After nearly half a month, IG finally ushered in their first playoff game.
The opponent is the RW team led by Coin Brother and Lao Thief.
Prior to this, RW was so impressive that they advanced to the playoffs with the fourth record in the group. They defeated BLG and WE one after another, and finally came to the semi-finals to challenge IG, the king of the Western Conference!
As long as you can defeat IG and advance to the finals and win the championship in the finals, you will have performed a black eight miracle and it will go down in history forever.
However, the audience also knows that it is not easy to climb the IG mountain.
So in today's game, there were a lot of RW supporters, red flags were waving outside the stadium, and the stadium was packed.
"Hello, audience friends! After the fierce competition in the first two rounds, we have finally arrived at the semi-finals. Let us see whether IG, which has been away from the competition for a long time, can continue to maintain its winning posture, or whether it can create miracles by continuously defeating RW!"
At the commentary table, Colonel Guan and Qi Ke were smiling, and between them sat the peach-faced Rita.
After the playoffs, the official expanded the commentary lineup from two to three commentators.
"Okay, both players are ready! In the first game, IG took the lead in choosing the red side! In the first round, IG defeated Panson, Kalista and Gems respectively!"
Those on the sidelines remember to get to the point.
"On RW's side, they got rid of Luo, Lucian, and the vampires!"
"In this way, Galio is released, will RW grab it? Brother Coin likes this kind of support hero the most!"
"Grab it! RW immediately locks Galio on the first floor!"
Colonel Guan's eyes lit up when he looked at RW's choices on the first floor.
"But IG has many options to counter Galio. The mid laner Enchantress and the mid laner VN have all been used to defeat Galio."
Rita spoke at the right time.
The audience in the audience also laughed when they heard this.
[How dare you choose Galio in front of IG? What happened to Brother Li in last year’s finals? 】
[Hahaha, three Galios, IG pushed them to the ground and their heads were smashed!]
[Stop talking, Brother Li eliminated RNG by playing Galio five times?]
[I get angry when you say this. Is it because of Galio that RNG was eliminated? 】
...
The audience was talking a lot. When Galio was at its peak last season, IG came up with a variety of countermeasures. In the finals, they even played Faker three times in a row, using Faker's Galio as a breakthrough and directly defeated them.
SKT won the LPL's first S championship with a score of three to zero.
So when they saw IG's opponent picking Galio, the audience wasn't too worried, and even gloated a little, looking forward to seeing what new tricks IG would come up with to bully Galio.
"IG, on the first floor, take Kai'Sa directly! In the playoff version, Kai'Sa is already online, and has even been used in some games, but most of the time it is in a state of being blocked."
"But facing IG, RW's position is not enough. Galio is also very important to RW's system, so I can only give Kai'Sa to IG."
"At the same time on the second floor, IG chose another snake girl!"
"This Snake Girl shouldn't be an auxiliary anymore! Without the help of the mouse, the Snake Girl auxiliary is not very strong!"
I remember taking over the conversation and looking at IG’s BP for analysis.
"It's hard to say, we can't understand IG's BP. Let's take a look at the second and third floors of RW. We chose VN and Morgana respectively! Good guy, in order not to be defeated by IG's Conte VN, I directly grabbed the VN.
Hahahaha."
Seeing RW choose VN on the third floor, Colonel Guan couldn't help but laugh.
IG once used VN to beat Galio, which RW seemed to attach great importance to, so they directly grabbed it on the second floor.
At the same time, there is a Morgana on the third floor to make up for the shortcomings of the VN's average line pushing ability. The black shield can also provide a higher fault tolerance rate for the VN.
"IG then chose a Qinggangying on the third floor! Then in the second round, they got rid of weapons and crocodiles, and then chose a prince on the fourth floor!"
"This is to rob all the two heroes that Galio can easily cooperate with to enter the field! Moreover, Qinggangying and Ningwang's prince are both very powerful. These two were chosen specifically to grab the agent!"
Looking at IG's next BP, Rita couldn't help but nod in praise.
"RW took down Enchantress and Mouse in the second round! They are still worried about IG's swing! After all, before entering the game, no one knows which position IG's heroes will take!"
"Maybe I'll give you a Kai'Sa mid laner, or even a top laner or something!"
Remember to keep smiling.
"Now it's RW's turn. How do you choose between the last two hands?"
"Galio in the middle is just a tool, and his damage output is not very high. Overall, the team still lacks a little AP damage! The most important thing is that it lacks a front-row person who can rush in and bring Galio into the field!"
"Fourth floor! Leopard Girl! Yes, my husband's Leopard Girl is still very strong. Although she didn't show it in the last IG game, she is still trustworthy! This time he has Galio to help him!"
"In addition, RW helped Aguang choose a Gnar! This Gnar is pretty good!"
"When laning, Little Gnar's form is long-range, so he won't suffer any loss against Qinggang Shadow. Big Gnar's form is a solid front row, and he can even start a group fight when he dodges!"
"Well, RW should have made preparations, and BP did it very methodically!"
Colonel Guan touched his chin and nodded in praise.
