Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 4 Who says puppies can't wear rosy clouds?
This draft pick truly pushed Feng Ge to his limits.

The banning rule in Season 7 is that each side bans three heroes first, and then continues banning after both sides have selected three heroes.

In a live-streaming room on a Chinese streaming platform, two people sitting in front of the screen and camera are diligently analyzing something.

"Putting aside the major factors, I think Feng did a very good job with this draft. The draft in the fifth game was really too complicated; whoever drafted it would have suffered."

Sika said, pointing at the screen.

Due to limitations, the live stream cannot be broadcast in real time on the platform, so viewers usually listen to the two analysts while keeping the official live stream page open.

"RNG actually dug a huge hole for SKT with their first three bans. Why did they ban Tristana as their second pick? Tristana is one of Uzi's signature champions, and the blue side could have picked her first."

"Banning Tristana here actually means that RNG might be aiming for an advantage in other lanes this game. Removing Tristana is to avoid SKT's early-game tower-pushing rhythm with Tristana and Lulu."

"Why is Gragas the third ban? It's obvious here. Mlxg's Jarvan IV and Sejuani are much stronger than Peanut's. If you dare to pick Jarvan IV, I'll use Sejuani to kill you."

"Feng Ge did a great job with this move, forcing SKT to give their third ban to Sejuani, which is why Xayah and Rakan were able to come out. He dealt with both open and covert attacks in one fell swoop."

"This is incredibly awkward, bro. SKT picked Jarvan IV and Galio first, so they could only pick a support, Liangliang. If they picked Lulu, the initiative completely went to RNG."

In the seven abnormal bot lane versions of Season 7, only the Kalista-Janna combination could rival Xayah and Rakan.

Other characters like Phoenix and Lulu can only go toe-to-toe with Xayah and Rakan, or are even outmatched.

In the S7 Ardent Censer meta, top laners were primarily tanks, even though it was known that Faker's mid laner was Galio, a tanky mid laner.

Therefore, in terms of AD picks, without considering the overpowered Kalista, marksmen like Tristana, Caitlyn, and Kog'Maw are better suited than Xayah to counter the tank meta.

Moreover, Xiaopao maintained a win rate of over 90% in the quarterfinals and earlier, so everyone generally picked Xiaopao in the first two rounds.

In the Ardent Censer meta, Janna is the strongest protective support champion who can build Ardent Censer, bar none.

Furthermore, in the group stage, RNG used Tristana and Janna to defeat Samsung 11-0, which was the eventual champion.

With Xayah and Rakan now in RNG's possession, SKT found themselves in an awkward situation.

Prince, Galio, and Lulu are all teamfight heroes; they're constantly being pressured in solo lanes.

If SKT doesn't manage to add some early-game damage or lane dominance in their last two picks...

So, without waiting for the 25-minute mark for Prince Galio to initiate a team fight, they were pushed down within 15 minutes, their economy was gradually eroded, and they entered a death spiral.

This is exactly the same effect as when Uzi picked Vayne in the third game. As long as you keep the pressure on them in the early game, once you have an economic advantage, SKT's lineup will be unable to engage in team fights.

RNG banned Kog'Maw and Twitch in their last two bans, putting SKT in an even more awkward position.

At this point, almost all the heroes that Lulu could pair with were banned.

SKT was forced to add Nocturne and Rek'Sai to their ban list to reduce the pressure on the bot lane.

If Uzi's Xayah is really that good, then the only way to find a breakthrough is to play against Xiangguo.

At this point, two junglers are banned, and then Caitlyn and Gnar are forced to be picked in the last two picks to create some early-game momentum.

"Wow, once Uzi picked Xayah and Rakan, the whole game was turned around, Baldy!"

Upon seeing this, Sika grabbed wildly with both hands and jumped up.

The choice of Corki and Lee Sin hit SKT's weak spot. Since I'm going to play bot lane, my mid and jungle players also picked champions with strong wave clear.

If SKT targets the bottom lane at this point, they can directly engage in a 4v4 situation.

Xayah, Rakan, Corki, and Lee Sin are a galaxy stronger than Jarvan IV, Galio, Caitlyn, and Lulu. Without Jarvan IV and Galio's ultimate abilities, SKT would be completely crushed in a bot lane team fight.

The blocky dragon also remarked with emotion:

"SKT is doomed from the start. Their first pick was Galio and Jarvan IV, and now they have Xayah and Rakan in the bot lane. If Uzi really knows how to play Xayah, SKT's bot lane would be finished."

Upon hearing what the two said, the comments section immediately responded with "Awesome, Feng Ge!" and "Go Uzi!"

Although it is still the fifth move to release Galio.

However, these players with lower skill levels felt their confidence soar when they heard that RNG had intentionally let them win and even picked Xayah and Rakan.

Uzi's ADC role is just so reassuring.

"Alright, we're now in the game. The two teams have very different lineups. SKT is using the same deck as before, while we can see that RNG has changed their bot lane to Xayah and Rakan."

"This is the first time RNG has used Xayah and Rakan. There were rumors that Uzi didn't know how to play Xayah, but it seems that was false. In a do-or-die game like this, the players should all pick the champions they are best at."

"In short, both sides chose their most confident lineups in this final do-or-die match!"
Who will ultimately secure the final ticket to the World Championship finals? Let's wait and see!

As the commentator finished speaking, cheers erupted from the crowd.

However, SKT is clearly weaker than RNG, and playing on home soil in S7 is their most promising year in history.

At this moment, fans of EDG, WE, and all other LPL teams turned their attention to this match.

Game start.

Once he actually entered the game and started controlling the hero, Li Luo truly felt what it meant to have maxed-out skills.

This feeling is amazing, like a breakthrough, experiencing the explosive speed of my hands and the intense focus of my attention.

In this state of full power, one can sense the opponent's health at any time, and even clearly know how to deplete their health and how to attack to start the kill.

With this full-power boost, Li Luo knew that after this match, his Xayah and Rakan might become famous.

Even after both sides had taken their positions, the cheers at the scene had not yet stopped, with shouts of "RNG, RNG, RNG, keep going!" echoing everywhere.

"Offense is my instinct, it's RNG's instinct. This game will depend on how much momentum Mlxg's Lee Sin can create in the early game."

In the early game, the Prince was completely dominated by the Lee Sin, and the top laner Gnar didn't dare to push the lane too much.

Although Shen lacks damage, in the early game, a Lee Sin with a red buff can still easily kill a squishy Gnar.

"Oh dear, are the two sides going to swap jungle areas?"

In the video, Xiangguo and Letme walked into the tri-bush in the top lane, only to find a wild Gnar, so they had no choice but to retreat.

Meanwhile, SKT secretly started farming the F6 camp. With Galio's Q and ranged auto-attacks, they coordinated with the bottom lane to forcefully farm the five raptors at the F6 camp.

"Here we see Uzi going directly online and starting to push the lane with Xiaoming."

Oh dear, in their haste, Bang and Wolf failed to pull, and the three little birds returned to the big bird's side.

However, Galio still managed to get 36 experience from the F6 raptor when he left, so he could reach level 2 after finishing off the first wave of creeps.

At this point, Galio gained lane priority and could directly go to the jungle to help Jarvan IV check the red buff.

(End of this chapter)