Chapter 90: Top Lane Varus, Use It Whenever You Want!
Chapter 90: Top Lane Varus, Use It Whenever You Want!
Guan Zeyuan: "Alright, guys, the draft phase has started now."
"DRX is the blue team, and Top Esports is the red team. They rolled the dice first, and Top Esports didn't roll them, so there's nothing we can do about it."
"Okay, DRX's bans came fast: Blade of the Ruined King, Sejuani, oh? And Fiora?"
"They're really targeting the top and jungle, so Top Esports has banned two jungle champions. It seems like both sides have something to say about jungle champions."
"A lot of heroes have been revealed, now it's up to DRX to decide which ones to pick."
The commentators all thought DRX would pick Caitlyn, since Deft's Caitlyn has a very high win rate and hasn't lost much in this patch.
However, the risk of picking the bottom lane was too high, so DRX decided to play it safe and picked Azir instead.
"Let's help the mid laner pick a champion first. We can pick Akali directly, or Sylas would also be fine."
"Mid lane is actually okay, no need to rush. I think the key is top and jungle, we need to pick good champions."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a female police officer appeared on Top Esports' side.
This revelation surprised many LPL viewers.
"Huh? Is brother going to play with the policewoman?"
"That's outrageous! Stealing Ford's hero title? Unbelievable!"
"Brother, you're awesome! By taking that policewoman's weapon, it's like you're declaring war!"
"Support my brother, let's get the policewoman!"
Miller also said with a smile:
"It seems that Top Esports' coaching staff has thought this through. Bringing out the female police officer is very reasonable."
Guan Zeyuan: "Yes, the hero who stole Ford's thunder."
"So, what support should we pair with? I feel like Bard or Lux, maybe?"
However, Top Esports did not pick a support champion first, but instead chose Sylas.
The fact that female police officer Gaelis was chosen first with both C and C is quite special.
However, Top Esports is very strong in terms of early-game dragon resources.
The commentators in North America shared this view.
"TES is very confident in their choice of starting with their two carries, which presents a difficult challenge for DRX. How will they select their carries?"
"Oh? Wait, something seems different. Top lane needs to be picked first. Didn't they pick Aatrox? They picked Renekton instead."
"Still hesitating, huh? I told you it had to be Sword Demon, there's no reason not to choose him."
After DRX picked Aatrox, they then picked Trundle as their jungler.
Troll Warlord and Azir are a great combination for controlling the tempo of the game and pushing towers very quickly.
On Top Esports' side, after seeing the Trundle, Coach Fang deduced that they would pick Varus in the bottom lane, so he picked Braum as support first.
The second round of bans then directly targets support champions.
Several powerful support champions from Genshin Impact should still be banned.
The doll said:
"Okay, Top Esports' fourth pick should be a jungler. What will they use to counter Trundle?"
"I think we should choose the youngest prince."
"I hope it's not Lee Sin coming up right away."
"Kindred and Graves were both banned, and Blade of the Ruined King wasn't banned either. It really is Lee Sin."
However, Top Esports surprised everyone by quickly picking Poppy.
Guan Zeyuan: "Oh? Poppy? That's fine too. Xiaotian will have to play protection this round."
Miller: "I think it's good. Xiaotian's Poppy is also very good, and he's very skilled."
Everyone laughed and agreed that Top Esports' draft picks were well done, still giving the counter pick to Lin Jin.
After much deliberation, DRX opted for Kalista and Natasha for their bot lane duo.
Guan Zeyuan said, "Oh? Kalista Garena, then I think the policewoman is easy to beat."
"The power of the Karel combination isn't that great now."
"Bronna is still better, and it's good that Nami is banned, otherwise Lucian and Nami would be the next picks."
"With this lineup, I think we have a clear advantage. The opponent's early game strength is in the bottom lane, while our Caitlyn has a long range."
"As long as Jack Dances holds his own in the early game, there will be absolutely no problem."
"Don't rush, let's see what Huozi's final choice is first."
Everyone just laughed.
It was Top Esports' turn to make their final move. The commentators from the North American and Korean regions were all waiting for Lin Jin's choice.
In the Top Esports voice chat, Coach Fang said:
"The enemy team has Aatrox, and their jungler is Trundle. They're clearly going to gank top lane."
"Little Fire, how about Weapon Master? You're very familiar with using it against Sword Demon."
Lin Jin smiled and said, "I feel it could be even better."
"Oh? What do you want to use?"
Lin Jin said leisurely, "The Sword Demon is very strong in lane. Jax can fight him, but he can't suppress him very well in lane."
Coach Fang: "Do you want to dominate the lane?"
"Yes, it's the hero I told you about before, and it just so happens that it wasn't banned."
Coach Fang suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise, "Varus?"
"You're really going to play Varus top lane?"
Lin Jin shrugged: "Why not?"
"Attack them online."
"With Brown and Poppy around, there's nothing to be afraid of."
At this moment, his teammates all burst out laughing.
Jack's Hot Dance: "Haha, I feel like I'm seeing TheShy playing top lane."
Gao Tianliang: "Even more fierce than Shy."
Mark: "Has Verus made a decision? Time is running out."
Left Hand: "Brother Huo is awesome, he's about to go crazy."
Coach Fang had no choice but to agree.
Lin Jin smiled and said, "Let's go with Varus."
As the final move, Varus made his decision and confirmed it immediately.
This shocked everyone present, and everyone felt that Top Esports had made the wrong choice.
"Oh my god! Did I pick the wrong hero? How could this happen?"
"You're not trying to tell me that Fire wants to play top lane marksman?"
"Oh my God! That's very possible!"
"We are waiting for the referee's confirmation. The TES team has not made any changes, nor has it indicated that they made a mistake."
"Option selected! It's top lane Varus!"
After the selection, the North American audience cheered excitedly.
Meanwhile, both the LPL and LCK commentary booths were utterly shocked.
Guan Zeyuan: "Huh? Which unit does Verus belong to?"
"They've actually started playing it."
"Wow, Huozi, this is the finals, and it's the first game! You're going to play Varus top lane?"
Miller laughed, "Haha, I think that's just Huozi's style, no problem!"
"Use Varus to counter Aatrox. Aatrox will definitely have a hard time in lane."
The child laughed loudly, "Brilliant! Brilliant!"
"I didn't expect Top Esports to unleash their full potential right from the start; that's definitely their style!"
The Korean commentators felt it was too exaggerated and somewhat disrespectful.
"Is this Fire's style?"
"I think they're playing with fire, they don't treat DRX and Kingen like human beings."
"Prove it to him, Kingen!"
In the DRX voice chat, the coach is saying to Kingen:
"It's okay, the other side is using a sneaky strategy, they'll just die faster."
Kingen was also completely relaxed: "I don't feel any pressure. It's just that I feel like the enemy team is gone as soon as I dive the tower."
P also expressed his determination to go to Yue Shang Road.
At this moment, the viewers in the LPL live stream room were in an uproar.
The screen was flooded with comments...
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