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Chapter 311 Turning the Lightning Around! The Wolf is Coming? A Battle of Top Laning Skills!

Does TheShy play Renekton?

Ye Bo searched for a hero he wanted to play in the hero list, muttering, "I don't really want to use a long-range hero against a short-range hero; I feel like I won't be able to test anything that way. I'll go with this one!"

"You have to use numbers to fight, Mordekaiser is all about numbers! Watch me just add Ignite to the mix, huh?"

"I've been fooled!"

"It looks like the enemy team has Vayne top lane?"

There was still some delay in the live stream, and the quick scouts in the chat couldn't get back to report in time.

Just as Ye Bo finished picking Mordekaiser on the third floor of the blue team, the opposing team, having already picked Jinx on the first floor, surprisingly picked Vayne again!

Anyone familiar with this pairing knows that.

Top lane Mordekaiser vs Vayne.

It was almost a 99-1 match!

This is already a matchup that even a slightly skilled player can't handle, let alone TheShy's Vayne.

Fortunately, the mid-laner on the blue team, who was clearly a Chinese fan, was so excited to be matched with Ye Bo that he took the initiative to ask to switch positions with him in the chat.

However, Ye Bo did not change in the end.

After thinking it over for a while, I asked him to help me pick Varus, and we decided to swap champions—and I got Varus for top lane!
The teammates weren't surprised at all; it's normal to have a few players who specialize in playing unpopular heroes in high-elo games.

However, as soon as the loading screen appears...

The opposing mid laner was both surprised and "relieved".

"Oh my god! Varus is in the top lane?!" Doinb feigned a regretful expression.

"What a pity! The streamer thought he'd get to face off against Master Ye again. Sigh, now it's up to TheShy!"

[Don't pretend, Coin Bro. He just switched floors with TheShy and deliberately picked Renekton first. It's obvious he wanted to sway the enemy team.]

[Big B saw in the chat that the opposing team was YE, so he only dared to pick a champion like Renekton mid, what a coward!]

[This guy is shameless! He only knows how to use long-range weapons against short-range weapons! He only knows how to use firearms against melee weapons! He only plays hero counters!]

[Haha, it just goes to show that the wicked need the wicked to wear them down. Master Ye's top lane Varus is a perfect example of going head-to-head.]

[Just wait! Horse Head is going to be punished by the gods this time. Not only did he dare to play Red Glasses without writing an application, but he also didn't use the truly terrible skin from one of the top ten players! He even dared to use LWX's skin! His crimes are tripled!!! He's ready to be guillotined!]

The live stream room in the middle lane was full of fans interacting.

The live streams of the two top laners became much quieter for a while, clearly both looking forward to this rare "matchup" between the two players!
The choice of runes for both sides is very important.

Varus has the strongest burst damage with {Halo}, while Vayne has {Fleet Footwork}.

Ye Bo's consideration was that Vayne was extremely flexible, and Varus would hardly have the opportunity to "stand and fight" with her. Hail of Blades could maximize the damage of each exchange of blows.

TheShy's consideration was that Vayne was inferior to Varus in terms of hard damage, so he needed to maximize her mobility and recovery, and use movement speed and displacement to dodge the opponent's three non-targeted skills QER as much as possible.

Ye Bo quickly got into a serious state.

Varus arrived in lane right after the minion wave.

But before even reaching the center line, Vayne, standing in the grass, used her passive movement speed to walk out and stealthily fire a crossbow bolt!
Activating the Swift Steps speed boost, Vayne immediately retreated quickly, instantly entering the bush to draw minion aggro, and then immediately stepped out again.

Ye Bo saw through the other party's "intention".

First of all, Vayne did not use any skills at this time, and she did not have the three-ring passive effect active.

This means that the other party is most likely a Level 1 Q learner.

If Varus rashly uses his E or Q to poke, Vayne might dodge it with her Q [Roll].

