Season 44: Mage tiers are reshuffled, Haiyue returns to T1, he hard counters Nezha.

The focus of Season 44 has returned to Sun Wukong's destiny, Six Ears, and the brand-new cultural and creative hero. As for Wang Wei, it is still unknown what profession he will be given. Mid-lane players are begging for an update, after all, there are very few mage characters. Thanks to the new Golden Cicada skin and the rework of Bian Que, the mid-lane has returned to its original liveliness. They are testing skins and skill mechanics. Before they are nerfed, they should use them to climb the ranks at the beginning of the season. In the highly competitive environment, all opponents are at the national server level. Shortly after the start of Season 44, the tiers have been reshuffled.

The mage's experience is even worse than that of a servant.

At first, summoners couldn't see the beauty of mages. In terms of experience, they lost to supports. Apart from their long-range skills and beautiful appearance, the gameplay was like being at the mercy of others. Slow wave clearing would lead to complaints, lack of prompts would result in insults, and being late to support would be accused of tilting. When joining a team fight, they would turn around and find themselves being eaten by minions. Despite being a burst damage dealer, all the resources were given to the jungler, marksman, or even full damage warrior, leaving them with no status. They also had to face assassins targeting them throughout the game, endure pressure in lane, roam and set the pace, and run around everywhere, making them busier than junglers.

With the version update, Bian Que was optimized and upgraded, attracting a large number of people to return to the mid lane, resulting in a major reshuffle of strength. Leaving aside the first place in high-level games, the creator Nuwa, the sluggish mage is just right for the new environment and has the ability to counter troublesome characters like Nezha. Without further ado, let's discuss the actual tests of the experts. What are the trends of mages in Season 44?

Zhen Ji: T2

Zhen Ji had a glorious period, but it was short-lived. When she was reworked, her Ice Pillar gave rise to three playstyles: a multi-functional support character, favored by players, and with a high appearance rate in matches. She could freeze herself to protect herself, use the Moonlit Night twice, and control the area. In lower-ranked matches, she could easily dominate the battlefield. Of course, as the rank increased, the difficulty of fighting against her increased. Lacking the Dark Side, players didn't know how to ambush enemies. Her water ball projectile and water pool hit rates dropped significantly, and everyone learned to spread out. Although her strength was low, her popularity was very high. This is also thanks to the planners who brought Disney's Frozen, Elsa Queen. The modeling, in-game effects, posters, and collaboration tags set a benchmark for quality. Her return once still received a warm response, and with the start of the new season, her win rate has stabilized at around 50%.

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