King of Glory Case Analysis: Prioritize the overall situation or play a targeted strategy; if you encounter Shiranui Mai, directly pick Zhang Liang to fill the gap.

In low to mid-tier ranked matches, the worst thing is encountering heroes favored by high-level players. These heroes are polarized in performance; some players can play them like they're flying, while others can drag the entire team down. They often require strong teamwork and synchronized play, and are not recommended for solo queue. Their burst damage is appealing, though; they kill without blinking an eye, ganking the backline and taking down key targets to push to the high ground – at least that's the mindset at this tier. The contradiction is that they love to fight but dislike team fights. In a team of five, one player is always left alone, and low-health enemies escape. Looking at the minimap, you see that the marksman or assassin is busy jungling, endlessly farming, and in the late game, their kill gold is no less than the jungle monsters.

Case studies often focus on role filling, which demands intelligence and analytical skills. It involves changing formations and battle strategies. On the surface, it seems simple: everyone prioritizes protecting the marksman, neglecting the others and failing to maximize advantages. Being on the fifth floor (position 5) and having a comprehensive understanding of the game is crucial. However, if you're on the third or fourth floor, it becomes much more complicated. For example, the top lane has Ji Xiaoman, the jungler is Miyamoto Musashi, and the mid and bottom lanes are unknown. The opposing team also has three heroes: Yang Jian, Lan, and Shiranui Mai. In this situation, which hero should you roam to?

Against agile opponents, tanky supports are simply taking hits.

The message received is that there are two assassins and one capricious king. The back row is not yet deployed, making it difficult to protect teammates. They prefer partners with high margin for error, probably aiming to increase the team's overall defense. Priority has been given to tanky supports like Zhang Fei, Niu Mo, and Liu Shan. Will they actually be very effective? Not really.

An assassin-type lineup might have some tankiness, but its mobility is far inferior. The strategy should shift to countering and targeting specific opponents. Since Zhang Liang isn't banned, picking him is a good option. He counters Shiranui Mai by neutralizing her mobility and can synergize well with Miyamoto Musashi—one with a binding ability, the other with a headshot jump—maximizing their ability to eliminate enemies. If all goes as expected, the enemy team will likely pick Zhuang Zhou to counter Zhang Liang, using his area-of-effect crowd control removal to break free from freeze effects. However, his ultimate's suppressive power remains unaffected; he can basically one-shot enemies. This game will be incredibly fun for ambushing.

The final result was a victory, 6 to 19. A bronze-level development laner and a bronze-level confrontation laner, Zhang Liang, made 8 assists, 2 kills, and died once, making an indispensable contribution.

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