Chapter 182 - The Kings of the Spring Season
"Speaking of this year's MSI, except for our LPL, the quotas of other major regions have been confirmed."

The doll asked.

"Yes, because of the schedule, we are the last one."

Su Xiaoyan opened her notebook and, before the game started, provided the audience with some information about this year's opponents.

In the North American LCS league, CLG, known as the wings of hope in North America, won the championship of the spring season.

In the European LCS League, the biggest dark horse, G2, overthrew the league's powerhouse FNC!

The LMS league is the FW Flash Wolves team that amazed the world last year.

The champion of the LCK league is the returning SKT team.

Although SKT performed mediocrely in the regular season and only ranked third, it performed steadily in the playoffs.

Three to one JAG, three to zero KT, three to one ROX.

These three opponents had defeated SKT in the regular season, but in the playoffs, they were unable to fight back.

The last team is the Turkish team SUP from the LWC wildcard.

"To be honest, the fact that FNC didn't come to MSI surprised me the most. Their strength hasn't weakened compared to last year, and their win rate in the regular season was also very high. But in the finals, they lost to G2 2-. This G is not simple!"

"Yes, G2 is probably an emerging force that cannot be underestimated. Speaking of the top teams in each major region, it has been a long time since they changed. SKT and CLG are both veteran teams that have won many league championships."

"Well, in our LPL region, will EDG successfully advance, or will IG continue to maintain its league dominance? Without further ado, let's look at the big screen!"

Zheng!
The BP interface suddenly appeared on the big screen, and the BanPick game music sounded on the scene.

In the finals, the regular season advantage is no longer useful.

This is a completely fair fight.

In the first game, IG chose to let Zzitai play.

The right to choose sides in the first game will be decided by drawing lots.

In the end, EDG got the right to choose the side and chose red.

"It's no surprise that EDG is more inclined to the red side. And after the semi-finals, seeing the results of the game between LGD and IG, I believe no one will give the red side to IG again."

"Yes, once IG gets the red side, their tactical system is very flexible and changeable. Even if they don't use any tactics, the fifth counter position can play a big role."

Miller nodded.

Su Xiaoyan, who was in the middle, smiled and said, "When I was collecting game data yesterday, I suddenly found a data record of IG this season. That is, this year IG has not lost a game on the red side. All the small games lost in the regular season were lost by the blue side."

"what?"

"Red team's undefeated record?"

Wawa and Miller were instantly interested.

This is the first time they know this.

“Isn’t this a bit exaggerated?”

"It's not an exaggeration. IG's win rate in the spring season was not low to begin with, but the red team won all the games, this..."

The doll is still a little unbelievable.

On the field, BP for both sides has begun.

IG on the blue side banned Lulu, Alistar, and Skeleton.

On the red side, EDG banned Zyra, Graves, and Kindred.

Needless to say, IG banned Lulu in order to target EDG's four-protect-one strategy.

There are too many heroes in the four-protect-one system, and it is impossible to ban them all by banning alone, but Lulu is undoubtedly the strongest accessory in the four-protect-one system. She can be paired with any hero and become the strongest equipment for ADC in the middle and late stages.

The remaining two heroes are also aimed at EDG's bottom lane.

Meiko has performed very well this season, and EDG itself is a team that focuses on the bottom half.

And EDG's choice of ban was not too surprising.

Many teams have discovered the two heroes, Graves and Kindred, but EDG has never played these two heroes in the playoffs.

As for Zyra, naturally, they didn't want IG to get her first and form a bottom lane duo combination of Jhin + Zyra.

IG took the first move and directly grabbed the spider.

This jungle hero with a high ban rate was released. This is also the price EDG must pay in order to prevent Yuan Shen from getting the two signature heroes, Graves and Kindred.

But it was obvious that EDG had been prepared. The heroes locked on the first and second floors were Karma, the signature hero, and...

"Wild, make them afraid!"

Leopard Woman!

There was an uproar at the scene, and both the audience and the IG members were a little surprised.

"Mingkai, this old... player can also play Nidalee?"

Jack almost couldn't help himself.

"Yes."

Yuan Shen was not too surprised. If he remembered correctly, although Mingkai did not use Nidalee in many games, his win rate was still quite high.

It's probably at the level of only losing one out of 11 games.

"Karma and Nidalee, four protecting one?"

Rookie said.

The opponent's tactics did not surprise the IG team.

This season, EDG is best at the four-protect-one strategy.

Deft’s performance was remarkable, his ability level was above average, and he could play whatever he wanted.

