LPL’s legendary female devil

Chapter 333 IG: Stand up, don't kneel! (Two in one)

The next day, the semifinals of the other half of the MSI region also started.

In the match between KZ and FW, the two teams were extremely close in strength, and it should have been a tense battle similar to that of soft-support cute girls pulling each other's hair.

However, KZ prepared a secret weapon and stole two chickens from FW in succession, forcing FW to the edge of the cliff.

And what is the secret weapon?

Answer: AP Kaisa!

Although FW saw A Yi use it once yesterday, they had no time to respond because their MSI schedule was tighter than A Yi's.

Thanks to AP Kaisa's terrifying passive damage value and the Korean operation strategy that is extremely suitable for the development of LCK bottom lane, KZ's AD player Pray won the MVP for the second time in a row.

Of course, it must also be said that the output modes of AP Kaisa and AD Kaisa are very similar now, so Pray was able to get started so quickly.

In this way, FW, which had endured three match points, could not bear the pressure and after forcing back a game, it still lost to KZ 1:3.

When the Taiwanese commentator cried out "Flash Wolves are down", everyone finally realized that KZ's tactics were so familiar.

Not only did they have AP Kaisa, but in the third and fourth games when Kaisa was not available, KZ also chose the support Scarecrow.

This BP is no longer just copying An Yi, it is clearly copying IG directly without any changes.

Barrage:

"Shit! There's a thief!"

"I thought Sister Benzi was just playing around yesterday, but I didn't expect her tactics to be so awesome. She could kill anyone she wanted!"

"Dude, didn't you play ranked? The bottom lane has been crazy since yesterday. It's either AP Kaisa or support Scarecrow."

"To be honest, I have already climbed from platinum to diamond playing support, and I am ready to challenge master."

"Okay! Others come to MSI to play games, but you come to teach, Sister Benzi!"

"What is a tactical master?"

Fans are proud that Aki's tactics have been recognized.

I thought KZ would say something like thank you, after all, this was a blatant copy of IG's tactics.

But when the interview started, Pray's answer was shocking.

Host: "Today, when the FW team blocked your EZ, your Kaisa played extremely well."

"Many viewers will compare your performance with your opponent Anyi's Kaisa tomorrow. What do you think of Anyi? And how do you think of yourself?"

Pray: “Anyi is indeed a very strong AD player, but I am confident that I can beat her.”

Then the boy smiled and said, "Speaking of Kaisa, I think my Kaisa is the best in this MSI. At least in terms of using this hero, I don't think I will lose to others."

Host: "So today you used the AP Kaisa style created by Anyi. What do you think of this new routine?"

Pray: “I think AP Kai’Sa won’t be very good if the opponent doesn’t have a strong frontline.”

"And in many cases, the effects that AP Kai'Sa can achieve can also be achieved by AD Kai'Sa. In summary, I think AP Kai'Sa is still slightly weaker."

Seeing their own players seriously commenting on their opponents, the KZ fans in the audience immediately cheered.

But this will make LPL fans unhappy.

"Huh? If I remember correctly, this guy has never defeated Sister Benzi once, right? Why is he so arrogant?"

"Whether we win or not, the key is who is the strongest Kaisa? Don't you have any idea?"

"When you drink water, you should remember the well digger. You said AP Kaisa was weak, but you said it was okay when you played AD Kaisa C. How can you say that when you copied Sister Benzi's AP Kaisa and won?"

"Um, can I also copy the book, sister?"

"???"

"Just wait for a slap in the face!"

The debate about who is stronger, AD Kaisa or AP Kaisa, has been going on endlessly on the Internet.

LCK fans have always stood by their proud traditional ADC.

LPL fans support the unique ADC that can produce various magical effects.

The two sides, represented by the two top teams KZ and IG, started their pre-match verbal battle, which is a must-see before every major China-Korea match.

And the beginning of all this for An Yi was just a quick glance at the rhythm on the Internet, and he was completely confused: What did I do?
But soon, the official came out and gave the result.

