LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

The time is approaching 5pm Korean time.

The venue was packed with seats, and Korean and Chinese were mixed together, heating up the atmosphere.

The guidance boards for the 2018 Season World Championship can be seen everywhere, and the cold dark blue tone cannot suppress the team’s enthusiasm for watching the game.

It wasn't until the Riot logo appeared on the big screen on the stage that the audience was silent for a brief moment.

The next moment, the noise instantly amplified several times!

Accompanied by the muffled sound of red and blue cheering sticks hitting each other, the LED screen dimmed, and when it lit up again, it was the panoramic view of Gwangju!

The promotional video flashed all the major attractions in Gwangju before cutting to the venue where the semi-finals will be held.

The narrator's voice sounded, and his voice was very recognizable.

"I have tasted too much failure," Li Yuanhao's comic face appeared in front of everyone, "so I want to win until the end."

There was also an English commentary in the background, "RNG defeated VIT. After five rounds of hard work, they are finally advancing to the semi-finals!"

"Now that we are on the stage of the global finals, we have only one goal," Midhu paused for a moment, "and that is to win the championship."

There were die-hard RNG fans in the audience who screamed a few times.

The camera turned, and Lin Ran and five other YM members appeared. The background behind them was dark, with scarlet as an embellishment, almost blending in with the team uniforms.

The English voice in the narration was full of passion, "Is there anyone who doubts YM's strength? The original team that won all the championships last year is back, and they are the well-deserved favorites to win the championship!"

Lin Ran's voice intervened, "We returned the Summoner's Trophy half a month ago, and we plan to bring it back to the club intact in half a month."

He turned to face the camera and stood in the center, "As long as I stand on this stage for a day, other teams will not be able to take it away."

There were a large number of YM fans at the scene, and their sudden wave of cheers was huge.

The big screen went dark again.

"Good afternoon to all summoners present!" The Roaring Emperor in a brown suit stood on the stage holding a microphone, "This is Gwangju, South Korea!"

Amidst the loud noises from the audience, the Roaring Emperor said, "The journey to Busan has come to an end. Now there are only 4 teams standing here, and today, only one winner will go to Incheon to compete for the final championship trophy. !”

"Let us first welcome the third seed in the LPL division - ROYAL NEVER GIVE UP!" He waved his arms and prolonged his voice as hard as he could.

"Top laner Letme, jungler Mlxg..." Roaring Emperor read out the players' IDs word by word. RNG's five starting players and head coach appeared in front of the players' seat on the stage, waving to the audience.

"Assistant Ming and coach Heart!"

The Roaring Emperor took the opportunity to take a breath and adjust his condition, "Next up is the LPL No. 1 seed, two-time global finals champion, Young Miracles!"

"Top laner GimGoon, jungler Tian, ​​mid laner Ran, bottom laner JackeyLove, assistant Crisp and coach Homme!"

The five starting players and the head coach remained serious.

For them, every next game is crucial.

There is no way out.

The commotion in the audience was deafening.

"The game will start soon, let's look forward to this exciting showdown together!"

The live broadcast signal was switched to the LPL official commentary station.

"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2018 League of Legends Global Finals. This is the Universiade Stadium of Gwangju Women's University in South Korea!"

The doll has a loud voice.

Standing next to him, Miller and Ji Ke were beaming with joy.

"Today's semi-finals will be between YM and RNG," I remember talking. "Just like the official slogan given by Riot Games before the game, this is the first LPL civil war since the S4 World Championship!"

"After how many years of waiting, there are actually three LPL teams in the top four. This is something I couldn't even imagine at the time," Miller said with deep emotion. "This is also the first time in the history of League of Legends that there are three LPL teams from the same place. It’s a grand occasion for teams from the division to enter the semi-finals!”

Wawa took over the topic, "Yes, back then everyone thought it would be a good thing if we could win from OGN, but now the competitive level we have shown has completely surpassed the LCK!"

"And the LPL now feels like a hundred flowers are blooming," he said more and more enthusiastically. "In the first two seasons, the only one who could take the lead was YM. But this year, IG has suddenly emerged, coupled with RNG, which has maintained its strength. The level is very good.”

