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

Chapter 161 Now that's what you call professional!
"The purple team bans Spider Queen. As mentioned before, the black team prefers to play macro and in the mid-to-late game, so banning Elise on the right side, who has strong ganking and tower-diving capabilities at level three, is a very stable combination."

"The top and jungle players are the main force of the White Team's offense, while Theking in the mid lane is a relatively versatile player. Therefore, the Black Team will focus more on the jungle rather than the lanes."

"Jace!"

"The white team's Jayce in the top lane has terrifying pressure. The purple team doesn't want too much pressure in the top lane, so they can't let this hero through."

"The remaining spots are Gragas, Jarvan IV, and Lee Sin..."

Jiang Ming kept talking, and in the live broadcast, the black and white teams alternated between banning items.

Sometimes, Jiang Ming could predict the outcome even before the game's bans appeared.

Long-time viewers were used to it, but many new players watching Jiang Ming's live stream for the first time were amazed, and with various calls to friends and acquaintances, the number of viewers in the live stream room kept increasing.

Soon, both sides finished their first three bans.

Blue side bans: Clockwerk, Gragas, Rumble.

Purple team bans: Elise, Jayce, Lee Sin.

Due to the three bans and the scarcity of controllable resources in the game, Jiang Ming did not elaborate further on the ban/pick process. He simply provided the audience with a brief analysis of why a particular hero was chosen, what the hero's advantages and disadvantages were, and how the tactics should be developed around it after obtaining the hero.

"The blue team first picks Renekton. As the top laner in Season 3, Renekton can be said to have no natural enemies in its ecosystem. Therefore, there is no need to worry about him being countered too much. At the same time, he has extremely strong early-game pressure. If the trades are done well, he can cooperate with the jungler to tower dive at level 3."

[Royal Club Shenchao: Speak up for me! Speak up for me! I used to get ganked countless times when I played Rumble.]

[Haha, NXG's classic "zoo" strategy has cost many LPL teams dearly.]

Jiang Ming smiled knowingly at the comments and continued, "Facing the white team's crocodile, the purple team's black team should immediately send out a duo lane on the first and second floors. After all, the top laner on the left has already come out, clearly intending to gain an advantage in the top lane. In exchange, the right side naturally needs to ensure an advantage in the bottom half of the map."

Policewoman Jera!

No sooner had those words been spoken than the duo of laners appeared on the live stream screen.

【? ? ? 】

[Wasn't the female police officer nerfed? Is the person in charge of the draft for NXG's second team out of their mind?]

[Listen to what JM has to say; I also feel that Caitlyn's win rate in ranked games has plummeted recently.]

"The female police officer is fine." Seeing the comments, Jiang Ming continued, "The female police officer and Zyra are a standard lane-clearing and pushing combo. In the last version, the female police officer was nerfed for her passive critical strike damage to turrets, which reduced the hero's turret-pushing speed to some extent. The reduction in attack speed mainly affects the casting animation, which is what many players find difficult, easily leading to missed last hits. In fact, you can make up for it with two attack speed runes. Of course, in professional matches, players will adapt for a while and it won't have a big impact. As long as the laning ability of the two heroes is not changed, you can play as usual."

In fact, the key point about Officer Jera is Jera, not the officer herself.

Zyra's powerful poke, combined with Caitlyn's fast push, often allows her to easily control the bottom lane.

"With Zyra picked, the White team's bot lane has to consider the pressure on their duo. If the bot lane turret is destroyed too early before the Renekton can gain an advantage, that would be a fatal blow to the left side."

Playing the operational and mid-to-late game strategies cannot be simply equated with mindlessly dragging the game into the late stage. That's not operational strategy; it's just being a tortoise!

Why put up with the pressure? Can't Graves and Taric just tank it head-on?

[Yeah, Zyra and the female police officer are both squishy, ​​they shouldn't be able to beat my Graves.]

"Goblin Gem?"

Before Jiang Ming could explain, the class representative in the comments section spoke up first.

[Dude, you obviously weren't paying attention in class. You're punished by having to review JM's Little Classroom Episode 33.]

Have you considered that a top laner picking Renekton and a bot laner picking Graves and Taric, with two lanes that are extremely far apart, would require constant fighting, making it impossible for the blue side jungler to cover the distance?

[That's right, this way you can only protect one lane but not the other. Junglers hate this situation the most, and then your idiot teammates will yell at you for not counter-ganking.]

[I remember now, Ming mentioned in his tutorial videos that resources in League of Legends are limited. The top, mid, and bot lanes each have their own focus, and it's impossible to support everyone perfectly. The top and bot lanes, being the furthest apart, are the least suitable for simultaneous support.]

