State of the League

There are a lot of League of Legends sites out there, and most of them have a lot of bloggers. It's a tall order to keep up with all of it, but don't you worry; we'll do it for you. We like you that much.

Each week, we'll sort out the best blogs, vlogs, podcasts, sites and articles from the rest and compile them into one handy (and also dandy) post for you to use as a guide to the week's League of Legends happenings.

• Dyrus gave us another one of his vlogs, talking about specific champs and how they play in solo queue.
• Through A DIFFerent View, Adair discussed some of the tactics from Sun Tzu's The Art of War and how they can apply to League of Legends.
• DiffTheEnder, meanwhile, created seven categories to determine how satisfying a champion can be to play.
• ggChronicle's MonteCristo caught up with HotshotGG prior to IEM Hannover.
• FYA Umashi talked about emotion control, which could be an 80's song.
• Through crocout.com, JonTheKnight discussed the power creep of melee champions.
• Dignitas' Nosoi talked about several approaches players can take to improve their champion picking and counter-picking abilities.
• Dignitas' Avonrepus took a look at the dark and scary jungle. (For beginners.)
• SK Gaming's Nyph and CandyPanda sat down for an interview after winning their first three group-stage games.
• While at IEM Hannover, Deman caught up with Counter-Logic Gaming's Doublelift.
• Paradox thanked the fans and community as he announced that the All MIA Podcast is on indefinite hiatus. We hope Paradox enjoys his break, and we hope it's not too long before the All MIA team embarks on its next project.
• SSJSuntastic took a look at the latest techniques to reach flavor of the month status.
• Through A DIFFerent View, Forneas broke down the numbers for gaining gold. (Two links.)
• Reginald gave us the first "post"-Hannover vlog, discussing where he thinks TSM went awry in this tournament.
• Dignitas' Odee caught up with Scarra prior to the Hannover semi-finals.
• And here are the week's shows and podcasts: In the Zone ep. 19, LoLPod ep. 36, MOBA Weekly ep. 24, Trinity Force Podcast ep. 19, Ult in 10 ep. 12