LOL: What does "mid-lane hybrid expert" mean?

[I said before the match, Coach Zhu Kai isn't as simple as you think!]

[No wonder EDG's Nightmare composition couldn't be countered. Not only are Alistar and Rengar immune to nearsightedness, but Twitch trying to flank and deal damage is also very likely to be caught by Rengar's ultimate.]

[I remember Snake lost all their matches against EDG in the Spring Split, right? Today, Scout wanted to use Snake to charge up his battery, but his battery exploded?]

At this moment, Coach Zhu Kai was obviously unaware that because he forgot to ban Nightmare, he had been praised by the live stream chat as a god-like coach who turned the tide.

"You guys played well this round, let's keep this rhythm next round." Zhu Kai organized his thoughts, but realized he couldn't explain what the rhythm of this round was either.

Flandre, the top laner, chimed in: "I've noticed that whenever EDG falls behind, they give up on finding opportunities and start thinking about farming for team fights."

"The main reason we were able to win this game was that we disrupted their rhythm in the early game, and our lineup had a higher margin for error after we switched lanes in the mid-game."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too."

Coach Zhu Kai nodded repeatedly.

"We'll continue this jungle invasion strategy in the next game," Flandre thought for a moment. "We'll try to draft a composition that gives us an advantage in all three lanes, so we'll have to gamble on the bans."

Zhu Kai was taking notes with his head down.

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At this moment, in the EDG rest room.

The atmosphere was terribly heavy.

In stark contrast to Snake's jubilation after their losing streak ended, EDG's winning streak was suddenly broken by this crushing defeat, and long-suppressed emotions quietly erupted.

"This game was a problem with my draft picks."

Coach Nofe spoke first.

"I didn't take into account the early game weakness of this lineup, as well as the mid-game lane rotation. Neither Maokai nor Orianna is very good at pushing lanes out."

  

The meaning behind this statement is somewhat subtle.

It's worth noting that in the recently concluded Demacia Cup finals, EDG defeated the formidable RNG with almost the exact same lineup. Yet, facing a weaker opponent, Coach Nofe believes the problem lies with the lineup.

The other members of EDG could already hear it.

This is actually an art of speaking.

The purpose was to subtly remind Scout to communicate more with the jungler about skill usage and not to be too greedy when pushing side lanes.

Ideally, one should be as steady as Li Yi, always maintaining a position that the opponent cannot target.

But here's the problem.

Scout, the protagonist of this BO3, had not studied the first two games of the Demacia Cup final.

Therefore, he didn't understand what Coach Nofe meant at this moment. Instead, he nodded in agreement, indicating that he agreed with the statement that "the loss was due to a bad lineup".

Coach Nofe was speechless for a moment.

He felt as if time had reversed by half a year. EDG, which had clearly gotten back on track, seemed to have returned to the Spring Split, becoming that constipated team that "if they can't beat them, they drag it out; if they can't drag it out, they become cowardly."

The third round of ban/pick begins.

Snake's first two bans remained unchanged, still targeting Scout's carry potential with Lucian and Corki. However, their third ban changed from the usual jungler ban to Caitlyn for the bot lane.

In this way...

The first two picks for the red side Snake were quite clear: Draven and Thresh, signature heroes from Krystal and Jiezou!

"Shall we go with Malzahar in the mid lane?"

When it was EDG's turn to pick, Iboy immediately made a suggestion.

In his memory, Li Yi's first training match after joining the first team was when he chose Malzahar to limit Snake's Draven and Thresh, and the effect was excellent.

Whether it's the Q silence aimed at Draven's axe landing point, or the E skill's long-lasting Rylai's Crystal Scepter slow, both can effectively disrupt Draven's output rhythm.

Add to that the [Nether Grasp] which can't be interrupted by Thresh... this is definitely a hard counter that the enemy team forgot to ban.

"No, no."

Scout quickly shook his head and explained to Nofe in Korean, "It's best not to pick this champion first. When I was practicing on the Korean server, many people would use Sion and Twisted Fate as counters."

Nofe, who regularly studies Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing), obviously thought of this as well.

Fearing that the opponent would target the mid-lane champion pool again in the second round, Nofe had no choice but to let Scout pick LeBlanc first.

Meanwhile, in Snake's team voice chat...

"Dude, I told you the other side wouldn't dare pick it!"

