PFC Chapter 69: What harm is there in giving you the Sword Demon?
Chapter 69: What harm is there in giving you the Sword Demon?
Benji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Top Esports acquire the Silas Garen.
This mid-jungle duo isn't very strong. Blade of the Ruined King needs a lot of farming in the early game, and Sylas doesn't have any damage in the early game.
If the mid and jungle players don't develop well, or if they lose a fight, then the mid and jungle players will lack both damage and control.
Benji thinks that Top Esports' coach drafting this mid-jungle duo is a sign of disrespect towards them.
Benji chuckled: "The other side got cocky and actually picked this lineup. Well, that's our chance."
"I'll use a strong mid-jungle duo to crush them, what do you guys think?"
Faker nodded: "Okay, but I can pick later. Let's pick jungle and support first, something strong."
Keria immediately said she wanted to play Bard.
Bard is his signature hero.
Back when I was with DRX, facing T1, I used Bard, flashed and used Q to freeze both of their carries, wiping out T1.
He was immediately noticed by T1's management, and the following year they made a big investment to bring in Keria as their starting support.
Faced with Keria's desire for Bard, Bengi had no reason to refuse: "Okay, choose."
Therefore, T1 picked Bard as their second pick.
Guan Zeyuan said, "Oh? Bard is out. That's K's signature move."
"Yes, his Bard is more aggressive."
"So, Bard's picked? Are we going to pick an ADC? Should we start with the bot lane duo?"
However, T1 immediately picked Kindred for jungle.
It was a bit unexpected.
Guan Zeyuan said, "Qianjue? Wow, that's a full-on offensive move."
"Aatrox and Kindred, hmm, they're also good at tower diving."
"How should I put it? It feels like they're targeting Brother Huozi like crazy."
"Can you feel it, Brother Huo?"
"T1 still has two carries left to pick, but they have a lot of heroes."
The North American commentators greatly appreciated this Kindred pick, feeling that T1 was finally going to go all out.
In Top Esports' voice chat, they were also somewhat taken aback by this Kindred pick.
Gao Tianliang blurted out, "Huh? Does ONER know Kindred?"
Lin Jin burst out laughing: "Goodness, you've already given it a definitive assessment."
Jack chuckled: "Haha, ONER doesn't know Kindred? Where did you get that information?"
Coach Fang said, "Alright, stop joking. Now we need to pick support heroes to deal with Bard."
Mark said anything was fine, as long as it was a group buy, he was going to start one anyway.
Since it was a Bard matchup, Mark didn't want to use Nami anymore, so he chose Leona instead.
Leona is also Mark's signature champion; both sides are revealing their trump cards.
In the second round of bans, both sides targeted the bottom lane.
As for Lin Jin's champion pool in the top lane, T1 has given up on it because they know they can never ban them all.
Before Top Esports started their fourth pick, Guan Zeyuan said, "It seems like both teams' ADCs will be picking a hard carry champion now."
"I feel like the pace of this game won't be very fast, it might even be a bit slow."
"Yes, let's see what kind of ADC Top Esports will pick. The last pick will definitely be reserved for Huo Zi, no doubt about it."
Without much thought, Jack Spicy Dance locked onto the female gunner on the coach's advice.
The coach thinks the opponent is likely to pick Caitlyn or Varus to pair with Bard, which will make their lanes difficult, so they need to pick a strong champion.
Firstly, it pairs very well with Leona, making their ultimate abilities very powerful; secondly, it's also strong in lane.
Miller: "Okay, Jack Spicy Dance picked Miss Fortune, hmm, that works too, it'll make up for the early game damage."
"In this way, Top Esports' roster is considered to be relatively late in the group."
"Small-scale team battles are really intense."
"Yes, Sylas, Blade of the Ruined King, and Leona all have crowd control, plus Miss Fortune's barrage, hmm, this scene looks pretty good."
"Let's see what kind of dual centers T1 will choose."
As expected, T1 picked Caitlyn, and very quickly.
The policewoman for Little Lu Bu is also a signature role, and she was chosen directly.
"Gabard the policewoman, oh dear, I'd completely forgotten about this heroine. Oh my, oh my, I didn't remember her."
"They were mainly banned a lot, especially during the group stage."
"Daeford used it a lot."
"Yes."
"Now that the female police officer has appeared, let's see what Faker will choose in the end."
The camera then focused on Bengi and Faker, who were discussing something, speaking quickly and with serious expressions.
Faker nodded, seemingly confirming his decision.
Guan Zeyuan: "Huh? It's confirmed, they chose the Tsar, that's probably the most likely outcome."
"Yes, Faker's Azir, that's the signature of signature champions."
When this hero was released, LPL viewers developed a kind of phobia.
They've lost too many times to Faker's Azir.
This time, they were selected again.
Will it be different?
Guan Zeyuan said, "Now it depends on what hero Huozi can choose."
Miller: "Actually, everyone is really looking forward to it. It seems like there aren't many heroes who can beat Zeus's sword demon in this match."
"The easiest champions to beat are actually Fiora, Renekton, and Jax."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Mark had already selected Weapon Master.
He looked at Lin Jin, seemingly confirming, "Is it a weapon?"
Coach Fang also said, "If you're choosing a weapon, you might have to play it safe in the early game."
"And our lineup is very late-game oriented."
Lin Jin smiled and said, "Isn't there Jack? His Miss Fortune is good in the early game."
Coach Fang didn't say anything more because it would be detrimental to unity.
"Okay, since you've made up your mind, then go ahead and choose."
Thus, the Weapon Master was chosen.
Guan Zeyuan exclaimed, "Oh? Weapon Master! It's confirmed!"
"Alright, Huozi made his last move and got Weapon Master, which is a reasonable choice to fight Sword Demon."
"Wow, Top Esports' top, mid, and jungle players are really solid."
"Jax, the Ruined King Gasol, truly a trio of musketeers!"
Miller also said, "The bot lane is fantastic and aggressive, and the top half of the map is solid. I have high hopes for Top Esports' lineup."
"Yes, so both sides have selected their lineups. Let's take a look."
"Blue side T1: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Kindred, Mid lane Azir, Bot lane Caitlyn, Support Bard."
"Top Esports (Red Team): Top lane Jax, Jungle Blademaster, Mid lane Sylas, Bot lane Miss Fortune, Support Leona."
Once the lineup was selected, the North American commentators felt that T1's lineup had a slight advantage.
"We've actually seen the power of female police officers and Bud a lot before."
"Before level 6, Caitlyn has a significant advantage, then she becomes a disadvantage, but in the late game, she becomes far superior to Miss Fortune."
"So while it may seem like Top Esports has an advantage in the late game, T1 actually has a bigger advantage."
"T1's Kindred and Caitlyn, plus Aatrox, are really strong in the early and mid-game."
"Therefore, I'm optimistic that T1 can even the score in this game!"