Simply put, if a team has a strong bot lane, the top lane won't get much resources. Similarly, if a team focuses on the top side of the map, the bot lane will have to withstand pressure. This is a major reason why the mid lane, which can influence the entire game, is so important.

Once one side's mid laner is freed up early and coordinates with the jungler, the overall effect is greater than the sum of its parts.

A few minutes later, the lineups for both sides were finalized.

NXG.W: Top lane Renekton, Jungle Olaf, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Ezreal and Thresh.

NXG.B: Top lane Shen, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Ryze, Bot lane Caitlyn and Zyra.

Just when the audience thought commentator JM's pre-match analysis was over, Jiang Ming continued his analysis of the gaps in the game's loading screen as both sides adjusted their runes, highlighting the core strategic points of the blue and purple teams' matchup:
"The blue team's tactical approach is simple: the top laner Renekton gains a health advantage by trading blows to level two or three first, then calls Olaf to dive the tower without thinking."

"However, since Ezreal and Thresh are the tanks in the bot lane, the first dragon is basically given up by default."

"On the other hand, the purple side needs to put as much pressure on the bottom lane as possible so that Caitlyn can quickly get the pace of pushing towers. With more gold from dragons and towers, the right side's lineup can quickly take shape."

"From an economic point of view, the right side will definitely earn more. However, the blue side's LeBlanc and Renekton are both good at split pushing in the mid-game with their 131 combo. If there is only one Shen on the side lane, the black team's top laner will be under tremendous pressure."

"To be more specific, one team's composition is more focused on the top half of the map, while the other team's composition is more focused on the bottom half. The key to the game is whether LeBlanc, Renekton, and Olaf can break through the defenses in the top half of the map, or whether Caitlyn and Zyra can acquire more turret resources in advance, or even whether Vi can counter-gank once and directly break the snowballing rhythm of the White Team."

"Of course, Vi can also completely let the top lane roam freely, take half of the map resources early, and with the passive of W, she can draw aggro and control the first dragon earlier."

"The performance of the mid and jungle players in the early game is crucial, so both sides will likely try to invade the bottom jungle at level one."

"..."

[No, I can understand every word. How on earth did JM calculate the game's events more than ten minutes into the game?]

I used to think that coaches had little or no involvement in the game, at most just making a lineup draft...

Looking back now, NXG's opponents didn't deserve to lose. They practically factored in all the possible outcomes for the later stages of the game. As long as the players performed well, it was a complete stomp.

What does it mean to draw the dragon's hatred?

While the viewers in the live stream were still discussing Jiang Ming's analysis, the game had already finished loading.

Ding!Ding!Ding!
In the live stream, all that could be seen were countless signals ringing out in Summoner's Rift. Almost simultaneously, ten heroes bought their equipment at lightning speed and rushed to their lanes.

So fast!

Many professional players who witnessed this scene were deeply impressed by the gaming skills displayed by the ten members of NXG's second team.

They truly are from the same club; their fundamentals are impeccable.

"Both sides have strong control of the first-tier teams, so if they really clash, it will be a 50/50 situation."

"However, we see that the two sides have chosen different directions for their invasion."

"If we can't reach level one, then we'll each place an intrusion ward in the three wolves' area of ​​the blue zone."

In the game, Zhao Hao, the commander of the white team, communicated with his teammates repeatedly and chose to take the bottom route, bypassing the river to reach the purple team's blue area.

Coincidentally, after communicating with AD, Xiao Duan from the Black Team also chose to invade, but they chose the upper half of the map.

The completely mirrored operation caused countless viewers in the live stream to gasp in amazement.

"The enemy should be in our blue zone." ×2!

Both sides missed their target, and the two teams, who knew each other very well, simultaneously made a judgment about each other's positions.

Will they switch lines?

Spicy Hotpot asked a question, revealing that he was actually quite afraid of lane-swapping gameplay. In lane-swapping games, the things that can be done in the early game are almost fixed within a certain range, and he can't beat Seeker in terms of tempo.

"Let's split it in half," Zhao Hao said after thinking for a moment. "If the Black Team swaps lanes, Old Jiang's Renekton in the top lane will definitely have a harder time than Shen, and my LeBlanc in the mid lane will also be affected to some extent. But on the other hand, Moon's Thresh will be freed up quickly, and then he can work with you."

"We'll split up as usual!"

"OK!"

"no problem."

In this game, considering the purple side's initiative to switch lanes, Nexus's Renekton didn't choose to start with a large health potion, opting instead for a Doran's Blade for a safer starting item.

"Everyone, pay attention to Shen's equipment."

