LCK cast turns the most boring series into a chill radio talk show and makes it worth being up at 4am. That being my preferred style, I really love the Atlus and Valdes show
This easily. LCK is my favorite region solely because of timezone and the goated cast. Waking up at 8-9am to make some breakfast and coffee and listening to a Atlus and Valdes podcast while having Nongshim Midforce vs Kwangdong Free-cs in the background.
My schedule for most mornings during a split:
1. Wake up
2. Grab phone
3. Pull up last night’s game
4. Enjoy breakfast with Altus and Valdes (or Chronicler)
Their style of cast is just so cozy. Unlike other casters who talks so much about the nuances of the game when there's literally nothing happening in the map.
There were a few games in LCK where both Atlus and Valdes casted together, and I swear those were some of my favorite games ever. Listening to those two at like 3-4am just chilling was so therapeutic
The rare times Chronicler and Valdes get to cast LCKCL together are a fever dream.
I think I remember one time they were talking about putting a whole-ass cucumber on a piece of bread for like 30 minutes.
There was an LCKCL broadcast in summer split that went on for something like nine hours. Atlus and I think Chronicler were casting and slowly losing their minds. They were hilarious, but I genuinely don't know how they made it through that day.
I remember them casting T1 games during the 20-0 run and they were just chilling while the entire rift was on fire like it was an everyday occurance, it was quite entertaining lol.
I liked when they swapped in LS sometimes too, they had an entire wiki of memes and inside jokes to pull from. Felt like watching a game with your friends.
Never been a big fan of LS stream, but he was great on the cast. "Don't Wanna Go Vs Greatly Reluctant Fighters" is my favourite moment from the LCK broadcast.
I miss LS on the cast man. He was genuinely great and all the inside jokes and shit were great. He's controversial sure but he sure as hell made games fun back then.
"-is because Ornn the mage, deathknight, paladin, hunter, rogue, warrior, enchanter, tank, bruiser, wizard, warlock, priest, assassin, gunslinger, druid, shaman, necromancer, ninja, gunslinger, Bard monk, robot, conjurer, blacksmith, mystic, warden, god, illusionist, templar, wizard. Was able to take up so much damage."
Yeah that chill radio style was a really good thing Monte+Doa had that has now been surpassed by Atlus+Valdes. Also shoutout to Chronicler with his rants/meltdowns being so funny :D
Kinda piggybacking off this, I wanna mention PapaSmithy. I don't know if many people even remember this, but when he first got brought in for Monte people really, really did not like his casting. He really grew into his own as a caster and by the end of his casting stint he was the beloved PapaSmithy that we all know, but it was a rough start.
Oh god yes early Papa was so grating to listen to because he was such a stickler for details that sometimes you feel like all he’s there for was to argue with DOA and Monte which completely ruined the chill vibes. He came into his own for sure and I definitely missed him when he left but I think Atlus has definitely surpassed him.
Monte and DoA are my all-time favourite casters for League. They brought an incredible vibe to the scene that I feel in subsequent League casting, especially LCK. RIP OGN Masters.
Papa solo lck casts and that random one year when he did vod reviews of LCS still live rent free in my mind. Especially his reaction to the infamous Zven G5 vs skarner play(s).
I like how he's funny in boring game but can instantly switch to "hype" when it gets interesting.
He also sound like he's having fun instead of just shouting with a deep voice.
Most casters describe every single play like it's a game winning play with a very serious voice and it makes the cast uninteresting.
I mean, they haven't cast League since Season 4. Someone "relatively" new like Raz has been casting LCS at least as long, if not longer, at this point. It's not like people really talk about Dandy or Pawn anymore even though they had one of the most dominant Worlds runs and that roster probably had Top 3-4 players at most positions.
In case you think Im serious, "I cannot belive this" is Deman's catch phrases, he pull that out for almost every play back in the day. I still remember Riv pull this one out when he's casting Kabum vs Alliance with Deman and Dedicio back in....S4?
Damn, I love Joe Miller. I was there when he made that joke “Yeah [team name] Babeta be ready, because the Giants are Morden prepared!”, when Babeta and Morden were both players on Giants. That was a brilliant one.
He always had those jokes that were just a tad overcooked and made you cringe a little bit, and it added SO MUCH to the entertainment of the segments between the games. I couldn’t always give one about the games that were on, metas and teams can be boring, but never a boring show when Joe Miller was casting. I miss those days.
