SKT's red team did not hesitate to ban Princes. In fact, TL's best jungler was Princes. The captain's big move and Princes' big move were a perfect match.
However, in order to target Clid, they chose to snatch Blind Monk. Clid backhandedly pulled out Princes.
Since you guys don't want it, we'll take over Princes.
Don't forget, SKT still had Silas, who was good at empty-handed.
In the second round of BP, SKT immediately banned Rock. After all, CoreJJ was the owner of the champion's skin, and was worthy of respect.
Moreover, CoreJJ was different from MATA. MATA had excellent vision control and could often set up a key vision in extremely tricky positions, while CoreJJ was strong in lane and the ability to find opportunities to initiate a team fight.
In the second round, TL first banned Morgana, giving people the feeling that they were going to attack from the bottom lane.
Morgana's protection was excellent, and could be said to be the best support to restrain forceful initiations. In a sense, her protection was not inferior to Tam's.
After all, although Tam was good at protecting the AD, it could not guarantee his own safety. If the opponent's jungler came to attack Tam, even if your AD did not die, it would definitely be stunted.
Seeing that Morgana was banned, Jin Zhengxun had to consider whether the opponent wanted to use a hero like Hammerstone.
However, after much consideration, SKT decided to ban the Titan in the end. After all, in the current version, the Titan was more stable than the Hammerstone. It was also more powerful in the early game. There was no need to ban an unstable Hammerstone.
TL's last choice was to ban EZ. Teddy had played EZ three times in four games, and EZ had won all three times. Obviously, EZ's Jinchuriki was not just for show.
In the beginning of the selection, SKT directly targeted Gário. If EZ was not banned, Jin Zhengxun would most likely have picked Tam first, and let EZ be the bottom lane duo.
However, with EZ gone, another strong duo was released, Gário and Kalista. Due to Gário's strength in the support position, this duo was known as the strongest bottom lane in the current version.
From TL's BP, it was obvious that they wanted to attack from the bottom lane. However, Jin Zhengxun did not think that their bottom lane could only be used to attack. He directly pulled out this duo with strong offensive abilities to face.
The blue team's last two choices directly targeted Tam and Verus, and did not give the task of attacking to CoreJJ's support. Instead, CoreJJ was responsible for protection, and this gave the lead, Verus, who was very strong.
SKT targeted Kalista in the end.
Ze Yuan said, "The second round of BP from both sides was quite interesting. TL tried to ban the defensive support and EZ, looking like they were going to make a big fuss in the bottom lane. SKT tried to ban the offensive support, looking like they were going to let the bottom lane fight. In the end, SKT managed to get Kalista and Galio, who were stronger in terms of offense."
Ruo Feng: "But actually, TL got Verus and Tam very well. This is a combination with stable protection and team initiation abilities. Verus's ability in the lane is not weak either. With Ryze and Tam's dual abilities, plus the captain's ultimate, TL's support ability is very scary."
Both sides exchanged heroes, and the final lineup was confirmed.
TL of the blue team:
Top Laner: Impact (Ocean's Disaster, Planck)
Jungler: Xmithie (Blind Monk, Li Qing)
Mid Laner: Jensen (Rune Mage, Ryze)
ADC: DoubleLift (Retribution Arrow, Verus)
Support: CoreJJ (King of the River, Tam)
SKT of the red team:
Top Laner: King (The Liberator, Silas)
Jungler: Clid (Demacia, Princes, Gavin the Fourth)
Mid Laner: Faker (Stinger of the Herd, Akali)
ADC: Teddy (Vengeful Spear, Kalista)
Support: MATA (Colossus of Justice, Gário)
Ze Yuan: "In the end, in the case of TL's captain, Ryze in the middle lane, Akali gave Li Ge to face Ryze, and Li Xu took Ryze to fight captain."
Rita: "To be honest, I'm really looking forward to Li Xu's Silas. He's the first player to use Silas in the game after it was released, and this new hero with a miserable win rate at the beginning quickly entered everyone's attention. In the last game against IG, the middle and bottom lane collapsed too much. Let's see if Silas can perform in this game."
Ruo Feng: "SKT's lineup is extremely fierce in the early game, especially after level six. TL needs a certain amount of time to develop, and their lineup in the late game will definitely be stronger than their opponents. Let's see how SKT will attack in the early and mid game."
Li Xu's Silas Rune had chosen the main system: Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Resurgence, and the secondary system: Sudden Impact, Greedy Hunter.
Da Mu's captain was very pragmatic. He brought the Indestructible Grasp, which was very compatible with his anti-pressure characteristics. If it was a normal captain, they would start with Steal Omen to speed up their development.
Speaking of Steal Rune, DWG's top laner especially liked to bring Steal Omen. Every melee hero liked to bring Steal Omen. Last time, Qing Gang Ying had been defeated by Li Xu, and in the next game, he continued with Steal Omen. It was obvious that he was a very confident player.
Li Xu was also very confident. He felt that he could suppress the opponent with Steal Omen. Unfortunately, his face was too dark, and it was a natural conflict with Steal Omen. The benefits were too low, so even if he played long-handed heroes, he would not consider this Rune.
Both sides went online smoothly. SKT did not try to fight a first-level team. Yesterday, in the match against IG, the first-level team had used too many flashes, which led to Qing Gang Ying catching them accurately in the early game.
Li Xu went online and faced Da Mu. The captain threw a Gunfire Negotiation at him from afar. Li Xu quickly learned Skill E and closed the distance with Forceful Grab. Then, he activated his shield and blocked the damage from Captain Q.
Li Xu's First Part E pulled directly behind the blue melee soldier, but it did not attract the soldier's aggro. Li Xu pressed forward and looked like he was going to cross the line.
Da Mu was not weak. He kept zigzagging to avoid Sareth's Second Part E. As long as Sareth's E did not trigger Aftershock, Da Mu was ready to let Li Xu have a taste of his Blazing Swordsmanship.
Li Xu did not intend to really go up against the minions to change his health. He used a normal attack to hit the long-range soldier and pulled back toward the blue melee soldier. Then, he took the initiative to retreat to the back and wait for an opportunity to add more troops.
Clid's Princes ran straight to the bottom lane after using the red buff, ready to help the bottom lane.
Both sides had fought against each other in the training competition. Clid also understood TL's tactical habits. Xmithie liked to help the Big Brother build an advantage in the bottom lane. As long as the blue team started with the red buff, the strong jungler in the early stage would almost always go to the bottom lane to gank.
Just as Princes walked under the blue buff, the two sides had already exhausted each other's waves. Both sides quickly pulled away from each other.
Just as the second wave of minions converged, Tam suddenly licked Gário from the bushes below the side lane. Blind Monk touched Tam from behind and used his Q skill to hit Gário.
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