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Chapter 149 Double Protection for the Little Cannon! Ultimate Protection for the Core!

Meanwhile, on the EDG team's bench.

What do you think they'll take first on the first floor?

The factory manager looked at the SKT first floor, which hadn't lit up for a long time, and asked.

"They'll most likely prioritize protecting the bot lane this game, and will probably pick Janna first."

Wang Yao thought for a moment and then said.

In the first two games, SKT's bot lane was constantly targeted as a weak point. In this do-or-die game, even if KkOma's reaction was slow, he should have paid more attention to Bang.

Wolf's Rakan is very skilled, but there are heroes in EDG's system that can counter Rakan. If KkOma has studied them carefully, he should know this.

Compared to Rakan, who focuses on initiating team fights, SKT players who prefer late-game play should be more inclined to choose Janna, who has extremely strong protective abilities.

This is also the view shared by Wang Yao and Nofe.

On the surface, EDG gave the choice to SKT in this match, but in reality, they were digging a hole for KkOma.

It remains to be seen whether KkOma will jump in.

Soon, as expected, SKT's first pick was indeed Janna.

They then locked the small cannon on the second floor!

"Janna paired with Tristana, SKT's bot lane picks are pretty good."

PDD frowned slightly in the commentary booth. Before EDG showed their tactical system, SKT's draft picks held an absolute advantage.

Immediately afterwards, EDG also quickly locked in their heroes on the second and third floors.

Syndra, Gnar!

The LPL commentators were completely dumbfounded by this first pick of mid and top champions. Why not pick Jarvan IV or Orianna? At the very least, there's Karma and Leona!

"These two options are pretty mediocre..."

The doll couldn't help but speak up.

Although these three picks don't seem wrong, this is EDG on the blue side.

"Is EDG going to play it safe against SKT? There's no need for that. Do they have some kind of secret weapon up their sleeve?"

Miller said hesitantly.

PDD shook his head slightly: "I don't quite understand why EDG didn't pick Ardent Censer in the first three picks. They didn't pick Rakan or Karma either. If they do that, they probably won't be able to pick them later."

At this moment, SKT is already struggling with the hero selection on the third floor.

EDG's early acquisition of Syndra put considerable pressure on KkOma.

The mid laner needs to gain lane priority to be able to move. If Faker is suppressed by Syndra, the bot lane will basically not be able to get support.

If Faker can't get the rhythm going, the team's overall rhythm will become very sluggish.

So what champions should they pick to lane against Syndra? Ekko or Lucian? Neither seems like a good option.

Faker can play Ekko and Lucian, but some champions can't be picked just because you know how to play them.

With Tristana and Janna on the team, they'll definitely be more stable if they can hold on until the late game.

If they choose Ekko, then they need to frequently disrupt the early game tempo of the top, mid, and jungle.

Although Faker was confident, after learning from the experience of the first two games, he realized that they were at a disadvantage against EDG in the bottom lane.

SKT's mid and jungle players absolutely have to go to the bottom lane to protect their carry!
"Take Karma."

Faker hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Karma is very stable against Syndra, and her wave clear ability is also stronger than Syndra's. Once Karma gets Mercury's Treads and Chalice of Harmony, it will be difficult for Syndra to exert pressure in the lane.

However, their support in the bottom lane has already locked in Ardent Censer Janna, so wouldn't it be a bit strange to pick another one?

Faker wasn't worried about the team lacking damage dealers.

However, Bang's performance in the first two games was truly worrying to him.

The Janna + Karma duo protecting the ADC isn't bad in the current version, the main problem is whether the ADC they're protecting is good enough.

After hearing Faker's words, Coach KkOma looked at Bang standing to the side.

Bang was staring intently at the screen. He was under a lot of pressure.

Even meditation training isn't working very well anymore...

Seeing that Bang remained silent, KkOma sighed in disappointment. However, just as he was about to ask Faker to switch to a different champion, Bang suddenly spoke up.

"Let's take Karma!"

Bang said this almost as if he was forcing himself to.

While Tristana isn't the top-tier ADC of the current patch, she's definitely among the top two.

Before the World Championship patch, Caitlyn was nerfed by the designers. Her extremely long development period made her combat power in the mid-game completely incomparable to Tristana.

Moreover, even if the female police officer develops to the later stages, she still has no advantage when facing a small cannon with a growing range.

It's worth noting that when the cannon reaches level 18, its range is slightly longer than that of the female police officer.

The burst damage from E skill, the attack speed boost from Q skill, combined with Ardent Censer.

If you can survive the early game with the small cannon, you can definitely take on the female police officer!

After hearing Bang's words, KkOma and Faker exchanged a glance, both of them quite pleased.

"Then let's double-protect them. Pick Karma. If we can get lane priority in the mid lane, Sang-hyeok can also roam to the side lanes. In the second round, we'll lock down their soft support and force them to pick hard support."

KkOma said seriously.

SKT's third floor, Karma confirmed!

"Wow! Double protection for Tristana... This AD carry is getting the best treatment ever, but SKT's problem right now is the lack of a front-line initiator. They need to improve their initiation capabilities."

"There are still quite a few jungler heroes available, it just depends on how Blank chooses to play them."

As PDD finished speaking, the two sides entered the second round of drafting and banning.

Without hesitation, EDG eliminated Jarvan IV and Sejuani, two strong engage champions in this patch.

SKT, on the other hand, didn't hesitate and banned both Rakan and Lulu, the two Ardent Censer monsters.

Blank had no suitable front-line junglers to choose from at this point, so he could only pick Gragas, a jungler that didn't synergize well with Karma.

Blank is now worried that Clearlove will pick a strong jungler who invades the enemy jungle and ruins his own jungle.

As for online teammates' support, he doesn't really count on it anymore; he's already grateful if they don't feed him.

"SKT's Gragas pick is actually pretty good; at least the team's formation is stable. However, Huni in the top lane is a bit of a problem."

They could have easily picked Huni's champion on the fourth floor first, since EDG's top laner had already been chosen. Even if Huni was saved for the last counter pick, it wouldn't have much effect.

PDD pondered.

He felt that SKT was not as aggressive and unrestrained in this game as they were in the previous game, but being more conservative might not be a bad thing.

After all, SKT played very aggressively in the last game, but they were almost killed by Draven and barely lasted 20 minutes.

Now PDD is even more curious about what heroes EDG's jungler and support will choose.

Under his gaze, on the fourth floor of the EDG team's building, a hero's portrait suddenly lit up.

"Ah this..."

PDD's eyes widened.

EDG actually picked the Blitzcrank again, the same champion they used in the last game!

The moment this hero appeared, the entire audience erupted in cheers.

Robot is a favorite hero for casual players to fill the support role, but it's not that it can't appear in competitive matches.

Meiko's performance with Blitzcrank in the last game was indeed a bit mediocre. Several times, his crucial Q hooks only landed because Draven had to lift the hook.

Obviously, this hero requires a high level of skill from the player, and also a certain amount of luck.

If it can hook people, then it's a god-level robot.

If it fails to hook anyone, it will become a rice-steaming robot.

Without Wang Yao's Draven helping out in this game, it's hard not to wonder if Meiko's Blitzcrank will perform as poorly as in the last game.

(End of this chapter)