How to give the result?
Answer: Cut An Yi!
League of Legends official: In view of the recent popularity of AP Kaisa is wreaking havoc on the bottom lane, we will make the following adjustments during the emergency maintenance in three days.

Increases Kaisa's W Void Seeking AP multiplier to 60%.

The audience thought the designer was crazy. AP Kaisa is so strong, why is he getting stronger?

Just when LCK fans wanted to use this to prove that AP Kaisa was too weak, they saw the following surprising change.

The base AP damage of Kaisa's passive 'Surface Active' has been weakened, and the AP damage multiplier has been adjusted from 0.2~0.4 to 0.1~0.2.

The highest respect in the universe is to kill everyone, but the designer actually cut Kaisa's passive multiplier in half.

After watching this, LPL fans didn’t know whether to cry or laugh:
"Classic, the designer teaches you how to play the game!"

"Who said AP Kaisa was weak? Get out of line! You're weak so you have to cut it in half, right?"

"This is the value of Sister's book. The Alliance doesn't even dare to wait until the version is updated, and directly uses hot patches to modify it!"

"Sister Benzi is really calling the shots. Whoever she plays with will be weakened!"

"From the Censer item to the hero Kaisa, I don't know how many times this has happened. This is probably the first time the League has targeted a player like this."

Now LCK fans have nothing to say, the official will personally come out to tell you that AP Kaisa is abnormally strong!

They were speechless, and only said "see you at the stadium".

LPL fans are the happiest to hear this, because their substitute list in the arena is IG!!!

Different from EDG which has never disappointed others, IG has never been satisfactory in this regard.

Amid the anticipation of fans on both sides, the final battle is about to take place!
February 5.
Zenith Stadium in Paris!
Today is the MSI's decisive battle on the mountain top, so as soon as the venue opened, the entire arena was filled with spectators.

The live camera swept through the parade, and the audience's faces were filled with excited smiles. They kept waving their team flags and cheering.

The audience in the live broadcast room also filled the screen with "IG come on!"

In such an exciting environment, the countdown to the finals was also being carried out on the big screen on the main stage.

10, 9, 8
The audience counted along, and when the number reached zero, the epic music began to play.

Accompanied by the rhythm of the music, a gorgeous light show took place in the entire studio.

At the same time, replays of past MSI champions were playing on the big screen.

The excited voice of the commentator brought the entire venue to a climax.

When the atmosphere on the scene reached its climax, the music pitch rose again, and at the same time two spotlights shone towards the stage entrance.

There were immediate exclamations of 'Ohhh'!
Because KZ team and IG team have walked out of the left and right channels respectively.

The spectators on both sides of the aisle immediately stretched out their hands to high-five, and the players from both teams also opened their arms and high-fived the audience to celebrate.

And when An Yi looked at those expectant eyes, she suddenly saw Ruoxi smiling and reaching out her hand to her.

An Yi naturally shook hands with him, then looked forward again and walked onto the stage with her head held high.

The two teams lined up across the championship trophy in the center of the stage.

The host's voice was heard shortly afterwards: "Welcome to the 2018 MSI Mid-Season Champions League Finals."

"Standing beside me now are the two teams that will compete for the final championship. They are..."

"King Zone DragonX!"

"Top lane: Khan! Jungle: Peanut! Mid lane: Bdd! Bottom lane: Pray! Support: Gorilla! Coach: Sin!"

The audience immediately responded with cheers: “KZ! KZ! KZ!”

The host then continued to introduce: "And Invictus Gaming!"

"Top lane: The shy! Jungle: Ning! Mid lane: Rookie! Bottom lane: Anyi! Support: Baolan! Coach: Kkoma! Substitute: Duke! Substitute: Jackeylove!"

Then there were even more intense cheers: "IG! IG! IG!"

As the competitive atmosphere on site became more intense, pre-match promotional videos were also inserted.

The first was the KZ team, which stood in front of the Louvre and made a declaration like a winner.

