Chapter 212 - TheShy's trump card

One chasing five, sniper confrontation through the middle gate!
Two famous scenes appeared in the first game of the MSI semi-finals!
The first game ended with the time fixed at twenty-six minutes and fifty-eight seconds.

Jack was in a bit of a miserable situation. His EZ was 0/3/4, the lowest KDA in the team.

The number of deaths accounted for three quarters of the entire team.

no way.

He was like an orphan in this game. All the resources, kills and so on were taken away by the top, mid and jungle brothers. The red buff was taken by TheShy, leaving nothing for him. Even Ming left him in the end and followed behind brother Jayce to get assists.

As soon as the game ended, all kinds of emoticons about Jayce were photoshopped out.

For example, the Hextech hammer in Jayce's hand was photoshopped into Pulsefire Ezreal's skin.

Not only that, Jace's head was replaced with Yuan Shen's confident smiling face, and the head of the yellow-haired future warrior in his hand was replaced with Jack's face, with a cute Q-version baby pacifier added, and two goddess tears flowed from his eyes on both sides.

It said below: Don’t be afraid, Jack, just lie down, Dad will hold you and avenge you.

It is so vivid and lifelike, especially the two tears of the goddess which are simply the finishing touch.

There are many other interesting photoshopped pictures, but this one is undoubtedly the most popular one.

During the ten-minute halftime break, the world probably produced thousands or even tens of thousands of related pictures.

Especially in China, the topic of this semi-final was directly on the hot search list of major social software! !
IG top and jungle swing!

SKT refuses TheShy to join!

Once the world's number one top laner!

All major forums are discussing this game...

Inside the SKT training room, the players' atmosphere was somewhat low.

In the first game, the situation was not one-sided, but the way we lost was very unpleasant.

Neither side used any special system in this game, they just played with regular lineups. As a result, they were at a disadvantage before ten minutes had passed.

Could it be that IG’s strongest form is actually Yuan Shen on top and TheShy in jungle?

No, it is not.

They would rather believe that this was TheShy's counterattack against them, a mockery of them for being blind and giving up on TheShy.

We lost the first game, what does this prove?
This proves that if SKT uses a regular lineup and relies solely on hard power, it is no match for IG.

Even IG is not in its strongest form.

The other lanes are easy to deal with and can maintain a balance. If Bang in the bottom lane gets more resources from his teammates, he can also gain an advantage.

But the opposing top laner Yuanshen is simply bullshitting.

Haven’t you been out of orders for half a year?
How can I still carry? ?

Isn't the mainstream of this version the three mythical gods in the top lane?

Now, the role of the top laner of almost all teams is nothing more than taking on some tankiness, choosing heroes with strong functional roles, or initiating a team fight, or solo laning.

Why is it that Yuanshen can show such a strong carry ability even with a top laner who is a counter-version output player? !

Jayce has been strengthened. None of the three mythical gods can be a match for Jayce in a pure laning match. However, Jayce's tolerance rate is too low!

In the eyes of professional teams that always seek stability, low tolerance and going against the version are the same in most cases.

Thinking of the Devil Jayce in the previous game, Bang felt a bit of a headache again.

Kkoma had sharp eyes and noticed Bang's abnormality immediately. He quickly came over and held Bang's shoulder, saying, "We originally wanted to test the first game, so we don't have to care about winning or losing. Besides, if it weren't for the level 1 team fight, you wouldn't necessarily lose. At least, Jayce's advantage wouldn't be that big..."

Kkoma also knew that this reason was a bit untenable.

In the first level group fight, SKT did lose a lot, but this was definitely not the main reason for the collapse of the entire game.

The top, mid and jungle were completely suppressed by the opponent, this is the key point.

Kkoma quickly changed the subject and said, "In the second game, let's use the lineup we carefully studied... Yuanshen is very confident, so we can use his confidence to win this game."

This sentence finally aroused the fighting spirit of the SKT members.

That's right, during this period of time, in these five days, they carefully designed a routine and played many training games with ROX. The overall winning rate was 70%. This routine is definitely feasible!
Don’t underestimate this 70%. In the first few games, the Tigers didn’t win a single game. Even after making targeted responses later, their winning rate was less than 30%.

The BP of the second game started quickly. In this game, the two sides switched sides, IG was on the blue side and SKT was on the red side.

LPL's famous legend of the undefeated red team also spread to major competition areas around the world with this MSI.

IG on the blue side banned Sinner, Ryze, and LeBlanc.

