LPL History

Chapter 88 The Divine Advisor Cleverly Sets a Trap, the Top Laner Trapped Alone

Amid cheers from the crowd, both sides quickly entered the draft phase.

Frost continued CLG's previous strategy of banning champions, choosing to ban Lee Sin, Twisted Fate, and Anivia.

“We see that Frost, like Najin, has banned three of Zhou Li’s signature mid-lane heroes. In that case, as the blue side, they might follow CLG’s strategy and pick Karthus first, thereby limiting Lion’s hero pool!”

Mars Live.

After hearing what Guns N' Roses said, Joker replied:

"Yes, although we know that Lion also has an AP Master Yi who created a pentakill, this hero is actually very dependent on the team composition. It is not recommended to pick him if the enemy team has two point-and-click crowd control abilities. Frost should have learned from Najin's previous defeat."

Su Xiaoyan nodded, looking somewhat nervous.

"Looking at WE's side, they chose to ban Skarner, Olaf, and Jax in the top lane!"

“Yes,” Joker’s voice came through, “This is a ban we agreed on before the match. We banned Skarner and Olaf because one of Frost’s biggest strengths is their jungle-support synergy. Their support, MadLife, really enjoys going out and causing trouble with his jungler, CloudTemplar.”

"Jax is the signature champion of their top laner TheShy. He has a very strong split-pushing ability and needs to be limited."

Frost's top laner is Shy, who's missing The.

However, he also has top-tier dominance in the laning phase and is the core of the team's split-push strategy.

"The right to choose has fallen into Forst's hands. Judging from the first pick, it should be a death... wait! Forst's first pick is to lock down a robot!"

Seeing Frost's selection, Zhou Li raised his eyebrows.

He was naturally aware of Madlife's great reputation.

The creator of M's honor as a support, the tactical commander and roaming core of Frost, skilled in hook-type heroes, and hailed as the god of support.

Thresh hasn't been released yet, so Madlife's signature champion is Blitzcrank.

However, Zhou Li did not expect that the robot would be given such a high priority by Frost.

He had originally planned to let Curly snatch the robot in the second round.

"Holy crap, is he really that confident?" Curly couldn't help but exclaim. "Get the robot on the first floor?"

Robots are also Curly's signature heroes.

But if it were him, Curly would never have deployed a robot on the first floor.

After all, the robot hero is very dependent on the opponent's lineup.

If the opposing team chooses a strong engage composition or an overly mobile composition, the robot is useless if it can't hook anyone.

Madlife's confidence is evident in his willingness to take the robot directly from the first floor.

Of course, there are many layers of planning behind Forst's actions.

That is, without their own side taking Karthus, they force Zhou Li not to take Karthus, while also preventing Curly from getting the robot.

After all, Karthus is a champion without any mobility skills. If Zhou Li insists on picking Karthus, Madlife will definitely come to the mid lane as soon as his Q skill is available.

As for whether picking Blitzcrank first in the bottom lane will allow the opponent to counter it and make it difficult to lane against you.

That was simply not within Madlife's considerations.

Anyway, he's not in the bottom lane.

Being pressured is the ADC's problem.

With the drafting power in their hands, WE picked Alistar and Ezreal for their bot lane.

After seeing that WE did not choose Karthus, Madlife revealed a knowing smile.

"I knew it, he wouldn't dare take Karthus. Since he doesn't dare, we'll take it ourselves."

After Forst locked in Karthus, he picked Graves for the ADC position.

WE, on the other hand, locked in Shen as their jungler and Irelia as their top laner.

They still reserved the last spot for the mid-laner.

In his final two picks, Forst locked in Jayce for top lane and Cho'Gath for jungle.

Looking at Forst's picks, Guns N' Roses said:

"The jungler and support have such amazing crowd control. WE needs to be careful of these two causing trouble in this game!"

Su Xiaoyan nodded.

"Let's see what hero Lion will pick last. With this lineup, it seems unlikely that AP Master Yi will be on the opposing team."

"Enchantress." No sooner had Su Xiaoyan finished speaking than a confident voice rang out.

"Coach, does Zhou Li still have a LeBlanc skill?"

“Yes,” the Joker said with a chuckle, “Zhou Li’s LeBlanc is extremely strong. I can only say that his LeBlanc is absolutely world-class.”

Guns N' Roses thought for a moment and then said:

"Um, to be honest, I'd really like to see Lion play such flashy champions, but Forst has two silence champions, Cho'Gath and Blitzcrank, so I don't think LeBlanc is in a good position?"

Guns N' Roses' words startled Joker.

"Uh... I think so. Oh no, then Zhou Li has no heroes to play with."

Joker's words immediately silenced both Guns N' Roses and Su Xiaoyan.

Joker quickly realized his slip of the tongue, gave an awkward laugh, and tried to make amends:
"Who knows, Lion might pull out some new hero... After all, we know Lion can always bring me miracles."

The moment Joker finished speaking, the viewers in the live stream couldn't hold back their excitement.

Huh? Is he serious or joking?

Isn't this Joker WE's coach? Doesn't he know Zhou's hero pool?

As everyone knows, "coach" is a nickname.

[My brother Zhou can't really be out of heroes to play, can he?]

While everyone was still discussing it, they saw WE lock down Nidalee on the fifth floor.

"Hey! They've locked onto a Nidalee! Mid lane Nidalee?"

Upon hearing Guns N' Roses' question, Joker immediately replied:

"I remember now! Lion does indeed have a mid-lane Nidalee! If you build her as a semi-tank AD carry, she's very strong!"

In the audience, Lee Sang-hyeok saw Joo-rye's leopard woman and murmured:
"Nassaurus Rex? I feel like RapiStar is going to get crushed."

Upon hearing Lee Sang-hyeok's words, the spectators nearby turned around and glared angrily.

"Damn it, kid, whose side are you on? You want to die?"

Lee Sang-hyeok adjusted his glasses but remained silent.

Nidalee had a favorable matchup against Karthus in lane.

Furthermore, Nidalee's traps can also provide him with some protection against ganks.

Frost's lineup heavily relies on Blitzcrank's hook to initiate team fights.

If you fail to hook her, you'll have a lot of trouble dealing with Nidalee's poke.

At this point, both sides had entered the game.

Su Xiaoyan glanced at the Nidalee's rune talents and said:

"Um, Coach, Lion's Nidalee seems to be an AP champion."

Joker scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and fell silent.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Frost had already mobilized its entire team.

Shy's Jayce learned the E skill at level 1 and opened the speed gate for everyone in the fountain!

They then charged straight towards WE's upper half of the map.

This was a little tactic they had devised before the match!
Frost's team immediately went to the river bushes on the top lane and crouched down.

Meanwhile, Strawberry was completely unaware of this.

After arriving at the triangular bushes and finding no one there, he walked forward toward the river bushes!

First blood!

"Oh!!"

Immediately, the audience at the scene in South Korea and netizens watching the live stream in China all started celebrating.

South Korean viewers are celebrating their victory over Strawberry.

Domestic viewers are also celebrating Strawberry being taken down.

(End of this chapter)