In the LCK Spring 2024, after 8 matches, teams big and small have shown somewhat of their strength in the new season. Among them, Gen.G has an impressive record with 2 consecutive wins and is the first team to achieve an undefeated record in the opening week, prior to the matches between Hanwha Life Esports – Kwangdong Freecs and Dplus KIA – KT Rolster. For T1, they hold a 1 win – 1 loss record, but everything is still under control.
However, T1 seems to be struggling to fully adapt to the new meta. Even in the match against KDF, Faker and his teammates showed some disarray, and in the previous match against Gen.G, they failed to seize opportunities to close out the game. After the loss to Gen.G, Faker admitted that the team is still not accustomed to the changes in the map or the factors that Riot has added or removed in the 2024 season. Notably, T1 is also experimenting with various strategies for the remainder of their journey, so these losses are understandable.
However, according to a one-champion Bard player, the champion Bard, which is quite viable according to the meta, possesses excellent lane control thanks to his Magical Journey portals and strong crowd control abilities, currently has a 0% win rate after 3 matches in LCK Spring 2024, which is concerning. He focused on Keria’s performance since T1’s Support is considered a very skilled Bard player. Bard was also Keria’s choice for his 2023 Worlds skin.
Accordingly, the male gamer bluntly stated: “LCK has a 0% win rate with Bard because they keep using Healing Bard. Please don’t bring Healing anymore. It’s the worst choice for Bard because this champion is not Lulu or Milio.” For those who might not know, Keria is also aware of this male gamer and often watches his streams to learn more effective Bard gameplay. This gamer often retweets Keria’s posts or clips from Keria’s streams where he plays Bard. Many viewers also hope that the gamer’s suggestions will reach Keria.
In reality, Keria may have also realized that Healing Bard is ineffective this season, especially if the match against Gen.G was indeed an experiment. However, fans will have to wait until T1 has their next match, and Keria uses Bard again to witness the new playstyle of T1’s Support with this champion.