Kratos turns Canna's aggression into a Worlds solo kill
LoL Esports' short top-lane duel drew roughly 130,000 first-day views, giving MVK a spotlight moment despite Karmine Corp's series victory.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 130,648 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (11,734).
Kratos was 5 steps ahead
Canna presses forward, but Kratos has an answer. Playing Yone, the MVK top laner re-engages, knocks his opponent airborne and chases toward the brush before securing a solo kill under the tower.
That exchange is the heart of "Kratos was 5 steps ahead," a LoL Esports Short that drew roughly 130,000 views in its first day, more than eleven times the channel's usual Shorts start. The clip pairs the duel with caster commentary and a player camera showing Kratos in his white-and-orange jersey.
It is a small reversal within a series whose larger outcome went Karmine Corp's way. As we reported here, KC secured the final Swiss Stage spot. This upload isolates a moment when Kratos, rather than KC's Canna on Renekton, controlled the finish.
The channel has another unusually fast-starting Short in "Caedrel out here catching strays," alongside its full match broadcasts. For readers who want the wider play-in picture rather than a single lane exchange, LoL Esports has also posted "BIGGEST Moments from the Play-In Stage | Worlds 2026," collecting highlights from the stage that produced this duel.
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Where next?
- Channel
- LoL Esports
- Subscribers
- 3,940,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 12,024,852
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,853,534 (on a normal day: 974,186)
- Video published
- October 18, 2026
- Video views so far
- 164,709 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 134,332
The numbers
Kratos' highlight made a much faster start than the channel's usual Shorts. The Caedrel upload is also drawing views well above its usual pace.
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Which champion does Canna play in the Kratos highlight?
Canna plays Renekton opposite Kratos' Yone in the top-lane duel.



