Chapter 256 - Scoring twice, extreme operation

The S6 version is actually very similar to the S9 version.

That is the traditional shooter-type hero, with low strength and presence, and plays more of a functional role in the team.

There are a total of twenty-one marksman heroes in the World Championship, but only seven appeared in the entire S6. Only three of them are favorites, and the remaining four are backups.

Jhin, Ashe, and EZ are the three most popular ADCs in S6.

The commonality of these three ADC heroes is that they are extremely functional. When their early equipment is not yet complete, they can exert stronger combat power than other ADCs and do not consume team resources.

In the middle of the game, the growth curve reaches its highest point, which is in line with the fast-paced trend of the version.

Things revolve around the bottom lane, but the ADC is not the core, but a tool.

This is the current situation of S6.

（S6世界赛数据分析图，意为10分钟领先2500经济，20分钟领先5200经济……胜率为90%）

In this case, let’s make the tool attributes more thorough.

In terms of functionality alone, there are many heroes that are stronger than marksman heroes.

No one has stipulated that you must pick a marksman-type hero in the bottom lane.

Every road in the world is formed by many people walking on it.

“Yes, no one stipulates that the bot lane must be played by an ADC!”

On the English commentary desk, Maomao quickly came to his senses after a brief moment of shock, looked at the IG lineup with shining eyes, and praised it in an excited tone.

"The LPL region has always attached great importance to the style of the bottom lane shooter. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, IG's attempt is really too bold. It breaks the long-standing traditional style of the LPL region and also breaks the EU flow that has always dominated the game."

The male commentator next to him laughed and said, "So you don't like the EU lane split?"

"No, no, no, the EU split has its rationale."

Maomao shrugged and smiled carefreely: "I just think that a variety of hero choices can make the game more entertaining. I'm really tired of watching the same few heroes over and over again."

Perhaps because it has nothing to do with them, or perhaps because European and American fans really like to see these tricks, the comments in the LPL broadcast room of the Rat TV station are basically full of praise.

However, the domestic commentary and comments seem to lack confidence.

Concern leads to chaos.

When watching teams from other regions selecting cool heroes, everyone just moves a chair and watches, but when it’s the turn of the team from their own region, they have to panic. It’s okay since this is a civil war, but if this was a foreign war, the barrage would probably be full of curses of “match-fixing”.

As I said, when faced with the unknown, most people’s first reaction is to question.

This itself is a manifestation of the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Regardless, the lineup has been locked, and with everyone feeling mixed emotions of anticipation and confusion, the game entered the Summoner's Rift.

Lucian is a hero with strong Solo ability. He is not afraid even when facing Jayce, let alone heroes like Maokai.

TheShy knows this very well.

Just half a month ago, after being beaten by Yuan Shen's Jayce three times in a row, he became a little discouraged and asked which hero was good against Jayce.

But the result he got surprised him a little.

"Are you stupid for not picking Lucian against Jayce?"

Although it is somewhat inappropriate for an ADC hero to go to the top lane, even TheShy had to admit it after being taught a lesson by Yuan Shen using Lucian several times.

Really fragrant.

Moreover, this ultimate offensive hero is also very suitable for his temper.

However, few people realize how powerful Lucian is in the solo lane.

The mid-lane Lucian strategy will not be developed by professional players until next year's S7, and will become a popular choice on the field.

At the 2017 MSI, it was Xiye's Lucian who killed Faker several times, making Lucian famous.

TheShy's talent in this game is War Fervor to maximize output, and his starting item is Doran's Blade.

This talent and equipment were also recommended by Yuan Shen, but when he was teaching him, Yuan Shen seemed a little regretful, and he didn't know why.

"What a pity, I don't have the talent to steal money now, and I only have a low-end Cloud-Seeking Hand..." Yuan Shen muttered as he looked at the loading interface.

"What are you talking about?" Rookie asked curiously.

"I say, Jack, this is a good look. Learn from him and see how Chengluo plays Lucian. I taught him how to play that."

Yuan Shen teased: "Let me show you what it means to be a Lucian that can fire eight shots in one second and hit three E's seamlessly!"

"That's right. If Brother Yuan has that basic skill and wants to play ADC, what will Jack do?"

Shi Senming said with a smile.

"That's our C position's business. What does it have to do with a support like you? Who are you yelling at, Shi Senming?"

Jack, who was already used to being teased by his teammates, remained calm. As he spoke, he adjusted the key positions and changed the little wizard's [Distorted Space] to non-intelligent casting.

Eighty percent of how well the little mage plays as a tool depends on the E skill.

In fact, if you just look at the numbers, the little mage is not weak in the early stage.

QWER's damage is maximized and its output is not inferior to mainstream AP.

After Riot secretly strengthened it several times, the little mage's speed of stacking magic power is much faster than before.

However, this hero's E and W skills have too high a delay, making it difficult to hit the opponent during the laning phase. Only when the E skill hits can the W skill hit.