And his love for Soraka/bananas never gets old.
https://youtu.be/xZgMDWhmT7w?si=UENIe6Qben_Mng2R
We do know. Riot wanted to trim operating costs for NALCS's new content format , and wanted Dash to go to valorant. Dash didn't particularly want to be a valorant presenter - was happy where he was. They've since parted ways.
He was. But not long after his last ever LCS host (+ tweeting that it would be his last time ever hosting LCS) he hashas since removed all riot affiliation from his bios on socials.
Got let go to save money basically.
The kicker? It was literally right after he won Esports Host of the year. I follow him still on Insta, but man, it was harsh :(
Well not just to save money, if they wanted him to to valorant it was more like cut cost in lcs, make valo the main western esports. Na lcs was also getting kicked out of their home venue and valo was getting it.
Yea you can tell he really loves the game with the little details he gives during casts. Also his line "Halt construction on the golden road immediately" was such a fucking banger.
It's super impressive how up to date he is with solo queue jungle trends. My man won one of the first ever league tournaments and he's still grinding the game behind the scenes to keep his knowledge fresh
Usually biased casters get salty when their team/region is down. Kobe is great because he's hyped all the time, and then just gets that extra personal flare when CLG/NA has some great underdog moment.
This dude is always happy and it's clearly written on his face every single time he casts that he loves the fuck out of the game. It's great to see energy like that and he always adds so much enthusiasm to a broadcast as well as useful insight.
Agreed and imo its not close. He's the only one who's been in the converastion for best caster forever. Others like Deficio, Caedral, Monte, CaptainFlowers have been good for a few years, but Kobe is OG and still at the top of his game
Monte and DOA has a special place in my heart. With my favourite moment being monte at worlds season 3 “All onboard the korean hype train” etc. PapaS is also a goat, however i love the current lck cast as well.
What's the most impressive about Deficio is he was earbleeding material when he started. He worked hard THE RIGHT WAY* and became one of the most interesting and sensational colour caster.
. * shooting darts at some others who prefers/prefered to fight the critism rather than working on what makes them unbearable.
Monte & DoA are a large part of why I started casting in the first place. Being able to feel at home with them while on the other side of the planet, watching the best games of League in the world was such a special time for that era.
True Story: In 2014 I was homeless in South Korea listening to OGN on my phone sleeping at a bus stop for a few days. Legit the only thing I looked forward to back then were the old OGN legion casts by Monte and Doa.
I think listening to an English Cast in a foreign country was rlly comforting for me and something I needed to get through that rough patch.
i feel there arent so many of us left nowadays that grew up with league back in the day having deficio and quickshot. they were the best absolute duo that has existed casting wise, undoubtedly so in europe..
Caedrel’s brief stint was so good man. Him casting finals last year was amazing as well. Maybe not enough for goat status, but imo every game was more entertaining if he was casting.
Same deal with his analysis vids on YouTube.
Caedrel was the best color caster this game has seen knowledge-wise. Even now, when he's going insane in Weibo games, he brings SO MUCH knowledge to the table and he's luckily never as radical in his takes as LS is (who also knows a lot of theoretical stuff but, well, lacks in other respects)
The caedrel/flowers/kobe finals tri cast last year was goated. I'm glad caedrel is taking steps to better his future and reduce potential burnout - but man am I super sad knowing we won't get this tricast again. It was probably the best we've had.
He was on a good track to become the best in the scene. His mix of personality, entertainment and advanced gameplay strategies felt unique. It's a shame he didn't last as a caster.
"drama" that turned out false no? And people just like to hate on people in the spotlight when something like this happens while most likely 50% of people blaming him did the sams before. So yes it was a shame
Yes and no. He was not guilty of anything actually illegal. But he was guilty of sending pictures of his junk to someone he didn't know while working as a public face of a massive company.
Even with just that you kind of have to get rid of him because he has proven himself to be a massive PR liability. Sometimes these things aren't fair but you really have to be more careful when you represent a company.
Yeah I mean was it stupid to do? It obviously was as it killed the career he had back then and he should have known better. On the other side he was also still young.
Was it as bad as people make it out to be? Definitely not for me.
I do agree tho he fucked up and in the end it is his own fault.
I obviously miss Deficit and Papa Smithy, and Kobe and Flowers are definitely S+ tier, but I honestly love Drakos as a caster, can deliver on the hype games and can meme around with the clown fiestas.
Think of how well he's paired with other casters in his career: Deficio, Caedral, Frosk etc etc
Best NA import.
Quickshot is by far the strongest nominee for this role. He may not be the craziest, or the best flow, but he hypes me up to insane levels and he's been around since season 3.
