Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

As the contestant IDs were announced one by one, the packed Verti Concert Hall in Berlin erupted in warm cheers.

G2 eliminated the arrogant RNG last year, and this year became the first team in the European region to win the MSI championship, thus gaining unprecedented support from players. It also firmly holds the G-level (one of the strongest in the world) position in Riot's evaluation system with its outstanding performance.

GRF is not a weak team either.

As a young team established in 2017, GRF performed mediocrely in the secondary league in its first year due to lack of experience and did not attract much attention.

however.

In the second year, the GRF team emerged as a dark horse, sweeping the secondary league with a record of 14-0, and defeated the MVP team in the promotion and relegation, getting a ticket to the LCK Summer Season; they also defeated strong teams such as KZ, AFS, GEN in a row in the LCK league where strong teams gathered, and completed the feat of turning the tables on SKT after falling behind by in economy, creating the strongest record of a promoted team in the history of LCK.

Riot Games rated GRF as S-level, meaning it is a very threatening team in international competitions.

The clash between G2 and GRF is definitely the focus of the group stage. Both LCS.EU and LCK audiences are paying close attention to it.

What’s interesting is that the audience of these two major regions combined is not even a fraction of the number of LPL audience.

Before Ye Tian officially appeared on the stage, the LPL ratings began to soar. When Ye Tian officially stood on the stage, the LPL ratings reached twice the previous level. This shows how high Ye Tian's status is in the hearts of the audience.

"Both players are still preparing. Let's take a look at their summer season information."

Drakos showed his professionalism: "Through the historical lineup, we can notice a phenomenon. When GRF was centered around jungler Tarzan, the selection of players was a bit limited, or it would fall into a certain vicious circle - there were very few heroes used."

"It means the hero pool is relatively shallow." Vedius added.

"It's not necessarily because their hero pool is shallow. They have used fewer heroes, which can be understood as simple and efficient." Drakos has a more comprehensive view: "But this also means that it is not easy for them to make particularly skilled changes, especially when facing a team like G2 that has strong change capabilities, GRF may suffer a loss."

the other side.

The LCK commentator expressed a completely opposite view, believing that the reason for G2's fancy swings is their lack of strength, and that GRF's unshakable style is in line with the characteristics of a strong team.

"Tian, ​​do you want me to go on the road and help you clear the level?"

G2 jungler Jankos had an eager look on his face: "Before, I either watched you play or was beaten by you. This year, I finally play with you!"

"No need to help me deliberately, just follow the normal rhythm." Ye Tian made pre-match arrangements: "In addition to the two default bans, ban Kyle as well. I don't want to defeat Kyle too early, as that would easily scare other teams."

"You want them to use Kayle as a lifeline when they have no other options?" Caps couldn't help laughing when he thought of that scene. "When they pick Kayle, they find that she explodes faster than other heroes. It's so funny, hahahahahaha."

"What a scheme!"

"It is indeed Sun Tzu's Art of War!"

"Six six six!"

The G2 players burst into laughter.

After a brief discussion, enter the custom room, confirm with the referee, and jump to the Ban/Pick interface.

GRF gave the first ban to Luo, which shows enough confidence.

"GRF didn't target the top laner. It seems that they wanted to test Tian's quality."

Vedius analyzed the data: "With the callback of the critical strike equipment, Xayah and Rakan became the bottom lane combination with the highest appearance rate, which attracted the attention of the world championship teams. G2's first ban was the reworked Pantheon. During the qualifying round, Pantheon received a 100% ban rate and was not released once."

In the second ban, GRF gave it to Syndra.

G2 gave it to Qiyana.

Pantheon and Qiyana are the default ban positions that the red team has to bear in the world version.

For the third ban, after discussion, GRF gave a rather unexpected hero - Quinn, the Wings of Demacia.

"Tian has used Quinn more often in Rank recently, so GRF still respected him."

"G2 responded with a Kayle, and the invincibility provided by Kayle's ultimate skill was quite restraining to Pike's killing."

Drakos expressed his own understanding: "We can notice that Gangplank, who had a high appearance rate and win rate in the play-in round, was released. I wonder if GRF will grab it first... Oh, no, GRF did the opposite and grabbed the crocodile!"

