My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 372 This time, I choose the Shield Hero mode!

The game begins.

The draft phase between the two sides was already tense.

GENG: Wei, Fox, Quesanti
V5: Lu Xian, Tsar, Tree

In fact.

Nofe did intend to target Chovy in this match, but targeting Chovy doesn't necessarily have to be done in the draft phase. In the draft, just picking Azir would suffice. Being on the red side, the draft should focus more on the meta strengths and the opponent's weaknesses.

For example, Peanut's champion pool.

Pig Girl Big Tree.

Maokai is a high priority for LCK teams, so we can't let him go. Sejuani, on the other hand, is not something LCK teams like to pick in the first round, so we can postpone that.

A round of PICK:

GENG: Annie, Aphelios, Lulu

V5: Jinx, Wukong, Thresh

There's not much to say about the bot lane; it's a meta where each champion has a carry, but Peyz ultimately backed down. If he were confident enough, Jinx would definitely be a higher priority than Aphelios in the current meta, but the problem is he didn't have that confidence.

Then
Aphelios, on the other hand, is the type who corrects mistakes if they exist and strives to improve if they don't.

Second round bans: Crystal Maiden, Malphite, Nocturne, Poppy

The fourth move: V5 goes straight for Rumble.

"This is?"

"Without a doubt, this should be Rumble in the mid lane."

Score, GENG's coach, began to speak.

He had studied V5, and V5's weakness lay in their mid and jungle, which are often the engine of a team. Therefore, V5 liked to use unconventional methods to close the gap in their mid and jungle, such as picking Rumble against Annie in this game.

This kind of matchup basically means you have to take control of the lane.

I guessed what the opponent would pick, and then I saw that they banned three of Peanut's junglers. Although Sejuani was still available, if Sejuani was picked, the team's damage output would rely too much on Aphelios, and there would be a lack of damage output in the early game.

So, the last two moves.

GENG added Sion and Kha'Zix.

Let me mention this here.

Kha'Zix received buffs in the version around MSI, and was used once by JDG's Kanavi during MSI. He focused on picking up loose ends in team fights, taking the first strike rune, and using a stealthy combo to escape.

They've reached the red side.

The final move came when Score was pondering what Luo Ji would choose.

Luo Ji's choice, however, was:

Beast Walker - Udyr.

So far:

GENG: Top lane Sion, Jungle Kha'Zix, Mid lane Annie, Bot lane Aphelios + Lulu
V5: Top lane Udyr, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Rumble, Bot lane Jinx + Thresh
"Udyr?"

"Mebius is indeed a player who only cares about winning and losing. He could clearly be the carry, but he is willing to be a supporting player because of the current meta for the bot lane."

this moment.

Many coaches were tempted by Luo Ji's performance on the screen. Even the major LCK teams, which rarely recruit Chinese players, were now considering giving it a try.

So delicious!
In the first few years after becoming famous, other celebrities wouldn't be willing to play with meat.

Even setting aside the championship, Bin was the kind of player who would tremble with fear whenever he played a tank and wouldn't feel right if he didn't play a warrior. There were quite a few players with similar issues.

Why don't you take a look at other people?

There are people with world-class titles, people who know how to be humble in victory, and people who are also exceptionally handsome and awesome, making them advertising-worthy.

Is this really worth buying, bro?!
"I dream."

"Okay, you don't need to say anything, it's the same as always."

"Hey, you still understand me."

Kasa chuckled. That's how it is when you've been working with Luo Ji for a long time. You don't need to ask anything; just call out his name and he'll understand what you're thinking. It's like a long-married couple. You pat her on the butt, and she'll turn around and arch her back.

That's what we call perfect understanding~
Luo Ji, however, rolled his eyes.

You say you love me, but you don't do anything to show your love.

Pooh!
Scumbag!

At the start, both sides were in their normal positions.

In this game, Luo Ji didn't choose to bring Doran's Shield at the start, but instead brought Doran's Ring. Of course, he still chose Conqueror as his rune, but he needed to choose Demolish from the Resolve tree as his secondary rune.

In fact.

If the opponent picks Sion first, Gwen is a great choice for the top lane, a well-rounded shroud Sion.

But no way.

Their mid laner is already Rumble.

If Gwen is picked again, the team's AD output will rely too much on Ruler, and in Season 13, there is a defensive item called Force of Nature that specifically counters AP. If Gwen is picked, it will make the team's output very difficult.

and so.

Luo Ji compromised.

I'm getting ready to unleash my signature R-focused top lane Udyr build.

Udyr, a champion who was popularized by Luo Ji after his rework, became known as the "Xiao Yan of the Jungle" in the Rift. However, with a drastic nerf from the designers, this once-famous champion quickly returned to the bottom tier of the League of Legends.

Suddenly, I saw the V5 being taken out again.

The audience was now incredibly curious, eager to see what kind of build Luo Ji would use this time.

"So this is it?"

Saint Gun opened his mouth in surprise.

As the one with the best relationship with Luo Ji, the two often exchanged their own routines in private, and naturally, Luo Ji's method of playing this game was one of them.

If the previous gameplay was the stick-and-brave style...

So now
It's the Shield Hero style!
First, it's important to clarify that, theoretically, aside from Gwen, there aren't many champions in the top lane that can truly counter Sion. To maintain some pressure on Sion, two things are necessary:

1. Push the line past him.

Second: It consumes more than he can.
Udyr's main R-style playstyle is simple and brutal, relying on AOE (area of ​​effect) attacks.