The strength of the competition area gave the three commentators the confidence, and they were proud of it.

"Let's take a look at today's game," remember to bring the topic back, "the director also gave the previous data performance of the two teams for reference!"

The team logos of YM and RNG were displayed on the big screen.

"Hiss..." Wawa took a cursory glance, his tone full of surprise, "I always thought that YM ranked first in all the data, but today I feel a little uncomfortable."

YM averaged 17.7 kills per game (2nd), averaged 5.1 deaths per game (1st), 2243 damage per minute (2nd), 71.4% first blood rate (1st), average game duration of 28:22 (2nd), and averaged 15 minutes of economy per game. Leading by +2200 (2nd).

“One thing to say, YM’s strength has not declined so far,” I remember smiling. “They have 9 wins and 0 losses without a single defeat in this World Championship. The data does not look so dominant, mainly because there is another player. A team is here.”

Hearing these words, Miller also raised the corner of his mouth, "IG, right? They really played a dead blow in the game against G2 yesterday, and they improved all the data."

Although YM's defeat against FNC was 3-0, at least the European overlords still struggled twice symbolically.

G2 didn’t think about winning before the game. Halfway through the game, their mentality almost collapsed. All of IG’s group of reckless men are data experts, and they are extremely proficient in abusing vegetables. They smashed the damage and economic lead in a round. Successfully completed the overtake.

"On the other hand, RNG is not that optimistic," I remember frowning, "To be honest, they haven't adjusted to their state in the World Championship."

"There has been a bit of stumbling since the beginning of the group stage. In the quarterfinals, we played a BO5 match with VIT. Compared to YM and IG in the same division, RNG's journey to this point has not been smooth."

In the data list, RNG is basically in the middle and upper reaches, and is not particularly outstanding.

"Putting aside the data, if we just talk about this semi-final, I think YM has a better chance of winning," Miller expressed his opinion. "It's mainly because of Brother Ran. RNG seems to be completely unable to handle it now."

Wawa also nodded in agreement, "How to deal with Brother Ran has been bothering all League of Legends teams around the world for nearly three years, but it seems that there is still no effective method."

"Maybe only Happy Man can stop him." I remember joking, which made the Haier brothers laugh in unison.

Miller leaned back and received the notice from the director, "The scene is ready, let's give the screen to the ten contestants!"

The BP panel is now in front of everyone!

"In this game, RNG has the priority to choose sides in games one, three, and five. They got the blue side for themselves in the first game. They came up and knocked out Syndra first!"

YM, based on the strategy formulated by the coaching staff before the game, sent Ashe, Uzi's best functional shooter, to the ban position.

"RNG's second ban slot was contributed to the card," Miller stared at the screen. "It seems that he doesn't want Brother Ran to frequently drive the rhythm in the early and mid-term!"

Under Hongmi's instruction, Xiaoyao immediately sealed the nightmare.

In this year's competition, Nocturne can be regarded as one of the signature heroes of Xiangguo. After reaching level 6, he can catch people at the right time when the cooldown of his ultimate skill is restored. This can provide a lot of help to the team. It doesn't matter if you turn off the lights or protect the back row.

Moreover, Nightmare can also restrain the system of doing whatever he wants, and turning off the lights can prevent Galio from flying out.

Although due to the weakness of shooters in the bottom lane, the current strength of the do-what-you-want system is not high, but YM is flexible and has once let jungler Camille come to carry the game, and the effect is quite good.

Redmi's blockade of Nightmare is forcing RNG to let the opponent ban Galio or Qinggang Shadow.

"RNG invested the last ban spot in the first round in Camille, while YM banned Rao, dismantled Xia Luo's system, and limited the strength of the opponent's bottom duo!"

After the ice is gone, Uzi is left with Kai'Sa and Xayah. Redmi bans Luo, so RNG can't play any role with Xayah alone.

Heart thought for a long time and finally decided to get a sword girl first to prevent YM from using the sword demon.

