Chapter 134 Let’s Just Stop Doing It
It has to be said that in addition to Mlxg's bold and aggressive style, head coach FLy also made an indelible contribution to RNG's ability to make it out of Group A's playoffs.

After all, the hero Malzahar had very little presence in the S6 Spring Season version.

He can only muddle through in laning phase, and his burst damage in team fights is not enough. It is difficult to kill the C position in one set of skills. Moreover, his AOE is not enough, and his roaming speed is slow.

Looking at these attributes alone, she is not as good as Ice Girl in terms of durability, not as good as Card in team-fighting, not as good as Leblanc in burst, and not as good as Tsar or Clockwork in AOE. Her only advantage is probably the suppression ability that comes with her ultimate skill [Grip of the Underworld].

In League of Legends, there are many control effects, including stun, imprisonment, fear, etc.

But among them, there are two control effects that are extremely special.

That is knocking away and suppressing.

Because for other control effects, whether you bring purification yourself or your teammates bring out a crucible, you can quickly remove the control.

But it doesn't work for knocking back and suppressing effects.

If you want to remove the suppression effect, you can only rely on an equipment in the game - Mercury Band.

The problem is that this piece of equipment, worth 1350 gold, is not suitable for every position.

Because the only equipment that can be synthesized through the Mercury's Band is the AD Equipment Mercury's Scimitar.

Top laner, jungler and AD can all go the AD route. If that doesn't work, top laner and jungler can also go the warrior route. There is nothing wrong with making Mercury's Bands, at least the attributes provided are useful.

But what about supports and mid laners?
The price of 1350 is too expensive for an auxiliary, and the resistance provided by Mercury's Band is far inferior to other equipment.

And if the mage in the mid lane uses Mercury's Band... it really slows down the pace.

Although it can gain a little magic resistance, it is of no help in laning.

How to push the line after making mercury laces?

Without lane control, can't Malzahar just roam and find the path without the Mercury's Band?
And once it drags on to the late stage, it is equivalent to losing one equipment slot for the opponent.

This is also the disgusting thing about the hero Malzahar.

Of course, although the hero Malzahar is disgusting, he is not invincible.

There are some support heroes that are very good at restraining Malzahar.

So in this game, as soon as Fly came on, he banned these heroes.

At the same time, in the commentary booth.

Wawa and Miller, who were just reciting the opening remarks, were both stunned when they saw this scene.

"Welcome everyone back to the game. The second round of Bo5 is about to begin. In this round, the two teams switch sides. RNG on the blue side will face VG on the red side... Huh? The BP has already started? Then let's take a look at the BP situation of both teams."

"VG chose to ban Nidalee, Poppy, and Maokai."

"RNG chose to ban Braum, Tam, and Morgana."

"Wait? RNG actually chose triple-ban support? What does this mean?"

Miller on the side said subconsciously.

"Not really. After all, Tam and Morgana can be moved to the top lane. However... this kind of ban is really rare for RNG. Because everyone knows what happened in the first game. Dong's Lee Sin, Sima Laozei and Xiaoduan's Jhin + Xerath combination all performed very well. Not only that, the most important thing is that Ekko, who is very strong in this version, is still out! Both teams did not choose to ban Ekko! In this way, RNG on the blue side is likely to grab him directly on the first floor!"

However, Miller had just finished speaking.

RNG’s first floor started selecting players directly.

This time, RNG did not choose to take Ekko directly.

Instead, he chose to grab Malzahar directly!

Looking at this Malzahar, everyone in the VG voice chat was also stunned.

Especially Redmi, who immediately came to his senses and slapped his thigh!
"broken!"

"I was wondering why the Ban on the other side was so weird!"

"The heroes that are strong in this version are not banned, and the heroes that we performed well in the last game are not banned either. Instead, all the heroes are banned!"

"So that's the reason! They want to play the Malzahar system!"

"After Malzahar suppresses the enemy, Tam's W skill can swallow the enemy, and Morgana's black shield can exempt teammates from control effects."

