You actually want me to...

"Hey, Ah Ban, why does Hylissang's product smell so much like you?"

After assigning blame to each other, the TES players suddenly realized something was off. This team fight initiation, this flanking maneuver... Did you just grab some unlucky guy on your way to an internet cafe one day without any money and say, "Lend me five bucks and I'll teach you how to play support?"

"This really has nothing to do with me. That guy on the other side has always had this style since his debut, and he even debuted earlier than me."

There's not much to say; Roland has no temper either.

Hylissang's team fight initiation, besides being imaginative and whimsical, is also primarily due to his clear understanding of where the damage output of the TES lineup lies.

TES's lineup absolutely cannot be messed up.

Because Zoe's damage output in the mid lane is extremely inconsistent, Zoe needs a stable front-line tank to absorb damage while she uses the terrain to her advantage to try and land lucky hits.

Once Zoe is caught out by the enemy front line or her lineup is broken up, she will be in a dilemma. At the same time, if the other carry, Ezreal, is engaged, then the lineup with only Graves left to deal damage will naturally be unable to counter the enemy.

Therefore, FNC's offensive strategy is quite simple.

If FNC can break into TES's backline and initiate team fights, they will likely win the game. Conversely, if TES's lineup holds steady, FNC's lineup will only be constantly chipped away at by TES's gold and eventually wiped out.

"No, I have to keep fighting him." After suffering a huge loss in this team fight, TES lost most of their early advantage, although they were still able to slowly accumulate more if they continued to play their game.

But... Roland was thinking about getting rich quick.

There's no way around it; you have to use different tactics when playing against different teams. We play cautiously against LCK teams because they are too good at finding opportunities and give us few chances, so we have to play conservatively. But now the opposing team is playing aggressively and aggressively, while we're playing like girls. Isn't this just one-sided taunting?

"Come on, if you were a Raven or a Bard, that would be one thing, but you're Bard."

"What's wrong with Bard? Doesn't Bard have any offensive capabilities?"

"With your skill set, can't you even tell whether it's offensive or not?"

Hearing his teammates teasing him over the headset, Roland immediately felt indignant. How could you judge a hero's offensiveness based on their skill set?

"Are you saying there's urine in the 'pissing beef ball'?"

"without..."

"Does takoyaki contain Cthulhu?"

"No..."

"You see, I clearly hate eating seafood, but I usually love eating shrimp and fish cake noodles. So do you think there is seafood in shrimp and fish cake noodles?"

"This...maybe not."

"If that's the case, according to this logic, Bard's skill modules seem to have no offensive capabilities, but does that mean he really has none?"

"Oh, this."

After convincing his teammates with a string of fallacies, Roland plunged headlong into the enemy jungle. While his initiation ability wasn't as strong as the enemy Rakan, when it came to map traversal, ten Rakans combined couldn't match his skill.

What he needs to do now is to boldly invade the enemy jungle and place wards, so that he can control all of FNC's vision within his own territory.

In this World Championship, although Hylissang's Hexflash secondary rune surprised everyone, Roland wasn't without his own tricks up his sleeve. This time, he didn't choose Guardian from the Resolve tree as his primary rune path, but instead opted for Electrocute from the Domination tree.

Of course, Electrocute isn't important; what's important is the Zombie Ward talent in the Domination tree.

All three of his own trinket wards and one control ward were placed in the enemy jungle via the portal, while his own vision was barely managed to be set up using the Zombie Ward rune (which does not count towards the ward restriction) and his teammates' control wards.

Fortunately, although they just lost a team fight, they are still the dominant offensive side. Their own jungle vision is sufficient for the offensive side; the key is to observe the enemy jungle's movements. Among the many supports in the bot lane, only Pyke and Bard possess such high mobility for warding.

Roland's bold invasion almost completely illuminated FNC's vision.

As Roland watched the fleeting figure on the minimap in the lower right corner, a smile gradually appeared on his lips.

I see you.

Ascension: Chapter Thirty-Seven: I Want to Create a World Where Only I Can Initiate Group Battles

With more than twenty minutes remaining, the changes on the field depended entirely on the performance of the support players on both sides.

FNC's lineup relies heavily on Rakan's engage. Without Rakan's entry, Singed alone cannot bring Galio in. On the other hand, Roland's Bard is like a roadblock, hindering FNC's numerous offensive preparations.

That ultimate move was incredibly accurate.

Those skilled at initiating team fights can naturally sense the opponent's initiation route.

At first, Roland tried throwing his ultimate at his teammates when Rakan charged forward, but he found that the ultimate was easy to dodge and often ended up throwing it at nothing.

Later, Roland simply threw it into the path where Luo was rushing forward.

Because Rakan's ultimate ability has a 0.5-second countdown during this period, even if Hylissang is incredibly skilled, he cannot initiate a team fight at lightning speed.

Nevertheless, he still managed to open several waves successfully.

The current situation is this: either Rakan breaks through the encirclement and brings Galio into the fray, or Bard uses his ultimate to block Rakan's advance halfway, then Zoe intercepts him, and Ornn counters with his ultimate. This kind of head-to-head battle between support players has given the world's audience a long-lost sense of novelty.

Yes, that's the development that started with S10.

Before Season 5, the League of Legends meta was dominated by individual skill. Although Samsung's macro play in Season 4 was impressive, we cannot ignore the fact that Samsung's roster at that time was like a super team (for example, IMP was one of the weakest players in the team).