But four protecting one is still EDG's best tactical system this season.

It was natural that IG had no plan to deal with it, and they immediately locked down heroes on the second and third floors.

The Desert Butcher - Renekton.

The Chain Jailer - Thresh.

"The top and jungle combination of Spider and Crocodile is a brainless military training lineup. Flandre is going to be in big trouble this time!"

As soon as Miller finished speaking, the director turned the camera to Saint Spear.

Flando was originally chatting and laughing with her teammates, discussing something unknown, but when she saw IG's lineup choices, the smile immediately froze on her face.

Originally EDG didn't really care about the top lane, and now IG is giving him a training session? ?

But what is the attitude of IG in this game?

Can't I just pick a tank to fight him?

What's the point of fattening yourself up through military training?

The three phantom heroes, Poppy, Nautilus, and Maokai, kept appearing in the hero selection box, and finally EDG locked on Maokai and Morgana.

The phantom hero is normal, but this Morgana...

"Oh! This is so uncomfortable."

Xiao Ming curled his lips.

Morgana was originally developed into the arena to counter Thresh.

He also practiced this hero, but only to restrain the combination of Jhin and Zyra.

"We can't help it. EDG put too much emphasis on the bottom lane. Even if we pick Thresh later, the opponent will leave the counter position to the support."

Yuan Shen shrugged and said helplessly.

Why leave it to the auxiliary?

Because in this version, 70% of the battle situation in the bottom lane is decided by the support.

If the support plays well, the ADC will be comfortable.

IG’s final two moves have also been confirmed.

Holy Lance Ranger-Lucian.

as well as……

Mechanical pioneer, Victor!

When these two heroes came out, Wawa couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Viktor, this hero is rare. What trump card did Rookie practice?"

“It’s hard to say. This hero doesn’t work well with Spider. Is IG going to waver again?”

"Don't be funny, brother. With IG's current lineup, is there any room for maneuver?"

Wawa waved his hand, not worrying at all about what IG might do.

EDG's last move locked down the core ADC, the goddess of war, Sivir.

However, just as the two sides were exchanging heroes, IG's mid and top suddenly switched choices.

"Haha! Coward Victor always gets C!"

The gesture is loud.

He is very familiar with the hero Victor.

He may be average at playing mid lane, but against tank top laners like Maokai, Poppy, and Talon, if he doesn't beat the shit out of the opponent, he'll be considered a clean one in the morning!

There was an uproar at the competition site.

Obviously, IG is still wavering.

Blue side swing!

Moreover, this exchange makes the mid and top positions more comfortable!
"Crocodile in the middle, Viktor in the top?? Who taught you to play like this?!"

Wawa felt that his face was swollen.

Can IG still rock this lineup?

The lineups of both sides are finalized.

“IG Blue Side:
Top laner Zz1tai: Mechanical Pioneer-Victor

Jungle Yuanshen: Spider Queen-Elise

Mid laner Rookie: Desert Butcher - Renekton

Bottom lane JackeyLove: Holy Lance Ranger - Lucian

Support Ming: Soul Chain Warden - Thresh
EDG red side:
Flandre, Top: Maokai
Jungler ClearLove: Wild Huntress - Nidalee

Mid Pawn: Karma the Apocalypse

Bottom lane Deft: Goddess of War - Sivir

Support Meiko: Fallen Angel-Morgana. "

Both sides quickly entered the Summoner's Rift. Yuan Shen took a look at the talent runes of both sides. They were generally as expected. Trekker had Grasp of the Undying, while Victor did not have Thunderbolt, but Touch of the Netherfire.

And the factory director’s Leopard Woman has the power of time.

The hero Nidalee has been very popular in Rank games recently, and the biggest reason is the power of time.

The function of this talent is that when you or your friendly forces kill an artillery or large wild monster, the health value will be permanently increased, with the maximum increase of 300 points.

Every time you kill one of these units, you will recover 6% of their maximum health.

This talent is undoubtedly not suitable for online heroes.

There is only one cannon cart for every three waves of soldiers, and it takes at least fifteen minutes to fully stack this passive skill.

But at this point in fifteen minutes, 300 health points are not very cost-effective.

Therefore, the Force of Time is the default configuration for brush junglers.

The most suitable jungler among them is undoubtedly Nidalee.

Nidalee is fast at clearing the jungle, and can stack up Force of Time very quickly, making up for her own weakness of being fragile, making herself less likely to be killed instantly, and increasing her operating space.

