LOL: The strongest all-Chinese team? My G2 top laner

A series of nerfs turned Sion into a "pure utility character".

Therefore, the current top lane Tier 1 tanks are Ornn and Cho'Gath.

Sion has been temporarily removed from the roster!

Upon hearing this, Letme immediately chimed in, his tone full of mockery: "Sion got nerfed, isn't it because you played Sion too well in the mid lane at MSI? It made the Riot designers so angry that they worked overtime all night to nerf the champion."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu looked somewhat smug. He touched his nose and feigned modesty, saying, "No way, I'm just so-so."

He said that, but the undisguised pride in his eyes and brows was obvious to everyone.

On the other side, RNG's head coach Heart, who had remained silent until now, also joined the fray.

The Korean coach adjusted his glasses and offered his insights in somewhat broken Mandarin: "Gnar is a strong counter to tanks. Especially Mini Gnar, who is agile, has long range, and his W skill deals percentage-based magic damage. Therefore, in the current version, champions like Cho'Gath, Sion, and Ornn will have a tough time facing Gnar in the top lane."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Letme. He concluded with certainty, "Given the current situation where everyone is struggling, Ornn is the optimal solution. After all, if the game drags on to the late game, the item boosts he can provide to the team are immense!"

This makes sense and is the current consensus among top laners in the LPL.

Upon hearing this, Letme's smile widened even more. He clapped his hands and gave Heart a thumbs up: "Coach Heart is right! It's a pity Jiang Ling doesn't know how to play Ornn. Otherwise, why would he pick Sion, who's been nerfed for two patches? Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

The words are filled with schadenfreude.

Just as the RNG members were singing in unison, portraying Jiang Ling's situation as tragic and miserable, the camera cut to the LCS EU studio.

In the commentary booth, two European commentators were passionately introducing this highly anticipated Chinese player to the audience.

"Demon! A former RNG player from the LPL region!" The commentator spoke rapidly, with a typical Western accent, "He's world-renowned for his aggressive top laners like Camille, Fiora, and Jayce! Since signing with G2 at the end of May, becoming our first Chinese import from the European region, he's been under the spotlight!"

"With his signature champions banned, it'll be interesting to see how Demon performs in his LCS EU debut with Sion, a champion largely ignored by the current meta. Let's wait and see!"

At this moment, on the G2 players' bench.

Jankos glanced at the matchup on the screen, then looked at Jiang Ling beside him with some concern: "Those evil guys from MSF, they're really targeting you! Sion against Gnar isn't easy. I'll start with red buff this game, so I'll have to keep a close eye on your top lane, right?"

He originally wanted to pick Lee Sin to show off his skills, but in order to deal with the strong invasion of MSF, he had to choose a tanky jungler like Sejuani or Gragas.

Jiang Ling simply shook his head at the enthusiastic little lamb's concern, his calm tone reassuring: "Just play at your own pace, no need to deliberately engage. I'm quite good at using Sion against Gnar."

"You have a trick up your sleeve?" Jankos was a little suspicious. Sion vs. Gnar is almost universally acknowledged as a disadvantageous matchup in professional games.

Just then, Perkz suddenly leaned over, his sharp eyes narrowing into slits as if he'd discovered something amazing: "Jiang, you didn't actually bring [Glacier Amplification], did you?"

Upon hearing this, Jankos immediately turned his head to look at Jiang Ling's Keystone Rune interface.

really!

In that prominent position, it was clearly marked as: [Unsealed Secret Manual + Glacier Boost].

This is not Sion's usual "Grasp of the Undying" or "Aftershock" build.

"I guess you could call it part of it," Jiang Ling replied casually, his fingers tapping on the keyboard as he purchased a potion of corruption as his travel gear.

Immediately afterwards, he controlled the bald, bearded man and headed straight for the road.

In the commentary booth, the commentator, observing G2's opening positioning, couldn't help but remark, "G2 started very conservatively, opting for a long, straight line formation, and Sion didn't attempt to steal jungle camps. It seems Demon is indeed very cautious; he doesn't want to give his opponents an opportunity by being too aggressive in his debut..."

