Faker Prepares to Tackle a Stressful Challenge at Worlds 2025
In just a few days, T1 will step into their first match on the journey to defend their Worlds title, which also serves as their last chance for a title this year. However, despite IG being considered the weakest of the four representatives, T1 cannot afford to be complacent. More than twice this season, T1’s overconfidence has caused them to face setbacks. But aside from their performance and strong opponents, Faker himself is facing a significant issue: the Fearless Draft mode.
Faker will face a challenge tougher than his direct opponents, which is the Fearless Draft mode at Worlds 2025.
There is a truth that T1 fans, the League of Legends community in general, and Faker himself need to acknowledge: he will almost certainly not be able to use Azir anymore, unless a team is strong enough to willingly let this pick go to Faker. Therefore, his champion pool, which has already been quite limited for various reasons over time, now essentially loses a “dominant” champion.
With the Fearless Draft mechanism, Faker’s champion pool becomes even more restricted. As proven in many matches, even by game 5, Faker has been forced to showcase some of his “weaknesses.” Those champions can still be effective, but the “Demon King” cannot operate as smoothly as possible. And against strong opponents, even small mistakes can cost an entire game.
Faker has used many champions in 2025, but only a few have achieved maximum efficiency.
Fans Still Hope Faker Can Create Miracles
However, in recent years, whenever entering Worlds, Faker has always shown a completely different face compared to the domestic season. Notably, at Worlds 2024, no one expected Faker to have such a tremendous “clutch” in the final against BLG. And this is also the basis for T1 fans to believe in a journey that is just as dramatic yet miraculous for T1 in 2025.
But fans still hope Faker will create miracles like in previous years.
Of course, for older players who have injuries and whose individual skills have declined significantly compared to their peak, like Faker, the Fearless Draft is an even greater challenge than any direct opponent. But Faker is the “Immortal Demon King” and to reach the pinnacle of glory, he likely knows exactly what he needs to do.