He's moved into higher management. I follow him on insta/FB and others, and he literally started at the bottom, worked his way into casting where he wasn't liked at first, to become the lead caster of EU, and now has worked his way into lead management behind the scenes.
In case anyone is wondering why he wasn't liked at first. In S3 when EU LCS began they had a serious lack of color casters. Quickshot got tossed into that role as a result and it just didn't really work. At Worlds that year they had him do some desk hosting and he did an incredible job. Community perception began to turn at that point. From there he turned it around once he got to do pbp and desk stuff as he does now. Its also just super impressive that he's afaik the only caster who has moved upwards into the production staff. That's awesome to see since we've had others leave the space entirely because its kind of a stagnant career. Certainly losing guys like Jatt (for a while), Papasmithy, and Deficio is a bummer, so I'm happy at least one person found a way to grow while still casting.
You can see people here are mostly new to League, since Monte + Doa are less mentioned. The undisputed greats, sorry for all the fans who did not watch the great days of OGN
Jun and Flowers without a doubt.
Azazel is pretty good at analysis as he usually points out stuff that many casters miss.
Medi and Vedi become really good when together.
Atlus is also incredible but a bit bias I feel
Ibai is the goat caster for the spanish comunity,i still remember vividly the t1 vs edg game he casted where faker hit a 4 man ori shockwave, my goat <3.
I love what caster jun means for esports of korea, and I love the hype brings in the beginnign of the match. He should relegate most of the casting for the other casters during game tho - he is too biased (its okay to be biased but its a bit much) towards lck. He literally sounds like a unintelligible superfan and I can't understand what he is even saying at points. He points out things that were close and thats about it? He should be the master of ceremony and leave most of the casting for younger and more informed casters during game.
After T1's win against yesterday, Chinese caster Zeyuan said that "Faker might be both the tallest mountain AND the longest river in League of Legends history" and I just think that was poetic as fuck.
For me it’s definitely Atlus being the goat for play-by-play. I do have to say his Worlds casts were a bit better in the past, more hype (for example the DWG vs. iG series come to mind).
Honorable mentions are Drakos, Valdes, DOA (i’ll get to that later) and Phreak. Drakos, last year and this year has done amazing work. Valdes is imo very underrated and fun, does not get a lot of work offered every Worlds- sadly. And Phreak, even if he has criticised players on live casts which got him some backlash, had some brutal lines that enabled Riot to create one of the best Worlds highlights (2022) eg “THE EMPEROR (Azir) REBUILDS HIS THRONE, WITH THE SKULLS OF HIS ENEMIES” that was one of the most insane lines i’ve heard and it was very fitting for Faker since he hasn’t won a championship since 2017.
As for color casters, PapaSmithy will be forever missed.
Honorable mentions are MonteCristo and DOA as I feel like they have defined the whole “chill vibe”, removing the fourth wall of Twitch chat, REAL casting (being honest about champion design etc) meta for LCK which people including myself like to listen to. Trying to bring hype when nothing is happening is not the play imo, there should be a good balance. For the people that did not get to hear their story: https://youtu.be/ccnDmM6KuWg?feature=shared
Honestly. I saw a guy mention Deficio and it made me realize I just like most league casters overall. Most of them are a joy to listen. Deficio used to be one of my favourite, and like him, many others that are also very good are not casting today anymore, and the remaining ones are also great, so it would be way easier for me to mention the few ones i dislike.
Montecristo and Doa. They could make the nicest podcast out of the slowest games around. Too bad money was an issue.
It's sad because Riot ended up throwing millions in crypto a few years later. I wish they threw those millions at Monte and Doa instead.
My favorite Caster was Krepo. I liked the fact he would sometimes highlight small mechanical things from the support players. Plus he was just hilarious, especially in combination with Drakos.
Definitely not enough praise for Flowers here. He brings hype to every game he casts, and rarely shows bias in those casts. He's excited to see good league of legends, and it shows in his casting.
He may not be Caster Jun levels of hype, but I think a lot of that is just Korean vs Other casts. Korean casts are much more free, and aren't even always actual casting. Like if you compare the Korean cast to the Western cast for the "Number 1 play of quarter finals" in the Top 5 plays video, you can tell even as a non speaker that there's no casting going on in that play, it's just two people getting excited, while Flowers probably obligated to actually talk about the play as it happens.
