LOL: Reborn in S9, Coaching the Trident

Chapter 31: Holy Gun Guy Solo Kills TheShy

"Let's take a look at the ban/pick phase. LNG on the blue side has banned Jayce and Ryze, while IG on the red side has banned Sylas and Pyke."

Next up is Aatrox; let's see if LNG bans him or not.

The champion Aatrox has a near 100% ban rate across all major regions.

As commentator Yu Tong continued his analysis, Kris chimed in:

"It depends on whether IG wants to take the risk. LNG banned Olaf, and the red side will always ban Aatrox as their last ban."

Chen Song, who was far away at the club's base, shared the same idea.

That's right, the last ban should definitely be for Aatrox.

It's fair to say that IG's ban on Aatrox was a consensus among all teams.

But the next second, Galio was banned on the third floor of IG's ban list.

How could this not be the Sword Demon?

Chen Song's pupils suddenly contracted, his fingertips clenched unconsciously, and his heart was filled with doubt.

He thought he had misread it and stared at the BAN icon repeatedly. After confirming it again, he said he couldn't understand Karam's idea.

Why?

Why not ban Aatrox?

LNG banned Olaf as their third pick. IG, facing the strongest top laner in the current meta, will definitely have to ban Aatrox!

Even if TheShy is confident in playing other heroes, I think we must give due respect to the top-tier heroes of the current version.

He couldn't figure it out.

I just can't understand it.

As a coach, Karam couldn't possibly be unaware of Aatrox's dominance in this version, nor could he be unaware of the immense pressure that allowing Aatrox to be released would put on TheShy's top lane and IG. This is a ban strategy that completely violates the tactical logic of this version.

Furthermore, the information he gave to Karam clearly stated that Aatrox was either banned or picked.

Before he could even catch his breath and sort out his thoughts, the blue team LNG locked in the Sword Demon on the first floor without any hesitation.

Looking at the Sword Demon on the first floor of LNG, Chen Song frowned deeply.

IG countered by picking Neeko and Jarvan IV.

LNG then picked up Irelia and Sejuani.

After IG picked Sivir, both sides banned Akali, LeBlanc, Kai'Sa, and Xayah respectively.

For their fourth pick, IG chose Taric.

At this moment, Chen Song let out a long sigh of relief.

He was glad he hadn't gone with the group.

Based on Karam's draft picks, he feels like he's become IG's scapegoat.

The 4th and 5th floors of LNG are EZ and Bard, respectively.

TheShy was given the Counter pick on the 5th floor of IG.

"Fiora?"

Seeing IG's last pick, Chen Song sighed, "We can only hope that TheShy pulls off a miracle in the top lane."

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side LNG: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane Irelia, Bot lane Ezreal + Bard.

Red team IG: Top lane Fiora, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Neeko, Bot lane Sivir + Taric.

With Fiora being TheShy's championship skin and TheShy's individual skill, Chen Song could be said to be pinning his hopes on the top lane.

In the mid and jungle, Neeko + Jarvan IV is a completely outmatched combination in the early game, and is no match for Irelia + Sejuani.

Aside from a slight advantage in the bottom lane, the mid, top, and jungle lanes are all at a disadvantage.

He even admired Karam's BP skills to some extent.

It's really not easy for a coach to consistently put multiple lanes at a disadvantage.

Chen Song has a habit of recording and analyzing the early and mid-game capabilities of both teams' lineups, the laning situation of each lane, and what each lineup should do at each stage after completing or seeing the draft picks for both sides.

Without exception, he also recorded the entire match.

The game involves laning and jungle battles across three lanes.

Top Lane: Fiora vs. Aatrox (weak)

Jungle: Jarvan IV VS Sejuani (weak)

Mid Lane: Neeko vs. Irelia (weak)

Bottom Lane: Sivir + Taric + Vese + Bard (Slightly Favorable)

Without a frontline or a reliable initiator, the team relies heavily on Fiora's split-pushing to have a good chance of winning. Fiora is very easy to target, and if she is, the game is likely to be lost.

In summary: Team battles rely heavily on individual skill and have very little room for error.

This is Chen Song's assessment of the game's direction. Judging from the team composition, he is very pessimistic about IG's chances.

The game has officially begun.

Aside from TheShy's Fiora providing a ward at LNG's blue buff, neither team planned a level 1 team fight based on their normal positioning.

Both sides started in the jungle. LNG's Sejuani chose to start with blue buff, while Ning's Jarvan IV chose to start with red buff.

In the top lane, Fiora at levels 1 and 2 has a slight advantage thanks to her agile Q skill.

However, once Aatrox reaches level 3, this laning advantage will be reversed.

After all, with Aatrox's long range and high burst damage, Fiora is unable to trade blows.

The game lasted 3 minutes and 32 seconds.

With his Q1 and a precise W, Flandre pulled TheShy's Fiora back, then unleashed a basic attack imbued with sword energy and Grasp of the Undying, reducing TheShy's health to half.

Although TheShy managed to poke Aatrox with a Q, the damage from that Q was negligible given the huge damage difference.

The game lasted 5 minutes and 20 seconds.

Ning's prince took the opportunity to ambush Irelia in the top and mid bushes.

But he was completely unaware that his every move was exposed to the LNG team's vision in the top and middle bushes.

Sejuani and Bard were already in position, lurking in the mid lane to counter-gank.

Seeing that the time was right, Plex's Irelia feigned an initiative to Q towards the minions.

Rookie, like a hunter on a leash, stepped forward and used his E skill to successfully control Irelia.

Ning swaggered out of the upper bushes, grinning from ear to ear.

But the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore.

Because when he used his EQ combo to knock up Irelia, he was then counter-ganked by Sejuani and Bard who arrived with their E-flash.

Surrounded by the three heroes, Rookie could only watch helplessly as Ning gave up the first blood.

In Chen Song's opinion, Ning's choice in this game was actually very simple.

In the laning phase across all three lanes, each lane has pressure in terms of last-hitting.

At 6 minutes into the game.

The CS ratio between Fiora and Aatrox in the top lane is 44:37.

Neeko Mid Lane vs. Irelia 53:32

Bottom lane Sivir VSEZ 53:49

With such a strong CS advantage in the mid lane, Ning should actually focus more on TheShy in the top lane.

6 minutes 22 seconds.

Aatrox landed a sword aura with an Undying Grasp-infused auto-attack on TheShy's Fiora.

TheShy wasn't going to back down, so he activated his E and went in for an auto-attack, but Aatrox immediately used his ultimate to engage in a fight.

After a skirmish, even though TheShy triggered his ultimate's healing circle, he was still solo killed by Aatrox's overwhelming damage.

TheShy got a solo kill online, and he didn't have Teleport in hand at this moment, so this was a huge loss for him.

The game lasted 9 minutes and 37 seconds.

Switching back to the top lane, although TheShy was solo killed by Flandre, he has gradually turned the tide in terms of CS and stats, and even gained an advantage in the laning phase.

However, the good times didn't last long. In an attempt to extend his lead, TheShy was lured away by an Aatrox who was in poor condition, which led to him being caught and killed by Sejuani and Bard who arrived later.

If TheShy could have closed the gap and continued playing after that solo kill, then he could have relied on his individual skill to win.

So, getting caught and killed in this situation is really devastating for Fiora.