lcsNA選手前瞻之Alex Ich SIGNATURE CHAMPIONS

The name “Alex Ich” is familiar to many League of Legends fans， and with good reason -- this mid laner is a legend of the League scene. It all started with a team called Moscow Five； a once unknown group of five Russians who roared onto the European scene in December of 2011， during Season 2.

Alex and Moscow Five terrorized IEM Kiev， dropping only a single game to TSM. The previously anonymous team became one of the strongest opponents in Season 2， solidifying their reputation when they took down CLG Prime at IEM Hanover. They were also considered favourites heading into Season 2 Worlds， and while they didnt take the Summoners Cup home， they did overcome tough opponents.

At their first Worlds appearance Moscow Five made it to the Semifinals before being taken down by the team that would take it all home -- the Taipei Assassins. Moscow Five even managed to survive the organization going out of business. The roster was picked up by Gambit Gaming and continuing to give strong performances throughout Season 3.

But， as a wise man once said， no king rules forever. Change comes for us all.

Alex Ich hung up his mid lane mantle for Gambit and transferred to Ninjas in Pyjamas in 2014， making an attempt to switch to top lane. And thats when things went wrong. Ninjas in Pyjamas fell apart and Alex Ich was released to find a new team. For a while， fans could only catch up with Alex Ich through the occasional headline that he was still searching for a team， or an update that he was trying out for a new roster. He made a brief appearance as a sub on Team Dragon Knights， and even helped them get into the NA LCS. Then， like a thief in the night， he was gone again.

When it was later announced that he was joining an NA Challenger team called the Misfits as their mid laner， some fans were skeptical it would pan out. But the Misfits endured， turning in a strong performance in the Challenger circuit before rebranding as the Renegades. The dark eyes of this veteran mid laner can now be found peering above the trademark red bandana of his team.

Its appropriate that Alex Ich would fit in with a team once called the Misfits -- the Russian has been famous（or potentially infamous） for his offmeta picks. While he thrived during the AD assassin meta of Season 3， tearing through a teams back line on Zed or KhaZix， hes just as happy jumping on AP KogMaw， Ryze， or even the nefarious Crabgot. His rock solid career even boasts performances on tanky initiators like Galio and Malphite.

And good luck banning him out --especially when you have the rest of the Renegades to deal with. Add in his ability to rack up farm， and you have a serious threat.

But Alex Ichs real secret weapon is that hes nearly impossible to tilt. His long career， combined with the fact that hes one of the rare pro players to have a family of his own at home， means that he has an unshakeable mentality. And hes able to give his young teammates a hand using those skills. “Sometimes [Crumbz and I] act as mentors， and our coach is helping us a lot in this case， calming [teammates] down. Usually the biggest difference between the veterans and the new players is experience. So in complex situations theyve never been in they can get confused， and you come in with your experience and you handle it.”

The rest of the team may need that advice and experience； as the Renegades head into the NA LCS， they face what is arguably the most competitive lineup ever active in the NA LCS at one time. Both the new and refreshed Cloud9 and TSM are ready and waiting for a challenge， as well as brand new and heavily stacked rosters like Immortals and NRG. Nevertheless， Renegades fans are staying true to the cause so far.

Alex Ich的大名，對于老玩家來說一定不會陌生——他曾是LOL歷史上最具傳奇性質(zhì)的中單之一。這一切源于一個叫做Moscow 5的戰(zhàn)隊，這個由五位曾經(jīng)默默無聞的俄國男兒組成的戰(zhàn)隊在2011年12月橫空出世。

Alex和M5一起統(tǒng)治了IEM6基輔站，在這個強者云集的杯賽中，他們只輸給了當時被認為是大熱門之一的TSM一小場比賽。在此之后，這個原本默默無聞的戰(zhàn)隊一戰(zhàn)成名，迅速成為了S2最強大的幾支戰(zhàn)隊之一。在此之后他們又在IEM6漢諾威分站擊敗CLG.Prime再次證明了自己的強大，而風頭正勁的M5也被認為是不久后S2的奪冠大熱。最終，雖然在S2上他們沒有最終捧杯，卻也擊敗了多個強勁對手。