"This is a very strong choice." Vedius combined the previous game analysis: "GRF probably thought that their top laner Sword using a development hero would not be able to withstand Tian's offensive, so they simply took out Crocodile to stabilize the line. As long as the top lane holds up, GRF will have the strength to fight."

During the summer season, GRF's style was centered around mid, bottom, and jungle.

Mid laner Chovy, bottom laner Viper, and jungler Tarzan all put in top performances in the LCK regular season, especially Tarzan, who is considered capable of competing for the world's No. 1 jungler. Even though their performance in the playoffs was slightly worse, no one dared to underestimate these three carry points.

"But Tian got the captain!"

"Is Tian going to adapt to this top laner-focused growth meta?"

Drakos said in a tone of watching a good show: "When Tian takes an offensive hero, the pressure is on Sword. When Tian takes a development hero, the pressure is still on Sword."

"That's right." Vedius said with a proud look on his face. "We've always said that we must withstand Tian's attack during the laning phase, but this doesn't mean that Tian is only good at laning. On the contrary, compared to laning, Tian is even better in other aspects."

"In terms of laning, the best top laners are able to hold back Tian, ​​such as IG's The shy, but even IG's The shy can't compare to Tian in terms of support and teamfighting." Drakos explained: "G2 got Kai'Sa on the second floor, and after Rakan was banned, Kai'Sa became the top priority bottom lane hero."

It's GRF's turn to choose.

The functional heroes brought out are Taliyah + Titan.

Taliyah is basically positioned as a jungler, but it does not mean that she cannot go midfield at all, there is a little bit of flexibility in it.

Titan is destined to be a support. He chose a team-opening point that is full of control in the support position, which means that GRF has the possibility of using a strong AD to attack. Considering that the A-walking monster is notoriously weak in laning, this possibility is more than 80%.

So, G2 got Dawn Goddess, a hard support suitable for counterattacking Titan, on the third floor, and banned Xayah and EZ in the second round of bans.

Xia's E skill [Hook] can be used in conjunction with Titan.

EZ is Viper's signature hero.

During the LCK Summer Season, Viper had a win rate of 11% in 81.8 games using EZ. In addition, the popular AD had its attributes nerfed before the World Championship, so the unnerved EZ was equivalent to being strengthened. In order to ensure that there are no problems in the bottom lane, it is best not to release him.

GRF banned Card and Pike.

Caps hasn't used Twisted Fate all year, so GRF's ban is a precautionary measure.

The same goes for Pike. Although Pike's AOE damage to minions has been reduced and his positioning ability has been greatly reduced, GRF is also worried that G2 will be able to forcibly take out Pike.

On the fourth floor, G2 chooses first.

The one I chose was the Clockwork Mage, which fits the lineup.

Here we can see the confidence of the peak hat king.

Even though his opponent is Chovy, a new generation mid laner who has performed well in the LCK region, Caps still dares to take the initiative and show his weak mid laner to the opponent!
[Just go ahead, the hat king is OK]

[Just kidding, Caps beat up Faker, so why is he afraid of Chovy? 】

[Two heroes in the top and middle are really confident]

[Brother Tian said that none of you can withstand my attack, it's boring, let's try it instead]

[To be honest, this kind of selection is still a bit dangerous. GRF is best at attacking with three axes, and G2 doesn't need to do anything in the early stage. It's really possible that they will fail.]

[Brother Youtian was there, and the car overturned? Only one year has passed and you have forgotten how to write the three words Tongtiandai? ]

The LPL audience had a heated discussion.

GRF got Irelia and Lucian on the fourth and fifth floors, putting all their chips on offense.

G2 finally added a Spider Queen, but she didn't have particularly good coordination with the online heroes and focused on the confrontation in the jungle.

After the exchange, the lineup was finalized.

Blue side: Griffin
Red side: G2
Top lane: Crocodile vs Captain
Jungle: Taliyah vs. Spider
Mid: Irelia vs. Clockwork
AD: Lucian vs Kaisa
Support: Titan vs Dawn
"It can be seen that G2 will use the jungle as a fulcrum to withstand GRF's early offensive."