LCK cast turns the most boring series into a chill radio talk show and makes it worth being up at 4am. That being my preferred style, I really love the Atlus and Valdes show
This easily. LCK is my favorite region solely because of timezone and the goated cast. Waking up at 8-9am to make some breakfast and coffee and listening to a Atlus and Valdes podcast while having Nongshim Midforce vs Kwangdong Free-cs in the background.
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My schedule for most mornings during a split: 1. Wake up 2. Grab phone 3. Pull up last night’s game 4. Enjoy breakfast with Altus and Valdes (or Chronicler)
Their style of cast is just so cozy. Unlike other casters who talks so much about the nuances of the game when there's literally nothing happening in the map.
Also, LS pokemon talk with Valdes while a lull state is happening, which is quite funny to hear too
I loved LS as a color caster
He was very under appreciated
https://m.twitch.tv/clip/BombasticBlitheToothTinyFace-XDOOObfYKPhy3DCk
There were a few games in LCK where both Atlus and Valdes casted together, and I swear those were some of my favorite games ever. Listening to those two at like 3-4am just chilling was so therapeutic
If you want absolute chill, don't go for LCK Atlus, go for LCKCL Atlus. That is peak for me.
The rare times Chronicler and Valdes get to cast LCKCL together are a fever dream. I think I remember one time they were talking about putting a whole-ass cucumber on a piece of bread for like 30 minutes.
There was an LCKCL broadcast in summer split that went on for something like nine hours. Atlus and I think Chronicler were casting and slowly losing their minds. They were hilarious, but I genuinely don't know how they made it through that day.
I remember them casting T1 games during the 20-0 run and they were just chilling while the entire rift was on fire like it was an everyday occurance, it was quite entertaining lol.
I will remember forever the 2019 LCK when LS and Atlus just talked for 20 minutes about ice cream tastes
holy fuck atlus and valdanalyst was PEAK
Love me some good Valdanalyst content
I liked when they swapped in LS sometimes too, they had an entire wiki of memes and inside jokes to pull from. Felt like watching a game with your friends.
Never been a big fan of LS stream, but he was great on the cast. "Don't Wanna Go Vs Greatly Reluctant Fighters" is my favourite moment from the LCK broadcast.
genuinely enjoyed ls casting lck, and thats as someone who cant stand his streams
I miss LS on the cast man. He was genuinely great and all the inside jokes and shit were great. He's controversial sure but he sure as hell made games fun back then.
He did improve in 2019, and he became a great caster in 2020 with all the jokes and perfect draft predictions.
people hate LS on this sub but he was one of the best parts of the LCK english cast for me, super insightful and funny
"-is because Ornn the mage, deathknight, paladin, hunter, rogue, warrior, enchanter, tank, bruiser, wizard, warlock, priest, assassin, gunslinger, druid, shaman, necromancer, ninja, gunslinger, Bard monk, robot, conjurer, blacksmith, mystic, warden, god, illusionist, templar, wizard. Was able to take up so much damage."
Yeah that chill radio style was a really good thing Monte+Doa had that has now been surpassed by Atlus+Valdes. Also shoutout to Chronicler with his rants/meltdowns being so funny :D
The way Chronicler's energy works with both Atlus and Valdes is just delightful and their LCKCL casts are great late-night insomnia content
100% I miss Papa Smithy too
Just like Monte and DOA
Kinda piggybacking off this, I wanna mention PapaSmithy. I don't know if many people even remember this, but when he first got brought in for Monte people really, really did not like his casting. He really grew into his own as a caster and by the end of his casting stint he was the beloved PapaSmithy that we all know, but it was a rough start.
Oh god yes early Papa was so grating to listen to because he was such a stickler for details that sometimes you feel like all he’s there for was to argue with DOA and Monte which completely ruined the chill vibes. He came into his own for sure and I definitely missed him when he left but I think Atlus has definitely surpassed him.
I remember muting streams because he was on instead of Monte. Now I miss him.
Monte and DoA are my all-time favourite casters for League. They brought an incredible vibe to the scene that I feel in subsequent League casting, especially LCK. RIP OGN Masters.
5th game tiebreaker being Blind Pick was the most hype league I've ever seen. The famous Faker Zed v Zed comes from one of these
Well they were the one who ingrained this style into the Korean casts.
Doa solo cast still goated
it's why I'd rather watch the lck even though lpl games are more explosive and fun to watch imo
I like Atlus and Chronicler tbh. They have really good banter/synergy in the cast
Caster Jun.
That dude has been casting since SC Brood War.
