Elyoya’s Maokai Seals KOI’s Game 4 Victory

TL;DR: With elimination on the line for Natus Vincere, Movistar KOI closed the LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs series by winning Game 4 in 34:31. Elyoya’s Maokai anchored a controlled snowball, while KOI’s two Baron captures turned a growing 13k gold lead into an undeniable finish.

Key Takeaways

• Movistar KOI won the kill race 17-8, converting superior fights into 10 towers and a series-clinching map takeover.
• Elyoya delivered a flawless 0/0/14 on Maokai, a 14.00 KDA that gave KOI the engage protection needed to keep every advantage.
• Jojopyun’s Yone produced 7/1/4 and 30.8% of team damage, making KOI’s mid-game pressure impossible for Natus Vincere to contain.

Building the Lead

Movistar KOI entered Game 4 leading the series and needing one composed performance to close out Natus Vincere. The pre-match hook called KOI the winner at 5% against 5%, and the result confirms that directional call: Movistar KOI won, though those equal percentages did not meaningfully separate the teams.

The game itself quickly revealed the difference between theoretical options and executed plans. Poby secured the forecasted Anivia for Natus Vincere rather than KOI, but his 1/1/4 could not create the predicted control advantage. The pick appeared in draft, so that prediction landed, yet it did not deliver the game-winning impact expected from it.

KOI instead built around sturdy initiation and scaling. Supa’s Zeri finished 7/1/5, surviving the volatile moments and helping his side convert fights into territory rather than merely adding kills. By the time the map opened, Movistar KOI had built a 75.1k to 61.8k gold edge.

The Numbers Tell the Story

This was a stomp because every major category pointed in the same direction. Movistar KOI took 4 dragons to 2, 2 barons to 0, and 10 towers to 3, steadily denying Natus Vincere the space needed for a comeback composition.

SamD fought hard on Sivir, dealing 35.2% of Natus Vincere’s damage in a 3/4/3 line, but that output came from a team constantly forced to defend. On the other side, KOI spread their threat: Myrwn’s Varus added 2/1/8, while the damage and crowd control around him made every siege dangerous.

The live draft model had favored Natus Vincere at 51%, but that edge never materialized in-game. Their Sivir-Anivia-Alistar control structure had a clear theory, yet KOI’s Yone-Maokai-Rell engage repeatedly broke through before that scaling could dictate the pace.

The Final Push

At 34:31, the finish reflected a match KOI had controlled for much longer than the clock alone suggests. Alvaro’s Rell absorbed a difficult 1/5/10 score, but his initiation enabled the carries to play forward with confidence.

With Baron pressure behind them, Movistar KOI dismantled the remaining resistance and converted their objective dominance into the decisive push. The victory completed a 3-1 series win from KOI’s perspective, ending Natus Vincere’s playoff run in a one-sided Game 4.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket read this Game 4 correctly: Movistar KOI were 64% favorites at draft close, while Natus Vincere stood at 36%, and the favorite delivered. The market also leaned toward KOI before the series at 64%, so the day’s results reinforced rather than reversed the original expectation. What the market could not fully price was the scale of execution: the draft model’s 51% Natus Vincere edge vanished under KOI’s clean objective control, 2 barons to 0, and a 13k gold lead. This result closes the series 1-3, with the full series-market wrap-up belonging in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-18 20:12 UTC.*