You promised a top lane tutorial, but you're just using Worlds as material for your videos?

Chapter 196 Ah, so Darius is really coming?
While the commentators were still chatting idly, the BP interface suddenly appeared on the big screen.

"Alright, let's look at the draft picks for the second game!"

"In this game, LGD, who had the right to choose sides, chose the blue side, while WE chose the red side!"

Earlier in the break room, after Dgc finished his speech, Zhou Dian said that he wanted to take the counter position and crush 957 in the second game, as he would be playing the red side.

But then I thought, this is just the first loss, it's not time to risk my life yet.

Now that LGD's synergy is improving and their playstyle is becoming more defined, they have basically stopped actively choosing the red side.

Choosing the red side and letting Zhou Dian find a way to carry is a strategy that LGD has no other choice but to take a gamble when they are on the brink of elimination.

Losing the first game is nothing in a best-of-five series.

LGD had prepared a contingency plan for adjusting after losing the first game.

Zhou Dian was also affected by the quick loss in the first game. After the coach gave him a pep talk, he felt like he should just go all out against WE.

After calming down, both Zhou Dian and the other LGD members felt that they should choose the blue side in the second game.

Don't be too hasty, or you'll naturally be at a disadvantage.

After all, from the perspective of the team as a whole, the blue side naturally has a BP advantage.

After the BP screen appeared, Remember continued, "It seems that LGD wasn't in a hurry after losing the first game and didn't rush to show their strength in the second game!"

“Oh, what do you mean?” Miller asked.

"Because if LGD really gets anxious, they will definitely choose the red side and pass the ball directly to Zhou Shen!" Remember said with a smile.

"I see. It seems you know a lot about LGD!"

"Because LGD has done this before!"

Then, Remember changed the subject, "We've gotten off-topic, let's get back to the draft phase of this game!"

First round of BP.

LGD banned Rengar, Elise, and Kog'Maw.

WE banned Jayce, Caitlyn, and Malzahar.

"Eimy's performance with the Spider in the last game was really mediocre. It's obvious that he didn't dare to pick Spider on the blue side this game, so he simply banned Spider!"

"Then LGD banned Kog'Maw, breaking up WE's very strong Kog'Maw and Lulu bot lane duo!"

"WE, just like in the first game, immediately banned Jayce, who is very strong in the top lane, and also banned two very strong bot lane champions!"

"WE's strategy is still very clear: don't engage in lane battles with LGD's top and bottom lanes!" Remember said.

“Yes!” Miller nodded. “LGD’s top and bottom lanes are very strong in lane. They often crush weaker teams just by dominating the laning phase!”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than LGD secured Graves on the first floor of the blue side.

"Maverick!"

"Let's get Eimy a champion he's good at first. If LGD doesn't pick Graves in the first pick, WE will definitely take it, since there's only one jungler left in the current meta!"

Next, WE selected Lee Sin and Ashe on the first and second floors of the red side.

When Lee Sin was played, the WE fans in the audience naturally cheered.

"Wow, Condi picked Blind Man directly here, he's really confident, he's just going to start kicking!"

Miller continued, "Then, WE picked Ashe for the AD carry position. In this version, when you don't know which marksman to pick, picking Ashe is always a safe bet. She can basically fit into any team composition!"

Immediately afterwards, LGD selected Varus and Karma on the second and third floors of the blue side.

"imp picked Varus, which is also a very versatile ADC!"

"And this Karma, it's still unclear whether she'll be played mid or support. LGD is playing a 'flexible' strategy against WE!"

Finally, WE secured Thresh on the third floor of the red team.

"Oh my, Ben is playing Thresh right now, he's really confident. You, PYL, played a game of Thresh, so I'm going to play a game of Thresh too!"

The first round of business matching (BP) has ended.

We've moved on to the second round of draft picks.

WE banned Fiora and Taliyah.

LGD banned Kled and Orianna. "WE banned Zhou Shen's Fiora, and then banned Taliyah, a champion Wei Shen has been playing a lot lately!"

"LGD also banned 957's signature Kled, and also banned Orianna!"

"After all, the heroes WE picked in the first three picks didn't seem to have enough damage output in the late game, so LGD took the opportunity to ban Orianna, a powerful late-game mage!"

In the second round of player selection, it was the red team's turn to choose first.

At this moment, on the WE players' bench.

"Let's pick the top laner first. We'll leave the fifth counter pick for Xiye. Their AD is Varus, who has no mobility, so we can pick Rumble next!"

WE's head coach, Hongmi, is communicating rapidly with the players.

957 understands Redmi's considerations.

WE originally intended to use Orianna to supplement team fight damage.

Unexpectedly, LGD's last ban was truly masterful, directly banning Orianna.

Then the only option is for the top laner to deal damage in team fights.

LGD's ADC has no mobility, and their mid laner will most likely also be a hero without mobility.

Choosing a Lamborghini is a pretty good option.

"They have Karma, so it's not easy for me to use my Rumble ultimate!" 957 hesitated.

"It's okay, just use your ultimate to divide the battlefield. Our team fights don't rely that much on the damage from your ultimate!" Redmi said immediately.

After all, WE's lineup isn't completely devoid of damage.

"I have a feeling that picking Rumble again will cause problems in the laning phase!" 957 voiced his real concern.

"Oh dear, Jayce is already banned, what problem could there be? Last game, Zhou Shen picked Kennen to counter your Rumble, but it didn't work out!"

Condi continued, "Besides, even if he picks something weird, I'm still here. If Zhou dares to cross the line, you'll see how I deal with him this game!"

With the final second of the selection countdown, WE locked in Rumble on the fourth floor of the red team.

Seeing this, Miller immediately said, "It's Rumble again. What will Zhou Shen use to beat him this game? Kennen again?"

"Jayce is the best champion to lane against Rumble, but WE banned him. It seems like Kennen is actually the best!" Remember said.

"However, Kennen didn't seem to have much effect in the last game, so Zhou Shen probably won't pick Kennen again!"

As they were talking, LGD had already selected Braum on the fourth floor of the blue side.

"Oh, Bloom!"

"So, LGD's lineup of Braum as support and Karma as mid lane is quite suitable, since the jungler is Graves and LGD's composition doesn't lack damage!"

"There's only one top laner left. Let's see what Zhou Shen will pick against Rumble?"

At this moment, in the LGD players' seat.

When Dgc saw WE pick Rumble again, he couldn't help but think, "Damn it, it's Rumble again. No wonder Jayce was banned so quickly, damn it!"

"Xiao Zhou, shall we pick Kennen again?" Dgc asked, walking up behind Zhou Dian.

He shared the same opinion as Remember: without Jayce, it seems like Kennen is the only viable option.

Moreover, in the previous game's laning phase, Zhou Dian's Kennen had the advantage.

It's just that Kennen didn't seem to have any effect because his teammates all messed up.

"Kennan, that's also an option! But..."

Zhou Dian suddenly changed the subject, "I suddenly thought of a better option, absolutely great!"

The countdown for selecting heroes is ticking away, almost reaching zero, but the blue team's fifth player still hasn't revealed their hero.

"It seems LGD is having a really hard time deciding which champion to pick for the top lane this game!" Miller said.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted from the audience, and the crowd erupted in uproar.

"Oh, it's really Darius?"

I remember shouting it out involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)