Lack of star quality
Deokdam has good skills, this does not need to be discussed, maybe he is not comparable with super gunner such as Ruler or Gumayusi in the spring, then the summer is less than Prince; But on the common level of LCK, Deokdam is still in the Top 4, the problem here is that he cannot produce results commensurate with resources.
Damwon, when taking Deokdam, took the initiative to revolve around the old one, which shows very clearly from tactics, the picking and of course resources. Gunner Damwon accounts for an average of 24% of the team's total gold, the highest of the main force. Comparing a little, it is superior to Ghost, because even in the summer of 2020 when Damwon won the championship, Ghost was only broken down less than 21%, and it has never been more than 23% in 2021.
The reason for Damwon does not accumulate for Ghost outside the tactics, it is also because he is an average gunner, even if there is a lot of money and does not transform into a floating damage. Deokdam is different, most typically at the summer LCK, this gunner accounts for 29% of the total damage and is always in the top of the tournament, equal to the Ruler, Deft or Prince.
However, when the lower meta is edited and the Hyper Carry is realized by Nerft in the world final, Deokdam makes it worse when contributing to damage to only 25%, compared to Showmaker is too lame. This can actually mimic, because the mid lane in the world final has too many champions capable of flipping and Carry is extremely terrible, and if calculated in the 10 players dealing the largest damage to the world final, the number of mid lane players is double the gunner.
Thus, it can be said as a key gunner, Deokdam has done at the shoulder and sometimes very good, but the problem here is that he does not achieve Damwon's expectations, because for a team that has won the world champion, the shoulder is never enough.
Deokdam lacks an extremely important thing of the champion, which is the star quality or we often say is the burden of the 1vs9 team. In particular, the gunner must have this quality, when this is the position that is always protected the most carefully. Unfortunately, Deokdam does not have this most important point, look at his one -year journey in Damwon, how many times this gunner is named the star.
Spring does not need to say it is the Canyon MVP, while Deokdam and Kelin are only prominent when holding Ezreal and Karma. The more you go to the playoff, the more terrible Canyon hit, then the shining screen of Showmaker with Jayce, and Deokdam is still quite faint.
In the summer, when Nuguri joined, Deokdam was used more, but he still stopped at a good level, but he never had a break. There is a huge gap between “good” and “extremely good” milestones, it is also the decision whether you will win the champion, unfortunately Deokdam is not the best, when his difference with names like Ruler or Gumayusi is clear,
Deokdam's last chance is in the world final, and right from the ADrical group stage shows people one thing is that he does not seem to be the one who can carry, no matter how green. The culmination of Deokdam's ungainly is in game 5 deciding before Gen.G, everything seems to be sure for Damwon, until Canyon and Showmaker processing a space -class combo, helping to completely flip the game and bring everything back to the starting point.
In the final fighting phase when the whole Gen.G squad was like a fish in the basket, Deokdam had all things to shine, Aphelios full of clothes, with the best guns and enough bullets, Late generals stronger than Lucian and more beneficial than supplementary spells, he handled a phase that could not be worse. People have criticized a lot about the crocodile of Nuguri, but if looking back, Deokdam itself is the biggest criminal.
In the most important moment, this gunner could not speed up the opponent, lost his vision and lost 2 beats without shooting anyone. Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, the true Ruler all carried it all, especially the moment he grasped the rhythm of Deokdam, pursuing to kill to finish the strongest person on the Damwon side in exactly 1 combo, bringing in choking victory for Gen.G
It was the difference of the quality and moment of the star, Deokdam could not do it throughout the year, even when the opportunity was given to his hand, he dropped it. Damwon could not be more patient, and Deokdam had to leave.
Is Deft better than Deokdam?
Considering the long distance, the Deft deal is not good for Damwon, because even if it has won the world, but Deft's dedication time is not much, even if he wants it, he will only be able to fight the next year. Moreover, in terms of pure skills, Deft is of course very good, but comparison is no better than Deokdam.
To be frank, the people who are most appreciated by Drx are Zeka and then Beryl and Kingen, Deft is honored according to more emotions, not the most important main force in the team. Deokdam's position is quite similar to Deokdam, that is, the same position as the gunner, but not priority and famous as other main forces, Deokdam is better because he is with him is a close teammate Kellin, and Deft paired with Beryl – who is ready to leave the gunner to make Makeplay from the beginning.
The power of the bottom line Damwon in the past and the current Drx it was all in Beryl, it was no coincidence that this support came with two gunners – one was underestimated, a person who had passed the peak for a long time and still reached up to 3 finals. Moreover, Damwon recruited Deft did not discuss marginal issues, only expertise, this is not improvement or breakthrough, which can help them strengthen mutations.
Simply because the gunner and support always go in pairs, a good person can not do anything, in this case, Deft's support is not Beryl but Kellin, a person at a very different level. Originally, Damwon took the whole pair because Deokdam hit him very well with Kellin, when they had a strong pair of Ezreal Karma cabinets.
With the current DEFT skills, it is difficult to say that he can carry Damwon as the Ruler's style, that is, if he hit the lower wing and accumulated resources, Deft could not do better than Deokdam. Looking at the DRX's performance at the World Championship and evaluating DEFT to play better than injustice for Deokdam, because compared to the entire index from the road to damage, both of these gunners are similar.
If Deft fought with Gumayusi, the opponent of Deokdam was also Ruler. Moreover, Damwon still retains the showmaker and Canyon couple, plus the way to bring back to Canna – a top line that is also inclined to the Carry style, it can be seen that the core of Damwon's beating based on the gear connecting the forest and mid lane, thus replacing Deftam is right.
So maybe Deokdam is not the best gunner, but the replacement of him with Deft seems to be a rushing water for Damwon, they seem to be in need of achievements and it must have in the spring of 2023.
