Chapter 203-Troll King, Nightmare Double

"Kassa, we have to target this guy. He is the rhythm engine of FW in the early and mid-term."

Fumanduo sternly tapped the projection screen, which displayed Karsa's personal season data.

Number of heroes used, gank success rate, counter-ganking success rate, KDA, vision control, and damage to heroes.

The hexagons of these six data are...

full.

Perhaps this perfect data is related to the low strength of the LMS region. After all, anyone can come to brush up the data in a bully game.

But this data undoubtedly proves one thing, that is, Karsa is the well-deserved core player of the Flash Wolves team and deserves the title of Wolf King given by Riot.

"His jungle hero pool is very deep. He is proficient in all types of junglers, whether it's carry junglers like Graves and Kindred, carnivorous junglers like Lee Sin and Kha'Zix, or herbivorous junglers like Sejuani and Zac. He has no weaknesses in his hero pool."

"Not only that, the Flash Wolves' characteristics in the first 20 minutes of this MSI are also due to this player. His offensive rhythm and map control ability are very strong."

"This version is very suitable for him, just like the MSI version of S5 is very suitable for Mingkai. In LMS, he is also called the Taiwanese factory manager, but his offensive ability is much stronger than Mingkai."

Yuan Shen was analyzing his research data, and Fu Manduo beside him kept nodding.

"If we have to talk about shortcomings, the only thing that can be blamed is the mid-term teamfight ability."

Yuan Shen nodded slightly.

Karsa, who transferred to RNG in the S8 season, is also well known to the LPL audience. This player does have some flaws in team battle ability. Occasionally he will die suddenly in a team battle without playing any role, and occasionally he will choose the wrong target in a team battle.

But Karsa’s biggest problem, his real weakness, is not his teamfighting ability, but his mentality.

In addition to being invincible in the first twenty minutes, Flash Wolves also has another characteristic, which is that they will not play in a disadvantageous situation.

Once Flash Wolves fell into a disadvantage in the early stage, it was rare for them to make a comeback. Even if a comeback occurred occasionally, the most outstanding performance was not from the core of the team, Karsa, but from other members.

Karsa is a 2D otaku, and his personality is very similar to the male protagonist in Japanese comics.

They have no opinions of their own and are weak in character. They tend to be timid at critical moments, lack self-confidence, and need encouragement and help from others.

Even with such obvious shortcomings, Karsa is still a top jungler. In S9, he and support Xiao Ming were already the pillars of RNG.

His ability to set the pace in the early game is so strong. Whether it is offensive ganking or map control and counter-camping, Karsa is at the top level, and his deep hero pool can be compatible with any system.

Unfortunately, no one is perfect.

Character determines a person's destiny.

In Yuan Shen's opinion, Karsa's flaws in team battle ability are actually caused by mentality problems.

When it comes to a crucial team battle, it is easy to get nervous, and your hands will start to shake unconsciously, which will naturally increase your error rate.

"I think... we can try this."

Yuan Shen raised his head and looked at everyone in IG.

"It's easy to beat Flash Wolves. We just need to do this, this, and that..."

……

"Hello everyone, welcome to the last game of the fourth day of the MSI group stage, I am Wawa!!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Miller!"

Miller pushed his glasses and said, "The next game is IG vs. FW. IG is currently leading 7-0 and is ranked first in the group with a perfect record. FW also killed SKT twice in the previous game and once forced IG into a desperate situation. The title of King of BO1 is indeed something."

"Karsa is a player that needs to be taken seriously. His ability to set the pace is really strong."

"In fact, what kind of feeling does the FW team give me? That is, the cooperation and tacit understanding between the five of them are not enough. Everyone is one-on-one and point-to-point, and is only responsible for cooperating with Karsa. They are very strong in the laning phase, but they are no longer good when it comes to team battles." Wawa said.

"As I said before, don't get too cocky. Anything can happen in a BO1. For example, I never expected that CLG would lose to SUP in the last game."

That’s right… just before this game, CLG unexpectedly lost to SUP, allowing this team from Turkey to win their first victory in this MSI.

Perhaps because they had confirmed that they would say goodbye to the MSI stage, the players of the SUP team let go of their psychological burden and used their best heroes in the last game, which surprisingly worked wonders.

The CLG team was also a bit inflated, and picked a lineup with Zed in the mid lane and Nidalee in the jungle. They were very weak in the late game, and had no tactical preparation to deal with SUP, and they didn't even ban any of the opponent's favorite heroes.

Sometimes there is only a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance.