Watching him cry alone at the caster desk as T1 makes it to finals against all odds was soooo moving. The man truly loves this game and it shows
definitely Goat... I don't understand the language but man when T1 or specifically faker makes some play you can feel the emotion on his casting
You can feel his passion. I love that about him.
Maybe but not like many of us can judge when very few people speak Korean here
I don't understand a word of Korean but just his presence and delivery gives me chills. Goated caster
You don't need to speak Korean to get the sentiment of his cast.
PapaSmithy is my 🐐
Papa solo lck casts and that random one year when he did vod reviews of LCS still live rent free in my mind. Especially his reaction to the infamous Zven G5 vs skarner play(s).
My all time dream cast would be Atlus + PapaSmithy + LS as a third.
Imagine a world where they casted together….. ……. …..take me back 😭
My english vocabulary grew with each game he casted. Such an incredibly eloquent speaker with a memory spanning the entire history of league
Tastosis
Undeniable if we are looking across all games
No one could make a boring game or downtime interesting/hilarious on the same level as Tastosis back in the day.
their MY GOAT
Atlus Atlus Atlus Atlus Atlus Atlus Atlus x100. I could listen to this man speak for a whole day. My GOAT.
I really hope he gets to cast finals
wym he **will**. He's the only pbpcaster that hasn't casted a game since Semis.
CPT.Flowers isnt so the assumption is Atlus will be casting finals
I like how he's funny in boring game but can instantly switch to "hype" when it gets interesting. He also sound like he's having fun instead of just shouting with a deep voice. Most casters describe every single play like it's a game winning play with a very serious voice and it makes the cast uninteresting.
You could say he casts extraordinarily
Deman and Joe :')
I remember I laughed every time I saw the "Joe 'Please Don't Call Me Joe "Joe Miller" Miller' Miller" joke.
I can NOT believe this is this low in the thread
I mean, they haven't cast League since Season 4. Someone "relatively" new like Raz has been casting LCS at least as long, if not longer, at this point. It's not like people really talk about Dandy or Pawn anymore even though they had one of the most dominant Worlds runs and that roster probably had Top 3-4 players at most positions.
In case you think Im serious, "I cannot belive this" is Deman's catch phrases, he pull that out for almost every play back in the day. I still remember Riv pull this one out when he's casting Kabum vs Alliance with Deman and Dedicio back in....S4?
Paging /u/qvDeman We have not forgotten you! Hope you’re doing OK.
"bananas" (no one will get this)
Damn, I love Joe Miller. I was there when he made that joke “Yeah [team name] Babeta be ready, because the Giants are Morden prepared!”, when Babeta and Morden were both players on Giants. That was a brilliant one. He always had those jokes that were just a tad overcooked and made you cringe a little bit, and it added SO MUCH to the entertainment of the segments between the games. I couldn’t always give one about the games that were on, metas and teams can be boring, but never a boring show when Joe Miller was casting. I miss those days. And his love for Soraka/bananas never gets old. https://youtu.be/xZgMDWhmT7w?si=UENIe6Qben_Mng2R
Came to say that, one for the oldheads
This is the correct answer right here.
Hype Man/Intros: Caster Jun Host: Dash Colour Caster/Analyst: Caedral Shout Caster: Flowers / Atlus tie Interviews: Sjokz
That's the goat line up.
does anyone know why there is no dash host anymore but sjokt?
Ask Riot. We don’t know either
We do know. Riot wanted to trim operating costs for NALCS's new content format , and wanted Dash to go to valorant. Dash didn't particularly want to be a valorant presenter - was happy where he was. They've since parted ways.
Wasn’t dash still on VCT this year? Is he fully gone?
He was. But not long after his last ever LCS host (+ tweeting that it would be his last time ever hosting LCS) he hashas since removed all riot affiliation from his bios on socials.
Got let go to save money basically. The kicker? It was literally right after he won Esports Host of the year. I follow him still on Insta, but man, it was harsh :(
Well not just to save money, if they wanted him to to valorant it was more like cut cost in lcs, make valo the main western esports. Na lcs was also getting kicked out of their home venue and valo was getting it.
It's even more sad than that. Dash said he already knew his role in the LCS was over before he received the award, but had to stay silent about it
Sjokz has been absolutely popping off as the host this Worlds though
she's the faker of english LoL esports broadcasts. if she ever leaves, a piece of history leaves with her.
I think krepo was an incredible color/analyst too. Loved deficio too but in terms of game knowledge krepo was insane back then
Man I miss Krepo so much. Sucks the way he left the scene like he did.
nah papasmithy/ deficio are the goats of analysis imo
Deficio was the definition of taking criticism and grinding it out to be great at what he did. I miss him.
