Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 391 Ah! The factory manager is so fast!
The rat has been a strong pick in many versions, and it has also been a weak pick in many versions.

However, unlike many heroes, Twitch's strength does not, to some extent, depend on the strength of his own stats/mechanics.
Simply put, it's very likely that the designers haven't touched Twitch for three or five consecutive versions, but his performance in the jungle suddenly becomes far stronger than other heroes.

This is because the ecosystem of the jungle/lane has changed, causing the rat to suddenly be able to better cooperate with friendly heroes and counter enemy heroes, even if the numerical values ​​remain the same.

However, this also proves in a sense that the rat's mechanics are in line with the designer's expectations for the hero's performance and will not be subject to major changes in the short term.

A jungle AD carry or late-game carry needs the cooperation of teammates and the right team composition or counter-pick to successfully take over the game, rather than being a brutally stat-heavy monster.

If a hero can overwhelm all team compositions with their long range and unparalleled damage, then a hero with excellent mechanics and outstanding growth potential can definitely counter suitable team compositions in the right version.

This is also the reason why Li Luo dared to confidently bring out the rat in this game.

After several discussions with Xiangguo, they came to a seemingly unreasonable conclusion regarding the jungle strategies and prospects for S10.

Renaissance!

Once the result is known, the process becomes much clearer.

With each version update, we've seen how the meta evolved to the current situation where Kindred, Graves, and Nidalee dominate the meta.

History always repeats itself. When Li Luo and Xiang Guo first discussed future trends, Xiang Guo's first thought was of his glorious S6 season.

The same three heroes, the same jungle carry system, and the same jungler strategy that prioritizes farming and uses ganking as a secondary objective—why has it become popular again in the competitive scene after four years?
Before Li Luo could even think about the question carefully, Xiangguo had already started talking about his once invincible version in great detail.

Just like in Season 6, in Season 10, junglers who primarily gank and act as utility champions are no match for Trundle.

As a result, Troll Warlord has become a must-ban or must-pick jungler in this version. The purple team must take on the task of banning Troll Warlord, otherwise they will face the predicament of being at a disadvantage in the jungle from the start.

At this moment, a clever little devil had a sudden inspiration and discovered:
"Hey, wasn't Graves buffed?"

"Since everyone has skateboard shoes, Lu Xian just mindlessly went for the top lane."

"Then I'll play Graves and learn from TheShy to play ranged heroes against melee heroes in the jungle. Wouldn't it be great to beat Trundle like a baby?"

With this shift in strategy, and Li Luo's relentless use of Graves to carry throughout the Spring Split, Trundle, who would normally be a hot pick during this period, fell silent.

Instead, long-range junglers took their place. Of course, LPL teams, unable to beat him, opted to counter him by picking champions like Nidalee and Kindred.

However, at this time, the LCK region, whose momentum had already shifted, did not have a monster like Li Luo emerge out of nowhere, and naturally had not yet realized this. They still chose heroes like Rek'Sai, which seemed to cater to the version but actually went against it.

Because Troll Warlord counters Rek'Sai, I was happy to pick this hero after Edgg banned Troll Warlord.

However, they overlooked a most important reason:

A very minor, inconspicuous change was made to the jungle in Season 10.

Just like the removal of the green jungle item, this seemingly insignificant but significant change is that "after a jungler reaches level 9, each camp of jungle monsters defeated will grant bonus experience."

If you used to play a champion like Spider, Sett, or Rek'Sai, getting one or two levels down from Troll wasn't a big deal.

After all, even if he reaches level 9 first, he can only take a few more jungle monsters from you. Most of the time, he still needs to focus on ganking and controlling the map.

After all, farming jungle camps doesn't bring them much benefit. It's better to spend time nurturing your carry, letting them carry the game, and everyone working together. If the jungler is one level behind, it's not a big difference, and they won't be snowballed to death.

But now, facing a few jungle bullies led by Graves, if you fall behind in experience by two camps for no reason, you're basically doomed.
Lagging behind in experience = the opponent reaches level 6 first = the second buff is missed = you can only go to the other half of the jungle = teammates are afraid of being tower-dived and dare not push the lane = losing map resources.

地图资源没了＝被强行下路4包2或中路3包1=掉上半资源=对面打野先到9级=对面打野先获取额外经验并无限入侵野区=雪崩！

"Therefore, to expand our advantage, we must focus on the unique characteristics of my hero and continuously amplify them to create an avalanche effect."