SKT on the red side banned Zyra, Graves, and Kindred.

After Jyra was banned, IG naturally rushed to grab the Minotaur.

As the top support in this version, Xiao Ming is also very proficient in playing Minotaur.

Afterwards, SKT grabbed Olaf, the leader in the jungle, and Luke Hyunsoo in the bottom lane.

Neither side revealed the core of their system at the beginning, and neither side was sure of the other's intentions for the time being.

Fu Manduo touched his chin, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Let's continue to be strong in the version."

The advantage of the blue team lies in being able to grab the heroes with the advantage in the version.

Putting aside the ban positions, if the number of advantageous heroes in the version is 159, the blue side will be able to gain the upper hand.

But if there are three version advantages, or seven version advantages, the red side is stronger.

This is the current version.

There are too many playable heroes in S6, and ban positions are in short supply, so the advantage of the blue team is infinitely reduced, and it is far less flexible than the red team's counter position.

IG's second and third moves targeted Tsar and Troll respectively.

"This BP is pretty good! The previous group match against Flash Wolves has proven that Trolls have a counter effect on Olaf. In subsequent matches, some teams also learned this tactic of using jungle Trolls, and they all played to good effect."

"That's right, and the Troll is also a flexible position, he can play top lane or support."

The commentators praised this BP, but so far, IG's picks have been within SKT's expectations.

"Take it, you can show it now." Kkoma took a deep breath.

The core of SKT's system has been revealed.

Time Keeper Kieran.

Karma the Revelator.

"Here it comes! SKT's four-protect-one system!"

Wawa said carefully: "After banning Ryze and Leblanc, Faker brought out Time Man, and combined with Annie and Karma to form a three-acceleration system. Even though this lineup doesn't start a team fight, it has a very strong impact and is also good at pulling people into team fights."

"Yes, this system can be said to be SKT's best weapon."

Miller said: "The last counter position is left to the top laner. I don't know what TheShy will play in this game."

"I think Kennen is pretty good. The Soul Siphon is a bit powerless against the opponent's lineup. The pulling ability is too strong. It is difficult to find the right time for the Soul Siphon to enter the team battle."

IG is also in a dilemma.

The blue team's BP is too passive. No matter what they choose, the red team has the possibility of turning the tables.

With the troll and the minotaur already there, there’s no need to consider the three mythical gods.

Fiora is a good choice, but not as good as Kennen.

"Vampire."

TheShy suddenly said.

"Sure?"

Yuan Shen raised his eyebrows.

The hero Vampire is another trump card he created for TheShy.

He’s shown it since the All-Star Game.

TheShy has never used this trump card.

Because the hero Vampire is somewhat inconsistent with the current trend of mid-jungle-support collaboration.

Of course, the top lane vampire is a different story.

"Okay, take it then."

Fumanduo patted TheShy on the shoulder and placed his hopes on this junior.

TheShy's talent ranks among the top three among all the players he has ever seen.

IG's last two moves locked onto Lucian and Vampire.

In the SKT player's booth, everyone's pupils contracted for a moment.

Duke recalled even more unpleasant memories.

During the All-Star Game, Yuan Shen used the Cave-sucking Ghost to defeat his Captain head-on. Is he going to do it again this time?

"Are they going to switch positions again? Is this Yuanshen's vampire or TheShy's?"

Duke had a terrible headache.

"Give Karma to Haocheng, and choose another support."

Faker thought about it and made a decision.

Duke knows how to play the hero Karma.

And it was pretty fun.

IG isn't the only one that's swaying.

Any team can swing it if the player's hero pool supports it.

The red side will also have a greater advantage.

"Karma... okay."

Duke sighed helplessly.

He really didn't expect that the opponent could actually use this hero.

However, Karma has a great advantage in laning against Vampire.

……

SKT's final move was beyond everyone's expectations.

They added control and front row, and chose...

Bron??
The audience was suddenly in an uproar.

Braum will be restrained by some soft supports in the lane, but he is not afraid of hard-hitting supports like Leona and Alistar.

There is really no problem in taking it out to hit the bull's head.

But... Karma in the top lane? ?
Are you rocking too? ?

The final lineups of both teams have been determined.

IG Blue Side: Vampire, Troll, Tsar, Lucian, Minotaur
SKT Red Side: Karma, Olaf, Chrono, Annie, Braum.

The last move was to move Karma to the top lane and choose Braum, which made full use of the red team's counter right in the back.

