Chapter 222-You are invincible
The MSI finals have begun, and for global audiences, this final is unique.
The North American region hasn't made it to the finals in a long time.
In other words, have they ever been in there?
Maybe not.
LPL is the first division.
As for the second division, it is the North American division...
During the group stage, CLG defeated SKT twice and made it to the finals with an unstoppable force. No matter how you look at it, they are on the rise!
The two major regions of China and the United States happen to be the regions with the largest number of players. The attention paid to this final is no less than that of the semi-finals between SKT and IG. In fact, it has attracted a lot of attention because of the bonus of the final.
Riot is happy to see this happen, as it makes the competition more dynamic.
They have always been very biased towards North America in version changes, but North America has been performing poorly year after year and it is difficult for them to even make the top eight.
The North American region is the official birthplace of Riot. Although the number of players is not as large as that of China, the average recharge consumption per player of North American LOL players and the total recharge amount in the game are both the highest in the world, and the clubs also provide the highest treatment to professional players...
"Welcome to the MSI finals stage, watch this great showdown between China and the United States! This scene is unique!"
Appearing on the stage of the finals were commentator Jide, Su Xiaoyan, and a special guest.
After the two commentators greeted each other, it was the guest's turn to speak.
"Hello everyone, I am EDG's substitute jungler, Ai Loli."
Mr. Zhao was a little shy when reading his ID.
Damn, how could I be so immature to choose such a name? I really want to slap myself.
"So, who do you think has a better chance of winning today?"
Remember to ask.
"Well, to be modest, let's say 60-40. We'll probably win by 3-1, but it's unlikely to be 3-2 or 3-0."
Mr. Xiao Zhao said so, but his face was full of confidence.
"Okay, be humble, three to one!"
I remember smiling and joking, but nodded.
"If I were to say so, today's 3-0 should be no problem. It's not because I'm arrogant, but because I have confidence in IG. There is indeed a gap in hard power between the two teams."
"Yes, I also think it's 3-0. IG's performance has been so good recently that even a strong team like SKT won by 3-0. The probability of losing is very low."
This is not only the case for the LPL commentary booth, but the commentary booths in other regions probably have the same result.
Even the three English commentators from the North American region were very pessimistic and gave a prediction that the game would be 3-0.
As for the trash talk before the game, there is nothing to reveal this time, because the CLG players are all very humble and do not have the aggressiveness of Big Brother at all.
Both sides were in a friendly mood, with a feeling that friendship came first and competition came second.
In the first game, CLG took the initiative to choose the red side.
IG on the blue side banned Caitlyn, Cassiopeia, and Graves.
The three heroes banned by CLG are Vladimir, Kindred, and Elise.
Caitlyn and Dragon King can be said to be CLG's most signature system in this MSI.
Although the atmosphere within the IG team has been a bit lax these days, it has not reached the point of lowering the intelligence level. Everyone was very serious in the first game.
The lineups of both sides were quickly determined.
"IG Blue Party
Top laner TheShy: Lost Fang - Gnar
Jungler Yuanshen: Dragon Blood Warrior - Svana
Mid laner Rookie: Aurelion Sol - Star Forger
Bottom lane JackeyLove: Holy Lance Ranger - Lucian
Support Name: Deep Sea Titan - Nautilus
CLG Red Side:
Top Darshan: Maokai
Jungler Xmithie: Winter's Wrath - Sejuani
Mid laner Huhi: Shadow Master - Zed
Bottom Lane Stixxay: Jhin
Support Aphronmoo: Rising Thorns - Zyra. "
"Dragon King and Dragon Girl... This combination was used by IG when they played a training match with us before."
(mentioned in Chapter 183)
Ai Loli pursed her lips slightly and recalled some past events.
At that time, he was the jungler for EDG. It was fine in the early stage, he could just fight with Dragon Lady. But in the middle and late stages, he was turned into a fool by Yuan Shen's AP Dragon Lady.
"IG is well prepared. I wonder if they can bring us some surprises today. I'm already looking forward to the next BP on IG's red side."
Su Xiaoyan smiled.
Since SKT was eliminated in the semifinals, almost everyone has assumed that IG is the champion of this MSI.
Moreover, it is very likely that this will be an unprecedented unbeaten championship!!
They had a 10-0 record in the group stage and swept SKT 3-0 in the semifinals.
No one would think that CLG could cause any hindrance to IG.
"Let's go, level one group!"
As soon as he entered the game, Yuan Shen marked the enemy jungle area and signaled his teammates to follow.
The Dragon King's sustained combat capability and AOE in the first-level group fight are too strong, plus Lucian and Gnar can barely be considered a double shooter, and there is also Titan's initiation of the fight.
Even if Shyvana is weak at level 1, it is no reason for CLG to fight back.
CLG was well aware of this and had no plans for a level one fight. When they saw the Dragon King leading the charge, they simply chose to retreat.
