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Chapter 269 V5's Card? Death Like the Wind in "The Best Partner"!

"Congratulations to V5 for winning this internal battle. Their mid lane play was really good."

Despite feeling down, Guan Zeyuan, who was in charge of the proceedings, didn't dare to show it too much and tried his best to make his tone sound cheerful.

"Although JDG played all their cards in the first game, V5's blue side lineup had a huge advantage, and they also pulled off a counter-strategy in the mid lane, ultimately winning the first game for the blue side!"

The lively Doinb chimed in at the opportune moment: "Wow, V5 seems to have a lot of experience playing against JDG. No wonder they beat them all spring. They understand JDG's playstyle and attack patterns so well, and they can counter them with ease!"

"Of course, the most amazing thing has to be the mid lane. JDG had been holding back, and they even managed to bring out a super counter like Sylas against Cassiopeia! Maya, that's the charm of a signature champion!"

[Did Big B suddenly change its personality today? It's licking me like crazy!]

[YE's character is terrible! The snake woman is already pitiful enough without legs, but to have only a left hand, YE is just bullying a disabled person!]

[You've all misunderstood the Prefect! It's all the BP's fault! How dare they pick Bai Suzhen against V5? Do they even know V5's former nickname: Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Specialist in Fighting Snake Demons!]

[It doesn't matter. I'm just amazed that LCK couldn't even force JDG to reveal their true strength. V5 must also have some secrets they haven't been forced to show. This feels so good!]

[Damn it, Sylas needs a nerf! This champion is just wrong! I suggest changing him to only have the effect of stealing any champion's ultimate, without dealing damage. After all, he can create special effects with any champion, which is already overpowered!]

[The person upstairs is definitely a hater of the Prefect. Let me ask you this: how am I supposed to play Sylas with this advice? Are you really going to play Ding Zhen and just let the sheep graze in Summoner's Rift all day?]

Guan Zeyuan kept muttering to himself, his tone full of regret: "Ruler played so well in the early game, he was just a little bit away from taking over the game, and that's just how Jinx is."

In the current version, Jinx, along with Aphelios and Zephyr, are undoubtedly the three core champions.

However, the differences between the three core heroes are also quite obvious.

Aphelios is essentially a "skill-based AD carry," and his strength lies in the terrifying damage he deals when he throws a QR combo from a distance in the late game. His weakness is that he has no mobility, making him the most vulnerable of the three and the weakest in the early game.

Zeli's advantage is her high mobility, making her the least likely to die among the three, but she is also the weakest in lane.

Jinx's strengths lie not only in her strong laning ability, but also in her ability to surpass the other two champions in both damage output and mobility once a team fight is initiated, making her the strongest carry AD carry in advantageous situations.

In the previous match, JDG originally hoped that their mid laner would gain an advantage, allowing their jungler to disrupt the game's tempo and give Ruler's Jinx a chance to shine in team fights.
But at this moment, everyone stared at the scarlet word 'failure' on the monitor and remained silent.

Even as they left, they all seemed preoccupied with their own thoughts.

"This is my problem," Hongmi said as soon as she entered the room, conveying the main point through the translator.

"It was my misjudgment. I didn't expect that Cassiopeia wasn't so easy to beat Sylas. This one, Left Hand."

Redmi affectionately put his arm around her left hand, his face showing no anger or frustration, but full of comfort: "Don't take it to heart. It was indeed a problem with the draft, it was my misjudgment. My research on the heroes is still insufficient."

Say something.

Although Redmi is slightly inferior to Tabe, a former top-tier player, in terms of in-depth game content.

But Cassiopeia is good against Sylas, that much is for sure!

Just didn't expect it.

In their pre-game analysis and testing, they expected a 90/10 matchup. However, with Sylas having the "100% chance to dodge petrification by turning his back" buff, Cassiopeia was essentially missing half of her ultimate ability.

This could result in a maximum of 64%!

The left-handed player's Cassiopeia was someone he had practiced extra for this final match. Although he had a solid foundation and his proficiency wasn't low, it was naturally not on the same level as his usual heroes.

Facing Ye Bo's Silas, the gap in proficiency and understanding is something that 64% can't make up for!
Redmi's words of comfort did offer some consolation.

With his left hand still bowed like an ostrich, he barely raised his head slightly and whispered, "Mmm."

Upon seeing this, Hongmi was immediately overjoyed: "Don't worry, we're on the blue side in this game, so we have a very wide hero pool. You can get whatever you want to play!"

It was still what Redmi had in mind before the game.

Against this V5 team, his top priority is the mid-lane matchup—because that will directly affect the jungle matchup!
JDG relies heavily on the jungler's tempo.

However, for the jungler to have a good rhythm, the mid laner must have lane priority and advantage.

The previous match was a bloody example. Sylas managed to find an opportunity despite being at a huge disadvantage in the early laning phase, which allowed him to help Wukong crush Nautilus in one fell swoop, leading to what happened next.