However, only Jiang Ling himself knew that he was not being conservative, but waiting for an opportunity.

The lanes converge.

Alphari on the opposing team clearly didn't take Jiang Ling seriously. As a top laner from Europe and America known for his aggressive playstyle, he controlled Gnar, taking advantage of his range to constantly poke Sion with auto-attacks, trying to push him out of the experience range.

"This Gnar is pretty arrogant," Jankos muttered in the voice chat.

"It's alright, let him be arrogant." Jiang Ling's voice remained calm.

At level 1, with the Glacial Augment buff, Sion's Q [Savage Strike] will slow enemies by 30% upon hitting them. Combined with the slow field from Glacial Augment, this makes it extremely difficult for Gnar to move.

Alphari probably didn't know what runes Jiang Ling was using, and continued to push the lane recklessly.

Secondary.

Sion leveled up to level 2 and unlocked his W ability, Soul Forge.

Just as Gnar jumped over to attack the creeps again, Jiang Ling suddenly moved.

Instead of hiding under the tower like a traditional Sion, he activated his W skill immediately. The moment the shield lit up, he strode forward and took a hit from Gnar's auto-attack. Then, he reset his auto-attack with a backhand auto-attack, instantly detonating the passive of the W shield!

"Bang!"

Gnar's health dropped significantly in an instant.

Even more terrifying, the glacial amplification has been triggered!

Gnar's movement speed dropped sharply. Alphari, who had originally wanted to use his agility to create distance, found himself stuck to this clumsy fat man!

"This slow?!" Alphari was startled and instinctively used his E skill [Boomerang] to slow down Sion and escape.

But Jiang Ling reacted extremely quickly. Just as the boomerang flew back, he twisted his body and dodged the second hit of the boomerang, and caught up with Gnar.

"First Blood!"

The commentators gasped in disbelief: "Unbelievable! Demon's Sion solo-killed Alphari's Gnar at level two? How is that possible? How can Sion have such a powerful burst of damage?"

At the RNG base, Xiaohu, who had been grinning from ear to ear, now froze with a stiff smile.

Damon frowned and stared intently at the screen.

Letme clenched his fists instinctively, his nails almost digging into his flesh.

"Luck! It must be luck!" Xiaohu's hoarse voice was a bit shrill. "Sion's W shield must have been off cooldown, and it just happened to explode when Gnar was last-hitting a minion!"

However, the competition continued.

Back online, Gnar became even more cautious. But Jiang Ling's Sion was like a mobile fortress, relentlessly pressing forward.

Level 6.

Sion has reached level six and gained his ultimate ability, "Rampage".

Just as Gnar was trying to use his E skill to jump away again, Jiang Ling activated Ghost Step and unleashed his ultimate!

On the screen, the enormous body, accompanied by a storm, hurtled towards Nar with overwhelming force.

Gnar hurriedly used Flash in an attempt to dodge.

But Jiang Ling's ultimate skill is not only a movement ability, but also a long-range, pinpoint explosion!

"Bang!"

The ultimate skill hit the spot where Gnar flashed to land, sending the full-health Gnar flying into the wall!

Then, he used Q to slow down the enemy, followed by a basic attack and W to detonate the explosion, and Gnar fell to the ground again!

"Double Kill!"

The commentator was so excited he was almost incoherent: "This is Demon! This is the Chinese player we had such high hopes for! He used Sion, a champion that's been abandoned by the current meta, and delivered a textbook-level performance of dominance!"

On the G2 bench, Jankos excitedly shouted, "Nice! Jiang! Your Sion is like a runaway truck!"

Perkz also rarely praised him, saying, "Is this the understanding of a top-tier top laner? Glacial Augment Sion... I've only seen this in ranked games before, I never expected him to be this disgusting in a match!"

Jiang Ling remained expressionless, simply saying, "Stay calm, and we'll win."

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the RNG base had reached freezing point.

Xiao Hu opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

Letme stared at the 0-2-0 score of Gnar on the screen, his face so dark it could drip water.

Damon angrily stubbed out his cigarette, muttering under his breath, "Damn, how come this kid's so lucky?"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, in a studio in Berlin.

