Chapter 500: Want to see Knife Girl? Then I’ll show it to you!
EDG banned EZ, Ryze, and Taliyah.
EZ is PraY's AD with the best recent data, and is very suitable for mixed fields. The safety factor in team fights is also very high. In addition, the double blue equipment of Mana Cut and Archangel supports his combat power in the late stage, and it is not easy to deal with it if he is released.
Ryze and Taliyah are BDD's signature heroes.
With Zizi's current strength, it is not easy to restrict BDD's roaming.
They are all regular targeted bans.
Enter the selection stage.
First floor.
The one KZ is targeting is... Rakan!
"KZ takes the initiative to grab Rakan. If EDG wants to break up the Xayah-Rakan combination, they have to take Xayah, but it is not so comfortable to have a single Xayah. The price of Sheep Knife is very low in this version, and special effect AD has become the mainstream."
"EDG takes Xayah, KZ counterattacks with Varus, EDG's bottom lane will be in trouble."
Ze Yuan analyzed: "EDG thought about it for a while and brought out Kaisa. Thresh came in the support position... It's not bad. JackeyLove's Kaisa first bought attack equipment to evolve his Q skill [Icathia Rainstorm]. Thresh's control can be stacked with [Plasma], so the laning strength is not low."
Second and third floors.
KZ picked Xayah and Graves respectively.
It's a very troublesome combination, and there's also a jungler who focuses on farming.
"Male gun?"
"Khan is scared and wants to play tank and mess around."
BP coach Maokai joked: "The Sword Princess is still there, should we use a Sword Princess to kill him?"
In the S8 season, there are very few truly tankless lineups in professional leagues. At the very least, there must be a support who can serve as the front row.
KZ's jungler and support are output and functional heroes, and Khan in the top position should obviously be in the front row.
EDG uses Fiora and bans Shen, so it should be an easy match.
but……
Xing Dao always felt that something was wrong.
Although KZ is a team famous for fighting, it is in the LCK region with a complete professional system and rich tactical settings, so there will not be any obvious flaws in Ban/Pick.
Such a big flaw should not be revealed.
Anyway, since we are on the red side and there is a counter position on the fifth floor, we still have time to choose the top laner at the end.
Speak out the thought.
All EDG members thought it made sense.
After a brief discussion, the team gave Zzitai a jungle troll, which can restrain Graves to a certain extent, and will make KZ feel conflicted when choosing a tank top laner.
The second round of Ban/Pick begins.
The banned ones are Fiora, Arms, Shen, and Sion.
On the fourth floor, EDG gave Zzitai a Morgana who was most suitable for the game. This was also the cheating hero that EDG used when facing a strong mid laner in the S6 season.
"Morgana fits the style of EDG very well."
Rita has a certain understanding: "For EDG, the first carry point is the top laner General, the second carry point is the bottom laner JackeyLove, and the mid laner does not need to have a particularly outstanding performance."
"It's not necessarily a good thing that the mid lane is particularly strong." Ze Yuan combined the previous example: "We can see that the 'galaxy battleship' with five strong players often does not take off as planned. Instead, it drags each other down because of the competition for resources and the right to speak for the players in each position."
"There are only so many resources in a game."
"Top, mid, bottom, and even jungler and support all tried to grab the heroes, but in the end no one could thrive... Huh? KZ's last two heroes were pretty good!"
Talking and talking.
Ze Yuan looked at the screen and there was a turn.
KZ’s last two picks were Shen and Galio.
The overall lineup did not surprise EDG.
There is indeed a front row.
But this front row is not the top laner, but Galio in the middle lane...
Fortunately, Xing Dao noticed something was wrong and did not choose Fiora.
If you really choose Fiora, there is basically no room for her to perform in team fights, because Shen's R [Hextech Ultimatum] does not belong to any type of direct control, and Morgana's magic immunity shield is just a decoration.
If Sword Lady was left in that range, she would become a pure target.
Block?
That's even more of a joke.
After all, Fiora is a fragile hero. It is not uncommon for her to use blocking to break Shen's R, and then be suppressed and killed by the bursts of Graves and Xayah.
If they split push, EDG will be at risk of being forcibly attacked by the tower diver, and the situation will become very embarrassing.
"It's a trap indeed."
BP coach Maokai wiped the sweat from his forehead with the sleeve of his suit: "If I use Fiora, it will be a big deal. I will be scolded to death..."
Although EDG's Ban/Pick is done by the whole team together, Xing Dao and Zzai Zhang still choose their own players.
But whenever there is a problem with the lineup, the coach will definitely be the first to be criticized.
No exceptions.
What's more, this time it was Maokai who suggested choosing Fiora, leaving no room for explanation.
"It's okay , I didn't choose them!" The factory manager thought about it carefully: "Their five heroes have good control and enough damage. It's not easy to kill the front row."
The troll steals both resistance and health, which is really tough.
But Galio's W skill is a percentage damage reduction.
Combined with the 'Adaptive Helmet' that restrains continuous magic damage, Morgana's output against tanks is better than nothing, and Kai'Sa obviously cannot kill the front row as fast as Xayah and Graves alone.
"Then there's nothing we can do..."
Xing Dao sighed, "I wanted to save it for the knockout rounds, but I probably won't be able to not play this one."
"I understand!" Meiko understood the meaning of the song and moved the mouse to the hero portrait: " Is this it?"
"Yes, it's her." Xing Dao nodded.
Get a response.
Meiko clicked the confirmation button.
"Fight for the First Land!"
Following a loud shout.
A female warrior wearing red armor and wielding a sharp sword with telekinesis appears in the center of the screen.
——Blade Dancer, Irelia!
"New version of Knife Girl!"
Rita's eyes lit up: "General had a very brilliant record in Rank when Irelia was just updated. No team in the LPL region dared to release it. Yesterday, PMG released Irelia, but General didn't choose it either."
"I finally got it out today against Kingzone!"
"You don't actually need to pick Irelia when playing against PMG. Killing chickens... cough cough cough." Ze Yuan deliberately made a slip of the tongue: "Facing KZ's lineup in this game, Irelia is indeed a very good choice. The disarming effect of her ultimate [Vanguard Blade] is very restraining against Xayah and Graves. With E [Twin Blades] controlling them, she can also charge with Kai'Sa."
When teammates are hit by hard control, the [Plasma] mark can be stacked, allowing Kaisa to use R [Hunter Instinct] to sprint to the nearby area.
In other words, this single Irelia means EDG is no longer limited to dealing damage to the front row.
If you seize the opportunity to exert control, you can rush to KZ's back row.
certainly.
This is a perfect situation in theory.
Irelia's E [Twin Blades] has a slight delay, and it is not too difficult to hit Xayah and Graves. There is also the possibility of being controlled and killed instantly by Shen in a team fight.
Whether you can fight the desired team battle depends on your performance in actual combat.
When the final countdown ended, the players adjusted their rune talents and made certain targeted combinations.
The coaches from both teams walked to the center of the stage, shook hands, and then exited through different passages.
The most crucial group match officially begins!
