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Team Heretics’ first year in the LEC was a rollercoaster. They faced eighth and ninth-place finishes in Winter and Spring, but managed to climb to a fourth-place finish in the Summer. However, there was still doubt about their ability to break through to the top.
But now, they are shaking things up with sweeping roster changes that bring back the former-G2 top side of Wunder, Jankos, and Perkz – a dominating trio that claimed four LEC titles together. This marks a significant shift in expectations for Heretics.
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As Team Heretics gears up for the Red Bull League of Its Own exhibition tournament, we caught up with jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski and mid laner Luka “Perkz” Perković for a joint interview.
How did the reunion come about, is it something the three of you have planned for a while?
Jankos: I think we didn’t specifically look for a reunion. I just think that all of us still respect each other as players. I had different players presented to me, Peter Dun and our assistant coach were watching a lot of replays of different players – rookies and also veteran players.
“I had a very high opinion of Wunder and Perkz from playing together and also from watching their games. I just don’t think people become washed overnight.”
The energy would match in the team, especially with Flakked. The only one I was unsure of was Kaiser because I have never played with him, but I thought he was a very good player every time I saw him play. So it was mostly about having the same energy in the team and all being together and working towards the same goal.
Because Flakked is not the smartest person he will trust me on everything I’d say. Flakked and me bring positive vibes and I think Wunder and Perkz have a very similar energy. To me, after three or four days, it actually seems like Kaiser is very similar too. So I’m sure that we can back it up with results, not only having fun but also actually playing to win while enjoying the process.
Perkz, why do you think it never quite worked out on Vitality?
Perkz: It’s hard really to say exactly why it didn’t work out. We went from third in Spring to tenth in Summer. I think it’s maybe a little bit of a mix of us reading the patch wrong and then everything falling apart in three weeks. We have three games a week and each game you lose feels way worse. But it definitely was a big hit because we didn’t even have a chance to compete for the chance to play Worlds. I think just after two really poor years at Vitality, it was time for a change.
I’m still confident in my ability to play and compete – I just wanted to get a team where I can enjoy the process.