To win today, we can't afford to lose our mid-lane position!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ruler leaned back on the sofa, chugging mineral water. His eyes would occasionally glance sideways at his left hand, and the fist hidden in the sofa crevice seemed to tighten as he struggled to hold back his rage.
Originally a top mercenary, he always had a great mindset. He was just there to work, so losing was losing, and he didn't take it to heart at all.

He looked like this when they lost to V5 in the Spring Split.

But at this moment, even his head was visibly turning red, and he looked extremely anxious. If he weren't worried about affecting the later matches, he would have already lost his temper.

Kanavi on the other side was doing the same thing, glancing sideways at his left hand from time to time.

He picked Titan because he was thinking about the overall draft and was "sacrificing" himself, but the jungle still collapsed due to the mistakes in the mid lane!
Talk about it.

The reason these two were in such a hurry was not because MSI was an international tournament and they cared about regional glory.

Simply put, it's because both of them received a message from their "home team" a few days ago after defeating GEN 3-0!

Although the date hasn't arrived yet, and there's no explicit promise.

But the implication was that they should consider it, and that they might be asked to come back and participate in the selection process as representatives of the KR region to enter the Asian Games.

The allure of exemption from military service is self-evident.

As players working in other regions, they were at a natural disadvantage in the competition for a spot. If it weren't for their 3-0 victory over GEN, no one would have even approached them.

The best way for them to stand out is naturally to win the MSI championship!

My left hand had just started to recover, but when I glanced up and noticed the eyes staring at me from both sides, I immediately lowered my head again as if by instinct.
Fortunately, Redmi stepped in in time, clapping its hands to attract everyone's attention and continuing to encourage and comfort people.

"Don't worry too much about playing. The opposing blue team won the first game, it's not a big deal!"

"Having come this far, I think everyone is eager to get revenge and defeat them. Actually, everyone played quite well in the last match, and we definitely had a chance!"

"This version suits us so well, we're going to prove that JDG is the strongest team in the LPL this year!"

After the pep talk, seeing that his teammates' expressions had mostly returned to normal, Redmi quickly began planning for the second game.

When he took the stage again.

The commentators were still discussing their opinions on the outcome of this best-of-five series.

"It's clear that, perhaps because JDG entered the finals with a 3-0 victory, they have made considerable preparations," Guan Zeyuan analyzed rationally.

"Moreover, most of JDG's players performed exceptionally well in the last match, with Nautilus and Jinx both showing outstanding performances. They were in top form, so they have the advantage in this match as the blue side!"

"That's true," Doinb smoothly added, "but V5 also came here 3-0, so I feel like they probably have some trump cards up their sleeves too. I just don't know how many, or if they'll pull them out in this match."

Guan Zeyuan nodded as well. After all, today was a civil war, and he didn't want to show too much bias in order to avoid being criticized.

But then he immediately called out Scout.

"What do you think, junior? You seemed to have a high opinion of JDG in the last match!"

Scout coughed lightly, but inwardly he was cursing this guy for being so annoying!

Knowing full well that if he praises Ye Bo, he'll be ridiculed for his rapid change of attitude, and if he praises JDG, he'll be worried about being proven wrong a second time—it's a double-edged sword!

Thinking that he would be criticized no matter what, he still stuck to his original statement: "Well, in general, Cassiopeia and Nautilus are still more experimental. JDG players are not very proficient with them. It's more of a consideration for the red side to burn heroes."

"This game is on the blue side, and they burned so many heroes in the last game, I still favor JDG."

Guan Zeyuan was delighted to receive the satisfactory answer.

The ban/pick (BP) panel then appeared. "The second match has begun! The two sides have switched sides!"

The biggest disadvantage for the red team is when there are heroes in the current version that must be banned, or whose release would be fatal.

When we first entered MSI, it was Quesanti, but this hero has actually been nerfed many times and has been countered by Titan, so it's not entirely unplayable.

But now, Nico has undoubtedly taken over that position!

Furthermore, this hero is still not well understood by everyone, has high stats, and his ultimate skill mechanism is still in its complete state. Even if V5 were on the red side, they would still have to ban him.

JDG: Akali, Lee Sin, Azir
V5: Neeko, Sion, Xayah
"Both sides' strategies have remained largely unchanged, with only minor adjustments, and JDG, including Lee Sin, is still banning three mid-lane champions!"

Because of the additional fixed ban slot for Neeko, V5 must leave one slot vacant.

Considering that the jungler position offers the most options, while the top lane and AD carry champions have already been heavily traded, Vi was chosen to be released.

As expected, JDG immediately secured Vi.

"Kanavi's signature pick is here! V5, on the other hand, first picked Gragas, and then Tristana!"

"No need to say more about Gragas, he can be played in three or even four lanes at V5! And Tristana can be played in two lanes as well, I just wonder if it will be Master Ye's Tristana!"

