League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 275 The Mysterious Sleeping Man in the Finals!
"They locked in the alligator!"

"Guangguang, how about we go for a late-game 4-1 composition?"

In NXG.B's team voice chat, Long unusually took the initiative to make the suggestion.

Qin Huan nodded: "Okay, anyway, we might not be able to take down Pang Pang and his team using conventional tactics."

Pang Pang?

Sitting to Qin Huan's right, Xiao Duan glanced at his AD without making a sound, and the background music of "White Album" inexplicably floated into his mind.

"Let's not rush to pick the top laner," Qin Huan said to his teammates, completely unaware that his support was having a little drama in his head and was fully focused on the team composition. "Let's lock in our two carries on the first and second floors first."

Tabe, who transferred to the team, stood behind the players, playing the role of a silent mascot along with the Black Team's assistant coach.

In today's final draft, including the opposing team's White Crescent, their participation was actually unnecessary.

NXG club maintains a highly unified tactical system from youth training to the first team.

Therefore, this internal battle focuses more on the players' performance on the spot and their tactical execution.

Of course, occasional flashes of inspiration from the team members are always allowed.

When playing the 4-1 tactic, the core needs to be tilted towards the top laner.

To this end, the training team designed a special drafting strategy: prioritizing securing the two carries while leaving the top, jungle, and support positions open for flexible pairing.

After all, in this system, the jungler and support are the core of the synergy and need to roam and provide support frequently;
The task of the two carries is relatively simple—to stabilize their development and provide necessary firepower support at key moments.

With the objective set, the selection boxes on the first and second floors of the purple team lit up: Bandle City pilot and the fox spirit from Ionia!
"Wow! On the second and third floors of NXG, they've finalized the deal for the prince and Anne!" Miller exclaimed in surprise.

"Is NXG's first team planning a one-shot kill?"

"A jungler and support duo that leans towards initiating team fights," Bella pondered. "With a first-pick Renekton, the blue side's ability to engage is too strong! The intention is obvious—to snipe Lustre!"

Where there is a strong engage, there are naturally heroes who can counter it.

Facing a jungler and support duo of Prince and Annie, the Black team decisively picked Lee Sin and Zyra on the third and fourth picks.

Both are heroes that can effectively counter the Prince's entry into the fray and his ultimate ability, Cataclysmic Strike.

"That's unusual. The Black Team picked a lineup that's more geared towards the early to mid-game." Miller's tone was somewhat puzzled. "Judging from their past fighting styles, the Black Team usually prefers lineups that have a smooth transition from early to late game, and then focus on team fights around their two carries and team coordination."

"Pfft!" Bella couldn't help but burst out laughing.

【? ? ? 】

What is Bella laughing at?

[Haha, there's a newbie up ahead, everyone quickly isolate him!]

[Miller seems to understand which of NXG's three teams is weak in team fights? The Black Team is clearly aiming to improve their early-game fighting strength, preparing for a head-on confrontation!]

Indeed, regardless of whether it's Team One or Team Two, their snowballing ability is ridiculously weak. If you give the opponent the early game, you'll be crushed in no time, without any chance at all.

[White Team: How did you know I lost the knockout stage like this?]

"Oh my, a vampire?" Miller was wondering why his partner was suddenly laughing, but Bella, whose eyes were still fixed on the field, had already suppressed her laughter and continued the commentary: "NXG's mid laner is ready to flip the table right from the start."

"Lock it up immediately!"

Vladimir the vampire!

The two commentators' reaction was perfectly normal.

It's important to know that before the rework, Vladimir lacked burst damage, and the mainstream playstyle was basically a single-tank build.

Compared to later versions, the skill mechanics in Season 3 were not significantly altered.

The core passive of the old version of Vladimir is still the conversion between health and ability power. The effects of the three skills Q, W and R are basically the same, the biggest difference is the E skill.
[Blood Tide]: Vladimir releases blood, dealing magic damage to surrounding enemies; each release adds a stack of enhancement (up to 4 stacks), each stack increasing healing and skill damage. The new version mainly adds the Red Fury trait to it.

With the Vampire locked in, the blue team reserved their last hero spot on the fifth floor for Caitlyn, to complement the support they had previously chosen.

Policewoman + Annie!

With this long-range combination, even if the purple team considers a lane-swapping strategy, they won't suffer too much in terms of tower-pushing rhythm—when it comes to destroying towers? That's something Caitlyn would love.

Seeing that the blue team had chosen a female police officer and a vampire as their dual carries, the black team's jungler Han Jun couldn't help but facepalm in pain.

"Alright, alright... I'll just be a 'screen protector' in team fights later. I'll save all my ultimates for kicking your top and jungle, but I won't kick the backline, okay?"

These two carries are incredibly difficult to take down in team fights, to an absurd degree.

"Hahaha, Old Han is crying his eyes out in the toilet."

"Shall we continue choosing weapons?"

"Yeah, no problem."

The five members of the purple team quickly reached a consensus and invited the final protagonist to fill the long-vacant seat on the fifth floor.

"Let's fight!"

—Jax, the Weapon Master!

"Here it comes! Jax!" Miller's lips curled into a smile, his voice carrying a hint of relieved excitement, as if he had finally found an opportunity to showcase his commentary skills. "This is the champion that NXG has carefully prepared for the fourth match of the S3 World Championship!"

【Um? 】

Miller's words immediately stirred up the previously calm atmosphere, which was filled with anticipation for the showdown between the two teams, and sparked a flurry of discussions.

[The final...wasn't it supposed to end 3-0?]

Some slower-reacting viewers were initially taken aback, but then realized what was happening:

Wow! NXG won so decisively, a 3-0 sweep, they didn't even have a chance to reveal their secret weapon in the fourth game. It seems SKT really didn't force NXG to go all out!

However, this "sudden realization" instantly broke the defenses of countless weapon masters and dedicated players in front of the screen, causing them to beat their chests in frustration.

The live stream chat was instantly flooded with wails of despair:
"Aaaaaah! Just because of a barbecue stand, I missed a game, and my favorite Jax just missed out on the championship?!"

"I'll never tolerate a barbecue stall again!!"

"Why choose that crappy dog ​​head? Isn't my Weapon Master better?"

With the purple team's fifth-floor Jax having finished selecting his champion, both sides began exchanging heroes.

The final pairings are as follows:
Blue side NXG: Top laner Renekton, Jungler Jarvan IV, Mid laner Vladimir, AD Caitlyn, Support Annie.

Purple Team: NXG.B Top Jax, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid Ahri, AD Corki, Support Zyra.

The on-site director demonstrated exceptional professionalism. The camera smoothly moved away from the drafting screen, first pausing on the central large screen, then quickly panning across the focused players in the competition area, followed by the bustling crowd below and the team backstage areas, finally—

"Stop! Switch back to the NXG lounge!"

"what?"

"Okay, received."

The instructions came through the headset, and the camera operator precisely locked the image onto the NXG lounge.

Inside the room, a young man in a suit was reclining on the sofa with his eyes closed, his body rising and falling slightly with a silent rhythm.

(End of this chapter)