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Chapter 79 Coach, I want to play Fiora!!! [Please subscribe]

Mlxg had no objection to the coach choosing Spider as the jungler.

Mlxg originally wanted to play Lee Sin this game, but Lee Sin's ultimate damage was nerfed in patch 7.1 and he's not as strong anymore, so it wouldn't be a good idea to pick him first.

The champion Spider is also a good fit for his aggressive ganking style of jungling.

Furthermore, Spider is a very versatile tempo-based jungler who can synergize with many team compositions, so there's no problem with picking it first.

Letme somewhat reluctantly locked the spider on the first floor of the blue team's building.

He still wants to choose Jayce.

Or rather, he didn't want the opposing team to pick Jayce.

There are no champions in his champion pool that are good against Jayce in lane.

Feng Ge's methods for dealing with Jayce are all based on roaming by the jungler or mid-laner and support.

Therefore, if the opponent really picks Jayce for top lane, he will only suffer in the early laning phase.

Letme doesn't want to be dominated in lane by some nobody.

"Hopefully this guy doesn't play Jayce!" Letme thought.

Next, LGD picked Malzahar and Sivir on the first and second floors of the red side.

"RNG first-picked Elise, while LGD opted to build their bot lane duo first!"

Miller continued, "Imp's Wheel Mom is something else; it's one of his specialties, and no one else can pull it off like him!"

Wawa chimed in, "Nowadays, many teams like to pick Malzahar first for mid or support, but LGD's Malzahar might not even be a support pick."

"Uh, Wei Shen probably doesn't play Malzahar. I think LGD's Malzahar pick is most likely a support!" Miller said.

Miller was right; GodV's Malzahar pick was indeed terrible. LGD picked Malzahar specifically for PYL.

PYL has a pretty deep hero pool.

Many support champions can be used in this game.

When playing against RNG, the bottom lane is always a primary target.

In this game, Dgc gave imp and PYL the Sivir and Malzahar push combo, hoping to avoid RNG's bot lane aggression and allow them to farm safely.

As expected, RNG picked Jhin and Zyra as their bot lane duo on the second and third floors of the blue side.

This combination's laning ability is incredibly strong.

It also works well with teammates' ganks.

Seeing that RNG had fielded the Jhin and Zyra bot lane duo, Dgc couldn't help but feel a little smug.

I was right to have foresight!
What good is it if RNG's bot lane duo is strong in lane?

I won't lane against you; I'll push the lane and then leave.

What can you do with me?
Subsequently, LGD locked in Graves as their jungler on the third floor of the red side.

Eimy has been playing Graves a lot lately.

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

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

LGD banned Shen and Syndra.

RNG banned Maokai and Tsar.

"LGD banned Shen to relieve some pressure on their bot lane!"

Wawa continued, "However, RNG's ban of Maokai seems to be targeting the rookie top laner!"

The implication in the doll's words was quite obvious, immediately amusing the viewers in the live stream.

[What do you mean, WaDao? Are you implying that LGD's new top laner is going to play Maokai?]

[Brother Feng is being a bit disrespectful to his seniors. What's wrong with a newbie using a powerful champion like Maokai to get by? But you just banned Maokai outright!]

Stop talking nonsense, Zhou isn't from EDG, what's the point of banning Maokai?

【How is it useless? For a rookie top laner, picking Maokai in their first LPL match is the best option. Avoiding mistakes is the most important thing, understand?】

[I understand. I'd rather do nothing than make a mistake!]

[It's because there are too many viewers like you in the LPL that the players are becoming increasingly timid, afraid of making mistakes and getting criticized!]

【.】

In the second round of the draft, it was the red team's turn to pick first. Just as Dgc was about to ask GodV what he wanted to play, GodV immediately said, "Save the fifth counter pick for me!"

Got it!
There's not much Dgc can do about GodV.

We have no choice but to let Zhou Dian play top lane first.

At this point, while on stage and in the middle of the match, Zhou Dian naturally wouldn't compete with his own mid-laner for the counter pick.

So be it, Zhou Dian has nothing to fear!

"Imp, can you get me Fiora?" Zhou Dian said.

"Huh? Fiora?"

Judging from imp's tone, he clearly doesn't want Zhou Dian to pick Fiora.

However, like Zhou Dian, Imp doesn't argue with his teammates during the game.

This is part of the athlete's professionalism.

So, imp turned to look at head coach Dgc.

When Imp looked at him like that, Dgc immediately started sweating.

He understood the meaning in Imp's eyes.

LGD has now picked Graves for jungle and Sivir for AD.

GodV, the mid-laner, will definitely be picking a farming mage.

Pick Fiora for top lane again
Holy crap, where in Summoner's Rift are we going to find enough resources to share among these four people?!
When both lanes have to consume resources, the AD (Attack Damage Carry) lane often suffers the most.

Because the AD position doesn't have the ability to initiate the game's tempo independently, they often have to follow their teammates' rhythm and can't just go wherever they want to farm minions.

Unless you're Uzi!

So Dgc and Zhou Dian said, "How about we pick Poppy this game? Poppy is a really good pick for this lineup!"

All three are top lane gods, but if Maokai is gone, then pick Poppy!
Dgc's statement is correct; judging from the lineup, picking Poppy is indeed a good choice.

Moreover, this match was not only Zhou Dian's professional debut, but also Dgc's first time on stage to draft after joining LGD, so he wanted to play it safe.

This also takes into account the gaming experience of Imp, the team's eldest member.

Kill two birds with one stone!

“Poppy? That’s not really appropriate!” Zhou Dian said.

Zhou Dian did not deny Dgc's statement; Poppy does indeed fit the lineup well.

But even the best lineup still needs the players to execute it.

First of all, his Poppy playing is rather average.

Furthermore, while there are two carries, in LGD today, only imp can carry.

GodV is now only consuming and not expending; they've long since stopped being able to carry.

Eimy often struggles to clear jungle camps effectively, suggesting he's better suited for tempo-based jungle play. Zhou Dian doesn't trust his Graves jungle playstyle.

When Zhou Dian said that Poppy was not suitable, he meant that the champion was not suitable for the current LGD.

If they were playing against a lower-ranked, weaker team, Zhou Dian would just listen to Dgc and pick Poppy to secure a win, while imp could carry the game alone.

But now LGD's opponent is RNG, a strong team in the LPL.

While Uzi may not be the world's best AD carry, he is definitely a top-tier AD carry.

Imp alone cannot win the game.

Dgc has clearly seen LGD's current situation through so many previous scrims.

But once he was actually on stage, he became anxious and fearful of losing, so he started to play it safe.

"Listen to me, pick Poppy this time!" Dgc emphasized again.

Zhou Dian couldn't care less about anything else; this was his first professional match, and he didn't want to lose.

Clearing his throat, Zhou Dian suddenly raised his voice.

"Coach, I want to play Fiora!!!"

After being shouted at by Zhou Dian, a look of confusion flashed across Dgc's eyes, and he subconsciously said, "Okay, I'll pick Fiora!"

Imp's eyes no longer showed any resistance. He quickly found Fiora and locked her in on the fourth floor of the red team before the champion selection countdown ended.

(End of this chapter)