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Chapter 487 Let me teach you how to play Gnar! Faker's undefeated Ryze!

"Oh, it's changed, Ryze is here!"

"As expected, Faker picked the champion first, leaving the counter pick for top laner Huni."

Miller confidently stated, "I don't think this Ryze has the potential to be a mid or top laner; it's 100% mid lane Ryze!"

Although Faker's most famous play is the double Zed match.

But if you had to choose Faker's most signature champion, the one he trusts most when things aren't going his way, it would definitely be Ryze.

To take a recent example, in the quarterfinals of this year's World Championship, SKT faced off against the European team, the Rabbits.

When SKT was down 1-2 in the series, Faker picked Ryze in the fourth game of the BO5 series, and in that game, Ryze turned the tide in a very unfavorable situation, dragging the game into a decisive game.

“I think SKT’s shift in mindset on this point is absolutely correct,” PDD added.

"If SKT wants to make the game easier, Faker must take on roles that can provide support."

“Yes, to set the pace, to control the tempo.” Miller nodded. “So what top and jungle combination will LGD pick?”

Without much hesitation, LGD locked in Jarvan IV and Gnar on the fourth and fifth floors of the blue side.

"There's not much to say about the Prince. He's the jungler Eimy played the most in this World Championship. In the semifinals against Samsung, he played him several times in a row."

PDD continued, "As for Zhou Shen's Gnar, that's quite interesting! You, Huni, didn't seem to play Gnar very well last game. This time, I'll teach you how to play Gnar, hehe!"

"That depends on Huni. How did his Gnar get destroyed in the last game?"

"In this game, Huni at least needs to prove to the coach that giving him the counter-position was the right thing to do."

"Will he take Kennen too?" Remember suddenly said.

"We've seen Huni play Camille against Gnar when he played against RNG before. What champion will Huni ultimately choose to counter Zhou Shen's Gnar pick this game?"

“I don’t think Huni has a high chance of getting Kennen!” PDD shook his head.

Suddenly, a gasp of surprise rang out from the scene.

With the countdown to player selection nearing its end, SKT revealed Yasuo on the fifth floor of the red side.

"Oh my gosh~ Yasuo!"

“Yasuo is definitely a counter to this champion, I support him because I’m really looking forward to it!” Miller said.

“I’m looking forward to it too,” Ji De added.

"It's decided, Yasuo is picked. Let's face the wind!"

The audience cheered and applauded.

Even though the vast majority of the audience here today are here to support LGD, and even though the player who picked Yasuo was from SKT.

But if you dare to pick Yasuo on the biggest stage of League of Legends, you deserve the cheers and applause of the audience.

Because Yasuo represents true happiness!

Meanwhile, in the official live stream room, the chat went completely wild.

[Holy crap, the happy wind man!]

【hasakei!】

Face the storm!

【0-21-0, you know what I mean?】

[Sorry, Zhou Shen, I betrayed you this game. My heart told me that as a loyal Yasuo player, I must support Yasuo!]

【.】

The director of this broadcast was quite interesting. After SKT locked in Yasuo on the fifth floor of the red team, the camera first focused on Huni's face.

Huni was muttering something to himself, his face serious.

Then the camera immediately cut to Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian, however, wore a smile, as if he were the one who had chosen Yasuo and found happiness.

Zhou Dian was indeed quite happy.

However, what pleased him was not that Huni chose Yasuo, but that KkOma seemed to have made a bad move.

Wasting a ban slot on Zac is definitely not a good choice.

In the last game, Eimy's Zac spent the entire game building vision, failing to utilize Zac's hero characteristics at all, and even had Baron stolen.

You can do vision control with any jungler, no matter what champion you play.

Judging from SKT's decision to ban Zac, it's safe to assume that SKT had no idea how to break LGD's tactical system.

To be honest, Eimy might have played Jarvan IV better than Zac in this game.

After all, the Prince is too much of a threat to Varus, who has no mobility skills.

At this moment, the countdown on the large screen at the venue had entered the final minute before the loading screen appeared.

The players on both sides quickly changed their heroes, and the ten heroes went to their designated positions.

Miller is still continuing his "one-handed" approach.

"With this Yasuo pick, Huni has to show KkOma that it's worth it to bring me to the World Championship without Untlra!"

As soon as Miller finished speaking, PDD chuckled, a chuckle that was quite eerie.

