Alongside big spenders acquiring League of Legends teams or veteran players bidding farewell to their careers, blockbuster transfers have been an essential ingredient in making the recent transfer window more lively and attractive than ever.
A slew of prominent figures like “The Clown” Doinb, “Golden Spine” Chovy, and others have also been searching for new homes. Even the “King of Second Place” Uzi, who has long stepped back from the spotlight, has now decided to return to the professional scene. This shows just how heated the offseason transfer window of 2021 was.
However, among the numerous transfer deals, not every name is of high quality. But among them, here are the 5 names that are considered the “best value for money” from the recent transfer window.
5. TheShy
TheShy is perhaps the name that must be mentioned first in this ranking. Leaving Invictus Gaming after a less-than-“bright” period, the former top laner of IG chose Weibo Gaming as his next destination in his career. Accompanying this move are high hopes that he can help the team win titles as he once did in IG’s colors.
However, contrary to the expectations of WBG fans for a new “dynamic duo” to emerge between TheShy and SofM, the 1999-born player has shown a sense of disconnection during the early season.
Nevertheless, things became more positive as TheShy gradually integrated into the team’s playstyle and particularly found common ground with SofM. The results proved that they maintained an 8-match unbeaten streak during the group stage. Although WBG ultimately did not achieve the best results, these “two gods” are still names to watch in the upcoming Summer Split.
4. Broken Blade – Flakked – Targamas
At first glance at these three names, most readers might have the same thought: Who are they, where do they come from, and why are they considered quality contracts? Well, these are 3 names chosen by G2 Esports to fill the positions of Wunder, Mikye, and Rekkles.
And it must be stated, this is perhaps a risky move but has proven to be the right decision by the G2 management. These young talents have shown that, despite still being shaky, they deserve the expectations set by G2’s management and its fans.
Although they became the LEC Spring 2022 champions, G2’s journey in MSI 2022 will also be incredibly challenging. However, based on their performances so far, fans can have complete faith in Jankos and his teammates. Who knows, G2 might sweep through all obstacles and emerge victorious like they did three seasons ago?
3. Chovy
Whether at Hanwha Life Esports or Gen.G Esports, Chovy has always been the center and the soul of the entire team. But unlike his time at HLE, the “Golden Backbone of LCK” is now supported by high-quality teammates around him. Chovy continues to perform excellently and knows how to step up at the right moments to help Gen.G advance straight to the LCK Spring 2022 finals despite the team facing many challenging moments.
Unfortunately for Chovy, this year, there are too many reasons hindering T1’s success, and the most important is that he still can’t match Faker, and Gen.G seems to lag too far behind T1. But after all, the former World Champion is just forming a team. Therefore, it is very likely that in Summer 2022, they will return, and then we will see the true power of the star-studded Gen.G lineup.
2. Bin
This may be the most controversial name if ranked in this position. At the beginning of the season, the former WBG player was always the target of fans’ criticism following RNG’s defeats. Moreover, Bin was also labeled by the LPL community as a “bad deal” for RNG in the Spring 2022 split.
However, ignoring all the criticisms, Bin has proven his strength and affirmed that coming to RNG was to salvage his career rather than bury it. When facing WBG again, RNG’s top laner decisively defeated his former teammates. However, despite being the FMVP of the LPL Spring 2022 finals, Bin still leaves many doubts, and the upcoming MSI 2022 is his chance to truly prove himself to the global League of Legends community.
1. Faker
Finally, the top position belongs to none other than Faker. In the recent transfer window, the “Demon King” made headlines with the media regarding his contract with T1. Countless rumors and numerous reports emerged about how many “big names” wanted to bring Faker on board for a record value. But after everything, he still stayed with his familiar home and partnered with younger teammates to create a historic Spring Split.
T1 was right to do everything possible to keep Faker, and the “Demon King” was also right to continue dedicating himself to his beloved team. Now, before Faker lies MSI 2022 – the MSI marking his return after many years away. And this time, Faker’s ultimate goal is undoubtedly the championship, to strongly assert that: he has been, is, and will always be the “Immortal Demon King” of the League of Legends scene.