Chapter 94 - "Why the top laner is the boss"

In nine minutes, Noxus already had Black Cut Sandals in his hand.

The crocodile, on the other hand, only has a long sword and cloth shoes.

If you put yourself in their shoes, even Yuan Shen would feel his scalp tingling if faced with such a situation.

No matter how good your skills are, it is difficult to kill this Noxus alone.

Unless Noxus makes a serious mistake when crossing the tower.

Under normal development conditions, equipment is a big problem.

Crocodile is not like Maokai. If the line collapses in a team fight, he can only use R, flash, red rage, and W to control the C position, and then be killed.

But in today's version, tanks can't survive in the top lane.

Not to mention the two tank killers, Gangplank and Fiora, Noxus's E, Garen's E, and even Nasus's E all have built-in armor-piercing effects.

In addition, Black Cleaver also has a 30% armor-piercing effect, which greatly reduces the cost-effectiveness of tank equipment!
Moreover, teammates can also enjoy the armor-piercing effect of Black Cleaver. After equipping a set of tanky armor, the tankiness is completely different from before.

"The top lane is almost cleared! A tower is going to fall in less than ten minutes."

"I finally understand. Because of Bloodrage, the hero Noxus doesn't lack damage at all. What he lacks is mobility and the opportunity to deal damage."

PDD quickly figured out the trick.

“The second piece of equipment should be Bloodthirster, and the third piece I guess is Dead Man’s Plate. Many of the newly updated equipment are very suitable for the hero Noxus.”

"Or it's more suitable for heavily armored warriors."

Xiaoxiao added.

Why were heroes like Crocodile and Riven rarely seen in the past?
It is because their tolerance for error is too low that it is difficult for them to establish an absolute advantage online, and they are not very effective in team fights.

But the new version of the equipment is really abnormal.

The movement speed of the Dead Plate, the attack power and shield bonus of Bloodthirster, the armor-piercing ability of Black Cleaver...

The tank-fighting ability, flexibility, and tankiness that the heavy armored warrior lacked the most have all been made up for.

The strength of this version is not just about the hero mechanisms or numbers, but also about having matching equipment!
Eleven minutes later, a familiar scene appeared on the road again.

Noxus cut off the minion line, allowing the blue team's top lane tower to kill its own minions.

The crocodile can only watch from the second tower.

In twelve minutes, the first tower, which already had low health, was directly destroyed.

After sending the troops into the second tower, Yuan Shen directly chose to return to the city.

Mercury Treads.

Three of the five opponents are AP output, and everyone has control. Mercury's boots can increase Noxus's survivability.

Moreover, the movement speed of the second-level shoes also allows him to pull and suppress the opponent in the lane.

Compared to the one-sided situation in the top lane, the fight between the four players in the middle and bottom lanes was much more intense.

Although Kakao and Rookie have tried their best to protect the bottom lane, when Zven's skate shoes reached level 6, both his ability to force the opening and his ability to cooperate with the jungler were much improved!
Annie can stun the enemy and then flash forward without thinking to start a team fight. She can use her shield to resist the tower without worrying about being replaced.

When their health was low, Skateboard Shoes used the big Poké Ball to collect the little bear. Jack and Shekoko were forced to use summoner skills to save their lives several times.

But even so, the bottom lane was killed twice.

Skateboard Shoes' record and last-hitting are not inferior to Noxus.

The total economic volume of the two sides has always been the same.

Even OG is slightly ahead.

"Hold on, we can C!!"

Zven continued to comfort his sister-in-law.

They still have great confidence in their sister-in-law's ability to withstand pressure.

In previous leagues, my sister-in-law encountered even more difficult matches than this.

There was even a game where I only got five kills in the first ten minutes, but I was still able to get by.

In fact, even with an economic advantage of more than one thousand, Yuan Shen found it difficult to find an opportunity to cross the tower and successfully kill the crocodile.

The output of the defense tower is still very high.