Jiang Ling controlled Sion and destroyed the top lane tower.

He knew this was just the beginning.

Those who once mocked him, belittled him, and thought he was useless without RNG will soon understand.

Some light cannot be hidden.

Just like the undead war god on the screen right now, exuding an aura of death, even in adversity, he can still fight his way out.

"system."

Jiang Ling silently recited in his heart.

[Positive Mood Value +15]

[Positive Mood Value +23]

[Negative Emotion Value +40]

【…】

(PS: The author is a veteran player of ten years, and has been addicted to Sion since the rework at the end of Season 4, with a total of 2495 games played on both his main and alternate accounts. The image below shows the armor penetration build played by a top-ranked player (ranked 13th in the Korean server) at the end of Season 7, so there is no need to question the content of the match.)

"Bang!"

Gnar's health dropped significantly in an instant.

Even more terrifying, the glacial amplification has been triggered!

Gnar's movement speed dropped sharply. Alphari, who had originally wanted to use his agility to create distance, found himself stuck to this clumsy fat man!

"This slow?!" Alphari was startled and instinctively used his E skill [Boomerang] to slow down Sion and escape.

But Jiang Ling reacted extremely quickly. Just as the boomerang flew back, he twisted his body and dodged the second hit of the boomerang, and caught up with Gnar.

"First Blood!"

The commentators gasped in disbelief: "Unbelievable! Demon's Sion solo-killed Alphari's Gnar at level two? How is that possible? How can Sion have such a powerful burst of damage?"

At the RNG base, Xiaohu, who had been grinning from ear to ear, now froze with a stiff smile.

Damon frowned and stared intently at the screen.

Letme clenched his fists instinctively, his nails almost digging into his flesh.

"Luck! It must be luck!" Xiaohu's hoarse voice was a bit shrill. "Sion's W shield must have been off cooldown, and it just happened to explode when Gnar was last-hitting a minion!"

However, the competition continued.

Back online, Gnar became even more cautious. But Jiang Ling's Sion was like a mobile fortress, relentlessly pressing forward.

Level 6.

Sion has reached level six and gained his ultimate ability, "Rampage".

Just as Gnar was trying to use his E skill to jump away again, Jiang Ling activated Ghost Step and unleashed his ultimate!

On the screen, the enormous body, accompanied by a storm, hurtled towards Nar with overwhelming force.

Gnar hurriedly used Flash in an attempt to dodge.

But Jiang Ling's ultimate skill is not only a movement ability, but also a long-range, pinpoint explosion!

"Bang!"

The ultimate skill hit the spot where Gnar flashed to land, sending the full-health Gnar flying into the wall!

Then, he used Q to slow down the enemy, followed by a basic attack and W to detonate the explosion, and Gnar fell to the ground again!

"Double Kill!"

The commentator was so excited he was almost incoherent: "This is Demon! This is the Chinese player we had such high hopes for! He used Sion, a champion that's been abandoned by the current meta, and delivered a textbook-level performance of dominance!"

On the G2 bench, Jankos excitedly shouted, "Nice! Jiang! Your Sion is like a runaway truck!"

Perkz also rarely praised him, saying, "Is this the understanding of a top-tier top laner? Glacial Augment Sion... I've only seen this in ranked games before, I never expected him to be this disgusting in a match!"

Jiang Ling remained expressionless, simply saying, "Stay calm, and we'll win."

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the RNG base had reached freezing point.

Xiao Hu opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

Letme stared at the 0-2-0 score of Gnar on the screen, his face so dark it could drip water.

Damon angrily stubbed out his cigarette, muttering under his breath, "Damn, how come this kid's so lucky?"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, in a studio in Berlin.

Jiang Ling controlled Sion and destroyed the top lane tower.

He knew this was just the beginning.

Those who once mocked him, belittled him, and thought he was useless without RNG will soon understand.

Some light cannot be hidden.

Just like the undead war god on the screen right now, exuding an aura of death, even in adversity, he can still fight his way out.

"system."

Jiang Ling silently recited in his heart.

