Najin
White Shield vs. Kabum!
E-sports Game #1
Standard
Lanes
Bans
Jinx Alistar
Maokai Lee
Sin
Zilean Twitch
Picks
1.
Zed 2. Kayle
3.
Khazix 2. Lucian
3.
Thresh 4. Ahri
5.
Corki 4. Elise
5.
Ryze 6. Janna
Lane
Match-ups – Najin White Shield
Top -
The
early match-up top lane will go even, with both Ryze and Kayle
farming in lane safely. Ryze can bully Kayle at level 1, but Kayle
will sustain through it from level 2 on with his heal and pots.
Around level 6 and Ryze tear/catalyst, the match-up will swing
heavily in Ryze's favor. The much higher burst of Ryze will allow
him to really bully Kayle, as Kayle's power spike does not really
come into play until he reaches Nashor's tooth + Needless Rod or
Recurve Bow; even then Ryze will be able to out-trade with his spell
combo and backing off after he uses his snare. Kill pressure is
unlikely though after 6, as Kayle's ultimate and heal speed will keep
him safe. Ganks from Khazix can be successful if their damage is
high enough. Getting Ryze's Rune Prison right after Kayle use's his
heal will net better results.
Mid -
A very
even match-up in mid lane. The winner will be determined by skill.
Zed has a lot of mobility with his shadows to dodge out on Ahri's
skills and both have good farming and poke abilities. Zed should
play out the lane, getting CS, poking with his Q, and absolutely
dodging out on Ahri's charm. Getting charmed will turn the match-up.
Things will get explosive once level 6 is reached as the kill
potential for both champions is very high. Zed must remember that
where he shows up after his ultimate is completely predictable and
expect a Charm to be en-route. However, if Ahri's Charm is ever
down, Zed has the opportunity to go completely all in without fear of
much repercussion. Should be safe against ganks, as long as he keeps
his shadow up when SSB does not know where Elise is.
Bot -
A
fairly even lane. Corki will be able to give as good as he gets with
Lucian and should look to get as much poke and bullying done as
possible, especially before Lucian picks up his dash, making it
harder for Thresh to land hooks. NWS, though they may not win
trades, do have the advantage of not having to worry about dieing.
KBM's duo has no lock-down, where as NWS have great catch ability
with Thresh hook. NWS should look to play aggressive and land Thresh
hooks as they will be able to just back away if things go sour.
Jungle
-
Khazix
needs to farm to 6 and avoid Elise. Khazix will be weaker in a 1v1
fight, though he will offer good damage in a counter-gank. Should
not bother to look for ganks before 6, but seek to get a CS lead over
Elise and to just watch out for her and try to counter-gank if she
shows up. Other than that, the only real possibility that can be
forced will be top.
Lane
Match-ups – Kabum! E-sports
Top -
This
lane will be a farm lane for Kayle. Primarily Kayle has been picked
for his late game potential and for his ultimate use on Katarina and
Khazix when they dive into AHQ's team. In lane Kayle will get
bullied, but will be able to sustain through Ryze's damage. It is
unlikely that Kayle will pull a large enough advantage to put kill
pressure (or any pressure) onto Ryze. On the same side, it is
unlikely that Ryze will be able to put kill pressure onto Kayle at
anytime during the laning phase either. If Ryze is pushed up to
Kayle's tower, a gank from Elise could secure a kill with a well
timed stun and then slow from Kayle.
Mid -
A very
even, skill based match-up. Both Ahri and Zed have even amounts of
farm, harass, and all-in potential. The deciding factor will really
be how well Ahri can land Charms and how well they both play with
their ultimates, especially with Ahri charming Zed after his
ultimate.. Getting help from Elise can really turn this match-up,
but getting in on Zed will be hard.
Bot -
An even
lane, though NWS are running a higher kill potential. Janna and
Lucian must make sure to dodge Thresh's hook and to use Janna shield
with Lucian harass to take control of the lane. KBM are able to push
out Corki, however they must always be wary of Thresh's hook, as it
will completely turn the tide of the lane. Requesting an early gank
from Elise, by way of NWS' jungle should be beneficial.
Jungle
-
Elise
should remember that she has the bully potential in the early level's
over Khazix, with her spiderlings blocking Khazix Isolation damage.
After her buffs, she should look to take over one side of NWS's
jungle, pushing Khazix out and then looking to make ganks on the two
near lanes.
