My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 474 Croak! There's a croak!

In the Swiss rounds, the BO1 format leaves no room for error compared to the BO5 format of the knockout stage; there is no chance to try one game.

It all comes down to how you understand the opposing team at this stage, and how you draft your picks to counter them.

Regarding the hero pool...

Nofe has the least to worry about in V5's two side lanes, and as for the mid lane, FOFO can play all the meta champions like Azir, Neeko, Orianna, and Tristana. He even secretly had him practice Akali, LeBlanc, Sylas, and others.

This makes it very clear what they need to target.

KT's jungler.

During this period of Season 13, Cuzz's jungling style was somewhat similar to that of a hacker in the LPL region for a time.

The first 15 minutes were very interesting, but after that, the person disappeared. If Weiwei were to handle this, it would be quite difficult.

But Casa?
What a coincidence! It's a perfect match for his major; he loves early-game tempo-based junglers like those who counter-gank.

Therefore, the BP phase begins.

They chose to ban Sejuani while allowing Neeko, effectively banning Cuzz's highest win-rate jungler. The subsequent team compositions were even more varied:
V5: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Vi, Mid lane Neeko, Bot lane Jinx + Rakan

KT: Top lane Renekton, Jungle Blade of the Ruined King, Mid lane Orianna, Bot lane Aphelios + Lena

The last move.

KT's choice of the crocodile was really out of options.

Renekton is indeed a strong counter to Aatrox in the early game, and the buffed Renekton is even more monstrous in terms of stats.

The prerequisite for being able to dominate is that you need to be able to make plays during the laning phase. Otherwise, if you can't convert your economic advantage into equipment dominance, it will be difficult for you to stand out in the mid-game.

Especially from the qualifying rounds until now.

The win rate of the crocodile in the World Championship is quite low.

It's almost always the same every year; they're incredibly strong in the league, but become a meta trap once they reach the World Championship.

The opposite of what is expected of a clockwork mechanism.

Clockwerk isn't played much in the league, but you see people building it at every World Championship.

"A full-scale charge formation?"

"Wow, they've even researched KT?"

Redmi's eyes lit up as he watched from the sidelines.

In fact.

In terms of the data team, V5 has always been willing to spend money since Luo Ji arrived.

Only he and Ruler are the players who spend a lot of money, and Ruler is even worth two and a half of him, but the other players are like freebies.

One or two million would be enough; people are purely focused on achieving results.

Where did the extra money go?

Data analysts and coaching staff may seem useless, but they are not. Even if you just focus on the LCK teams, one person can focus on one team and over time you will know a lot of data about the corresponding teams.

Then came the point.

Compared to professional players, these people are paid much less; you can basically recruit one for just a few thousand yuan a month.

For the boss of V5, approving such a note wouldn't even make him blink.

It's not just Redmi.

Even Bengi from T1 was full of praise after seeing it.

KT is a team in their league, and as their opponent, they naturally know KT's problems.

That means their operations are top-notch, and their team-building is a mess.

The team is always hesitant and misses opportunities, which is also related to the fact that there are too many veterans in the team. They have too many concerns about each other and lack the drive of young people.

Unless the veteran player on the team is one of the "team-fighting mad dogs" from 18IG.

otherwise.

It won't work for anyone.

The game begins.

Both sides then resorted to their own little tricks.

KT knew that you didn't have much control in your top and jungle at level 1, so they went straight into your top jungle at the start of the game and just watched Karsa and Luo Ji start their jungle clear, confirming Vi's jungle clear route.

V5 isn't going to be a pushover either.

FOFO in the mid lane immediately invaded the enemy jungle and placed a ward in a position where he could see the enemy's F6 jungle monsters.

The main focus is on information about ganking each other's jungler at the start of the game.

Luo Ji only came online with the minions after the crocodile retreated.

It is worth mentioning that.

The direction of the top lane in S13 was set very early. It was clear from the play-in stage that in this version, you don't have to carry, but you can't be without the ability to carry. In fact, many teams had already seen this trend.

It's just JDG.

Coach Hongmi simply didn't want to accept it.

Kiin was also holding a grudge against Mebius, the top laner who had eliminated him at the Asian Games.

They made a mess of themselves at the Asian Games, but then they mustered their strength and defeated Vietnam to take third place.

结果
The fact that only gold medalists at the Asian Games can be exempt from military service means all their resentment has been wasted.

This leads to.

When everyone was assigning blame after the game, 80% of the blame was thrown at him. It was only because of his long professional experience that he was able to hold his own; otherwise, his teammates would have already blamed him.

Watching the Sword Demon appear alongside the minions.

Kiin's offensive intentions were also very obvious; he would frequently move towards Aatrox's position, trying to bait out his Q.

No matter what.

Luo Ji was not fooled at all.

joke.

A level 1 Aatrox's Q on Renekton barely does any damage. Even if he lands a Q, he can easily recover with another Q. If he misses the Q and you manage to exploit an opening, you'll be at a disadvantage.

Dude, are you out of your mind to test your skills on me?
"Kiin seems to have a strong murderous intent."

