My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 430 What is the purpose of human life?
The first game of a best-of-five series.

V5, playing on the blue side, won with almost no effort.

Again.

The blue side's win rate in this version is too high because the red side's fifth counter pick is difficult to use in the current version, and usually only a bad pick can be made, so the win rate cannot be raised.

TES wasn't angry either.

They accepted the loss in the first game, and in fact, they were simply testing V5's cards in the first game, but V5 didn't fall for it at all.

In the second round...

This naturally led to the point where V5 attempted to break through the blue barrier with red.

"coming."

"We're on the red team now, we can't keep using the same old methods."

"I'll have to figure out some of your tricks."

off screen.

Both LNG and JDG widened their eyes. Regardless of who wins, they will most likely face V5 in the next round's winners' bracket final. Learning from them in advance is definitely a good idea.

As for whether TES can defy the odds?
can only say.
Unless TES changes their top laner, with DaHuang's skill level, it's really unlikely he can effectively coordinate with his teammates.

A round of ban:

TES: Weapons, Tsar, Tristana

V5: LeBlanc, Maokai, Poppy

The reason for banning the weapon is that there are no natural counters to it in the current version of the top lane. Of course, the weapon itself is only average, but the ID "Luo Ji" is there. TES feels like ants are crawling all over them just thinking about this guy's weapon getting up and split pushing. So they simply banned it.

V5 also has a clear goal.

The Electric Blade LeBlanc is a playstyle that compensates for the lack of split-pushing experience for players who don't know how to split-push.

This might sound complicated.

However, you can understand it as follows: because LeBlanc with the Statikk Shiv makes split pushing too easy, and she has two dashes, many times professional players who didn't react at the most opportune moment to switch lanes and split push can make up for it by dashing over later.

And everyone knows that TES uses a dual-carry strategy.

We can't give up heroes like Poppy who have strong protective abilities, and we definitely can't give up heroes like Maokai who can compensate for Mark's vision deficiencies.

can only say.

Nofe has figured out TES's strategy.

in contrast.

Dian, however, was still studying his own team, let alone the opposing team, which even TES fans used to joke about.

The coach of TES is Dian.

Initially, I questioned bsyy (why was TES so eager to kill the game? Why couldn't they use early game momentum and macro to expand their advantage?). Gradually, I came to understand bsyy (TES is a team that will slowly die if they drag the game into the late game. This team must kill the game when their two carries are fully developed and the opponent's items are not complete). The next step is to surpass bsyy. The entire TES team is working hard to practice early game lineups (the draft is full of early game lineups, and if they can't see the crystal in 18 minutes, they will surrender immediately).

A round of PICK:

TES: Jayce, Sejuani, Varus
V5: Kai'Sa, Rey, Gwen

With their first three picks, TES basically confirmed their double poke composition. Jayce and Varus were the first red buff counter that EDG picked in the playoffs. Of course, pairing them with Maokai would be even better, but unfortunately they were banned.

V5 clearly puts Big Yellow in a very difficult position.

Second round of bans: Alligator, Rambo, Vi, Nightmare - Ban.

I know you're a scoundrel.

But if you ban a weapon, and I pick up Gwen, then it's easy to beat Gwen.

You can't split push with Fiora, and you don't have a wide champion pool with Akali. Picking a tank is like letting me farm freely, which is unsolvable.

I thought about the fourth option, V5, for a while.

Normally.

The fourth pick should be Neeko, as she can maintain a lane push with Jayce.

But here's the important part.

In version 13.13, Neeko was nerfed online.

(PS: Q cooldown increased, W passive damage reduced, and R's disguise duration reduced from 1.25s to 0.5s.)
which is:
While its ability to push lanes and trade damage has weakened, it's also not as effective at initiating team fights as it used to be. Basically, apart from one-trick ponies like Toothpaste, very few people play it in competitive matches anymore.

Moreover, if you play a double POKE system.

The main point is to flank from behind and coordinate with the active entry from behind.

This really tests the skill level of the mid-lane player.

It's not that Nofe doesn't trust FOFO, but rather that FOFO is the type who plays a wide variety of heroes but isn't particularly skilled at any one. Drafting is easy for him, but the actual results are less than ideal. So, let's try a different approach.

Choose him a hero that's easy to enter the fray.

The fourth hand.

The Ice Maiden was chosen.

TES ran out of champions for their last two top lane picks, so they picked Nautilus and Gnar. V5, on the other hand, gave their last pick to Wukong.

So far:

TES: Top lane Gnar, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane Jayce, Bot lane Varus + Nautilus
V5: Top lane Gwent, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Lissandra, Bot lane Kai'Sa + Riven
Positional warfare vs. aggressive team fights.

"Still, nothing new has been forced out."

"With Ice Maiden sacrificed, both sides farmed, and V5 was still using their old strategy. Of course, we were too complacent, since we couldn't even break their old strategy."

The coaches and analysts of LNG and JDG both sighed.

There were also some complaints about TES. If you weren't so weak, how could you have forced V5 to reveal their trump cards and dismantle them ahead of time?

TES: ? ? ?
Start.

Weiwei chose to place a defensive ward in the jungle first, and then recall to base to exchange it for a scanner.

As mentioned earlier.

In the current version, doing this will put the scan on cooldown, so you can no longer get a free defensive ward at the start of the game like before.

But Weiwei still chose to lead the way this way, which means he was planning to cause trouble in the early stages.

The junglers on both sides also had great synergy.

