Game 4 Recap: Oner’s Nocturne Forces Silver Scrapes

Event: League of Legends 2025 World Championship (S15) – Grand Final
Matchup: T1 vs KT – “LCK Telecom War”
Game 4 Result: T1 win → Series tied 2–2, heading to a decisive Game 5
Game 4 MVP: Oner’s Nocturne, thanks to two game-changing Smite steals on dragon.

With KT sitting on a championship point after Game 3, Game 4 was do-or-die for T1. The story of the game was simple:

Oner’s Nocturne + clutch Smite = T1’s miracle lifeline.

Despite T1 suffering early setbacks in lane, Oner twice out-Smites Cuzz at the dragon pit, securing crucial drakes and ultimately the Ocean Dragon Soul at 23 minutes. Once T1 locked in the soul, they became unstoppable in teamfights, steamrolling KT and dragging the series into a dramatic Game 5 “battle hymn” moment.

Early Game – Lane Trouble, Jungle Heroics

• 5 minutes:
  In mid lane, Faker’s lane goes wrong; after his passive is forced out, Cuzz Flashes forward to kill him, claiming first blood for KT.
  Immediately afterward, KT moves to start dragon, but Oner Flashes into the pit and secures it with Smite, denying KT the early drake and stabilizing the map for T1.
• 11 minutes:
  T1 secures the second dragon of the game. However, KT’s follow-up fight is immaculate—they win the ensuing teamfight 0–2 in kills, punishing T1’s positioning.
  As KT chases too far, Peter’s Tahm Kench overextends and is picked off, slightly softening KT’s momentum.

Mid Game – Oner’s Second Smite and the Soul Setup

• 17 minutes:
  At the third dragon, Oner once again wins the Smite duel, giving T1 Ocean Soul a point.
  Even so, the subsequent fight still goes KT’s way, with KT taking a 1–3 trade in their favour. Despite losing the skirmish, T1 holds onto the most important thing: the stacking dragons.
• 21 minutes – Baron Fight (Hextech/“Ertahan” Fight):
  Around the primary objective, PerfecT dives the back line and hard-locks Gumayusi, deleting T1’s ADC.
  KT’s Kalista then secures the Baron, putting T1 under heavy pressure despite their dragon advantage.

23 Minutes – Ocean Soul Fight: The Turning Point

• 23 minutes – Soul Fight:
  The crucial Ocean Dragon Soul fight breaks out.
  Oner survives on a sliver of HP, staying in the fight and keeping his presence around the objective. In the end, it’s Doran who secures the Ocean Dragon, and with the Soul in hand, T1 absolutely crushes the teamfight.
  In that decisive battle, Faker’s Anivia deals over 8,500 damage in a single teamfight, completely shredding KT and showcasing classic “control mage monster” form.

From this point on, a Soul-empowered T1 is simply too tanky and too hard to kill. KT’s previous advantages begin to evaporate.

Closing Sequence – Baron, Ace, and Game 5

• 26 minutes:
  T1 pick off Mordekaiser first, creating a numbers advantage, then immediately turn to Baron.
  They win yet another team fight 0–3 and secure Baron, fully flipping the game in their favor.
• 29 minutes – Final Fight:
  In a last-ditch effort, Bdd starts a desperation engage, trying to force a fight that could drag KT back into the game.
  But with Ocean Soul and Baron buffs, T1 doesn’t lose a single member. They wipe KT in a clean 0–5 ace, march down the lane, and finish the game.

With this victory, T1 ties the series 2–2, and the S15 World Championship Final is pushed to a winner-takes-all Game 5—the classic “Silver Scrapes” moment.

MVP – Oner’s Nocturne

The MVP of Game 4 rightfully goes to Oner’s Nocturne:

• Two clutch dragons that shaped the entire game’s win condition.
• Perfect judgment on when to commit to the pit and when to hold his ground at low HP.
• Enabling T1 to secure Ocean Soul and survive KT’s Baron pressure.

Without Oner’s plays around the dragon, T1’s composition would likely have been ground down by KT’s tempo. Instead, he dragged the series into Game 5, keeping T1’s championship hopes alive.

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