vrcanaries Chapter 171 Fang Han's True Hero?
Chapter 171 Fang Han's True Hero?
As soon as these words came out.
The players and coaches from the four teams in the lounge all turned to look at KkOma in disbelief.
For so many days, the coaching staff of the four teams have been gathered together to study how to deal with RNG.
After trying for so long without finding a solution, KkOma suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with one.
The coaches of the other three teams expressed disbelief.
"The champion coach truly lives up to his title; he's exceptional!"
"Impressive! So what exactly is the method?"
"If SKT can beat RNG, we'll have a 2-0 lead!"
"So, what exactly is the solution? Coach KkOma, stop keeping us in suspense."
"Yeah, at a time like this, we shouldn't hold back our best moves, right?"
"..."
at last.
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, KkOma walked to the electronic screen, took out the remote control, and rewound the time of the previous match to the very beginning of the draft phase.
"The key lies with the Sword Demon!"
"It's clear that the LPL side values the re-released Aatrox, which is why they gave Aatrox to their mid-laner in the first pick."
"This was unexpected before the match."
KkOma stated this emphatically.
Everyone listened and nodded in agreement.
No problem.
Before the match, they all thought that LPL would not be able to target Aatrox, but they did not expect that LPL's understanding of the version was not much behind.
This is impressive; there must be a mastermind behind the LPL!
Thinking of this, the faces of the LCK players visibly darkened.
If RNG's understanding of the current version can truly keep up with theirs, then their long-standing advantage will vanish.
KkOma surveyed the expressions of everyone around him and nodded in satisfaction.
His previous remarks were just a prelude; what followed was the real big move!
"However, everyone can rest assured that while the LPL team's pick of Aatrox was indeed impressive, it was clearly not enough."
"Everyone can think carefully about what happened in the draft phase after IG picked Aatrox in the first game."
"This pick of Gragas and Ryze is, frankly speaking, all to make up for the team's AP damage."
"But here's the problem: Ryze isn't a strong teamfight champion, and IG's lineup in the first game had a key issue: they didn't have an assassin-type champion that could threaten the backline."
wow——
A word to awaken the dreamer.
Countless coaches and athletes exclaimed that they had finally understood.
No wonder IG crumbled so easily in that team fight just now. It was because the forced pick of Aatrox replaced the original Irelia position, and no one could directly charge into KT's backline, so naturally no one could threaten Vel'Koz.
With no one around to manage the big eyes, dealing explosive damage in team fights couldn't be easier.
"That's right, I believe everyone has already thought of that!"
"Our true winning formula is our bot lane mage carry!"
Snap, snap, snap.
Thunderous applause erupted in the LCK lounge.
All I can say is that SKT, as a three-time world champion team, has a truly capable head coach, KkOma.
Keep in mind this is only 2018, and they've already come up with this groundbreaking tactic of "Mage bot lane paired with AD mid lane".
And it happened right before the tense moment of going on stage.
KkOma's idea is simple:
UZI doesn't play bot lane AP carry, so RNG can only pick AP champions from the top and jungle to supplement the team's AP damage!
There aren't many AP champions available for junglers in this version; Gragas is one of the stronger ones.
As for another tempo-based jungle carry champion, Elise...
It's not that KkOma looks down on Mlxg, it's just that probably no one can come up with an abstract combination of Spider and Aatrox, right?
One is a tempo-oriented jungler who focuses on early and mid-game tempo and is purely passive in team fights; the other focuses on harassing and farming in lane, waiting to dominate in team fights.
Putting these two together will definitely produce a result where 1+1 is less than 2.
Unless the opposing coach is insane, there's absolutely no way they would pick such an abstract mid-jungle combination.
KkOma walked into the preparation area while thinking about it.
To confirm his guess, he looked up at Firefox standing behind the opposing team's battle table.
The other side maintained their usual slight smile, just like when the two teams met in the semifinals last time.
KkOma shook his head.
What am I thinking? The opposing coach is also a champion coach; there's no way he'd make such a basic mistake!
In that case, the only possibility for RNG is to give Arthur a top lane mage carry!
KkOma's face radiated confidence.
Judging from his confident demeanor, anyone who didn't know better would think he had already won.
However, after KkOma shared his thoughts with his teammates, every member of SKT showed excitement and barely suppressed emotion on their faces.
"So, if we restrict the enemy's top lane champion picks, they might be forced to pick a physical damage-heavy team?"
"Let's do it this way! That way we'll have much more freedom in choosing our heroes!"
"No matter how good Arthur is on the other side, the mage core can only pull out Vampire and Cassiopeia."
"Don't forget the Sword Saint, that thing deals true damage and is also very difficult to deal with."
"If the first three teams ban these three heroes, I have no idea what AP champions the opposing team can pick."
"Not only that, the opposing team also needs an assassin who can dive into the backline to threaten our backline."
"..."
The SKT players seemed to already see victory in the second game beckoning them.
Draft according to this strategy. If you're so capable, RNG should pick a pure physical damage team and crush us!
Not to mention, SKT still has some ultimate moves they haven't used yet!
RNG, just wait and see! Let's see who the real inventor is.
In the second game of the finals, RNG faced off against their old rival SKT.
Both sides had a very clear strategy as soon as they entered the business ban (BP) phase.
RNG, on the blue side, banned Galio, Swain, and Morgana in their first three bans, giving Faker absolutely no chance to shine.
As previously agreed, the red team SKT banned Arthur in the first three bans.
Vampire and Cassiopeia could be explained, but when SKT banned Master Yi as their third pick, everyone in the audience, including the players on the sidelines, couldn't hold back anymore.
Dude, even Master Yi is banned?
"I declare that RNG has won!"
"So you're targeting our gods like this? Looks like you haven't learned your lesson yet?"
"Can our team ban all the heroes they have?"
"SKT's new top laner is already showing signs of fear before even starting a match. Is he going to get knocked out and retire again?"
"It's hard to say, but the expressions on the faces of the SKT players seem pretty normal."
"..."
Even Fang Han, sitting in front of the computer screen, couldn't hold back anymore.
SKT guessed correctly; he did indeed want to pick an AP top laner to supplement the team's AP damage.
The problem is, he never even considered playing these two games in the first place.
A vampire and a snake woman, unable to reach the backline at all, relying too much on Flash to enter the fray.
Just in time, after winning the MSI championship, the system rewarded us with an opportunity to max out the mastery level of a single hero.
After thinking for a few days, Fang Han turned his attention to his hero from his previous life.
That magic-based ninja king who has been revised many times but always manages to lead Fang Han out of trouble!
"So, Fang Shen, should we try and snatch the Sword Demon first?"
"Hmm, let's get one for Tiger and see how it works."
"OK! Fang Shen, you choose."
Fang Han found the Sword Demon and locked onto him without hesitation.