Chapter 221 It’s a matter of survival as well as of superiority!
If we describe the match between MSF and SKT in the quarterfinals of the S7 World Championship, those four words will definitely be included in the evaluation of MSF.

Although defeated, it is still glorious.

The S7 World Championship is an absolute monster version of the Censer. With soft support paired with Lulu to make the Fiery Censer, the room for the bottom lane to play in the late game is almost unlimited.

It was under this circumstance that MSF adopted that style of play in the third game.

Use the bottom lane combination of Tristana and Leona to fight against SKT's Vayne and Lulu combination.

The reason for choosing Tristana and Leona is that Tristana can take into account both face-jumping in the early stage and output in the later stage, the transition curve is relatively smooth, and it cooperates well with Leona.

But this was not the key to MSF's bottom lane duo's victory over SKT.

The key lies in the talents chosen by Leona in that game.

That’s right, in that game, MSF’s support Leona and ADC Tristana had the same talent.

War zeal!

At first everyone thought that the support had the wrong talents. The commentator looked puzzled and asked several questions in succession, and the SKT players had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.

Especially when SKT's bottom lane duo wanted to use the advantage of both of them having long arms at level 1 and Leona being unable to control the enemy before level 2 to suppress the enemy, they did not expect that the opponent's Leona would directly learn the E skill at level 1 and point it at them, and Tristana also used the W skill to jump into their face.

Of course, as expected, Tristana and Vayne, who were targeted by the focused fire, both became low on health. Then they stopped, used their summoner skills, and began to retreat.

But here is the problem.

Tristana was able to retreat because Lulu had no means of pursuit.

But Vayne couldn't retreat because the female tank, who had no flash, still had the E skill to chase!
Not only that, at the critical moment, the talent brought by the female tank played a decisive role!

The effect of War Fervor is that basic attacks and skills can be stacked, and each layer will bring additional damage to basic attacks, up to a maximum of ten layers. In simple terms, the more you attack, the more painful it is.

So when Bang's Vayne wanted to retreat, she was caught up by Leona's E skill, and with the effect of War Fervor, she was killed by Leona and took the first blood.

You know, in the S7 version of the Censer Monster, the bottom lane was crucial, but it was killed by MSF's bottom lane duo.

This solo kill had very serious consequences for SKT.

Because Tristana and Leona are both face-to-face lineups, they can snowball easily once they gain an advantage. So in that game, even if Faker had a good rhythm in the mid lane, he was unable to reverse the situation and ultimately lost to MSF in a small game.

Lin Dong still has a vivid memory of that game, especially when he saw Bang's Vayne being killed by Leona, he was shocked. The shock was no less than seeing Bengi choose Nidalee in the crucial game.

So this time, he felt it necessary to try this routine.

However, this routine has two crucial prerequisites.

First, the opponent's ADC must be weak in the early stage of laning, and the support must be a soft support.

Because only in this way can you have a chance to win in the early stage of the fight.

And the second, and most important point.

Tristana and Leona are used in the early game, and once they gain an advantage, they will definitely attack the enemy.

When Bengi realizes that his bottom lane is under too much pressure, he will definitely go to the bottom lane to gank or counter-camp. At that time, Lin Dong must also go to the bottom lane to counter-camp.

However, Bengi is not a jungler who is particularly good at attacking, so all he can do is to keep SKT's bottom lane alive. But if he comes to the bottom lane, he will inevitably bring Faker's rhythm to the bottom lane as well, which gives his mid laner the opportunity and time to develop.

Therefore, for the mid lane, you must choose a late-game big C.

The first point is actually nothing to worry about.

Because since SKT entered the late stage of the group stage, the bottom lane combination of Annie + Slayer has almost become their standard.

And this lineup is just restrained by the strategy of Tristana and Leona.

Not only that, once SKT chooses this combination, they will definitely find a way to ban the Minotaur support.

In this way, the Tristana-Leona strategy no longer has any natural enemies, and life becomes more comfortable instead.

As for the second point...

As soon as they returned to the lounge, before Hongmi even opened her mouth, Leng Shao immediately waved his hand and took the initiative.

"It's really fierce. I can't stand it."

"The opposing jungler is like a ghost. Every time I want to kill someone alone, he's there."

"After level 6, time is limited. It is no longer realistic to kill alone."

"Forget it, Lord Hou, you go ahead. I really can't handle them."

The Marquis shook his head helplessly and said.

"It's not all your fault. The opponent's lineup was too good in the last game."

Seeing that both of them said this, Hongmi didn't say much, but looked at Lin Dong and asked.