"In previous MSIs, except for EDG's one championship, all other trophies were won by LCK, and I believe this time will be no exception."

This sentence hit the pain points of countless LPL fans, but fortunately this time it is different.

Because then the IG members stood still under the Eiffel Tower, giving the audience unlimited confidence.

At the same time, a woman's voice was heard: "LCK used to be a dark cloud hanging over the LPL region, but that is a thing of the past. This time, we will open it with our own hands again!"

At this time, the song "Kai Tian" sounded as the background music for IG's appearance, which coincided with An Yi's pre-match speech.

The traditional Chinese music is inspiring and gives me a sense of familiarity from the blood.

At the same time, footage of IG fighting against teams in various regions was playing in the background.

"For whom is this sound of 'Open Heaven' sung? A lone soldier in white robes crossing the river!"

"Open the Sky! Today, I, IG, will tear apart the sky filled with LCK!"

"13-1 against LCK! Records available! Phantom god in foreign wars!"

"Sure enough, only the team that reaches the outer zone battlefield can be called the strongest!"

The audience was excited and looked at the stage again. IG and KZ teams had already taken their seats.

Everyone in KZ had already watched the promotional video in advance.

Although they admitted that they had some hints about the LPL region in the promotional video, which seemed a bit suppressive.

But I never expected IG’s response to be so strong. When did the LPL region become so straight-backed?
If any audience heard what they were thinking, they would definitely reply: Because IG told us to stand up, not kneel!

However, to get here, KZ is no pushover, especially in terms of mental quality.

Even Peanut could tease Pray at this point: "Yesterday's interview said you were the best Kaisa. Today you can prove yourself."

However, Pray got carried away after defeating the strong opponent FW yesterday, and never expected that it would cause such a big rhythm and become a boomerang flying back.

But once something is said, it can be taken back. He was still confident: "If I can get Kai'Sa, I will show you with my actions."

No one doubted this statement, because even if they doubted Pray, they would not doubt Aki's tactics.

No matter what the pace is online, after in-depth understanding they are very sure that AP Kaisa is really too strong!
Even the analysts felt a little regretful, wondering why they hadn't discovered this hero earlier, otherwise it wouldn't have been so difficult before.

So coach Sin took the initiative and said, "We will go for Kai'Sa, but Pray, you have to be careful and don't be influenced by your comments yesterday and blindly buy AD. Buy AP when you should."

Hearing this, Pray was startled and remembered what he had said yesterday when he questioned AP Kaisa.

Then he nodded: "Don't worry, coach, the game is the most important thing, I still have it clear."

Besides, he also has something to say.

Even if you belittle AP Kaisa and then release AP Kaisa, you will be ridiculed.

But as long as he wins, he can just say that the interview was a smokescreen.

After all, who can tell the truth in an interview? Can what is said in an interview be the truth?
An Yi: Meow meow meow?

So in order to achieve the goal of grabbing Kaisa, KZ specifically chose the blue side.

Anyway, even if I can't get it, I won't give it to An Yi.

Obviously, even though Pray claims that he is the strongest Kaisa, KZ knows in their hearts that Anyi is the Kaisa who should not be messed with.

Fortunately, as long as Anyi cannot be chosen, the strongest Kaisa is just a false title.

KZ values ​​this hero so much, and IG is also paying attention to this.

Kkoma pointed out: "Pray played two AP Kai'Sas very well yesterday. We are on the red side and Kai'Sa can't get it. Should we move it?"

An Yi shook her head: "No need, coach. Do you know why Kai'Sa is so good when he builds AP?"

The coach asked, “Why?”

An Yi said bluntly: "Because the current version of ADC is not good."

After hearing this, the IG players widened their eyes. The player playing ADC said that ADC is not good but it is still okay.

But An Yi is just stating the facts. After all, the only reason why ADC is still the mainstream now is that Banner of Command has not been nerfed. Once Banner of Command's magic damage immunity is cut, it will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back for ADC.

