Chapter 299: Epic Weakening of EDG
"This shield is a bit thick..."
The factory manager watched the game on the screen.
His brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
"really."
Xing Dao nodded, looking a little embarrassed.
I forgot one more thing...
In the S7 season, what impressed the audience most was that the Colossus once banned Galio, the banned Skateboard Shoes, the must-destroy Xayah and Rakan, and the gargoyle, plate armor and giant worm were killed in one blow, plus the hard counter of the troll.
The shield AD routine is very unconventional.
The appearance rate is not high either.
Although the current version of the salary equipment does not affect normal last-hitting, the natural jump money and the accompanying "Cloud Reacher" effect can allow AD to make up for the economy and drag it to the late stage, which is equivalent to earning extra health and permanent shield for free.
Looks beautiful.
But it requires enough waiting time.
In high-end games, real-time combat power is highly relied upon.
AD heroes waste money on auxiliary equipment, and may not be able to get the big items they want when key resources are refreshed.
Therefore, in the version where all team members are waiting for the Censer Monster to come out to fight, only teams that are relatively less dependent on AD to carry the team will choose to go out with the Relic Shield in the group stage, and the actual combat effect is also relatively average.
After entering the knockout stage, the strong teams decisively gave up this equipment route.
Everyone in EDG understands this principle.
Even after seeing the benefits of upgrading the Relic Shield to the Targon's Brace, he had no intention of imitating it.
But...
There is one problem that must not be ignored.
That is the lineup and the output environment.
Both sides choose big, black and clumsy heroes like Maokai, Maokai, Troll and Shen, and slowly attack the front row. It is actually not a big deal whether the AD has extra health and shield.
Anyway, as long as the front row is alive, AD can output.
If the front row is dead, the AD's extra tankiness won't affect the battle situation.
However, if one side shows the intention to cut in, or even desperately seek the opponent's AD to exchange his life.
The extra 175 health points of Targon's Bearer, plus the 295 shield points, combined with the summoner skill "Barrier" and the healing spell given by the support, as well as the additional percentage bonuses of the regular skills of shield, healing, and Burning Censer, can increase the total health + shield value of a squishy AD to more than 4,000!
One kick from Shen can inflict a thousand injuries?
There are still more than 3,000 left!
More importantly, in the later stages, AD is at risk of being cut off, so he definitely needs a Spring Bro.
There is no doubt that the strategy of starting out with auxiliary equipment has severely weakened EDG's long-term practice of using Shen to bring Galio and then letting Ziggs to deal damage from a long distance.
It’s not that it can’t be used.
But a perfect killer move that consumed a lot of time and energy to research, and that could guarantee 70-80% chance of winning and could also lead to subsequent bans, has turned into a small trick that requires careful consideration of the lineup and carries great risks... It's really a big blow.
"Trouble..."
Abu realized these things and his face turned ugly: "How can you buy auxiliary equipment and go out instead of taking the right path?"
"I guess they are just free. No one in the LMS region can put pressure on Electric Wolves." Maokai was obviously venting his anger.
"What should we do? Should we go back to normal team fighting? There's no time to practice!" Abu had a headache.
Except for using Poppy in the early stages of the season, Xing Dao has always chosen offensive heroes.
EDG's long-term tactical setting is also based on not taking tanks in the top lane.
From the group stage to the knockout stage, including the rest time in between, it only takes half a month.
Abu believes that Xing Dao can perform above the passing line and without a ceiling if he switches to a tank hero, but he does not believe that the entire EDG team can adjust the playing habits they have cultivated for a whole year in such a short time.
“In fact, we can develop some branches.”
Xing Dao proposed a plan: "Kill the AD once, and then use this style of play to deceive, changing the face-to-face attack to a split push. If the lineup is suitable, I can also use Gangplank to fight the team head-on."
"This is the only way." Abu nodded.
Theory is fine.
But in fact, it is a last resort.
Because after the LPL playoffs, all teams except EDG, RNG, WE, and IG started their vacation.
It is not convenient for EDG to practice a complete tactical system with WE and IG.
It’s not that I think Korean coaches and foreign players would risk the world’s condemnation and cause a leak.
In fact, even if WE and IG are both composed of only Chinese players, it is still inconvenient for EDG to practice.
Because these two teams, one has a very similar individual ability distribution to EDG, and the other will absolutely obey the arrangements of coach Hongmi.
There is a possibility of imitating lineups, competing with teams with which there is no conflict, and using them in official competitions.
As long as IG and WE use a similar style of play once, other strong teams will naturally become alert.
After all, not a fool can see the shadow of EDG in it.
On the court.
The TSM team, which used shields to counter Syndra, successfully defeated Flash Wolves FW with the outstanding performance of the new generation of Mage King Bjergsen and North American master Doublelift.
There was nothing special about the match between LCK's No. 1 seed Longzhu and North American IMT. They crushed them in all three lanes and in the jungle.
SKT easily defeated C9 with airtight operations.
What was more surprising was SSG. They had a back-and-forth battle with the European Optimistic Family G2 and fell behind in kills for most of the game. Although their economy was better, their lead only fluctuated between one and two thousand yuan. In the end, they won the game by relying on their team battle ability.
This game brought the outside world's evaluation of SSG to the bottom.
Everyone knows.
LCK is best at small-knife bleeding, or in other words, small steps lead to great miles.
Starting a team fight when in doubt is actually a standard LPL style of play.
As a fighting team, there is nothing to say about LZ's reckless approach.
As a veteran strong operational team, SSG needs to rely on big team fights to decide the outcome when playing against G2...which is probably similar to Dwayne Johnson not relying on muscles but instead using butt punches to tire out his opponent.
Watch a game worth watching.
EDG started the free Rank mode.
Xing Dao logged into the official super account of Canyon of Heroes and continued to practice Shen.
The total points accumulated are more than 20 million, enough for 200 draws.
Who knows, you might be able to get a few gold attribute points.
certainly.
As long as they enter the knockout stage, no matter whether Shen's proficiency has reached the legendary level or not, and no matter whether the opponent is a strong team or not, Xing Dao will convert the points into attributes and character cards.
Even a lion uses all its strength to fight a rabbit.
"Wow, you are the King of the Canyon?"
The factory manager checked the rank while waiting in line: "Fight fast!"
"Normal, the positioning is Diamond 1." Xing Dao didn't think there was anything wrong.
The Canyon of Heroes will be opened in mid-Season 7.
However, compared to the Korean server where professional players gather.
The level of players in the canyon varies greatly, and it is easy for an imbalance in strength to occur, so the training value is not high.
It was not until the World Finals that EDG players used their super accounts to play according to official requirements.
Xing Dao has nine wins and one loss.
After finishing the placement matches, I reached Diamond 1.
Moreover, the hidden points of super accounts are extremely high, and they are matched with high-scoring masters - the strongest kings. They will get more than 30 points for winning a game and deduct 7-8 points for losing a game. It's easy to get up to the level.
"I'm just over three hundred."
As he gets older, Factory Manager has lost the demeanor of the 'Dark Kai' and his score is even lower than Meiko and Scout.
"Bad luck, that's normal."
Xing Dao has the permission to broadcast live, so of course he won't miss the opportunity to brush up his points.
Arrange into the game.
Lock in Shen in seconds.
While waiting for both teams to select their lineups and enter the loading interface...
Xing Dao almost spat out a mouthful of blood onto the screen: "Fuck, the system is starting to sanction me?"
