nycdaug Chapter 15 Riven
Chapter 15 Riven
Facts speak louder than words; Lulu has already been snatched away, so what can Zuo Shou say?
"Hmm, the coach's words are quite original. It seems there's some new information."
"Quick, take down the Ice Maiden for me, Xiao Tian, you go too." What else could Zuo Shou say but to follow the original plan?
Lock in Crystal Maiden in the mid lane to coordinate with Tian and TheShy's mid-game offense, and dominate KG's mid-game defense and proactive team fights.
In terms of laning, Crystal Maiden has a relatively easy matchup against Lulu.
"The combination of Lissandra and Rengar is well-prepared. It really counters my Lulu. The jungler is tanky."
"Bottom lane, farm Corki to exert early pressure. As long as you gain an advantage in the early game, you won't be afraid of Lissandra and Rengar finding opportunities in the mid-game."
Lulu in the mid lane is a hero that Doinb has been practicing intensively lately, but he hasn't used her much in ranked games, and he hasn't even brought her out a few times in official matches.
But during training matches, he felt that he had a deep friendship with the purple garlic.
To this end, NBY has also developed a lineup that uses Lulu's strong early-game poke to quickly snowball in the mid-game, combined with mid-lane players finding rhythm and coordinating plays.
Soon, the NBY roster was finalized.
Top lane: Renekton; Jungle: Mundo; Mid lane: Lulu; Bot lane: Corki paired with Braum.
KG drafted a lineup that also leans towards the early to mid-game tempo: Rengar in the jungle, Lissandra in the mid lane, and Ezreal and Alistar in the bot lane.
Only the top laner for the fifth-floor counter position remains to be chosen.
"Oh, just one last pick. What champion will TheShy choose?"
"This lineup is a good choice when paired with Troll Warlord, as it is effective in both laning and split pushing."
"Tahm Kench is also an option, providing a significant tankiness boost to his teammates in the mid-game."
Wang Duoduo made normal predictions, talking about the top lane champions in the S6 version. The pace of S6 was generally slower, and these champions stood out in the LPL. It's just that the level in LSPL was a bit lower, and everyone preferred to fight more, which made the pace faster.
It has nothing to do with any version or league.
The final unit was already predetermined.
"The day the broken sword is reforged will be the day the knight returns!"
As the classic voice line played, a green light flashed on the large screen behind the player, and the white-haired swordsman holding a runic sword appeared.
Riven is here!
The live stream chat immediately erupted with comments. This season, whether it was LPL, LSPL, or even the City Championship, they had never seen anyone play Riven.
A true sewer hero.
"He's really playing! I knew it, this guy must be a Riven pro, that's why he got demoted by WE."
"No, this is really messed up. So what if he's a one-trick pony? Riven is a completely trash champion this season, don't you know that? In Season 6, who wasn't tanky? He's basically an assassin top laner, who does he think he can beat?"
"And the crocodile is clearly a counter to Riven, yet he dares to pick Riven to counter the crocodile in the tenth-floor counter position. He's practically never lost a game."
Lin Kong got excited as he watched the barrage of angry comments criticizing TheShy in the live stream; he was all ready.
This is the day we've been waiting for, the day everyone will question us!
In the days leading up to his debut, Lin Kong had two other preparations besides the support team.
The second tactic was to create momentum on the Anti-Pressure Bar. As the most popular anti-pressure and blame-taking bar in the LPL, it has a large number of daily active users, and many people learn about esports through the Anti-Pressure Bar.
"Can Riven play in competitive matches?"
"I see even the top player on the Korean server is playing it!"
Lin Kong started building momentum a few days in advance, with various topics related to Riven and the competition.
Furthermore, the news that TheShy is ranked number one in the Korean server has been spread on Tieba by paid trolls, and it has already become the hottest topic recently.
The core reason is that there isn't a single top laner in the LPL who plays Riven.
We haven't really seen Riven shine much, and no absolute dominance can end this discussion.
"Guys, come to the LSPL livestream! Someone's picking Riven against Renekton!"
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Kong began to set the pace, launching a full-scale online attack.
Start fishing...
On the NBY side, mid laner Doinb's face darkened immediately when he saw Riven make her move. "There's a limit to how much this guy can look down on people."
"Does KG really think he's SKT? Does he really think he's Mario?"
"You dare to use Riven against Renekton? You really don't take me seriously, Viktor."
When the opponent uses Riven against Renekton, even a Renekton player in ranked games would feel like the opponent is looking down on them, let alone V.
Absolutely not convinced.
The atmosphere at the scene was filled with a sense of skepticism towards TheShy's Riven.
Riven vs. Renekton? That sounds like utter nonsense to either side.
"KG!!!"
"come on!!!"
Amidst the roars of the cheering crowd, the match officially began. Zhu Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief, able to step off the field and take off his suit jacket.
The on-site cheering squad did have an effect; Vitalik Buterin suddenly felt a lot more pressure on NBY, if you think about it carefully.
This doesn't seem to be a question of whether or not one is convinced.
If he loses to TheShy's Riven while playing Renekton, putting aside the issue of embarrassment, if he gets completely destroyed, he might even lose his job.
NBY also has a substitute top laner.
V's mind was filled with all sorts of wild thoughts, but time was of the essence.
The laning phase has officially begun.
At the start of the game, KG did a good job of scouting, ensuring that NBY did not switch lanes.
This allowed TheShy and V to successfully go head-to-head.
Upon meeting, TheShy immediately began to utilize Riven's advantages.
The level 1 card dealt three Q passive damage, and immediately went in to trade blows with V. I don't know if V hadn't played against Riven in a long time, but he maintained extremely poor distance.
I got hit twice right at level one, and lost a lot of health in the trade.
"This guy, he's keeping an incredibly good distance."
V God was amazed, not only because TheShy's proficiency with Riven was frighteningly high, but also because of his lightning-fast QA combo, which was even more astonishing.
It's TheShy's distance control.
At the beginning, he didn't control his position well, and was caught out and attacked. When he turned around to counterattack, he couldn't catch TheShy at all and was blocked by the distance, so he lost another auto-attack.
Once they reached level one, they completely lost control of the minion wave and were forced to watch TheShy's Riven farm from behind, not daring to go forward and touch the minion wave.
As one of Lin Kong's men, the director naturally followed instructions, switching the game screen to the top lane and keeping a close eye on Riven, the absolute protagonist of the day.
"President Lin, I think TheShy played quite well. He traded a huge amount of health right from the start."
"That guy on the other side, V, doesn't even seem as good as TheShy's ranked opponents. I feel like I'm going to get completely destroyed."
Zhu Kai had just taken off his clothes after leaving the field when he turned around and saw TheShy leading in health. He immediately said happily, "It seems that today's choice was the right one."
If Zhu Kai could see the advantage, then everyone else could see it too.
TheShy's meticulous level 1 play was practically perfect; he immediately suppressed the Renekton and controlled the minion wave.
From levels 1 to 3, he didn't give the crocodile a chance to touch the minion wave. After pushing the wave into the tower with the level 3 slow, he went back to base to replenish his supplies.
The first three levels were a direct 18-to-8 exchange, and the three-and-a-half-minute mark saw a 10-to-10 advantage!
In the LPL, if you are out-farmed by 10 CS in 10 minutes, unless it's a very serious counter-pick, you can say you lost the laning phase.
With 10 slashes in 3 and a half minutes, TheShy's dominance is evident.
The chat in the live stream also shifted its focus, starting to criticize V's crocodile for simply messing around.