E-sports is a game that relies purely on state and on-the-spot performance, and its upset rate is the highest among all competitive sports.

To describe it in LOL terms, it is the difference between the strong and weak professional teams. The tolerance rate is very low and you will not be given any chance to make up for your mistakes.

"However, I am still more optimistic about IG in this game."

Wawa said: "To be honest, there is still a gap in hard power between the two teams."

"Yeah." Miller nodded. The configurations of IG's top, mid and jungle lines are all top-notch.

Yuan Shen's awareness helped TheShy make up for his shortcomings. Jack and Xiao Ming in the bottom lane have been working together for a season and their strength has been steadily increasing.

"IG on the red side! Teams from other regions may not understand, but we... we can only say that those who understand understand. Now I am looking forward to IG's red side BP."

The two continued to analyze the situation for a few more sentences, and the BP officially began.

FW on the blue side banned Zyra, Graves, and Kindred respectively.

IG on the red side banned Vladimir, Cassiopeia, and Kennen respectively.

Then, Flash Wolves grabbed the Minotaur without hesitation.

The top support in this version, there is no reason not to lock him.

On the first floor, IG took down the Deep Sea Titan, a position that IG was very keen on swinging.

Yuan Shen on the second floor took down...

"Nightmare?? Is this NOC hero still playable in this version?"

"It's locked..."

The Haier brothers spoke at the same time in perfect unison.

Eternal Nightmare, this is a rare abstract translation in the Chinese server. In the American and European servers, the name of Nightmare is Noctunrne, Nocton, abbreviated as NOC. Basically all old commentators will call it NOC.

"IG hid this nightmare so well!"

The doll felt a little emotional.

"I remember that the old WE's world-famous global flow included NOC. This hero in the jungle still requires proficiency."

“It’s a bit retro indeed.”

Miller didn't really sell any sentiments. He said to WE in front of IG, "When did you guys sit so straight?"

"This version is very fast-paced. Heroes like NOC, who can only gank at level 6, feel a bit behind the pace. Moreover, even though they have reached level 6, their teamfighting abilities are totally inferior to those of Sejuani."

In the current version of the jungler, if you want to reach level 6, it will take at least six to eight minutes.

This means that IG will be missing a jungler in the first few minutes, which is a bit too slow for the current version of the game.

Moreover, NOC has a fatal flaw, which is that it is impossible to win in a disadvantageous situation and you will die if you enter the game.

If you don't choose the right time to enter the game when you have an advantageous position, you can easily be killed instantly.

On the other hand, although it is difficult to gank Sejuani before level 6, her anti-ganking ability is still good. The most important thing is that Sejuani is very strong in team battles.

Before the update, Sejuani had a very high upper limit of the ultimate skill. One R could freeze five enemies. Whether in an advantageous or disadvantageous situation, this hero was very stable. On the other hand, seeing the unpopular hero NOC on the field, Flash Wolves was also stunned for a moment, but quickly chose Olaf.

Apparently, this is their choice against NOC.

After Olaf uses his ultimate, he is completely immune to NOC's fear skill. Coupled with his strong performance before, it can be said that NOC has to retreat completely.

On the third floor, Poppy was captured.

The player MMD can be called Poppy's Jinchuriki. He is very proficient in the new version of Poppy. As long as he releases her, he will most likely lock her down directly.

"Hey, don't they know what we are best at on the red side?"

Rookie chuckled and directly locked on a hero.

"It's troll time!"

Trundle, the Troll King!
Not only is it an option to counter Poppy, but skills like pillars that change terrain can also prevent Olaf from entering and escaping.

On the fourth floor, Jhin was locked up.

"TheShy's Troll is indeed rare, but it can really restrain Poppy. One ultimate can steal all of Poppy's double resistances. Titan is also very good when combined with Jhin. The last counter position left for Rookie..."

"Could it be an auxiliary troll?"

Miller scratched his head. Now they are a little neurotic when watching IG's BP, always wondering if there is any possibility of swing.

At the same time, Flash Wolves also confirmed their final two heroes.

Azir, Emperor of the Desert.

Spear of Vengeance, Kalista.

The top laner stabilizes the front row, the mid laner ensures the mid-to-late stages, and the jungler and bottom lane are responsible for the rhythm in the early and mid-stages.

The Flash Wolves' lineup is stable yet fierce, and even any coach cannot find fault with it.

And IG's final choice is...

"Point me in the right direction, Valor!"

Wings of Demacia, Peeping into the Shadows!!!
"This?? Mid laner peeping??"

The doll was stunned.

