Patch 11.5 comes after Season 11 darlings that kept avoiding the nerf hammer, which include Seraphine, Udyr, and Support Shaco. The devs have also given a bit of power back to Samira.
Patch 11.4 destroys Samira and makes Jungle a bit less influential than earlier in Season 11. A few items and champions in various roles are getting tweaked as well.
As is tradition, the competitive Season 11 starts with pros finding individual overpowered champions and sticking to them. This year’s darling is Kai’Sa, but there are a few more pick & ban trends to look at.
For some 15 years, esports athletes have been very reluctant about bringing any support staff. A Manager would be good only for takeout deliveries, coaches surely don’t know the game better than players do, and don’t get me started on analysts. Between the general stigma and the male teen-dominated environment, there was practically no demand for psychologists in esports. Luckily, that is no longer the case.
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