"If the Marquis goes up, the middle lane will be either the Tsar or the Ice Maiden."

"Ice Girl sets the tempo, Tsar sets the late game."

"Ice Girl is good at attacking and is suitable for the blue side, while Tsar is good at defending and is suitable for the red side."

"We just lost this round, so we have the right to change sides. Lin Dong, do you want to change?"

At the crucial moment of victory, Hongmi decided to leave the decision to the players and let the team members handle it themselves.

Hearing Hongmi's words, Lin Dong frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then shook his head and replied.

"No, the blue team can grab the Tsar. We must take the Tsar in the middle lane in this game."

"You want to play in the late game?" Xiao Duan asked subconsciously, "But if it's defense, isn't the red side more suitable?"

This time, Lin Dong did not explain, but the Marquis started explaining first.

"I can't help it. My hero pool is not as deep as Lee Sang-hyuk's. If I'm on the red side, if the Tsar is taken away by the opponent, I can only use the Ice Maiden."

"That's not the only reason." Lin Dong shook his head, glanced at Xiao Duan and Sima Laozei, then took a deep breath and asked, "By the way, do you still remember the combination I asked you to practice before? You can try it out this time."

"What... Oh, Tristana and Leona?" Xiao Duan shook his head and said, "To be honest... It feels a bit useless. Leona is not as stable as Alistar, Tristana's early burst is not as good as Elysium and Lucian, and its ability to find opportunities and output in the late game is not as good as Twitch. It feels a bit weird. Are you planning to let us pick this in the next game?"

Hongmi on the side also added subconsciously.

"And this combination... the damage in the early stages is obviously a little bit worse? Are you sure this method will work?"

Faced with their concerns, Lin Dong was simply happy.

"If the damage is poor in a fight, then can't we just make up for it a little bit?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Duan was stunned for a moment, "How do I make up for it?"

"Runes bring attack damage and attack speed, talents bring War Fervor. At level 1, don't stand in the field of vision, let the ADC stand there, and you go directly to the bush in the bottom lane to hide. Most importantly, don't buy auxiliary equipment, just buy Doran's Blade at level 1. As long as the opponent's ADC comes out to last hit, just E up, and Tristana learns the W skill at level 1 to jump up, and go All In at level 1! The laning at level 1 determines both the winner and the loser, as well as life and death!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the lounge fell silent for an instant, followed by the sound of people gasping for air.

Even Hongmi's eyes widened suddenly.

What the hell is a female tank with the War Fervor talent?

And I don’t even make auxiliary equipment, I’m making Doran’s Blade at level one?
I've seen malignant tumors, but I've never seen one as malignant as this!

So cruel?
So much so that Hongmi spoke subconsciously.

"Then how can you be so sure that the opponent will fight us? With this play style, what if the opponent is scared? There are no support equipment and no support talents, which means that if we can't get an advantage in the laning phase, this game is over. Isn't this risk too big?"

Hearing Hongmi's words, Lin Dong asked back.

"With Bengi's play, if we can't tear open an opening in the bottom lane and let him protect Faker to develop, won't we be doomed in the late game? What's the difference between using this strategy or not? As for whether they will fight or not... Don't worry, I have a way."

"..." Hongmi. After a moment of silence, Hongmi finally sighed, nodded, and said.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Soon, VG's starting roster and position selection were handed over to the staff.

at the same time.

In the SKT lounge.

Kkoma was not surprised when he learned that VG did not choose to switch sides.

But when he saw the familiar ID on the VG roster for the next game, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then looked at Faker on the side and sighed.

"What is supposed to come has come."

"It's time to meet up with my old teammates."

Hearing this, Faker didn't care much, but Bengi on the side was stunned for a moment, feeling inexplicably emotional, and couldn't help but whispered.

"He was right indeed."

"When we meet again, we will indeed be rivals."

"I thought I had no chance to fight him..."

At the same time, in the commentary booth.

After a short break, the three of them appeared on stage again.

However, this time, the excitement on the colonel's face had obviously subsided a lot, and was replaced by regret and pity.

"It was such a pity in the last game. I actually felt that VG had a chance to win, but the lineup was still a little bit lacking."

Jide, who was standing by, also nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, it's mainly because Bengi picked Olaf so well. And what can I say about the hero Timeless? He's too difficult to deal with. After all, he has an ultimate that can revive, which is almost a perfect counter to assassin mid laners."

"However, VG should have learned from the previous game. At the critical moment, VG chose to change players instead of sides."

