LOL: Reborn in S9, Coaching the Trident

Chapter 86: JDG Takes the First Game

"To put it bluntly, JD Gaming's lineup doesn't accept being at a disadvantage. Let's see how it goes, but ultimately it depends on how the two teams' players fare out in the laning phase."

On the other side, in the IG base training room.

Chen Song and TheShy sat in their respective chairs, watching the match.

Chen Song glanced at TheShy: "Duke's Ryze against Zoom's Renekton, what do you think the odds are?"

"It's hard to say..."

TheShy shook his head: "I don't recall him playing Ryze much."

Chen Song was somewhat worried: "I think Duke's Ryze is going to be in big trouble."

The situation in the top lane made Chen Song feel uneasy from level one.

"Duke's Ryze learned W at level 1, and his intention to use Wisdom Heart to poke was obvious. He chose a Wisdom Heart playstyle that maximizes lane advantage."

The director switched the camera to the bottom lane.

"Green Hair got hit by Q," Rita continued. "In the early game, Fiddlesticks' poke damage is also quite good."

The game lasted 3 minutes and 27 seconds.

"JD.com's bot lane duo played very aggressively. Fiddlesticks flashed and feared Lux. Although Ignite was applied a little late, the damage was still full. Plasma was used to kill the low-health Lux under the tower."

Guan Zeyuan explained, "Because Fiddlesticks directly flashes to inflict fear, it doesn't give Lux any room to maneuver."

Kai'Sa got the first blood.

Chen Song sighed and couldn't help but tap his knee a few times with his fingertips.

"The bot lane is destroyed." He shook his head: "Doom flashed, feared, and ignited to take down Baolan. That was a very decisive and beautiful play. Kai'Sa got first blood. Once the bot lane duo gets back to their lanes, JDG's bot lane will have a great time."

TheShy didn't say anything; he kept staring at the top lane stats.

The camera pans to the top lane, where the minion wave begins to push back towards the crocodile.

Duke's Ryze played very aggressively. In just 4 minutes, he had a 14-creep lead in CS. It can be said that his shrewd playstyle was very successful in the laning phase.

Zoom's Renekton can only take advantage of Ryze's skill gaps to proactively E forward and unleash a burst of damage with his W, then E back. However, because he only has one Doran's Shield, the damage is insufficient to bring Duke's Ryze to a dangerous health level.

"The Gragas have already arrived, but the Predator on the other side of the wall has already alerted Kindred."

Upon seeing Ryze's position, Guan Zeyuan exclaimed, "Isn't Ryze going to move from that spot?"

"Hey, Duke's ping suddenly went up this time. It's because Gragas activated Predator. Ning actually saw Gragas using Blast Cone in the river and already gave Duke the information, but Duke was still on the lane and wanted to clear the wave first."

"If Duke had left the moment the Predator's wolf head appeared above Kindred's head, I think he could have escaped completely."

IG training room.

"Why don't we leave?" Chen Song's voice was a little tense: "As soon as the Predator was activated, Ning must have relayed this message to Duke immediately."

"This is a bombshell."

TheShy frowned: "Without TP and the lane in disarray, Duke was even greedier than me this wave."

Chen Song stared at TheShy: "This isn't about being greedy anymore. Shy, let me ask you, in that situation just now, if Ning had told you the location of the Gragas immediately, wouldn't you have turned around and gone back?"

TheShy shook his head.

The game lasted 11 minutes and 01 seconds.

While imp was recalling to base in the bottom lane, Ning seized the opportunity to take the first dragon, finally adding some excitement to IG's victory.

"Flash's gone, and Renekton already has Mercury's Treads." TheShy shook his head: "If Duke gets caught by Renekton, he won't be able to escape."

Chen Song understood what TheShy meant. When playing Renekton against Ryze, the worst thing isn't that you push the lane and harass, but that you push the lane and then leave.

Once Ryze gets Mercury's Treads and loses Flash, he'll have a hard time surviving against Renekton in long lane matchups.

The camera then shifts to the road.

Duke's Ryze returned to lane. After dying once, he knew that pushing the minion wave to the Renekton's tower was out of the question, and even moving forward slightly would be dangerous. Without Flash, Ryze had to think carefully about every step he took against a Renekton with Mercury's Treads.

Zoom's Renekton began to regain the initiative. Taking advantage of Duke's Q to clear the minions, he actively approached the minions and used two E skills to get close to Ryze. After two smooth E skills, he followed up with his ultimate. Even though Duke used W to root Renekton, the control time was shortened a lot because of Mercury's Treads. In addition, Duke only had level 1 boots, so once Renekton stuck to him, Duke could only wait to die.

JDG Zoom kills IG Duke!

"He's dead." Chen Song's voice was very soft.

"Solo kill!" Guan Zeyuan shouted from the commentary booth: "Duke's Renekton solo killed Duke's Ryze in the top lane. After getting Mercury's Treads, Ryze had no room to maneuver without Flash. The Renekton with the B.F. Sword was too deadly in terms of burst damage."

"The Duke had just brought the game to a stalemate, but after this solo kill, it will be very difficult for him to play from here on out."

The game continues.

Ning knew that Duke's laning phase was terrible. Although Duke still had a CS advantage against Renekton, Renekton already had two kills. If Ning didn't gank Renekton soon, he would become a huge threat in the mid-game team fight.

Compared to Duke, Zoom was noticeably more cautious, holding onto the minion wave and using his E ability, giving Ning no chance whatsoever.

The game lasted 13 minutes and 23 seconds.

When Baolan was blocking the minion wave in the bottom lane, he was caught out by Green Hair Scarecrow.

With Baolan out of vision, he used his ultimate ability and then flashed in front of Baolan, fearing him again in the same way.

Imp, who had been waiting nearby, immediately used his ultimate ability to fly over and help secure Baolan's kill.

With a 4-0 kill score at the start, JDG already had a 2,000 gold lead.

"At this point, JD Gaming's lineup has almost achieved what they wanted."

Guan Zeyuan continued his analysis: "Although Sylas hasn't participated in anything yet, his last-hitting isn't lagging behind, and he's also taking Kleptomancy, which helps him maintain his economy."

"It feels like this Doom support pick is quite effective against Lux."

The real collapse occurred at 21 minutes and 37 seconds.

IG had previously leveled the economic gap, but after this dragon fight, JDG completely widened the economic gap. Not only that, they also took the Baron, thus establishing a decisive advantage.

The game lasted 34 minutes and 26 seconds.

With JDG's five players gathering at the high ground for the final team fight, Yagao's Sylas flashed and pulled JackeyLove, securing the victory without any doubt.

JDG ultimately swept IG 18-5 to win the first game of the BO3 series.

"The toothpaste appeared in a very tricky spot and successfully pulled JackeyLove in the lurch."

"JD.com ultimately secured the victory with a very fluid offensive performance. Congratulations to them for taking the first point at home."