Although he still spoke with the air of a noblewoman from the capital, his excitement was getting the better of him: "I've been matched with Scout playing Malzahar several times on the Korean server. I learned a counter-strategy with Sion and it made him so disgusted that he fainted."

"Awesome, that saved us a ban slot."

"Why don't you go first, Mr. Tai?"

"Should the fifth floor be reserved for Xuanjun's counter?"

The final lineup has been confirmed.

EDG (Blue Side): Top laner Gnar, jungler Jarvan IV, mid laner LeBlanc, bot lane Kalista and Taric.

The red team, Snake, consists of Jayce (top), Lee Sin (jungle), Lissandra (mid), and Draven and Thresh (bot).

"Brothers, hold on! Let's play it at our usual pace." Even Zhu Kai, who only knows how to order takeout, could tell that apart from the bottom lane, which was hard to guarantee, the other two lanes were almost guaranteed to be advantageous.

The initial processing goes without saying.

Snake naturally wouldn't let go of this extremely strong period of level 1 team fights. Lissandra, Draven, and Thresh grouped up to invade, allowing Sofm's Lee Sin to successfully trade kills and start at the enemy's red buff.

And that's the rhythm that Vietnamese bandits love most.

The lineup with crowd control in all three lanes allowed him to initiate ganks at will. Although EDG's bot lane repeatedly avoided trading blows from the start, Thresh flashed and hooked after reaching level two, and with Draven's damage, Sofm still managed to secure first blood after clearing two jungle camps.

After accepting the heads.

Sofm, unusually, didn't get caught up in farming jungle camps and immediately returned to base to head to the top lane.

Jayce vs. Gnar is still a 10/0 matchup that anyone can easily win, but given the current minion wave situation and Clearlove's decision to start in the top half of the map, Sofm decisively came to counter-gank.

That's how it ended.

Gnar chose to jump over the minions to lock down the enemy, but was ambushed in the bushes by Lee Sin, who initiated with a basic attack followed by a Q. Gnar had no choice but to use Flash to retreat.

Less than five minutes.

EDG's top and bottom lanes collapsed.

Although Scout in the mid lane managed to slightly out-farm Lissandra through his individual skill, the matchup between LeBlanc and Lissandra depends on whether Lissandra wants to make the first move.

Especially with the bottom lane now free to lane, Thresh with Boots of Mobility has started controlling vision at the river entrance.

If LeBlanc recklessly follows Lissandra into the jungle, she will most likely be met with an ice sculpture and Lee Sin's divine fist.

The time has reached nine minutes and fifty seconds.

Jayce, who already had two kills and zero bounty, sneaked into the river, trying to clear the vision EDG had placed in the Baron pit. Scout, who had just finished replenishing his health, found an opportunity.

"Does Jayce have Flash?"

Scout asked for directions in broken Chinese.

No... I don't think so.

Mouse glanced instinctively at the chat box on his left, only then realizing that he was the only one left to keep track of the time. But he only remembered that his opponent used Flash to attack around the four-minute mark, and he couldn't say for sure how many seconds were left.

Scout has already been implemented.

This version of LeBlanc is designed for delayed burst damage. After the enemy Jayce reacted and used Flash to dodge [Shadow Stalker], he used his hammer form to counter-attack the position where LeBlanc had returned, and it was LeBlanc who entered a low-health state first.

Although Gnar and the prince arrived in time, after a brief exchange, Prince Mingkai and Jayce traded kills.

However, Scout secured the bounty, and Mouse, who had sent a large wave of minions to provide support, didn't even get an assist.

"This one's mine, I got the time wrong."

Mouse apologized as usual, but Scout did not respond in the voice recording.

Seemingly realizing that continuing the conversation might elicit a "that's kind of funny" from Scout, Mouse could only sigh inwardly and change what he wanted to say into a signal exchange.

In the final team fight, Zz1tai's Lissandra entered the fray, activated Zhonya's Hourglass, baited out Taric's ultimate, and then used her ultimate to lock down LeBlanc who was trying to pressure her from the flank, securing the kill with Draven's [Cold-Blooded Pursuit]. At 28 minutes, EDG was powerless to resist and were surprisingly defeated by Snake.

After seeing Scout shake hands and leave alone without looking back, Mouse and Iboy behind him exchanged a knowing glance, revealing a knowing look on their faces.

"What do you mean by 'Brother Guang'?"

"Go back to the base tonight and help me move my things. I'll stay in the training room next door for a couple of days."