Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 256, page 253: Can even BLG be crushed?
At this moment, the BLG coaching staff were already racking their brains backstage.

They began to think about how to deal with this mid-to-high exchange.

In the simplest terms, it's like this.
Since we know that Shimamura Yuna will switch lanes, we can assume that Shimamura Yuna will go mid and just make the draft accordingly.

But that's not actually the case.

Yuna Shimamura can actually still get on board; it's something that can be flexibly changed at any time based on the content of the business plan.

BLG's original idea was to try to get their side to choose the red side as much as possible, and use the red side's counter pick to force Shimamura Yuna to choose first, so that BIN could reliably avoid being countered.

Although this approach is not perfect.

For example, if it's WBG's turn to actively choose a side, then WBG actively choosing the red side will automatically break the tactic that prevents Shimamura from choosing a counter.

But at least this guarantees that the red side has a certain solution.

But now, with the emergence of this mid-to-high swing strategy, it's as if this solution has been rendered useless.

In BLG, there are two paths, and one of them always needs to be taken first; you can't have both of them go first.

No matter what, Shimamura Yuna can always choose a match that makes her comfortable, pick a hero that makes her comfortable, and play a lane that makes her comfortable.

The only solution for BLG might be to switch lanes as well.

But the left hand is alright.
When Zuo Shou fills the top lane role in Korean Challenger games, he can generally exert strong pressure.

He even wins more often than he loses when playing top lane solo against many professional top laners.

He is a true master, skilled in both the middle and upper levels.

Asking him to make up for it might be a little difficult for him, but it's not a big problem.

But BIN is definitely not someone who is very good at playing mid lane.

There are a lot of tanks on the top lane. It took BIN several years to figure out how to play them, and even then, he was only barely passable.

There are a bunch of traditional mages in the mid lane, which is really beyond BIN's skill level to handle.

Therefore, we should consider it a given fact that BLG cannot follow WBG's strategy of swapping mid and top laners.
Shimamura Yuna will definitely be able to counter one of the top or mid laners according to her plan, and then carry out her predetermined tactics.

This tactic isn't particularly unique for esports in League of Legends; it's something that's happened before.

There was already a precedent in S8.

At that time, the version had a lot of heroes that could be used in the mid and top lanes. If your player couldn't play mid or top lane and couldn't use these heroes, or if you hadn't mastered certain strong heroes that could be used in the mid and top lanes...
Then your team will face a huge, even irrecoverable, tactical disadvantage.

But that version is too far back now.

In the current version, almost no mainstream players intentionally train their abilities in this area.

It's difficult to achieve the desired results when you're forced into a situation at the last minute.

The disadvantage in BP is only part of the problem.

Another part is
BLG originally intended to target Shimamura Yuna by switching lanes more frequently and purposefully.

Others have tried this before, but the results were not good.

With lane swapping being so prevalent in this version, any team using Shimamura Yuna, who is capable of carrying in the top lane, must have its own countermeasures against this.

If it were so easy to be ruined by a lane swap, that would be a real mess.

No matter how many times she was switched, Shimamura Yuna always managed to find a better first shop, subtly recovering the economy that originally belonged to her.

but.
No matter how you try to patch it up or switch lanes, frequent lane swaps can make the top laner a little uncomfortable.

Even with the most perfect handling, one can only try to minimize losses for their own top laner, not completely offset them.

But now, if Shimamura Yuna switches to the mid lane, that disadvantage disappears.

She doesn't need to worry about changing the cable at all.

It was Xiao Hu who was replaced, what does that have to do with me, Shimamura Yuna?
I'm just farming and leveling up in the mid lane all by myself.

People used to say that Shimamura Yuna's playstyle is essentially that of a top lane Chovy.

But now it seems that this isn't Chovy in the top lane.

She is Chovy.

He plays the same position, has the same playstyle, and is the core of the team, and is a key target of Riot's marketing efforts. What else could this be but Chovy?
The biggest difference between the two people is probably their gender and nationality.

The addition of Shimamura has made WBG's tactical options incredibly diverse.