然而，古語有云，沒有永遠的王朝。

Alex Ich在S4中期因難以承受無休止的旅行比賽，卸下Gambit中單位，轉(zhuǎn)投強隊NIP，甚至不惜為此嘗試轉(zhuǎn)型上單。然而禍不單行，NIP最終因為選手禁賽分崩離析，Alex也因此流離失所。人們漸漸忘記了這位曾經(jīng)的傳奇，只是在新聞的頭條上時而見到報導他一直在尋覓新隊的消息。他最終轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)北美，以中單身份帶領(lǐng)當時的挑戰(zhàn)者戰(zhàn)隊TDK晉升LCS，卻在之后再次離開了隊伍。

M5的第一次世界賽之旅上，他們成功晉級了4強，但在四強賽上他們輸給了最后奪冠的TPA。在休賽期，M5戰(zhàn)隊最終克服了隊伍老板的監(jiān)獄風波，新老板Gambit Gaming最終將他們5人納入旗下，而M5五人組也在Season3里繼續(xù)著他們出色的發(fā)揮。

當他遲些宣布他加入另一個NA挑戰(zhàn)者聯(lián)賽隊伍Misfits并擔任中單的時候，就連他的粉絲都對此持懷疑態(tài)度。然而此后Misfits克服困難在挑戰(zhàn)者聯(lián)賽里表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異并被重新收購改名Renegades。這位老兵的雙眸如今在象征隊標的紅色圍巾上正在渴望著戰(zhàn)斗。

可想而知，Alex Ich能夠適應任何隊伍的體系。這位俄國法王曾以他的獨特選人和新奇套路而著稱。在Season3的大部分時間內(nèi)，他都以最為擅長的AD如劫，卡茲克等無情威脅著對方的后排。當然，他也一樣能夠適應偏向刷子和團戰(zhàn)型的中單英雄。在曾經(jīng)的幾次比賽中，他甚至玩出了石頭人和加料中單。所以說，如果你想通過BAN人來限制Alex的話，我只能說祝你好運了，尤其是當你還有他的同伙（隊友）需要同時應付的時候。

Alex真正的秘密武器，是他極其穩(wěn)定冷靜的心態(tài)。他的爭戰(zhàn)經(jīng)驗以及他獨有的堅實后盾——家庭，支持他有著最難以動搖的意志。他也能用他的從容給他的年輕隊友門帶去信心和指引。“有的時候，Crumbzz和我就像是他們的導師，我們倆和教練一起，幫助年輕的隊友們時刻保持冷靜。像我們這樣的老將們和新人相比，最大的財富就是經(jīng)歷，當那些會讓他們彷徨無措的困境來到時，你可以馬上接過問題并解決它們。

如今，隊伍中的其他成員或許會真的很需要這些經(jīng)驗和建議，因為他們將要面對的，是NALCS有史以來最具競爭性的一個賽季。不僅僅是全新的C9和TSM正等待這挑戰(zhàn)，新組建的Immortal和NRG的陣容天賦也是熠熠生輝。而有了Alex坐鎮(zhèn)中路，Renegades的粉絲完全可以放心期待。

“我覺得能和froggen和jensen交手一定非常有趣。”——Alex Ich 2015

顯而易見，Alex這位中單常青樹不會畏懼任何人的挑戰(zhàn)，無論他是成名老將還是后起之秀?！拔矣X得能和froggen和jensen交手一定非常有趣。尤其是Jensen，因為我以前從來沒有和他打過，因為我在歐洲的時候他不巧被禁賽了。我和他有不少私下交流，我也從他那學到了很多。”

憑借名副其實的“英雄?！?，穩(wěn)定堅毅的心態(tài)，和想家人一般和睦的團隊，Alex的新賽季充滿期待。