NYU’s Maulface creates issue for Gryphons in the mid lane and jungle
The Guelph Gryphons League of Legends (LoL) collegiate team played against New York University for the second round of matches in the 2018 College League of Legends season. They went into the games with high hopes, coming off a 2-0 win from the week before. However, this past weekend did not go as well as they hoped as the team lost 0-2 to NYU.
The NYU team was quite strong as they had two Master players, with the rest of the players being Diamond level one, two, or three. Throughout the games, the Gryphons played well, managing to fend off NYU’s usual strategy of camping the top lane. In return, however, the mid lane was constantly pushed to tower, allowing NYU’s mid laner Maulface to roam freely, which helped NYU grow their gold lead and eventually win the game.Reflecting on the losses afterwards, Gryphons’ coach Brian “SyliciX” Lo mentioned that the team needs to work on their early game pressure before the laning phase begins, and also that the overall pick and ban phase was questionable. The Gryphons let the champion “Nunu” slip into the hands of NYU; Nunu is currently the fourth-most picked jungler with a 52.6 per cent win rate. The Gryphons’ general laning this time around was weaker than usual, and in skirmishes the Gryphons overstayed, giving NYU the benefit in exchanges. Lo said that everyone on the team seemed off and not like their usual selves that day. The Gryphons’ next game is on Saturday, Feb. 3 against Mari eSports from Marianopolis College in Westmount, Que.
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In competitive League of Legends, the pick and ban phase occurs at the start of the game. The two teams begin by “banning” three champions on the opponent’s side, and then “picking” or selecting three champions to play with. There are then two more bans on each side and two more picks, for a total of 10 bans and 10 picks.
A jungler is a champion that kills the units in the jungle, opposed to in the lanes, in order to maximize gold and experience. A jungler offers teams the ability to surprise attack because of the cover the “jungle” provides.
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