Even if Vayne successfully lands a QE, she can use her speed boost and the cover of the bushes to force a retreat—Varus's level 1 E lasts for more than ten seconds, while Vayne's level 1 Q only lasts for 5 seconds.

For the next ten seconds or so, Vayne was able to take advantage of the long cooldown difference between the two sides in the early game to find opportunities for the next exchange of blows!

This is only the first level.

If you understand this, then Varus's best course of action is to head straight for the bushes and place wards to prevent the opponent from kiting him through them.

By utilizing your minion wave advantage and the trade advantage of Hail of Blades, you can drive Vayne away while also gaining a significant amount of health back.

But if that were to actually happen...

That's when you're truly fooled!

Ye Bo often practices solo with Li Xuanjun, mainly to help the other party improve the details of laning, but he has also naturally gained some understanding of the top lane himself.

If you give up your ward to take the first bush, Vayne can simply use her Q to dash backward.

Hid in the second patch of grass!
As a matchup between two marksmen, Vayne, who lacks range advantage, cannot hold her ground in the first bush. This means that the opponent can bait out Vayne's most valuable "only ward" in the early game with only a small amount of health loss!
Next, Vayne can continue to use the second bush to kite, while Varus, who has no wards, will be under immense pressure to defend against ganks, thus losing the initiative in trading blows!
Players who don't play top lane might find it hard to understand, and might even think it's a bit exaggerated.

But in fact, the top lane is the position where 1v1 laning is most prominent.

Often, it really is just a small difference that involves several layers of strategic maneuvering between the two sides!

Ye Bo's approach was to temporarily avoid the direct confrontation, enduring the health loss from a basic attack, and then immediately move away to maintain distance from the bushes above.

"Not fighting, oh?" TheShy, who was tugging at the edge of the bushes, was clearly surprised to see this.

He noticed a small detail—the opponent seemed to be directly "giving up" and retreating, not attacking him at all and wasting his energy.

But in reality, he actually held the {Crows of Blades} in his hand!

His real purpose in this exchange was to bait out the opponent's Hail of Blades. As soon as the opponent used A, he would immediately use Q to roll backward and pull away.

Once Varus's Conqueror is off cooldown, he can try to position himself at level 1 and use QA to harass the enemy.

TheShy also knew very well that it was impossible for Vayne to steal Varus's level 1 lane in a normal matchup, so he could only rely on this method to forcefully contest it!

The importance of lane priority in the first tier needs no further explanation.

But the opponent's play was flawless, and TheShy had no way to contest it, so he could only let them push the lane.

Once both sides reach level three, the minion waves reset.

Vayne had to miss a lot of attacks in order to conserve her health.

The second wave of clashes has only just begun.

Both heroes, who are very afraid of being ganked, openly went to place wards behind their respective river lanes before returning to their lanes.

At this point, there are no wards on either side—making the fight for the bushes a crucial point of contention!
The reason is very simple.

Whoever stands firm in the bushes will gain the upper hand in the blood transfusion!

When two shooters are exchanging fire, neither side is likely to risk being hit several times for nothing by simply walking into the dark grass.

Ye Bo, who had secured lane control in the first three levels, held a slight health advantage, and with Varus's significantly stronger combat power at level three, he successfully seized the most valuable "Second Herb".

The second bush is right in the middle of the minion wave. As long as Varus blocks this bush, Vayne will face the risk of being whittled down when she comes up to last hit!

At the same time, the position is quite safe, and there is no need to worry too much about getting caught!
Varus can take full advantage of this bush to slowly control the lane and gradually expand his dominance!
However, an unexpected event occurred.

Just as Varus and Vayne exchanged two shots, both of them simultaneously pulled into two bushes to break aggro and wait for an opportunity to come out again.

Suddenly, a yellow searchlight appeared beneath Ye Bo's feet!

Ye Boton sensed something was wrong.