If Crocodile keeps his red rage W and two stages of E, it will be difficult for him to successfully cross the tower alone.

He could only try his best to suppress the crocodile's development. Control the line, suppress it by moving, push it out of the experience zone, use the defense tower's attack interval to consume the crocodile's health, and use the Q skill to force the crocodile to move...

The longer the battle lasts, the more uncomfortable my sister-in-law will feel.

Noxus's suppression power is really too strong.

The last-hit gap in the top lane had unknowingly exceeded thirty hits and was heading towards forty hits.

"It's a very familiar scene. IG is now changing the rhythm and starting to protect the development of the bottom half. However, with Crocodile having an extra teleport, the combination of Nunu, Skateboard Shoes and Annie is also very strong in the early stage. IG is going to bet on the top lane again!"

"If it was the regular season of the summer season, IG would basically be unplayable now, but in the current version, I think IG is still stronger."

"The top version, this is the unanimous conclusion of our three LPL teams. The LCK is also changing its play style. Europe and the United States are the slowest to react."

Time passed by minute by minute.

After twenty minutes, the economic gap between the two sides remained at around one thousand.

OG has the advantage.

However, the economic gap on the road is close to three thousand.

Noxus has already made Black Cleaver, Bloodthirsty, Plate Armor, and Mercury's Boots.

Crocodile only has Black Cleaver, cloth shoes, and chain mail.

The difference of one and a half large pieces seems to make people feel desperate.

The best-developed player in the game, Skateboard, had a total economy that was even 300 yuan higher than that of Noxus.

However, skateboarding shoes are currently only two and a half pieces of equipment.

"This... they are clearly ahead in economy, so why are Skateboarders half a big item behind Noxus?"

The dolls were all dumbfounded.

The audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were also confused.

In the end, PDD was the first to react.

"Noxus's equipment is too cheap..."

The total price of Dead Man's Plate is 2550, the total price of Bloodthirster is 2750, plus the 3000 gold coins for Black Cleaver, the three major items are only 8300 gold coins.

The broken skateboard shoes and the Bloodthirster sword cost 6800 yuan, and the attack speed shoes with distortion enchantment cost another 1550 yuan.

Right now, I am still nearly a thousand dollars away from the third piece of equipment, Runaan's Hurricane.

"The equipment for the top lane is too cheap, and it takes a very long time to build. Moreover, every additional piece is a qualitative improvement. With the same economy, the top lane equipment is built faster and at a higher level... What's more, the top lane position has a much stronger snowballing ability than the bottom lane."

As a former professional player, PDD spotted another major feature of the current version at a glance.

In addition to the rework of the top hero, high data strength, and equipment adaptation, another reason is that the equipment is too cost-effective.

With the same economic advantage, the effect of giving it to the top lane in the early stage is much greater than that of giving it to the bottom lane.

Moreover, the top laner also has the ability to harvest the residue and end the game in the late stage.

In this way, the status of the top laner has been greatly strengthened. He is more worthy of protection than the mid laner and ADC in the early stage, and his role in the later stage is not small either.

Not only that, the hero's characteristics also determine the positioning gap between the top laner and the ADC.

No matter how strong the ADC is, he still needs the protection of his teammates to create space for output.

If you make positioning mistakes in team battles or the enemy assassin or warrior is too fat, the ADC's output environment will be very poor and he may die suddenly if he is not careful.

In other words, the current version relies on ADC to carry the game, and the tolerance rate is too low.

On the contrary, the heavy-armored warrior in the top lane is both tanky and has strong output.

For example, take Noxus. After Bloodthirster and Plate Armor were made, his movement speed and tankiness were very good.

Unless five opponents concentrate their fire, it is impossible to kill him instantly.

There is even an option for the top laner besides teamfights.

That is single belt involvement.

The top laner has the advantage and can fight in team fights, split carry and provide support. Not only does he have a high tolerance rate, but his tactical choices are also very flexible.

With the same advantage, ADC only has the option of teamfighting, and solo laning is completely a chance.

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