I just turned eighteen, and you want me to make a comeback?

Chapter 41-The World Championship is coming, a world of great competition!

"Very good. This hero should be focused on controlling the dragon, with a higher priority than Gangplank. He has the ability to end the game in the early stages, but once you pick him, you can't fully protect him, and I don't think he'll be able to use him."

After NL finished speaking, Zhou Luxi took over the conversation.

"According to our estimates, the Worlds meta has already confirmed that top lane is the core. The US beta has already released some changes, a new version of Noxus is about to be released, and there are also a series of new items. The Worlds meta will be dominated by semi-tank warriors."

"Blue's draft is more favorable. Red has to take on the bans of Gangplank and Malphite. Kalista is also a high priority, and with Noxus in the top lane..."

Before Zhou Luxi finished speaking, everyone keenly noticed something.

There are simply not enough ban positions!
Not to mention there is a powerful weapon like Ryze.

"Theoretically, if Ryze isn't exposed, Gangplank and Malphite have the highest priority. However, if both heroes are released, the team that chooses Malphite first will end the game in the early stages, and won't have time to give Gangplank a chance to exert his strength..."

"It's difficult to play against the red team. It's not in our favor."

Yuan Shen touched his chin and pondered.

The winning rates of the red and blue teams have always been unbalanced.

Most of the time, the blue team has the advantage.

The benefits of first-come, first-served selection are really huge.

"Ah Yuan, this World Championship depends on you."

Zhou Luxi closed his notebook and looked at Yuan Shen.

The rest of the Flash Wolves also cast hopeful glances over.

"The World Championship meta is all about top lane. Our efforts are worth it. Everyone must do their utmost to ensure Yuan Shen's development, even more so than before. This World Championship might be our only chance in this lifetime..."

Zhou Luxi spoke softly, but everyone in the Flash Wolves was shocked deep down in their hearts at the same time.

"The chance to win the championship!!"

……

On August 8, Flash Wolves took a day off.

It’s not because I need to relax after training for half a month, but because there are many important games to watch today.

The LMS region bubble match has reached the final round, with HKE facing AHQ, and there is almost no suspense.

In the LPL region, the playoffs have reached the semi-finals. There are two BO5 games today, LGD vs. EDG and QG vs. IG.

In the LCK region, the first round of the playoffs begins with KOO facing KDM.

……

By this time, the competition for World Championship spots among major regions has reached a fever pitch. Although the version has not changed, observing the opponent's games can also collect a lot of information.

The result of the game also surprised the Flash Wolves.

LGD, 3-0 EDG.

Just like they beat AHQ 3-0.

The spring season champions of LMS and LPL were overturned head-on by these two spring season runners-up, without even being given any chance to turn the tables!
Three to zero, a complete victory!

IG lost to QG 2-3, and the game was very tense.

The LCK competition system is quite strange. The first round of the playoffs is BO3, the third game is still a blind pick system, and all subsequent games are BO5.

The final result was that KOO defeated KDM 2-1.

As time goes by, the major regions have successively decided the seeding places for the World Championship.

On September 9th, the final round of the LPL bubble match officially began. Because they had no points from the Spring Split, QG, who lost in the finals and finished second in the Summer Split, did not have a high seed ranking.

Starting from 5: p.m., QG will play two BOs in a row without any rest time in between.

After defeating the Snake team 3-0, QG was exhausted, while the energetic IG gave QG another 3-0 victory, winning the third World Championship ticket for the LPL region.

Half an hour later, KT defeated JAT 3-1 and became the third seed in the LCK region.

At this point, the bubble matches in each major region have ended, and all the teams participating in the World Championship have been decided.

LCK region: SKT, KOO, KT
LPL region: LGD, EDG, IG
European LCS: FNC, H2K, OG
North American LCS: CLG, TSM, C9
LMS region: FW, AHQ
Wildcard Zone: PNG, BKT
All sixteen teams made their appearance.

And version 5.18 is officially launched!

It was with the launch of version 5.18 that people finally saw what kind of big game Riot was planning!
The rework of Noxus and Malphite has been completed, and other warrior heroes have also been reworked to varying degrees.

Such as Garen's villain mechanism, Scorpion's crystal passive...

At the same time, a large number of new equipment suitable for top warrior heroes have made their debut!

Stark's Gauntlets of Defiance, Dead Man's Plate, Free Switch between Giant Hydra and Greedy Hydra, New Version of Black Cleaver...

Each piece of equipment takes into account both output and tankiness, perfectly fitting the positioning of the heavy-armored warrior. Not only that, in the previous few versions, Riot has also gradually weakened the data strength of many mid-lane and ADC heroes.

Some less sensitive teams previously thought it was just a normal update, but now it seems that it is clearly paving the way for a version where the top lane is king!
It takes one second for Jie to return to the original position after using his ultimate skill.

The judgment range of Leblanc's chain is shortened, the flying speed of the W skill is slowed down, and the damage of the Q skill is greatly reduced.

Ryze, who has been popular for a season, has also been severely weakened, and many people think that this hero is useless.

Although Lucian's skill damage has been increased, his range has been shortened.

The Q skill of Annie was weakened, the damage of W was weakened, the QE of Skateboard Shoes was cut, the additional damage of W to the contractor was also weakened, and the mana consumption of Jinx's Q skill was increased...

These changes are released gradually, not all at once.

However, looking at the changes in several versions, the entire game ecosystem can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes! !

The World Championship teams that had been using the double-C strategy for a whole year were cursing, and many teams that had strong top laners but did not make it to the World Championship were even more heartbroken.

However, compared to EDG and LGD, who were originally unprepared in history, they are now more or less mentally prepared.

And all this is because of Yuan Shen.

LGD realized the importance of the top laner during the team exchange match with Flash Wolves.

As for EDG, they became wary because AHQ was defeated 3-0 by Flash Wolves.

They were also defeated by LGD 3-0, which just proved their guess.

Now that the new version has been updated, all the powerful players have reached a consensus.

Top lane will be the most eye-catching position in the entire S5!

The door to the World Championship was opened, and all the powerful teams came in one after another.

The top laner is king, everything becomes visible!
Just looking at the official update announcement for version 5.18, Yuan Shen couldn't help but feel happy.

This is the version tailor-made for him!

Those blue-collar top laners who used to use Maokai and Gnar to withstand pressure in the top lane will be exposed and suffer terribly!
Of course, this is also the best era for operational top laners. A real man will fight head-on. If he can emerge from this version, he will be the undisputed number one top laner in the world!

Deserved!

(End of this chapter)