Team
Composition/Strategy – Najin White Shield
*Win
Condition – Get through the laning phase with a lead or staying
close, stretch out the laning phase until you are ready to 1-3-1
split-push. Use the 1-3-1 and solid roaming to get stray kills with
number advantages in the side lanes or jungle.
NWS
have a very strong 1-3-1 or 1-4 split-push team. Ryze and Zed are
both strong split-push champions once they get rolling while Khazix
and Corki offer a lot of wave clear and poke while able to stay safe
with escapes. Thresh provides pick potential and some disengage if
the 3 man team gets picked on. If NWS come out ahead in the laning
phase, they will have massive control over the game with several
options. 1-3-1 and pressure all lanes. 1-4 for pressure on a single
tower. Or even 1-1-1-2 with Corki holding his own lane while Khazix
and Thresh roam for picks and towers.
Team
Composition/Strategy – Kabum! E-sports
*Win
Condition – Win lane, win game. Get picks with Ahri and Elise.
Kabum
have drafted champions on which they are comfortable with, though
they don't have a giant synergy with each other. Elise and Ahri can
chain CC to pick off a target, while also have the option of Elise
and Ahri diving into NWS with Kayle ultimate, creating a pseudo, but
weak front-line to protect Kayle and Lucian. Janna can do some
decent disengage against Zed and Khazix jumping in. KBM really have
to win the laning phase though, otherwise they are going to have a
really rough time against the more solid split-push composition of
NWS.
Game
notes -
NWS's
duo is able to put down a lot of damage onto KBM's duo when Thresh
gets a double flay.
KBM's
duo never properly use Janna's shield, always using it defensively
and never offensively.
2 Solid
hooks in a row onto Lucian net NWS's duo lane 2 kills in a row on
Lucian.
KBM's
duo is able to make an even trade, though behind, when Thresh misses
his hook.
NWS
play a very patient gank in mid, burning Ahri's ultimate, and then
coming back soon after for the kill. Corki is able to farm bot
without Thresh. NWS are able to take the dragon.
Elise
is spending all her time top, which makes sense against the only
champion without a natural escape, however top does not really need
it and nothing is gained by this.
NWS
hare already 5k ahead from 1 dragon and lane advantages. KBM have
lost the laning phase and it will be hard for them to come back into
the fight, with NWS ability to 1-3-1 push getting closer and closer.
NWS can
bully lanes or just roam and put pressure in number advantage
situations. Corki is able to be left alone against Janna/Lucian, as
there is nothing to lock him down.
*Note –
Watch how Elise uses her Rappel against Zed ultimate. Takes no
damage from the ultimate application and dodges the spin slash.
Kayle
goes through the top jungle, after the turret falls and gets caught
by Ryze/Thresh. Needed to go the safe route since KBM had no control
of the jungle.
Gold
lead is 10k at 19 minutes. KBM's only way to get back into the game
is to stick around Ahri and Elise and look for picks. However NWS
have no need to play into this with their split-push composition.
End
Game Notes -
Not
much to say, NWS had the better composition and the stronger players.
The game was very reminiscent of a solo queue match rather than a
World Championship one.
I would
have rather seen Zhonya's as a second item onto Ahri, getting more AP
earlier to be able to push out the creep waves in lane and keep Zed
at tower. Ahri needs AP early on to be able to properly use her
damage capabilities.
What
Kabum! E-sports should have done -
Picking
Elise in the jungle really needs fast push or chain cc compositions
to really shine. I liked the Ahri a lot, but would have rather seen
Janna changed into Nami, Thresh, or Morgana. Alternately, a strong
front-line support in Braum or to a lesser degree Leona and Elise
building full tank would have given Kabum a solid front-line to
engage onto NWS. Elise and the support going in with Ahri getting
Kayle ultimate as she dashes into NWS. KBM almost had 2 decent team
compositions but got a little stuck somewhere in between.
Inside
of the game, Elise needed to be a little more aggressive and
definitive in her gank attempts. There was a good amount of time she
spent, waiting and hoping for one, rather than making it happen. Some
of this was due to communication issues with Kayle over lane
management.
KBM's
bottom lane also lost pretty hard, mostly noted before in never using
Janna' shield aggressively in the early stages. The AD buff is
necessary to trade evenly and they needed to use it in tandem with
Lucian harass.
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