League of Legends: League of Unknowns

Chapter 93: Deceiving Tactics

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Everyone, don’t underestimate this small detail. If he didn’t have the skill to get that one second timed right, Varus would have gotten the kill instead.”

The host was definitely also an experienced player to be able to grasp such details. Yu Luocheng himself had only learned this tactic recently during a fight against Ezreal.

If an ADC player were to use Ezreal against champions like Vayne or Varus, he would definitely have problems upon reaching level 6. The reason being, Ezreal required time to channel his ulti, and the chance of his ulti missing the target was also high.

So, how could an Ezreal fight against Vayne or Varus?

Simply put, if Ezreal’s ulti could first hit Vayne and subsequently four creeps behind her, this would fully stack his attack speed passive. Then, by throwing and landing his E and Q skills, all while avoiding getting Condemned into the wall, there was a possibility for him to win that solo fight.

Another way is that if you were Ezreal, and you realized that you were going to be Condemned into the wall, unless you have Flash, just throw an ulti straight at her, much like how Lux had managed to use her ulti while under the effects of Taric’s Dazzle.

Of course, the skills required for this sort of maneuver was high.

Back to the topic at hand, the host continued to narrate and analyze the 2 vs 2 at the bottom lane.

“Everyone, please direct your attention to Lux’s escape route.”

“After the immobilizing effect from Varus’ ulti wore off, the Lux player chose to run in the opposite direction, instead of running toward his own base. This is because he knew that he would not be able to outrun Varus. Even if he had used Flash, Varus could have easily done the same.”

“Heading into the bushes and putting some distance between them, he let Varus use Flash to close that distance. He then immediately Flashed into a strategic angle, which he knew that in order for Varus to get to him, Varus would need to step onto Caitlyn’s Snap Trap.”

“Experienced players can calculate and utilize their surroundings in the shortest amount of time needed. Varus walking into Caitlyn’s trap was definitely not a fluke, it was all calculated while the player was planning his escape. This is why I’m getting more impressed by this player’s skill! There aren’t many who can deduce strategies calmly under the pressure of this kind of situation!”

The audience was shocked after listening to the host’s run-through.

‘For real? Stepping into Caitlyn’s trap was also calculated? And it was planned while running for his life?’

***

“Damn it!” Wang Qin cursed.

At the beginning, Wang Qin had thought that Yu Luocheng was just a player with slightly more experience than him. But after a few more games, he’d finally realized that if Yu Luocheng was a god, then he was just a mere mortal. In short, they weren’t even on the same level!

Bottom lane’s beautiful double kill brought the scores back to 3 : 3, and the audience who were previously watching Yu Luocheng’s performance in resentment couldn’t help but be awed by the level of skill displayed by him.

Now that Caitlyn had gotten two kills, Varus and Taric were feeling pressured at the bottom lane. The crowd began to anticipate what other kind of brilliant strategies Yu Luocheng’s Lux would bring out.

Returning to base, Yu Luocheng bought two passive gold items and three wards. The reason he bought three wards in one go was because he knew that Fizz and Volibear would start visiting the bottom lane frequently after this. His placement of wards for vision control was on point, sealing all entry points at the bottom lane. This would help them avoid ambushes from the jungler as well as the mid-laner.

Ocean continued to farm creeps, whilst the opponent Varus was being more cautious as to avoid Caitlyn’s passive—Headshot. Receiving a Headshot from Caitlyn now when she was already in possession of a B.F. Sword would demolish his health bar substantially.

“Let’s see, Taric has used a Vision Ward to clear the ward from the tribush, meaning Lux doesn’t have any more Vision Wards in her inventory.”

“Lux and Caitlyn have started to back away a little! This is a good strategy.”

“You have to be alert when you are playing at the bottom lane. If your opponent has not been clearing your wards, and suddenly they start to do so, this means either the mid lane or jungler are planning to make an appearance sometime soon!”

The host elaborated on his observation, letting the audience know some basic laning strategy for the bottom lane.

***

“Should I head in and check?”

Seeing that Fizz was not in the mid lane, Yu Luocheng grew more alert. Looking at the bush in which he had lost vision, he was almost certain that Fizz was in it. He only couldn’t be sure whether Volibear was also inside with Fizz. Hesitating for a moment, he couldn’t decide on how to proceed. After a few more moments of debating, Huang Yu made the decision for them.

“Both of you retreat; I’ll push the middle lane tower.”

Xiao Dao’s Jarvan was still rounding at the top lane, meaning he wouldn’t make it to middle lane in time to help with pushing. Yu Luocheng nodded, retreating back under the tower.

Suddenly, there was a loud commotion in the middle lane!

When Huang Yu’s Jayce was nearing the middle tower along with the minion wave, Fizz and Volibear had appeared from the side bush and caught him, slaughtering him in an instance.

“What—”

Huang Yu was speechless. They weren’t at the bottom lane, they had been lying in wait at mid lane all the while! Team Dawn’s strategy had really managed to deceive them all. Once Jayce was down, Fizz, Volibear and the bottom lane duo would surely go for the nearest objective—Dragon.

Sure enough, the four mentioned players made a beeline towards the dragon pit, claiming the objective within seconds. Yu Luocheng furrowed his brow. The Dragon had always been an important objective to control, as it gave global experience and was a way to get an advantage in gold gained for the team.

By using this deceptive tactic to make their opponents drop their guard which in turn allowed them to claim their objective, Team Dawn had really lived up to their reputation as one of the top ten among national universities. It looked like Team Dawn really had an outstanding command of strategies in the game!