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Chapter 253 It's time for my favorite part: the long-range vs. short-range fight in the top lane!
In the second round of ban/pick, it was the red team's turn to pick first.

Without much hesitation, LGD chose the Rat on the fourth floor of the red side.

"Oh wow, it's a mouse, Imp has a champion skin!"

"LGD's first three hero picks in this game actually lacked damage output, so they need to make up for it in the last two picks!"

"The Rat is one of the marksman heroes with the most powerful firepower in team fights!" Remember said.

Next, it was Flash Wolves' turn to choose their players.

Su Xiaoyan immediately said, "After LGD banned Taliyah and Ryze, it seems that Flash Wolves can only choose between LeBlanc and Syndra in the mid lane!"

The voice just fell.

Flash Wolves revealed LeBlanc on the fourth floor of the blue team.

Then it was locked.

"Oh, Maple picked LeBlanc again this time!"

After a pause, Changmao continued, "Syndra doesn't have any mobility skills, so she's definitely easy to catch when facing LGD's Jarvan IV and Galio mid-jungle duo!"

"Moreover, LeBlanc's map roaming ability is stronger than Syndra's. When facing a mid laner like Galio, you still need to have a certain level of roaming ability to keep up."

Next, Flash Wolves secured Shen on the fifth floor of the blue team.

"So Mimi Egg was planning to pick Shen this game. No wonder she chose to ban Rumble over Kennen. Shen is indeed more difficult to lane against Rumble!"

"In that case, Zhou Shen will probably pick Kennen as LGD's last pick!" Su Xiaoyan said.

"It's hard to say!" Ji De shook his head. "I have a feeling that Zhou Shen won't easily choose players according to the opponent's strategy!"

“But Kennen is definitely the best top laner pick right now, isn’t he?” Longhair chimed in.

The suspense didn't last long.

Long Hair had barely finished speaking.

The hero was revealed on the fifth floor of the red team – Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace!

"Snake Woman!!" Ji De's voice suddenly rose.

"Oh, how could I forget about Cassiopeia? Zhou Shen is a master of top lane Cassiopeia!"

"It's normal that we can't remember Zhou Shen playing top lane Cassiopeia for a long time!" Su Xiaoyan added.

Meanwhile, in the official LPL tournament livestream room.

When the Cassiopeia appeared on the fifth floor of the red team, the number of comments on the screen surged instantly.

Wow, Zhou Shen's top lane Cassiopeia is here!

[Top lane Cassiopeia? Isn't this Galio top and Cassiopeia mid?]

[Judging from your behavior, you don't usually watch LGD's matches. This game is 100% Cassiopeia top lane!]

[No need to think about it, this snake woman is definitely Zhou Shen's plaything!]

[Wuhu, it's time for my favorite part again: the long-range vs. short-range top lane matchup!]

[It's not just a long-range vs. short-range matchup in the top lane, it's Zhou Shen's long-range vs. short-range matchup, that's what makes it exciting!]

Haha, you know how to enjoy life!

[Mimi's egg is going to suffer terribly!]

[Let me give you a number: In this game, Mimi Egg was down 30 CS by Zhou Shen in 10 minutes!]

[That's too conservative; I think I'll be shorted by fifty dollars!]

Don't go too far! I can't even get a 50-CS lead in ten minutes playing against bots!

You are you, and Zhou Shen is Zhou Shen; how can you compare them?

【.】

Back to the live stream.

The snake woman was locked up on the fifth floor of the red team.

The director immediately focused the camera on the top laners of both teams.

Under the lens.

Zhou Dian's facial expression remained relaxed.

It seems that playing this game is as ordinary to him as eating and drinking.

On the other side of the main stage.

Mimi Egg's expression had become extremely unnatural.

"Oh no, oh no, this is terrible, how am I supposed to play against Cassiopeia in lane!" Mimi Egg muttered.

Although they are all long-range AP heroes.

However, when it comes to lane dominance against melee tank heroes, Kennen and Cassiopeia are not even in the same league.

Mimi Egg had originally prepared for this matchup against Kennen.

Against Kennen, I can barely hold my own playing Shen.

But can anyone tell me how to defeat the snake woman?

Hearing Mimi Egg's mutterings, Karsa immediately said, "Aren't they Gariyu (Taiwanese translation) top laner and Cassiopeia mid laner?"

Because if Cassiopeia plays mid lane, she counters LeBlanc.

So Karsa thought that LGD's top lane in this game would be the same as in the previous game, with the two tanks farming against each other.

In the mid lane, the player picked Cassiopeia to counter LeBlanc.

After all, in the previous game, Wei Shen's Orianna had a very difficult time laning against Maple's LeBlanc, who came out second.

"No, Brother Ka!" Mimi Egg shook her head. "You don't know Zhou. He was definitely playing Cassiopeia top lane this game!"