The little tiger has two forms, upper and middle.

Yuna Shimamura also has two forms, one middle and one upper.

Moreover, both players are able to perform well in their respective positions.

Facing Chovy, who can suddenly switch between top and mid lane, BLG's coach is truly struggling to figure things out.

He sat backstage watching the players get beaten up while brainstorming furiously.

"How do we solve this?"

How to break?
There doesn't seem to be any particularly effective way to break it.

You can only assume that the opponent's mid and top laners are likely Chovy, and that this Chovy will definitely be able to counter you, and then just keep playing like that.

Is this really okay?

Is this really reasonable?

While BLG's coach was racking his brains and outsmarting the enemy off the field, WBG was practically crushing BLG on the field.

It has to be said that BLG is truly the strongest enemy they have ever encountered.

Even after taking advantage of the information gap, catching BLG off guard, and gaining a huge advantage in the draft, the situation is still very tense.

After winning the first wave of the Tide Worm Swarm, BLG did not collapse completely.

On the contrary, they managed to recover many more matches later on.

Shimamura Yuna is a bit difficult to catch.

Her awareness of avoiding ganks is a bit too sensitive, almost like she has a spider-like sense of touch.

Many times, even when BLG wanted to force a kill on her, they couldn't find an opportunity.

However, if you can't kill Shimamura Yuna, you can always find opportunities in the bottom lane or top lane.

Thanks to the jungler's rhythm, BLG regained a significant advantage in the first fifteen minutes.

At one point, even BLG's economy was in the lead.

But
The reason for this apparent advantage is that WBG's mid laner is dead.

While her teammates were being caught, Shimamura Yuna was farming gold.

When the opponent's revealed cards disappeared, she signaled to her teammates to remind them, and then continued farming.

Many times, both Xiaohu and the bot lane knew they were going to be eliminated.

But there was nothing they could do.

They can only exchange resources for the routes that haven't been used to get caught.

Eat the tower's skin, push the lane, and push the tower.
Basically, it's like, "You can have this person if you want," because my eldest sister's development can't be neglected.

The final impression is
From the audience's perspective, BLG kept getting kills, and the kill ratio kept widening.

However, looking at the economic panel, it's actually stuck.

To borrow a phrase that LPL commentators love to say.

dry.

It's really dry, as dry as it gets.

Every time BLG forces a kill, WBG manages to gain resources in return.

They either let you take tower plates and push towers, or they traded for neutral resources. Although Rabbit isn't exactly a late-game carry, you could even say he's a mid-lane hero who leans towards early-game tempo.

But even in the late game, this hero still has all the necessary roles, and his damage output in team fights is not low at all.

If a hero like this can get a half-item or a full set ahead, then the damage will naturally be high.

When someone like Shimamura Yuna comes out of retirement to participate in a crucial team battle, the outcome is almost inevitably one-sided.

During this period, Shimamura Yuna brought out her second greatest strength.

That is.
In team fights, positioning should always be based on what is reasonable.

People often say that the core reason she can't play tanks and heavy infantry well is because her thinking is too strange. She always habitually stays in a safe position and never pays attention to her teammates.

This means that no matter how well she plays in lane, she still gives off an "unpleasant" vibe when it comes to team fights.

However, this also means that when she plays damage-dealing heroes, she can always ensure that her positioning is correct.

Taking the least amount of damage while dealing the most damage is always the most efficient positioning.

She is a genuine output machine.

A robot whose operation can be described as exquisite.
What positions are relatively safe for outputting damage and won't be targeted by concentrated fire?

What position is relatively comfortable?

Her brain was instinctively thinking about these things; it was an irreversible reaction.

Even when playing a tank, she finds it difficult to overcome her instinct to be a damage dealer.

Because of the conflict between one's thinking and one's instincts, one may feel awkward playing, make slow decisions, and sometimes even make some very bad decisions.

However, when the team's responsibility for her was no longer initiating team fights or protecting teammates, but simply "dealing damage," things became very simple for her.