"GRF is well aware of this and is here to disrupt Jankos!"

Vedius reads out the situation on the field.

The G2 lineup is not suitable for a level one team fight, with five heroes scattered guarding the jungle intersection.

GRF joined together, crossed the upper part of the river, and unceremoniously inserted itself in from the F6 pass.

Jankos turned back when he saw his opponent, heading for the lower jungle area, reversing his original plan of clearing from top to bottom.

"GRF left a trinket ward at F6 and the red buff bush, circled halfway around the jungle, and passed through the triangle bush to try to catch Tian, ​​but this was obviously wishful thinking and wasted time..."

"what?"

Drakos' voice changed as he spoke: "GRF's top and jungle actually turned around and tried to grab G2's red buff, but G2 didn't exchange resources. In this way, Tarzan should have three buffs to start the game!"

"The mid and bottom lanes can't get the lane control, and the jungler can't invade." Vedius frowned. "Tarzan is so arrogant. He wants to attack F6 after eating the red buff. Caps comes to take a look, but the level Clockwork doesn't dare to fight the level Taliyah head-on. Tarzan breaks the hatred in the first time and the bird is not taken away."

"The talents in the LCK region are indeed very meticulous." Drakos praised reluctantly.

Caps used Clockwork to fight against Irelia, and he couldn't accept the level lag. He helped to look after the jungle and then went back to gain experience immediately.

The A-walking monster is at a disadvantage both in terms of personal ability and hero. Although the Dawn Goddess with Ignite + Aftershock is more powerful than the Titan, she can only rely on the minions-clearing ability of her Q skill [Icathia Rain] to maintain an undefeated record.

what?
Spider in the bottom half?

It's of no use.

Is it hairy?
Not even one!

Any jungler who has played Spider knows that Spider must reach level 3 before he can attack the heroes on the line. Clicking E at level 2 to force a GANK might be enough to steal a game in a casual game, but if he dares to do so in a professional league, he will definitely be counterattacked by the opponent's jungle hero.

In the preseason and version 9.2 at the beginning of the year, the designers weakened the experience gain of wild monsters twice in a row.

You don't need to look at the specific changes in detail, you just need to know one detail - blue BUFF + Magic Frog + three wolves can no longer allow the hero to upgrade to level three.

Even if Spider takes in just enough experience to level up to level 3 and then rushes down at full speed, the threat to the bottom lane will not be established until three minutes later. Before that, the GRF bottom lane can fight boldly without worrying about unpredictable threats from any heroes.

Ye Tian was also subject to certain restrictions on the road.

A level 1 Captain can use the long-range consumption of Q [Gunfire Negotiation] and the passive fire knife to chase the crocodile and beat it, thus reducing the crocodile's health.

In the confrontation between Crocodile with Doran's Shield + Red Potion and Gangplank with Corruption Potion, lowering Crocodile's health by level one means Gangplank can maintain the lead for a long period of time, and will be able to thrive in both development and confrontation.

but.

Taliyah is in the upper half.

Ye Tian had no way of doing such an action.

The crocodile comfortably pushed the line of troops, stacked up anger, and lived a prosperous life.

"The strategy adopted by GRF at the beginning worked!"

The Roaring Emperor praised highly: "G2's duo lane has a hard time performing before teamfights. Although Caps is very strong, he can't compete with Irelia before level . As long as they are wary of Tian's burst and don't let Tian create a breakthrough in the top lane, GRF will have a huge advantage."

"It won't be as easy for Tian to break through as before." CloudTemplar was repeatedly slapped in the face when commentating on Ye Tian's games in the past two years, so he is much more cautious this year: "GRF's top laner Sword is a smart player. He knows very well when to try to engage in a fight and when not to do anything at all. When laning against Tian, ​​this kind of self-knowledge is most needed."

CloudTemplar's words aroused a lot of recognition.

As strong as The Shy is, he will be killed if he goes head-to-head with Tian. Even as weak as Huni is, he can survive by hiding under the tower with his Troll. It can be seen that when facing a monster like Tian, ​​you must avoid fighting and never be complacent.

