Chapter 108: Finals (4)

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[Title: You mean you guys were the only ones who knew about this?]

I stopped watching LoL last year after LCK went 3 years without an international trophy.

Para <<< Beautiful and good at the game, and you mean you guys were the only ones who knew about this?

She even streams regularly, gives solo queue coaching streams, and gives 1-hour feedback for only 5000 won in donations???

Are you f*cking kidding me? I’m cheering for ARK starting today.

–This too is the grace of The Great Seo-ha…
–The Great Seo-ha.
–Para’s skill and beauty are both peaking today.
–I’ve liked her since her VLL days, why are you guys pretending you knew her? If you didn’t watch back then, just stop liking her.
–Getting feedback from Para will absolutely shatter your mental lol.
–Para gave a newbie 2 hours of feedback last time, and the newbie didn’t play the game for a month lol.

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[Title: KAI Rengar’s movement is just different ㅇㅇ]
(Screenshot of item build at the end of Set 2)

How can a Rengar with 4 kills from a duo kill in bot lane and a kill in side lane have Iceborn Gauntlet, Knight’s Vow, and Zhonya’s Hourglassㅋㅋㅋ
In the mid-game, when Azir didn’t have Zhonya’s, he was almost burst down, but KAI placed Knight’s Vow on Azir instead of Senna, and he survived. That’s the crack.

KAI <<< The GOAT passenger on the Para bus.

–Bus ticket ㄷㄷ.
–But why is Rengar good? At level 4 in bot, he was using skills 3 times in a row.
–Tell them to play him if they’re so bothered.
–There’s an OP champion that has Q skill’s base damage with AD scaling of 4.8, W that heals and is CC immune, E skill that slows and roots, and when using ultimate, can stealth and jump?
–I’ll just play K’Sante.
–Why on earth is he building Zhonya’s Hourglass?
–KAI has a history of reaching 800 Challenger points with this build…

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[Title: A LoL addict is getting married.]

(Photo of Para from ARK’s official SNS, uploaded after winning Set 2.)

She’s my wife.

–Die.
–You shouldn’t repost photos of someone else’s girlfriend~
–I want to marry Para.
–You’ll get arrested.
–But why is Para playing LoL with that face?
–Legendary beauty has occurred.

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[Title: Para’s Insane Mind Games in Set 2.]
(Azir putting a point in E at level 2 trade)
(Azir mind-gaming with forward movement right before level 6)

She lost one trade at level 2, and after that,

Corki kept playing passively because of the imaginary Xin Zhao throughout the game lol.

Even when he went to the side lane, he never used Valkyrie forward, afraid of Xin Zhao appearing.

–He didn’t not use it, he couldn’t use it ㅋㅋㅋ If he used Valkyrie there, he would be immediately tossed.
–A revolutionary Azir who puts a point in E at level 2.
–Met Corki in the side lane and dodged all of his Q and ult with movement.
–She definitely dominated in pure mid lane skill.
–And then they’ll lose Sets 3 and 4, the momentum will shift, and they’ll lose. That’s the LCK standard. Doubt them until the end.
–No expectations allowed.
–You again.
–If they don’t win this time, LCK won’t win for real for several more years. They have to do it this time.

“Let’s go for the third set ban-pick!”
“Now that the Set 2 Corki, who boasted a 100% win rate for VXG, has been countered, we need to see what kind of ban-pick they will show on the blue side again.”
“VXG must have a headache. If they target Para, the other players have also stepped up. But they also can’t not target Para.”
“Since the Worlds finals is such a big stage, I think people who don’t usually watch LCK are also watching this match. For those people, it must be surprising to see Para, a player they’ve never seen before, dominating VXG.”

[Mysterious high school girl mid laner ㄷㄷ]
[Wait, there are female players in LoL?]
[Absolutely do not go to The Great Seo-ha Gallery.]
[She’s my wife.]

“She’s certainly a rookie player, but she’s not just any rookie who makes a big splash every year. She definitely experienced difficulties after losing in the MSI finals, but she’s a player who overcame that.”
“That’s absolutely right! If we compare it to martial arts, it’s a story of losing a match and damaging her core, but recovering again!”
“What’s important for a pro player is burst potential, but consistency is the most crucial. Since she’s perfected that in a year, we need to see what kind of performance she’ll show in the potentially final Set 3.”
“First, in the phase 1 bans, the champions that have consistently been banned, including Yone, are expected to be banned.”

[Is it going to be a 3-0?]
[Seriously, they’re not banning Yone?]
[Has VXG finally lost their minds?]
[They lost two games in a row, it’s understandable they’d lose their minds.]

