Lu Yana wasn't as difficult to control as expected. The King's Camp revealed three players who had no standing in the peak competition.

With the abundance of overpowered monsters and Three-Body Problem characters, it's clear that the developers have shifted their focus back to the top lane and support roles this season. They officially announced three cultural and creative heroes, giving them to the support hero Yu the Great and the top lane hero Liu Er. They also brought back the overseas server marksman, Lu Yana, whose skill mechanics are fun. The old-school marksman seems to have disappeared.

Undeniably, ranged attacks are the current trend. Characters like Sun Quan, Goya, and Marco Polo, while mobility isn't everything, can survive to maintain their damage output. This is the principle of high-level gameplay. High burst damage is less important than strong adaptability and versatility in team compositions. They don't rely too much on support protection. Even Agudo has found its place in the development lane. After a long period of development, the jungle couldn't accommodate her anymore, and her stats improved after the transition. It's good that she wasn't relegated to the sidelines.

Blade Baby was the original plan

How will Lu Yana's appearance overturn the entire rankings? The news of her entering the canyon was actually not part of the planned strategy. On the event voting day, the publicity team intentionally or unintentionally promoted Blade Baby, Allen's lover, dual swords, exquisite and delicate, and beautiful skins with multiple options. She was first released on the international server and is very active in the jungle, with extremely high popularity among junglers.

The market is huge, and it's just one step away. After it's ported to the Chinese server, it will become another big money-making plan for the official team. I never expected Luya to be number one by a landslide. This shows that Summoners are making their voices heard with their actions. The Rift is lacking marksmen, and mages are pitiful. Several seasons have changed, no matter how well the skins sell, no matter how many popular queens there are, no new characters have been released.

The market is geared towards ordinary players, and their performance in peak matches is mediocre.

Regardless, Luya is undoubtedly a new favorite among players. After being online for a while, her data performance has stabilized, and analysts can finally draw conclusions, identifying her weaknesses and vulnerabilities. How popular is she? In ranked matches, her strength is above average, with the mainstream playstyle being the orb build. The increased difficulty of matches slightly reduces her combat power, but the drop isn't significant. In lower-ranked peak matches, it's acceptable, but in the highest-ranked peak matches, she plummets to the bottom. The advantage of this is that the skin sells well, as most players across all ranks are casual players. The special effects outweigh the feel, and without the pickiness of the Chinese server, it probably won't suffer from the "heroic treatment," essentially being used as an event reward with zero selling points.

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