In the professional arena, Yongen's ability to defeat Sword Demon varied from player to player. Some players, such as Zeus of T1, could rely on their own skills to suppress the Sword Demon without relying on their teammates. However, most pro players didn't use their Yongen to fight against the Sword Demon. For example, in the match between LGN and VE, Wayward's Yongen failed to defeat the Sword Demon in the second game. In the third game, Burdol played Yongen to fight Wayward's Sword Demon, and the result was even worse. In the finals of S13, Sword Demon of The Shy was countered by Yongen. However, these two champions didn't seem to have an absolute restraining relationship. It mainly depended on the player's individual proficiency.
In League of Legends, Yongen had a certain level of skill. First of all, looking at the hero's characteristics, Yongen had two armors and a skeleton. Once the attack speed shoes were out, he could establish an advantage in the lane. When laning, he had to make good use of his own skill mechanism, such as Yongen's Q skill and E skill to consume Sword Demon and avoid Sword Demon's skills. Yongen could use his E-skill to enter and exit the battlefield flexibly, looking for an opportunity to drain the Sword Demon's HP. At the same time, he had to pay attention to Sword Demon's Triple Q and Double Q. He had to keep a cooldown and leave a Death Blade Aura to prevent Sword Demon from getting close. Of course, in the actual game, the situation in the lane would be affected by many factors, such as the level of operation of both sides, the interference of the Jungler, the formation of the equipment of both sides, etc. Different pro players would have different results when facing these two champions. Some pro players could rely on their own skills to achieve the advantage of suppressing the sword against the Sword Demon, but there were also many players whose results were not ideal.
In League of Legends, it was not easy to determine who was more powerful, Yongen or Sword Demon. This was influenced by many factors. In terms of the Hero's characteristics, if a skilled player used Eternal Grace in the laning phase, with two armor and a skeleton, the attack speed shoes would have an advantage against the Sword Demon. There were also pro players who could use their own skills to give Eternal Grace the advantage against the Sword Demon. However, there were also some pro players who used Eternal Grace to fight against Sword Demon, and the results weren't ideal. Without the interference of the Jungler, Renekton had a 5.5/4.5 advantage against the Swordsman, and Yongen had an advantage over Renekton against the Swordsman, but this also required a certain amount of proficiency. At the same time, Sword Demon's basic attributes had a great advantage when it came to all in against Bobby, and Yongen was more competitive than Bobby when it came to Sword Demon. Judging from the actual situation of the match, in the professional arena, the Jungler factor had a greater impact on the outcome of these two champions 'lanes. For example, in the match between the two teams, Heng protected Slayer's growth almost the entire time, while LGN's Jungler basically ignored his own Top, Yong En. In the end, Wayward's Slayer's damage output was the highest in the match, while Yong En's stats were worse. However, Zeus of T1 could often use Eternity to fight against the Sword Demon. In addition, in some matches, after Yong En was banned, Sword Demon might have a better performance. For example, when Kingen's FMVP Yong En was banned, Sword Demon had a situation where he exploded.
In different versions and scenarios of League of Legends, Sword Demon and Yongen's performance was different. In League of Legends version 5.2, Sword Demon was in the top lane with T1 strength, while Yongen was in T2 strength. From this data, Sword Demon had a relative advantage. However, from the point of view of some players, in the current version (for example, in 2024), Yongen was the Sword Demon's "biological father". With two armor and a skeleton, he had an advantage in the lane. However, this kind of strong and weak relationship was also affected by the player's proficiency, in-game laning strategy, whether there was jungler interference, and many other factors. For example, when the Sword Lady fought against the Sword Demon, she would be at a disadvantage in the early stages with low numbers. However, if the Sword Lady player was skilled and had a certain level of laning skills, the situation might be different. At the same time, in the game scene, the strategy and teamwork would also affect the actual performance of the hero.
In the professional arena, some players, such as Zeus in T1, had achieved better results with Yongen's Sword Demon. The main reason was that the players were highly skilled with Yongen. However, judging from more matches, these two champions were not absolutely in a counter relationship. For example, in the match between the two champions, Yong En had failed to defeat Sword Demon. This showed that the relationship between champions was not absolute. It would be affected by the player's individual skills, team cooperation (such as whether the jungler protected his growth, etc.) and many other factors.