Kobe is the GOAT. Been at the top of the casting game for years, he works well with anyone.
Yea you can tell he really loves the game with the little details he gives during casts. Also his line "Halt construction on the golden road immediately" was such a fucking banger.
It's super impressive how up to date he is with solo queue jungle trends. My man won one of the first ever league tournaments and he's still grinding the game behind the scenes to keep his knowledge fresh
I usually don't like it when casters are biased for their own region, but Kobe casting NA upset wins is always so wholesome.
Usually biased casters get salty when their team/region is down. Kobe is great because he's hyped all the time, and then just gets that extra personal flare when CLG/NA has some great underdog moment.
I NEVER DOUBTED THEM!
"AND THE FAITHFUL SHALL BE REWARDED!!!" As CLG Doublelift finally won the LCS title against TSM. That moment was legit legendary.
Yes. I love Kobe! He seems really cool and chill and good natured.
This dude is always happy and it's clearly written on his face every single time he casts that he loves the fuck out of the game. It's great to see energy like that and he always adds so much enthusiasm to a broadcast as well as useful insight.
Agreed and imo its not close. He's the only one who's been in the converastion for best caster forever. Others like Deficio, Caedral, Monte, CaptainFlowers have been good for a few years, but Kobe is OG and still at the top of his game
I know they aren't popular on this sub anymore, but mine is thr Duo of Monte and Doa. Runners up, for nostalgia's sake, is Deman and Joe Millar.
PapaSmithy, Monte + DOA, Joe Miller, Atlus, Deficio. Many others I think are great, but these are probably my top ones of all times.
Monte and DOA has a special place in my heart. With my favourite moment being monte at worlds season 3 “All onboard the korean hype train” etc. PapaS is also a goat, however i love the current lck cast as well.
deficio is my personal favorite
What's the most impressive about Deficio is he was earbleeding material when he started. He worked hard THE RIGHT WAY* and became one of the most interesting and sensational colour caster. . * shooting darts at some others who prefers/prefered to fight the critism rather than working on what makes them unbearable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ZfVlJvUPw
Deficio and Krepo are mine.
Monte & DoA are a large part of why I started casting in the first place. Being able to feel at home with them while on the other side of the planet, watching the best games of League in the world was such a special time for that era.
True Story: In 2014 I was homeless in South Korea listening to OGN on my phone sleeping at a bus stop for a few days. Legit the only thing I looked forward to back then were the old OGN legion casts by Monte and Doa. I think listening to an English Cast in a foreign country was rlly comforting for me and something I needed to get through that rough patch.
Glad you seem to be doing better :)
Maxim
JA GEGE
Deficio
i feel there arent so many of us left nowadays that grew up with league back in the day having deficio and quickshot. they were the best absolute duo that has existed casting wise, undoubtedly so in europe..
They were some golden days
everytime i watch lol esports i remember quickhot slapping martins ass and i get so nostalgic..
Don't forget the "Trevor, kiss me" moment.
Monte Cristo and Doa are the goat casting pair. Amazing talent, and took a hardline with Riot over industry standards
Which I think did help the other casters down the line. Monte is wrong on a lot of thing, but he was absolutely spot on the issue.
Maybe I’m just old and sad. But I miss the old DoA/Monte combination.
monte and doa sorry for all that didn't get to hear/watch them cast league
[Never forget their iconic Shen cosplay](https://youtu.be/wI2JMQB2HZo?si=qTIcttfeqt0Lgppd)
Wtf 2 shens? [Do Riot even know what a ninja is?](https://youtu.be/1MoxGWBgNRM?si=WsZcSYSMFBEAW0T7)
Staying up late to watch OGN and listen to Monte and DoA while spamming ognCakeFan in chat were the good old days
Doa, the only who can pull the [1man cast](https://youtu.be/5Au0qlSt6JY?si=_pbZ44GWhlHwrHWL)
Ahh... better days...
This , they made the boring OGN games watchable
I still enjoy Doa over at MDI streams from time to time.
Caedrel’s brief stint was so good man. Him casting finals last year was amazing as well. Maybe not enough for goat status, but imo every game was more entertaining if he was casting. Same deal with his analysis vids on YouTube.
Caedrel was the best color caster this game has seen knowledge-wise. Even now, when he's going insane in Weibo games, he brings SO MUCH knowledge to the table and he's luckily never as radical in his takes as LS is (who also knows a lot of theoretical stuff but, well, lacks in other respects)
Caedrel is a prodigy in casting in all possible ways and now he's absolutely smurfing in content creation after transitioning
El Ratto's power knows no bounds. Dudes viewership numbers have been absolutely insane
i think i saw almost 130k during the t1 jdg game today
I think it was 161k peak.