The very next moment, as a silver crossbow bolt was fired, Vayne rolled sideways out of the bushes and unleashed her E skill, Demonic Judgment, at an angle, attempting to pin Vayne to the wall!
Theshy's vision has been realized.

Although Vayne's attack was unexpected, her AQE combo was perfectly manageable.

However, most people are unlikely to do anything unnecessary.

After all, Vayne's damage at level 3 isn't enough to kill, and at most she can only take down some health and gain a slight advantage in lane.

But that's exactly what TheShy wanted.

The reason is that Varus's minion wave was slightly pushed forward during the previous E skill exchange. If he is pushed back now, he will be in low health and without wards, and Vayne can immediately take over the second bush!

Next, Vayne will use the two bushes as a base, making it impossible for Varus to even get past.

They're about to be forced out of the experience zone!
As long as our jungler counter-ganks, we're guaranteed to get a 2v2 opportunity in the top lane—because if they don't, Varus won't get any experience!
However, Varus is not in good form, and he will most likely still lose in a 2v2.

The only solution at that point would be for Vayne to teleport back out, but by then Vayne would have gained an experience advantage, and Varus would essentially be forced to teleport out in 3 minutes. If he gets caught out in the next wave, the lane will be completely destroyed!
It seems like a minor personnel change.

Little did they know, the next half step could very well be a bottomless abyss!
But TheShy didn't expect that Ye Bo would also play completely unpredictably!
Just as the silver arrow of the Demon Judgment was fired, Varus decisively used Flash Forward!
Furthermore, the Flash position was very tricky, aiming to get as close as possible to Vayne's face from behind, rather than from the escape route of her own turret.

The knockback arrows were still effective; Varus was knocked back 400 yards as soon as he landed with Flash.

However, it did not leave the firing range!
Using the Conqueror's Blade skill, I immediately began drawing the bow and firing a critical hit, timing the mark stacks to unleash the full damage!

TheShy reacted incredibly fast, using Flash to dodge the arrow the instant it left his hand, thus preserving his health.

This flash, though seemingly reckless, was actually a very clever move—the Hail of Blades Varus has strong dueling ability, and once he takes this hit, his health will drop by at least half!
Vayne won't have her E and Q available, and she'll inevitably be slowed down by Varus's refreshed E. If Varus keeps chasing and auto-attacking her, she'll most likely have to use Flash eventually.

Surrendering it directly would actually preserve your health.

"Aigoo." TheShy stepped back, picked up a pill bottle, and scratched his bangs.

"This guy is pretty good." TheShy isn't a professional streamer, so he doesn't have the habit of reading the chat while playing games and couldn't tell who the other person was from the chat.

In addition, he has played very few ranked matches, so the opponent didn't recognize his ID at first.

However, he already sensed that the person opposite him was not simple.

I also know that things aren't going to be easy for me in the future.

Because Vayne exposed that she had no wards in the river and had no Flash, she dared not move too far forward even though she still had vision and kiting advantages in the second bush!
Varus, taking advantage of the vision provided by the river, played very aggressively and proactively.

However, Ye Bo also gained a deeper understanding of TheShy's playstyle at this time.

Even knowing she might be ganked, Vayne still refused to back down an inch during the exchange of blows, constantly trying to pull enemies out of the bushes.

Ye Bo was actually fooled the first time, thinking that there was someone behind the corner of the wall three inches behind the other party, and he didn't dare to chase too far forward because he didn't have Flash.

The result was that the change of personnel did not bring much benefit.

It wasn't until he was fooled a second time that Ye Bo realized what kind of trick they were playing.

"Is Teacher Shai playing the role of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'?"

The third time, he chose to push forward all the way, and this time, there was actually someone behind him!

Fortunately.

There are people behind Verus in this wave.

