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

Yes, Zed, the Master of Shadows!

In the crucial game for the team's advancement, instead of choosing the more reliable LeBlanc or Ahri, he settled on this representative of the strongest team in Season 3.

As for whether it's the education bureau?

That's not a problem either.

Lin Shu's selection was not only based on his confidence in his own abilities, but also on another reason: after learning that LPL was broadcasting live to both European and American regions, he had another plan.

Zed is a relatively new champion, and his performance in the hands of ordinary players and low-elo players is generally poor. Coupled with his disastrous performance when Wayi mid laner faced him in the last game, many viewers, especially those in Europe and America, may perceive Zed as a "showy champion" or "not strong".

What Lin Shu had to do was, in front of all the international viewers, use a textbook-level Zed play to tell them: "It's not that the hero is bad, it's that the player is bad."

This kind of "legitimizing" teaching style of performance has the strongest dissemination effect in the e-sports circle.

Once he makes a memorable play, the video clips will go viral, and fan-made content like "Emperor tells you how to play Zed" will help him further spread his influence—which is much more sophisticated than simply winning the game.

Furthermore, Zed is a champion whose design is truly perfectly suited to the preferences of European and American players.

What do Western audiences like?

Showy maneuvers, individual heroism, assassin infiltration, and one-against-many counter-kills.

Coincidentally, Zed's shadow, mobility, burst damage, and ultimate ability's untargetability are all designed for "show-off" gameplay.

As for Zed's weakness in team fights in the mid-to-late game, and the fact that his ultimate can be countered by Quicksilver Sash?

Please, I've already picked an assassin. If the game can't be ended in the early to mid-game and can be dragged out until the AD carry has built Mercury's Treads, then it's not a problem with the champion at all.

Back to the game.

Both sides started the game in a standard manner, without any intention of invading or engaging in a level 1 team fight.

Middle lane.

In Season 3, Zed faced off against Ryze. How should this matchup be described?

In a close-quarters, melee laning phase, there is no room for error in the ranged poke damage of later versions.

Ryze is a champion with long skill cooldowns, extremely high mana costs, and negligible damage in the early game, making him a natural counter to Zed, who is mobile and has high burst damage.

"Cloth armor plus four red and one blue—very clever!"

Once online, Lin Shu opened his opponent's equipment list and noticed that Ryze hadn't cleverly gone out with a Sapphire Crystal, so he nodded in approval.

L_H's mid-laner is quite steady.

There's not much to say about level 1. Except for some special cases where you need to learn E, Zed just mindlessly points at Q.

In this way, from the very beginning, Zed's Q skill can frequently whittle down Ryze's health.

Of course, the premise is that you win.

In a game like the one Hua Yi played, where he dodged eight out of ten Qs, maxing E was indeed more valuable.

Lin Shu played very aggressively, constantly moving forward, almost standing directly within Ryze's auto-attack range.

Even so, L_H's mid laner still didn't dare to make any rash moves.

There's no way around it; Ryze only has his Q skill for damage at level 1. The cast time is long and the base damage is low. Frequent trading will only hurt him. For now, it's best to stay behind the minion wave and farm.

however.

In just two minutes, facing Lin Shu's unreasonable Q skill hit rate, Ryze's health was still suppressed to below half, forcing him to frequently use potions and constantly consume the expensive red potions he had in the early game.

"middle!"

"Success again!"

"Wow, isn't Emperor's Q skill hit rate a bit ridiculous?"

"Dude, this is like having a skill that automatically attracts enemies. And Ryze was interrupted several times when he tried to use a skill or cast a basic attack. Zed's distance control is... invincible."

On the commentary stage, Wawa and Joker played a spot-the-difference game, their attention completely focused on the Shadow Master, counting the number of hits of [Shadow Secret Technique! Double Blades].

"Ryze's level 2, and he's in terrible shape. Should Emperor go in?"

"Going up there is a bit dangerous. The blue team's jungler, Jarvan IV, is nearby. Unlike other heroes who can only become powerful at level three, Jarvan IV only needs an EQ combo to have decent fighting power."

"No... I didn't go!"

[What a joke! Who is E-God? He's the ultimate player who single-handedly dominated the Chinese server. You guys don't think he's just good at mechanics, do you?]

[Here's a shout-out to a certain hothead at Wayi!]

[E-God's skills are undoubtedly excellent, but only long-time fans who have watched his streams know that E-God's greatest strength is actually his understanding of the game, his awareness, and his ability to interpret the situation.]

[What's the point of leaving level 2 characters untouched, without leveling up either W or E?]

I don't understand this. Can someone explain it to me?

[Let me explain, a 2000-point noob from the Chinese server: saving skill points is a habit of some high-level players. In the early game, without revealing their skills, it can mislead the opponent. For example, not using W might make Jarvan IV think Zed has leveled E and come to gank, wasting time...]

[Beginners don't need to learn this; you'll need to click more often because your hand speed won't be fast enough.]

[It's right not to go for level 2. Zed is a champion who only becomes strong after reaching level 3 and maxing out his Q, W, and E skills, gaining full mobility, poke, and kiting capabilities.]

First blood!

Just as the viewers in the live stream were discussing, the notification sound of the first blood being drawn came from the canyon.

However, it's not in the middle lane.

HWG-tale killed L丶H-YY!

"Solo kill!"

"Wow, just two levels in, Riven in the top lane has already secured a kill on Rumble."

"How did you do that?"

"Replay, replay, please provide a replay, director."

The newly formed LPL team clearly stirred up some trouble again, focusing the camera on the mid lane for several minutes, but the first blood actually occurred in the top lane.

Amidst the numerous complaints from viewers in the live stream, the camera finally focused on the top lane.

Looking at Riven's empty inventory and the red special effects surrounding her, Wawa suddenly realized, "My God, Tale started with a large red potion!"

The Greater Healing Potion, also known as the Resilience Potion, costs 250 gold and provides 120 to 235 health and 15 attack damage for three minutes, depending on the hero's level.

It was considered a god-tier item for solo lane play in the early versions of League of Legends.

However, it usually only appears more often in ranked matches and solo games.

"That's a bit risky. We all know that while the health potion's benefits are exaggerated, if you don't get a kill early on, the three-minute effect will wear off, which is equivalent to being more than 200 gold behind your opponent." Joker was about to comment on HWG's top laner's recklessness when he suddenly realized that his opponent had already secured first blood, so he had to quickly change his tune. "However, like now, if they can kill their opponent at the start and snowball, the 400 gold gain will completely outweigh the negative impact of the health potion."

"And to be honest, Tale's Riven gameplay is really smooth."

"After all, he's Emperor's personal disciple!"