Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

"What?"

"Oriana?"

"Wow, tale has given us all a surprise."

In the English-language commentary booth, several Western commentators were equally astonished by Zhang Hai's decision to lock in Orianna in the solo match.

"If Tale's goal was to showcase the champion pool of the world's second-best and first-best top laner on the Chinese Super Server and deliver a pleasant surprise, then I think he succeeded."

The European bearded man frankly admitted, "But I'd much rather see Riven!"

The bald commentator next to him laughed and chimed in, "Hahaha, sOAZ is probably ecstatic right now. Orianna solo? As long as he can survive the early game, once he reaches level six, Irelia's kill threshold will be completely different. Q to minions to get close, E to slow her down, then W to unleash a combo of auto attacks. Orianna's small frame can't withstand that. sOAZ has a good chance this game."

The camera cuts to the players' bench. When sOAZ sees that the opponent has locked in Clockwerk on the loading screen, his lips visibly relax. He quickly taps the keyboard twice – Crystal Flask + four Health Potions + one Mana Potion, the classic "Potion King" starting build.

This build is clearly designed to stay in lane until the very end, stacking health and mana for sustain, and then fighting you head-on until level six.

However, when the director zoomed in on the Clockwork Spirit on the right, the entire audience in the venue and the live stream chat froze for a moment.

"Huh?" the commentator exclaimed from the Chinese commentary booth, "Orianna's starting items... Doran's Blade??"

Miller leaned closer to the screen to confirm: "It really is a Doran's Blade! What's this guy trying to do? Going all-out auto-attacks with you at level one?"

The live stream chat was instantly filled with countless snowflakes of comments.

[Doran's Blade and Orianna? Am I seeing things?]

What kind of understanding is this? Isn't Orianna a scaling champion?

Is Brother Ta trying to stir up trouble again?

[But Orianna with Doran's Blade is indeed very strong at level 1; once her passive stacks up, her auto-attacks deal devastating damage.]

[If you're going to dominate the lane, why not just pick Riven? Isn't that just pointless?]

In the audience, Zhang Hai's mother looked at the outfit icon on the big screen and subconsciously tugged at Luo Yu's sleeve: "Kid... is there something wrong with that outfit you chose?"

Luo Yu, who was standing nearby, quickly explained, "Auntie, it's not a big problem."

"Orianna has a passive skill—her basic attacks deal bonus magic damage, and each basic attack stacks a layer, making her damage more and more. If you start with Doran's Blade, in the early levels when her skills have long cooldowns, Orianna can trade damage with any melee champion without fear. Level up her E shield at level one, put on the shield, and stand and fight with the opponent. Irelia's starting items, which have no stat bonuses, simply can't withstand it."

"Then why are people around us reacting so strongly? It's like choosing this is some kind of outrageous decision?"

Mr. Zhang was also curious, and the confusion among those around him regarding his son's choice was quite evident.

How can I describe it to you?

Luo Yu scratched the back of his head: "Let me put it this way - if our HWG's E God picked Orianna, no one would find it strange, because E God is a champion with a wide range of champions and a versatile playstyle."

"But Ta Zi... his usual style... is to pick warriors who can go head-to-head and fight hand-to-hand, like Riven, Jayce, and Renekton. When he plays, it's the 'I'm going to solo kill you' kind of thing."

"Orianna is a standard team-oriented hero, relying on her ultimate to decide the outcome of team fights. For Tazi to use her in a solo match is like asking a boxer to practice ballet. Building Doran's Blade is like wearing ballet shoes with boxing gloves—it's not that it's impossible, but it's too counterintuitive."

Zhang's father: "..."

I think I understand!

Before the doubts off the field had even dissipated, Zhang Hai in the game had already provided the answer through his actions.

At level one, Orianna completely ignored the minion wave, grabbed her magic orb, and positioned herself between Irelia and the melee minions.

sOAZ had just taken a step forward, hoping to sniff out some experience or even use his Q skill to poke a minion, when Orianna's auto-attack came crashing down—

Snapped!

The basic attack, which dealt magic damage, exploded in a small white light above Irelia's head, and her health bar visibly dropped.

"Wow, that's fierce! They pushed straight past the minion wave at level one!"

"If Clockwerk learns E at level 1, then he has the ability to do so. Both are level 1, and Doran's Blade can easily deal with your Crystal Flask, which has no attribute bonuses."

sOAZ instinctively took a step back, wanting to wait for the minion wave to push over before making a move.

"What does SAOZ say? It's fine to hold back for now, let's wait until the minion wave arrives."

But it was clear that Zhang Hai wasn't giving them a chance to breathe—he stood on the edge of the minion wave, recalling the distance he had when he soloed with his boss, so that every auto-attack was positioned one body length outside of Irelia's attack range.

Irelia wanted to turn around and fight back, but as soon as she turned around, Orianna had already retreated half a step. By the time Irelia turned back to last-hit a minion, Orianna was already close in and auto-attacked her again.

"Oh, do you want more? One bite! Two bites! Three bites!"

Miller's voice was filled with amazement, "Doran's Blade Orianna is just that overpowered. After stacking two passive layers, every auto-attack is like a mini-skill. sOAZ is having a really tough time right now. He has three health potions, but he can't just use them all at level one, can he? What will he do later?"

"I think Irelia should try trading blows," Wawa chimed in with a laugh. "Orianna has no consumables, so she's relying on Doran's Blade's 3% lifesteal. It's worth it to trade blows with a potion. Irelia has her E skill at level two, so she can try to stun Orianna and then counter-attack."

"But to be fair, Brother Ta's attack range control was perfect. His sister-in-law was constantly pulling him around, making it impossible for him to reach her skill range!"

"Wow, I can't touch her, I can't touch her at all! Orianna's skill and basic attack distance control is perfect."

in the game.

For the next two minutes, Orianna moved like a sprite spinning on ice, her magic orb moving with effortless grace, weaving between low-health minions and Irelia.

Use Q to chip away at Irelia's health and finish off a low-health minion; use W to speed up yourself and create distance to dodge Irelia's dash.

Use E to shield yourself and tank the minion aggro, then auto-attack twice more.

Every action was clean and efficient, with no unnecessary mana wasted, and the number of last hits steadily increased along the timeline.

Meanwhile, Irelia's health bar was slowly leaking away like sand in an hourglass.

The camera cuts to a close-up of sOAZ's face—

His once confident face was now visibly flushed, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The mouse was gripped so tightly in his hand that it made a cracking sound!

I can't touch it!

I can't touch it at all!

Let alone directly using Blade Impact to rush in, even if you want to use a low-health minion as a dash to close the gap, Orianna will activate W to accelerate and create distance in advance.

Once the minions are dead and the movement medium disappears, the opponent will relentlessly stick to you like a nightmare, using QA and QA again, forcing you back under the tower.