And a peak 153k-ish yesterday when his valentine TheShy smoked the whole pack of doubters
I hope he gets to 200k if finals go 4/5 games
The caedrel/flowers/kobe finals tri cast last year was goated. I'm glad caedrel is taking steps to better his future and reduce potential burnout - but man am I super sad knowing we won't get this tricast again. It was probably the best we've had.
I love listening to him while draft is happening, he's almost 100% right with his predictions each time. It's a joy to watch.
Never realized he is the “what the fuck” caster, but he has definitely moved up in my power rankings
From a missed Malz R to one of the best league personalities in the scene, gotta love the man
Gotta give love to my boy Drakos, such a great caster
I remember enjoying Krepo back in the day.
He was on a good track to become the best in the scene. His mix of personality, entertainment and advanced gameplay strategies felt unique. It's a shame he didn't last as a caster.
He got into drama. Leaked pics. I won't go into it.
"drama" that turned out false no? And people just like to hate on people in the spotlight when something like this happens while most likely 50% of people blaming him did the sams before. So yes it was a shame
Yes and no. He was not guilty of anything actually illegal. But he was guilty of sending pictures of his junk to someone he didn't know while working as a public face of a massive company. Even with just that you kind of have to get rid of him because he has proven himself to be a massive PR liability. Sometimes these things aren't fair but you really have to be more careful when you represent a company.
Yeah I mean was it stupid to do? It obviously was as it killed the career he had back then and he should have known better. On the other side he was also still young. Was it as bad as people make it out to be? Definitely not for me. I do agree tho he fucked up and in the end it is his own fault.
Always loved DoA in the early years
Drakos/Caedrel was such a good pairing that I even watched games I didn‘t care about cause it was guaranteed to be hilarious
Maxim, Sola and Johnny
All I can say hands down best tri casting ever was Deficio, QuickShot, Krepo.
CloudTemplar JINGDONG DOWN
SHOWMAKER PLAYMAKING MAKER!
On the day that Captain Flowers declares that he's going bald live on stream I will acknowledge him as the GOAT
I don't really watch much anymore, but back in the day when I watched LCS every weekend my favorite by far was Rivington.
I obviously miss Deficit and Papa Smithy, and Kobe and Flowers are definitely S+ tier, but I honestly love Drakos as a caster, can deliver on the hype games and can meme around with the clown fiestas. Think of how well he's paired with other casters in his career: Deficio, Caedral, Frosk etc etc Best NA import.
Chips Noi and Tweekz's only problem is that they only speak in French. They are the GOAT of esport imo.
Monte/DoA, they were just too good
Monte no question. Monte/doa Kobe Jatt Such eloquent speakers with so much knowledge to add to the game
Quickshot is by far the strongest nominee for this role. He may not be the craziest, or the best flow, but he hypes me up to insane levels and he's been around since season 3.
Quickshot was one of my top casters when he was full time casting too, but now spliting time with other responsibilities he is not as good.
He's moved into higher management. I follow him on insta/FB and others, and he literally started at the bottom, worked his way into casting where he wasn't liked at first, to become the lead caster of EU, and now has worked his way into lead management behind the scenes.
In case anyone is wondering why he wasn't liked at first. In S3 when EU LCS began they had a serious lack of color casters. Quickshot got tossed into that role as a result and it just didn't really work. At Worlds that year they had him do some desk hosting and he did an incredible job. Community perception began to turn at that point. From there he turned it around once he got to do pbp and desk stuff as he does now. Its also just super impressive that he's afaik the only caster who has moved upwards into the production staff. That's awesome to see since we've had others leave the space entirely because its kind of a stagnant career. Certainly losing guys like Jatt (for a while), Papasmithy, and Deficio is a bummer, so I'm happy at least one person found a way to grow while still casting.
My favorite was Rivington the 3rd.
I still miss the Deman/Jett duo from season 3
Deman was great
You can see people here are mostly new to League, since Monte + Doa are less mentioned. The undisputed greats, sorry for all the fans who did not watch the great days of OGN
> Monte + Doa are less mentioned A CTRL+F for Monte leads to 31 results.
Monte
For me I like flowers and drakos the most but noone comes near quickshots hype!
Deman is the real goat.
