How does NaVi win so many 4v5s on T side Inferno?

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Published 2022-01-12
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - 4v5 round won vs Liquid - death at banana
01:26 - 4v5 round won vs G2 - death at banana
02:30 - First death at banana - Explanation
04:38 - 4v5 round won vs Virtus Pro - death at mid
05:26 - 4v5 round won vs Vitality - death at mid
06:36 - First death at mid - Explanation
08:51 - Key concept to why these strategies work
09:08 - End

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All Comments (21)
  • @snooples
    absolutely adore this breakdown and how easy it was to follow such nebulous concepts as rotation and information control i love how this also reflects back on the current meta where even in a 5v4 cts still want map control advantage for info because they know t executes, trading, and afterplants are so refined that without info to make the correct rotation cts can get shut out, it seems that on inferno navi prefer to punish these info plays more towards mid... perhaps since its easier for the ts to isolate 1v1s either at long or short and more difficult/uncommon for cts to coordinate plays rather than take the 1v1 or fall back (at least compared to banana) mahone videos dont just give you different plays to make, but they make you think more critically about your decision making, and come up with solutions based on understanding how the opponents will react to the state of the round best cs yter hands down
  • @adams3903
    sick video, I am convinced this level of cs content will raise the bar for youtube cs content. Finding patterns a team follows must be harder than copypasting a set strategy with commentary.
  • @joeysmith.99
    Love the concept. Just to add one thing, the amount of firepower that Navi have right now, with s1mple being at top form, and electronic and b1t being world class riflers, helps win these duels, that other teams just wouldn't. Navi has always appeared to be a systematic team, meaning that if one thing in the system goes wrong, everything else will most likely fail. Before b1t arrived, Navi had joke t sides, as Flamie just wasn't putting up the numbers. Yet when b1t came in, Navi pieced everything together. If you watch Navi games, even when Electronic is playing down, he still manages to have high impact as he is the best player at creating space, and gathering solid info in the world; in part to his game sense and his fragging ability. This allows s1mple to be activated, and without Electronic, s1mple wouldn't be the same player. All this ties together in strats like this working, and basically any other team at this moment wouldn't be able to pull this strat off.
  • @jesscas
    Such a great breakdown, and well explained! Great examples, thank you for another great video :)
  • @yessir12362
    your demo reviews are always so nice to watch. your voice is relaxing and the way you explain things is fantastic. absolutely love your content i sub to you
  • @fullenergika
    Note to myself: -First step : make sure to lose a player early so you can be in a 4v5 -Second : win the round
  • @banksyy6182
    Top notch content! Its amazing how simple and easy NaVi make this look
  • @lucaseb7225
    Great video! Electronic is amazing for winning the duels against awp in brackets, but that was only possible because opponents were pressured to make an information play like you described. Tactics + skill.
  • Honestly what I'm seeing in this videos is CT forcing aggression, especially uncoordinated types, despite having a 5v4 advantage. In almost all these cases, the first CT to die is picked off in an angle where they committed to a fight rather than playing for info or setting up crossfires. Isn't the A site usually a strong CT site given how many crossfires teams can set up? NaVi didn't use too much utility in these clips to take A after taking brackets. Instead they're allowed to creep up on people lane, or long, and take 1v1 duels where the CTs are throwing their life since they do not have faith in their site holds. Could it be argued that in these cases, it's NaVi punishing bad CT plays by instantly committing to a site (generally A) as soon as they lose the first guy, and the CTs not anticipating it and thinking it's still a default?
  • @FinsterCS
    How do people become analysts man... Seems like such a cool job!
  • @piosab
    Great video! Btw, what program did you use for the 2D map overview?
  • @MalcomWeed
    So much juicy content, 2 videos in 5 days, This is a dream come true