Rankings for the week factors in prior performance, strength of schedule, match-ups, and also arbitrary inclinations. Use as a guide when setting your lineups. Good luck!

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TOP

Huni – FNC Impact – TIP ZionSpartan – CLG Vizicsacsi – UOL Wickd – EL CaliTrlolz8 – T8 Dyrus – TSM Overpow – ROC Quas – TL fredy122 – SK Odoamne – H2K Balls – C9 Hauntzer – GV Cris – CST Cabochard – GMB Werlyb – GIA Mimer – MYM Avalon – WFX Gamsu – DIG YoungBuck – CW

Impact (vs. WFX & CST) – Impact is currently putting up 15.51 pts/game, only 10th among Top laners. Despite that he sits atop my list, only below MVP Fantasy Top Laner Huni. Matchups play a lot into fantasy performance, (Exhibit A – W3 CW vs. GMB); so why didn’t I rank someone like Wickd (vs. H2K & GMB) higher? First of all, it’s my blog so I can be as arbitrary as I like, but you know when something is too good to be true? I don’t expect EL will play around with H2K and GMB long enough to generate significant points (check out Rekkles‘s ranking). On the other hand, while much improved, TIP will probably struggle enough against WFX and CST to prolong the game and thus more opportunity for points.

CaliTrlolz8 (vs. TL & DIG) – CaliTrlolz8‘s best week was Week 1 where he placed 7th among Top laners, so my ranking of 6th is very high. Why? Because he is averaging 3.5 kills/game, tied for 1st among Top laners and he secures 27% of his team’s kills (2nd among Top laners). T8 is an interesting team because they always find a way to win. When they do, it’s usually going to run through their leader and carry Top laner.

Balls (vs. DIG & WFX) – Extremely winnable matchups for the struggling-but-looking-better C9 squad. Usually, winning teams = fantasy points for their players. If you read my C9 article on FantasyRift.com, you would know that isn’t the case. Balls‘s fantasy points for the first 3 weeks of this split: 22.7, 19.5, 24.9. C9 in the same span went 0-2, 1-1, 2-0. In other words, his fantasy performance is consistently mediocre regardless of match outcomes. Fantasy owners that are seeking ~22 pts/week from the Top should start Balls and leave it for the rest of the season. Owners that seek a little more than that should look at other options.

MID

Froggen – EL Febiven – FNC Bjergsen – TSM Nukeduck – ROC Fox – SK Slooshi8 – T8 XiaoWeiXiao – TIP PowerOfEvil – UOL Link – CLG Fenix – TL Pobelter – WFX Hai – C9 Keane – GV Jesiz – CST PepiiNeRO – GIA Ryu – H2K Kori – MYM Shiphtur – DIG Soren – CW NiQ – GMB

Nukeduck (vs. UOL & H2K) – Nukeduck has been doing better as the season goes on. Improving from his 13.4 pts/game to 28.3 pts/game between Week 1 and Week 3. His 74.7% kill participation is highest within ROC and 4th highest among Mid laners. It seems it didn’t take long for Nukeduck to become re-acclimated with EULCS. Look for him to build upon this.

Link (vs. CST & TSM) – I may be a little bit off my rocker to rank the #3 Mid laner 9th for this week. So far into Spring 2015, Link has been a stellar source of fantasy points, averaging 25.2 pts/game. However, he is going to be against TSM, who is averaging only 7 deaths/game and only 4 deaths/game in the last two weeks. To make matters worse, Bjergsen has been on fire. Bjergsen has only died ONCE in the past 4 games, and averaging <1 death/game on the season. Link has not been known for his consistency last split, and I don’t believe he will be changing that in Week 4. (Although I would LOVE for him to prove me wrong.)

JUNGLE

Reignover – FNC Svenskeren – SK Kikis – UOL Shook – EL Meteos – C9 Rush – TIP Jankos – ROC Xmithie – CLG IWDominate – TL Santorin – TSM Porpoise8 – T8 Diamond – GMB Helios – WFX CloudNguyen – DIG Saintvicious – GV Impaler – CST Fr3deric – GIA Loulex – H2K H0R0 – MYM Airwaks – CW

Svenskeren (vs. CW & GIA) – There’s probably no one out there that will have a problem with my ranking fantasy’s #2 Jungler at #2 for Week 4. But seeing as he was only started in about 59% of leagues (behind Santorin & Jankos), I need to do some hard selling. There is only one player in the entire LCS that has 90% kill participation. Who could that be? Averaging a 3.2/2.5/10.7 line is stud quality. For comparison, KottenX (Last split’s Jungle MVP) averaged a 2.7/4.1/8.8 line. It’s too early to say Svenskeren will sustain that success, but with the way SK is playing, I wouldn’t rule it out either.

Santorin (vs. GV & CLG) – The current 7th ranked Jungler in terms of pts/game has a lot to love and a lot to hate. You love that he is 3rd among Junglers in terms of assists, tied with the Rengar King Reignover at 61 total assists. You love that among the top 10 Junglers, he has the least total deaths at 10. What to hate then? Well, for starters he is averaging < 1 kill/game with 4 total kills to his name. That means his value is solely tied to how many assists he gets. Well, that’s all fine because TSM carries do their job right? Not really. TSM ranks 9th in terms of kills/game and Santorin averages 74% kill participation (9th among Junglers). Coupled with matchups versus a good looking CLG team and an angry GV team, Santorin may be looking at his most difficult week yet.

AD CARRY

Steeelback – FNC Vardags – UOL FORG1VENGRE – SK Rekkles – EL Woolite – ROC Sneaky – C9 WildTurtle – TSM Apollo – TIP Doublelift – CLG Altec – WFX Piglet – TL Cop – GV Mash – CST maplestreet8 – T8 P1noy – GMB Hjarnan – H2K Freeze – CW CoreJJ – DIG MrRalleZ – MYM Adryh – GIA

Vardags (vs. ROC & MYM) – Quietly the 3rd best ADC behind Steeelback and a fluky Freeze. Before we go in depth, let’s make one thing clear, Vardags is NOT the carry of UOL. His kills only account for 25.7% of the team’s total kills, 14th among ADCs. However, his kill participation is 79.4%, 2nd among ADCs. It could be bad luck that he did not get the kill secure, but it is apparently that UOL is not a team that will force feed their ADC. Despite that, he has been consistent and faces a very cake matchup in Week 4. He is also 1 of 3 ADCS able to reach the 10+ Kill/Assist bonus.

Rekkles (vs. H2K & GMB) – How can Rekkles NOT go off when EL face off against the likes of H2K AND GMB? I think the first thought any analyst will have is “Rekkles is going to have a field day.” It honestly wouldn’t surprise me if he did, but I believe EL is going to end both games before Rekkles takes over. Due to his playing style, he is only involved in 64.3% of kills, 15th among ADCs.

SUPPORT

YellOwStaR – FNC Nyph – EL nRated – SK Hylissang – UOL Aphromoo – CLG LemonNation – C9 Lustboy – TSM Xpecial – TL Gleeb – WFX Bunny FuFuu – GV Sheep – CST VandeR – ROC Dodo8 – T8 Adrian – TIP KiWiKiD – DIG EDward – GMB kaSing – H2K Rydle – GIA Unlimited – CW Nisbeth – MYM