Zhao Xin rushed forward and started poking wildly, but a spider in the bushes behind him spat out a milky white spider web that stuck to his face!
But even though TheShy knew it wasn't so easy to kill him anymore, he still didn't give up the attack. He and his teammate Xin Zhao stood on opposite sides, holding onto his Q and continuing to push forward!

Ye Bo first created space, then turned and fired a bright barrage of [Evil Spirit Arrow Rain] at Zhao Xin, attempting to slow him down.
But just as he raised his hand to the left and unleashed a rain of arrows, Varus's entire body suddenly and strangely "turned" to the right!
A burning arrow piercing the heart shot out to the right without warning!

TheShy, who had been staring at the direction Varus raised his hand, reacted at his absolute limit, but still couldn't dodge the arrow because of its unexpected trajectory in the first half, and was pierced through the heart!
Zhao Xin, having broken free of the spider web, still wanted to use Flash to give chase.

But even after dodging the rain of arrows and rushing towards Varus's face, his steps were still extremely "slow"!
He was pulled away after just one touch with Varus, unable to land the triple claw strike to knock him away, which seemed like a completely irrational act.

Ueno and Ueno both ultimately perished, one after the other!
"Just like before, Varus' Q can be hidden within a skill animation. You can use RQ or EQ as just now to conceal the casting animation, making it very difficult for the opponent to react."

"But Teacher Shai reacted really quickly; she almost caught on just now!"

"Also, you must use Varus's E on Xin Zhao who is chasing, because Varus's E actually has a 'slowing and lingering' effect. Even if he flashes out of the circle, he will still be slowed for 0.5 seconds!"

"These are also present in the videos uploaded today."

Ye Bo was still explaining the details of the handling process in the live broadcast room.

However, the live stream room was already bustling with people who had come to watch after hearing the news.

[Single! Kill!]

[Is this the legendary invincible horse-headed champion? Is this all there is to it?! And he even called for backup first!]

[This is invincible! Picking Varus against Vayne and you're already bragging about it? Why didn't you just pick Draven?!]

[Sigh, YE only knows how to play counter-pick champions, unlike my brother Shy who only plays tanks!]

[I'm a fish, who wanted to choose the red-eyed ironman first? Who was it? Who was it? It's so hard to guess!]

Steamed dishes at the dock, steamed dishes at the dock!

Although this is just a ranking match, it is different from the competition environment in every aspect.

However, Ye Bo personally faced off against TheShy in the current match and gained a clearer understanding of many things.

simply put.

TheShy's playstyle is different from those players who claim to be laning kings but are actually bullies who prey on the weak.

You're steady, he's fierce.

You're fierce, but he's fiercer than you.

If you're a coward, he'll want to jump out of the screen and snatch your keyboard away, preventing you from playing the game!

And it's quite obvious that his laning phase is characterized by "not considering the consequences."

It's not just about laning, but also includes drafting and team fight handling.

In short.

He'll play any hero he feels he can play, and he'll definitely take the opportunity to make plays if there's a chance to do so. He'll definitely try to get a solo kill or dominate the opponent if there's a chance—even if the hero is extremely risky and the consequence is that he might get solo killed or outplayed.

That's why he naturally has a strong sense of "suppression" in the laning phase.
same.

That's why the number of "famous scenes" and "funeral scenes" in his career is almost the same!
After all, it's either the other side who dies or he dies.

If I absolutely have to make a summary
TheShy's playstyle is somewhat like "playing ranked games".

This is completely contrary to the "error tolerance" that most players in professional competitions always pursue first.

But to be honest...

Ye Bo's playing style seems somewhat similar.

The only difference is that, considering the ten or even a hundred times more training volume in the trial grounds, Ye Bo uses this method to keep the error rate within a controllable range as much as possible.

This is something TheShy definitely cannot do, and something he himself would never do.

But if we're talking about strategies to counter this style of play...

Watching Vayne, who had already begun an endless cycle of death after dying three times in a row, Ye Bo vaguely began to have some ideas.
"Watch the video! Watch the video!"

