Mingkai, if you're this cowardly, you should just go home and raise pigs.

"Wow, EDG actually picked Kalista on the third floor?" Wawa exclaimed in surprise. "Are they going to go for Kalista top lane?"

"I think it's highly likely that it will be top lane?" Guan Zeyuan said excitedly. "Since the support has already picked Lulu, it's highly unlikely that Kalista will go bot lane."

"So how does RNG plan to respond?" Miller's face was full of anticipation: "As for the AD top laner, RNG must have many ways to deal with him, right?"

Amidst the commentators' lighthearted banning, both sides had already completed the second round of bans.

RNG's bans were very targeted, focusing on Mingkai in the jungle position.

Nidalee and Lee Sin were banned.

Actually, neither of these junglers is in Mingkai's champion pool, but Mingkai just picked them out for the match and didn't play them well.

In ranked games, Mingkai can dominate both of these heroes and easily win in his lane.

It's not that Mingkai can't play these two heroes, but rather that there's a problem with the team's positioning.

This is similar to how a fully-formed IG team couldn't execute a jungle-centric strategy.

Nidalee can be a lower-tier alternative to Ivern.

It's okay if you can't kill indiscriminately. Just farm the jungle, fight against the spider in the jungle, and protect the top laner.

Lee Sin, on the other hand, is simply paired with LeBlanc in the mid lane; the resulting mid-jungle duo is incredibly powerful.

You can even wait for LeBlanc to use her E skill to control the enemy, and then Lee Sin can use his Q.

If you can land a full combo, it's explosive!

EDG's bans were also very targeted, choosing to ban Twitch and Kog'Maw.

RNG has already picked Janna in this game, and they will definitely build Ardent Censer later on.

These two late-game carry AD carries, when paired with Ardent Censer, can unleash explosive AoE damage if they find an opportunity in team fights.

Simply put, both of these ADCs have the potential to 2v5 in the late game, so Zhou Hanyang naturally wouldn't give that opportunity.

After the second round of bans, EDG on the red side locked onto the excavator on the fourth floor.

When it was RNG's turn to select players, everyone's expression was noticeably grim.

Skate shoes, excavator, succubus...

EDG's top, mid, and jungle are clearly a pure early-to-mid-game combination.

Heroes that are strong in the early to mid-game must gain enough advantages.

They rely on the advantages they gain to compensate for the gradual decrease in hero strength as the game progresses.

Simply put, heroes must have an advantage in equipment and level during the early to mid-game in order to ensure they have a fighting chance when heroes reach their power spike in the late game.

Simply put, EDG's top, mid, and jungle players didn't treat RNG's top, mid, and jungle players like human beings.

They felt confident they could create a significant advantage, dragging the game into the late stages for their ADC to step up and provide backup.

Before the top laner and jungler could speak, Uzi took the initiative and said in a deep voice, "Since the other side likes to play Tristana so much, then let's take their Tristana!"

Everyone was taken aback by what Uz said.

The hero Tristana is not difficult to operate and is extremely easy to learn.

But it is precisely because of its simplicity that this hero is not liked by Uzi.

Unable to exert pressure in lane, and unable to turn the tide in team fights.

There was no burst, and the displacement was also sluggish.

Simply put, this is an ADC who benefits from his teammates' momentum.

This is a common problem in most similar AD cases.

When Jayce and Tristana appeared in the mid lane in later generations, the reason why junglers would pair them with Sejuani and Maokai was because, apart from their strong damage output and ability to push lanes and gain lane priority, they were practically useless in other aspects.

Unlike traditional monks, there is absolutely no room for error.

"Are you really going to pick Tristana? Tristana and Janna are a combination that gives us absolutely no initiative in the laning phase." Feng couldn't help but frown.

"So what else can we take besides the cannon?" Uzi frowned and said, "The only things we can take left are Sivir and Vayne."

Vayne's range is too short. If the top lane Kalista gets caught out, it's fine, but if the top lane Kalista gets ahead...

