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Chapter 217 The Ultimate Weapon! The Command Banner!

However, Coach Maokai couldn't help but add a word, reminding iboy: "Stay focused during the game, and don't hold back on any survival skills, understand?"

iboy lowered his head, nodding repeatedly like a student being criticized, looking somewhat aggrieved.

He did make a mistake in the last game, and EDG cannot ignore his mistake of being replaced by Uzi just because they won the game.

"Next, everyone must continue to provide good feedback and ensure good team communication. If we do all of this well, we can defeat RNG!"

Soon, the MVP of the previous game was also selected.

Without a doubt, Wang Yao, who dictated the pace of the game, once again won the MVP award.

It's not fair to blame the official team for always favoring Wang Yao, since EDG is a standard mid-jungle dual-core driven team, and Wang Yao is the core engine of the entire team.

The MVP award after the match usually goes to Wang Yao, Clearlove, or Xiaotian, and occasionally to Flandre. As for the bot lane duo, they are a bit pitiful.

With the top, mid, and jungle laners performing exceptionally well, iboy and Meiko in the bot lane are unlikely to be considered for MVP.

A short while later, both players returned to the arena.

"In the second game, RNG will be on the red side and EDG will be on the blue side. After the sides are swapped, the draft strategies of both sides will definitely change."

"Let's see if RNG, having lost the first game, will continue to use their Kai'Sa system, or seek changes and make different tactical adjustments!"

EDG will continue to ban Ornn first, since it's Letme's signature champion, so they're unlikely to let the opponent have it. RNG, on the other hand, will ban Taliyah.

Next, we move on to the selection of the second ban slot.

EDG opted to ban Braum, while RNG banned Camille.

Clearly, their four-protect-one team is particularly afraid of Camille, a champion known for her lock-on ability.

Firstly, EDG's Camille can flex between the top, mid, and jungle positions. Secondly, Camille's ultimate ability has a significant impact on Uzi's team fight performance.

When it came to the last ban, EDG chose to ban Rakan.

EDG is also somewhat worried that RNG will counter with Phoenix Legend, even though there were rumors during last year's S7 World Championship that Uzi couldn't play Xayah.

Maybe he really didn't know how back then, but a player's hero pool isn't fixed, and people can grow and improve.

At least during the Spring Split regular season of S8 this year, Uzi repeatedly picked Xayah and achieved outstanding results.

Therefore, EDG must be wary. Moreover, Xayah possesses the strongest self-protection skills in the league. Giving a player like Uzi such a high margin for error is practically a crime!

RNG's last choice was to ban Jayce.

"Hey, EDG still hasn't banned Kai'Sa. Is Uzi going to keep picking her? But we'll have to see if EDG will pick her first," Rita said thoughtfully.

EDG certainly won't try to take her, since Kai'Sa isn't a high priority for EDG right now.

EDG immediately picked Sejuani as their jungler, giving Clearlove a champion he's good at. RNG, on the other hand, immediately countered by locking in Sion and Jarvan IV.

“Let’s take Ryze,” Maokai suggested.

For EDG, Ryze is a champion that can be used in both the top and mid lanes.

Moreover, Ryze is a very effective counter to Vladimir, which can effectively limit RNG's ability to pick Vladimir later.

Ryze's reach is longer than Vladimir's, and his Q skill's passive, Overload, provides a shield and a speed boost, making him even stronger in one-on-one combat than Vladimir.

To give Ryze the option to switch between top and mid lanes, Maokai opted to build ADC first. Even without Rakan, he prioritized Xayah for iboy, which significantly increased EDG's margin for error in the bot lane.

RNG picked Varus as their third pick!
"In this game, RNG abandoned the Kai'Sa strategy?" Everyone in the audience seemed quite surprised.

Immediately afterwards, the second round of business paired up (BP) was also launched.

RNG banned Gnar and Gangplank first, as these two champions are relatively easy to counter Sion, so banning them first is not a bad idea.

Seeing this, Coach Maokai was convinced that Sion was RNG's top laner and there was no possibility of him switching lanes.

So he simply banned Alistar and Tahm Kench.

As a result, RNG immediately picked Shen!

"Huh? What's going on?!"

Colonel Guan's eyes widened. "Shen and Sion were both picked? Could it be... Xiaohu is going to bring out Sion for mid lane again?!"

Before the Banner of Command was nerfed, Xiaohu once picked Sion in the mid lane and almost made Rookie vomit when playing against IG.

Now it's Maokai's turn to have a headache.

If Sion goes mid, then Ryze can't go mid either, because Ryze can't suppress Sion.

On the contrary, you'll be so disgusted by Sion with the Banner of Command that you can't move. Even though the magic immunity effect of the Banner of Command is gone now, it's still very annoying.

After all, traditional mages can't even damage buffed minions, let alone clear waves, so how can they roam?

Since Ryze and Sejuani already provide two AP damage items, EDG can no longer build AP items. The top, mid, and jungle players need to provide some AD damage.

"How about I pick Lucian? That way I can better deal with the buffed minions from the Banner of Command," Wang Yao suggested.

“Sure.” Mao Kai nodded; he and Wang Yao had the same idea.

Lucian in the mid lane can not only farm perfectly against Sion, but in the mid-game team fights, the damage from EDG's two marksmen can also melt the front line of Sion and Shen.

Without much hesitation, EDG immediately locked in Lucian and Leona.

RNG's last pick was Karma.

"A Karma + Varus bot lane? That's not bad, at least the lane dominance is maxed out!"

Umbrella King nodded.

But after the roles were reversed, everyone realized that they had been fooled by RNG!
The final lineups for both teams are:
EDG (blue side) - Top laner Ryze, jungler Sejuani, mid laner Lucian, bot lane duo Xayah + Leona.

The red team, RNG, has Sion in the top lane, Jarvan IV in the jungle, Karma in the mid lane, and Varus and Shen in the bot lane!
"Huh? RNG's Shen is actually a support!" Rita was shocked; she hadn't expected RNG's flexible choice.

The EDG players were also shocked. Maokai belatedly realized that he had been tricked by RNG's draft strategy!

Wang Yao seemed to be deep in thought; it seemed this was RNG's trump card.

The only way for RNG to have their support coordinate with the ADC to exert pressure in lane and also allow the support to roam is to give Xiaoming Shen.

Once Shen reaches level 6, his ultimate ability can be used to support teammates at any time and provide a life-saving shield, which makes jungle-support synergy possible!
Currently, the bot lane is mostly dominated by hard supports, and Shen's W sword array can help his ADC gain an advantage during bot lane skirmishes.

Furthermore, Shen is also very effective against champions with strong engage abilities, such as Leona and Alistar.

This hero can meet Uzi's laning needs and also meet his needs to coordinate with teammates to create opportunities!
(End of this chapter)