[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 464

The champion called Kassadin is a champion with a very significant meaning in the history of League of Legends.

The original OP champion.

A solo queue must-ban champion.

The promised Kassadin.

When it was released, Kassadin was an OP champion, so to speak, adorned with all sorts of elements, such as target silencing and an overwhelming ultimate range that couldn't be compared to what it is now.

Of course, that's just a thing of the past, and the current Kassadin, while having potential, has such fundamental weaknesses that it's not a pick that comes out often unless he receives a big buff.

However, what does it mean that such a pick came out in a situation like this?

Basically, since Kassadin is a late-game champion, his early lane is weak.

Of course, although he's weak, it's true that Kassadin sometimes smiles depending on the situation, but it's different if the opponent is Orianna, known for her strong lane.

Someone might say that Kassadin is a counter to AP champions and good against Orianna, but

And what if the jungler is Nocturne, who can't exert much power before level 6?

It was no different from SY asking to be cut open and killed.

It wasn't for nothing that Baek Seongan said that he crossed the line.

[Kassadin]

The Kassadin pick was locked in.

It was proven that the pick was not just a provocation or a joke on our part.

["Huh……."]

["Wow, they're picking Kassadin."]

What makes that choice especially thought-provoking is that you don't even need to pick Kassadin.

Even though picks like Aurelian Sol, who have far fewer risks and don't lose in value against Orianna at the moment, are still available, they still picked Kassadin.

Is it arrogance, or is it confidence?

We'll know after this game is over.

["They're looking down on our Getback. Teach them a lesson, hyung."]

["……Jemina, your voice is being broadcast."]

["I know?"]

["I didn't say anything."]

Hoping desperately that this conversation wouldn't be broadcasted outside, the ban-pick continued.

[Varus]

SY's third pick was a somewhat more common choice, unlike the previous choices.

There weren't many ways to counter the current meta Senna-Tahm Kench lane.

There was also a way to take Tahm Kench, but since it often backfired to do bottom ban-picks that way, it could be considered a more common choice.

But why?

It wasn't an obviously strange pick, but because of the picks that came before it, this felt even more unexpected.

Unremarkable in the midst of the unexpected.

And so, it was our turn for the third pick.

["For the third pick, there are many jungle bans, so I think it would be better to bring the jungler. What do you think, Yujin? I think it'll be a headache if we get more jungle bans later."]

"No. I'll go down below."

["Hmm, are you sure?"]

"Yes. I think it's better to pick after seeing the overall ban-pick."

["Then let's do that. We'll take Tahm Kench. That's the better option. Jihoon, are you locking it in?"]

["Yes."]

[Tahm Kench]

Thus, the first three picks of both teams were over.

It felt like several rare picks came out even though it was just a ban-pick.

["So, what bans should we do?"]

The remaining picks for SY are Support and Top.

It is possible for Kassadin to go to Top, but since it would be good for us if they did such a thing, it was better not to think about it.

["First of all, since we're picking later anyway, I think it's better to ban the Support."]

"Let's ban the Support first."

In the current meta, Senna-Tahm Kench is such a strong pick that there is virtually no bottom lane combination that can be called a counter.

If there is any means to counter that combination, it would be the damage support types that strongly push from the early lane.

["Okay. So, Jihoon, which support ban would be good?"]

["Since the ADC is Varus, champions like Ashe and Caitlyn would be good, I think."]

["Then let's go with that."]

[Ashe]

Our first ban was Ashe.

And, as if waiting, SY immediately decided on their next ban.

[Bel'Veth]

This, what should I say…….

Should I say that I don't have any thoughts anymore because it's too obvious?

["They're coming out like this, after all."]

"It's okay. I wasn't planning on doing it anyway."

["Then, I think it would be better to ban Support for the next one as well, Jihoon, what do you think would be good again?"]

["It looks like we can just go with Caitlyn."]

["Okay."]

[Caitlyn]

And, SY's final ban was decided.

Again, it was a perfect ban as if they had been waiting.

[Renata]

It was our turn to pick.