Both sides chose to farm from top to bottom. Although the top lane has shifted from a tanky melee to a warrior duel in the current version, the bottom lane is still more important than the top lane in terms of early lane control, because it can free up at least one support.

The opening goes without saying.

Luo Ji immediately chose to leave with the Dolan Ring.

Despite being a long-range champion, Gnar is one of the weakest long-range champions in the top lane. He would unhesitatingly use Doran's Shield on other long-range top laners.

But Nar?
I immediately bought a Doran's Ring and contested his lane, then we completely dominated him!
One thing to mention here. It's true that short-ranged champions often have an advantage when pushing the lane against long-ranged champions, but you can't do that against everyone. If the opponent is a strong laner like Jayce or a long-range AD carry, they might intentionally let you have the lane so they can farm and control the wave.

can only say.

Despite being Huang's signature champion, Gnar is indeed too weak among ranged champions.

That's why I mindlessly pushed the lane.

"what?"

"Mebius pressed the line, yet he didn't choose to ward it?"

Did he make a mistake?

LNG Club.

Zika looked at the screen in front of her with a puzzled expression.

Neither jungler has shown their face on the minimap, which means that the junglers could be in the top or bottom lane at this time. For example, the two bottom lane duos placed wards in the river early on.

Even Gnar, who was pushed back into lane.

I also took the time to set up vision in the bushes, just in case the enemy jungler came to gank.

But Luo Ji did not.

He didn't place a single ward, and even without vision, he desperately pushed the lane and jumped in front of the enemy, completely disregarding Huang's Gnar.

"They must have figured out TES's playstyle."

Tarzan pondered for a while.

I just think this top laner is incredibly good at hooking, it's ridiculous.

When he should be playing it safe, he's more stable than a turret; when he should be greedy, he's incredibly greedy. If he doesn't give vision this wave, when Tian turns around and comes back in the next wave, there will definitely be Luo Ji's defensive ward on the top lane.

Right now.

They correctly predicted that the gank would occur in the bottom lane within the first three minutes of the game.

At least until the first wave of people return home.

Luo Ji doesn't need to worry about the enemy jungler coming.

at the same time.

After clearing half of the jungle, Weiwei successfully counter-ganked in the mid lane at level three. Before the first recall, Lissandra could normally push Jayce's lane, but once Jayce learned his level two Q and got his items, it all came down to the skill of both sides.

He's also very cunning.

Look at the siege minion in the middle lane. Just when your own siege minion is about to be finished off with low health, it suddenly disappears from the bushes and attacks.

no way.

If Rookie doesn't give him a chance, then this is the only way to annoy him.

This occurred.

It really disgusted Rookie.

Compared to Weiwei's counter-ganking, Tian focused on farming jungle camps and completely ignored V5.

Luo Ji guessed that his approach to pioneering new territory was based on strategic maneuvering.

He guessed that the opposing jungler would counter-gank the mid lane, which was also a strategic move.

Essentially, it's all about guessing, then placing bold bets to buy yourself a small advantage. At least Sejuani's speed to level four is definitely faster than Monkey's.

结果
At the same moment that the monkey left the mid lane right in front of Rookie.

hind foot.

As Luo Ji pushed the lane into the tower, Gwent began to move towards the mid lane.

Knowing that their own jungler has appeared in the mid lane and is heading down, and the enemy mid laner has also placed vision on the bottom lane, the fact that the jungler hasn't ganked them for more than three minutes means that they are farming from top to bottom, which means that there is no one and no vision in the top half of the map at this moment.

Anyway, the minion wave has already been pushed in.

Luo Ji simply decided to make the trip; if he caught something, he'd make a fortune, and if he didn't, he wouldn't lose too much.

"Um!?"

"Mebius, Mebius swam down this wave."

"The top lane is going in, this roaming won't lose too many lanes, Rookie has vision on the bottom lane, this wave is Jayce pushing back the lane, there's danger in the mid lane!"

"Can TES react in time?!"

Commentary seat.

I remember straightening my body and staring intently at the screen in front of me.

That move was so clever.

This is what is often referred to in competitions as a player's flash of inspiration. The difference is that most players can only achieve this occasionally, while Luo Ji, based on his overall data analysis, can use it relatively regularly.

"Wait for me in the mid lane, save your skills."

"understand!"

Seeing his older brother travel all the way to the mid lane to give him an advantage, FOFO was so moved that his voice was somewhat muffled.

Normally.

Living is simply about consuming 2000 calories a day and finding a place to sleep; everything else is just a side quest.

but now!
He had to add individual tenets to it.

For example, don't let your elder brother down!
Early game ganks from the top lane to the mid lane are too risky to wait for. You have to gank when they come, and then retreat. Losing even one or two minions is a loss.

then
After seeing Gwen about to take her place.

FOFO and Luo Ji attacked almost simultaneously. The instant the Ice Maiden's Ice Claws flew out, Luo Ji's Gwent had already emerged from the bushes.

The moment I saw Gwen.

Rookie suddenly felt a surge of blood rushing to his forehead.

What do you mean?
It's one thing if you call for jungler when you're laning against mid laner, but after you call for jungler, you also call for top laner?

Is this FOFO your dad?!

The main thing is
Dude, when I was in V5, why didn't you guys give me this kind of treatment in the mid lane?

no way.

Upon realizing something was wrong when Lissandra used her E skill, Rookie immediately used Flash. Seeing the flash, Luo Ji wasn't annoyed at all; he just made an expression and then happily went back to the top lane.

This wave.

This is a traditional scenario – exchanging flashes without killing.

(End of this chapter)