vrcanaries Chapter 111 "Loan" - Jungle Developer! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]
Chapter 111 "Loan" - Jungle Developer! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]
Chapter 113 "Loan" - Jungle Developer! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]
The first game.
DWG is on the blue side and has the right to move first.
T1 is on the red side and has the last counter-position!
DWG differs from other teams in its approach to player recruitment.
Other teams target Lee Sang-hyeok or Lee Doo-hwan's mid-jungle duo, but under DWG's current coach Danny, DWG is targeting T1's bot lane.
Because he knows that T1's mid and jungle have a very deep champion pool, so targeting them won't help.
Furthermore, if you excessively target the opponent's mid and jungle, aren't you also targeting your own mid and jungle?
So he decided to change his approach!
Lucian, Karma, and Ashe!
Three picks in a row, all of them were heroes that were relatively strong in the bottom lane.
"DWG's bans are very targeted!" Upon seeing this, the Roaring Emperor immediately spoke up, "But they are targeting T1's bot lane."
As those who watched our Summer Split know, T1 mainly focused on their mid-jungle duo!
"Maybe they have their own design!" Yoon Soo-bin chimed in from the side.
After the first round of tossing, DWG, as the blue team, immediately picked a female police officer as their first pick!
"Shout out the female police officer?" Upon seeing DWG's picks, the roaring emperor's voice noticeably rose.
Clearly, DWG's player rotation was part of their strategy; otherwise, they wouldn't have picked AD carry as their first pick!
In response to DWG's draft, T1 first picked Jhin for Gu Seungbin, and then Renekton for Gongzi.
When it was DWG's turn, they quickly picked their champions, helping their support player BeryI pick Lux and then giving their jungler Canyon a Volibear.
Looking at the opposing jungler, coach Kim Jung-soo bent down and approached Lee Doo-hwan.
"Douhuan, what jungler do you want to play?"
If you knew the context, you'd think they were asking Lee Doo-hwan which hero to use; if you didn't, you'd think it was a waiter taking orders from a menu!
"Leopard Woman, I guess."
Lee Doo-hwan thought for a moment and then gave his answer.
The main reason is that after the Summer Tournament, he has perfectly validated the [Hundred Steps Piercing Yang] skill that the system previously rewarded him with.
Although the system's explanation was that it could improve the accuracy of shooting, Lee Doo-hwan's verification revealed that some skills in the game also significantly improved the hit rate!
Although the hit rate wasn't 100%, it was all because the opponent wasn't Ah Shui.
If you encounter an AD carry like Ah Shui who has a built-in Q passive, then Nidalee's Q skill hit rate will probably reach a terrifying 100%.
With T1 securing Nidalee as their third pick, both sides began the second round of player selection.
In the second round, DWG targeted Lee Sang-ho's support, clearly determined to open up the game from the bottom lane.
T1, on the other hand, targeted DWG's top lane.
Since you're planning to break through from the bottom lane, I'll break through from the top lane!
After the second round of player banning, T1, on the red side, picked Zoe for Lee Sang-hyeok, forming a standard poke composition.
However, when it came time for DWG to pick their players, things suddenly changed!
When DWG locked in Volibear in their first three picks, many people thought that Volibear was intended for Canyon to use as a jungler.
Unexpectedly, in the final two picks, DWG directly picked Hecarim again, and then helped Xu Xiu lock in Orianna.
"This is—Top Lane Volibear!!!"
Upon seeing this, the Roaring Emperor burst into laughter.
"DWG made very quick adjustments to their draft. When they saw that T1 had picked a poke composition, they immediately gave Canyon an initiation pick."
This way, we don't have to worry about being constantly worn down by T1 units and being unable to initiate team fights!
"But it's really hard for Hecarim to fight Nidalee. At least Volibear can Flash and stun her, but Hecarim can only take the hits!" Kim Eui-jung, another male commentator, said slowly.
"However, the situation is similar for Volibear; the key is whether DWG can defend against Sun's Nidalee invasion in the early game!"
Seeing that DWG made a final adjustment to their draft, T1 showed no fear and directly helped their support player, Lee Sang-ho, choose Leona to provide initiation for the team.
Once the heroes were swapped to their respective users, the lineups for both sides were revealed to the public.
