It’s unquestionable that Faker stands as the undisputed greatest of all time (GOAT) in League of Legends esports, solidifying this status with his fourth Worlds victory on November 19 alongside T1. However, despite his numerous titles, there’s one particular milestone where he falls significantly behind.
Over his 11-year career, Faker has only achieved a single pentakill, as pointed out by a fan on Reddit. This noteworthy feat occurred during the SBENU Champions Spring 2015, according to Leaguepedia, where Faker, playing as LeBlanc against NaJin e-mFire, finished the game with a score of 10/2/6.
At that time, Faker was part of a Worlds-winning roster that included players like Bengi, MaRin, Bang, and Wolf, securing the 2015 League of Legends World Championship. Despite achieving this feat again the following year, marking his third Worlds triumph, Faker then endured a seven-year drought before clinching victory once more last weekend.
In the realm of competitive League, having only one pentakill is considered a subpar result. Notable players like Doublelift and Rekkles boast 10 each, with Ruler at nine, and GALA and Uzi sitting at seven, according to Leaguepedia. Celebrity from the Vietnamese and South-Asian region leads the scoreboard with 11 pentakills.
As the saying goes, a jack of all trades is a master of none. While Faker may not excel in the realm of pentakills with only one to his name, his invaluable contributions to T1 throughout history and his unique status as the only player with four Summoner’s Cups make this statistic relatively inconsequential.