another region, which ends the TSM holy war in a final victory for Monte and Thorin. The North American academy system is in trouble as the teams vote to end the challenger team requirement and the players' association makes demands, but does this make sense financially in League of Legends?
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Summoning Insight
May 8, 2023
MSI playoff PREVIEW / Is the bracket draw TERRIBLE?
On the cusp of MSI playoffs, Thorin and Monte preview each match and discuss why the Western teams have slim odds of an upset and how each team matches up stylistically with their opponents. MAD Lions and Golden Guardians have been borrowing strategies from T1 and GenG, but how can they win as they face the real thing? G2's wacky team compositions won't be enough to topple the macro gods of GenG, especially if they continue to play without a teleport in top lane. Analysts have been talking a big game about NA's performance at play-ins at international tournaments, but Monte and Thorin are here to dispel that delusion and question how satisfied North American fans should be.
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