"Yes! This Cassiopeia is the top laner!" Flash Wolves head coach Steak added.

And there was an inexplicable heaviness in his tone.

He would rather LGD had their Cassiopeia in the mid lane; that would be better!
Even with some counters, the matchup between Cassiopeia and LeBlanc is only a 60/40 chance.

However, when Cassiopeia faces Shen in the top lane, it's a 10-0 matchup!
As a former top laner for Flash Wolves, Steak knows all too well what it's like for a melee tank champion to face a champion like Cassiopeia on such a long lane.

That would really crush them to the point of exploding!
Moreover, and most importantly, Mimi Egg wasn't playing any other melee tank heroes in this game.

But he happened to be playing a cautious character.

This means you can only take damage; without long-range initiation skills, it's difficult to coordinate with teammates to catch the Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Shen's most crucial ultimate ability provides support.

Cassiopeia can also easily interrupt using her W skill.

Unless this snake woman doesn't know how to play.

Otherwise, Steak wouldn't even dare to think about the miserable state of Mimi Egg during the laning phase.

Walking up behind Mimi Egg, Steak patted Mimi Egg on the shoulder and sighed softly.

it is more than words.

Brother, hold on!
Karsa was somewhat confused by the conversation between his top laner and coach.

Was it really necessary to make such a dramatic scene of death?

It's difficult for someone with shorter reach to fight someone with longer reach.

But if you can't win, you can always play defensively!
"It's okay, Mimi Egg, just play it safe during the laning phase. I'll gank for you. Cassiopeia is short-legged and easy to catch!" Karsa said immediately.

Hearing this, Mimi Egg could only nod silently.

He didn't say anything else.

"Brother Ka, you don't play top lane, so you don't understand. In this game, I might not even be able to survive if I wanted to!" Mimi Egg thought to herself.

With the lineups finalized, the game entered its final minute countdown before loading.

This time is reserved for the players to adjust their runes, masteries, and summoner spells.

Urged by the referee, both head coaches took off their headphones, left the players' seats, and walked toward the center of the stage.

After shaking hands, head coaches Dgc and Steak each turned and walked into the players' tunnel.

And on the big screen at the scene.

The game has now reached the loading screen.

The second game of the 2017 MSI semifinals between LGD and Flash Wolves in a best-of-five series.

Blue team Flash Wolves:

Top lane: Shen; Jungle: Graves; Mid lane: LeBlanc; Bot lane: Varus and Tahm Kench.

Red team LGD:

Top lane Cassiopeia, jungle Jarvan IV, mid lane Galio, bot lane Twitch and Braum.

Amidst cheers from the audience, images of Summoner's Rift appeared on the large screen at the venue.

Next, the OB interface appears.

Ten heroes from both sides have appeared in the fountains at both ends of Summoner's Rift.

After quickly buying their starting gear, both players immediately controlled their heroes to rush out of the fountain, down the high ground, and head straight for the river.

In this game, neither side made any initial invasions.

They all lined up along the river, adopting a defensive starting position.

The situation is calm and there's not much to say for the time being.

The commentators naturally discussed the keystone runes and starting items of the heroes on both sides.

They're all pretty standard.

Aside from Zhou Dian's snake woman, which looks rather unconventional...
"Wow, Zhou Shen went straight for the Killing Ring with his Medusa, instead of choosing the Medusa's most common starting item—that Corruption Potion that costs 500 gold!" Su Xiaoyan exclaimed in surprise.

"With the Killing Ring and Refillable Potion, this starting outfit is very much in line with Zhou Shen's style!" Remember immediately said.

"When there is not much pressure in the laning phase, Zhou Shen usually does not build Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion as starting items that need to be sold in the mid-game."

"I also don't buy blood vials when I go out; I only buy reusable potions, mainly to save money!"

"Therefore, some fans jokingly call Zhou Shen a 'frugal top laner'!"

At this point, he paused, adjusted his glasses, and continued:

"Zhou Shen's performance in the top lane is inseparable from his style of maximizing economic benefits!"

"Some people say that Zhou Shen is the best at farming top laners, and I agree with that. He can always get key items earlier than others!"

After discussing the starting items, the commentators also noticed Cassiopeia's keystone runes in this game.

"In this game, Zhou Shen didn't choose Wind Rider, which is the most common keystone rune for mid-lane Cassiopeia, for his Cassiopeia champion. Instead, he chose Deathfire Touch!"

“Clearly, this is to maximize the damage output of the snake woman!” Longhair said.

"Moreover, it's not easy to trigger Wind Rider when playing against tanky champions like Shen in the top lane!" Su Xiaoyan added.

Game time is 1 minutes and 30 seconds.

Zhou Dian controlled Cassiopeia and left the red team's top lane tri-bush, heading towards the top lane.

Then, Cassiopeia moved to the front of the lane, into the bush near the top lane tower of the Flash Wolves.

