Low-ranked players love this game, and their teammates sarcastically remark, "No wonder you can't climb the ranks." Which jungler is hindering your progress in Season 42?

Hero strength is a never-ending topic. Versions keep changing, with weekly updates and seasonal transitions. Any hero mechanic optimization or equipment adjustment can have a domino effect, impacting the entire meta. Why take a purely casual game so seriously? Win a ranked match, earn a few stars, and you're sure you can reach the highest rank. Meanwhile, those who play for hours every day are stuck in the same place. Is it the system manipulating data, or a bad hero selection? In a competitive game with millions of players, how many people actually delve into the details? They find an easy hero to pick up and train relentlessly, relying on their signature hero to dominate.

This guy with exceptional skills has a keen eye; ordinary people wouldn't even notice the details.

This line of thinking isn't entirely wrong. Honor of Kings isn't a single-player game; it emphasizes teamwork. In battle royale games like PUBG, when teammates are eliminated and you're left as the last survivor, it at least tests individual combat skills, requiring you to act like a lone wolf, setting traps, scouting, and seeking victory in dangerous situations. However, in MOBA games, teammates and opponents all respawn. It's not just about picking up equipment and supporting each other; it involves many more competitive elements. Team composition, equipment priority, and the pace of the game all affect the subsequent outcome. Moreover, if you make a mistake from the very first step, putting you at a disadvantage, out of sync with the current version, lacking strategic advantage, and resulting in a poor performance, don't blame your teammates for being bad; they'll likely mock you for being a low-ranked player.

Some heroes are basically reserved for die-hard fans, Chinese server players who understand them very deeply, master every detail of their movements, and create unique strategies through positioning and body language. If these heroes fall into the hands of ordinary players, it's equivalent to climbing the ranks in reverse. What you call simple and crude, the probability of losing is relatively high. What will drag you down is that even if the selection is correct, it's just sitting there until it's rotten, and you still treat it like a treasure. Who was attacked in Season 42?

Lanling King

In previous versions, Lanling King was extremely popular due to his stealth mechanic, making ambushes easy. He could disappear without a trace after catching someone, making him a bane to short-legged heroes like Luban No. 7, Angela, Zhen Ji, and Tan Ji. These heroes lack mobility skills, allowing for instant kills upon appearance, and their weak self-defense capabilities often leave opponents unable to react in time. Xiao Qiao seemed easy to deal with, but her knock-up skill had a delay, requiring extremely fast reflexes to activate her ultimate for survival. However, over time, Lanling King's pick rate has declined, and with equipment nerfs, even one-shotting squishy targets has become a difficult task.

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