novelODS 007 AP Sion!
007 AP Sion!
During the draft phase, Li Zhixing didn't say much, simply letting his teammates play their own game.
His drafting strategy is certainly not bad, but as a newcomer, he is not yet familiar with his teammates' playstyles and cannot yet take charge, so he can only integrate on his own for the time being.
In the top lane, Homme chose Shen.
This is the top lane champion that the Chinese team WE used most often when they won the IPL5 championship in the middle of this year. When paired with Twisted Fate in the mid lane, they formed a global strategy that was invincible.
To be fair, creating a global flow diversion support system in this era is quite innovative.
After consulting with Kim Hyuk-kyu, the bottom lane team decided on a Graves and Lulu combination.
This version of Graves is still positioned as a marksman, focusing on close-range burst damage, making him an absolute lane bully AD.
It's easy to see from this that MVP is probably a standard blue-collar top laner who can withstand pressure, and a team that mainly focuses on dominating the bottom lane.
When playing with this type of team, it's best to choose a mid-laner who can roam and support the bottom lane.
Meanwhile, the opposing mid laner also locked in the champion Orianna.
This version of Orianna has extremely high passive stats, dealing massive damage with auto-attacks, making her an absolute lane dominator and a must-learn for mid laners.
Few players can even maintain a stalemate against such lane-dominant heroes, let alone complete their roaming missions.
"Give me Sion."
Li Zhixing gave a confident answer, but it startled his teammates.
What the heck is Sion in mid lane? He'll get completely destroyed by Orianna.
"Just trust me," Li Zhixing chuckled. "It's just a practice match anyway."
Before his teammates could even speak, Kim Hyuk-kyu on the fourth floor locked down Sion.
Brother Zhixing's choice will not be wrong!
With things as they were, the teammates didn't have much to say, except to ask, "Should the jungler add AP damage? How about Nidalee?"
"No need, Lee Sin is fine."
"..."
With Lee Sin locked in, the opponent's last pick was Maokai, and the team composition was now finalized.
Blue team MVPs: Top lane Shen, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Sion, Bot lane Graves and Lulu.
Red side SKT: Top lane Jax, Jungle Maokai, Mid lane Orianna, Bot lane Ezreal and Zyra.
Mata looked at the lineup in front of him, scratched his head, and realized that something just didn't look right.
This lineup doesn't even have a proper AP champion; it's all auto-attack heroes. They'd be lucky if they didn't get completely destroyed by the weapon!
Why not just pick Syndra?
Is Sion built with AP (Action Spell Power)?
The game started quickly, and as expected, Li Zhixing bought a Doran's Ring and headed to the jungle, skillfully pointing out signals to his teammates to indicate their positions.
In this era, there are no wards with cosmetic items, so you must keep an eye on all the entrances to the jungle at the start of the game to prevent invasions.
The teammates understood this, of course, and while they stood in their positions obediently, their doubts only deepened.
Sion does seem to have an AP scaling, but will building AP items actually be effective...?
Li Zhixing noticed the strange atmosphere in the training room, but he didn't take it to heart and continued to say to himself, "Jungler, come to mid lane at level three. If you come, you'll definitely get a kill."
The command was given, but silence was received.
Li Zhixing frowned slightly, but did not react.
In this era, there are many fighting styles that sound abstract but are actually extremely powerful in practice.
For example, AP Master Yi, AP Sion.
The former has already become rampant in low to mid-tier games, being either banned or picked, while the latter remains largely ignored.
But any veteran player will remember that AP Sion was an absolute T0 mid laner who dominated the entire S3 season, but ultimately met a tragic end at Riot's hands.
Li Zhixing originally planned to release a short video when he was really out of work, and the number of views would definitely be high!
However, given the current training environment, he doesn't mind showing off a bit beforehand.
The reason why Orianna is strong in the laning phase in this version is mainly due to her extremely high passive value, which means she can only win against marksmen!
But Sion is least afraid of being poked down by basic attacks.
The passive "Hardened Skin" has a 40% chance to grant immunity to 50 points of physical damage, which is exactly what counters heroes who rely on auto-attacks to pressure opponents. This is the fundamental reason why Li Zhixing chose Sion.
Li Zhixing learned W at level 1. When melee minions were low on health, he would activate his shield and go in to finish them off.
The enemy Clockwerk unleashed a barrage of AQA attacks, but couldn't even break through the 100-point white shield.
Instead, Lord Sion detonated the low-health shield, directly causing nearly 100 HP to be detonated!
The numerical difference is now fully apparent.
Once you reach level two, AP Sion's power becomes even more apparent.
The key to Sion's ability to deal AP damage lies in his Q and W skills.
When W "Death Embrace" is maxed out, it grants a 300-shield and detonates to deal 300 damage. Just looking at the base stats, it's already explosive. But if you add the full 1.0 AP bonus from both, it becomes even more outrageous.
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Compared to similar skills, Diana's W "Pale Waterfall" only provides 310 shield and 252 damage when fully charged, with an AP ratio of only 0.9 and 0.6, and it requires close-range combat to reach full damage, making it completely outclassed.
As for Sion's short legs, there's no need to worry. Sion's Q "Secret Gaze" not only has an explosive value of 300+1.0 AP, but it's also a 1.5-second point-and-click stun with a range of 550 yards, guaranteeing a hit when aimed at someone, so there's no problem of not being able to reach them.
Sion seized the opportunity when Orianna was last-hitting a minion, landed a Q, rushed in and slashed twice, and then waited for his W shield to absorb some damage and be about to be broken before detonating it with another W, instantly reducing Orianna's health by 40%.
Of course, the opposing Orianna was no pushover either. This player, whose ID is Faker, has a visibly aggressive laning style and flawless mechanics, so he certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to counterattack.
Orianna maintained perfect distance, chasing Sion with a barrage of QA attacks all the way, bringing Sion's health down to below half!
At first glance, Li Zhixing's personnel reshuffle doesn't seem to be a good deal.
However, if you take another look at the Lee Sin who is attacking the blue buff and about to reach level three, you will understand his thoughts.
If you want the jungler to help, you need to actively create opportunities for the jungler.
Dandy originally didn't want to listen to Li Zhixing's commands. After all, as the absolute core of MVP, Mata rarely controlled him. Moreover, the idea of "ganking mid at level three" sounded too abstract!
If a quick three-man gank fails, the initial rhythm of the game can be considered a minor collapse.
But while farming jungle camps and keeping an eye on the mid-lane situation, his body betrayed him by opting for a quick level 3 rush...
There's no way around it; Sion's point control, combined with the jungler's abilities, is just too ideal, making it hard to resist.
Soon, both mid laners reached level three.
Li Zhixing had a clear mind. Seeing that the Blind Monk was in position, he flashed and used Q to glare at him.
The enemy Orianna reacted quickly, flashing away and hiding behind minions, but the one-second crowd control was still hard to avoid.
In the early days of League of Legends, getting a kill was that simple.
Press Q to control someone, then Lee Sin follows up with Q. What's so difficult about that?
This is why League of Legends gradually removed these point-and-click control skills; this skill mechanism simply didn't fit the game logic of League of Legends.
Later heroes with point-control skills were all disgusting and abhorrent.
Dandy's mechanics were also quite good. He used W ("Golden Bell") to close the distance, then used Smite to kill the ranged minion. He then used Q to pierce through the enemy and landed a precise "Sonic Wave"!
An Orianna with half health and no Flash was hit by Lee Sin's Q and was obviously doomed.
Li Zhixing only leveled up his W skill to level 2 at this point, activated his shield, and chased after the Blind Monk. He then detonated the shield to secure the kill.
"First blood!"