S6 and S7 were the pinnacle of operational strategy, especially S7, where the vision control tactics of the champion SSG are still remarkable to this day.

In S8 and S9, after the Rift Herald was introduced, the importance of the top lane became more apparent. One top laner after another emerged, and the pace of the game mostly revolved around the top, mid, and jungle. If it weren't for the new AD Kai'Sa being so strong after her debut, the focus of the entire competition would have mostly been on the upper half of the map.

As for S10, while it seems to have increased the importance of the jungle, it actually also increased the weight of the support role.

What are the viable jungle champions in Season 10?

Jungle carries: Graves, Nidalee, Lillia, Kindred (except for Graves, the others require specific conditions to be created before they can be played)

Map control junglers: Lee Sin, Xin Zhao, Gragas, Olaf

While there seem to be many options, in reality, by the time the World Championship is held, there are only a few that come and go, leaving little room for manipulation, and most of them are jungle carries who cannot take on the role of initiating team fights.

The jungler has become weaker in the early game, and their ability to initiate team fights has also decreased. The top lane is mostly composed of warrior heroes, so they must enter the fray as soon as possible.

Okay, so who can take on the responsibility of initiating team fights and tanking?

That's right, it's support.

Jungle-support synergy, vision control, initiating team fights and absorbing damage, counter-engaging and controlling the battlefield, providing crowd control, and even, in a few matches, needing to shoulder the responsibility of breaking the deadlock—this is the role of the support in S10, and it is also the development trend of LOL in the past two or three years.

Riot Games wants to revitalize the support role.

Roland's decision to switch to support after transmigrating was partly due to the relatively low competition for the support role, but more importantly, it was because he saw the trend of the game's development.

Looking at the dragon element that was about to be refreshed, and then glancing at the position where the opponents were gradually moving towards the dragon pit, Roland marked the area above the dragon pit that he had deliberately not warded. Then he instructed his teammates to generally move towards the right half of the river.

He's gambling.

After several rounds of fighting, the relative strengths of both sides' lineups are actually quite even at this point. Of course, due to the presence of two poke champions, the situation could easily shift to 64 or 37, but it definitely won't become 69. [doge]

"Huh? The left half of TES's vision is black."

"But the dragon is about to spawn, and Rakan is already circling around. Will TES be able to notice?"

"PING! It must be Ah Ban who pinged the signal; he's sensed the danger."

"But the dragon has been activated! Something big is about to happen in this location!"

Outside the arena, several commentators in the commentary booth were shouting loudly. Although they knew their voices wouldn't reach the players' ears, they still hoped to convey information in this way.

On the front, the elemental dragon's health is about to reach the kill threshold.

To the side, Luo, with his scanner activated, had already positioned himself in the triangular patch of grass below. Although Hylissang was somewhat puzzled as to why there was no vision in this patch of grass, the opportunity before him was indeed rare.

From this position, with Flash available, he could easily engage Graves + Ezreal. As the skirmishes on the front lines intensified, Hylissang's fingers remained firmly gripped above the keyboard.

Almost there...it will be ready soon.

If they successfully engage and win this team fight, they can immediately switch lanes to start Baron Nashor. With the Baron buff, it will be very difficult for the enemy's two carries to defend the super minion wave.

A double-poke lineup inherently means sacrificing certain things.

4000...3000...2000

Just as both junglers entered the elemental dragon pit at the same time, Rakan in the tri-bush suddenly activated his ultimate, "Fleeting Glimpse." Since the ultimate has a 0.5-second cast time, his idea was to run through that 0.5 seconds first and then Flash + W to enter the fray.

However, at the very moment he rushed out of the bushes...

At just another spot on the same large rock, Roland, who had been keeping an eye on the triangular grass, finally found his prey. It was right next to the rock on the lower path, where he had been waiting for far too long.

"Shu~"

The instant Bard landed, an emote icon flashed above his head, and at that moment, a vivid scene unfolded before Hylissang's eyes.

"Hey, Hylissang, wait a minute."

"What's wrong? Is there anything else...?"

"Let's play a game of Gwent! I'm going to beat you until you cry!"

Roland...you bastard...!

"Alright! Come on! Let's see who's going to cry!"

One day we will have disagreements, one day we will go our separate ways, but that cannot erase the days we trained together, drank together, and played cards together. We are rivals, partners, and confidants.

Just as Hylissang was still immersed in that brief "illusion" (surprise), Bard's Q skill was already released, passing through Rakan's body and firmly connecting him to the wall.

"Ding~"

Dizziness successful!

Just as all eyes on the field were drawn to this spot, Bard suddenly pulled a "hand-rubbed gun" from his crotch and shouted:

"I, Uchiha Itaru, hereby swear."

"If I'm not the only one who can initiate a team fight in this canyon."

"Then I'll create another Rift where only I can initiate team fights!"

"Divine Power! [Harmonize Fate]"

Sublimation: Chapter Thirty-Eight: I Acknowledge You.

No one could have imagined that in this crucial dragon fight, Roland would choose to block FNC's most threatening Rakan in such a way.

As the ultimate ability's invulnerability effect landed, it also meant that Rakan's ultimate ability time was wasted. Without the charm effect of the ultimate ability, Hylissang wouldn't dare to continue entering the fray, no matter how crazy he was.

The direct consequence was... a massive rout for the FNC front team.

When Galio fails to break into TES's backline and disrupt their formation, TES's backline immediately transforms into mobile artillery, pushing straight through the enemy lines.