"I'll go!" Jack turned his head and glanced at his teammates, "Really or not, Can Account and Letme use Dao Mei?"

He looked suspicious.

But reason told him that the answer was yes.

Unless they really want to play badly, in the first game of BO5, both sides will choose their most confident lineup.

During the quarter-finals, Yan Junze's Sword Demon shocked Shiba Inu. Unexpectedly, RNG actually had a trump card.

Hongmi was pacing behind the players' seat with a black notebook in hand, "Shanguo, can you use Akali in this set?"

Outrageous Thorn has been repeatedly weakened since its redesign. Now it is still strong in the pub game, but in the professional arena, people are better at guarding against assassins, so it is harder to find opportunities to enter the field. If you can't get to the back row, Akali will basically be half useless. , so the appearance rate is not as high as expected,

Lin Ran thought for a moment and said, "Sure, no problem."

After getting Akali, Hongmi chose the wine barrel.

"What Gragas said..." Miller reacted quickly, "YM is to prevent the opponent from choosing Sword Demon again, so that it can be paired with Sword Girl to form two strong mid-to-upper swing positions. After all, if you want to take Aatrox If so, the jungle position will have to supplement AP output."

He also knows that Uzi does not use magic core heroes, so if he chooses Sword Demon + Sword Girl in the solo line, he has to let Mala Xiangguo choose AP jungler.

However, in this version that places great emphasis on competition in the jungle, the number of mage junglers is scarce, and the spider cannot appear, so the only option is the beer man.

YM snatched away the wine barrel. If RNG forces the Sword Demon, they will become a chopper team.

"RNG finally chose the bottom lane duo of Kai'Sa + Niutou," I remember holding my chin in my hand, "it seems like we still have to give the ball to Uzi."

Wawa interjected from the side, "But I have to say, the third-hand characters selected by RNG now have really short hands."

"The disadvantage is that it is basically impossible to defend the tower, and the advantage is that it is difficult to advance," Wawa explained. "This lineup is very hungry for the Baron BUFF. Only by removing Baron Nash can they successfully team up and clear the tower."

"YM got Jhin as the last choice in the first round, trying hard to get Jack a convenient functional character!"

In the second round of BP, YM chose to target Xiang Guo. He can be said to be the rhythm engine of the RNG team.

"Troll and Xin Zhao have been banned, so only Olaf and the Blind Man are left." Remember to look at the RNG side, "Here, Liu Qingsong's Thresh and Leona are blocked. Well, there aren’t many roles that the auxiliary can choose..."

Hongmi immediately opened the wound and chose Tam.

"Tahm is also a good choice paired with Jhin. He has a strong ability to save lives and can contribute to the team." Miller commented.

Heart communicates with the team members.

"Xiang Guo, I plan to get Ryze for Li Yuanhao. If you choose Olaf, the midfielder will be a bit bulky and Akali will easily walk around. How about a blind monk?"

His Chinese is half-baked.

Liu Shiyu crossed his hands and clasped his fingers together, "Yes, yes, but you have to push the line at level 2 to prevent me from eating at least one river crab, otherwise it will be difficult for me to achieve the effect."

Li Qing is a very level-hungry hero. If he loses the Twin River Crab and is suppressed by a wine barrel, he may not be able to turn around for the rest of his life.

"Don't worry, I'll teach Lin Ran a lesson in this game." Li Yuanhao seemed to have thought of something happy and smiled happily.

After receiving the promised incense pot, Uzi helped him target the blind monk.

"I think RNG should have switched Dao Mei to the top lane," Wawa made a judgment. "The proficiency of Ryze, who has been closed, is quite good."

Miller replied, "Let's look at the matchup. YM chose Akali to catch Irelia. This is an advantageous matchup."

Outrageous Thorn likes to fight reckless men who jump in the face. The sword demon Jax is no match for her. With the pull and multi-stage displacement of W [Xia Formation], she can play with the opponent at the palm of her hand. middle.

"Take the crocodile," Hongmi explained to them. "You're not afraid of the opponent swinging it forcefully. Renekton will have no problem beating Ryze and Sword Girl."