Furthermore, the awakened form of R allows this AOE to follow the enemy along with the basic attack.

It means that if you can Q me, I can also use R to get close, and like Sion, I have a shield.

The difference is that Udyr's R skill can be used very frequently. Your Sion's Q at max level only has a 6-second cooldown, while my R skill has a constant 6-second cooldown.

win!
So, when Doran came online, he was shocked to find that the enemy Udyr immediately used Phoenix Form to clear the wave upon meeting him.

Damn it.
Is this how you play?

Although it's a bit surprising, this playstyle only enhances the early-game wave clear ability and has no impact on the top lane, which is supposed to be a peaceful farming environment.

On the contrary, it's the middle and lower lanes.

The pressure is already starting to be felt.

After the first two waves of minions, FOFO subconsciously opened the scoreboard. There were a total of twelve minions, and the enemy Chovy's Annie's scoreboard also showed twelve CS.

"monster."

He muttered something under his breath.

Professional players practice their fundamentals. In the early days, they even practiced custom games with champions like Soraka, Anivia, and Karthus. Of course, the projectile trajectories of these champions have been changed in various minor patch updates.

It used to be incredibly agonizing to play.

but!
Practicing last-hitting in a custom game is completely different from attempting to last-hit against opponents of similar or even higher skill levels.

Rumble has no doubt about lane control against Annie.

You can see the finishing blow.

Instead, they fell behind the other side by two points.

Anyone in this situation would only curse him as a monster; he truly deserves the reputation of being known as "the best in the school."

Bottom lane.

It was purely a battle of wits between the two sides' support units.

Just launched.

Filled with rage, Jwei used various maneuvers to bait out the opponent's skills.

Thresh pros all know just how much pressure the purple-skinned Garlic has in the bot lane. Strictly speaking, to beat this guy, you need to avoid auto-attacking, avoid taking Qs, keep pushing the lane, and look for opportunities to land your Q skill.

Because Thresh only focuses on farming, he is not as effective as Lulu in team fights.

But they gained control of the line.

Thresh is definitely more effective at roaming than Lulu.

The essential.

The key is how to dodge Lulu's Q skill before level 2.

After Delight went online, he definitely had to use his Q skill to test Jwei's abilities. After all, this was the first time the two supports had faced off in a match. As Lulu released her first Q skill, Jwei turned his body with extreme positioning right in front of him.

You dodged it!
At the same time, the two AD carries were pulling each other slightly above their respective supports.

The result is equally obvious.

Peyz, who was groomed to be the crown prince, is no match for Ruler, who gets better with age. After just a couple of basic attacks, he was left questioning his existence by Ruler's tactics.

"Damn it, doesn't this guy ever get old?"

Peyz's eyes widened.

They seemed unable to believe the reality before their eyes.

It is no coincidence.

Just as he was complaining, Delight, who had been trying to dodge Thresh's Q, was instead met with Thresh's E.

Jwei is also very cunning.

He didn't level up any skills in the early game. If he had leveled up E, the passive damage of the E skill would have been easily noticed by the opponent, who would then keep their distance from him. But he didn't level it up, choosing to temporarily forgo the passive damage, and successfully tricked the opponent's Lulu.

Then, wave after wave of people pretended to look for an opening but actually sneaked closer.

At the extreme distance, learn E and pull back with a pendulum.

A-click and then retreat.

just.

I narrowly avoided Lulu's second Q, which was off cooldown.

Upon seeing this, Ruler immediately followed up with another basic attack.

In the first round of attrition, V5's bot lane secured a double advantage, and Jwei then capitalized on this by coordinating with Jinx in her transformation form to quickly clear the wave.

To see the other side, you need to get to number two first.

GENG's bot lane duo could only temporarily avoid the fray, and Jwei seized the opportunity to steal the bot lane bush, thus establishing a small early-game advantage.

Three-way rights!

[Wow, you can even win all three lanes against GENG?]

[Strictly speaking, the mid lane is at a disadvantage, but they have lane priority, so it's fair to say they have an advantage.]

[Weiwei: Dude, you guys weren't like this when I was on stage. Ka-Ge came on and immediately became a third-tier player. Are you trying to sabotage me?]

[I was Peanut, and after clearing the jungle at level 3, I looked at the map and thought, "I'm level 15 now."]

Really.

Peanut does indeed have this idea now.

Before the match, everyone said they wanted to show Ruler how much they had grown, but during the match, no lane could outperform the opponent.

The situation was already bad enough, but the opposing jungler was still the Rift Radar Karsa. Although he hadn't played in a match for a long time, no one dared to underestimate the Rift's top player.

Do you understand the value of being able to keep up with each version update?
Let alone peanuts.

Even Oner admitted that he couldn't do it.

"I dream."

"I know, you're just using me as a tool."

Luo Ji reluctantly agreed.

Having three lanes means the opposing mantis has no room to invade, but just because you don't invade doesn't mean we won't.

After securing lane priority in Phoenix form on the top lane.

Luo Ji also mindlessly pushed the lane, causing the minion wave to be pushed in.

then
They then openly began invading GENG's jungle to place wards.

You don't necessarily need to catch the enemy jungler; just placing a ward there will suffice.

This playstyle, which doesn't place wards in the top lane bushes to prevent ganks, but instead uses lane priority to place wards into the enemy jungle, was one of V5's favorite tactics during Season 12.

which is:
GimGoon's playing style!

(End of this chapter)