Today we’re going to take you back. Back before studio sets and franchised leagues and Dr.Pepper sponsorships.
To a time when games weren’t solved.
When there was no such thing as the LCS and the pro League of Legends scene was just a bunch of tournaments.
When one Russian team was able to outsmart the world. When Moscow Five changed everything.
Written by: Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick)
Edited by: Daniel Cole (@RandomTens)
Hosted by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Additional GFX: Christian Pearson (@Chr_Pearson)
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Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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Why make us remember them? They may have been great players but they were criminals and con men.
U forgot to say that genja was sick during tpa season 2 matchup. That's why m5 didn't win the worlds
Someone explain in Dota terms pls
The team that make me want to play League
The M5 Top laner Darien was a fucking beast! Manamune Renekton still makes me smile; plus that guys summoner name is my actual name, spelling and all!
5:25 there is dosia the x god
Poor commentator losing his voice so hard around the 4:00 minute mark 🙁
Never forget Darien's Wizard Lizard.
darien <3
Ahh the good old times. When they rival clg.eu in europe. Darien plays with tongue out like a snake, genja plays with triple dorans blade, diamond innovating in the jungle, alex ich playing master yi ap mid and gosu stealing kills ?
still cant get over that m5 apology looking like a terrorist video
My season of playing LOL was this season where M5 was the monster team. I will still remember them as true legend because they're the one who ultimately change the meta in League. I still cheer for Gambit after their disbandment.
ASTRALIS and their majors run??
I miss my boy Darien and his builds 🙁
he called "champions" as "heroes". What a madlad
Will always remember them… the powerhouse 5 guys 9 eyebrows
G2 = Modern M5
G2 now reminds me a lot of M5 then, but of course many things in E-Sports have changed yet but watching M5 brought me into E-Sports.
i miss this team so much. i only wanna see them together again. even if not on stage, but like… hanging out together.
Swag lord darien
3:23 Me reacting to SKT's career
Instead of saying empty words like great, fantastic, and etc – you had the chance to explain the innovative roaming support + jungler, their iconic weird pics and why did they worked, how what they did in X meta and why it was successful. And other things to cover about team members, their strengths and weaknesses. Sry, leaving a dislike <3
SSW was better
pentakill by Alex Ich
I remember watching season 2 worlds and thinking how Moscow 5 was gonna steamroll through everyone… but then came TPA. Moscow 5 was such an exciting team to watch, imo they should be credited with making league what it is today, they were always about playing early game and playing proactive just like how the modern teams want to play. Their rivalry with CLG EU will always be one of my favorites. I still have my M5 jersey hanging in my closet. Alex Ich playing Kha mid was also a lot of fun to watch. I really miss the old days of League… the game was so fun back then and now it just keeps getting more and more boring.
The super team back there.
"you'll probably never see another team like M5"
G2: am I a joke to you?
I remember when i thought AP alistar in esport scene is a bad idea
But the Madlad ALEX ICH proved it wrong
Don't need to say "Russian who doesn't give a fuck" Just say Russian and we already know they doesn't give a fuck!
Wtf was the intro…
lol, Mike Yeung and TSM
Wow! G2 is the reincarnation of Moscow 5 but refined better.
Korean killers
i remember the game where the fucked scarra in mid over and over. have been playing the game for too long.
You should make a video on gambit gaming too!
Krepo PepeHands
Dendi
M5 were sooooo fun to watch back then, started playing league around the same time.
When i saw alex on the thumbnail i know this will be legendary! M5!!!
You guys missed the chance to show exactly HOW or HOW MUCH they dominated. They created lane priority, the staple for modern LoL.
Im not crying, you are. ?
Just shave it bro
They we're strong …. until they face TPA
that video didnt make them justice… man. what about their other worlds quarterfinals and genjas insane mechanical outplays on varus and lucian later on? his inventions of builds that people picked up way later? this video was too short and barely touched on the surface.
sry but thats a shit video
This is such a weird, shitty, but welly produced video.
didnt these guys get scammed by some motherfuckers in 2012?
Dw someday RU team rise again
You guys could've mentioned their tournament as GMB where they defeated both Azubu teams.
AlexIch’s AP yi and KZ
@thescore esports: You forgot one little thing to make this video a jewel. How they crafted the game into what we know today in the meta. Jungle invade by diamond, swap lanes, objective control, Builds like kog maw triforce by Genja, etc. I know it is a bit more technical for the purpose of the video, nevertheless. One of the best tribute videos to M5