T1 jungler Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon made a startling admission after his team’s three–two victory over Anyone’s Legend in the League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals. In the decisive Game five, he locked in Dr. Mundo despite never having practiced the champion since his 2021 rework.
During a post-match interview with Korean media, Oner revealed he didn’t know Mundo’s abilities properly and had to read the in-game tooltips during the draft phase. He also asked coach Tom for guidance on which runes and items to build.
“I picked Dr. Mundo even though I had never practiced him,” Oner explained through fan translations. “I didn’t want to regret the draft. I didn’t even know his abilities properly, so I read the tooltips during draft and asked coach Tom about runes and items.”
The pick wasn’t about comfort or preparation. It was pure strategy. T1 believed Mundo would be powerful against their own team composition if Anyone’s Legend got their hands on the champion. His passive, which blocks the first immobilizing effect, could neutralize key engage tools from T1’s draft.
Dr. Mundo functions as a nearly unkillable front-liner after his rework. His passive drops a canister he can pick up to restore health. His W stores damage as gray health that converts to healing. His ultimate grants massive health regeneration based on missing HP. Against teams relying on single-target crowd control, he becomes a nightmare to lock down.
Oner’s unfamiliarity showed during the game. Fans pointed out questionable itemization choices and moments where he didn’t optimize his passive or defensive abilities. Despite the rough edges, T1 closed out the match and secured their spot in the semifinals.
After the series, Oner acknowledged the feedback. “My build could have been better,” he said. “I’ll practice Mundo more going forward.” He clarified that while T1 had practiced Seraphine for that draft scenario, Mundo had zero preparation behind it.
Fans dug through Oner’s solo queue accounts and found virtually no post-rework Mundo games on Summoner’s Rift. The Game five pick appears to have been essentially a first-time performance on the current version of the champion in a professional match.
Reading tooltips at Worlds
While unusual, elite players occasionally field low-practice champions when the draft demands it. The difference is doing it in a Game five at Worlds quarterfinals, with everything on the line.
Oner’s honesty about the situation highlights the split-second calculations that happen in high-stakes drafts. Sometimes the “correct” pick isn’t the one you’ve mastered. Sometimes it’s the one you can’t let the enemy team have.