Currently, everything WBG is doing is simplifying the tasks she needs to accomplish.

Let her go to the mid lane and become a dead man, simplifying the pressure she has to bear from switching lanes.

Her teammates were easily outmaneuvered, so she didn't need to provide support, simplifying her thinking about when she should move and when she shouldn't.

The jungler, Xiaotian, provided her with the information he had gathered from the map, simplifying her information gathering process.

All her energy was focused on the three simplest things: laning, farming gold, and team fighting.

Now, she is a pure output machine that has been optimized by removing all unnecessary and redundant components.

"Shimamura Yuna has engaged! Wow, that ultimate skill has taken down BLG's two carries instantly, it looks really dangerous!"

"Wow, Shimamura's combo instantly killed the ADC! That damage is just too outrageous!"

The task at hand is too simple.

The things that I have to do and handle myself are far too easy.

And ironically, these are precisely the things she excels at.

The ease with which one handles things they are good at seems to lead to a certain comfort zone.

Let her feel
I entered a state of flow.

All the extraneous information on the field has now been automatically filtered out in her brain.

She couldn't hear the faint live sound coming from the microphone.

She couldn't hear her teammates' cheers or their pointless chatter.

Location information of the opposite side.
Your own location information.

How should I output my work?
These things are what truly define my heart.

This game has become simpler than ever before.

Even after a team fight victory, the cheers from teammates are automatically filtered out.

Although it's subtle.
But perhaps.
The current WBG is subtly composed of the right five people.

It may not be the most correct answer.

But it must be correct.

And this game is a testament to that.

It wasn't as overwhelming as in the previous matches; it wasn't the kind of game where they were completely crushed online and their team fights were utterly ineffective.

BLG still demonstrated its strength as a strong team.

In the early laning phase, the situation on all three lanes was fairly even.

The individual actions taken 15 minutes prior can be considered a normal exchange of resources with WBG.

WBG will get time to develop.

Conversely, BLG also got what they wanted.

Until 18 minutes ago, the economy of both sides was basically neck and neck with no significant difference, making it a very suspenseful match for the audience.

However, after a team fight around the 18-minute mark, things changed completely.

It's hard to say that BLG made any major mistakes in this team fight.

Everyone, regardless of who they are, is trying their best to make a difference.

The skill may not have hit completely.

The timing of entry may not be perfect.

But it's generally acceptable.

After all, humans are not machines.

A team fight may require a lot of maneuvers, involving the use of more than ten skills and a lot of dodging.

With so many choices, it's almost impossible to think them all right and act on them correctly in such a short time.

Once you have a performance like that, it's worthy of being included in match highlights and video clips featuring your best plays.

Even professional players can only guarantee a 7% or higher accuracy rate in a team fight.

But
From the perspective of the audience and her opponents, Shimamura Yuna is now a complete monster.

She seems to be completely infallible.

In the past, she would often miss some crucial skills when playing in teams due to problems such as lack of focus and limited energy.

Back then, she was often jokingly referred to by viewers as "the old man who goes top lane".

People often say that "Shimamura looks old before she's even realized it."

However, with a year of training and physical recovery, this problem has been largely alleviated without us even realizing it.

In fact, even during MSI, Shimamura Yuna often couldn't react in time to use key skills in team fights, playing like JackeyLove.

However, by the time we reached the third stage playoffs, this was no longer an issue.

Her fighting instincts, combined with the natural reactions of this young body...
It was at its peak.

It was undoubtedly at its peak.

Everyone on BLG's side, big and small, made some mistakes, and their team fight decision-making accuracy was probably only around 70-80%.

However, Shimamura Yuna's decision-making accuracy rate was close to 100%.

In addition, it was Alola's dominant period to begin with.

Therefore, they won the team fight as a matter of course.

After winning the team fight, the stalemate was completely broken. Once the snowball was started, it was very difficult for it to roll back down.

At this moment, the audience had only one thought in their minds.
'Shimamura-san, you can even beat up BLG?! Is there anyone you can't beat up?!'

(End of this chapter)