The Mischievous Top Laner, Huni

SeungHoon “Huni” Heo grew from being an unknown scrimmage partner for Samsung in Korea to an iconic figure in competitive League of Legends with a cult following that chants “HOLO” (Huni Only Lives Once). Prior to the 2014 World Championship, Fnatic was training in Korea. One of their training partners was Huni. He told Fnatic that he could play against them with 4 amateurs and crush them, which is exactly what happened. To say a benevolent revelation came to Fnatic that Huni was talented is giving credit where none is due. They played against and saw that his raw talent surpassed the honed and experienced players of Fnatic. It takes no genius to realize that your team is underwhelming when a scenario like this plays out. The roster overhaul for season 5 that Fnatic undertook was the right move and also required someone that understood the game, and in-game player interaction. The synergy between Reignover and Huni is not entirely coincidence. Their play styles allow for the synergy to naturally occur and their personalities to strengthen it. A key characteristic that a lot of championship sports teams express as important is that of comradery. A famous American Football player, Richard Sherman, after winning the Superbowl said that the defense were brothers and would pick up the slack for each other whenever and wherever. Because sometimes you’re playing with a minor injury, or your direct opponent is better, but these reasons are exactly why your teammates are there, to help overcome. Fnatic had this comradery in 2015. After the amazing performance by Fnatic, even though they fell short, at the World Championship 2015, Huni decided to leave Fnatic for warmer, and new, waters in Los Angeles. He joined Immortals with Reignover and many people are curious to see what will come of it.

The data mapping is completed for Huni’s season 5 summer split.

After looking at the data, it is quite noticeable that Huni loves to skirmish and at times over aggresses, both in lane and leading up to teamfights. His precision with teleports and mechanics is overwhelming. Huni, a majority of the time, has great decision making and timing. His diverse champion pool and ability to play different top lane styles (i.e. support, split push, tank, etc) at a high efficiency, permits his team to effectively play different styles thus making it very difficult for opposing teams in regards to match preparation and execution. In teamfights, Huni does an exceptional job at creating opportunities for his teammates, being patient in his use of abilities and summoners, and proper positioning. The issue we have noticed is that as Huni gains a greater in-game lead, he, at times, begins to act more careless and isn’t as precise. Even with all of this said, the fan adored and opponent feared, Huni is easily one of the better players in the world and is only on the ryze.