Fantasy LCS Week 2, Who Do I Start?

If you're like most Fantasy LCS participants you likely snorted in derision at that one guy who started Kerp before last week's LCS, and then devolved into tears as Kerp decided to generate the most fantasy points of anyone in week 1. Now you're looking for a way to get that same leg up on the competition with a risky pick. Well you're in luck cause I've got a short list of the low, and high, risk high reward picks to try to grab a few surprise points in week 2. 

Low Risk, High Reward:

It's common knowledge at this point, but bears repeating that MrRallez is the best semi-unconventional pick for week 2. MrRallez has had a habit of generating strong numbers, even in games that were heavy losses for his team. Week 2 sees MrRallez and the SupaHot Crew face off against the struggling Copenhagen Wolves, and the even more struggling Gambit Gaming. Both GG and CW have some of the weakest bot lanes in Europe making it almost guaranteed that Rallez will be able to carry both SHC, and your Fantasy team to victory. 

People seem to be of two minds about the Millenium players, some have leapt onto the hype train completely, others point to the strength of their opponents and remark that MIL won't do as well in week 2. The reality is a bit more in the middle. Despite their abysmal record last split Millenium has always been a strong fantasy points earning team. Their strong individual players and excellent early game strategies helped them get out to many early leads. It wasn't until their mid-late game where their inability to close games would rear it's head and they'd have those leads turned around. Their history of mid game troubles suggest that even in losses Millenium can be expected to post reasonable numbers, and if they should win... well we've already seen Kerp post the highest numbers of anyone in the LCS in week 1. 

Medium Risk, High Reward:

The rest of SHC. While SHC does have a relatively easy week 2 lined up for them they still warrant a medium risk assessment. They're medium risk because unlike teammate MrRallez the rest of SHC do not have a history of putting up huge numbers in defeat, if Europe decides to be good old unpredictable Europe this week starting SHC members into a defeat could lead some people to get burned. Even in the face of possible EU inconsistency taking a shot on an SHC member is a reasonable bet, especially if there's no one better available. 

After their somewhat Abysmal super week many people abandoned the Fnatic players, apparently forgetting the streaky nature of the team. While Fnatic's slump from All Stars did continue in week 1 there's some hope in the form of the wins they did pick up at the end of the week. Fnatic still has very strong players who can generate incredible numbers when they're winning and in week 2 they are up against a relatively reasonable schedule in the form of Gambit and Millenium. If the Fnatic slump is over starting their players could generate some of the best numbers in the LCS this week. 

While most people will likely scoff at this placement the numbers still show that Altec is a strong sleeper pick for Fantasy LCS. In his 3 losses with EG during super week Altec posted a 3.5 KDA, better than Doublelift, thanks to his total score of 14 kills, 6 deaths, and 7 assists. The only reason Altec appears to have been so low scoring on the fantasy LCS website is because of that game he missed lowering his potential score. If Altec can continue to generate scores like this it wont matter if EG wins or loses he'll still be a strong, safe pick on par with MrRallez. I only list Altec as medium risk, instead of low, because we've got just the one week to look at, but Altec certainly has the potential to be one of the best sleeper fantasy picks in the LCS. 

High Risk, High Reward:

Despite the entire team's struggles during super week CompLexity's RobertxLee showed why he is the breakout star of the team, and why I'm recommending him here, in their win against Cloud 9. His incredible 8/1/3 performance that game generated most of RobertxLee's fantasy points for week 1 and showed us all just what he can do if given the opportunity. Week 2 could be that opportunity. While mid laner Pr0lly will sadly be absent for the team they still face likely the easiest possible competition in the form of EG. RobertxLee remains a risk because we've only seen the one breakout performance from him in the LCS, but he's proved both in that game and in the challenger scene that he can run rampant over people. If CompLexity can generate an early lead for Robert there's a strong chance Robert will generate incredible numbers this week. 

Obviously I left off the more obvious teams and players because everyone knows teams like Alliance and TSM will consistently do reasonably well, but if you think there's a lesser known pick I missed, or if you just think I've got it wrong, leave a comment with who and why.