"Huni was able to pick Yasuo in the top lane in front of Zhou Shen, I think he definitely deserves applause!"

"But," PDD changed the subject, "there's something I think many of Zhou Shen's fans know!"

"That means Zhou Shen is also a Yasuo master!"

Miller understood what PDD meant without needing to explain it.

Miller has also commentated on many of Zhou Dian's matches, and he knows very well that Zhou Dian will never be crushed in a solo lane by the heroes he is good at playing.

Of course, Miller was happy to see this.

He still supports Zhou Dian and LGD, and his reaction just now was simply due to his excitement at seeing Yasuo in the S-series finals.

The live stream camera cut out from the glass booth where the contestants were located, overlooking the entire main stage.

The two head coaches walked to the center of the stage and shook hands.

This time it was right in the middle, and Dgc didn't gain an advantage in this "mid-lane solo".

Dgc and KkOma shook hands in the center of the stage. It seemed that both of them were a little too forceful in this handshake, and they were not able to pull their hands apart when they turned around for the first time.

The two shook their hands for a moment before letting go and heading towards the backstage dressing room.

Seeing this, Remember said with a smile, "The two coaches shook hands just now and seemed to have a mutual respect for each other."

"I've got it, I can't let go!" Miller laughed along.

"It's a bit like Zac's Q skill, it sticks to you."

Remember to quickly get back to the main topic and return to the game itself.

"There are many highlights in this game. First of all, we finally saw Faker's Ryze for the second time at this year's World Championship."

"In the history of the World Championship, his Ryze has never lost a game, but he has lost every single one!"

“Yes, he’s never lost!” Miller added. “Ryze is probably Faker’s ultimate weapon.”

"And he always picks this champion in crucial games; he doesn't usually pick it." "Regardless of how strong or weak the champion is, Faker often picks this champion in crucial games."

PDD chuckled and said, "Ryze, the champion... the feeling he gives off is very similar to Faker."

"Alright, after talking so much about Ryze, everyone please don't get me wrong, we still definitely support LGD." Miller chuckled, "The stronger Faker's Ryze is, the more we need to defeat him and make them admit defeat."

"If we can win this game, then today..."

Miller was interrupted by PDD before he could finish speaking, "Stop jinxing us, stop jinxing us, we have to take it one game at a time!"

As the commentators chatted casually in the commentary booth, the loading screen on the big screen finished, and ten heroes from both sides entered Summoner's Rift.

The second game of the best-of-five finals of the S7 World Championship has officially begun.

Blue side LGD:

Top lane Gnar, jungle Jarvan IV, mid lane Malzahar, bot lane Xayah and Janna.

Red team SKT:

Top lane Yasuo, jungle Gragas, mid lane Ryze, bot lane Varus and Lulu.

Upon entering the game, neither side opted for the safe, straight-line formation along the river at the start.

On LGD's side, apart from Zhou Dian's Gnar heading straight for the top lane, the other four players grouped up and went to the bottom lane in the bottom river.

On the other hand, SKT's bot lane duo stayed in their own lower jungle, keeping an eye on the river.

The other three, however, banded together and headed straight for the river.

The two main forces happened to be positioned at different points, and no conflict occurred.

After each side had circled around half of the river, they dispersed and prepared to go to their respective destinations.

In the commentary booth, Miller was clearly still interested in Ryze. As the game calmed down and no conflict broke out between the two sides at the start, Miller couldn't help but talk about Ryze again.

"But as we just mentioned, Ryze was actually countered by Malzahar."

"Ryze is really hard to play against Malzahar. You have a short range, and you are afraid of silence and Malzahar's ultimate control."

"In the last game, Wei Shen's Malzahar performed quite well against the tough Cassiopeia!"

"It's Malzahar again this game, facing a better lane matchup like Ryze. Hopefully, Wei Shen can maintain his performance from the last game!"

Actually, from before the finals started until now, when the second game has begun, the commentators have been talking about Wei Shen the most.

In today's match, not only the commentators but also the vast majority of LPL supporters are not too worried about LGD's other positions; the only concern is Wei Shen.

It's not that I think Wei Shen is bad, it's just that Wei Shen's opponent is Faker.

Of course, you have Faker, and I have Zhou Shen.

Although Zhou Dian has zero World Championship titles while Faker has three, in terms of being the "pillar of the team," Zhou Dian is in no way inferior to Faker to LPL viewers.

