She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

"RT's first three picks were really solid: a mid-jungle duo of Ahri and Monkey, and a Jax who can split push and team fight."

"Lilia and Crocodile are not bad either. They are essentially the same as the Leopard Crocodile combination. Let's see what WLD will add as their third reinforcement."

Qinglu stroked his chin and said, "I feel like they'll pick Jayce, and then Varus in the second round to form a poke build. Lillia's Vortex Seed is a kind of long-range poke skill, which can be used in lanes and the river."

As if they had heard Qinglu's analysis, WLD indeed locked in Varus as their last move.

Although it deviated from Jess's intention, the purpose was very clear, earning many viewers a silent praise for his professionalism.

"If you pick an AD carry first, then Jayce might be banned in the second round."

"It's also possible that WLD isn't afraid of RT banning Jayce. Varus is effective against everyone in the bot lane meta. Even if you don't go for poke, you can still play a normal attack speed build. I actually think that WLD picked Varus first to force RT to ban Jayce."

"Yes, don't underestimate Su Mujies just because he hasn't played much, only three games, but he still maintains a 100% win rate, which is quite intimidating."

The night breeze and the full moon hesitated for a moment, but she could immediately see the intentions behind WLD Art & Ba Ling (six).

Instead of digging traps, she directly employed an open strategy, which aligns with her consistent impression of Liu Keke's business plan.

"Yuzu, do you want to fight Jayce?"

"I can play against him, but if I'm laning against Jayce, it won't be as convenient for me to do anything. It would be best to ban him if possible."

With Neeko removed from patch 2.14, Jayce, with his slightly buffed and still decent stats, is a Tier 1 mid-laner, second only to Yone and Akali who were slightly nerfed.

Ahri's stats aren't high enough to reach Tier 1, so she can only team up with Wukong or Vi in the mid and jungle to compensate for her lack of stats with her mechanics. She'll have a hard time gaining an advantage against Jayce in lane.

As a veteran esports player, Youzi is very self-aware. She neither boasts nor brags. Objectively speaking, in terms of personal skill level, she is indeed inferior to Su Mu.

Night Breeze and Full Moon nodded, understanding Youzi's true thoughts.

Seeing that WLD banned Jhin, it's clear that Ashe, who is good at kiting Renekton and Lillia, is unlikely to be picked either.

Are you trying to force me to play the carry/AD role...?

In any case, Jess definitely can't be given to Su Mu.

Then ban Braum again, indicating the intention to pick Titan, and see if WLD counters.

Even if Titan is gone, there are other champions like Rakan, Alistar, and Leona to replace him, which will make Varus uncomfortable no matter what.

"WLD blocked Jhin, Scar's signature move, and RT killed Braum first, so they seem to be aiming for Nautilus and Kai'Sa."

"There are quite a few options for the bot lane, oh? WLD isn't banning Nautilus and continues to target AD carries, and Ashe is also banned. They don't seem to want to give Scar any utility bot lane options."

One advantage of ADCs that focus on functionality is that they can provide a certain amount of support to the team without consuming too many resources.

In patch 2.14, which still emphasizes the mid-jungle duo, picking a scaling AD carry requires them to scale into the mid-to-late game, and it also puts a lot of pressure on the jungler's tactical choices.

After the second round of bans, WLD instantly picked Lulu as support, leaving the suspense to the mid laner.

The night breeze and the full moon caused him to frown.

What is the purpose of hiding the mid laner? Logically speaking, they shouldn't have done that. They revealed their top, mid, and jungle laners in the first round. Is it necessary for WLD to hide their mid laner and save them for the last pick?

Something feels off, kind of weird.

"Huh... how come it's Lulu?!" Luan Ming was stunned.

"It's been a long time since we've seen a support champion. With RT's bot lane duo not showing any plays, WLD is putting their bot lane duo on the table. I have to say they're very confident."

"Confidence is one thing, but the main thing is that this isn't the current version of support champions. WLD's approach gives me a sense of the Renaissance."

Not only did the commentators not expect this Lulu pick, but the audience, including everyone on RT, was also caught off guard.

That's ridiculous. If you're going to pick Lulu, why are you afraid of Ashe and Jhin? Wouldn't it be better to target hard supports?

WLD's sudden change of tactics slightly disrupted Night Wind and Full Moon's original plan.

After much deliberation, she decided to stick to her original plan.

Since they want them to take the carry role in the bot lane, then so be it.

"Xayah or Kai'Sa?"