"That's right. Kiin suffered a major setback against Mebius at the Asian Games. I bet he's still trying to prove himself."

The commentary booth. The unusual combination of Miller and Rita is responsible for the commentary of this match.

Generally speaking, professional commentators don't speak so bluntly, but this game was different. Before the match, KT made all sorts of outrageous statements, regardless of whether it was for the sake of the show or something else.

Since you've issued the challenge...

That.
They are rivals in every sense of the word.

Kiin showed a strong desire to attack, but it was obvious to the naked eye that his micro-management was much inferior to Luo Ji's.

Top professional players use formulaic skill execution; whether they can gain an advantage over their opponents depends entirely on their skill level.

The crocodile tried several times to use his Q ability at the maximum range against the Sword Demon.

Unfortunately, he failed to land a single hit. Instead, because he was too focused on killing, he didn't realize that every time the opponent gave him an opportunity, his Q was placed in an open area without minions, which meant he was just casting the skill without pushing the lane.

on the contrary
Q【Darkin Blade】

Luo Ji's Q skill did hit the crocodile a few times, although it didn't do much damage, it did manage to AOE the minion wave.

This was just the first wave of clashes.

On the playing field.

Kiin already felt the pressure, but he still wanted to give it a try.

After all, his advantage period is only in the early levels. Once Aatrox reaches level four, even if he is a stat-boosting Renekton, it's hard to say whether he can easily crush the opponent.

just
On the road, details need to be carefully crafted.

In the mid lane, FOFO has already started pushing recklessly thanks to Neeko's strong wave-pushing ability.

Regarding line weights.

Before Orianna gets her items, she's really no match for Neeko. The key point is that Neeko can transform into Jinx, making her auto-attack feel similar to Orianna's.

BDD has nothing to say about that.

Even if your champion has strong early-game wave clear, no matter how skilled he is, he can't turn the tide right after he comes online and can only watch Neeko push the lane.

soon.

KT's Blade of the Ruined King also appeared at F6. Both sides had almost revealed the enemy jungler's jungle route, and both were extremely coordinated to quickly reach level four, as if they were not in a hurry to gank the lanes.

"The river crab is about to be spawned. Normally, the enemy jungler should be preparing to spawn the river crab in the top half of the map."

Casa marked the location of the upper half of the river and spoke in the team voice chat.

"Normally?"

Luo Ji frowned; the little fox keenly sensed the loophole in the old fox's words.

"You reacted quickly."

Casa smiled and said:
"But the mid laner is pushing the lane right now. I don't know if Cuzz will try to do something unexpected and suddenly gank the mid laner."

talking.

He marked FOFO's eye accessory.

This mark.

The group, whose usual fighting style was somewhat dirty and unscrupulous, instantly understood what he meant.

If the opponent launches a counterattack, and given that FOFO is already attacking the river crab, their normal reaction would be to instinctively lean downwards.

But if.
The attack is coming from below!?
At this point, it's time for a game of strategy. Karsa doesn't know if the opposing jungler will pull a surprise attack, but he's willing to waste some time trying.

This is what radar-type jungling is like; in a sense, it's no different from having one enabled.

From God's perspective.

Just as Karsa predicted, after clearing six camps in two jungle areas, the Ruined King, who was supposed to go to the top river, unexpectedly sneaked to the bushes connecting the bottom river to the mid lane.

this location.

He not only saw Vi rushing the river crab, but also FOFO taking a slightly risky move, and his murderous intent immediately rose.

I don't know.

In the eyes of the audience, Karsa had only put on a show for him before immediately choosing to retreat and circle back to the jungle, until his own jungler approached the mid lane again, at which point FOFO's positioning became arrogant again.

"Found it!?"

"Wow, Casa! Is this really a radar?"

"Cuzz thought he had seized the opportunity perfectly, but look behind you!?"

"KT looks like they're going to suffer a huge loss this time!"

Such a scene.

Even the live stream chat started to explode.

【Kasa, it’s him again! 】

[Of the three legendary junglers in the LPL back in the day, Karsa will always know where you are.]

【Weiwei, keep learning. You'll be considered a master when you've mastered Karsa's radar.】

[Cuzz: Quack! There's a quack!]

in the screen.

The moment Cuzz saw Neeko cross the river, he decisively took action from the bushes.

however.

Just as he was controlling the Ruined King, emerging from the mist to prepare for a fight with Neeko.

It was next to the wall where I used to squat in the grass.

It's another one.

A very familiar figure emerged through the wall.

Q [Powerful Punch]!
With a single knockback, Cuzz was instantly stunned as soon as he peeked out. FOFO's movements were also extremely fast, using his E skill to perfectly follow up the control effect after Vi's knockback.

It was originally a situation where Ruined King and Clockwork surrounded Neeko.

In the blink of an eye.

It turned into the mid lane, where Vi and Neeko ganked Cuzz's Blade of the Ruined King. For KT's mid and jungle, this scene was as bizarre as eating crab sticks all the time and suddenly realizing that the crab character was just a sticker.

Damn it, weren't you just eating river crabs?
How did you get here?!

(End of this chapter)