Switching from a support role to a first-floor hero can backfire, as Zhuang Zhou's crowd control immunity strategy becomes apparent. (II)

Picking Zhuang Zhou on the first floor will get you focused down, while picking Zhang Liang will get you disrupted. Zhang Liang is a good replacement for Donghuang Taiyi, mainly because the two share the strongest suppression skills. The downside is that they are vulnerable to interference and interrupted casting. While ganking with teammates is fun, a double ambush, hard crowd control, and then explosive damage is ruthless and can be incredibly effective at tilting opponents. Showing up means instant death and has a scare effect, making the jungler hesitant to make any mistakes and even helping to steal kills is a really foolish thing to do.

Cai Wenji: Crowd Control

Cai Wenji is the first to appear, and she's quite common in matches. The lack of support is an undeniable fact. With the introduction of the ten-ban system at all ranks, many roaming heroes are considered troublesome, accounting for half of the ten bans. Yao, with her possession and shield, perfectly complements agile heroes, and the Ma-Yao combination must be stopped. Doria refreshes her skills; two rounds of her ultimate are too much to handle. Lu Bu's ultimate, Ao Yin's dragon form, and Wu Zetian's thunderbolts make the fight insane. Donghuang Taiyi bites for a one-for-one trade, tower dives for kills, and suppresses agile assassins, making ganking him a nerve-wracking experience. Jin Chan recites the Tightening Spell, attaching it to the opponent, making movement and shielding them, rendering flying and escaping ineffective. His ultimate adds a knockback effect, making him a headache to play. Shao Siyuan's passive kick provides minor crowd control, and her high mobility allows her to secure a level one kill.

High cost-performance ratio of equipment for serious injuries

With a bunch of annoying supports banned, it's no wonder roaming teammates are rushing to pick them for their teammates. The hero pool is shallow, and not everyone wants to learn a warrior/tank role. Switching to other lanes and having a mid-laner suddenly appear will get you flamed, the marksman will dislike you, and Sun Bin will be disliked. So, among enchanter supports, almost only Cai Wenji is playable, and she's highly recommended in ranked matches. But why can't she be picked first? She's just a healer; can a follow-up pick really change your fate?

Previously, the reason why players dared not choose items randomly was very simple: they were afraid of having too many heavy damage items. Nightmare's Fang and Executioner's Blade have become extremely cost-effective over time. The former provides cooldown reduction and the latter provides lifesteal. Players in the Rift no longer intentionally build these items to counter recovery abilities. Whether Cai Wenji is present or not, it is almost certain that they will buy them.

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