Jin Gong liked this kind of stable and controlled character, so he immediately nodded and agreed.

After locking the crocodile, the ten players began to exchange heroes.

"We still need to give Ryze to Xiaohu, and let me use Dao Mei to face Brother Gongzi's crocodile!"

The lineups of both sides have now been determined.

Blue square RNG: top laner Dao Mei, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Ryze, bottom lane Kai'Sa + Niutou.

Red square YM: top laner Crocodile, jungler Barrel, mid laner Akali, bottom lane Jhin + Tahm Kench.

"Looking at it this way, the problem of RNG's short hand is still not solved," I remember analyzing, "but the advantage is that their lineup is particularly strong in catching singles. Ryze + Kai'Sa's double C has the ultimate move to catch people."

Miller focused on the red side, "YM is a classic small-scale team battle invincible. The strength of the midfield and jungle is basically full, and the control, output, and tankiness are all complete, giving Akali room to play. .”

"This lineup also has problems. First of all, it is also short of arms. Secondly, it is not easy to break into team battles. Akali and Crocodile are relatively average in frontal battles. In a balanced team battle, you have to enter the field from the side..." Miller said There is a pause here.

He finally figured out YM's lineup selection ideas.

Just use small-scale chaos to kill RNG.

YM does have disadvantages in a balanced team fight, but what if it is 1W ahead in economy and then faces a head-on confrontation?

You don’t have Luo, how can you still defeat me?

The audience loudly cheered for the team they supported, and the noise swept through the whole place and lingered.

They didn't stop until the player interviews started playing on the big screen.

It was still Xiaohu who appeared in the camera.

"Brother Ran and I have always had a good relationship," Li Yuanhao smiled happily. "He always won before. This semi-final must let him see how good I am."

"As the old saying goes, things take turns. I think it's my turn to win the game today."

This interview is over, Summoner's Rift has been loaded, and it's arrived at the Gwangju Women's University Gymnasium!

"The heroes on both sides bought outdoor outfits and left the spring..."

The director gave the rune configurations of both players.

"Hey, Xiaohu's game with Ryze is also an aftershock!" Miller thought about it for a while and felt that there was no problem. "After all, YM's top, middle and junglers all deal with their faces. An aftershock can improve survivability, and it can also prevent Ah Carrie will drop herself in seconds."

"Brother Ran's Akali did not choose a swift pace with stronger endurance and pull ability, but instead brought a conqueror that focused on combat effectiveness."

The rest of the runes are pretty regular.

"Both sides started very steadily. They did not invade the opposite jungle area, but just defended along the river..."

Mainly because the strength of the first-level teams on both sides is relatively average, and no one can guarantee that they will get an advantage in a real fight.

"I moved up from the lower half," Garlic Bastard said in the team's voiceover. "The opponent should be able to guess it and may come to compete with us for river crabs."

The crocodile character used by Jin Gong is recognized as a weak stage at level 1. He is useless and is just a large melee soldier.

Moreover, since the top lane is 10 seconds later than the middle lane, it is impossible for the top laner to reach level 2 before and after the 2-minute river refresh.

The sword girl is much stronger than the crocodile at level 1, and the blind monk also has certain combat effectiveness after he reaches level 2.

Taken together, RNG's upper, middle and jungle combat capabilities are pretty good at the two-minute mark.

Xiaotian also figured it out, and did not plan to fight head-on with RNG. Instead, he chose to be safe and eat the river crab after finishing the blue buff in the lower half of his own area.

Lin Ran was facing the lane in the middle. Taking advantage of the moment when Xiaohu used his basic attack to hit Ryze, he stepped forward and hit Ryze with the extreme distance of Q Hanying, and took a step back to pull out the passive of Hidden Dragon Seal.

The Meade Tiger was slowed down briefly and did not follow up.

However, after Akali was weakened, the damage of her level 1 Q skill was indeed a bit low. In addition, Ryze also had bone plating, so he basically lost no health after resisting the damage.

Lin Ran was not in a hurry. When he Q Ryze just now, he also hit two bins.