T1's top laner is Renekton, jungler is Nidalee, mid laner is Zoe, and bot laners are Jhin and Leona.
DWG's top laner is Volibear, jungler is Hecarim, mid laner is Orianna, and bot lane consists of Caitlyn and Lux.
While both sides were in the game, Roaring Emperor couldn't help but start analyzing.
"DWG's lineup is very solid in the late game. As long as they can drag the game out past 25 minutes, it will become increasingly easier for them!"
"But the key is how to drag the game out to the point where your lineup wants it to be!" Yoon Soo-bin chimed in from the side.
"Although this is only the second time Sun has brought out Nidalee this year, his Nidalee last time left a very deep impression."
Yoon Soo-bin's words involuntarily brought to mind the recent MSC China-Korea showdown between T1 and Top Esports.
That was Lee Doo-hwan's first Nidalee game of the year, and his methods were quite ruthless!
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This caused many people who used magic to bypass the Great Firewall to watch the game to stay in Bengbu.
[Stop the baseless accusations! Top Esports is just setting things up; it's all preparation for the World Championship!]
【Wait, is Top Esports already this famous in the LCK?】
[It's over, brothers. Based on my years of experience as a simp, Sister Tazi's biggest enemy is probably about to appear!]
When this woman talked about Huan Chu, the excitement and pleasure deep in her eyes were impossible to hide!
Is it possible that Huan Chu has already become unclean?
【If, and I mean if, Huanchu gave Taji and Soobin each a chance, what would their relationship be?】
【Genyou! ! ! 】
After entering the game, neither side engaged in a level 1 team fight.
DWG also placed a lot of defensive wards, mainly to prevent Lee Doo-hwan's Nidalee from invading their jungle.
In the jungle, Hecarim has absolutely no chance of fighting Nidalee.
However, Lee Doo-hwan had no such idea and controlled the leopard girl to obediently brush from bottom to top.
In contrast, Canyon's image is scrolled from top to bottom.
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After all, with Caitlyn and Lux already picked in the bot lane, the early game will definitely revolve around the bot lane to gradually build momentum.
To prevent Lee Doo-hwan from invading their lower half of the map, Ghost's Caitlyn and BeryI's Lux, relying on their long range, fought very fiercely.
Besides the fact that the female police officer and Lux are lane bullies, another reason is to prevent Lee Doo-hwan's Nidalee from invading their lower jungle.
After all, their own jungler farms from top to bottom, so if Nidalee really invades the lower jungle, they can press her hard and then turn around to provide support.
"DWG's bot lane is playing very aggressively, and T1's bot lane doesn't have much of a solution, so they can only temporarily give up the lane."
The junglers on both sides are using different jungle routes this game, so DWG still needs to be careful that Sun's Nidalee might gank the bottom lane! "Roaring Emperor said.
Bery was also worried that Lee Doo-hwan would pull off some fancy ganks at level two, so he had already placed wards in the river beforehand.
Although Nidalee coming to the bot lane might not result in a kill, it would be very difficult if she were caught out and forced to use Flash, or even if her health was reduced to a low level.
However, Lee Doo-hwan didn't have that idea and just controlled Nidalee to farm jungle camps honestly.
From a god's-eye view, his jungle clearing wasn't particularly outstanding, giving the impression that it was just average and that I could do it too.
But when he finished clearing the lower jungle and moved towards the upper jungle, the difference between the two junglers became immediately apparent!
Because Lee Doo-hwan's Nidalee had already hit the giant raptor with a Q skill between their own first and second towers, while Canyon's Hecarim had only just finished clearing the three wolves.
Back and forth, the two junglers were about five seconds apart in time!
This scene is quite puzzling to many people!
From a god's-eye view, Lee Doo-hwan's Nidalee wasn't anything special; it was just the typical jungler play of pulling jungle monsters.
But he just had to be a little faster than everyone else!
I have a feeling this guy must have been using something suspicious; I suggest a thorough investigation!
[My brother Huan said it himself, you'll naturally understand when you become four-time champions!]
If I were a four-time champion, would I be typing on this keyboard?!
[Case solved! Because Huan Chu's Nidalee skin, Predator Hunter, grants an extra ten attack damage, resulting in more damage taken and thus faster jungle clearing!]
