All-Round Mid Laner

The semi-finals of the S10 World Series will be held at prime time on Thursday and Friday nights.The match between Tianhuan and FNO is scheduled at 7:2 p.m. on Thursday night.There are still [-] days of preparation time before the official game. Tianhuan's coaching staff found FNO's past game videos and reviewed them in detail.

FNO, FearNowOne (Fearless), as a veteran giant in the North American Division, was established in the S1 season. The team has a long history. Over the years, the players have also undergone many changes.

Mitchell is the third captain of FNO. He debuted in the S8 season and participated in a World Series with the team. S9 was the worst session of FNO, and failed to get a place in the world championship.

After the S10 bot lane duo was replaced with newcomers, FNO performed well in the regular season, won consecutive victories and entered the playoffs, and won the ticket to the World Series with the No.1 score in the North American Division.

The team's top laner Kleeman, jungler Fast, and mid laner Mitchell are all top players in the North American Division, with strong personal strength and rich experience in competitions.

The weakness lies in the two rookies Angus and Allen in the bottom lane.It is the first time for the two teenagers to participate in the World Series, and they may not be mature enough psychologically.

Therefore, after the coaching staff researched, they focused on the bottom lane for FNO.

Coach Lin said: "Our first game is still the regular play of middle-field linkage. We should focus more on the bottom lane. If we can catch Angus and let our little stars develop, we will win better in the later stage."

As for the lineup, Coach Lin analyzed: "The coaching staff of FNO has carefully watched every game we played in China. Therefore, those routines used in China may not be able to play FNO very well. This It is related to whether we can enter the finals and win prizes. We decided to use a brand new system to play FNO, try to win the first game, and grasp the initiative of BP..."

Since FNO knows Tianhuan very well, the lineup used before is really not easy to play, and it may be better to win with the new system. The decision of the coaching staff has also been unanimously approved by the players.

The pre-match analysis meeting lasted more than an hour, and everyone listened carefully.

After the meeting, Fang Zhengqing took the initiative to contact Chi Shuo and played a few training matches with Tianhuan to verify Tianhuan's new tactics and find out some coordination problems.

Two days passed quickly, and the much-anticipated semi-finals of the S10 World Series began on time on Thursday night.Official commentators from various countries are ready in the event broadcast area on the second floor.

Yao Mu took a deep breath, smiled at the camera, and said, "Good evening, audience friends. This is the semi-final of the S10 World Series at the Seoul E-sports Center! Next up is the match between FNO and Team Tianhuan!"

Brother Dong said: "The FNO team should not be unfamiliar to everyone. The champion team in North America is a 10-year-old team. It also played against Tianhuan in S6. The current captain Mitchell is a world-class mid laner; Both the solo and junglers are very good old players, and the shooting assistant duo in the bottom lane is a rookie who just debuted in S10, and the shooter Angus won the season's best rookie award in the North American division!"

Yao Mudao: "From this point of view, there are many similarities between the FNO team and the Tianhuan team. Tianhuan also changed players in the S10 bottom lane duo. The shooter Tianhuan Fanxing won the best rookie award in Huaguo District! Today's Bot lane will be a duel between two world-class 'best rookies', and the two players are about the same age."

Brother Dong said: "In the middle lane, it is also a world-class mid-laner duel, so today's game will definitely be very exciting and intense. Let's take a look at the preparations of the players on both sides!"

In the soundproof room, the contestants have already put on their headphones and connected their own keyboard and mouse.

The referees checked each computer, peripherals, and network. The two Korean commentators on the scene were introducing the data of each player in the World Series in Korean, including hero win rate, average kills per game, KDA score, etc.It can be seen that the data of Ye Shaoyang and Mitchell are similar, and Cheng Xing and Angus are also comparable.

Chi Shuo's record in the World Series is slightly better than FNO's jungler Fast; but FNO's top laner Kliman's record is slightly better than Tianhuan's Lao Qin.

So on the whole, the paper strength of the two teams is almost the same.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the referee signaled the start of the game, and there was warm applause at the scene.

Yao Mudao: "In the semi-finals, the system randomly generated the red and blue sides. Tianhuan was randomly assigned to the blue side in the first round! Coach Lin's first Ban position...was directly given to [Rilun Master], and Mitchell's Ban the hero of my life to show my respect?"

Mitchell, the most aggressive mid laner in the world, plays a mage like a fighter.

His favorite hero is the melee mage [Sunlun Mage], which is also his famous hero.

In the soundproof room, Mitchell raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this aimed at me?"

Coach Tom said: "Well, let's also target Lieyang."

FNO turned around and decisively used a Ban position on [Abyss Master].

Brother Dong said with emotion: "The BP in the first round was very gunpowder! You ban our single natal hero, and I also ban your single famous hero in your family. They are all targeting the middle lane."