"As for Braum... it should be to avoid the problem that after Malzahar attacks someone, Braum rushes forward to use his E skill to block the damage, resulting in insufficient damage to kill the person instantly..."

"That's good. All heroes that can restrain Malzahar are gone!"

For a moment, Hongmi frowned.

After all, he never thought at first that the other side would actually come up with such a sinister thing!
RNG is well prepared!
Is this their trump card?
Lin Dong, who was standing aside, was also stunned when he saw Malzahar's move.

Lin Dong actually doesn’t have a very deep impression of this hero.

Especially during S6.

If I have to say something, I can only remember that Sofm was used as a jungler.

However, Lin Dong does know a little about this hero's shortcomings.

So he answered subconsciously.

"Even if RNG bans Tam, Morgana, and Braum, the hero Malzahar may not be able to gain an advantage."

"Although suppression is disgusting, it still requires Malzahar to release it himself, and when releasing it, he needs to be at a distance, and he cannot move himself, so it is easy to be interrupted."

"It's easy to restrain Malzahar."

"First, choose a multi-core system to ensure sufficient damage. No matter who the opponent's Malzahar is, the others can quickly pour damage into him. Anyway, Malzahar himself can't move. In a team fight, it's just a one-for-one exchange to see who dies first."

"As for the laning phase... the player is tall and has strong roaming abilities."

"Card's ultimate can support faster than him. Tsar is also very good. His reach is very long and can break Malzahar's shield. The opponent wants to open it, unless Malzahar uses flash to use his ultimate..."

However, having said this, Lin Dong suddenly fell silent.

Because whether it’s cards or the Tsar, this is what the Marquis knows how to play!

And in this game, the person sitting next to him was not the Marquis, but Young Master Leng!

At that moment, Lin Dong also understood.

No wonder RNG chose the Malzahar lineup.

It turns out it was tailor-made for Leng Xiao!
This time it really doesn’t work!
For a moment, the lineup was in a stalemate.

But the time to select people is passing by second by second.

Seeing this, Hongmi couldn't help but sigh.

"How about... picking a tempo jungler first? For example, Lee Sin. After all, if Malzahar wants to exert his power, he must be at least level 6. He will push the lane in the early stage. How about catching him at level 6? As long as the opponent's mid and jungle don't have enough damage and can't kill them in seconds..."

However, after hearing Hongmi's words, Lin Dong suddenly had an idea!
Yup!

Isn't the most disgusting thing about Malzahar that he has an absolutely stable ability to start a team fight, using his ultimate to kill one person first, and then in a short period of time, he forms a situation of having more people against fewer?

The principle is basically the same as Bobby.

But what if... the opponent's Malzahar can't kill the enemy in one second?

So at this critical moment, Lin Dong shouted directly.

"Don't take Lee Sin! Take Ekko first!"

After hearing Lin Dong's words, Hongmi didn't think much and agreed immediately.

Hongmi asked this only after Ike was locked down.

"So is this Ekko top lane Ekko or mid lane Ekko?"

"No, I'm playing Ekko this time." Lin Dong shook his head and said, "Didn't we only play one game against the opposing jungler before?"

"But didn't you say before that although Ekko's jungle speed is okay, his damage is too high?" Hongmi was stunned.

"This round has nothing to do with whether the jungler is injured or not. At most, we can just make hunter potions to recover health in the early stage." Lin Dong said, "The most critical issue in this round is not how many levels and experience advantages we can get. The key is how to survive in the team battle. Moreover, we must not only survive, but also ensure that after surviving, we have enough output and entry capabilities."

After hearing Lin Dong's explanation, Hongmi finally reacted and his eyes lit up.

"and many more?"

"You mean... Ike's ultimate!"

"That's right." Lin Dong nodded. "Malzahar's ultimate has a suppression time of 2.5 seconds, while Ekko's ultimate returns to the position 4 seconds ago and restores health. The health restored by Ekko's ultimate has nothing to do with spell power. It is related to the damage taken within 4 seconds. In other words, the higher the damage Ekko takes within 4 seconds, the higher the health restored by the ultimate."

