#1 The Last Captain [LaG] vs. #6 From Myspace To Yourplace [GanK]
Match Infos
  • Tournament: mAT 2012 November · Finals.
  • Guild hall: Isle of Meditation.
  • Flux: All In .
  • Credits: Zuranthium.
Capes
08
Spotless Or Rq
61
Comrade Dragon
67
Taksue Elezzz
61
Holly Und Lucky
51
Endgame Mechanics
31
Dark Bot Prot
37
Smoki Bot Heal
87
Zhu Bot Flagger
03
Better Call Saul
76
Braindead Dome
23
Bloodred Unspoken
63
Il Aerox Returns Il
68
Saints Seppuku
31
M E N I K
37
Infinity Math
87
I Fretty I
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Match report

[Gank] starts the matching by charging directly into [LaG]'s front base entrance with their whole team. Braindead Dome and Il Aerox Returns Il split off to the back of [Gank]'s base, with Zhu Bot Flagger and Taksue Elezzz countering them. [LaG] has the bottom flagstand capped and they soon boost at 3:20, with [Gank] not even attempting to run the flag. [Gank] have quickly killed one of the Knights in [LaG]'s base, after which point they proceed to sit on [LaG]'s Guild Lord to build up damage on, going for an endgame victory at 28:00. Another one of [LaG]'s Knights during this process, as it sat balled up on [LaG]'s Guild Lord. [Gank] take a death on Smoki Bot Heal just before 6:00 (while Dark Bot Prot is out chasing more [LaG] players who have split) and he resurrects in his base before any of his teammates can get him up. With no healers in [LaG]'s base now, Spotless Or Rq is killed after time as the rest of his team flees [LaG]'s base.

[LaG] pushes [Gank] back to the front of their base, but they are unable to ever push in and the two teams remain fighting there for several minutes, before [Gank] again starts running directly into [LaG]'s base with most of their team. A 4-person split of Saul, Dome, Aerox, and Fretty split to [Gank]'s base, with a 4-person defense team of Dragon, Taksue, Dark, and Zhu countering them. After making no progress in [Gank]'s base, [LaG] collapses everyone on the group of [Gank] players that have been sitting in [LaG]'s base. This split action has forced [Gank] to stay off [LaG]'s Guild Lord, but [LaG] have also not achieved any kills since far earlier in the match. It's interesting to note that this map uniquely has two flagstands, and [LaG] have been in control of both of them for 99% of the entire match, but it has given them hardly any advantage at all.

[LaG] makes a very aggressive push into [Gank]'s base at 19:00 and are able to kill one of [Gank]'s Knights and their Bodyguard, while [Gank] counter-push Spotless Or Rq, Holly Und Lucky, and Smoki Bot Heal into [LaG]'s base. This scenario could favor [LaG] if the split remained as such, they would be able to deal damage to [Gank]'s Lord and [Gank] will not be able to deal much damage [LaG]'s Lord with only 3 players in the latter's base (since [LaG]'s Bodyguard and two pit Archers are still alive), but unfortunately [LaG] soon start taking a chain of deaths in [Gank]'s base and are forced to retreat back to their own base. [LaG] splits back into [Gank]'s base after resurrecting at 24:00, but they are again killed before they can accomplish much and [Gank] is far ahead on Lord damage. [LaG] makes a final push after ressurecting at 26:00, with almost all of [Gank]'s team following them and quickly killing them before they can accomplish much in [Gank]'s base. [Gank] wins the game at 28:00, via Lord damage.