Yao Mu said with a smile: "These two heroes still have a story. I heard that when Lie Yang just joined the Tianhuan team, Tianhuan and FNO once had an appointment for a training match. At that time, Yangyang used [Abyss Master], Mitchell used [Sunlun Mage]. Today in the World Series, the coaches of the two sides ban these two heroes, seems to be reminding the opponent of this past?"

This can also be regarded as a psychological tactic. The two heroes are indeed easy to remind people of some past events.

Especially, in that training match, Ye Shaoyang used Abyss Master to solo kill Mitchell's Sunlun Mage.

However, Mitchell is no longer the little lunatic who was furious after losing a game on the international server. Now, although his style of play is still crazy, his psychological quality has already become mature and stable.

It doesn't matter if he can't get his own hero, his hero pool is also very deep.

In the second Ban position, Coach Lin still gave it to the middle, and the ban was [Mage of the Holy Spirit].

Coach Tom rubbed his chin and said: "Tianhuan has been targeting the mid laner in the P1 stage. It seems that he wants to grab the mid laner. Ban them [Goddess of Destiny] and see what Lie Yang chooses. We will take the counter hero in the second hand."

FNO continued to ban the middle road, [Goddess of Fate] was locked in a small black room.

There are too many junglers that this hero can cooperate with, such as [King of Fighters], [Sword Fairy] and other wild cores, they can all cooperate with [Goddess of Destiny] to play in the middle and wild linkages, and [Goddess of Destiny] does not eat gold, and roams and supports extremely fast quick.

The BP of both sides seems to only make a fuss about the middle lane, but in fact there are many factors to consider.

Yao Mu said: "Four mages have entered the Ban position. In the P4 stage, the two sides should fight for the mid laner. Let's see what hero Tianhuan will take first!"

Tianhuan's blue side is the first choice, and the [Sharpshooter] can be taken directly on the first floor.

Brother Dong excitedly said: "Could it be Lieyang's [sharpshooter] going in the middle again? The shooter goes in the middle, Tianhuan used this tactic in the playoffs in Huaguo District, and the effect was very good! Lieyang's [sharpshooter] Sniping can hit almost every shot."

Yao Mudao: "It's possible that the Rilun Mage and the Holy Spirit Mage who were banned in Tianhuan's P1 stage are all heroes with very high defense. If the shooter walks in the middle, shoot and snipe, and you can't kill these two high-defense mages. So the coach banned him early."

From the perspective of BP thinking, it is indeed very similar to Ye Shaoyang taking [Sharpshooter] in the middle.

Coach Tom thought about it carefully, and said, "Take the mage with the longest output distance and fight him for consumption."

Among all mages, the one with the longest output distance is [Moonlight Mage], which can shoot the moonblade at a super long distance and cause area damage. FNO decisively took the [Moonlight Mage] mid laner and [Flying Arrow Meteor] shooter on the 1st and 2nd floors. They grabbed the T0 shooter [Flying Arrow Meteor] first, and Cheng Xing couldn't choose.

It's Tianhuan's turn to take the hero.

Take the [Sneak Thief] jungler on the 2nd floor, Chi Shuo's wild core appeared!

There was a row of flowers and applause in the domestic live broadcast room, but some viewers expressed concern: "This is only the first round. Team Chi will take the thief directly. If they lose, they will be very passive in the future?" "It is easy for the thief to come out so early Being targeted by BP! If the opposite side takes a bunch of big meat in the front row, the thieves won't be able to enter the arena!"

While everyone was discussing, a hero [Flame Shield Axe] was suddenly selected on the 3rd floor of Tianhuan—this is a very unpopular top laner, how unpopular is it?During the regular season, almost no one used it.

The audience was dumbfounded seeing this.

Yao Mu couldn't help but said, "Fire Shield Axe? This hero has a very high defense and can set up a fire shield in front of him to stop the enemy's pursuit. However, the output is almost unreadable, and the movement speed is very slow. Displacement skills will be very clumsy."

Brother Dong agreed: "Yes, this kind of clumsy hero is not flexible enough to play in a team, and it is easy to be kited by the opponent. Of course, FNO chose a consumable hero like [Moonlight Mage]. Shield's top laner can also block damage in the front."

Seeing this, FNO backhanded [Sword Will], a very flexible top laner.Flexible fighters vs clumsy tanks, although fighters may not be able to kill tanks, but the team battle support will be faster and the threat to the back row will be greater.

The P1 stage selection is over.

In the second stage, Tianhuan successively banned [Shield of Radiance] and [Light of Blessing] two big supporters, while FNO banned [Time Traveler] [Goddess of Frost] used by Qujiang.