“Rakan is too squishy this patch and it’s hard to pair him with Xayah. He’s easy to get bitten and killed by Renekton if he goes in. Our bot lane is better suited to the Kai’Sa synergy. As for support… Coach, do you think we should pick the best available champion, Nautilus?” TYM said.

"Then let's go with Kai'Sa and Alistar. Is there any problem with Scar?"

"No."

"Okay then."

After saying that, Ye Fengyuanyue pinched the pen off, hung it on the cover of the notebook, and looked at the screen, waiting for WLD to make his move.

They chose a lineup that is disadvantageous in clearing lanes but extremely powerful in charging into enemy lines. Hopefully, WLD won't disappoint like they did in the last game.

All of us are teams that will represent the LPL in the World Championship, so we'll definitely need to practice and train together to improve and maintain our form and skills.

If the target is too weak, the training effect will be negligible.

From this perspective, Night Breeze and Full Moon do not want WLD's level to be lower than expected.

Jian Yun's gaze swept across the two sides' formations, as if she had thought of something, and she clapped her hands together.

"I just thought of something weird... Even though this version is a bit weak, is it possible that Su Mu will build Sylas? RT has Alistar's ultimate that she can steal!"

Luan Ming couldn't help but chuckle, "Silas took too much damage from the knife. If he takes it out, he'll probably be suppressed by Ahri before level 9, and it will be difficult for him to get a rhythm. This is equivalent to giving up Su Mu's advantage in personal strength, so it's impossible for him to take it."

Farewell, cage!

As the hero's entrance lines began, Luan Ming's smile instantly froze.

Holy crap?

Jian Yun: "..."

Qinglu: "..."

He truly lives up to his reputation as an esports dad; he's the kind of dad who brings a toxic energy.

They dared to do such things in the finals; thankfully, most of the Thorn fans are quite rational, otherwise they should have been prepared to receive death threats...

"Cough... It's impossible for other contestants, but Su Mu is different. Everyone knows her special skills. It's not unreasonable for her to be one T-degree ahead, right?"

The audience almost died laughing, but before they could express their thoughts, they all widened their eyes when they saw the layout and direction of the two sides after they switched positions.

what?

Both teams' lineups:

RT (Blue Side): Top lane Jax, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Kai'Sa, Support Alistar.

WLD Red Side: Top lane Lillia, Jungle Sylas, Mid lane Renekton, Bot lane Varus, Support Lulu.

“I…this…”

Who would have thought of that?

"Sylas jungle is one thing, Renekton mid is not surprising either, since these are both established ranked playstyles, but Lillia top is something I've never seen before!"

277. Suppression

All three commentators were completely dumbfounded. (Dam)

I was hoping that after WLD's loss in the first game, they would seriously choose a reasonable lineup for the current meta in the second game, even if the heroes were a bit weaker, at least not some weird or strange strategy.

But then I was slapped in the face again.

They were more skilled than you imagined; they guessed all three positions (top, mid, and jungle) wrong.

Even RT, as the opposing team, absolutely did not expect this Lillia top lane pick.

After accepting this fact, the commentators began analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the WLD lineup.

"Sylas is a bit slow in the early game, so he'll definitely have a hard time making plays. As for what Ming said earlier about not being able to deal with Jax, I think it's not too bad. After all, Jax's first three items are relatively fixed; aside from Zhonya's Hourglass, he basically has no resistance items, and the only magic resistance item is Mercury's Treads."

"I think RT will build five Mercury's Treads this game. WLD has a lot of magic damage and crowd control, so Mercury's Treads will be very beneficial."

"By the way, has Su Mu ever played Renekton? I don't seem to remember her playing Renekton mid." (Wine)

"I remember playing it during ranked games on stream, but it's definitely not seen in professional matches. This is my first time playing it in this game."

"If Renekton plays Ahri normally, there's no need to worry about lane control. Moreover, as a squishy mage, Ahri absolutely cannot throw her E recklessly, otherwise she is very likely to be caught by Renekton and get solo killed. In other words, Su Mu can push the lane and provide Xiao Wei with a better jungle environment, so there's no need to worry too much about safety during the transition period."

"Xiao Wei is definitely the core damage dealer in the mid-to-late game. Once her Sylas gets fed, as long as she steals Alistar's ultimate in team fights, RT will have a hard time dealing with her engage."

"The main RT mid-jungle combination is strong initiation, but ultimately the lineup is short-ranged, and Sylas likes to play against short-ranged lineups."

"Aside from the unseen top lane Lillia, WLD can control the lane in both mid and bot. Tulip's Wukong has a hard time controlling resources in the early game, and can't do much before level 6. Apart from the bot lane having a chance, it's hard to gank top and mid."