But now the Banner of Command has not been cut down yet, and the opponent insists on playing APC Kaisa.

So An Yi smiled sinisterly: "Coach, I think we can lead a team."

Kkoma understood An Yi's jargon: "Are you talking about using that core lineup?"

An Yi nodded: "Yeah, he can also play ADC, although the effect is not obvious, but if we change the hero in the bottom lane, the effect will be obvious."

We know that in a Bo5 matchup, to pull off a surprise move, we have to disrupt the opponent's BP in the first game.

In addition, the training match results were indeed good, so Kkoma agreed: "Choose! It's up to you!"

Although this seems indecisive, she is Ami!

This lineup was originally created by An Yi to deal with the bottom lane mage core lineup in the summer season, but I didn't expect it to be used now.

Even so, there is no need to say more, just do it!
While both sides were preparing, the commentators had already appeared on the scene.

Wawa: "Welcome to the 2018 League of Legends Mid-Season Championship Finals. I am the commentator Wawa!"

Miller: "I am the commentator Miller!"

Guan Zeyuan: "I am the commentator Guan Zeyuan!"

Classic 'Us Three'!
After a spoken opening, the group got down to business.

Guan Zeyuan: "IG's final is also the one that everyone is most concerned about. We can boldly predict the result before the game."

Miller hurriedly stopped him: "It's fine for the two of us to make the prediction, and Teacher Guan just needs to listen. Everything that needs to be said is in my heart."

After defending Guan Zeyuan alone, he continued: "If you ask me to predict, I think IG 3:1KZ."

Guan Zeyuan: “3:1?”

Wawa confirmed: "Mine is more ruthless, IG3:0KZ."

Guan Zeyuan wanted to remain neutral: "From the perspective of strength, the disparity shouldn't be that great."

Miller said confidently: "I don't think KZ is qualified to say that from the perspective of strength. In the World Championship, KZ was beaten 0-5 by IG."

After listening to the comments, the comments were amazed:

"When did Miller explode like this? Wasn't he always the one who liked to smooth things over?"

"It's fine to try to smooth things over when you don't have the strength, but now that you have the strength, who will try to smooth things over with you! You have to explode!"

"It's a pity that it's KZ instead of Samsung who's on the field, otherwise I really want to see Guan Zeyuan's attitude."

"Tsk tsk, then why don't you think about why Samsung hasn't won a single championship since Guan Zeyuan became a fan of the company."

"Shit! I think I discovered some big secret! Good job, Dog!"

Everyone was talking at once, and finally Miller said, "But! I have to say one thing, IG has to be careful about one thing, that is Kai'Sa!"

Guan Zeyuan caught him: "Oh? You mean, you believe Pary's interview yesterday and think that Aki Kasa is not as good as him."

Seeing that his partner was about to give him a big beat, Miller hurriedly said: "What you said is wrong. In my opinion, Aki's Kai'Sa is unique and no one can surpass it, but!!!"

"IG's Kaisa, I assume it was moved, or do you think KZ will release it? But IG may release KZ Kaisa, especially KZ is on the blue side."

"In this situation, the designers were so anxious that they weakened Aki's AP Kaisa overnight. If you let KZ pick it, I think it might be a bit dangerous."

Wawa confirmed: "Indeed, it was difficult for FW to deal with Kaisa yesterday. This hero has only a few AP hits for everyone. If it's hard to deal with, just move away."

But Guan Zeyuan suddenly asked: "By the way, have you forgotten the lesson of the Jeweled Sona?"

"FW also copied IG's Sona once to fight IG. I won't say much about the result."

1533!

Guan Zeyuan continued: "So how can you be sure that the AP Kaisa developed by An Yi doesn't know how to play it?"

A word of advice woke them up, and they soon found themselves in a misunderstanding.

An Yi's AP Kaisa is very strong, which means that she is very familiar with the characteristics of AP Kaisa, so familiar that she can clearly feel every G-spot.

