LPL Player Reminds Many Fans of Keria
In the current professional League of Legends scene, it’s fair to say Keria deserves to be called the best Support. Not only is he an extremely important core in T1’s gameplay, but the player born in 2002 could even replace Faker, controlling the entire match if he plays his favorite champion, Bard. However, according to many LPL fans, a name that is “stepping into the limelight” and being called the “Keria of LPL” is attracting significant attention, and that is Vampire – the player from JDG.
Since the start of the 2026 LPL season, Vampire’s champion pool has many similarities to Keria’s. In addition to meta champions like Nautilus and Neeko, Vampire can also play champions like Bard and Thresh. Currently, Thresh is almost synonymous with Keria’s brand, especially whenever Peyz plays Aphelios. Notably, in the recent victory against BLG, Vampire’s Bard was the biggest game-changer that helped this team defeat the reigning LPL champions.
Previously, Vampire also used Thresh as an unconventional choice in the first match against BLG. In both encounters, Vampire’s unconventional picks truly left an experienced player like ON perplexed, and BLG had no way to counter them. In each game, Vampire only went down twice.
Vampire Must Work Hard to Compete with Keria
The reason is that what Keria has demonstrated up to now is not just about his champion pool or usage, but the influence he has on T1’s gameplay and the overall outcomes of matches. That is something even veteran Supports, more experienced than Vampire, may not be able to match. Vampire can certainly develop further, but it would be too early to compare him with Keria, and it could create unnecessary pressure on the JDG star.