The level one team fight between the two sides did not produce any setbacks. After placing a few wards in the jungle, everyone returned to the line.
The reason for a level 1 team fight is to seize vision of the jungle area and gain insight into the enemy jungler's early position.
This is to ensure the development of the jungle Dragon Lady.
IG has practiced this routine many times, and they don’t even need to communicate with each other.
Dragon Girl's combat ability in the jungle in the early stage is too weak. Fortunately, the opponent chose Sejuani in this game and did not choose Lee Sin or Olaf, who are strong in the jungle. Otherwise, Yuan Shen's life would not be easy in the early stage.
Of course, after the equipment is completed, both AD and AP Dragon Lady will have strong combat effectiveness.
Yuan Shen was clearing the jungle while observing the situation on the line.
The most critical point in this game is Rookie.
IG needs Rookie to step up and set the pace in the early stages.
Huhi himself is also a top Dragon King user, but when he used Zed to line up against Rookie's Dragon King, he inevitably fell into a disadvantage.
The soldiers on both sides formed their positions and began to attack. As soon as they met, Rookie activated W.
After expansion, Dragon King's Star Track covers a distance of 650 yards, which is equivalent to the range of the policewoman. W can continue to rotate until the mana is exhausted.
Taking into account the damage of basic attacks, in a long-distance fight at level 1, basically no hero can defeat the Dragon King.
The first level of Dragon King is the peak.
Huhi's Jie was obviously a bit greedy.
Move forward and try to last hit.
The star track expanded, and the planet hit Jie directly.
Huhi retreated immediately and threw a shuriken at the same time.
Rookie did not hesitate at all, controlling the Dragon King to move forward, taking the damage from the Q and pressing the corrosive potion at the same time.
Planet impact, first strike, hit!
The second time, it hits!
A basic attack triggers the Wind Rider, and the Dragon King's movement speed suddenly increases.
Rookie no longer moves in a straight line, but sideways.
Whenever possible, make sure to increase the frequency of planetary impacts by moving clockwise to increase damage.
In the first level fight, Huhi was hit by W five times and took two normal attacks from the Dragon King. Combined with the burning effect of the corrupt potion, Jie's health dropped by nearly 60%!
"Rookie is very proficient in using Dragon King! Rookie and Huhi are probably the two players who use Dragon King the most in this MSI!" Remember to say.
"Huhi had some problems in the laning phase at level 1, but it's not a big problem. It's normal for Zed to be suppressed by AP heroes before level 3. Levels 3 and 6 are where Zed can show his strength." Su Xiaoyan flipped through her notebook, but unfortunately there was no data on Zed's laning phase against Dragon King.
The Dragon King shrank the star track, and his mana was reduced by half.
This hero is still quite short of mana.
However, even if W is not activated, as long as it can get close to the minions, Star Track can still cause damage, and the pushing speed is very amazing.
The first wave of soldiers was cleared out before the second wave of soldiers in the middle lane came online.
No hero in the entire league can compare to the Dragon King in terms of clearing speed at level one.
After pushing the line, Long Wang disappeared directly on the line. Huhi didn't think much about it.
He didn't think a first-level Dragon King could do anything.
However, relying on the strength of the first-level group fight, IG discovered Sejuani's figure.
"Fuck him!"
Yuan Shen quickly cleared the first round of wild monsters and at the same time provided Rookie with eye assists.
Piglet had no idea that she was killing three wolves under the visual surveillance, and she was killing the jungle casually without any details.
After calculating the damage accurately, Rookie activated W, using the planetary damage plus basic attacks to directly kill the big wolf.
Xmithie was confused. He knew that the Dragon King disappeared, but he just thought he had placed a deeper ward. Who knew that the Dragon King actually chose to invade directly? ?
Before he could come to his senses, he was hit by the silver galaxy and was stunned on the spot.
The Dragon King snatched the big wolf and directly upgraded to level two!
Pig Girl, whose health was already low, was almost killed by this attack and immediately gave up her flash.
“Don’t hit the wall!”
Yuan Shen exclaimed.
The next moment, Rookie flashed steadily and followed up. Planets continued to hit Pig Girl, and her health gradually decreased.
Seeing that he was about to die, Xmithie wanted to buy some time by moving around so that his teammates could come.
However, Storm Rider's overwhelming speed, coupled with Rookie's quick reaction, completely blocked the distance for Dragon King.
As soon as Sejuani stops, Rookie also presses S. As Sejuani moves forward, Rookie follows.
The three planets provide output almost throughout the entire process, and with the connected normal attacks, no output is wasted.
"IG-Rookie (Star Forger) killed CLG-Xmithie (Winter's Wrath)!!!"
"First Blood!!"
first drop of blood!!
Hey~
A question mark suddenly appeared next to Rookie.
Zyra and Zed have arrived to support, but it's useless.