Hongmi narrowed her eyes slightly.

He couldn't guess the casting choices on the other side, but he could guess the general type of characters.

One of the main reasons why V5 ​​can repeatedly gain an advantage in the draft phase is that the players have a deep hero pool, which leads to a deep tactical reserve pool. It is difficult to predict various flexible and unpopular heroes.

This characteristic of the draft also requires the opponent to make a "hypothetical" decision first—to figure out roughly what position the opponent will choose in order to plan the subsequent draft.

"Let's assume he's playing Gragas top and Tristana mid, then we'll build normally!"

Redmi has made the final decision.

"JDG picked Ahri and Rakan! Both are JDG's signature champions, so I knew they were definitely going to pull out their signature champions in this match!"

"These three are all incredibly skilled!"

"V5 directly chose the Minotaur, which is a bit like Contra's pick, but it's not a big problem. Missing's Lothar is absolutely trustworthy!"

Entering the second round of BP.

V5: Kennen, Renekton
JDG: Kindred, Poppy
"V5 picked Diana on the fourth floor?"

"Diana jungle, what's the deal with playing Vi? Could it be Diana mid? We haven't seen that champion mid in ages!"

"But could this be the card V5 was hiding!"

Everyone was momentarily at a loss.

But the Redmi on the other side suddenly remembered something.

Diana jungle is not actually an unpopular pick. She was quite popular after her passive skill's jungle clearing efficiency was buffed in Season 11, and her pick rate was much higher than that of mid-lane Diana.

During that period, the Diana jungler had a "Best Partner" duo.

It was precisely because of this partnership that the Diana jungle role only enjoyed a brief period of popularity before quickly disappearing from the scene again.

—It's not Diana's problem, it's the problem with her partner champion!

Compared to other strong champions in the current meta with a rating of 1.2 or higher, Diana might only have a rating of 0.8 on her own. But when paired with that right partner, her rating can soar to 1.5!
Unfortunately, not just anyone can pick that hero for the mid-lane in a match.

At least this best duo had shown their prowess in the S11 MSI version, and the commentators, belatedly realizing this, quickly remembered it.

"Wait a minute! Diana jungle, I think she's paired with Yasuo, right!?"

"JDG has already picked Ahri, so there's no way to flex their picks. Even if they guess the opponent wants Yasuo, there's no way to counter him. Besides, Yasuo can counter Aphelios to some extent. Will they give up Aphelios because they're worried about the opponent picking Yasuo?"

What the commentators can think of, Redmi can naturally think of too.

Aphelios has the highest pick rate in this version. If it weren't for the fact that both sides had their own tactical needs in the last game, he wouldn't normally be kept for the second game.

Redmi was just wondering why the opposing team didn't ban or pick Aphelios in the second round.

But as soon as the moon shone, Yasuo immediately appeared in his mind!

Redmi only then realized how brilliant their opponent's draft pick was.

After much deliberation, JDG finally chose Aphelios.

The reason is very simple.

No ADC is immune to that wind wall!

Aphelios is afraid; if he were to switch to another, weaker version of AD carry, how much better would it be?

However, Redmi originally planned to have the top laner choose a late-game tank to carry the team.

But after much deliberation, considering that picking Yasuo would make the enemy team's engage potential very strong, I needed a counter-pick, and ultimately chose Gnar.

—Actually, this lineup would have been better suited for weapons, but it would counter Gragas, especially with a 369 weapon.
A faint, melodious flute sound drifted out.

As expected, V5's fifth floor revealed the hero that everyone had anticipated!

Death is like the wind, always by my side!

The lineups of both sides are determined:

Blue Team: JDG vs Red Team: V5

Top Lane: Lost Tooth vs. Gragas

[Jungle: Piltover Enforcer vs. Diana]

Mid Lane: Nine-Tailed Fox vs. Unforgiven

[Marksman: Crescent Moon's Resolve vs. Magnum Gunner]

[Support: Phantom Dancer vs. Minotaur Chieftain]

The moment the profile picture was locked, a burst of surprised exclamations erupted spontaneously from the audience.

This avatar seems to possess a kind of "magic," and even though it's been a decade as a veteran hero, it still draws cheers from the audience every time it appears on the field.

Not to mention that this time it happened on this ID!

"Yasuo! It really is Yasuo! Judging from the swing, it should be mid-lane Yasuo!"

"And this seems to be Master Ye's first Yasuo game in his professional career! This is definitely something to look forward to. And V5's lineup is clearly built entirely around Yasuo! It's all about knock-ups!"

"The mid lane is the absolute core, the absolute heart of this game!"

"They really did hide something!"

In fact, Ye Bo had already practiced Yasuo back when he was with EDG last year.

It's just that there hasn't been a chance or version available to use it.

The MSI meta, with its heavy AD carry meta, is precisely where this aggressive engage combo can shine.

Of course, this is also an excellent counter-lane option when facing Ahri.
(End of this chapter)