Xiaofu's Leopard Girl is a unique skill, which just makes up for the lack of AP damage in the RW lineup that he just mentioned.
However, the most troublesome part of the top lane was solved by Gnar.
Gnar is not weak in laning, both in terms of suppressive power and ability to withstand pressure, he is top-notch, and his teamfight skills are even more devastating when put in place.
In addition, Aguang comes from EDG, and Gnar's proficiency is definitely not much different.
The principal is still looking forward to this.
[The top laner from EDG, if you say he is good at playing Big Tree, I believe it, this Gnar... There is only one Tong Wudi in LPL!]
[Maybe it’s because I’m really old. When I see Gnar, I think of Tong Wudi back then! When I think of Tong Wudi, I think of EDG! Come on EDG, defeat RNG! 】
[EDG and RNG next door will play tomorrow, brothers, let’s help RW and cheer for IG, hahaha!]
...
Seeing that Aguang chose Nar, the audience also started talking.
As EDG’s new top laner who succeeded Tong Wudi, it’s hard not to think of the boy who once suppressed FMVP Ma Run in the finals. It’s also hard to forget the hearty BO5 in MSI a few years ago!
It's a pity that the ruler of LPL has changed now, and EDG is still working hard for MSI tickets.
"Okay, now it's up to IG's final choice! Is this snake girl a support or a mid laner?"
Colonel Guan brought the topic back on track.
Everyone has focused their attention on IG’s Counter position.
Generally, IG's counter position will be reserved for top laner Xia Shai, but in this round, in order to prevent RW's Galio from being comfortable, IG chose top laner Qinggang Ying early and selected the prince jungler on the fourth floor.
Taking away the two entrances that are most suitable for pairing with Galio.
So the counter position was left in the hands of the assistant.
But they also expect that IG can come up with something that makes their eyes shine.
The next moment, the whole place was in an uproar!
"Fire Man, turned out to be Fire Man's assistant!"
Seeing the heroes on the fifth floor of IG locked down, Rita exclaimed in the commentary box.
"Is it really the Fire Man support? How about the Snake supporting the Fire Man mid laner?"
Someone on the side remembered asking.
"Emmm... not so good! The Fire Man is not very good, and his ability to push the line may not be as strong as Galio! And the broiler shouldn't be able to play this kind of traditional mage with very little room for maneuver!"
Colonel Guan pondered for a moment and rejected the proposal he remembered.
"I think Fire Man should be the support! Snake Girl is obviously better at beating Galio in the middle than Fire Man, and Fire Man's laning suppression power in the bottom lane is pretty good."
Rita also said firmly.
The audience in the audience started laughing.
[There is nothing wrong with this. The auxiliary power of the fire man is very strong. After level 6, the jungler can deal enough damage to counterattack! After all, there was a saying that the fire man made iron! 】
[MMP! It’s been 8102 years, and you’re still talking about it? 】
[I won’t say too much, but Morgana’s black shield cannot withstand the damage from Fire Man’s skills! 】
...
The audience's thoughts diverge very quickly, and the topics are different, but they all talk happily.
At the IG competition table, most of the people's expressions were relatively relaxed, except for Ah Shui who was a little weird.
He asked: "Chen Yu, didn't we agree that Titan would assist me? With Kai'Sa, Titan can kill anyone?"
After Kai'Sa went online, Ah Shui has been practicing hard. According to Chen Yu's research, Kai'Sa's most suitable support is Titan.
Because Titan is full of control skills, it can provide Kai'Sa with a layer of plasma passive.
The most important thing is that Titan's ultimate move can lock an enemy hero throughout the whole process. No matter where the opponent escapes, Kai'Sa can follow the control effect and fly over him in seconds.
Kai'Sa's equipment was completed in the later stage, and it was used as an assassin.
"Didn't you see that they were playing Morgana? Isn't my Titan useless?"
Chen Yu curled his lips.
"I see that you also used Titan when you met Morgana last time."
Ah Shui rolled his eyes.
Fire men are strong but have poor protective abilities.
Kai'Sa's three-piece set is powerful after that, but it is particularly weak in the early game, especially in the laning phase.
Without suitable assistance, the laning strength is actually not much different from VN.
The hands are really too short.
"It's okay. I'm here to help you beat people to death. Wouldn't it be nice for you to harvest them again? Can Titan have the effect of a fire man?"
Chen Yu comforted him with a smile.
Originally, he planned to use Titan to cooperate with Kai'Sa, but the plan could not keep up with the change. RW snatched Morgana, and it was difficult for him to take out Titan.
Although he once used Titan to defeat Morgana, he relied on a small first-level routine. It was enough to use that routine once, and no one would be fooled if he used it again.
So Chen Yu decided to choose a fire man to protect Kai'Sa's development with stronger suppression.
Anyway, even if there is no Titan, the prince and Camille can help Kai'Sa enter the field to harvest.
Ah Shui couldn't refute what he said, so he could only snort: "I don't care, if you don't let me enjoy it today, I'm not done with you!"
He is still a little bit upset about Chen Yu tricking him into treating him to a seafood buffet two days ago.
Don't arrange a killing round for those who can't be coaxed!
