Lin Heng

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Lin Heng began playing League of Legends at ten. He entered Tsinghua University at sixteen, but took a leave of absence at seventeen to join RNG’s second team, despite his father’s objections 1 32.

Although his skills were strong, his troublemaking strained relationships with teammates and left him with few chances to play. After RNG withdrew from the game and he became a free agent, IG’s owner offered him a support tryout 1.

After making his LPL debut, Lin Heng told his father that he still wanted to win a championship and asked for one more year to pursue results. TheShy later found him outside and encouraged him 32 33.

Personality

Lin Heng is playful and provocative in games, using unexpected picks, emotes, and psychological pressure to unsettle opponents. In person, he can be shy and courteous: Xiaohu found him humble before their match, a sharp contrast to his behavior in scrims 7 9.

His jokes coexist with a determined approach to competition. While waiting for a professional opportunity, he studied opponents’ replays and said he would wait until he got to play a match. He also urged IG’s veterans to regain their lane-dominant form and aim for a championship 6 20.

Abilities & Skills

Mischief System

The Mischief System awards Lin Heng points for surprising teammates or tilting opponents through his play. He can exchange those points for attribute improvements and special skills 7.

• Point rewards: Depend on the target’s standing; professional players are worth more than ordinary ranked opponents. Missions and achievements can provide larger rewards 7 31.
• Faker mission: After repeatedly targeting Faker in ranked games, Lin Heng completed a mission to tilt him. Faker reported him, resulting in a Korean-server account ban; the reward bought two skill points 7.
• Absorption: Allocated skill points do not take effect immediately. Lin Heng must practice the relevant skills to absorb them, though the resulting improvement is faster than ordinary training 32.
• Night Owl: A purchased skill that lets him remain energetic and match-ready with three hours of sleep a day 7.

Champion Pool and Support Play

Lin Heng’s champion pool is rated at 100 on his system panel. He uses unconventional support picks to create draft surprises and adapt to his team’s strategy 1 7.

• Taliyah: Roamed with Rookie’s Sylas and Pantheon to threaten WBG’s lanes and chain crowd control 13.
• Shaco: Used Jack in the Box to block Nautilus’s hook, then helped force WBG’s bot lane to expend summoner spells 15.
• Shen: Protected TheShy’s Ashe and combined his ultimate with Nocturne and Twisted Fate to catch AL’s players 27 28.
• Camille: Rotated into JDG’s jungle to help secure an early kill, then trapped Orianna during a decisive fight 43 46.
• Quinn: Revealed as IG’s support pick after a champion swap against BLG, with Olaf going top 50.

Analysis and Shotcalling

Lin Heng studies opponents’ movement habits and uses them to predict skillshots. His replay analysis also helps IG prepare strategies tailored to opposing players 6 35.

• During the BLG tryout scrim, he recognized when Viper and On had begun adjusting their usual movement to evade him 6.
• As IG’s primary shotcaller, he contributes to opponent preparation, vision, gameplay, and draft decisions 48.
• He practices other roles to better understand how to support teammates in the current patch 20 21.

Relationships

• Uzi — IG’s AD carry and Lin Heng’s bot-lane partner. Lin Heng tried to ease Uzi’s nerves at their debut and later beat him narrowly in a Lucian solo 10 34.
• TheShy — IG’s top laner. He encouraged Lin Heng after a difficult call with his father, challenged him in champion solos, and shared detailed top-lane matchup knowledge 33 35 47.
• Danny — IG’s coach. He gave Lin Heng a perfect tryout score and works with him on opponent analysis and drafts 6 35 48.
• Wei — IG jungler. Wei thanked Lin Heng after the Shaco game, believing the pick was partly intended to get back at Elk on his behalf 18.
• Xiaohu — Fellow former RNG player and opponent. Lin Heng asked for his autograph before his debut; Xiaohu was surprised by his humility outside the game 9.
• Father — Opposed Lin Heng’s decision to leave university for professional play, but asked whether he had money and urged him to take care of himself 32.

Story Role

• IG tryout: Lin Heng picked Camille support against BLG and proposed a risky level-two bot-lane gank with Ning. His mechanics, communication, and shotcalling earned the club’s approval 2 6.
• LPL debut against WBG: His Taliyah helped IG win the first game. He then played Shaco in the second, fulfilling a system mission to tilt Elk as IG won the series 10 13 18.
• Anyone’s Legend: Lin Heng played Varus support in an early bot-lane fight and later used Shen in IG’s global composition built around protecting TheShy’s Ashe 24 27 28.
• IG solo tournament: He defeated Rookie and Uzi, then lost several games to TheShy before absorbing his Mechanics points and winning their later solos 33 34 35.
• JingDong Gaming: He played Blitzcrank in IG’s first-game victory and Camille in the second. IG won the series 2–0 38 39 43 46.
• BLG draft: In the teams’ undefeated matchup, IG’s final swap revealed Lin Heng on Quinn support rather than TheShy’s expected Quinn top 50.