“No, they’ve left Yone open, a champion they’ve consistently used their first ban on?”
“VXG probably isn’t planning to play him. Do they have some countermeasure?”
“ARK responds by leaving Ashe and Aatrox open, champions they had to ban from the red side.”
“It seems like they’re planning to just leave everything open and have a clash with their best champions.”
“I see!”
“From VXG’s perspective, they’re on the brink anyway, so they want to play their comfort picks. From ARK’s perspective, even if they give up one set by leaving things open, they can make adjustments if they lose.”

[Just pick comfort picks and go for it GG.]
[Everything’s open.]
[ARK Hwaiting!]
[Block all rivalry instigators.]

“VXG’s first pick is Ashe.”
“Ashe, followed by Braum or Seraphine, is truly a surefire pick to dominate the laning phase, no matter what support you pair with her.”
“Then ARK!”
“There’s no reason not to pick Yone here!”

[Yone Nice!]
[Sigh… they leave Yone open? They have to be punished, right?]
[They say a kill on The Great Seo-ha’s Yone is two kills, you know?]

“And Caster on K’Sante!”
“They could have picked Aatrox here, but they’re passing on it and going for K’Sante.”
“Then the choice is Spread’s! What will he play? Gwen? Or Aatrox?”
“No!”

[???]
[The Great Spread.]
[I will teach you carry champions.]
[Sigh… let’s go.]

“Here! On the brink, he’s picked Fiora!”
“It’s a bit of an unexpected choice. While her tier has risen due to mana buffs increasing her secondary rune options, her opponents are Gwen and Aatrox. But he passed on them and picked Fiora.”

[Owner of the skin ㄷㄷ]
[Let’s go, let’s go~]
[His confidence in picking Fiora is insane.]

“Then will they decide mid as well? Or support?”
“In my opinion, they’ll pick mid. Even if many supports are banned, as long as Ashe is there, they have enough composition diversity.”
“Indeed, the choice is… Akali! They picked Akali against Para’s Yone?”
“Akali can certainly counter Yone, but her opponent is Para’s Yone. If Akali has 3 coins in the usual Akali-Yone matchup, she only has one now!”
“ARK picks Varus for the remaining spot.”
“His range can contest Ashe’s, and he’s good except for being immobile and needing to be careful of ultimates.”

[It’s a matchup where Akali wins early but loses when Shieldbow comes out ㅇㅇ]
[It’s tough if you can’t snowball the lane, can they break through Yone’s shield sustain?]
[Sejuani is coming out for jungle ㅇㅇ]

[ARK]
TOP: K’Sante
JG:
MID: Yone
AD: Varus
SUP:

vs

[VXG]
TOP: Fiora
JG:
MID: Akali
AD: Ashe
SUP:

“In the second ban phase, they both banned the remaining lanes without much fuss.”
“Then what will they play? VXG’s first pick is Sejuani, a good pick that synergizes with either Fiora or Akali.”
“ARK’s choice is… Lillia for jungle! What more can be said about Lesser’s Lillia! It was their winning card, carrying ARK when Para was in a slump!”
“Following that is Rakan for support, and VXG picks Braum, who was still available for support.”
“They’ve really put together comfort picks that they like and are good at.”

[Let’s go~]
[If you’re Korean, let’s cheer for ARK.]
[I predict a 3-2 victory for VXG ㅇㅇ LCK cannot beat LPL.]

“Then, let’s get into the highly anticipated Set 3!”

[ARK]
TOP: K’Sante
JG: Lillia
MID: Yone
AD: Varus
SUP: Rakan

vs

[VXG]
TOP: Fiora
JG: Sejuani
MID: Akali
AD: Ashe
SUP: Braum

“Wow, I thought Gwen would come out, but they picked Fiora.”

The enemy top laner’s Fiora in Set 3.

In the Yone versus Akali matchup in mid, picking Gwen in top lane would provide a reason for Yone to build Hexdrinker, making things difficult for Akali.

It seemed they picked Fiora with that in mind.

‘She’s scary, though.’

And purely, it was a pick that Spread was good at and liked.

It felt similar to our Support Rengar in Set 2.

While it shows good stats in solo queue, its ranking is low in team games. However, when played by someone with high proficiency, it can show explosive power.

Of course, that’s not what’s important now.

‘Leaving Yone open?’

The opponent left Yone open, a champion they had banned throughout Set 2.

Of course, the opponent also seemed to be trying to counter us by picking Akali in mid and Fiora in top.

Even so, Akali can only gain an absolute advantage after level 6.

Ultimately, even if you talk about Yone’s longer Q range or her ability to counter Akali’s E with her whirlwind, Yone’s early sustain is much better.

This means that the early lane priority belongs to Yone.

And for me, lane priority means one thing.

“Got mid.”

It would lead to a solo kill.