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Chapter 327 SKT's Trump Card! Old Man Time!

"Don't worry, everyone, I've never held back when I beat Lee Sang-hyeok," Wang Yao said honestly. He was the only player who could camp in the fountain and brutally defeat all five members of SKT in the finals!

Afterwards, Wang Yao left the dressing room with his teammates and headed to the stage!

When the EDG team came onto the stage, the audience at the Dalian Sports Center erupted in cheers and applause once again. The closer they got to this decisive moment, the more excited they became.

"I'm coming!"

Miller chuckled, "With this final showdown approaching, I'm actually a little nervous. RW's victory in the last game was hard-won, and EDG has never let us down before. I hope they won't disappoint us this time either!"

"That's right!" Wawa nodded in agreement, then exclaimed loudly, "We only need this one crucial victory! Let EDG beat SKT and retain this championship! Go EDG! Go LPL!"

The LPL region has the right to choose sides in the fifth game, but Maokai chose the blue side this time.

Since heroes have become more flexible, the significance of the red side's counter pick is greatly reduced, so it's better to prioritize picking the meta heroes first.

It's worth mentioning that SKT also made personnel adjustments, replacing their original top laner Untara with another 'genius top laner', Thal, who also came from the BBQ training camp.

Fortunately, Maokai's research was very thorough, and he immediately provided the team members with the information.

"The biggest difference between Thal and Untara lies in their champions. Untara is a more traditional, defensive top laner, while Thal is better at playing flexible, aggressive top laners like Vladimir and Ryze."

This is somewhat similar to RNG's current situation.

Letme is very good at withstanding pressure, but another mid laner, Zz1tai, has a wider champion pool, and being a mid laner himself makes him more daring and aggressive than Letme.

Therefore, Maokai proactively banned the champion Ryze.

Ryze can be considered one of Lee Sang-hyeok's signature champions. After the first rework, when everyone was still confused about how to play Ryze, Lee Sang-hyeok brought him out to shine at the S5 World Championship, which indirectly led to Ryze's second rework.

The barbecue stall is also stable. Koma is just not stubborn, so he banned Aatrox directly!
If it comes to banning champions in the second round, EDG will continue to ban Vladimir, while BBQ will also ban Jayce.

The two top laners currently playing Jayce can use him, but they are far from being at the top level.

Lee Sang-hyeok has only picked this hero a handful of times in his professional career, suggesting he isn't particularly skilled with it.

In their final ban, EDG chose to ban Taliyah, while BBQ Ban chose to ban Irelia!
Almost all the characters that could be used for flexibility were banned. Although there were still characters like Crow, their strength was still within an acceptable range!

EDG's first pick was crucial!
The pick is to first pick Rakan, and the bot lane duo at the barbecue stand is the Wolf and Stick combo. The Xayah and Rakan combo can't be given to them at the same time!

This forced the barbecue stall to take Xia first, and then they took the initiative to choose Niu Tou.

Like Uzi, Bang isn't very good at playing mage carry champions in the bot lane; he mainly plays marksmen.

EDG quickly countered by locking in Kai'Sa, and then picked Sejuani.

In the deciding game, Maokai opted for a more conservative approach, rather than choosing the more aggressive Camille.

In the final round, the barbecue stall chose his signature hero, the troll, for Xiao Hei.

Both sides picked jungler + bot lane duos for their first three picks.

In the second round of bans and picks, the barbecue stall focused on the top lane, banning Shen and Gangplank.

EDG opted to ban Gnar and Galio!
Then, the barbecue stalls selected a hero they hadn't seen in a long time from the fourth floor!

"Huh?" Miller and Doll exclaimed in surprise, "It's this hero?!" The character appearing on the fourth floor was Zilean, the Time Traveler!

Mao Kai was stunned for a moment, and then belatedly realized that the barbecue stall was really going to fight him to the death!

Old man Time!

This is a niche mid-lane champion that is used as a trump card by mid-laners all over the world except for the LPL region, which is known for its aggressive playstyle. It is frequently seen in various crucial matches!
Most Western legal leaders know how to play this game, and they usually choose it in dire situations.

Lee Sang-hyeok was the same; he didn't choose it many times, but he always chose it in desperate situations, and he always managed to achieve extraordinary results!

He glanced down at the data he had collected. Before this, Lee Sang-hyeok had chosen the Time Elder five times, with a 100% win rate!

"Wow...we're doomed!" Wawa exclaimed dejectedly. "Coach Maokai forgot about Faker's trump card at the most crucial moment!!"

On the back end.

Many LPL teams, especially those that had previously faced Lee Sang-hyeok, looked troubled. Lee Sang-hyeok's dominance over them was truly ingrained!
With his superior wave clearing and map traversal abilities, Time Traveler can quickly provide support to all lanes.

More importantly, the Time Elder's ultimate ability can bring a very high margin for error to the team's absolute strongest player!
This old man is the real mastermind behind everything!

In the past, Wang Yao could have thought of using the [Command Flag] to annoy him.

However, in a recent update, the developers were unable to balance the power of this item, so they removed the [Command Banner], making this item a thing of the past.

In the LCK commentary booth, the "Roaring Emperor" and others beamed with joy, saying, "At the most crucial moment, Faker stepped up! He is the guardian of our LCK region, and he will ultimately defend the honor of the LCK region at the most critical moment!!"

"Faker's Zilean is unbeatable! He maintains a 100% win rate to this day!!"

What is a game-winning shot?

The selection of such a champion can greatly deter the enemy and maximize the chances of victory for the team!

EDG's choice was to pick Ornn first, as there weren't many better options for their main top laner, making it crucial to form a double frontline system with Ornn and Sejuani.

Moreover, the opponent's two carries were Zilean and Xayah, whose ability to deal with tanks was not particularly strong, so Maokai's response was quite appropriate.

It's on the fifth floor!
EDG has surprised everyone once again!
Wang Yao once again displayed his former FMVP prowess by selecting Tristana!
A team fight strategy consisting of two front-line tanks and two marksmen can be used to counter this.

This hero selection was indeed somewhat unexpected, especially in a meta where Lucian has returned to playing marksman in the bot lane. It's really hard for most people to imagine someone daring to pick a marksman hero in a solo lane!
But Wang Yaozhen had the guts.

At the last minute, the barbecue stall revealed its choice: Noxus Hand!

"Wow! This hero pick..."

Darius was already a popular top lane pick during the Rift Rivals tournament, and the reason this champion was able to be picked was simply because his stats were strong enough.

In MOBA games, numerical superiority is everything.

Darius is the quintessential top lane dominator in solo queue!
It is a source of headaches and frustration for countless top lane players.

This incredibly powerful champion has never made it onto the professional stage, largely because Darius is too clumsy in team fights and easily kited, requiring him to take Ghost, which means he lacks a Teleport.

(End of this chapter)