In front of a real master, it is like having two skills missing to fight against others. How can you possibly win?
In the early stage, the extreme weakness in the single lane prevented this hero from appearing on the stage.

Only in team battles in the later stages of the game, relying on teammates' skills to force movement, coupled with the stacked magic power, can the little mage play his due role.

In other words, the little mage is actually a hero who needs the cooperation of teammates. The bottom lane with support cooperation is actually more suitable for the little mage than the single lane.

But because the EU stream is prevalent in all major competition areas, no one thought of this.

This time, the director is a bit busy.

Lucian on top, Little Mage on bottom...

Both the top and bottom lanes of IG have very novel heroes, and the audience wants to see what will happen in the laning phase, but he was so busy just switching shots.

In the end, priority was given to Yuan Shen, who had the highest popularity.

This is not the first time that Yuan Shen and Rookie have used the mid-jungle combination of Desert Spider.

This combination is somewhat similar to the rock climbing combination in the previous game, but more direct.

While observing the mid and jungle start, the director also turned the camera to the top lane.

Many people want to see what kind of understanding TheShy, the successor to the title of “the world’s No. 1 top laner,” will show when he takes the shooter to the top lane.

The first impression of LOL's new drivers on Lucian is...

This guy is obviously a black man, why is he so short?

In fact, when Lucian was first launched, he was still a typical black macho man with an incredibly long attack range of 550, a Q skill range of 570, a penetration range of 1100, and his ultimate skill Holy Lance Baptism was as long as 1400 yards. No female ADC in the bottom lane could withstand his output.

Only Draven, Graves and other strong men can fight.

In order to protect female heroes, Riot has reduced the range of all of Lucian's skills.

Looking at every nerf to Lucian, it's all about length.

TheShy learned Q at level one.

The current Q not only has a range of 550, but also has a penetration distance of only 900 yards.

957 was very clear about Lucian's length. He was very steady, controlling the big tree to stay out of Lucian's shooting range. He would occasionally throw a tree son to finish off Lucian, not giving Lucian any chance to suppress or drain his health.

But if the length is not enough, the technique can make up for it.

TheShy learned a lot from Yuan Shen.

And I discussed it with Jack.

His proficiency in Lucian is more than enough. The technique TheShy uses is that when there are minions in the straight line formed by the tree and Lucian, he uses the minions to throw Q to consume the health of the tree.

Abbreviated as Q.

This straight line operation is quite difficult because the delay time of Lucian's Q is also longer, and many professional players can avoid it by moving.

But for TheShy, it is not a problem at all.

His dynamic vision and reaction are top-notch among all LPL professional players. He can often catch the opponent's hero using basic attacks and skills to stun, and then use Q.

At level 1, 957 was penetrated twice by the extreme distance of the penetrating holy light, causing him to lose a lot of health.

Not only that, if this technique is used well, it can really help both consume energy and push the line.

Lucian, who was faster at clearing minions, was the first to grab the second one, learned the E skill in seconds, rushed forward, fired two more shots, and added a Q skill.

Three Qs and two normal attacks forced the tree to use up a bottle of medicine at level 1.

"I give in. I feel so uncomfortable being penetrated."

957 tried to find joy in the midst of hardship and said some funny words to encourage himself, otherwise the pressure in this laning phase would have been too great.

It’s hard to understand how much pressure this is if you haven’t played against TheShy in person…

When facing this terrifying pressure, many top laners will make mistakes if they are not careful, and TheShy will seize the opportunity to create a single kill.

This is especially true when TheShy gets a hero with an advantage in the matchup.

Until now, 957 couldn't imagine the level of Yuan Shen, who is even more powerful than TheShy in laning phase.

Anyway, when laning against TheShy, 957 felt that as soon as he tried to move forward to last hit, he was as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast, and a piece of his flesh might be bitten off at any time, injuring his bones.

The beating was too fierce.

However, when WE saw TheShy choose Lucian, they anticipated this situation in the top lane, and took advantage of the situation and set up a small routine to catch the top laner at level 2.

Although the mainstream of this version is to gank the bottom, it does not mean that you cannot gank the top. Doing it occasionally can have an unexpected effect.

WE is on the blue side in this game, with the blue buff on top and the red buff on the bottom.

If they start with red buff in the bottom jungle and then go to gank top, the distance is long and it is obviously too late. TheShy will definitely put down wards first, and Yuan Shen will definitely be able to react in time.

So, Mr. Kang gritted his teeth and decided to start the game alone with the blue buff and gank it at level two.

In order to cooperate with this routine, the jungler in the bottom lane also showed some acting skills. Ashe and Minotaur used their skills into the air, consumed some mana, and then stayed under the tower for a while before coming back online.

WE's cooperation in this wave was great. The entire IG team was unaware of it, and Yuan Shen did not expect it either.

