League: I really didn't tank!

Is Graves an easy opponent for Rumble?

On the other side, the LGD lounge.

LGD was not discouraged by losing a game, after all, they had already lost a lot of games.

Coach Heart is discussing the draft and game strategy for the next game with his players: "I looked through Ilex's scrim records with our team last year and also his match records this year, and I found a problem."

"This person's hero pool is actually not very deep."

Hearing this, Godv thought about it carefully and then nodded.

The main reason Chen Dongqing didn't play last year was because his champion pool didn't fit the meta; he only knew Riven, and Fiora had just been reworked at that time.

Actually, after the top lane meta changed drastically at the S5 World Championship, Chen Dongqing's champion pool was still quite suitable, but Firefox didn't replace him to play him for the sake of stability.

Heart opened his notebook and flipped to the page belonging to ilex, which was full of records: "From the Spring Split until now, he has only used five champions: Fiora, Riven, Jayce, Gangplank, and Karma. Among them, Karma is only used to counter lane swaps."

"In other words, if we ban Fiora, Riven, and Jayce, and then immediately pick Gangplank, he'll be left with no champions to choose from, and his strength will naturally be greatly reduced. What do you guys think?"

After listening to the team's translation, Marin thought about it for a moment and felt that it wasn't entirely impossible.

The reason they didn't do that in the last game was because they were on the red side and didn't have enough ban slots.

In this game, they chose their side, and after selecting the blue side, this tactic became truly feasible.

Heart put away his notebook, as if he had everything under control, and said, "Well then, that's settled."

The break was over, and the staff knocked on the door of the lounge. The second game was about to begin.

...

"Okay, welcome back! This is the live broadcast of the second game between QG and LGD!"

Today, the doll deliberately spoke less, giving the opportunity to Xiao Guan.

Guan Zeyuan then chimed in, "We can see that the draft phase for the second game has already begun. LGD has proactively chosen the blue side and banned Jayce in the first pick!"

Banning Jayce is not a problem, after all, he was the MVP hero in the last game. QG was not surprised and immediately banned Ryze.

On their second move, LGD chose to hold down Riven.

This ban was a bit strange, but QG just thought they were targeting Chen Dongqing, so they didn't suspect too much and promptly banned Troll.

LGD then banned Fiora as their third pick.

"Another three bans on the top lane?" Guan Daxiao asked with awe. "It seems LGD isn't so stubborn anymore?"

Wawa then said meaningfully, "Ahem, don't talk nonsense. This only shows that Ilex really put a lot of pressure on LGD. Okay, we can see that QG will ban Nidalee as their third pick and enter the draft phase. Let's see what LGD has to say!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than LGD instantly secured the Captain.

This hero was originally banned by QG, ​​but the red side naturally had one less ban slot for Ryze, so they had to let Gangplank go.

Looking at LGD's hero selection, Coach Banbazi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Judging from these first four moves, LGD's intentions are quite clear.

"Ban three and pick one?" Xiangguo chuckled as he watched. "Are they trying to prevent Chen Dongqing from using any heroes?"

Seeing this, Banbazi didn't hesitate and immediately said, "Then let's take Graves first, and then Alistar."

"Then LGD quickly picked Rumble and Janna! Using Janna to counter Alistar is a very good choice!"

When Janna faces Alistar in lane, experienced supports should know that it's a 10/0 matchup.

As long as you have the wind under your feet, you can recklessly go up and use AW to harass the enemy. If the opponent dares to use WQ, it will inevitably be broken by the wind.

As for Rambo, needless to say.

Despite losing the previous game, Marin has no doubts about his Rumble.

Next, QG continued to pick Lucian and Viktor.

Since they won the last game, Banbazi naturally doesn't need to change the lineup. Moreover, mid lane Viktor is an easy matchup against Gangplank, whether it's the wave clear ability of E or the barrel-pushing ability of Q, it's an advantageous matchup.

"With this double carry pick, it means they've still reserved the counter pick for the final top laner!" Guan Daxiao commented. "With all the champions banned, what top laner will he choose? It'll be interesting to see!"

In the LGD voice chat, Heart, seeing that QG hadn't yet fielded their top laner, revealed a knowing smile.

LGD picked their top laner, but not their jungler. Normally, QG would have given the counter to their jungler, as picking second would have been advantageous.

It seems that QG is truly out of options and is still thinking about what to do.

After a moment's thought, Heart finally selected a combination of Rek'Sai and Miss Fortune for the team, and the lineup was finally finalized.

But the next second, Heart was completely dumbfounded.

No one expected that QG, having already picked Graves, would suddenly pick Elise on the fifth floor and confirm it instantly!

"Spider?" Eimy sensed something was off. "No way, is it Graves top lane?"

Using a spider to attack an excavator is a perfectly normal choice.

But if that's the case, where would Graves go? Up?

QG quickly gave them an answer.

During the role swap phase, QG's first pick of Graves remained unchanged throughout the entire game.

"In that case..." Wawa said, "QG's top laner should be Graves!"

"That's an interesting choice! Since Graves was reworked in this patch, most people are using him as a jungler, and he's rarely seen in lane! Perhaps we can look forward to this top lane matchup!"

"As for top lane Graves..." Heart frowned slightly, "Qinghuan, can you handle this?"

Marin, who was called upon, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head; he didn't know either.

He has never played against Graves.

However, judging from the feeling, it won't be easy to win...

Both teams have finalized their lineups.

Blue side LGD: Top lane Rumble, Jungle Rek'Sai, Mid lane Gangplank, Bot lane Miss Fortune and Janna.

Red team QG: Top lane Graves, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Viktor, Bot lane Lucian and Alistar.

"Looking at the lineups, the two sides are actually quite similar, both using a three-core system," Wawa said. "But the resources on one map are not enough to support three carries, so how to allocate resources is a point that both sides need to consider."

Guan Zeyuan said, "It mainly depends on the laning situation of the three lanes. QG's Viktor has the advantage in the mid lane, and LGD's Miss Fortune and Janna have the advantage in the bot lane. The two sides are evenly matched here. The key is to see which side has the advantage in the top lane."

The doll suddenly laughed and asked, "So what do you think? Which side do you think has the advantage in the top lane?"

"Then I think it should be Rumble, right?" Colonel Guan said. "After all, Rumble is a pretty annoying champion, and Graves isn't a long-range champion either. If he tries to deal damage to Rumble, he'll get burned by Rumble's Q, which is quite damaging."

Even though he was an old fox, he didn't comment on Guan Zeyuan's words. He simply said quietly, "Well, let's see if the laning phase is really as you say."

Soon, the match began, and both sides' heroes quickly purchased starting items and left the fountain.

Just then, Guan Zeyuan suddenly spoke up and discovered a blind spot.

Graves' starting items.

extraction!

"Starting with a core item?" Colonel Guan asked, somewhat surprised. "That build is way too overpowered! Rumble is a champion with strong poke damage; can this team really fight?"

Upon seeing this, Colonel Guan suddenly panicked.

Is it really that easy for Graves to beat Rumble?

Otherwise, Ilex wouldn't have chosen to extract the essence before leaving!