【I'm blanching it, farmer!!!】
soon.
Lee Doo-hwan cleared all six jungle camps and reached level four.
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After glancing at how well GimGoon's Renekton was doing in the top lane, he decisively controlled Nidalee and headed towards the top lane.
"Sun's Nidalee has cleared all six camps in the jungle, while Canyon is still missing a few small Krugs, but one Q skill can take them down."
From this perspective, it seems that Canyon managed to catch up somewhat with Sun's Nidalee's jungle clearing time in the lower jungle.
Upon hearing Roaring Emperor's words, Yoon Soo-bin smiled and said, "After all, Centaur's Q skill is quite effective at clearing the six birds and the small golems."
But looking at the top lane, it seems like Sun has something going on with Nuguri's Volibear!
As she spoke, the camera on the big screen turned to her.
GimGoon played Renekton in the top lane and did a pretty good job against Alistar and Volibear.
After all, most professional top laners are primarily aggressive when they first debut!
To put it simply, 369, who now plays Ornn on his left and Sion on his right, was also constantly picking out champions like Irelia and Camille when he first debuted.
However, the top lane position sometimes seems to have little impact on the outcome of a game!
Therefore, many players have started to become more team-oriented for the sake of the team. Just like in the past, the top laner's teleport was not used to return to the lane, but more to provide support.
As for GimGoon, he was a formidable offensive player in his younger days, and the Renekton champion itself is quite strong.
So when Lee Doo-hwan's Nidalee arrived in the top lane, GimGoon had already controlled Renekton to push the minion wave to the tower. "It feels like Sun probably wanted to coordinate with Renekton to dive the tower."
Watching Nidalee transform into a leopard and leap from the river into DWG's upper jungle, Yoon Soo-bin slowly spoke.
"Are you sure you want to jump? It feels a bit dangerous!" The Roaring Emperor's tone was full of doubt. He didn't think the Leopard Woman and the Crocodile could jump over the bear.
"Nuguri's bear still has about two-thirds of its health remaining, which is quite good. If we force a move, we might get traded!"
As they were talking, Lee Doo-hwan, who had already arrived at the triangular bush below the right side of DWG's top tower, decisively threw a Q skill at Volibear under the tower while controlling Nidalee.
puff! ! !
Longhair accurately hits the bear, and the passive hunting mark appears!
"That was a perfect shot!!!"
Upon seeing this, Yoon Soo-bin exclaimed in surprise.
The moment Niu Guli was hit by Nidalee's Q skill, he immediately told the others.
"The enemy jungler is with me, I feel like they're trying to gank me!"
Upon hearing Niu Guli's voice, Xu Xiu quickly switched the screen.
After glancing at the opponent's health, he spoke.
"Are they really that crazy!?"
Although she sighed with emotion, Xu Xiu was completely helpless and could only watch as the situation unfolded before her eyes.
Canyon was also at a loss for what to do. Although he, as a fellow jungler, knew that Nidalee was doing this to coordinate with Renekton to tower dive.
But the problem is—
What's the point?!
To be honest, Canyon felt a little confused.
Because of Volibear's health, to put it bluntly, if he were to tower dive, he could definitely take one down.
If the team doesn't coordinate well, it's even possible that two of them could be replaced!
The camera was focused on the top lane. After Lee Doo-hwan hit Nuguri's Volibear with a Q skill, he controlled Nidalee to emerge from the tri-bush.
He didn't pounce on it immediately because the bear had too much health; he needed to wear it down first.
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However, Niu Guli wasn't stupid. How could he give Nidalee another chance to whittle him down? He quickly controlled Volibear to clear the minion wave under the tower.
Firstly, once the minion wave is cleared, you'll naturally be safe. Secondly, it's a way to have a good meal before you die.
Of course, GimGoon wouldn't let the opponent see him, so he directly controlled the crocodile to use a basic attack followed by his W skill to stun the opponent.
At that moment, Lee Doo-hwan's Nidalee decisively unleashed another Q skill!
The stunned bear was unable to move and naturally had no way to dodge the leopard woman's javelin.
The moment the Q skill was unleashed, Lee Doo-hwan switched forms, transforming into a leopard and pouncing forward.
