Superstar veteran Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu simply refuses to close the weight tome that is his glamorous League of Legends, teasing a possible return to professional play after he serves his compulsory military service for South Korea that starts next year.
Deft, now 27, has been a regular fixture in Korea’s domestic LCK competition and the international League stage since 2013. He ranks as one of the best AD carries to have ever touched the Riot Games title, solidifying his status as one of the all-time greats in 2022 when he led DRX on a miracle run all the way to the World Championship. That event was originally thought to be his “Last Dance,” though he squeezed one more campaign out in 2024.