Having figured this out, Li Luo didn't hesitate any longer and directly pulled out an item from the fountain shop that no one had expected—
Five-speed shoes!

Once a popular, map-running strategy that annoyed junglers - the five-speed boots Twitch!

"Ah, the factory manager went straight home to replenish his equipment, bought a small jungle item, and..."

"Five-speed shoes???" The teacher and the oxygen tank exchanged a glance, unable to contain their astonishment as they asked:
"They got three kills here at level one, buying Boots of Speed ​​seems like a huge waste, doesn't it? I think a Recurve Bow and Pickaxe would be much better for Twitch than Boots of Speed?"

"So it seems the factory manager isn't planning on farming here at all, and is just waiting to gank?"

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The three remained silent.

The rat is only level 2 now, but it has taken most of the team's economy and bought a pair of Boots of Speed ​​that are not very useful.

This decision has left people unsure whether to praise it or bluntly call it irrational.

However, the LCK commentators on the other side were in a frenzy:
"Okay!! As expected, Edg's jungler did get three kills in the level 1 team fight, but after returning to base, he bought a completely useless Boots of Mobility."

"This way, even if the excavator encounters the rat again, it won't be at a significant disadvantage. Has the opposing jungler gone mad this time?"

"Haha, he was indeed a bit arrogant. I knew a jungler wouldn't play an ADC jungler like that, especially since it was his first time picking Twitch in a competitive match. Now it seems that his first level was just luck."

The LCK commentary booth in the past probably didn't have this kind of fiery atmosphere and confrontation.

However, after S10, with LPL winning two consecutive S-series championships, these commentators seemed to want to directly criticize the LPL players during the matches, and their words were anything but polite.

Typical petty-mindedness.

"With Twitch equipped with Boots of Mobility, his jungle clearing speed is indeed slow, even slower than our Rek'Sai, hahaha. At this rate, Cuzz will catch up in gold very quickly. I'm really looking forward to the moment when Rek'Sai instantly kills Twitch at level six!"

in the game.

Li Luo controlled the rat to keep as far away from the red buff as possible, slowly attacking the jungle monsters.

This was a result he had anticipated even before acquiring this equipment.

But does it matter?

I chose Twitch so we could farm together in the jungle.
Time was ticking away, and the top and bottom lanes were far below the mid lane in terms of level.

The reason for this is that the first-tier team suffered too much damage.

The hero in the top lane teleports directly at level 1, and by the time they return to lane after the team fight and go back to base, they have missed almost four waves of minions.

Therefore, there is no such thing as a level advantage for top lane heroes.

When a flash of light appeared and the rat reached level three with the red buff, the Ornn in the top lane had only just reached level three.

"Xuan Jun, seduce me, I'm coming to kill you right now!"

Li Luo's gaze was deep and his face was expressionless, but inwardly a surge of anger was building.

“Okay!” Saint Gun glanced at the map and readily agreed.

This isn't the first time the hero Twitch has been used in scrims.

Even unpopular, benchwarming champions like Ivern, Rengar, and Udyr are in Clearlove's champion pool. So when Li Luo asked to pick this champion, everyone, though not saying it aloud, was already secretly thinking about how to synergize with Twitch.

Now is the perfect time to test these ideas.

"Ah, here we can see that after Clearlove finished taking the red buff, he pinged a signal that he was on his way to the top lane. It seems that Clearlove wanted to make a move on the enemy Canna? Speaking of which, Ornn still has Flash, so he won't be able to catch him if he goes in so recklessly, right?"

"They're hard to catch, and Cuzz has already finished his jungle camps and is hiding in the top lane. Looks like he has some ideas!"

In a battle between top players, there aren't nearly as many opportunities for dazzling displays of skill as one might imagine.

Especially in the jungle position, in the early game, it's more about awareness than mechanics.

"Huh? It seems like the factory manager has given up on ganking top and is heading straight for mid. Are they going to try and take down Faker?"

in the game.

The rat first walked to the river, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively headed towards the middle, using its talent for walking on the river to make it look aggressive.

The LCK commentators also became nervous at this moment.

I was afraid that I would be proven wrong the moment I finished mocking the rat.

but
"Omg, is Clearlove here to be a joke? Did he forget to level up his Q skill when playing Twitch? He just stupidly walked out of the river like that? Is this how you play Twitch?"