At this glance:
"Guan Gou is right. I'm suddenly looking forward to An Yi taking out monster items to fight AP Kaisa!"

"What if Kai'Sa is not AP? Pray himself said yesterday that he thinks AD Kai'Sa is more powerful. Isn't it a slap in the face to release AP now?"

"Do you think face is more important or championship is more important?"

Everyone was guessing, but their eyes were all fixed on the two players, trying to see something.

When everyone saw the smile on An Yi's face, they felt relieved.

Because they understood! This woman is confident!
So, in anticipation of the fans, the BP interface was given.

Miller took over the conversation: "The BP has begun. Let's wait and see what strategy IG has to deal with it."

"In terms of moving players, KZ as the blue team first moved out Scarecrow, Rakan, and Vampire. Scarecrow was able to move to a higher position, which can be attributed to Anyi's deterrent power."

Guan Zeyuan: "IG chose to remove Morgana, Graves, and Alistar, leaving Kaisa in vain. Isn't IG a bit too generous?"

Such a strange behavior made KZ a little confused.

They instinctively suspected that there was a conspiracy, but no matter what, they had to choose Kaisa if he was released, otherwise IG would choose him.

So KZ grabbed Kaisa and got him.

Then it was IG's turn. They first locked on a Irelia, and then took a Troll in the second hand.

It’s Rookie’s warrior Irelia again. IG likes to use this style recently.

When it was KZ's turn, they first chose a mid laner Zoe.

During their use, they found that this hero worked well with AP Kaisa to poke, and the top laner quickly chose Ornn.

It is obvious that KZ intends to play Kaisa as the core.

When it came to IG's third pick, everyone thought it should be EZ.

But I didn’t expect IG to directly bring out Shen.

Miller: "Twilight Eye? Is this going to be used against Ornn?"

Wawa: "But in this case, isn't IG a bit of a noob team in the upper half? And if they don't play AD, KZ might have to move."

Guan Zeyuan said based on his experience: "I think IG might just want KZ to move AD."

"Because when IG didn't pick AD in the first three picks, there was a high probability that they were not going to pick AD in this game."

How to play the game without choosing AD?
But considering that this is IG, everyone felt that there was nothing to be surprised about.

And looking at IG, there is Troll, Irelia, and Shen.

When these three strong warriors were selected, Pray's face was crooked with smile.

Isn't this the AP Kaisa that Chunchun gave him?
Entering the second round of moving people, IG successively moved away two supports that were suitable for Kaisa, Janna and Karma.

KZ removed two long-range ADs, EZ and Caitlyn, to prevent Kaisa from having any problems in the laning phase.

Then IG selected another player and locked on an Alchemist.

The commentator was even more confused.

Miller: "Which way is this alchemy going?"

KZ was also wondering: Yes, which way is this Alchemist going?
IG's unconventional approach has made KZ completely unpredictable.

We can only choose the protective support Braum and the jungler Zhao Xin according to the lineup to make up for the AD damage.

Then it’s up to IG to make their final move.

This requires an AD or a magic core.

But IG had already thought about it and quickly locked on a hero that no one would have thought of.

Weapon Master: Let’s start fighting!
Guan Zeyuan: "The weapon master is here! What the hell is going on!"

Miller: "AP Kaisa, you like to play in the front row. I will select five front row players for you to deal damage!"

The comments also became anxious:

"Little friend, do you have a lot of '?"

"Fuck! Sister Benzi, please don't let us down at this time. How can we fight against the opponent with this lineup?"

"Which one is this Benzi sister playing? It seems that they are all short-range front-line players. I can't imagine how cool it will be for the opponent's Kaisa to shoot Benzi sister."

"I don't believe it unless you let me shoot too!"

"I just want to know how IG's lineup splits the lanes."

Soon, with the exchange of heroes, IG completed the split.