Sword does a very good job.

A level 2 crocodile with 100 rage points, he didn't even try to consume his red rage Q once, and he kept his skills tightly in his hands. He does look a bit cowardly, but as long as he doesn't die, he has completed the mission.

No matter how powerful Tian is, he cannot break through the original settings of the game League of Legends and use the captain to kill the full-health and angry crocodile, right?
【Come on, Sword! 】

[As long as you are not killed by Tian, ​​you are the new generation of immortal top laner]

[Use your ability to resist Khan and Nuguri, and don't let Tian break through]

[Ten minutes. Ten minutes is enough to survive.]

Sword seemed to feel the support of the fans, and his movements were extremely delicate. He got stuck on the edge of the Captain's Q [Gunfire Negotiation] several times, making it impossible for the Captain to lift the musket in his hand.

"Not bad." "Better than I thought."

Ye Tian praised and switched the screen to look at the situation on other roads.

Take a few steps back.

Place a gunpowder barrel in the grass in front of the stone beetle.

When the gunpowder barrel decayed to the last layer of durability, Taliyah just arrived nearby and launched a set of AEQ combos at the largest stone beetle.

and this.

It just happens to be within Ye Tian’s observation range.

Sword handled the laning phase well, but the problem was that he was too cautious and refused to lose even a bit of health, so he naturally wouldn't cross the line to cause trouble for Ye Tian.

Sword does not cross the line of soldiers, and there is no support for the wild area.

If Tarzan doesn't kill the stone beetles, it's fine. But if he kills the stone beetles, he will definitely become an orphan... a child without any connections!
After Tarzan's skills were wasted, Ye Tian stood in the bushes and shot out a Q [Gunfire Negotiation].

whoosh-

Lead bullets flew out.

When causing damage, Tarzan gained vision of the area where Ye Tian was located, and only then did he see a powder keg ready to go under Ye Tian's feet.

next second.

The second powder keg hits Tarzan's face!

boom--

boom--

The two consecutive explosions caused the dual effects of damage and deceleration. Ye Tian controlled the captain to move forward, approaching Taliyah with the passive skill of [Fire Interrogation].

As mentioned before, jungle experience has been greatly weakened, making it impossible for a level 3 jungler to cause trouble for a level 2 or even level 1 top laner.

now.

Ye Tian is level two, and Tarzan is also level two.

Initial equipment does not provide hard attributes.

Looks like a close match.

But Ye Tian's two skills hit the target, while Tarzan's two skills were used on the stone beetle. Even though Tarzan had an extra red BUFF, he was still no match for Ye Tian and could only turn around and run back.

Step back.

Tarzan's second Q skill is ready, and he uses the Q punishment combo on the large stone beetle, trying to cause two damage at the same time.

For professional players, this operation is very simple and they will not make mistakes even with their eyes closed.

But after a while of tug-of-war, the Knuckles' patience was about to run out, causing Tarzan to be a little anxious when using his skills. Before Q [Stone Piercing] could fly to the Knuckles, the punishment was already released.

Ye Tian turned around and slashed with a knife!

Bring it to you!

The flaming sword swept across, clearing the stone beetle's health bar. Tarzan fought hard for a long time, even using up his summoner skills, but in the end he made things difficult for Ye Tian.

【Woooooo~】

【Nice! 】

【Ahahahahahahahaha, Tarzan exploded! 】

[Tian's reaction is really exaggerated. He can seize the gap between the punishment and Taliyah's Q]

[Taliyah originally had a much bigger advantage than Spider, but now the Krug is gone, level 3 is gone, and the rhythm is gone]

There were bursts of excited shouts from the audience.

"what?!"

A familiar burning feeling welled up on CloudTemplar's face. "Sword's cautious play hurt Tarzan. If Sword had moved closer to the jungle, Tian wouldn't have been able to get the Knuckle!"

"We can't help it. We can't ask the players to be stable and do things other than laning at the same time." The Roaring Emperor was relatively calm: "It has already happened. No matter how unwilling we are, we have to accept the fact that we are at a disadvantage in the jungle."