"Hahaha, as expected, he's still not very familiar with this champion. Trying to catch Faker by walking out like that, he's really something else!"

"Yes, Faker reacted very quickly. The moment Twitch appeared, he used his E skill to create distance. Twitch looked very frustrated and even started taking Galio's experience, which was simply unreasonable."

The comical scene made the two male commentators and one female commentator in the LCK commentary booth laugh out loud.

It seems that in their eyes, the rat is a stupid thing that can't catch anyone but instead catches its own minions. Buying Boots of Speed ​​is just to leech experience.

However, the smiles on their faces froze the next second:

"Oh dear, after the factory manager cleared a wave of minions for Galio, T1 lost vision of Edg and can't see where Twitch is now!"

"Cuzz, because Twitch got caught in the middle, gave up on counter-ganking in the top lane and instead dug down into his own hole, but they definitely didn't expect this."

"The factory manager is heading to the top lane; he's using his Q skill to become invisible and is already speeding towards the top lane."

The oxygen tank spoke rapidly, as if afraid of missing such a spectacular sight that no one had ever seen before.

"Ah, ah, the factory manager is so fast! He's really fast! Who can keep up with that speed?!" Rita exclaimed, covering her mouth.

Rita let out a soft moan, which made the two male commentators next to her turn around immediately and stare intently at her.

Seeing the look in their eyes, Rita realized what was happening and quickly explained:
"I mean, the factory manager's rat is too fast! River walking, Boots of Mobility, plus the movement speed bonus from his Q skill, who could have predicted that speed!"

Under triple acceleration

The mouse's movement speed even exceeded 600.

What does this speed mean?
From the perspective of everyone in God's Eyes, the mouse had already rushed to the bush near the top lane before the ten-second camouflage time of its Q skill ended.

Meanwhile, Sylas and Ornn were already locked in a fierce battle.

Furthermore, because of Flandre's deliberate baiting, when Canna learned that Twitch was not in the top lane, he thought he had played well and pressed his advantage by using his E skill to charge at him, relentlessly chasing and hammering Sylas.

"My God, Canna is going to be in a real mess!"

The world was stunned by what it saw.

This is indeed the strategy for a rat jungler ganking.

But who has ever seen such a psychological maneuver, using mind games to capture someone?
"Wow, this is probably the difference between how ordinary people and top professional players understand heroes," Teacher Ji said, his face slightly flushed. "If Ornn takes one more step forward, the fifth kill of this game will probably happen!"

"I made a profit!!!"

"Ahhh!"

"Edg!! Edg!!"

"The factory manager is awesome!!"

The LPL audience present cheered when they saw this.

This is a classic case of luring someone into a trap!

"Okay, okay, this distance is enough, I'm going in!"

Seeing that Canna, that idiot, had finally fallen for it, a smile appeared on Li Luo's usually calm face.

The next moment, he controlled the rat to walk out and block Ornn's back.

Ornn at half health, Sylas at one-third health.

Canna initially thought he might even have a chance to solo kill Sylas, but as it turned out—
He's completely overthinking it.

As the rat's venom was splashed on him, it triggered a deadly rhythm, with frantic basic attacks whittling away at his health.

As Sylas placed his hidden W on him, he regained almost 200 points in one go.

Canna realized she'd been tricked!

Edg.clearlove7 killed T1 Canna.
It's close to going berserk!

"Canna's about to fall! This kill!! Got it to Clearlove, four kills now, Twitch has four kills in the first five minutes!!"

"My God, this is another huge wave of momentum! The Twitch has taken another wave of experience from the top lane. Isn't this going to be a game-changer?"

"This"

A perfectly planned kill caused a stir among the commentators from all major regions around the world, except for the LCK commentators who were completely dumbfounded. The stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

No one expected that just twenty seconds ago, everyone was questioning why the rat didn't use invisibility to gank.

Twenty seconds later, the mouse stunned everyone with its amazing performance.

And
Remember to exchange a glance with the oxygen tank and couldn't help but say, "It seems like the factory manager is quite interested in going head-to-head with Flandre in the top lane, huh?"

"This is too brutal!"

"Rat military training begins!!!"

Many people guessed it was AP Mouse, hahaha! Didn't expect that, did you!

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