KZ (blue side) vs. IG (red side)

Top lane: Khan (Hidden Flame of the Mountain) vs. The shy (Alchemist)
Jungle: Peanut (Senegal of Debon) vs. Ning (Troll King)
Mid Lane: Bdd (Twilight Celestial) vs. Rookie (Blade Dancer)
Bottom lane: Pray (Void Daughter) vs. Anyi (Armored Master)
Support: Gorilla (Heart of the Freljord) vs. Baolan (Eye of Twilight)
The hero exchange was completed, and the IG players made fun of themselves because this lineup was indeed a bit weird.

But as long as it is equipped with three pieces of equipment, this lineup will be the father of the bottom lane mage core!
And those three pieces of equipment are the Banner of Command! Banner of Command! Banner of Command!

It’s not that important things need to be repeated three times, but from the very beginning, IG planned to release three flags of command.

An Yi: Don’t you like to attack the front line as AP Kaisa? Come on! Try to fight him! (Shoot out the Banner of Command)

You should know that the Banner of Command has not been weakened yet and has absolute spell immunity effect.

This means that as long as Kaisa dares to use AP at this time, it will be very interesting!

Because at that time, there is only one Zhao Xin in the entire KZ team who can click on the Banner of Command to strengthen the cannon vehicle, and the others can't do it at all.

The core of this lineup is to lead the three lanes and kill the opponent through the Banner of Command.

Team fight? Who will team up with you?

Alchemist, Sword Girl, and Weapon are three teleportation.

The opponent can't carry Alchemist's poison, and no one can beat the opponent with Arms and Irelia alone.

Catch a single belt?
As long as KZ dares to catch, either two teleports + Shen's ultimate will fall down to provide support, or they will directly throw resources, because IG has absolute line rights.

absolute!
After all, Alchemist is fighting Ornn in the top lane, and Ornn is not qualified to grab the line.

In the middle lane, Irelia is attacking Zoe, and Zoe is not qualified to grab the line.

Not to mention the bottom lane Weapon + Shen against Kaisa.

Some people may not understand that, in 18, ADC gradually became weaker, and the bottom lane became a situation of "the bottom lane is the big stage, come if you can kill AD".

It was also at that time that warrior heroes such as Malphite, Noxus, Crocodile, Irelia, Yasuo and others frequently appeared in the bottom lane.

The Master of Weapons is one of the best among them, and has even appeared in professional competitions many times.

His signature skill is to bully ADs that have no displacement or are weak.

Cooperating with Minotaur or Shen, you must use flash to hit the opponent when he double jumps in the face at level 2. If the opponent doesn't move at level 3, you will kill him.

Fight back? How does an ADC fight back with a weapon?
Use Weapon's E to block for two seconds and then stun for one second, then Shen uses W and then blocks.

The ADC couldn't change hands within five seconds and could only watch and get beaten into running away.

Not to mention that Kaisa's support is Braum. Even if An Yi is marked, he can't shoot at her because of the weapon and Shen's dodge and block effects, and can't be stunned at all.

As for the fact that AP Kaisa is very strong in the late game
Unfortunately, Kaisa has no chance of winning in the late game against IG's lineup.

Because let’s not talk about whether IG can fight by fully pushing the line. Even if they do, Irelia + Yasuo will definitely jump into Kaisa’s face.

Two strong men attacking one person from the front and back, not to mention Kai'Sa, even An Yi can't stand it. (Yes)
What's more, these two people are both as close as ADC's parents, they will definitely kill him!

Even if she doesn't jump to death, there is an Alchemist waiting to appear behind her at any time, so Kaisa has to think about whether she dares to come up and attack.

Furthermore, don’t forget that the Master Yi himself is an extremely strong C position in the late game.

This is exactly the "macho combination" that all mages and ADs hate the most in the 18 Summer Season.

That is, a single-lane Banner of Command lineup consisting of five warriors or tanks!
To fight against AD, use Noxus and his weapon; to fight against a mage, use Malphite and the Achilles' heel.

Three command flags make it complete, and four command flags end the game directly!

An Yi: It's time to let the regular bottom lane feel fear! Hehehe!

(End of this chapter)