Even Yuan Shen could only sigh in admiration when he saw it.

"Is Karma good at fighting the hole-sucking ghost?"

Doll asked blankly.

He is not a professional player, nor does he play top lane, so he is not very familiar with this hero's position.

"It's pretty easy to beat."

Miller also plays top lane, so he knows a little bit.

"Use the E skill shield and speed to trade blood. Vampire can't win no matter what. He can't suck blood. Even if he has a higher level, Karma is not afraid of your burst with RW."

Most of the heroes who come with the R skill at level 1 are strong line bullies in the early stages.

This is true for Karma, Nidalee, Elise, and Jayce.

Karma's ultimate skill, Mantra, can enhance any skill of QWE.

The effect of the W skill is to build a spiritual chain with the enemy hero, causing continuous damage. If the chain is not broken, the target hero will be imprisoned in place.

After the mantra is strengthened, it can instantly heal Karma's lost 20% of health. If the second effect is triggered, the same amount of health can be restored, and the imprisonment time will be extended by 0.75 seconds.

Two effects restore nearly 40% of life, what does this mean?
Can the vampire's red rage Q suck away 20% of Karma's blood in the early stage?
Obviously not.

Combined with the shield of the E skill and the damage of the Q skill, it is impossible for Vampire to exchange blood with Karma.

The most important thing is that the vampire's blood pool cannot avoid Karma's W. Even if it is a blood pool, W can trigger the second stage of imprisonment effect. If combined with the jungler, it is easy to kill the vampire.

"SKT also learned it and made them swing."

Jack looked depressed.

IG hasn't suffered a loss in BP for a long time.

Even on the blue side, few teams have the tactical depth and hero pool to match IG's.

There hasn't been a single BP this year where SKT had an advantage in the early, mid and late stages.

Yuan Shen frowned.

This game is a bit difficult.

In a clash between top teams, BP determines 70% of the outcome.

It’s not that you can’t fight at all, just surrender next time.

It’s just that if IG fights, they will be at a disadvantage.

……

"SKT's lineup has double acceleration in the start of a team fight, and has Light Braum in the counterattack. It has perfect teamfight pulling ability and back row protection ability."

"In the early stage, there is the combination of Olaf and Karma. In the mid-term, the four-protect-one system is formed. The combat effectiveness is not weak. The later it gets, the stronger SKT's teamfight ability will be."

Wawa, Miller and Wang Duoduo were also discussing the lineups of both sides.

IG was at a disadvantage and was relatively passive in this BP, which was their unanimous consensus.

Especially the vampires were targeted.

The vampire is at its strongest when its three-piece equipment is completed in the mid-term, with its terrifying AOE ability and its ability to disrupt team battles.

In a mid-game team battle, it would take at least ten seconds to kill a vampire without any mistakes in operation.

During these ten seconds, if you get too close to a vampire, you will suffer tons of AOE damage.

What about the weaknesses?
It is too weak in the early stage and basically cannot beat anyone in the lane. It is difficult to enter the field due to short arms and is afraid of kites in team battles.

In the later stages, with only health and no resistance, it is easy to be killed by a few shots from an ADC with six pieces of equipment.

Tank heroes like Crow, Vampire, and Ryze can only be considered mid- to late-game heroes.

In the late game, ADC is still the one who dominates the game.

SKT has everything that vampires are afraid of.

It's not just Karma's counter choice, SKT's entire system has some counter vampires, from laning to teamfights...

"Let's choose Kenan."

Yuan Shen shook his head.

But it doesn’t matter. Since TheShy wants to use Vampire, he naturally has his considerations.

What else could he say?

Of course it’s trust.

The game started quickly, and both sides quickly purchased their starting equipment. Then SKT directly launched a level one group invasion.

IG was well prepared for this wave of invasion and did not let SKT gain any advantage.

With Olaf, Karma, and Braum, the three level one team fight kings, IG had no intention of engaging in the battle at all.

SKT just wandered around IG's lower jungle area, and seeing that there was no unexpected gain, they lost a few visions and returned to their own jungle area.

Both sides started normally.

Yuan Shen took a special look at TheShy's going-out outfit.

Doran's Shield, Teleport, Flash.

A decent choice.

He brought Ignite during the All-Stars because the version had just been updated and the damage of the ultimate talent had not been weakened yet, and he was confident that he could kill the Captain.

But now facing Karma, teleportation is naturally more useful.

(End of this chapter)