LOL: Alliance Intelligence King

Mingkai doesn't care. Every jungler in the LPL has been punished by him. He'll deal with whatever comes his way.

Putting aside his doubts, Abu decided to play it safe on the second and third floors.

Lock onto Wheel Mom and Treant Protector.

Deft's Sivir has been on fire lately, and when paired with EDG's versatile Maokai, they can deal damage with virtually no pressure in the mid-to-late game, and easily neutralize Snake's top and jungle attacks.

However, when facing a top side map built around a crocodile, it's essential to seize the early game tempo and engage in small-scale team fights.

With enough tankiness and crowd control, coupled with Lulu's crowd control and damage, Renekton and Lee Sin will have a hard time making a difference in the team, making them a higher priority than Shen who is still outside.

Meanwhile, inside the Snake training room.

Zuo Wu also left the coaching station at some point and moved closer to Chen Rui to observe his drafting process up close.

Lulu went first, followed by two more engage heroes?

Zuo Wu didn't understand.

Based on the current bans and picks, Zuo Wu could roughly guess Chen Rui's tactical ideas, but he was curious about how the latter would deal with Lulu.

For Snake to win the game, they must first ensure that Flandre has a comfortable playstyle, and only then can Crystal take over the game in the mid-to-late game.

Su Xiaolu praised Chen Rui to the skies on the phone, but Zuo Wu still couldn't see anything different about Chen Rui compared to the other coaches.

Upon seeing EDG's lineup, Chen Rui remained calm and turned to look at the taciturn mid-laner, Bake.

"There are two choices: the Tsar and Victor."

Chen Rui gave Bake two hero choices and asked for his opinion.

"Lulu's position hasn't been confirmed yet. I'm not proficient enough with these two heroes, so I'm afraid I'll easily get solo killed by the enemy. I can play with Ziggs or Anivia."

Bake doesn't seem to talk much.

But they can be rebellious the moment they open their mouths.

"Is it that you don't want to take it, or that you're afraid to take it?"

Chen Rui raised his voice, "Choose one."

Bake raised an eyebrow and glanced back at Chen Rui.

I was just about to refute it.

But then he saw Chen Rui smiling at him, and the words he was about to say suddenly got stuck between his teeth, and he couldn't utter them for a long time.

"The Tsar, he's been relocated."

Having gotten used to Snake's previous coaching staff, Chen Rui's sudden assertiveness completely overwhelmed him.

He couldn't find a reason to refute it.

If you have to choose one of the two options, you won't get any credit no matter what you answer.

Bake gestured with his lips, unsure of Chen Rui's intentions, so he had no choice but to take down the Tsar first.

If you don't want to take it, it proves you're a coward; if you're afraid to take it, it proves you're not skilled enough and haven't fulfilled your responsibilities as a professional player.

"very good."

Chen Rui smiled; his true intention was to become the Tsar.

As the top mid-lane champion in patch 5.18, Azir is undoubtedly a hero that every mid-lane player should master. Even if you can't "reverse into a parking space," you should at least perform a hearse drift.

Even if Bake isn't suited to this hero, he still has to make way for the draft strategy.

You can't expect every game to be a do-or-die situation, where you have to rely on your favorite hero to win, right?

To put it bluntly, he never expected Bake to pose a threat to Pawn. Even the Chicken God he had previously coached could hardly rival the aura of the Fat General.

Looking across the entire LPL, only "Wutian" can rival "Buddha".

Bake, a mid-laner who prefers to "check off" his tasks, believes in doing nothing rather than making mistakes.

The inferior horse is against the superior horse; the advantage lies with me!

"Choosing a Tsar for Bake?"

Zuo Wu suddenly thought of something fun.

But seeing Chen Rui's unsmiling face, he forced himself to hold it in.

Hey, shut up!

Chen Rui didn't notice Zuo Wu's unusual behavior and went straight to Crystal's side to communicate: "You pick Tristana, and leave the jungler position for the counter position."

"no problem."

Crystal licked his lips: "I've wanted to play Tristana for a long time. I'm definitely going to have Deft shoot all over the place this time. Every internet addict is a genius."

Zuo Wu scratched his head, somewhat confused. Qingzhi and Zhu Kai looked at each other, wondering what Chen Rui was up to.

Snake's first four picks were too short-ranged. The key support had already picked Alistar, so the fourth pick should have picked the jungler first to prevent the opponent from stealing him.

However, Chen Rui picked the AD Tristana first, handing over the strong position to EDG and giving them the right to choose the completeness of the lineup.

The blue side has the advantage of picking first, allowing them to build a complete core system; while the red side's fifth pick, as a counter pick, is often used to select heroes that counter a certain lane.

With the AD carry positioned on the fifth floor, it's difficult for them to fulfill the role of a counter-role, especially against a macro-oriented team like EDG.

With the red team almost completely out of the game, the fourth floor is actually more effective than the fifth floor.

Is this the strength of the coaches in the top 16?

Zuo Wu felt a sense of doubt.

Just as everyone was puzzled, EDG finalized their last two hero picks.

Barrel, Bloom.

Mingkai has been using a lot of barrels lately.

The red smite damage reduction combined with the W skill's damage reduction provides a high margin for error when initiating team fights. Although it leans towards a utility jungler, its tankiness makes it quite capable of protecting the jungle.

EDG's choice of Gragas also reflects their awareness of Chen Rui's intention to make moves in the jungle; since the core of their lineup is geared towards the 30-minute mark, they're going all in on the mid-to-late game team fights.

Choosing Braum indirectly confirms that Lulu will be locked in the mid lane.

With these two picks selected, EDG's final lineup was confirmed.

Tree, Gragas, Lulu, Wheel Mom, Brum.

With its ultimate protection, kiting, and team fight damage reduction, Snake's lineup is incredibly solid, allowing for stable development, dragging out the late game, and playing positional warfare. Snake hasn't even locked in their lineup yet, and they've already lost 3000 gold.

"Just lock down Lee Sin."

Chen Rui finally looked at Zzr in this game.

"Blind Monk, I can do it."

Zzr considered it for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He initially wanted to pick Nidalee to form the Crocodile-Leopard duo, but after seeing EDG's lineup, Zzr realized that Lee Sin or Jarvan IV were higher priorities.

Moreover, Lee Sin is far superior to Nidalee, whether he's playing top lane with Renekton or invading Gragas' jungle to create small opportunities.

Snake's roster has been finalized.

Crocodile, Lee Sin, Tsar, Tristana, Alistar.

How do you know the other side won't steal your Lee Sin?

Zuo Wu couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.

Although he is currently the manager, he was the head coach of Snake throughout the entire 2015 season, so he has a certain understanding of the team's lineup.

"Will EDG sacrifice their roster integrity and gamble on us invading their jungle by picking Lee Sin?"

Instead of answering Zuo Wu's question, Chen Rui asked a question in return, handing the notebook to Zuo Wu.

Zuo Wu took a look and suddenly realized what was going on.

"After banning Excavator and Skarner, EDG only has Gragas left as an option... Clearlove used Gragas 3 times in the group stage and Lee Sin 0 times. EDG's management is almost semi-military; they won't choose to do useless work at such a crucial moment."

"What a genius, Chen Rui!"

Chen Rui smiled and turned his attention back to the contestants.

"This is my first time meeting everyone, and I only have some basic information at hand. This lineup is based on the information I have when I played against Snake before, so please forgive me if there are any unreasonable aspects."