Vayne is either fighting hand-to-hand with skateboard shoes or facing the long-range kite of Tristana.

If AD Kalista still has a chance in the late game, it's uncertain whether she can win a close-range fight against top lane Kalista.

On the other hand, after finally getting close to the little cannon, they still face the awkward situation of being pushed away by the ultimate skill.

Therefore, Uzi only has one choice at this moment, and that is Sivir.

Sivir, facing Tristana, also had a peaceful early game.

"What champion do you want to pick for top lane?" Feng didn't answer Uzi's question immediately, but instead looked at Letme: "Camille or Nautilus?"

These are the options they just discussed below.

As one of the three top-tier champions, Nautilus is more effective against Kalista than Poppy and Maokai.

In lane, just build tank items and tank the pressure. You only need to follow your teammates' rhythm. When your teammates arrive, you can coordinate to get the kill.

As a new champion in Season 7, Camille is one of the strongest stat-based champions in this version.

If you can withstand some pressure at the beginning, and then get one or two kills with the help of your teammates, you can kill the Kalista when you have your ultimate.

Moreover, compared to Titan, Camille can be paired with Galio to enter the fray.

"Let's pick Camille!" Letme gritted his teeth. "I want to pick Camille. If Xiangguo comes to gank top at level three, I'll definitely teach him a lesson. If I kill him at level three, I'll take the blame for the loss!"

Letme in the S7 Spring Split was not yet the Letme of later generations who famously said "Let the sheep open the gates of heaven."

At that time, he was one of the top laners in the LPL known for his Camille skills.

Letme was badly beaten in the last game and was holding his breath, secretly determined to win this game.

"Forget about level three, I'll start with red buff and go straight to level two!" Spicy Hot Pot chuckled, but his voice was somewhat deep.

Blue team, red team, level 2, gank!

Throughout the entire professional League of Legends competition, very few people have ever used this tactic.

Mala Xiang Guo (Spicy Stir-Fry) was the pioneer.

If the enemy team starts with red buff and ganks top lane at level two, it means that Spicy Hot Pot (MLXG) doesn't intend to take their lower jungle.

After all, you have to wander around the jungle at the start of the game, and you'll inevitably fall behind the enemy jungler in farming.

However, this is exactly the situation that Xiangguo wanted.

A level 2 red opening is a good entry point!

This avoids the timing of catching the opponent at level two blue.

It's not yet time to gank top at level 3 (F6), as this is a non-ganking point for junglers.

Many top laners even choose to come to the river to provide vision at this time.

The success rate will be greatly improved.

"Okay, we all believe you." Feng nodded slightly, then looked at Uzi: "Then take the cannon if you want."

Camille and Galio in the top and jungle will definitely have to enter the fray and initiate a team fight.

The little cannon has W and can follow up to enter the battle, which can also be considered a charge-in system.

Furthermore, if RNG crushes EDG's top laner Kalista in the early game, they will definitely need to focus on ADC Tristana in the late game.

Tristana's ultimate ability can push Camille out of range.

As long as Camille leaves the range of her ultimate, the ultimate effect will disappear. This counter-charge ultimate is indeed a big problem.

Conversely, if Letme chooses Titan, then Uzi must take Sivir.

Sivir's shield can block Nautilus's hook and ultimate.

Camille doesn't need to worry about this problem; she can use her E skill to break the shield and then unleash her ultimate!

As a coach for a professional team, Feng took all the details of these matches into account.

"Row!"

"Then take it!"

"We should have dealt with this top laner properly this game, but he not only stole one game, he even dared to pick Kalista for top lane?"

"Our draft picks completely crushed them this game. If we play it safe in the early game, we can easily win in the late game."

"The enemy team only has one Sivir in the late game. If Camille gets engaged, she's dead. We won this game."

While the RNG players and coaching staff were communicating, they locked onto Tristana and Camille on the fourth and fifth floors respectively.

At the very moment RNG locked in the fourth and fifth floors, EDG once again instantly locked in the fifth floor.

Precise and elegant!

The peerless swordswoman has come to pay her respects!