With the power of time combined with the staff of time, Nidalee can be used as half of the front row.

"I start with blue." Yuan Shen said.

He was a little worried that Nidalee would come to counter-jungle. Although this was not in line with Mingkai's usual style of play, he had to be on guard.

In the mid lane, Crocodile fights against Karma. Karma will definitely have the line rights in the early stage. At that time, EDG will definitely provide faster support in the mid and jungle.

"Just focus on the battle, don't worry about me."

Yuan Shen took the initiative to speak.

He actively avoids fighting, so the pressure on the line will be less.

"Okay, I'll help you fight. If you protect me, I'll definitely C you."

The posture is very confident.

He had been studying the playing style of top lane Viktor for a long time.

Later, he discussed it with Yuan Shen many times, and only then did he form a trump card that belonged to him alone.

Of course, if he plays, he can play any of the three mythical heroes at will.

For his starting outfit, Zzitai directly chose the Corruption Potion and Heirloom.

This heirloom is one of Victor's major characteristics, just like Xiao Yan in Fights Break Sphere who possesses the Burning Technique, and can evolve by absorbing strange fire.

Victor's Hex Core Prototype is also a growth-type artifact that can evolve three times, each time requiring a certain amount of gold. Each evolution can strengthen a small skill and provide a corresponding amount of spell power based on Victor's level.

For Flandre's big tree, the outfit she chose when she went out was also Stancon.

In today's version, the cost-effectiveness of the Corruption Potion is so high that any hero with a mana bar can carry this as a starting item.

After being trained by Yuan Shen and TheShy in turn, Zzitai's mentality has long changed.

Blue-collar heroes are able to bridge the gap between players.

I can hold my own in the laning phase and am more effective than him in team fights, so I am better than him.

Indeed, this is the case if you just look at the performance and effect.

But have you ever thought that it’s not that you are better than him, but that your teammates are better than his teammates…

The longer you mess around, the harder it is to stand up.

Because a vicious cycle has been created. The blue-collar top laner has improved himself to the point where he is on par with the world champion, which has led to him paying less and less attention to details, becoming more and more confused, and becoming more and more dependent on blue-collar heroes...

This is also one of the reasons why the single prices of many blue-collar workers plummeted after the end of S5.

Because of the top lane version of the heavy-armored warrior, the last fig leaf of the blue-collar top lane was torn off.

From now on, you are not allowed to mess around on the road.

You can choose not to take the warrior hero, but you cannot not know how to play it.

The result of not being able to do this is being eliminated.

For example, FW’s top laner Niangniang was beaten to retirement.

As soon as the pair came online, Zizi couldn't hold back and took the initiative to attack.

Tsk~
This is……

Flandre's body trembled.

The sound was like silk being torn into pieces by human power, with bright red pieces scattering all over the ground.

In the game, Victor's laser suddenly flashed across, and the edge of the extreme distance hit the trunk of the tree, without even touching the soldier.

Viktor's E skill basically leaves no room for movement.

"It's comfortable, it's comfortable, it feels so good!"

Zzitai is very happy that Viktor can beat the tank hero in all directions of 360 degrees.

However, he can't play this game like this.

The line of troops in the top lane is too long, and if you push the line forcefully, you will easily be targeted by the jungler.

Moreover, the hero Victor is similar to Captain Rambo and is very afraid of being caught.

Once targeted, it is easy to collapse.

At least Rambo has a shield to accelerate, but what does Victor have?
Gravity field?
Q acceleration?
Heroes like Viktor who have no displacement can easily die if they push the line too deep.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Yuan Shen had already finished killing the Magic Frog and was ready to go to the lower jungle area, but he still gave Zizi great support in words.

"The opponent wants to counter your red buff, go to the opponent jungle."

Rookie suddenly said.

When he said this, Karma was still online, but as long as one look at the situation of the mid lane troops, no one would doubt his judgment.

Because this Karma is clearing the lane like crazy.

Normally, when a ranged fighter fights a melee fighter, he must control the line and suppress the opponent, so as to maximize the pressure and consumption.

However, as soon as Pawn's Karma came online, he used RQ to clear the back row soldiers, and kept using basic attacks to attack the soldiers. It was obvious that he had no intention of controlling the line.

After clearing the first wave, Karma is only level one. What’s the point?
Wander?

No, it's to invade the jungle.

Sure enough, as soon as the line of soldiers was cleared, Karma walked towards the red buff below IG.

Rookie's clearing speed was very slow, so it was impossible to catch up with him.

(End of this chapter)