Chapter 54: Upset (3)

“Now, the long-awaited 3rd set draft begins!”

“Viewers watching on-site and online, I think everyone feels the same way. It’s a game that can literally be called insane, isn’t it?”

“If the 1st set showed why YK is the defending champion of the LCK, the 2nd set showed how ARK is a team that broke through the promotion match in 3 years.”

[I really have no idea who will win the 3rd set]

[Hmm… it’s not easy]

[YK is on blue side now, so they’ll probably crush them in the draft and win]

[ARK also has a good champion pool, so it’s hard to crush them with the draft]

“In this set, too, both K’Sante and Lucian-Nami are released.”

“But unlike the previous two sets, YK banned Lulu. Now that the Aphelios-Lulu composition is gone, YK takes Lucian first.”

“Then what will ARK do? Will they take away Nami? First of all, they pick K’Sante.”

“Then for ADC here… Aphelios once again!”

“They have no choice but to be confident. After showing that kind of play in the 2nd set.”

“YK naturally takes Nami, and additionally picks Gwen.”

“Since Gnar is also banned, it seems like they decided that if Gwen is also taken down, there is no card to catch K’Sante.”

[ᄉᄇ, please don’t give them Lucian Nami]

[Can they endure the laning phase without Lulu’s shield?]

[It’s tough;;;]

[Just give Para a carry, this has to be done through the draft]

“Here, ARK, will they pick support? Or a top-side card?”

“First of all, they pick Xin Zhao. It seems like they decided that if they go down, the AD jungler might be cut even more.”

“YK’s Lucian-Nami and Gwen. ARK’s K’Sante, Aphelios, and Xin Zhao choices end the first selection.”

[Who will they give Aphelios as support?]

[20]

[It seems like the draft is ruined ㅋㅋㅋ]

[~]

“YK is conscious of Para’s mid card and uses the remaining two bans on mid.”

“Yone and Azir. Both are champions that have shown sharp appearances.”

“ARK bans the remaining AD junglers, Lee Sin and Viego.”

“And here’s ARK’s Tahm Kench!”

“What do you think of the Tahm Kench choice?”

“This seems to be a slight twist on the so-called Jinx-Tahm, replacing Jinx with Aphelios.”

[Wow, Tahm Kench here?]

[Is Aphelios-Tahm Kench a composition that exists?]

[Theoretically, it’s good]

[It’s like going with a Jinx-Tahm feeling]

“The advantage of Tahm Kench is that the early bot lane is surprisingly doable, and in the mid-late game, he can subtly tank Lucian’s poke.”

“I see.”

“In addition, with a Lethal Tempo Aphelios, they can definitely pressure Lucian-Nami heavily at level 1.”

[Tahm Kench is good]

[When you hear it, it seems good]

[Tahm Kench can also endure Nami’s poke]

“YK takes Ahri and Viego in mid.”

“With many AD junglers cut, Viego seems like a good choice. And they added a partner.”

“Then it’s the turn for ARK’s last position to be mid, right?”

“It seems likely.”

“The last choice is… Akali!”

[Is Para good at Akali?]

[She did it once in CK]

[It’s not bad]

[…]

[Is Akali good against Ahri? I think the laning phase will be tough]

“Then now the 3rd set will start…huh?”

“Something’s strange.”

“Is this visible because of an error, or was there some kind of mistake?”

[Is mid K’Sante?]

[?????]

[What bug?]

“Judging from the fact that they are proceeding with the game, it seems like an intentional draft.”

“No, in this situation, they pull out a hidden card again?”

“It’s really amazing. Originally, Para himself is a player who pulls out all sorts of picks in mid, but in this situation, he usually goes for a frequently used champion.”

[Didn’t they try to use that a few times in mid and give up?]

[oo His magic resist is a bit low in the early game, so he can’t withstand the poke]

[If you dodge all the skills, you’ll win ㅋㅋㅋ]

[It’s unconditionally advantageous to use it in top lane]

[Is this real?]

TOP: Akali

JG: Xin Zhao

MID: K’Sante

AD: Aphelios

SUP: Tahm Kench

VS

TOP: Gwen

JG: Vi

MID: Ahri

AD: Lucian

SUP: Nami

Mid K’Sante.

This wasn’t a pick that many players used even in my past life.

To be honest, I could say that almost only I used it.

The advantage of this pick.

“Mid push is fast.”

Since there were no users, the opponent didn’t know how to deal with K’Sante in mid lane.

Mages who meet for the first time will try to gain a one-sided advantage through range, but that was close to impossible.

‘Because mages aren’t that strong in the early game now.’

Just holding Doran’s Shield and Winds of Rejuvenation and clearing the lane with the improved Q skill due to the weight class, you can eat most mages.