Jiang Ming was in charge of speaking, while Mo Ziye, who was in charge of adjusting the OB camera, quickly switched between shots.

"The black team's starting items for the top lane dragon were a Cloth Armor, a ward, and a health potion. They were already mentally prepared to withstand the pressure. Shen's wave clear and trading ability in the early game is definitely not as good as Renekton's. If this extra vision can scout Olaf's position in advance and successfully avoid the first gank around level three or four, then it will be a big victory for the purple team."

Zhu Xiaolong's consideration was simple: in terms of laning ability, he was not as strong as the opponent Nexus, not to mention that the hero was also at a disadvantage in the matchup.

The early-game fighting ability provided by Doran's Shield doesn't help him relieve much pressure; it's all about enduring pressure. It's better to switch to Cloth Armor, play it safe in the early game, and make sure he doesn't get too badly damaged. Staying under the tower, it won't be so easy for the enemy top and jungle to gank him.

"Old Zeng, try to keep an eye on Old Zhao's LeBlanc in the mid lane, don't let him move too fast," Zhu Xiaolong said to U in the mid lane. The top and jungle can still hold on, but if there's another LeBlanc, they won't be able to handle it.

"Row!"

"I'll start in the top half of the map. Guangguang, you guys try to see if you can interfere with Xuan Gao and the other two. Be careful not to let them get hit by the small stones and get to level 2 first!"

"Okay."

AD Qin Huan adopted the ID Lustre, and it's unclear who started it, but the nickname "Guangguang" gradually spread throughout the youth training camp.

At one minute and fifty seconds, the soldier went online.

"Alright, let's start the game. We can see that the two junglers have different jungle starting strategies. Olaf's Q skill Reverse Flow has a lot of AOE damage, so he can start the F4 camp very efficiently. Vi, on the other hand, is better suited to start with a single jungle monster because she learns W at level one."

Both MLXG and Seeker knew that their blue buff area had been warded, so neither of them chose to expose the first group of jungle monsters.

Jiang Ming continued, "However, if you open it like this, Olaf will definitely lose more. Frequent use of the Q skill will cause the hero to run out of mana. So even if he hides his position in the first two jungle camps, MLXG will definitely have to go for the blue buff before the third and fourth camps. Running out of mana is one issue, but if the first blue buff is taken too late, it will delay the time for him to get the second buff in lane."

"After all, compared to Ryze who builds Tear of the Goddess, LeBlanc needs more in the early game."

Outside the live stream room, Miller and his friends exchanged a glance.

His expression was one of helplessness.

How are they supposed to learn like this?
Even the initial jungle clearing requires careful consideration, and further down the line, it involves the timing of acquiring the second blue buff in the mid lane, and even takes into account the impact of whether Ryze and LeBlanc have Tear of the Goddess.

Let alone me, a commentator whose rank is only Silver, even if the players from the LPL were here, they would have a hard time giving a clear answer!
Destroy when you are tired.

However, unlike the devastation experienced by Doll and Miller, the viewers in the live stream were thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.

Look, look, this is what you call professional-level commentary!

Analyze the possible next steps based directly on the movements of the heroes on the field.

It's not about simply shouting "Wow!" a couple of times, making a few boasts, and then recounting what happened on the field to be considered an esports commentator.

Jiang Ming's judgment was correct. After Olaf finished the red buff, he went straight to his top side of the map and started attacking the blue buff.

The reason for not picking the Krugs is simple: Spicy Hot Pot needs to be wary of Vi clearing the top half of the map and then ganking the top lane. Renekton is a position they absolutely cannot afford to fall behind in the early game.

When Olaf was exposed in the top half of the map, the reactions were almost simultaneous. The female police officer Zyra, who was still restraining herself a second ago, immediately moved forward to suppress EZ Thresh's position in order to make it easier to harass him.

On the contrary, Shen, due to the fact that the jungler Seeker of the black team was more meticulous in his jungle planning compared to the aggressive player Mlxg of the white team, after clearing the three camps of jungle monsters in the upper half of the jungle, deliberately went in circles and did not rush to attack the three wolves, but instead went down to the blue buff.

Before the three jungle monsters reached the blue buff area and were exposed, they were able to take two extra minions by taking advantage of the enemy's strength.

As soon as Wei stepped into the blue zone, Zhu Xiaolong immediately retreated.

"In the early jungle planning, Vi had a certain advantage over Olaf, but White Team's Nexus reacted quickly. While playing it safe, he used a very fast combo to take away some of Shen's health. Both sides could accept that."

　There's also a 14-year-old prodigy mid-laner. Can you guess where he'll be placed?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)