After Tarzan finished killing the red BUFF, he was disturbed by Caps and lost the hatred in the F6 camp. It took more than ten seconds to go back and forth. Not only did he lose the largest stone beetle due to Ye Tian's interference, but he couldn't even eat the small stone beetles that split out. Calculating the travel time, it was equivalent to wasting more than seconds.

More than forty seconds!

What will happen if the jungler AFKs for forty seconds at the beginning of the game?
One word.

——The jungle area exploded!
Jankos, as the No. 6 jungler in Europe, has extremely clear thinking. He first went to the middle lane to help Caps catch Irelia, gain experience and level up to level , and then swaggered to GRF's F camp to counter-jungle.

GRF mid laner Chovy looked at the Spider at the same level as him, and a Clockwork at the same level who could come to support at any time, and did not dare to cause trouble for Jankos. He went to attack the A monster and Mikyx in the support position and pressed forward, pushing Viper and Lehends who were starting to shrink their defense line under the tower, and went into the jungle to help Jankos hit the red buff.

At this time.

The director switches perspectives.

I saw that Rock Bird was still at level 2, and was attacking the Swift Crab's butt in the upper part of the river.

"OMG!"

"Tarzan is having a hard time!"

Drakos tried hard to suppress the urge to laugh. "Taliyah can't fight against the Spider Queen. If you want to keep a level with the Spider Queen in the jungle, you have to rely on development - keep your level and equipment up, and then call on your teammates for help. But we can see that Jankos is already a full level higher than Tarzan."

"There is an old saying in the ancient and mysterious East that old ginger is still spicy." Vedius has recently made up for a lot of Chinese sayings: "Jankos reached level 4 and continued to go to the middle lane. Chovy's Irelia is certainly stronger than Clockwork, but she can't beat Clockwork + Elise in any way."

The jungle rhythm is interrupted.

GRF can only rely on the online heroes to control the rhythm.

The spider is always wandering around the middle lane, so the chances of winning in a 2v2 fight are not high.

The strength gap in the top lane is too big. When the Captain holds the orange and flashes, his self-protection ability is still very strong.

Look around.

GRF unanimously agreed that they had to rely on the bottom lane to stand out.

Moreover, the attribute of the first little dragon in this game is earth. After being strengthened, the first earth dragon can cause 16% additional true damage to buildings and ancient monsters. Tarzan ran to the lower area according to the team's needs to escort the double lane.

Ye Tian switched the perspective and confirmed the position of Rock Bird, and thought of killing the crocodile.

The Crocodile Keystone Rune has [Strong Attack], and the secondary rune is [Resoluteness], which should be the most powerful combination.

but.

Through testing, Ye Tian discovered that the crocodile's secondary system did not have [Bone Plating], but had [Wind of Resurrection] + [Demolition].

As a line-dominant hero, Crocodile has no problem touching the defense tower’s plating with his blaster when facing off against Gangplank.

The reason why Second Wind was used to replace Bone Plating was because the Captain would constantly use Q to consume it, and the skeleton would be broken as soon as it was refreshed. In this case, it seems reasonable to choose Second Wind, which is more suitable for endurance.

But it only seems so.

Let me give you a simple example: in a boxing ring, can anyone last eight full rounds relying solely on defense?
nonexistent.

Similarly, if you want to hold the line, you need not only endurance, but also the means to threaten the opponent.

If you can't even threaten the other party, you are just a pure sandbag. Can such a sandbag withstand Ye Tian's sharpness?
joke!

Crocodile has Bone Plating, which is indeed not as good as Second Wind in terms of pure pressure resistance. However, when the Bone Plating is better, Crocodile has the ability to E up and force the Captain to exchange blood, so that the Captain cannot Q Crocodile unscrupulously.

On the contrary, the crocodile does not have bone plating. As long as the bone plating on the captain's body is not broken and the barrel is not stolen, he can stand in the pile of soldiers and take the red anger Q to chop the crocodile away. It is no exaggeration to say that it is like riding on the crocodile's face and shitting.

Logically speaking, players from strong LCK teams would not make such low-level mistakes.