At that moment, Niu Guli's handling was also very detailed. The instant he woke up from the stun of the crocodile's W skill, he first released the E skill, and at the same time, he flashed to dodge the Nidalee's pounce!
Seeing that the leopard girl missed her target, GimGoon, who was tanking the tower, did not hesitate at all.
While shouting "I'd give my life for Doo-hwan!" he controlled the crocodile and used his E skill to chase after it.
If GimGoon's crocodile had stayed at the edge of the tower, it would have had a chance to survive the tower.
The bear flashed towards the tower. If he didn't tank the tower, Nidalee would have to, and Nidalee might get traded. Even though it's a one-for-one trade, the enemy top laner will get less minion experience, so it's not a loss either way.
But for the leopard woman, this was not something she could easily accept.
Therefore, GimGoon chose to sacrifice himself.
"Nuguri did his best, but unfortunately he was still overtaken in the end!"
"Fortunately, we replaced it with a crocodile, which somewhat mitigated the losses," the Roaring Emperor said slowly.
After forcibly jumping over the bear and securing first blood, Lee Doo-hwan then controlled Nidalee to go farm the Rift Scuttler.
Seeing that the top laner Nidalee had accomplished something, while his own Hecarim could only finish the bottom scuttle crab and then recall, Canyon was incredibly frustrated.
There was nothing they could do; their units simply couldn't force a tower dive on the Virtua and Leona.
Moreover, Gu Shengbin played very well in lane. Although he was pressured, the minion wave was never pushed to the tower, so he couldn't tower dive at all.
Although trading one for one kill is not a loss in terms of the number of lives, and even for the top laner, it is the most acceptable result after being tower-dived by the enemy top and jungle.
But for Canyon, who plays jungle, it's a different story.
Because Nidalee got the kill, she gained an economic lead!
His forces are still stuck with the same stagnant economy.
In other words, this wave may seem like neither side is at a loss, but in reality, there is already an economic gap in the jungle position!
Despite getting a kill on top lane, Nuguri and Volibear didn't have many good options against Renekton. The champion's stats were what they were, so at best, the laning phase wouldn't be too difficult.
After taking the river crab, Lee Doo-hwan returned to the city to replenish his equipment and then began to act like a monster.
Instead of going to his own bottom half of the map, he went straight to DWG's top half, wanting to gank Hecarim.
However, Canyon is no pushover. As the second-best jungler in the Summer Split after Lee Doo-hwan, he anticipated Lee Doo-hwan's plan and directly sent Hecarim to T1's bot lane.
"Canyon's move was bold and ingenious!" Roaring Emperor praised upon seeing this.
"To be honest, if Sun hadn't invaded the upper jungle, Canyon would have been like lambs to the slaughter."
"But you also said it yourself, this is Sun!"
"If it were Sun, he would definitely invade the enemy jungle!" Yoon Soo-bin said with a smile.
Although neither jungler revealed their location, they were able to deduce the approximate area of the opposing jungler based on the second round of jungle monsters that spawned.
Knowing that Nidalee was in the top lane, Nuguri became even more cautious, trying his best not to trade blows with GimGoon's Renekton.
The problem is, you can't just trade blows whenever you want. With Nidalee in the top lane, GimGoon turned into a mad dog. Even if trading blows would be a loss, he had to trade blows with the opponent!
After clearing DWG's top jungle, Lee Doo-hwan, controlling Nidalee, once again headed to the top lane.
Today he's going to show everyone what "loan-based" jungling really means!
The so-called "loan jungler" refers to taking advantage of your teammates' power spikes and forcibly transferring a portion of those power spikes to yourself.
For example, the crocodiles in Gimgon!
As we all know, Renekton is a champion that is strong in the early and mid-game, but becomes very weak in the late game.
So Lee Doo-hwan took advantage of Renekton's strength in the early and mid-game to make a lot of moves, even if Renekton would be traded when tower diving Volibear.
The reason this outcome is that the Nidalee is comfortable, the Bear can accept it, but the Crocodile will be very uncomfortable, as it will greatly shorten his dominant period.
But if you think about it from a different perspective—
The portion of the crocodile's power spike that was shortened didn't actually disappear; it was just borrowed by Nidalee.