"That should be right. Mid laner Quinn has strong roaming ability. Rookie has also played this hero in Rank. But in this case, IG will be a no-brainer team! They must have a big advantage in the early stage."

As soon as Miller finished speaking, the two commentators were stunned when IG's lineup was changed.

“Red side IG:

Top laner TheShy: Eternal Nightmare - Mordekaiser
Jungler Yuanshen: Trundle, the King of Trolls
Mid laner Rookie: Demacia's Wings - Quinn
Bottom lane JackeyLove: Jhin

Support Name: Deep Sea Titan - Nautilus
FW Blue Side:
MMD Top: Holy Hammer of Perseverance - Poppy
Jungle Karsa: Berserker-Olaf

Mid-lane Maple: Desert Emperor - Azir

Bottom Lane NL: Spear of Vengeance - Kalista
Support SwordArt: Minotaur Chieftain - Alistar. "

"No?? This hero of NOC can also play top solo??"

"Why does TheShy play everything?"

"To shake, to shake or not to shake, that is the question."

"I am dying of laughter. You will never understand the red team's IG!"

……

There was a lot of discussion in the comments. Although they had known that IG would waver, it was still somewhat unexpected that they would waver like this.

"Miller, what do you say?" Wawa knew that he didn't understand the i-game well, so he quickly asked his brothers to hold the situation together.

"All I can say is, it's very strong."

Miller thought about it carefully and said, "I haven't seen a NOC top laner, but it should be no problem to beat Poppy. The key point is this jungler matchup... Troll, it seems to be very restrained against Olaf?"

In version 6.8, a new passive was added to Olaf's ultimate. After learning the ultimate, he will gain a 20/30/40 double resistance bonus. After activating the ultimate, the double resistance bonus disappears and is replaced by immunity to control and increased attack power. There is also a speed-up effect when moving towards the enemy hero.

Therefore, Olaf was officially promoted to a T1-level jungler, comparable to heroes such as Spider, Male Gun, and Kindred, and his early combat effectiveness is unstoppable.

however……

"If the hero Troll stands in his own territory, he is not afraid of Olaf at all. Even if Olaf uses his ultimate, he must bypass the Troll's pillars. In the middle and late stages, when Olaf uses his ultimate to enter the field, he will be sucked in by the Troll's ultimate and blocked by the pillars. He will be melted directly and cannot even rush to the back row."

Miller finished speaking, and the doll next to him looked amazed.

"Wow!! IG came prepared!"

As the supporting actor, Wawa only needs to control the situation and shout 666.

……

"Haoxuan, you've been tricked!"

Maple muttered that if the commentators could understand it, they would be able to see even more.

"It's not bad. They picked a troll to restrain me, and they paid a heavy price. This hero's ganking ability is not strong. You have displacement in the middle and bottom, so you are not afraid at all. Just keep developing steadily. They are a team of melee fighters, and they can't deal with Poppy after 30 minutes."

"That's right, the opponent's lineup is pretty ridiculous."

Maple smiled, "My Tsar doesn't feel any pressure against Quinn. Our Skateboard Shoes Minotaur can also mess around with the opponent in the bottom lane. It's up to you, Mr. Dan. You must hold on and don't get killed like a pig!"

Danzong, also known as MMD, the top laner of Flash Wolves, his ID is the pinyin initials of three Chinese characters, namely Mimidan.

"Gan Linliang, Fengtang, you are really a weird person. If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"

MMD rolled her eyes at him.

Damn, these weird teammates. I was already nervous against TheShy, and now they are putting pressure on me.

However, as long as MMD thought about the fact that there was a stronger man on the opposite side who did not play top lane but went to play jungle, he felt fortunate.

However, this is the first time that Poppy is facing off against a hero like NOC.

MMD is now filled with confusion. He really wants to use his mobile phone to search on Baidu and ask the omnipotent netizens how to use Poppy against Nightmare. He is waiting online, very anxious.

The reading bar ends and both sides enter Summoner's Rift.

The summoner skills and talents are very common. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the talent brought by NOC.

"Thunder Nightmare?? Can this hero also kill people instantly with the DPS flow?"

Both sides are laning normally.

Top lane NOC, this version actually does not have a talent that perfectly suits Nightmare.

Talents like Deadly Tempo and Blades in the S8 version are the best talents for Nightmare.

In S8, jungle Nightmare suddenly became popular because of these two talents.

However, no one in LPL has ever played Nightmare in the top lane, but people in the European and American regions and LCK regions have played it and achieved good results.

(End of this chapter)