As mentioned before, there are only three ways to determine whether the jungler is helping at the start of the game when there is no vision.

Health, online time, mana.

Among these three methods, only mana is the most accurate.

Help the jungler to open the door and use skills most efficiently.

So, when 957's Trek, who had been taking the beatings timidly, suddenly flashed up with W, and at the same time, a Lee Sin appeared from the jungle next to him, TheShy was confused and refused.

"They are all acting queens!" TheShy muttered as he started to operate.

Maokai's W and Q provide stable control, and Lee Sin hits with a Q from a long distance, directly triggering the second stage of Q, followed by a normal attack, triggering Thunder Lord and then Thunder Break.

Treant WAQ, Lee Sin QQAEA.

After taking damage from the opponent's top and jungle, Lucian's health dropped from full to 30% in an instant.

After getting rid of the control, TheShy slid to create distance and fled towards the defensive tower.

Mr. Kang thoughtfully saved [Break Bones] until now, slowing down Lucian again. Lee Sin caught up with him and launched another basic attack.

Immediately, he kept following Lucian, neither using skills nor responding to normal attacks, just following him.

Obviously, Lee Sin is waiting for the cooldown of the next Q.

As long as Lee Sin's next Q hits, Lucian will definitely die.

As for the face-to-face Q, unless Mr. Kang throws it wrong, there is no room for movement.

This is a psychological game.

Both Lee Sin and Lucian have flash. If Lee Sin uses Q first, Lucian will definitely flash to avoid it. If Lucian uses flash first, Lee Sin can also flash close to him and use Q to ensure a hit.

Gambling is about psychology as well as reaction!
Lucian was running away, and when he was about to reach the defensive tower, Lee Sin's Q was cooled down.

It is very simple to calculate the cooldown of Lee Sin. Mr. Kang believes that TheShy must also know this information, after all, he used to play jungle.

Even if he forgot, Yuan Shen would definitely remind him.

Judging from TheShy's reaction, when he saw his own starting action, he must have had time to press the flash.

and so……

The blind monk raised his leg and kicked out.

It's a normal attack!
Lucian's health dropped, but he still didn't use his flash. Instead, he took the opportunity to create a short distance and walked into the range of the defensive tower.

"Damn, this didn't even scare him off? Is this guy's heart made of iron?"

Mr. Kang cursed in surprise, then used the Q skill without hesitation.

It's not a loss to force Lucian to use his flash, so that he can use his flash to catch the enemy again in the next wave. This is Mr. Kang's idea.

However, something unexpected happened again.

His Heavenly Sound Wave actually hit...

"???"

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Mr. Kang was very surprised that this Q could hit the target.

After all, TheShy's reaction speed has always been famous in the professional circle.

Mistake?

In his mind, the scene in the previous game where the second stage of his Q damage was dodged by Kled flashed by.

That must be a coincidence, right?
As countless images emerged in his mind, Mr. Kang decisively activated the second stage of Q.

However, that incredible scene appeared again.

The moment Lee Sin kicked in front of Lucian, TheShy flashed again and avoided the damage of the second stage of Q.

Lucian turned around and fired a Q at several points, and with the output of the defensive tower, it was Lee Sin who was in danger. Lee Sin's original health was not very good. In order to ensure the success of this gank, he learned Q when he was alone at level 1 to open the wild monster.

Everyone knows how damaging Lee Sin is when he is jungle clearing without learning W.

As a last resort, Mr. Kang flashed out of the tower.

"Ohhhhhh-! God, this is unbelievable!"

On the English stage, Maomao shouted in surprise: "TheShy reproduced that magical operation and told everyone with facts that this is not a coincidence, this is a reaction, my strength!"

The slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado.

On the LPL commentary stand, Ze Yuan and Wei Xiao, who had previously expressed their objections, both looked embarrassed.

"See, I told you this wasn't a coincidence." He proved his point. Even though it was the team he supported, WE, that was shown off, PDD was in a good mood.

"I give up. TheShy's reaction is too outrageous. It really feels like Yuan Shen last year." PDD shook his head repeatedly.

"It's too inhuman." Guan Zeyuan also had a look of sincere conviction. He joined the LPL commentary team last year, but was not reused. Instead, he accumulated experience as a newcomer. Only this year did he gradually appear in the commentary seats of important games.

Newcomers always have a rebellious mentality. Yuan Shen, who has been praising the old commentators, really wants to express different opinions and show his own presence... Being a nitpicker is human nature, and there is a nitpicker in everyone's bones.

But now I am really convinced.

This time, it was more difficult to flash and dodge the second stage of Q than the previous one, because the distance between Lee Sin and Lucian was shorter than the distance between Lee Sin and Kled in the previous game, so the reaction time was naturally shorter.

Under more difficult conditions, he dodged the second stage of Q damage again. This really can't be explained by chance.

(End of this chapter)