[Positive Mood Value +15]

[Positive Mood Value +23]

[Negative Emotion Value +40]

【…】

(PS: The author is a veteran player of ten years, and has been addicted to Sion since the rework at the end of Season 4, with a total of 2495 games played on both his main and alternate accounts. The image below shows the armor penetration build played by a top-ranked player (ranked 13th in the Korean server) at the end of Season 7, so there is no need to question the content of the match.)

"Bang!"

Gnar's health dropped significantly in an instant.

Even more terrifying, the glacial amplification has been triggered!

Gnar's movement speed dropped sharply. Alphari, who had originally wanted to use his agility to create distance, found himself stuck to this clumsy fat man!

"This slow?!" Alphari was startled and instinctively used his E skill [Boomerang] to slow down Sion and escape.

But Jiang Ling reacted extremely quickly. Just as the boomerang flew back, he twisted his body and dodged the second hit of the boomerang, and caught up with Gnar.

"First Blood!"

The commentators gasped in disbelief: "Unbelievable! Demon's Sion solo-killed Alphari's Gnar at level two? How is that possible? How can Sion have such a powerful burst of damage?"

At the RNG base, Xiaohu, who had been grinning from ear to ear, now froze with a stiff smile.

Damon frowned and stared intently at the screen.

Letme clenched his fists instinctively, his nails almost digging into his flesh.

"Luck! It must be luck!" Xiaohu's hoarse voice was a bit shrill. "Sion's W shield must have been off cooldown, and it just happened to explode when Gnar was last-hitting a minion!"

However, the competition continued.

Back online, Gnar became even more cautious. But Jiang Ling's Sion was like a mobile fortress, relentlessly pressing forward.

Level 6.

Sion has reached level six and gained his ultimate ability, "Rampage".

Just as Gnar was trying to use his E skill to jump away again, Jiang Ling activated Ghost Step and unleashed his ultimate!

On the screen, the enormous body, accompanied by a storm, hurtled towards Nar with overwhelming force.

Gnar hurriedly used Flash in an attempt to dodge.

But Jiang Ling's ultimate skill is not only a movement ability, but also a long-range, pinpoint explosion!

"Bang!"

The ultimate skill hit the spot where Gnar flashed to land, sending the full-health Gnar flying into the wall!

Then, he used Q to slow down the enemy, followed by a basic attack and W to detonate the explosion, and Gnar fell to the ground again!

"Double Kill!"

The commentator was so excited he was almost incoherent: "This is Demon! This is the Chinese player we had such high hopes for! He used Sion, a champion that's been abandoned by the current meta, and delivered a textbook-level performance of dominance!"

On the G2 bench, Jankos excitedly shouted, "Nice! Jiang! Your Sion is like a runaway truck!"

Perkz also rarely praised him, saying, "Is this the understanding of a top-tier top laner? Glacial Augment Sion... I've only seen this in ranked games before, I never expected him to be this disgusting in a match!"

Jiang Ling remained expressionless, simply saying, "Stay calm, and we'll win."

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the RNG base had reached freezing point.

Xiao Hu opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

Letme stared at the 0-2-0 score of Gnar on the screen, his face so dark it could drip water.

Damon angrily stubbed out his cigarette, muttering under his breath, "Damn, how come this kid's so lucky?"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, in a studio in Berlin.

Jiang Ling controlled Sion and destroyed the top lane tower.

He knew this was just the beginning.

Those who once mocked him, belittled him, and thought he was useless without RNG will soon understand.

Some light cannot be hidden.

Just like the undead war god on the screen right now, exuding an aura of death, even in adversity, he can still fight his way out.

"system."

Jiang Ling silently recited in his heart.

[Positive Mood Value +15]

[Positive Mood Value +23]

[Negative Emotion Value +40]

【…】

(PS: The author is a veteran player of ten years, and has been addicted to Sion since the rework at the end of Season 4, with a total of 2495 games played on both his main and alternate accounts. The image below shows the armor penetration build played by a top-ranked player (ranked 13th in the Korean server) at the end of Season 7, so there is no need to question the content of the match.)