At 1 minute and 10 seconds into the game, before the jungle monsters had respawned, Huni's Yasuo arrived alone at LGD's blue buff and ran into Zhou Dian's Gnar.

Yasuo raised his hand to unleash a Steel Tempest, but Gnar dodged it with a slight sideways movement, missing his Q.

Gnar then attacked Yasuo, knocking away Yasuo's passive shield.

As for why Gnar didn't use Q on Yasuo, it's naturally because Gnar didn't learn the Q skill.

Gnar, despite being a ranged champion, only has a basic attack range of 425 yards, the same as Yasuo's Steel Tempest (Q).

This is important, and it's a major reason why Yasuo counters Gnar.

If Gnar's basic attack range is longer than Yasuo's Q skill, then Yasuo will have far fewer advantages when laning against Gnar.

Zhou Dian's Gnar learns the W skill at level 1 so that he can go toe-to-toe with Yasuo at level 1.

A key reason why Yasuo can pressure Gnar is that he can secure lane priority at level one.

Of course, this is against a level 1 Q-class Gnar.

Gnar's level 1 Q deals very low damage and has a long cooldown. Facing Yasuo's pressure, he can't compete in damage and can only retreat, giving Yasuo lane control for nothing.

But learning W is different.

The damage from the three-ring skill is not only high, but also very consistent, unlike the Q skill boomerang which is easy to miss.

Gnar is known as "Little Vayne," and for good reason; his W's three-hit combo deals considerable damage.

In a level 1 skirmish, if Gnar can also dodge Yasuo's Q skill, then Gnar has taken over Yasuo's lane control.

Back to the game.

At this moment, Eimy's Prince also arrived at the blue buff. He threw out his E skill, and a flag landed on Yasuo's head, taking away a small amount of Yasuo's health.

After throwing the flag, Eimy controlled the prince to walk back to the back of the blue buff camp.

In the commentary box.

Miller said, "Huni is playing Yasuo this game, and I believe he's under a lot of pressure!"

"Because he knew very well that the reason he was crushed in the last game was because of Zhou Shen's AD Kennen. You could say he was completely crushed by Zhou Shen in a pure 1v1."

"He has to make a good impression when he picks Yasuo this time!"

Before he could finish speaking, Eimy's prince walked into the bushes behind the Blue Buff camp, where the river pass was located, and ran into Ryze and Gragas.

"Hey, Eimy ran into three SKT players as he walked over here!"

Fortunately, Faker had already leveled up his E skill at level one, considering that Ryze would have a difficult time laning against Malzahar.

Otherwise, the prince would be immobilized in place by Ryze's W skill upon first encounter.

However, Eimy didn't hold back on the Flash, and he was also startled.

Seeing Ryze land an E skill mark on him, he immediately used Flash to create distance.

This quick movement allowed him to avoid the barrel's flesh-filled impact (E).

If Ryze learns Runic Imprisonment (W) this time, Jarvan IV will be caught in a chain of crowd control from Ryze and Gragas.

Of course, even if Ryze learned W, as long as Jarvan IV used Flash, he definitely wouldn't die.

After all, this is in their own jungle, and Gnar and Malzahar are not far away and can provide immediate support, but they will inevitably lose a lot of health.

The game time is now 1 minute and 29 seconds. Whether he uses a health potion or returns to base to replenish his health before heading out again, it will seriously affect the Prince's early jungle clearing rhythm.

Therefore, when Eimy discovered that Ryze had learned the E skill at level one, he immediately used Flash.

Aside from some stress, it also saved the state so as not to affect the idea of ​​farming jungle monsters in the early stages.

However, no matter what, his aimless wandering around cost him his Flash ability, which was quite a price to pay.

SKT's early invasion forced out Jarvan IV's Flash, which can be considered a success.

After all, without Flash, the prince's ability to gank is greatly reduced.

“Eimy shouldn’t have done that!” Miller said.

“Eimy probably thought the other side had already retreated, because Yasuo encountered Gnar alone at the corner of LGD's blue buff area,” Remember said.

The prince was hit by Flash, and the jungle monsters had already respawned, so Eimy had to go to the bottom half of the map alone to start the red buff.

Because imp and PYL had already gone to the bottom lane to push the lane.

On SKT's side, Yasuo and Gragas were casually taking LGD's blue buff.

(End of this chapter)