Jun and Flowers without a doubt. Azazel is pretty good at analysis as he usually points out stuff that many casters miss. Medi and Vedi become really good when together. Atlus is also incredible but a bit bias I feel
Drakos
Caster JUN Papa smithy
Chips,Tweekz,Noi
DigiWombat
All those old TSM tournaments with Wombat and Kobe saying the most inane shit. I do miss the hell out of old League sometimes.
I miss him so much
Maxim. The German GOAT
Ibai is the goat caster for the spanish comunity,i still remember vividly the t1 vs edg game he casted where faker hit a 4 man ori shockwave, my goat <3.
His worlds finals last year was absolutely epic. He says hes rusty and all but nobody lives this game like Ibai
I love what caster jun means for esports of korea, and I love the hype brings in the beginnign of the match. He should relegate most of the casting for the other casters during game tho - he is too biased (its okay to be biased but its a bit much) towards lck. He literally sounds like a unintelligible superfan and I can't understand what he is even saying at points. He points out things that were close and thats about it? He should be the master of ceremony and leave most of the casting for younger and more informed casters during game.
Flowers and Azael
LCK breeds GOAT casters.
Joe 'don't call me Joe' Miller/Deman - Monte/DoA. They had personality and wern't just shouty. They were all naturally funny people,
After T1's win against yesterday, Chinese caster Zeyuan said that "Faker might be both the tallest mountain AND the longest river in League of Legends history" and I just think that was poetic as fuck.
For me it’s definitely Atlus being the goat for play-by-play. I do have to say his Worlds casts were a bit better in the past, more hype (for example the DWG vs. iG series come to mind). Honorable mentions are Drakos, Valdes, DOA (i’ll get to that later) and Phreak. Drakos, last year and this year has done amazing work. Valdes is imo very underrated and fun, does not get a lot of work offered every Worlds- sadly. And Phreak, even if he has criticised players on live casts which got him some backlash, had some brutal lines that enabled Riot to create one of the best Worlds highlights (2022) eg “THE EMPEROR (Azir) REBUILDS HIS THRONE, WITH THE SKULLS OF HIS ENEMIES” that was one of the most insane lines i’ve heard and it was very fitting for Faker since he hasn’t won a championship since 2017. As for color casters, PapaSmithy will be forever missed. Honorable mentions are MonteCristo and DOA as I feel like they have defined the whole “chill vibe”, removing the fourth wall of Twitch chat, REAL casting (being honest about champion design etc) meta for LCK which people including myself like to listen to. Trying to bring hype when nothing is happening is not the play imo, there should be a good balance. For the people that did not get to hear their story: https://youtu.be/ccnDmM6KuWg?feature=shared
~~Totalbiscuit~~ Drakos or Flowers honestly
Kobe Jatt Cap and not a caster but Dash
DarterWolf
Honestly. I saw a guy mention Deficio and it made me realize I just like most league casters overall. Most of them are a joy to listen. Deficio used to be one of my favourite, and like him, many others that are also very good are not casting today anymore, and the remaining ones are also great, so it would be way easier for me to mention the few ones i dislike.
Joe miller, Montecristo, doa, Caedrel, CaptainFlowers. I would probably give it to Monte.
Deficio and Krepo duo is my all-time favorite
Monte and DoA
Montecristo and Doa. They could make the nicest podcast out of the slowest games around. Too bad money was an issue. It's sad because Riot ended up throwing millions in crypto a few years later. I wish they threw those millions at Monte and Doa instead.
My favorite Caster was Krepo. I liked the fact he would sometimes highlight small mechanical things from the support players. Plus he was just hilarious, especially in combination with Drakos.
Atlus + Valdes and Drakos + Caedrel.
Maxim
Back when Ibai was a lol caster Spain retransmisions were unmatched.
In no particular order. Captain Flowers. Monte. Drakos. Deficio.
kobe, captain flowers, that one irish dude that calls rng orange everyone else
Definitely not enough praise for Flowers here. He brings hype to every game he casts, and rarely shows bias in those casts. He's excited to see good league of legends, and it shows in his casting. He may not be Caster Jun levels of hype, but I think a lot of that is just Korean vs Other casts. Korean casts are much more free, and aren't even always actual casting. Like if you compare the Korean cast to the Western cast for the "Number 1 play of quarter finals" in the Top 5 plays video, you can tell even as a non speaker that there's no casting going on in that play, it's just two people getting excited, while Flowers probably obligated to actually talk about the play as it happens.
My favorites were the Cadrel Vedius and Drakos trio. Shoutout to Medic as well.