Xiao Ming's Titan came at a pretty fast speed, so IG was not afraid of a two-on-two situation at all.
"No way, Lao Song, I thought you were going to hit your head against the wall."
"Nice, Yi Jin, I'm going to lie down today."
Yuan Shen and Jack were on the left and right, making Rookie want to laugh but feel embarrassed.
"I have been practicing flashing over walls in training mode for three days. I will never flash into a wall again!"
Rookie is very confident, and he paid a huge price to hone his flash feel!
That is to say, there is now a training mode. In the past, it took five minutes to wait for a flash, and it was impossible to practice.
"It's a pity that it's a red buff. It would be great if it was a blue buff."
Rookie smacked his lips, feeling a little regretful.
Compared to the combat effectiveness of the red buff, the Dragon King needs the endurance of the blue buff more.
However, in this case, Jie could no longer exchange blood with the Dragon King, and could only watch the Dragon King push the line and then disappear from sight again.
Huhi was helpless, but he could only send a Miss to remind his teammates to be careful of the Dragon King.
The pressure of roaming in the mid lane made Xmithie feel uncomfortable.
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of Dragon Lady's early weakness and directly invade the jungle area.
Now he has to worry about the Dragon King and Dragon Lady invading his jungle area.
It is simply the opposite of Tiangang!
After using up all the blue, Rookie directly bought a Dark Seal and Straw Sandals during the first wave of returning to the city.
When Dragon King's E is online, movement speed is very critical.
However, Rookie did not choose to return to the line, but went to the bottom lane.
The Dragon King's level one E skill has a flying distance of three thousand yards.
Stixxay's Jhin is also very proficient.
With the cooperation of Jella, they suppressed Jack and Xiao Ming.
However, precisely because they were in a desperate situation, when they saw the Dragon King, they no longer had any chance of escaping.
Xiao Ming flashed and used his normal attack to use his passive to freeze Stixxay's Jhin, and with the output of Lucian and Dragon King, he took Jhin away directly, and then used another hook to pull back Janna who had flashed away.
Both heads were taken by the Dragon King.
After ganking the bottom lane, Rookie returned to the middle lane, just in time to take a tower hit.
"Three heads..."
The audience and commentators were a little surprised.
In the first game of the finals, did IG play so aggressively right from the start?
In less than five minutes, Dragon King had three kills in his hands. This was already a dream start!!
"Dragon King can completely replace the jungler to gank in the early stage, which also gives Yuanshen enough time to develop. If Dragon Lady's equipment is complete, she can also be the boss in the middle and late stages. The jungle core tactics developed by IG can be said to be invincible in this version."
Ai Loli smiled and continued, "IG is a very unique team. They are not like others who talk a lot but fail to do what they say. Once they have an idea, they will definitely put it into practice and find the most appropriate way to play it. It's just..."
"It's just that the pace of this game was too smooth. I'm afraid CLG won't be able to hold on until Dragon Lady exerts her strength!"
I remember taking over the conversation and saying with a smile.
Not only them, but everyone in the world is supporting IG!
Rookie's understanding of the Dragon King is definitely very high.
The three-speed shoes plus the enchantment of joy bring the roaming ability to the extreme.
The Dragon King is also a hero who extremely pursues early-stage suppression power, line-clearing speed, and roaming speed.
In order to roam, Rookie chose movement speed for all three big essences.
"Yuan'er, don't worry, I will definitely be there first if a fight breaks out."
Rookie is very confident.
In his opinion, not only in the jungle, but even when choosing heroes who need to develop in the side lanes, he can still provide protection.
In the early stage, he was one to four people, and in the later stage, he was just a tool.
There is no problem.
Just like Splinter, the master of the Ninja Turtles.
……
"Fuck! Come back!!"
There was already a lot of noise in the CLG team voice chat.
When Huhi picked Dragon King, they never thought this hero was so disgusting!
Even if Huhi wants to roam, he has to be at level 6.
However, Rookie's roaming can cause them a lot of trouble in the early stage.
The bottom lane isn't even level 6 yet, and the Dragon King has come three times!
And it works every time.
Jhin died three times and Zyra died twice.
Even the big tree on the road was killed once by the Dragon King while sprinting.
Even a serious jungler hero probably can't do such a high frequency of roaming ganks.
On the other hand, the real jungler of both sides, Yuan Shen, was invisible throughout the game and never showed his head. He also stole a few wild monsters from Sejuani.
But Pig Girl was unable to take care of herself and could hardly defend the jungle area.
The onlookers were stunned.
"A fake jungler can only gank, a real jungler can only jungle (funny)."
"I play jungle, if I had a Dragon King in the middle, I would be so happy!"
"Why is the Dragon King I play different from him?!"
"I am dying of laughter. Miracle Walker is still farming in the jungle!!"
……
(End of this chapter)