"That's right. In the upcoming fourth game, VG is still on the blue side, but the difference is that this time, Icon is taking a break and Easyhoon is the substitute."

"It's obvious that VG should change their tactics in this game, especially in the middle lane, where they should gradually switch from offense to defense."

"This may also mean that VG hopes to play against SKT in the late game."

"In fact, I think that when facing SKT, Hou Ye may be more suitable than Icon. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. You know, last year, Hou Ye was Faker's substitute in SKT, so he must be very familiar with SKT's mid-jungle rhythm."

"Okay, without further ado, let's take a look at the fourth game and the BP situation of both teams."

"VG chose to ban Braum, Chrono, and Digger."

"SKT banned Skate, Alistar, and Kindred."

"It's obvious that when VG chose to make the substitution, the tactics and strategies of both sides began to change. VG no longer blindly blocked the heroes that Faker was good at, especially the hero Ryze, and released them directly. SKT did the same, mainly targeting VG's bottom lane lineup and late-game protection."

"Especially this Kindred. It should be that SKT doesn't want VG to get Kindred and Azar as a mid-jungle combination."

"After all, for VG in this game, the first choice of the blue side is likely to help the Lord get the Tsar... As expected, VG locked the Tsar on the first floor."

"Now it all depends on how SKT will respond in this game."

At this time, Kkoma was not surprised when he saw VG took out the Tsar on the first floor.

He was very familiar with the Marquis, and he didn't even need to look at any information to know what heroes and playing styles the Marquis was good at.

The mid lane Earthbound Spirit has a steady style, but lacks suppression in laning and has an average rhythm.

This is also the reason why no matter how well Hou Ye played last year, he still chose to let Faker play the key game at the critical moment.

In other words, a jungler like Bengi who doesn't care about the rhythm is willing to sacrifice for him.

So Kkoma just thought about it briefly and gave an answer immediately.

"His Tsar is not as good as Sang Hyuk's Tsar, and he doesn't have much suppression power in the laning phase, so our mid and jungle players had better play more aggressively in this round."

"Ryze is outside, so let's just use the combination of Ryze and Lee Sin."

"But remember to try not to gank the mid laner, but the jungler..."

At this point, Kkoma suddenly paused, then realized that it was Bengi, not Blank, who was on the court this time, so he changed his words.

"Forget it, let's not start with the jungle, let's find a way to roam the bottom lane."

Soon, the classic mid-jungle combination of Ryze and Lee Sin was locked down.

However, looking at the strong mid-jungle combination selected by SKT, Lin Dong laughed instead.

"Blind Monk Ryze? This shouldn't be heading for the middle lane. After all, SKT knows best what Hou Ye's style is."

"This is clearly aimed at me, right?"

"You want to come into my jungle to find me? You don't want me to develop?"

"What if I'm not in the jungle at all? What should you do?"

Shaking his head, Lin Dong spoke directly.

"I'll take it first this time. The bottom lane duo will choose later. I'll first pick a hero that can catch people at level 1 to trick the opponent."

After hearing Lin Dong's words, Hongmi who was standing beside him suddenly had a bad feeling.

To be honest, when Lin Dong said that the first level determines not only the superiority but also the inferiority and life and death, he was already very nervous.

But when he heard about this first-level arrest, he became more certain of his guess.

This kid...I'm afraid he's going to give me a hard time in this round!

Which jungle hero can gank at level 1?
Does Spider learn E at level 1?
Then do you still want to go?

Moreover, the bottom lane is different from the middle lane. The reason why the red team is suitable for defense is that as long as they don’t push the line, they can place a defensive eye at the river at level 1. In this way, it is basically impossible to catch anyone at level 1!

Unless you can hide away!

Could it be possible to choose a widow?
But if you choose Widowmaker, you won’t be able to trick the opponent, right?

Is it a swing position?

At this moment, a name suddenly popped up in Hongmi's mind, and his body stiffened!
"Wait? Lin Dong! You don't want to..."

The next second, a hero was immediately locked down by Lin Dong on the second floor!
Looking at the hero in front of him, Hongmi felt his eyes suddenly go dark.

as predicted!

The source of the plague! Rats!

At that moment, Hongmi suddenly understood the true meaning of Lin Dong's words "It's about both superiority and inferiority, as well as life and death."

To put it simply...

The first level strategy was successful and SKT died.

The strategy failed and VG died.

It's that simple!
Because the hero Rat is a jungler, it is difficult for him to kill wild monsters.

We can only rely on arresting people!
He wondered what the method Lin Dong was talking about was!

After all, it's still self-destruction!
(End of this chapter)