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Chapter 185 Don't play around!!!
It's LGD's turn to select players.

LGD first locked Thresh on the fourth floor of the blue side.

"Thresh!"

"In that case, it'll be Thresh support and Karma mid!"

"It seems PYL noticed that EDG picked Lulu as support, so he decided to choose a hook champion to counter Lulu!"

"This is the benefit of Karma being able to flex between mid and support in the current version!" Haokai said.

"Yes!" Wang Duoduo nodded. "In that case, LGD still has one top laner left to draft!"

"Against Gragas, does Haokai think Zhou Shen might continue playing top lane Tristana this game?"

“It’s not impossible!” Hao Kai replied.

"Of course, as we analyzed earlier, Zhou Shen's Tristana top lane is considered a replacement for his Lucian top lane."

"Lucian is still out of the game, so instead of picking Tristana top lane, why not just go for Lucian top lane!"

Haokai was still seriously analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of Tristana and Lucian.

Wang Duoduo directly reminded him: "Uh, I don't think Zhou Shen will limit his focus to marksman heroes! EDG didn't ban any top lane heroes, so Zhou Shen has plenty of heroes to choose from!"

"That's true! With so many choices, Zhou Shen might just pick a Fiora he's an expert at!"

"Although Fiora doesn't really fit into LGD's lineup, LGD is currently leading 2-0, so it feels like we can give it a try!" Haokai added.

At this moment, in the LGD team's voice chat.

PYL turned to Zhou Dian and said with a smile, "Hey Zhou, how about I pick Fiora for you? It's finally been released!"

"There's no need to force it, Fiora doesn't fit this lineup!" Zhou Dian immediately said.

LGD's first four picks were for mid, jungle, bot, and support. Of the four heroes, only Thresh had the ability to initiate team fights.

Furthermore, Thresh's ability to initiate team fights is very unreliable.

Too reliant on the accuracy of hooks.

Moreover, it's easy to get yourself killed when you try to seduce someone.

Because of EDG's champion picks in this game: top laner Gragas, jungler Lee Sin, and AD carry Ashe.

They have a very strong ability to initiate team fights.

If he picks Fiora, he'll basically win by pushing lanes.

However, while Fiora was pushing lanes, her teammates were easily caught out by EDG.

If Fiora teleports over after a team fight has started, team fights are not Fiora's strong suit.

So, if Zhou Dian picks Fiora in this game...

No matter how big a lead Fiora had at the beginning.

Once the mid-game arrives, Zhou Dian's teammates will be under immense pressure.

Even if Zhou Dian goes head-to-head and teams up with his teammates, it will be the same.

If LGD can't put pressure on EDG in terms of initiating attacks, they will just be endlessly exploited by EDG.

Unfortunately, LGD's lineup lacks the ability to counter-attack effectively.

EDG's last ban, Braum, was a brilliant move.

This strongest counter-attack support has been banned.

All we can say is that EDG came prepared.

The intention was to lure Zhou Dian into continuing the strategy from the first game, playing champions like Tristana or Lucian, and having a blast suppressing Gragas.

Picking Fiora is the same; you'll fall into EDG's trap.

That's what Zhou Dian thought anyway.

What he didn't expect was that EDG would go even further.

Still enjoying the thrill of pressing down on the barrel?
EDG isn't going to let him play this game!
Of course, Zhou Dian didn't want to play Fiora in this game, besides the team composition.

There is another reason.

That's a matter of proficiency.

Zhou Dian's Fiora proficiency is undoubtedly top-tier.

However, because his Fiora was constantly banned, he couldn't play her even once in the game.

So for a long time now, Zhou Dian hasn't picked Fiora, whether in regular ranked games or in practice matches where he's sometimes given the chance to play her.

No matter how skilled you are, you'll get rusty if you don't play for too long.

Even though LGD was already leading 2-0, Zhou Dian didn't want to take the risk.

This is a competition, and everything we do should be aimed at winning!

Just like the cannon in the first game.

When the election was first held, many people thought it was a random selection.

But Zhou Dian didn't just pick randomly; he felt that Tristana was a very suitable hero for the first game's lineup.

Choosing the smaller cannon is also for the purpose of winning the game.

We're not here to cause trouble!
Therefore, the hero most suitable for LGD's lineup in this game is clearly...
"Team Leader Ping, get me Camille!" Zhou Dian said.

In this game, LGD needs a top laner who can initiate aggressively without hesitation to regain the initiative in their lineup.

Otherwise, LGD would be completely outmaneuvered by EDG in this game.

When it comes to mindless engages, is there anyone better suited for top lane than Camille?

The E skill has an extremely long dash, and the ultimate skill has an unstoppable lock-on.

If Camille wants to drive you, she can drive you no matter what!
Upon hearing Zhou Dian's words, Dgc quickly replied, "Okay, okay, Camille!"

Dgc also felt that this Camille was the most suitable champion.

He was originally thinking of asking Zhou Dian if he could play Camille in this game.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Dian himself said it.

"This game is in the bag, let's sweep EDG!" Dgc thought to himself.

The countdown to the selection process is almost over.

LGD showcased Camille on the fifth floor of the blue team's map.

Then it was locked.

"Camille top lane!"

"Zhou Shen still didn't pick Fiora!"

"In that case, the lane dominance is gone, but it fits LGD's lineup better!" Hao Kai said.

After being nerfed several times, Camille's laning ability is really weak now.

However, if Camille can survive the laning phase and acquire items in the mid-to-late game, she remains one of the top-tier top lane champions in terms of overall capabilities, thanks to her unique mechanics.

