Dark
Passage vs. Samsung White
Game #1
Standard
Lanes
Bans
Yasuo Nidalee
Zilean Maokai
Tristana Lucian
Picks
1.
Alistar 2. Ryze
3.
Khazix 2. Lee Sin
3.
Thresh 4. Janna
5.
Jinx 4. Vayne
5.
Orianna 6. Talon
Lane
Match-ups – Dark Passage
Top -
Alistar
should have a bit of a rough time against Ryze. With the range
advantage and the lack of all in potential early on for Alistar, Ryze
should be able to bully him early. Picking up a point into Alistar's
heal at level 2 may be very useful, unless you are expecting a gank
from your jungler at that point. Although bullied, Alistar should be
able to sustain through it when he picks up his heal. Using mana for
the headbutt->auto attack combo will hurt Alistar's longevity in
lane but the damage will stick to Ryze. Always keep enough mana for
a headbutt/pulverize combo in case of a gank and heal > headbutt
harassment when Alistar has extra mana. Wait for your jungler to
really go aggressive, farm and play safe till then.
Mid -
Try to
get your harassment in at level 1, Orianna has strong auto attacks
and the ball zone/positioning is crucial against any melee champion
at level 1. Gets a little trickier at level 3 when Talon has his
full combo and will be able to jump in on you, do damage, and move
out. Try to farm with your ball, and keep your distance, but don't
sacrifice creeps for it. When talon leaps in, do not immediately
recall the ball for the shield. Try to judge if Talon is going to
try to fight, or just burst and run. If he chooses to fight, then
recall the ball, otherwise auto attack Talon as he runs and use
Command Attack and Dissonance as he is running away from you and
towards your ball (since the ball should be somewhere in the lane at
this point, by not using Command Protect for the shield there is less
time for Talon to react and dodge your offensive ball movements).
Alternately you can leash the ball as Talon goes in allowing you to
use Protect without losing cast time due to ball movement. At level
6 this changes though and you will want to Protect instantly to
survive Talon's large burst. Outside of that, farm like crazy and
ward to watch his roam paths, be very careful when roaming yourself
to follow Talon lest he turn around and kill you.
Bot -
Jinx
can out-range Vayne pretty well from early on. Getting good rocket
harassment is essential to winning this lane, however you will want
to avoid any level 1 fights as Jinx is in a way without an ability at
level 1. Janna however will make this tough, a rocket poke that is
easily read will be countered by Janna shield into a Vayne tumble
shot at Jinx or Thresh. The best scenario would be hitting a hook at
level 1 and getting a free rocket or two (do not go in on the hook),
and continuing from there. Otherwise Flay and getting Janna to use
her shield on herself will allow Jinx to pot shot Vayne. Alternately
at level 2/3 with Zap, Jinx can try to hit Janna (will probably be
easier) and get her to shield herself, then take shots at Vayne with
rockets. The lane needs to be won by poke and pressure into the
turret. An all-in fight will result in Vayne/Janna winning unless
they are significantly lower HP.
Jungle
-
Fairly
even match-up against Lee Sin. Should farm primarily and be ready to
counter-engage Lee Sin if he ganks. The best gank opportunities will
be in mid and bottom lane. Thresh hook + lantern and Jinx snare
would equal a dead Janna, possibly even Vayne instead. In mid
waiting for Talon to jump on Orianna at the level 3+ stage could
result in a good gank, burning a flash or even getting a kill. Top
lane will be a bit harder, even though Alistar has good CC. Need
enough room to keep slows on Ryze so Alistar can catch up if Ryze
hits his Rune Prison before Alistar can engage.
Lane
Match-ups – Samsung White
Top -
Ryze
should have a very easy time against Alistar. While lacking sustain,
he does have the bully potential. Ryze should focus on forcing
Alistar to use his heal, keeping his mana low to prevent headbutt
harassment. Will be a hard lane to get a gank on, especially after
level 6, but the lane match-up will allow Ryze to farm and scale with
safety.
