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

“Then ban the Prince!” 957 pondered for a moment: “If EDG bans Kled first, then we’ll ban the Elise.”

If EDG bans Kled as their last pick, we'll ban Jarvan IV first! Then they'll definitely have to ban either Elise or Kled!

"If the prince is acceptable, then ban him!" Hongmi secretly shifted gears with her right hand, then said nonchalantly.

"EDG will definitely ban Kled. They're not that afraid of Elise! Kled, a champion who dives into the enemy formation, poses a huge threat to EDG's early game tempo."

“Okay!” Xi Ye said excitedly, “Then we’ll pick Ashe first. If they pick Elise, we can pick Lee Sin or Nidalee.”

"feasible……"

It has to be said that Redmi, as a top-tier coach, is indeed quite something.

A great coach never just handles things within the game; helping players adjust outside the game is also very important.

The halftime break passed quickly, and the players returned to their benches.

"Welcome back, everyone!" Wawa's voice rang out: "WE has the right to choose sides in this game, and they have chosen the blue side."

"Yes! The blue side does have an advantage in terms of team composition." Miller offered his opinion: "I think WE should pay attention to Rakan. In the last game, Rakan initiated several team fights very well."

“That’s right…” Rita agreed: “Rakan will probably become a regular on the field in the future. His ability to initiate team fights is too OP, especially when paired with heroes like Galio and Jarvan IV, it seems almost unstoppable.”

……

Accompanied by the commentator's nonsensical ramblings, the BP logo quickly appeared on the big screen.

WE, on the blue side, immediately banned Rakan and Gnar, following the lineup they had agreed upon before the match.

EDG banned Galio and Caitlyn.

Once WE gets Galio, he can flex between top and mid lanes. Moreover, WE is the originator of the "do whatever you want" system and is one of the LPL teams that uses Galio the best.

WE saw that EDG didn't ban Kled in the front, so with three bans, they could only ban Jarvan IV.

As expected by Redmi, EDG banned Kled.

Kled is so overpowered when paired with heroes who can charge into battle, especially when they both use their ultimates to charge in!

After both sides finished banning heroes, WE, as usual, picked Ashe right away.

Kalista doesn't have a good matchup against Ashe. Without Rakan, if a late-game AD carry like Xayah is solo-laned, she'll inevitably get destroyed by Ashe during the laning phase.

EDG, on the red side, picked Varus and Elise on the first and second floors!

Zet's Varus wasn't as good as Ashe, but he was still good at tanking pressure in the early game.

WE, playing on the second and third floors of the blue side, picked Lee Sin and LeBlanc.

"Huh? Lee Sin and LeBlanc again?" Wawa was clearly surprised. "Don't you think they're the same champions? How is EDG planning to deal with this?"

"I think Syndra is a good matchup. Syndra vs. LeBlanc is a classic mid-lane matchup. Or does EDG have a champion prepared to counter LeBlanc?" Miller laughed. "Scout, how about a game of Syndra?"

"Alright! They've picked it! EDG has locked in Syndra!" Rita's eyes lit up. "Then we'll have to go to mid lane this game. Both sides' mid and jungle are very strong in the early game in a 2v2 situation."

As the commentators spoke, EDG picked Syndra on the third floor of the red team.

Both sides began the second round of banning.

EDG didn't target the top lane; instead, they banned the support Braum and Thresh.

WE banned Fiora and Camille.

With both sides having chosen their lineups, the gameplay of this match is pretty much predictable.

Both sides have a set of mid, jungle, and bottom heroes with explosive early-game combat capabilities, so the early game will inevitably determine a winner.

The next step for both sides is to address the weaknesses in their lineups.

Add heroes to the front line and those with late-game combat capabilities.

Both sides naturally focused their attacks on these two points.

The red team, EDG, picked up a Tahm Kench on the fourth floor.

When it was the blue team's turn, WE didn't hesitate at all and instantly locked in Kalista and Shen on the fourth and fifth floors.

The moment these two heroes appeared, a wave of cheers erupted from the crowd.

"Wow!!! WE's lineup... they actually picked a Kalista on the fourth floor? That means this Ashe is a support?" Wawa stared in disbelief, his eyes wide with disbelief: "Isn't this lineup a bit too extreme?"

“I think there’s some truth to that!” Miller took over the conversation.

"Oh? You tell us about it?" Wawa laughed excitedly, "I really didn't expect WE to pick Ashe as support, it's unbelievable."

"Everyone says this is a late-game version, but the so-called understanding of the version is always led by the strongest players."

Miller raised his voice slightly as he said this: "EDG's answer to us in this version is to attack, attack, and attack some more in the early game!"

Just as the Attack player ID signifies, EDG has shown us the answer to the current meta with their strength and achievements. So why isn't WE's lineup working?

"Moreover, if Ashe plays support, building Ardent Censer first can help Kalista trigger it, so she's not completely powerless in the late game!" Rita nodded vigorously: "Since we can't beat EDG, we might as well join EDG! We'll have to play against them to see how effective it is."

……

At this moment, everyone on the EDG players' bench was clearly somewhat surprised.

Zhou Hanyang is the most prominent among them.

really……

He had actually tried his best to avoid it, but it still caused a butterfly effect.

Today's professional players simply lack a deep understanding of the game; it doesn't mean they lack intelligence or learning ability.

When they realize they can't beat them, they'll naturally copy EDG's lineup.

However, Zhou Hanyang thought that the first person to copy EDG's lineup would be White Crescent, the one who mourned the dead.

Unexpectedly, the first company to copy EDG's lineup was Redmi.

But also...

The white crescent moons are sometimes horizontal, but not many.

Even if he copied the lineup and even knew how to play to win, he still couldn't train the players.

Even the strongest lineup depends on who the player is controlling.

WE is currently the LPL team that best understands the meta and adapts to EDG's strategies, as their macro play is second only to EDG in the current LPL.

After Redmi's targeted adjustments, the fact that they dared to field this lineup indicates that they were well-prepared.

Don't think this chapter is filler; it was necessary to write it!

When EDG demonstrates a superior understanding of the game, other teams will inevitably choose to follow the strongest version of the meta! This is something that is bound to happen!

This chapter aims to explain why some teams copy EDG's lineup while others do not.

For example, I know that in this version, if you pick Kalista in the top lane and play defensively, you can win. Why can't other teams pick her? Why can only TheShy play her?

Because the same lineup can produce different results depending on who plays it! It's like how IG can play an AD top laner but not a jungle carry. Is it that Ning doesn't know how to play?

Definitely not. It's just that IG doesn't have the environment for a jungle carry playstyle. Graves is farming well, but top, mid, and bot lanes are constantly fighting. Should they gank or just ignore him and keep farming? How can they play like that?