Meanwhile, Flash Wolves' top laner Shen was still camping in the top lane river bush, waiting for the minion wave to arrive.

A few seconds later, the buff monsters in the jungle respawned.

Both junglers started the game by solo-farming their own blue buff.

For Flash Wolves, the bot lane has chosen a more dominant duo.

Naturally, the goal is to exert pressure in the laning phase.

Moreover, when facing a champion like Twitch, you need to suppress him severely during the laning phase and prevent him from getting ahead.

Therefore, the Flash Wolves' bot lane duo did not help their jungler clear the jungle, but instead chose to go directly to the lane to exert pressure.

After discovering the Flash Wolves' intentions in the bottom lane.

imp and PYL also opted to go live immediately.

They are already a weaker duo in lane, and if they go online later, they will be in a very difficult situation if they get stuck in lane.

Going live directly will result in less pressure.

Therefore, this resulted in both junglers starting with the blue buff alone.

Karsa still felt that LGD's bot lane Twitch posed a greater threat.

After all, Cassiopeia is primarily a single-target damage dealer, and she's not particularly strong in team fights.

Imp's female police officer was very strong in team fights during the mid-to-late game.

This game featured my signature Twitch again, a hero even more formidable in team fights.

We still need to address this.

As for Shen, who plays Mimi Egg on the top lane?
It's not that we won't gank top lane, it's just that we won't gank top lane in the first wave.

If Mimi Egg can withstand the pressure in the first few minutes of this game, things should be fine, right?

The Cassiopeia doesn't have much equipment at the start, so she should be able to withstand the attacks, right?

Therefore, Karsa chose to solo the blue buff and farm it from top to bottom.

As for LGD...

Eimy played Jarvan IV in this game, and without teammates to help, he could only go for the blue buff when playing solo.

Otherwise, you won't be able to farm jungle camps properly later.

When both junglers are solo ganking.

Naturally, the Graves benefits while the Prince suffers.

It could be said that in the early stages of the game, Eimy made a small sacrifice for his own bot lane.

Just as both junglers were struggling to solo farm the blue buff...

The minion waves on the top lane have also converged.

Shen left the river grass on the upper road and came to the upper road.

He had just reached the rear of his own troops.

Zhou Dian also controlled the snake woman to emerge from the bushes on the side of the line.

Mimi Egg had long anticipated that the snake woman might be crouching in this patch of grass.

When he saw the snake woman emerge from the bushes, he was not alarmed.

Shen was quite close to his own back row at this moment.

If Cassiopeia attacks Shen by crossing the minion wave, she will inevitably be attacked by the blue team's backline minions.

The Cassiopeia's starting build consisted of a Killing Ring and a Refillable Potion.

This starting outfit is far from enough for either recovery or resupply.

In addition, the snake woman, being a mage, has low armor.

The attacks from the three back-row soldiers will hurt the Snake Goddess a lot.

Therefore, facing the Cassiopeia's lane pressure across the minion wave.

Mimi Egg has made up her mind not to retreat immediately and get pushed out of the experience zone.

We need to make sure the Cassiopeia gets hit by a few rounds of attacks from our own backline minions.

Once the snake woman's health drops, she will be more cautious and won't dare to recklessly suppress the enemy.

Back to the game.

After controlling the level 1 Cassiopeia out of the bushes and onto the lane, Zhou Dian immediately leveled up his E skill.

So, the snake woman, who had just stepped out of the bushes, raised her hand and fired Twin Fangs (E), hitting Shen.

Without the poison effect, Cassiopeia's E skill alone deals very limited damage.

The Twin Fangs didn't take away much of Shen's health.

It doesn't even do as much damage as a single basic attack.

Therefore, for a level 1 Cassiopeia to deal damage, she needs to use her E skill in combination with auto-attacks.

Utilize the short cooldown of the E skill to continuously deal damage by repeatedly using EAEAEA.

Zhou Dian's push across the minion wave was naturally the same.

As the Twin Fangs hit Shen, Cassiopeia also launched a basic attack at him.

And the instant I saw the Cassiopeia raise her hand for her basic attack.

Mimi Egg immediately controlled Shen to charge head-on towards the Cassiopeia.

The Cassiopeia was about to be attacked by her own backline minions, so Shen went in to trade blows with her.

After taking a step, Shen used his Q skill to summon back his Soul Blade.

A thin shield descended upon Shen, blocking most of the damage from Cassiopeia's basic attack.

Additionally, after Shen uses his Q skill, the damage of his next three basic attacks will be greatly increased.

Furthermore, the range of basic attacks will increase by 50 yards, reaching 225 yards.

This attack range is quite long for a melee hero.

If the Cassiopeia tries to continue attacking Shen with her EA combo, she will soon be hit by Shen's EA combo.

(End of this chapter)