In League of Legends, it was not easy to judge whether Sword Demon was easy to defeat Yongen. This had a lot to do with the player's individual skill proficiency. For example, in the professional arena, T1's Zeus performed well when he used Yongen against the Sword Demon. However, in the match between LGN and VE, Wayward's Sword Demon played well under the protection of the Jungler, while Burdol's Yongen performed badly when he was free. At the same time, the champions 'laning situation was also affected by many in-game factors. For example, Bobby could use the cooldown to leave a Death Blade Aura to defend against Bobby's close-up consumption, but overall it was more difficult to win; Blade Girl was more proficient in fighting against the Laning Blade Demon; Renekton had a small advantage without the interference of the Jungler; Wanhao and Monkey had a certain percentage of victory against the Laning Blade Demon; and heroes like Sword Lady had more complicated situations against the Laning Blade Demon, affected by many factors such as the minions, operation, and Jungler. Therefore, he couldn't simply judge that Sword Demon liked to fight Yongen.
In League of Legends, Yongen's fight with Sword Demon was more complicated. If one looked at the skills of some high-level players like Zeus, Yongen could put a lot of pressure on Sword Demon during the laning phase. In the high levels, he could even be defeated. With his skills, he had the opportunity to kill Sword Demon in the lane. He had an advantage in the laning phase. However, Yongen had a high requirement for the player's operation. If he made a mistake in positioning or playing, he would be easily defeated during the laning phase. Moreover, the effect of Yongen was not ideal for most professional players. Its effect was also affected by other factors such as junglers. For example, in the match between LGN and VE, LGN's jungler protected the development of Slayer almost the entire time, causing VE's Yongen to be suppressed. Therefore, it was not easy to determine whether Yongen had an advantage or a disadvantage in defeating Sword Demon. It depended on the player's personal proficiency, the tactical arrangements in the game, the cooperation of teammates, and many other factors.
According to the data from the Korean server Jade Game, when Sword Demon fought Yongen, Sword Demon's kill rate was close to 15, and Yongen was at a disadvantage against Sword Demon. However, in the full-section lane, there was a point of view that Yongen's performance was related to the division. The diamond division had a 55 win rate, and the master division had a 55 win rate. In the pro scene, there were also cases where players like Zeus could use Eternal Grace to achieve better laning effects.
Yongen's upper limit was extremely high. In some matches, if the player's control was good, they could use their own skills to complete the advantage of suppressing the sword against the sword demon. During the laning period, they could rely on their control to kill the sword demon. However, there were also some pro players who used Eternal Grace to fight against Sword Demon, and the effect was not ideal. Sword Demon's QCD was extremely long, and it was also suppressed by Yongen's control. The upper limit of the two was more dependent on the player's operation, and it was difficult to simply determine whose upper limit was higher.
Yongen was the 150th hero to appear in League of Legends, and he was positioned as a warrior and assassin, while Sword Lady was a melee hero. In the Golden Shovel S6, as a three-star and four-fee hero, the damage output of the Sword Lady was not as good as that of Salefany, Lux, Orianna, and Yong En. If Sword Lady was a full-output player without any defensive equipment, she would most likely be insta-killed if she was attacked first. This was because the three-star and four-star spenders did not have much of an advantage in terms of HP. However, when Sword Lady cast her skills, she would enter a state where she could not be selected, so she could use this to avoid her opponent's skills.
In different competitions and game versions, Sword Demon and Yongen had their own strengths and weaknesses in the later stages. In League of Legends 5.2a, Saberfiend was ranked T1 in the top lane strength ranking, while Yongen was ranked T2. This meant that Saberfiend had the advantage in this version. However, in actual professional matches, the later performances of the two would still be affected by the player's operation, team cooperation, jungler support, and many other factors. For example, in the match between LGN and VE, Wayward's Sword Demon was developing well under the protection of the Jungler and produced the highest damage output in the game. His performance was far better than Burdol's (1 - 7) with Yongen at 11 - 1. However, Zeus in T1 had a better effect when he used Yongen against the Sword Demon. This showed that Yongen could also perform well against the Sword Demon in the hands of some players. Therefore, it was not easy to determine who was more powerful between Sword Demon and Eternal Grace.