"Both sides have fairly standard keystone runes, except that Su Mu uses Press the Attack and Varus uses Lethal Tempo for attack speed. It's foreseeable that there will be a lot of close-quarters battles between the two sides in the mid-to-late game."

"..."

Neither side showed any intention of making any plays at the start; they simply set up defensive wards and stood guard at the entrance to the jungle.

Those who want to help clear the jungle should do so; those who don't should farm minions and secure lanes early.

Since it was Lillia's first appearance in the top lane, the director gave her a lot of screen time.

Lillia's basic skills are all area-of-effect attacks, and many people have similar thoughts, speculating that WLD chose Lillia for the top lane to gain absolute control of the lane.

Despite having some expectations, I couldn't help but be surprised when I saw it with my own eyes.

As expected of the fastest jungle clearing speed in the current version, Lillia's wave clearing speed is incredibly fast. Before the Jax could even kill two melee minions, Lillia had already almost cleared the entire first wave.

My suspicions were confirmed, and the two lines in the middle and lower sections had already been determined.

Kai'Sa couldn't push Varus and Lulu, and was even almost pushed out of the experience zone at level 1.

Needless to say, Ahri, who is both beautiful and has great damage, is simply no match for Renekton. At most, she can use her range advantage to auto-attack a few times at the start of the game to whittle down Renekton's health.

You can't break through, you can't push back, and you have to be careful of being rushed in and attacked.

Youzi didn't even want to auto-attack. Attracting minion aggro and losing health wasn't the main problem; the real issue was causing the minion wave to push towards the red side.

Once Su Mu controls the lane in front of the tower, the enemy can then plant their ranged minions, maximizing their deterrent effect.

However, Youzi didn't expect that her opponent wouldn't agree to her peaceful development and pace of the game.

The crocodile in front of me actually leveled up its E skill at level 1, and the minions immediately attacked and beat me up...

To make matters worse, she didn't learn W at level 1, let alone E, so she couldn't create distance in time, and the crocodile's E skill still had a range left.

By the time they retreated back to the tower, their health had been reduced to 40%.

On the other hand, the crocodile is mostly killed by minions, around 80% of the time.

"Youzi is having a tough time. He needs to take two potions, otherwise he might get tower-dived and killed by WLD's mid and jungle at level 2. Top laners know very well how much damage the Renekton can do when he has his red-rage W."

"It's fortunate that this is a professional match. Aggressive mid laners generally don't take Ignite like in ranked games. Otherwise, if Youzi glanced at the minion wave even once, he might have exploded. If he got caught by Flash and Empowered W, he would have been dead for sure."

"Looking at the minimap positioning and both sides' health, the two RT bot lane duo are also in jail, getting pokeed to the point of ecstasy by Lulu and Varus."

"The camera shifts back to the top lane... Wait, why did Starking use Flash?!"

"It seems like Starking dodged Lillia's W. He's in a bad state. Even with all the potions he has, it doesn't seem to help much. He needs to go back to base and teleport out, otherwise he won't be able to lane."

"Lilia can't interrupt the recall under the tower until she's level 3, but she can push the minion wave in to recall. The pace of the top lane is a bit fast."

Qing Lu's eyes twitched slightly as he said, "How come RT was beaten so badly on all three lanes at the start? It's like two completely different teams compared to the first game."

"WLD's every lane has a hard counter. Lillia in the top lane against Jax is really something. She can push the lane with her Q while stacking her passive movement speed. When she runs, Jax can't even touch her. I guess Starking was forced to use Flash because Yanhua used his high mobility to kite him."

"..."

Imagine you're a jungler and your teammates are being pressured in all three lanes. How would you feel?

At least... Tulip is just as upset as his online teammates right now.

Sylas' early jungle clear is slow and painful, but don't forget that Wukong isn't much better off either. They're evenly matched, so neither should laugh at the other.

All of Tulip's teammates were pressured online, and Sylas invaded the enemy jungle early on. Tulip had just farmed the top side of the map when he found that the blue buff had been taken away.

That's fine, Tulip understands that his teammates are losing and he has to admit defeat.

But to his surprise, the thief not only didn't run away, but instead crouched behind the wall. After he weakened the toad, the thief used his E to steal the jungle monster with Smite...

Losing two sets of jungle monsters at the start is unacceptable to anyone.

But Tulip glanced at the minimap and instantly understood that he had no choice but to accept it.

The crocodile pushed the mid-lane minion wave under the tower and then headed towards the jungle; the color of the abacus beads was self-evident.

Okay, then I'll go back and fight the three wolves, is that alright?

Then--