League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 128 A loving mother's sword cleaves her wandering son! (Seeking monthly votes)
Jiang Ming controlled Riven to move to the mid lane and immediately opened Zed's equipment bar.

I felt exceptionally happy when I saw Zed leave with a large red potion.

The big red herb is great!
I'm not afraid of you going head-to-head with me, I'm just afraid of you being too cautious and not giving me any chance at all. If that happens, I'm afraid Mingkai will really have to do a handstand and wash his hair when he gets back.

When Riven is played in the mid lane, aside from a few specific champions, including the current Zed, it's like a mother beating her son against physical assassins – a classic case of a loving mother wielding her sword to cut down her wandering son.

Especially after mastering QA and various combos, you'll be surprised to find that Ruimengmeng is a terrifying being with the physique of a warrior and the burst damage of an assassin.

Meanwhile, Zed's pride in his agility is nothing compared to Riven's. Riven, who hasn't been nerfed yet, has a three-part Q with a very short cooldown, making jumping over walls as easy as drinking water. Her E skill provides a shield that lasts for up to 2.5 seconds, and her W is a powerful stun. If Zed isn't careful, he risks being solo killed.

Some might say, "What's the point of picking a hero that counters your opponent when you're the second to choose? If you're skilled, you can counter your opponent with your own skill."

No, are you serious?
In professional play, the blue side has the first pick, and the existence of the purple side is just to provide you with a suitable counter pick, right?
The primary goal in a career is to win, not to prove that you are better than anyone else.

Besides, if you want to prove you're the strongest, winning the game and taking the championship is the best way to prove it.

Contrary to the shock of outside viewers and commentators, Jiang Ming, the mid-laner, had used Riven in practice matches and had also coordinated with his teammates many times.

The reason for considering Elise as a jungler is to compensate for the lack of AP damage from mid-lane Riven.

At one minute and fifty-five seconds, the minions, which were a full fifteen seconds slower than in later generations, finally gathered on the mid lane. At this time, the duo laners and top laners on both sides had finished helping the jungler and each ate a set of small monsters before going back to lane.

It's no wonder that junglers had a low status in Season 3. A jungler like Bengi, who relies on farming, was able to rise to a high position. Imagine that your teammates in the already barren jungle had to share two camps with you on the first lane. It's no exaggeration to say that your economy was worse than ever.

But you can't stop them. The long minion spawn time means that if the enemy team takes jungle monsters and spawns, they can reach level two before their teammates. At that point, it's not just about getting a jungle monster's experience; losing health and having to use Flash is the least of your worries. With the explosive stats of many heroes in Season 3, it's easy to get a solo kill.

Back in the mid lane, Scarra, eager to avenge her previous defeat, chose Shadow Master, but thankfully, she didn't completely lose her mind.

Seeing Jiang Ming counter-pick Riven to the mid lane, Scarra, who had already experienced the terrifying damage of Riven at level 1, obediently stayed behind the minion wave, preparing to use Q to last-hit minions and wait until level 3 before making any further plans.

The female warrior on the other side is dealing damage that's illogical, there's nothing I can do about it.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming didn't rush to learn the skill. Instead, he moved forward while finishing off the minions at the last second, keeping their health at a critical level.

In NXG's basic skills training, there are drills where the opponent plays too cautiously, and the team is temporarily unable to get a kill. The training involves waiting until the minions are at a lower health before last-hitting them to gain an economic advantage.

Whoosh!
Finally, after a few melee minions were low on health, Zed adjusted his position and used his Q skill to throw out two darts.

Hey!
However, at the same moment, Riven, who was originally on the other side, suddenly teleported, and a white shield appeared above her head, her flesh blocking the minions.

laugh!laugh!
"Oh dear, JM is so naughty. He took advantage of the mechanism that Zed's Q skill reduces the damage to subsequent targets, and blocked the first part with his body, which caused this Q to fail to kill a few melee minions."

Hmm, they out-farmed me by three CS at level one, that's a huge profit.

Saintvicious, the jungler, glanced at his mid laner and comforted him with sympathy, "Buddy, just bear with it for now, I'll go look for an opportunity on the side lanes."

"Um……"

After two waves of minions, since Jiang Ming's Riven had learned E at level one, it gave Zed the opportunity to go forward and last-hit the enemy.

Unfortunately, even if Riven learns the E skill at level 1, he still can't trade blows with the opponent.

Riven's E skill lasts for 2.5 seconds. Even though the level 1 cooldown is relatively long, considering the duration, it is basically on par with his Q. The key is that even if Zed's Q hits, it only barely breaks the opponent's shield.

It seems I can't beat A either.

So Jiang Ming only learned E at level 1 just to annoy the opponent?

Of course not. If you learn Q instead of E at level 1, how would the enemy Zed dare to go up and auto-attack minions to farm the lane?
Scarra doesn't eat the strings; she just throws darts from behind. How can he possibly have a chance?

Whoa!

The moment the second wave of minions appeared and died, Riven, who had reached level two, instantly learned her Q skill. She used the two Q skills to attack the minions with AOE while simultaneously using her dash to close the distance. Finally, as the second Q grazed the edge of the hero, the third Q propelled her high into the air and slammed her to the ground. The moment she launched her basic attack again, she used her E skill to retreat.

Scarra, who also leveled up to level 2 and wanted to instantly learn the E skill to trade blows, missed her target and watched helplessly as Riven leaped around in front of her like an incredibly agile fish.

Q's damage was once again largely mitigated by the shield...

With a single swipe, Zed's health bar dropped by a third.