FNO took the swing position [White Bear] on the 4th floor, which can be used as support and as a jungler. After Tianhuan's lineup is determined, he will finally restrain himself in a targeted manner.

Tianhuan is on the 4th and 5th floors, and he chooses [Goddess of Flame] + [Artillery Gunner] at the same time.

The audience in the live broadcast room were completely dumbfounded, question marks filled the screen——

【? ? ? 】

【what's the situation?Sharpshooter single, artillery shooter?What about the Flame Goddess? 】

[Choose 2 shooters + 1 mage, this crispy lineup Tianhuan, you are kidding me! 】

[No, you just choose randomly in the domestic competition, can you stop drifting in the world competition? 】

In the soundproof room, Tianhuan's five players looked calm, especially Ye Shaoyang, with a smile on his face, as if he was saying, "Guess what hero I'm playing today."

Mitchell was speechless: "Is he playing the flame goddess or the sharpshooter?"

Coach Tom rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Could it be the support of [Flame Goddess]? Is this Mutant Fire Team?"

FNO's top laner Kliman frowned and said: "It's possible. Tianhuan Jiangshui was born as a mid laner. [Goddess of Flame] is used as a defensive outfit and as a functional support. He can use fire shields to protect his teammates, and set fire rings to destroy opponents." the blue?"

Coach Tom hesitated for a moment, and took out [Paladin] as an assistant in the last counter position, and used his stand-in skills to protect his own core output position.

The BP stage is over, and the lineups of both sides are determined.

Players began swapping heroes in rapid succession.

[Goddess of Flame] was indeed given to the 5th floor, and Qu Jiang took her to the support position.

[Flame Shield Ax] was given to Lao Qin in the top lane, and [Sharpshooter] was used by Xiaoxing, but Ye Shaoyang didn't take [Sharpshooter], but took out [Artillery Gunner] in the middle!

This is a hero who can throw incendiary bullets from a super long distance.

Ye Shaoyang changed the public skill to [Sprint].

The CD of [Sprint] is only 90 seconds, which is half a minute shorter than the 120 seconds of [Flash]. If you make another pair of [Sprint Shoes], Ye Shaoyang will be able to support the audience as quickly as possible, throwing the burning bullets far away to consume opponent.

Seeing this, Yao Mu's eyes couldn't help but brighten up: "Yangyang is the first time to take the hero [Artillery Gunner] as a mid laner. This round should be a quick support and throw bombs everywhere! If [Goddess of Flame] supports , Tianhuan's spell output will not be enough, but [Artillery Gunner] can actually make spell output equipment, and rely on big moves to deal damage!"

Brother Dong said: "That's right, Tianhuan is a mutant fire team. Lao Qin's [Flame Shield Axe], a hero, can stack burning dubuffs on the opponent's body, [Flame Goddess] lays a fire field to destroy the opponent's blue, Yang Yang from After throwing cannons from a distance to disable the opponent, Team Chi and Xiao Xing can both reap the rewards."

The traditional fire team is to play positional warfare, [Goddess of Flames] mid laner + [Trap Hunter] jungler, advancing step by step.

Tianhuan's mutant fire team puts the [artillery gunner] in the middle, and uses spell output equipment to quickly support consumption, cooperate with the wild core [sneak thief] to kill invisible, or cooperate with Xiaoxing's sniper to kill people from a long distance.

In theory, this system can be played.

But the actual combat operation is a great test for the tacit understanding of the five people.Once Xiao Xing is killed during a team fight, or Lao Qin can't bear the damage and dies too early, Tianhuan's lineup is too fragile, and it is easy to collapse in a wave.

And Ye Shaoyang's wandering support after [Sprint] also became the key to driving the rhythm of the audience.

Mitchell's [Moonlight Mage] will clear troops faster than Ye Shaoyang's [Artillery Gunner]. Can Ye Shaoyang withstand the pressure of this world-class mid laner and take the initiative to bring the rhythm of the audience?

Everyone has never seen Yang Yang play this hero, domestic fans are very worried.

On the other hand, Ye Shaoyang in the soundproof room remained calm and confident.

The game was about to start, before the map was loaded, Ye Shaoyang took a deep breath and lightly placed his left hand on the keyboard.

[Artillery Gunner] This hero is very difficult to operate. Whether the cannonballs of the ult can be thrown accurately will be very important. Once the ult is released, the team battle may have zero output, causing teammates to collapse.

In the first game, Tianhuan came up with a fire team system that FNO had never seen before, and the coaching staff was betting on Ye Shaoyang's performance.

Ye Shaoyang is very grateful to the coach for his trust in him, allowing him to use a shooter that he has not used in the game to play in the middle of the World Championship.There will indeed be pressure to take [The Artillery Man] against Mitchell, but he will definitely go all out.