Even tank item buffs overwhelmingly increase K’Sante’s mid-game value.

“Let’s eat the Rift Herald.”

“How’s top?”

“I’ve been beating up Gwen nicely. I think I can catch the kill angle if I hit level 6.”

“Just make sure she can’t come down. We’ll hit the Voidgrubs.”

There was also the advantage of being able to play mind games in the pick stage.

Even in this game, seeing K’Sante, we picked Akali to counter Gwen.

‘That’s why I practiced Akali instead of Aatrox.’

At that time, when I was about to go back to mid after killing all the Voidgrubs, I heard a desperate cry from top.

“They ganked here, can you help!?”

It’s true that Akali, who has reached level 6, is not a champion that dies easily, but her spells were Teleport and Ignite.

The incoming wave in mid was one basic line, not a cannon wave.

I finished judging that there would be no big loss even if I joined, and I ran to the top with the jungler.

“Shroud 2 seconds! Ah, I got hit by Vi’s ultimate.”

Before she could do the Akali Shroud play, she got hit by Vi’s ultimate and was destroyed.

Ahri was seen going home, it was a 2v2 with the opponent’s ultimate down, so the fight was prolonged.

[I won’t, stand for this!] (TL Note: K’sante ult line)

I used W briefly and approached the opponent’s Vi and used my ultimate.

The opponent tried to resist me, but Vi without her ultimate was just a can.

Gwen hit me hard from the side.

‘Mercury’s Treads.’

It’s K’Sante, who is already wearing magic defense items.

It would take a long time for Gwen to kill me in the early game using her ultimate, and I caught Vi in the meantime.

After that, I got another kill with the cover of Xin Zhao, who joined, and the mid lane was over.

So when the game reached 22 minutes.

“Let’s do dragon this time.”

In a situation where we gave up 2 dragons to the opponent, I gave the order to fight for the dragon.

“We have 6 Voidgrubs, isn’t it better to just give up the dragon and push top? Or blow up mid with the Rift Herald.”

“If we fight now, we’ll definitely win.”

“Bot is being pushed? The opponent’s Lucian has 2 core items.”

“I also got 2 core items because I ate a kill in top earlier. Just release the Rift Herald in mid and let’s see the fight.”

The reason I could speak confidently was because I had 2 core items.

2-core K’Sante?

I was invincible, and TheShy was a god.

“It’s the 3rd dragon fight!”

“ARK’s K’Sante and Akali grew up well, you know?”

“On the other hand, for YK, we have to see how much Lucian, who has Infinity Edge, can poke!”

“At the moment he says that, Lucian’s forward dash! But Tahm Kench reacts appropriately and eats Aphelios!”

“Lucian’s following ultimate is blocked by K’Sante with his back. He’s really a mountain, a mountain.”

[K’Sante doesn’t die]

[It’s too low damage?]

[Xin Zhao and K’Sante will just go on a rampage together]

[Aphelios is half health, so if we catch only him, it’s doable]

“And Xin Zhao’s surprise initiation! He rushes to Lucian, who is out of dash!”

“Nami reacts and Tidal Wave! Xin Zhao also used Crescent Guard appropriately and endured in front.”

“Meanwhile, K’Sante’s Q Flash! He pulls all the back lines! And he kidnaps Lucian with his ultimate!”

“Can Lucian, who was kidnapped, come out alive? First of all, he survives once with Flash!”

[Ah, ARK is all sucked in]

[Lucian’s one play was too big?]

[ᄌ]

[They’re all swept away]

“Lucian receives Nami’s buff again and is pushing forward, you know?”

“No, Para! He hands over Lucian once again here!”

[?]

[Wow, he uses EWQ at once, so it comes out so fast]

[Is that a champion?]

[^TheShy^]

“And Gwen arrives late, but she is cleaned up by the remaining ARK players!”

“It’s really amazing! It’s clear that there were players who showed good K’Sante proficiency until now, but there was no player who did this in mid, you know?”

“Really…is this a player in his 1st year of debut? I can’t believe it.”

[Where did all the haters who slandered him for only 2 games go?]

[In the first place, it wasn’t that he didn’t do well in the 2 games ㅋㅋㅋ They criticized him for not carrying, but they all hid]

[A champion with 4700 health, 329 armor, and 201 magic resist has Unstoppable, a shield, and can go over walls.

He has a knock-up, and even the cooldown is only 1 second, and he doesn’t use mana, and when he transforms, his W cooldown is reset, and

his passive deals true damage, and then the more armor and magic resist he builds, the more ability haste he gets! Skill acceleration is on Q

is born]

[Ah, ban the spammers]

[Congratulations on ARK’s victory]