The Greatest Rookie Ever | T1 Faker's Untold Story

You’ve been told “It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.” That’s cool and all, and very motivational, but sometimes what you really need is to hit the ground running.

League of Legends sees incredible new rookies explode onto the scene every year, dethroning veterans, capturing trophies, and opening our eyes to new possibilities for the future of the esport. Many rookies have won titles in their first year as a pro. Many more have led their teams to deep runs at Worlds. More than one rookie has even won Worlds.

But only one player was so explosive as a rookie, so dominant, so game-changing, that within his first year as a pro, he had become not only a World Champion, but the best player in the entire world: T1's iconic mid laner Faker.

When Faker raised the Summoner’s Cup above his head with SKT T1 on October 4, 2013, it was a declaration of greatness now and greatness to come. This League Worlds 2013 title was the final emphatic exclamation point on the greatest rookie year in League of Legends history.

Dive into the data behind this legendary season and achievement, and see why from the beginning, Faker was truly the greatest to ever do it.

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[danielpirez]

Faker was responsible for like half the nerfs from 2014 to 2016 mid lane champs. that's how GOAT he is

[라피온-mc]

I saw his debut. I saw him dominating. I saw his fall. I saw him crumbling.
But still I’m seeing him revive once again.
The Greatest Of All Time

[danatambor]

Besides his skills. I also admire how he is passionate to the game even that he debuted almost a decade ago. He is the greatest already yet he wants to improve more and more.

[inconvenientfacts]

Not to mention unlike other hyped up players, Faker in his whole career has always remained courteous, loyal and humble. The Pinnacle of Aspirations.

[imrulfarhanpritom]

Greatest Rookie year, Greatest Plays, Greatest Peak, Most badass Nickname ever, Most achievements, Longevity, Great leader, Great teammate, Amazing sportsman, Humble, respectful. The mans career is perfect and a perfect role model for aspiring esports player.

[CLoL]

It's already been 9 years of Faker 😯

[letmesleepinpeace]

Faker completely revolutionized how Riven was played. He also popularized the assassin mid meta and was responsible for way too many nerfs on mid lane Champs.

[speirs]

There was an interview where he said he will continue to play as long as he can so that new pro players will have a goal to beat his legacy.

[_questioning_]

Coming back to this after the 2023 Worlds. I am simply speechless. There's genuinely never going to be a player like him, that's how fucking great he is. His legacy will live on.

[akhxol]

A decade later, he now has 4 worlds championships.

Legend..

[XcA-WZJ]

Among those the greatest players, who is still playing in the field? *FAKER* The one and only. That’s why we call him a living legend. No matter how many words you find to describe Faker, they won’t be enough bc his journey is still going on, and will continue to make legacies that many players would chase!! :) I am so proud of living in Faker’s era.

[romans]

Faker is the GOAT. He established the way people play. The mechanics we see today were started by him! And not only is he still evolving constantly to the times, but he’s at a high level even against young new players. He is so humble, and truly the greatest legend

[celfhelp]

this video is one of the few to touch on a bit of why Faker was/is such a monolith

i'm sure most newcomers know Faker, but i doubt that most ever know just how many tenants of "correct" play are entirely because of him

there's a reason he gets compared to Jordan so much; completely changed the game (figuratively and literally) multiple times

someday someone might come along and be technically/mechanically 'better' than Faker, might have better stats, but no one can ever impact the game or eSports as a whole on the level that he has; it's just categorically impossible

[wonutuan]

That Faker Zed vs Zed still gives me goosebumps

[nimijm]

We need an updated video most especially now that Faker just won his 4th worlds title! Legend indeed.

[SecondComng]

This outplay (which aside from being the most insane mechanically) happened when Faker and Ryu were like Kasparov and Karpov, the two best with a huge gap from the rest. Faker also did stuff like Master Yi mid (in official LCK/OGN match) that others tried to replicate and failed miserably and when they tried to cheese him with pre-rework Irelia (targeted stun, true damage, heal on ult) HE COUNTERED WITH OLAF! (again, official match). And don't forget the insane Riven plays.

So many negative nancys and whiny willies say that he was carried (Marin, Easyhoon, Bengi, now Zeus and Guma). Of course I don't wanna take away from these players (and can't, they have cemented their legacies as well) but, after they left SKT, they vanished completely, they weren't able to replicate that success. And of course, everyone saw how T1 crumbled worse than a sand castle while Faker was out due to an injury very recently. Making Poby the scapegoat for the others' huge underperformance is delusional and that's putting it mildly.

He's the GOAT, period. And tbh, everyone should be grateful to Faker if they really like League even one bit, because, once he retires, I don't think it will stay afloat for much longer.

[TheAsian]

Faker is a generational talent in league. I remember season 3 when he debut, he was untouchable in the midlane. He literally innovated and taught modern midlaners how to play. The guy was so insane that skt was dominant for so long. 10 Years later he has the igl and veteran experience to play at top level. His recent performance at worlds reminds me of peak faker... so good.

[matthewbrown]

This man is the reason why lolesports is what it is. He invented the style of laning//gameplay that is now considered normal. The goat for sure, forever.

[물개-eb]

해외에서도 이렇게 인정을 해주는데 왜 우리나라에선 그렇게 까는지 알수가 없네요..
저 시절 선수가 지금까지도 현역이란건 정말 대단한 일인데 말이죠....

[harrydadivas]

Every Faker's documentary, there's always Faker vs Ryu match up.