End the game.

Ye Bo didn't immediately start another session, but happily watched the two latest videos from [Canyon Wing Chun Martial Arts School] with the audience.

"Master Ye Teaches You to Play Varus" mainly breaks down the three current builds of Varus, as well as some small operations and tips, and various practical handling methods that were just demonstrated in the game.

"In short, regardless of which build Varus plays, the most important and core difference lies in applying the W mark and refreshing the skill!"

"Just like Master Ye's terrifying team fight this time, the reason why he was able to fire three arrows at the same time in 1 second, and a total of 5 Qs and 4 Es in 2 seconds is because he had also applied three marks to the Rift Herald before, and in addition, he used Hail of Blades to apply the Wither mark to the other two people during Kindred's ultimate!"

"With the added effect of his ultimate ability spreading its mark, Varus can break more than a dozen marks in a very short time when he attacks!"

The narration dissects the details, and when the team battle highlights of "The Darkin's Domain" are played again, many details are revealed in slow motion, and many people suddenly realize the truth.

The video had only been released a short time ago, but its views had already reached six figures.

At the same time, many professional players who were streaming were also watching!
Some are just trying to ride the wave of popularity to attract traffic.

But there are indeed quite a few people who genuinely want to "learn"!
However, Varus is considered an "old-fashioned" champion by many players, so there's definitely no need to learn anything new with him.
However, "Master Ye Teaches You How to Play the New Version of Xerath" is more popular.

In fact, the main changes to the new Xerath are his passive and ultimate abilities.

The passive mana regeneration system has changed from CD-based to last-hitting mana regeneration, which places a greater emphasis on laning fundamentals.

The ultimate skill has been changed from a maximum of 5 hits to a maximum of 7 hits — the damage of each hit has decreased, but the total damage of all 7 hits has increased significantly, perhaps to raise the skill ceiling of this hero.

Of course, it's also possible that the designer simply thought that the five flavors were not good enough.

"The most important thing for Xerath is, of course, accurate skill usage!"

"But besides skill accuracy, the use of skills during the laning phase—whether to use them for harassment or pushing the lane—and positioning in team fights are also very important."

To be fair, Xerath's skill interactions are not many.

QWER are four non-targeting skills with a pre-cast delay. The only truly important thing is "accurate skill aiming".

It can be as simple as 5 words.

The actual difficulty of doing it is immense!

After all, if someone could achieve a 100% accuracy rate, they could become the world champion, let alone climb the ranks!
Because it's impossible to achieve in reality, this hero is destined not to become a regular in the competition, and at most will only have a chance to appear when all heroes in the global ban/pick phase have been burned out.

At the end of the video.

Ye Bo also shared an "Easter egg" that he had discovered.

"When Xerath unleashes his Q, use Flash to turn his back and then quickly right-click on the target, like this—that's how you achieve the 'Turning Lightning' effect!"

"Of course, this mechanism is a bit strange. I discovered it by accident, so I'm not sure if it's a bug."

"Anyway, I've already submitted it to the designer, and I'm still waiting for feedback."

[Translation: Everyone, use it now! I've already applied for a disclaimer for you! The designer hasn't said it's a bug, so it must be part of the system!]

[Brother Xu, I know you're watching. If you are, let me know I'm here!]

I'm here! (x999)

[Isn't this new Xerath's ultimate just pure lightning? It can make you pee seven times! Truly, left zero, right fire, lightning to my aid!]

Wake up! This just lets you go from missing 3 ultimate attacks to missing 7!

[I've played Xerath, and he's the worst champion in the game! — Because he's the only champion in League of Legends whose QWER combo deals absolutely no damage and is completely useless!!!]

The most entertaining part was...

Right now, a handsome, round-faced mid-laner with a mushroom haircut, who's about to start his playoff campaign the next day, is actually biting his nails while watching this video with Google Translate on.
(End of this chapter)