With Camille being picked, most people felt LGD's win rate had greatly increased. Even if Camille is currently weak in the laning phase.

In Zhou Shen's hands, facing Mouse's Gragas, he could easily get through the weak period!
Subsequently, EDG picked Jayce as their last pick on the red side.

"Jayce mid, Scout's champion pick is really risky!"

"There's no other way. EDG is down 0-2 in the match, so we have to fight tooth and nail!"

"Besides, Scout's heroes were banned too many times in this game, so there weren't many good picks left!"

"LGD played a bit unsportsmanlike this game!" Wang Duoduo said with a laugh. "EDG didn't ban a single top lane champion, but LGD kept banning mid lane champions like crazy!"

"Just a joke, just a joke!"

"That concludes the draft for the third game of this BO5 series. Now, let's see if LGD can maintain their momentum and sweep all three games to advance to the finals, or if EDG can pull one back and keep their hopes of advancing alive!"

"let us wait and see!"

On stage, both head coaches took off their headphones, walked to the center of the stage, and shook hands.

They then turned and walked into the players' tunnel.

On the large screen at the venue, the game entered the loading screen.

Blue side LGD:

Top lane Camille, jungle Rengar, mid lane Karma, bot lane Varus and Thresh.

Red team EDG:

Top lane: Gragas; Jungle: Lee Sin; Mid lane: Jayce; Bot lane: Ashe and Lulu.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh~~~
Accompanied by in-game sound effects, ten heroes from both sides landed in the fountains at opposite ends of Summoner's Rift.

The crowd immediately erupted in cheers from both sides' fans.

The cheers from LGD fans grew louder with each game.

But the volume of EDG fans was no less than in the first two games.

After all, those who can come to the venue to support the team are considered to be quite loyal fans.

They won't give up supporting their favorite team just because they're currently trailing by a large margin.

When the OB interface reappeared on the large screen at the venue.

The heroes on both sides had already bought their starting gear and arrived at the river.

Both sides adopted a very conservative opening formation, lining up in a single line along the river.

Their primary objective is to protect their own jungle, and they have no intention of invading the enemy's jungle.

The situation on the field was calm, and the two commentators began to discuss the lineups of both sides again.

"EDG is a team that relies on physical attacks. If they want to win, they need to finish this game quickly!" Wang Duoduo said.

"We can't completely call them the 'cleaver team'! We can't completely ignore Gragas and Lulu either!" Hao Kai immediately said.

"Gragas should be building full tank this game, right? Lulu is a support, so neither of them can provide much magic damage!"

Wang Duoduo continued, "Even in the later stages of the game, it will still be very difficult for EDG. EDG must pick up the pace of the game in this match!"

"To be honest, EDG isn't gaining an advantage in either their top or bottom lane. Under these circumstances, it seems very difficult to pick up the pace of the game!"

"We have no initiative!" Hao Kai shrugged.

"That's right, so the burden of speeding up the pace for EDG in this game falls on the mid and jungle. Why are Zet and Meiko moving up?"

Wang Duoduo suddenly changed the subject.

The game time is currently 1 minute and 10 seconds.

On EDG's side, Ashe and Lulu positioned themselves in the lower river and then both used their B-type abilities to return to the fountain.

Right at this point in time when troops were about to be deployed.

After emerging from the spring, Ashe and Lulu headed straight for the road.

In addition, there's the Gragas and the Blind Man who's always staying in their own red zone.

Apart from Jayce standing under the central tower.

Now all of EDG's players have gathered in the top half of the map.

The entire bottom half of the map was completely empty for EDG.

"EDG needs to switch lanes! EDG needs to switch lanes!"

Haokai, being a retired player, immediately realized what EDG was up to.

"It's S7 now, is EDG really going to switch lanes?" Wang Duoduo asked with a hint of doubt in his voice.

It's no wonder Wang Duoduo hesitated.

After all, in today's competitions, whoever initiates a lane swap is at a disadvantage.

No team will voluntarily switch lanes anymore.

But as Ashe and Lulu descended from the high ground and arrived at the top lane.

Wang Duoduo had no choice but to believe it.

It's already a done deal that EDG switched their bot lane duo to the top lane at the start of the game.

"EDG's lane swap this game is not the traditional lane swap they've used before!"

Haokai quickly figured out EDG's intention to switch lanes.

He continued, "EDG brought up their bot lane duo for one very simple purpose: to suppress Zhou Shen in a 2v1 situation!"

"But if that's the case, Mouse's Gragas will be traded for the bot lane, leaving him in a 1v2 situation!" Wang Duoduo said.

"That's right!"

After a pause, Haokai continued, "After EDG initiated the lane swap, both top laners really shouldn't play!!!"

"But if neither of the top laners can play the game, who do you think would be more able to accept it?"

"That must be EDG!" After Haokai pointed it out, Wang Duoduo also understood the real reason why EDG took the initiative to switch lanes in this game.

Then, Wang Duoduo remembered the joke he made with Haokai before the third game's draft phase.

I never expected it to actually come true.

"Teacher Haokai, you said before that the only way for EDG to suppress Zhou Shen was through a lane swap and a 2v1. It seems Coach Nofe listened to your advice, look, here it is!"

"Haha, I was really just joking. I didn't expect EDG to actually choose such an extreme strategy that would hurt both sides as much as the enemy!"

Although Haokai sometimes likes to argue.

However, he wouldn't boast about his purely lucky game predictions as his own understanding of the game.

That's a good point.

(End of this chapter)