Wow, that Riven damage is way too outrageous.

[Jungler, jungler, come help! We can't lane anymore.]

[I can almost absorb all the damage from Zed's Q, and the E skill's shield and dash feel a bit too overpowered.]

Looking at everything happening on screen, Zed in the mid lane is already being beaten so badly that he can't fight back even though he's only level two. Viewers can already foresee what will happen next.

Jiang Ming retreated to a safe distance. The dumplings that had learned E at level one were waiting for the bowl of vinegar at level two. After all, with E, Scarra could take the lane first and level up to level two. Professional players couldn't resist such a temptation.

But here's the question: if both Zed and Riven reach level two, do you think Zed is stronger in combat, or Riven? Riven starts with a large health potion, but has no armor or health. Even though she didn't land all her skills in an exchange, she still managed to chip away at a third of the opponent's health.

Seeing that the opponent hadn't learned Shadow yet at level two in desperation, Jiang Ming clicked the ground with his mouse and simply controlled Riven to stand in front of the mid lane minions.

As for jungle ganks?

Don't worry, in a match where all teammates have an advantage, Seven is really good at ganking and counter-ganking.

NA's Lee Sin failed to get a chance in the bottom lane, so he tried to come to the mid lane, but was stopped halfway by Mingkai, who was playing the role of a traffic cop, and was hit hard.

Realizing that the jungler-jungle skirmish would be the focus of this game, the director decisively focused on the mid lane, occasionally showing shots of the top and bottom lanes, but mostly on the mid lane.

When the screen focused on the mid lane, viewers realized that Zed's ordeal was only just beginning.

After reaching level three, Jiang Ming completely ignored the existence of the turret. He started with his Q skill, stunned Zed with W, then hit him with a basic attack before using EQ to turn around and create distance. The turret's lasers issued warnings one after another, but he was repeatedly pulled out of aggro range, like a dud.

Riven's flawless blood exchange!

A few minutes later, Riven's health dropped to two-thirds, while Zed under the turret was left with only half health.

In the LPL dream team's voice chat:
Should we tower dive?

Jiang Ming nodded. "Yue, Lao Pu, you're going to sell your ass on the road."

"Yes."

PDD readily agreed, not because he had suddenly changed his personality or because LPL tactics were using him as a sacrifice.

During this period of intensive training, he gradually experienced the joy of playing NXG's top laner, Song Won.
Imagine picking a hero that should be at a disadvantage, facing off against someone who needs to suppress your development, and then watching the opponent, who can't do anything about you for various reasons, getting so frustrated and jumping up and down – how incredibly satisfying!

No, I need to get Erzi and Ge Yan to step up their game. I don't have high expectations for the top lane; I just need to get carried in one out of five games.

When playing against Kennen, a short-ranged champion is generally countered by a long-ranged one, and normally he will be suppressed.

However, the Park of today is no longer the Park of IG from half a month ago. He is a Park who has learned the Thirty-Six Strategies of Top Lane from Jiang Ming.

The pressure resistance has been significantly improved!

"Top laner, pay attention to maneuvering the minion wave, lure the enemy to draw minion aggro, and dodge the Q skill... Hey, eat my Indian roti!"

Kennen had a very difficult time laning in the top lane.

During the minion wave skirmish, Kennen failed to gain an advantage over Malphite in trades due to frequent misses with his Q skill. On the contrary, thanks to the Granite Shield, Kennen, lacking sustain, lost a third of his health due to minion damage.

On the LCS.NA side, the jungler Lee Sin was anxious.

It feels like ganking either lane is pointless. In the bot lane, Varus and Blitzcrank are practically sitting ducks against Zyra and Caitlyn. They're so low on health that even a hook might not be enough to win. If he goes there and gets counter-ganked, it's game over.

The long-range champion against the short-range champion in the top lane didn't work, allowing the Malphite to farm and survive. As for the mid lane...

Forget about Zed in the mid lane, let's not even talk about that.

Judging by his appearance, he's at risk of being tower-dived by Riven at any moment!
Saintvicious didn't pressure his own mid laner, fearing that if he said another word, his teammate, who confidently picked Zed on the first floor, would be instantly destroyed.

Of course, Saintvicious also speculated about the LPL's movements, such as whether Spider or Riven would go to the mid lane and tower dive, but he had no choice. The ironclad rule of League of Legends is to help the strong and not the weak.

Helping the mid laner counter-gank is one thing, but whether you can actually gank and win is another.

Given Riven's numerous successful tower dives without taking damage, coupled with Elise's E skill's ability to avoid tower damage, Saintvicious felt that going there might even result in another death.

"Scarra, watch yourself!"

As a reminder to the mid laner, Saintvicious ultimately opted to gank top.

"We see that the Spider has quietly moved to the location of F4, while the Lee Sin from the NA region has gone to the top lane to help Kennen dive the Krugs. Neither of them are in good condition."

Following Jiang Ming's advice before the match, the LPL broadcast director split the screen in two so that viewers could witness the clashes from two different locations simultaneously.

In the middle lane, Scarra had already sensed the danger.

Just as he was about to retreat, a white spider web flew out from F4 and unexpectedly bound him to the foot of the tower.

"It's over!"

　The third chapter is an extra chapter, as shown in the picture. Among the authors on Qidian, Lao Qing is already considered quite diligent. I apologize to everyone for not controlling some transitional chapters well. It's not that I really wanted to stop writing. Yesterday, I was supposed to post three chapters to finish writing the competition, but my son made a fuss for a long time, and I'm a part-time writer, so I really couldn't write anymore.

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