But just after entering the World Championship, GRF staged a scene of the coach and the players breaking off their relationship. The original coach cvMax was fired by the club, and the hastily replaced coach focused on studying the version, designing Ban/Pick and on-field tactics, and it was difficult for him to pay attention to small issues such as what to choose as the hero's secondary system. In addition, Sword himself was not a talented player, and the pressure facing Ye Tian was too great, so this kind of mistake that can be easily overlooked occurred.

When the top lane troops push back.

Ye Tian used Q [Gunfire Negotiation] again and again with an indestructible effect to lower the crocodile's health, and soon formed an absolute lead with a level 5 full health against a level 4 with more than half of its health.

4 minutes 43 seconds.

A large wave of soldiers entered the blue tower. Ye Tian used his passive ability and placed a [Gunpowder Keg] in front of the crocodile.

Sword runs back and waits for the gunpowder barrel to lose one layer of durability. Then Ye Tian can use the combo of A barrel + release barrel + Q barrel. If Sword does not use E [Rampage], he will be blown up. If he uses E, he will not be able to fight back at all, and will become a sitting duck for the next eighteen seconds.

then.

Sword made a choice that most professional players would make - he used E to break Ye Tian's bone plating, moved sideways to avoid attracting the hatred of the minions, took a step and immediately turned back, and used the red fury Q [Tyrant's Fury] to include Ye Tian and the melee soldiers after the plating disappeared.

After using the integrated consumption and recovery skills, Sword launched two AW attacks on the gunpowder barrel, trying to break it, and used the second stage of E to create distance.

But when he raised his hand, a scene appeared in the top lane that made Sword's eyes water.

A burst of lead shot erupted from the captain's musket.

The direction is...the grass!
The gunpowder barrel that Ye Tian had hidden in advance took effect. The two consecutive explosions hit the crocodile. The refreshed fire knife slashed the crocodile again. He took the damage from the defense tower and followed forward. He used A flash to lock + Orange to remove the stun from [Cold Hunting] in one go, and put the third level of [Fire Trial] on the crocodile before turning around and leaving the tower.

behind.

The raging flames evaporated the crocodile's blood.

First Blood! !
"A single kill, a familiar single kill!"

Drakos was extremely excited: "In the first game of the group stage, Tian used Gangplank's Triple Fire to kill Crocodile alone, and played a reversal of the disadvantaged hero against the advantageous hero!"

"This kind of scene used to belong to the LPL region, but now, it belongs to us in Europe." Vedius's perception of Ye Tian was completely reversed: "It takes 12 seconds for the crocodile to revive, and after resurrection, the teleportation takes another 4 seconds. During these 16 seconds, he will lose all his melee soldiers."

"One, two, three, four!" Drakos counted them childishly. "With four melee soldiers and the experience points from the kills, Tian is one level ahead in the top lane. After Gangplank reaches level 6, his ultimate can radiate to any position in the Summoner's Rift, so the safety of the bottom lane can be well guaranteed."

"That's right." Vedius watched the replay: "Tian's thinking is too clear. He knows exactly what his opponent wants to do and when. Sword is played around like a little boy in front of Tian."

[Little boy was teased by the priest? ]

[Priest: The devil, please get out of this little boy's body. The devil: You get out first.]

[It’s too hellish]

[There is a little knowledge that Tian once called UZI a god and called himself a priest]

[Isn’t the priest God’s spokesperson? ]

[In the Chinese context, there is another way of understanding the split, priest = God’s father]

Some atheist audience members had a great time chatting.

Anyone who knows a little about League of Legends can tell that GRF has put out a purely offensive lineup. Aside from Crocodile, who is a stable option for offense instead of defense, Irelia in the middle lane and Lucian + Titan in the bottom lane all need to establish an advantage.

now.

The crocodile who attacked instead of defended lost his head.

Irelia is being chased and attacked by Clockwork.

Lucian + Titan looks good, but in a minute, Lucian can easily COS Uzi in the bathtub under the [Cannon Barrage].

G2's top and middle lanes developed heroes and gained absolute initiative! (End of this chapter)