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Spring 2022 Astralis Recap: Good Foundations to Improve Upon

By Mathushanth Ravichandren

Berlin, Germany - February 18 --- during the 2022 League of Legends European Championship Series Week 6 at the LEC Studio on February 18, 2022 in Berlin Germany (Photo by Michal Konkol/Riot Games)
Berlin, Germany - February 18 --- during the 2022 League of Legends European Championship Series Week 6 at the LEC Studio on February 18, 2022 in Berlin Germany (Photo by Michal Konkol/Riot Games) /
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Record: 3-15 (10th place)

Player Rankings

8th Ranked Top: WhiteKnight

5th Ranked Jng: Zanzarah

9th Ranked Mid: Dajor

8th Ranked Bot: Kobbe. 1 BlogOfLegends MVP.

5th Ranked Sup: promisq. 3 BlogOfLegends MVPs.

What started off as a meme of a regular season that saw the Danish esports organization going 0-9 to start off the split, Astralis bounced back in a pseudo-big way all things considered. Would you be willing to believe me if I told you that the last place LEC team has one of the best jungle/support duos in the entire league? Despite their last place standings, the synergy between Zanzarah and promisq was one to truly behold. The two of them combined to make up quite the powerful early game engine that was able to amass gold leads in a multitude of different games, often relying on CC-heavy champion combos as well as intelligent roam timings and fog of war usage to pull them off. This was Astralis’ single biggest strength of the Spring Split and I am excited to see how well they will improve upon this powerful foundation in the summer.

promisq surprised me greatly as he turned it on in the second half of the split, finding ultra-aggressive picks and engages with his fearless Leona play and served as the main source of power for the last place team to find any sort of upset following their abysmal start to the season. It says a lot about a player when his MVP count equals his team’s win count (Kobbe picked up a Loosing MVP because I refuse to give it to xMatty).

Dajor got off to a rough start to his pro career, failing to impress on the high octane picks like Irelia before settling into becoming a Vex one trick. He was quite serviceable on it as well, and as opposed to fellow rookie mid laner in Reeker, was able to provide for his team with well-timed AOE fears that fit perfectly with the dive angles being orchestrated by Zanzarah and promisq.

The main problem with Astralis is the lack of carry potency within the lineup. Even though Dajor can get a pass for being a rookie, he has already outshined his two veteran counterparts in WhiteKnight and Kobbe. WhiteKnight has been fairly a non-starter for the entire time I have watched him, with his only bright moments being on Top Lee Sin last year. He even tried to recreate that magic by bringing out the Lee Sin in this split, but not to the same consistency. Kobbe is the biggest flaw of this team – ever since his TSM stint, the man simply looks worse and worse every split. He has went from being a stable, top 5 LEC bot laner to steadily declining to a bottom of the barrel ADC. As it stands this split, only xMatty (who is the worst player in the league) and Carzzy (who might turn it around in playoffs) are the only ADCs below him. If Astralis are going to use their powerful jg/supp duo to find any semblance of success, it starts with improving or getting rid of WhiteKnight and Kobbe while allowing time for Dajor to develop.

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