T0 support player Shao Siyuan was banned for years, but after escaping the ban phase, she transformed from a nobody to a star. (Part Two)

A high ban rate must indicate strength; otherwise, how could they become a thorn in everyone's side? After the 10-ban system is implemented, it's impossible to simply follow the trend and ban them. A hero with a high skill ceiling may feel powerless due to environmental factors, leading to player fatigue. As a support, no matter how hard you try to create a good output space, if your teammates don't keep up, it's like a single-player game. How can a T0 hero lead the whole team? Shao Siyuan is a roamer with control and healing abilities, a stealth mechanic, and an aggressive playstyle. She can get the first kill at level one, which is quite abnormal. In a ranked game where players are timid and stuck in their ways, if you dare to make a move, your teammates will only blame you for feeding.

As players progress through the ranks and leave the lower ranks, entering the peak and high-level matches, they encounter teammates of varying skill levels with surprisingly high synergy, resulting in vastly different experiences. The joy of finding kindred spirits leads to soaring stats, with win rates exceeding 50%, and ban rates nearly identical. The unusually high ban rate for a hero indicates that Shao Siyuan is extremely popular, for the same reason: her skill mechanics prevent players from easily allowing her to be picked.

Stealing money without dying is the worst part; teammates who don't realize it and come to your rescue are the most troublesome.

High strength is certain. Without personally testing, simply reading guides or skill descriptions leaves the impression that it's all about stealing gold, like Kongkong stealing equipment—fussy, dazzling, and ultimately thankless. The truth is, whenever the second skill steals gold, it holds it for a period, and it's all returned upon death. A lesser-known attribute is that it grants an extra 20 gold bonus, which is permanent, allowing for faster development compared to other supports.

The difficulty lies in self-preservation. Since dying results in losing money, the developers have granted her flexible movement. Her passive ability is a powerful basic kick, allowing her to teleport back to teammates, merge, and accelerate to escape the scene. After being marked, she unleashes her ultimate skill, healing teammates and dealing damage. It sounds quite complex, but after playing her for a while, it's actually no different from Yao. The most important thing is having strong teammates, because you also need to attach to them. Economic advantage naturally leads to good output efficiency. She has unique kiting abilities, using her first and second skills to shuttle back and forth. Back in ranked matches, you fly towards the enemy to initiate a team fight, then look back and your teammates turn and run. If you don't understand Shao Siyuan's mechanics, how can you exert pressure?

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