Mid -
Talon
should have control of this lane once he reaches level 3. His combo
can be used very easily against Orianna and while it will be
difficult to kill her, he can win trades and put her on the
defensive. The key will be dodging the offensive ball movement as he
retreats from his combo. Once level 6 comes around, Talon can simply
burst Orianna, effectively pushing her out of lane or to her turret,
though not killing her. This will give his team a huge advantage if
they want to push an objective or if Talon wants to roam. Orianna
will be unable to follow or fight.
Bot -
Should
be a winning match-up. The key to winning is to time Janna shield
with Vayne tumble to hit Jinx when she tries to rocket harass.
Jinx/Thresh should not win an all-in in this match-up so the only
worry is the harassment that they can provide. As long as
Janna/Vayne stay healthy, the lane should start to turn in their
favor around level 3-4.
Jungle
-
Not
much to say, fairly even match-up against Khazix. Should mostly
farm, try to make plays happen up top against Alistar at the level
3-4 mark. Potentially go bot by dashing over the dragon wall to
avoid wards. Tempest slow and Janna tornado may be enough time to
allow Vayne to setup her stun.
Team
Composition/Strategy – Dark Passage
*Win
Condition – Play solidly in lane, allowing Jinx to get her first
item or item and a half. Transition to mid game objective control,
mainly through tower siege. Work your way around the map and take out
as many turrets as you can to gain the lead before Vayne/Talon/Ryze
can pick up speed.
This
team composition is primarily just comfort picks for Dark Passage.
The team has a very loose synergy with Alistar delivery system for
Orianna ball, followed by reset clean-up from Khazix and Jinx. The
biggest two problems is that Talon will melt Jinx and Vayne will deal
plenty of damage to Alistar with her true damage. If SSW make a good
engage, there is little DP can do about it. The best option is for
DP to tower siege, using their superior range, poke, and wave clear
to keep the pressure on the tower objectives.
Team
Composition/Strategy – SSW
*Win
Condition – Outplay Dark Passage and win lanes, get kills, continue
to get picks and just snowball the lead.
This
team has almost no synergy. SSW has picked a flashy team full of
damage simply because they believe they are that much better than
Dark Passage. They have picked strong lanes against and honestly
have come out with the better match-up in every lane. Samsung have
set themselves up, not to have a team play, but more of an individual
win lane play-style.
Game
Notes -
Janna
harasses Thresh with shield. When Jinx goes to poke with rockets,
Janna shields Vayne and Vayne tumble pokes, heavily winning the
trade. This comes back to bite Jinx in the rear when both sides get
level 2 and Vayne/Janna go all-in. Jinx is forced to back off
earlier than Vayne, since she started with 100-200 hp less at the
level 2 fight.
Alistar
TP's bot to deny the dive, then cancels it to stay top after SSW
disengages the dive.
Talon
all-ins Orianna as soon as he hit's 6, taking more than half her HP.
Continues to do so throughout the lane, putting huge pressure onto
Orianna. Eventually earns SSW dragon.
Alistar
makes a great flash headbutt, knocking Ryze into turret. If he
wasn't so low could have gotten a kill.
Great
lantern save onto Jinx after Lee sin ultimate (Lee should have tried
for Thresh).
Ryze TP
pincers Orianna.
Vayne
heads top to fight Alistar after killing the bot lane turret. Vayne
can easily bully and beat out Alistar and will take the turret much
faster than Ryze would.
SSW
suffocate Dark Passage through lane dominance and jungle objective
bullying.
SSW
start to look for kills. Talon hunts Jinx while the rest of the team
bully towers and jungle, diving to get kills.
Ryze TP
flanks, Ace happens.
Janna
makes a great save on Vayne, Vayne gets a Pentakill. Surrender comes
in.
End
Game Notes -
Not a
lot to say here, Dark Passage got beat by superior lanes, and super
players. The entire game was fought either in lanes or in small
skirmishes and not once did a teamfight come into play. Samsung
rolled their lane dominance into jungle objective control and tower
bullying.
What
Dark Passage Needed to Do -
Primarily
I'd say pick better lane match-ups. Something that can go heavily
all-in or allow them to sit back and farm. Dark Passage's individual
skill is much less than SSW so I would also like to see a lane swap
perhaps, especially with Jinx, and go for a super fast tower push,
and then transition very quickly into a roving team play with a team
comp that would out perform the lane focus of SSW's team.
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