During this period, Xiaohu also used basic attacks to hit two soldiers. Generally speaking, the handover position of the soldier line was still in the central area.

What Lin Ran needs to do in the early stage of the laning is to keep the line of troops as balanced as possible, with Wei gathering in the middle or in front of his own tower, and not hoarding a large number of minions into the defense tower.

Otherwise, his short-handed tower sword will be easily consumed by Ryze.

Lin Ran didn't have quick steps, so he couldn't stand the chance to exchange blood for free.

He had to block the line of soldiers outside the tower. Even if he allowed soldiers to enter the tower, the number could not be too many.

But Li Yuanhao also knew this.

The account holder tried his best to amass a large wave of troops and push them under the Lin Ran Tower.

The mid laners of both sides started a tug of war over this point.

"The junglers on both sides have eaten their first river crab and will soon be upgraded to level 3. It seems that the situation is calm and no fighting has broken out..."

The time came to 2 minutes and 28 seconds.

The first wave of artillery troops arrived in the middle.

At this time, the handover position of the troops was slowly advancing towards the YM defense tower under the careful arrangement of Guanhu.

After all, he is a ranged player. In comparison, Akali has no way to interfere with minions with basic attacks. It is obviously unrealistic to only rely on cold shadow damage to clear the line.

Li Yuanhao moved forward, intending to force Lin Ran back.

However, Ryze is only at level two, has not learned three skills yet, and his combat effectiveness is not particularly strong.

Lin Ran didn't want to give up his position at first.

But seeing that he would not give up until his goal was achieved, he suddenly came up with a damaging move.

The Akali he was operating hesitated on the spot for a moment, and then took two steps back.

Then I realized something was wrong, and wanted to fight back and regain my position.

However, Li Yuanhao didn't give him a chance. He took two decisive steps forward and forced Akali out of the vicinity of the military line.

When Lin Ran saw this, he gave him a thumbs up expression, as if praising Li Yuanhao's on-the-spot handling.

But I immediately realized something was wrong when I closed my account.

Akali was about to move, taking two steps in front of him, but fearing that she would notice, she immediately took a step back.

The distance between the two keeps getting closer.

This seems subtle.

Akali can't touch the army line at all now. What are you trying to do by pressing forward like this?

Xiaohu frowned, feeling that something was not quite right.

"Xiangguo, come and squat for me. The jungler on the opposite side is probably going to catch me!"

Li Yuanhao thought that there must be a reason for Akali to move forward without any reason.

Go jungle to catch people.

This is the most likely answer.

Moreover, the barrels that have been upgraded to level three have initially acquired combat effectiveness and clinging abilities.

If I had known, in order to ensure his own safety in this round, Xiaohu brought aftershocks instead of phase rush.

The frankness is indeed impressive, but without double acceleration it is difficult for him to escape the clutches of YM.

Therefore, the fragrant pot that had just finished brushing the blue buff and upgraded to level three immediately came to the middle.

Plan to protect your mid lane push lane.

But this is all Lin Ran's conspiracy.

Although he saw no trace of the blind monk, Lin Ran immediately guessed that someone was coming behind him through the fact that Ryze's steps became more and more steady.

If it weren't for the jungler, with Xiaohu's steady character, Jiang Zi would never move.

The location of the incense pot is not difficult to guess. The other party has brushed the river crab, and the place it can go to is in the upper half of the area. It must be in the grass above the middle road.

"Come in, come in!" Lin Ran gave a signal to his jungler.

Xiaotian, who was waiting at the upper river pass just now, plunged in with a sudden movement.

"Xiao Yao is stealing!" Wawa first noticed the strange movements of Garlic Bastard, "This really makes him steal!"

There was a rustling sound of discussion in the audience.

The Demon Swamp Frog was punished by the Beer Man by handing him a barrel of wine and then eating two little wolves before the Garlic Bastard left with satisfaction.

Xiang Guo protected the mid laner and finished pushing the pawn, and the line returned to the Ueno area intending to continue brushing.

In the end, there was only one big wolf left!

What's going on, where's my wild monster?

After reacting, Xiangguo was furious and furious!

Big chapter tomorrow