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

EDG's lineup is actually invincible in team fights, which is exactly the result LZ wanted.

The problem is that EDG's teamfight composition is too strong.

Normally, once EDG engages, Sejuani and Malzahar, along with Janna in the mid, jungle, and support, can instantly counter-engage.

Moreover, if you dare to charge at Xayah, you'll inevitably get hit by Xayah's E skill, Backstab.

It's fair to say that LZ's four brothers have no idea how they're going to die when facing a charge-based strategy.

However, the core of the problem lies in the final selection of the top and mid laners. Essentially, the only player EDG really needs to charge in is Prince.

As long as the prince brings the ball onto the field, it doesn't matter if the prince dies.

Prince, Orianna, and Rumble... are all heroes who are extremely good at dividing the battlefield.

Although they are team battle heroes, they are not frontline charge heroes.

With these two heroes selected, LZ's anti-engage lineup was actually limited.

Because EDG doesn't need to engage in team fights at all. As long as LZ's positioning and formation are disrupted by the three ultimate abilities of Jarvan IV, Rumble, and Orianna, then LZ has no chance in team fights.

"..." Kim Jung-soo instantly felt himself breaking out in a cold sweat, but of course he wouldn't say something as absurd as that he was panicking. Instead, he calmed himself down and said, "How about Gragas for top lane? Or a split-pushing champion?"

Picking Gragas means engaging in head-on team fights with EDG, as Gragas' ultimate can disrupt EDG's backline.

At this point, it all comes down to how well you handle team fights.

However, EDG's team fighting ability is among the best in the world. It is actually very difficult to win a team fight against EDG when the lineup is at a disadvantage.

That's why Kim Jeong-soo asked whether to pick a split-push champion.

“I think we could pick Captain,” BDD suggested. “Captain has high damage output in the late game, and his ultimate can also split the battlefield in team fights. EDG’s top and mid carries also lack mobility.”

"The captain is great! The captain is great!" Khan agreed, thinking the captain was capable as well.

“The captain won’t work.” Kim Jung-soo denied it without hesitation: “The mid and bot lanes already have no mobility skills. If the captain is also without mobility skills, it will be too easy for them to be ganked in the early laning phase.”

From a coach's perspective, Mingkai is a jungler who is willing to sacrifice for the sake of the lane.

Moreover, Mingkai is clearly more intelligent than Mala Xiangguo, and if he picks Captain in the top lane, he is likely to be completely outmatched.

In the early game, the Captain will definitely not have lane priority against Rumble, so Sejuani will have to stay in the top lane. However, the top and jungle cannot beat EDG's top and jungle in a 2v2 situation.

"Let's pick Jax, Gragas, or Kennen," Kim Jung-soo said after thinking for a moment. "Jax is all about laning steadily and split pushing in the late game to win. Gragas is all about team fighting head-on with your teammates. Kennen is good for top, mid, and jungle, and he can push lanes and fight in team fights against Rumble in the late game. But whether it's Rumble or Jax, they might get pushed away by Tristana's ultimate if they go into a team fight."

“Weapons!” Khan said after thinking for a moment.

Gragas is a pure teamfight hero, while Jax is a pure split-pushing hero.

Kennen only focuses on lane dominance; he can push lanes without pressure, but he's also bad at team fights, always charging in alone.

Actually, Gnar is more suitable than Kennen, but Gnar faces too much pressure in lane, and he gets crushed by Rumble during his weak early laning phase.

"Alright, let's go with the weapons!" Kim Jung-soo shouted. "I believe in you. This game depends on your side lane control. Sejuani should focus on the top lane. As long as you find an opportunity to trigger Sejuani's passive, you can easily kill Rumble."

Rumble is a champion without any mobility skills. If you pressure him too much in lane, melee champions can easily gank and kill him by triggering Sejuani's passive.

"OK OK!"

After some discussion, LZ finally chose the hero Jax on the fifth floor of the red team.

"Weapons!!! Khan's weapons!!!" Remember was incredibly surprised: "Is Khan going to show off his weapons right from the start of the first game? Is he planning to gain an advantage in the top lane and win the game by split pushing and kiting?"

"Alright! Both teams have chosen their lineups. EDG has a pure teamfight-based, tower-pushing lineup, while LZ has a 4-1 split-push lineup." Wawa shouted loudly, "Both teams have their own strengths, it all comes down to who can execute their macro-management and in-game strategy better!"

"Let's cheer for both teams!!!" Miller raised his hands, loudly encouraging the audience.

"Aa ...

A thunderous roar erupted from the crowd.

After both teams selected their lineups, the coaches went to the center of the stage to shake hands and then entered Summoner's Rift.

(Blue side EDG) vs (Red side LZ):

Top Lane: [Mechanic] vs. [Jack the Weapon]

Jungle: [Demacian Prince] vs. [Wrath of the North]

Mid Lane: Orianna vs. Void Prophet

ADC: [Torrent Blade] vs [Renegade]

Support: Fairy Witch vs. Storm's Fury

"EDG!!! Go EDG!!!"

"EDG!!! Go EDG..."

"EDG!!! Add..."

"LZ!!! Keep it up!!!"

"LZ!!! Keep it up..."

"LZ!!! Add..."

Amid cheers and shouts from the audience, the Summoner's Rift appeared on the big screen.

"What's the plan for this game? I'll start with red buff and head straight to top lane." Mingkai said as soon as the game started.

"No, you need to use F6 to speed up the lower half of the grid to 3, then come to the upper half." Before anyone else could speak, Zhou Hanyang said:

"You must ensure level 1 lane priority in the bottom lane. It's better if I let the minions push in front of the tower. If I control my temperature well, they can't do anything to me once I reach level 2."

During the last Bo5, Nofe reminded Mingkai that he was protecting the top lane too much, which made it very difficult for the bottom lane to play.

This is an issue that needs attention in this Bo5!

"Row!"

Mingkai pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

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