Since the Red 5 pick is virtually prepared for Top, it's time to bring out the Jungle pick.

["What are you going to do, noona? Shouldn't you play Jungle?"]

"This, can you pick Top first?"

Usually, the 5 pick is rarely given to the jungler.

It was common to give the Red 5 pick to the top, where the matchup is important.

But I want to bear the courage of being disliked this time.

If we lose the game even after the Red 5 pick, it's all my fault without a doubt.

["Um, then I'll go with K'Sante. It seems like a safe pick as a first pick."]

"Yes. Thank you."

[K'Sante]

SY made a reckless move with the Kassadin card in this game.

But, ironically, we also responded with the reckless move of a Red Top first pick.

Both SY and we know.

That it's not easy to beat the opponent by playing normally.

Now it's the opponent's 4th and 5th pick turn.

We will know all of SY's intentions this time.

[Ornn]

[Xin Zhao]

SY's combination was revealed.

SY has composed a typical engage combination instead of giving up a bit on the bottom lane.

They must know that the engage combination is unfavorable against the composition of Orianna, Senna, and Tahm Kench.

["Wow, what's that? Is it support Xin Zhao? They're doing that. Jihoon, hyung, they're crossing the line again today. Teach them a lesson."]

["……Be quiet."]

["Yes."]

Baek Seongan said.

["In this case, we're at an advantage, right?"]

Whether the ban-pick went wrong, or if there were other intentions, it wasn't bad for us.

Now, the only thing left is our 5th pick.

["Yujin, what are you going to do?"]

"Um."

Actually, I pretended to be worried, but it was no different than I had already decided what I was going to do.

Since the beginning of this game.

Especially if the opponent's composition takes such an extreme form, there was a perfect pick to bring out.

"Give me Kayn."

["Yes."]

Baek Seongan said with a slightly worried expression.

["Are you sure?"]

"It looks perfect to bring out right now."

["I think so too... I don't know if we can hold out if you don't intervene early."]

"Believe me."

["Well, if you say so……."]

["Hyung, are you scared? No way, right?"]

["……Just stay still, Jemina."]

[Kayn]

And……

Finally, the ban-pick was completed.

+

[SY / OLZ]

Top : Ornn / K'Sante

Jungle : Nocturne / Kayn

Mid : Kassadin / Orianna

ADC : Varus / Senna

Support : Xin Zhao / Tahm Kench

+

For now, the overall combination feeling of SY was in the form of an engage combination with strong initiate methods.

On the other hand, there were several picks in our team's combination that were suitable for countering such an engage combination, so the ban-pick itself didn't seem bad for us.

There's a saying.

If you make a historically strange ban-pick, it's either an overwhelmingly strong team or an overwhelmingly weak team.

If someone were to ask where SY is closer to among them, it would obviously be in the former, but even so, it would be difficult to say that the ban-pick is a good one.

However, what you can't let your guard down is because the opponent is SY.

["Let's do well."]

["Fighting!"]

The game officially began.

* * *

"……."

The moment I saw the Kayn pick for the jungle, Rainbow remembered one of the past memories for some reason.

-Prisoner : Trust me, it's really good lol

-Rainbow : ㅇㅇ I'll play it if I become your enemy ㅋ

-Prisoner : Ah, it's really good

In the past, when he played games with Prisoner, Prisoner was quite fond of the pick called Kayn.

Certainly, for Prisoner, who had a slight weakness in terms of physical ability, the champion Kayn was a pretty good champion.

First of all, there was almost no meaning to delicate control due to the simple skill set.

Moreover, it was Kayn, who showed great growth potential, and once he grew, his teamfight destructive power was also at an incredible level.

But even so, Rainbow didn't really like the champion Kayn when he teamed up with Prisoner.

The champion Kayn was basically a growth-type champion that sucked the blood of his teammates, and in that respect, it was safe to say that it was the worst among junglers.

But what does it mean that Kayn appeared at this timing?

"……Interesting."

["What did you say?"]

"No. Nothing."

The second set began.