"So..." Hongmi took a deep breath and continued, "If Malzahar gives you his ultimate, as long as the opponent can't kill you within the control time, you can use it to restore your status to full! In this way, it is equivalent to Malzahar exchanging ultimates with you, but without dealing any damage, right?"

"Correct."

"This idea is fine, but why not give it to the top and mid laners?" Hongmi continued to ask.

"The mid laner has to be an AP, he's too fragile, he'll be killed before he can use his ultimate. Top lane Ekko is fine, but I think jungle Ekko is better, because he has smite and can break Malzahar's passive in the first place, and there are better options for the top laner in this game."

"Oh? Tell me about it?" Hongmi immediately became interested.

……

At the same time, in RNG’s voice.

Fly wasn't surprised to see VG snatch Ekko away.

Then start selecting people step by step.

"Top lane Ekko? Ekko is a strong solo laner and has good pressure resistance, but when fighting in a team, his first-hand control skills are unstable."

"I picked another support Alistar. Oh, Alistar's ultimate can remove control, so we are not afraid of Malzahar's ultimate. But generally speaking, no one will attack Alistar!" "We can ignore this Ekko, but we have to pick a top laner with fast clearing speed. This way, in the mid-to-late game, we can also play solo with Ekko."

"It would be better to have a control skill so that I can cooperate in team battles!"

"For the jungle position, I'd like someone with high burst damage to cooperate with Malzahar."

"Let's have Ryze on the top lane and Lee Sin in the jungle."

"Huh? The opponent chose Rat, so they won't choose Jhin this time..."

"Rat is a bit troublesome in team fights. After the hero uses his ultimate, Rat has a long range and can turn invisible, so he is really hard to find."

"But the problem is... if I don't attack your bottom lane, I can find your mid and jungle! And the rat is too weak in the early stage of laning!"

"In that case, let's play more aggressively in the bottom lane!"

"Let's just go for Lucian and Thresh later! The opponent's bottom lane is short of weapons this round, we can't let it be as bad as the last round, right?"

Until this point, Fly still didn't realize anything was wrong.

Even Wawa and Miller in the commentary booth had the same reaction.

"VG's lineup in this round feels a bit difficult to beat!"

"After all, Leng Shao is good at assassins, especially the kind of assassins who rush in face-to-face, but this kind of hero is restricted by Malzahar!"

"Also, VG's bottom lane is a bit too weak in laning! Alistar's WQ combo can be interrupted by Thresh's E, and in the early laning phase, Twitch's burst is far inferior to Lucian. Moreover, in this game, Malzahar should have the lane control in the middle lane. In this case, if they roam in the bottom lane and call in the jungler to cross the tower in a four-on-two situation..."

"For VG, it's useless to drag this game. Ekko can indeed carry the team solo in the mid-to-late game, but RNG has already brought out Ryze. Although his solo ability may not be as strong as Ekko's, after all, he can only use basic attacks, but his clearing speed is fast enough, so defending the tower will definitely be no problem."

"To be honest, I feel like VG lost their composure in this game and were intimidated by RNG's mid laner Malzahar."

"Now it all depends on what mid-jungle combination VG chooses."

As soon as the two finished speaking, a hero was directly locked on by VG.

Seeing the appearance of this hero, the voices of Wawa and Miller went up an octave.

"and many more?"

"VG this...what is this?"

As for why the two were so surprised, the reason was very simple.

Because after Rat, VG locked onto Tsar at a lightning speed.

Looking at this Tsar, Fly was stunned for a moment, then he immediately started laughing.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it looks like VG has messed up their own actions!"

"They actually let Young Master Leng choose the Tsar. Is this what they call desperate measures?"

Shaking his head, he chose not to change any tactics and continued to have Lucian and Thresh in the bottom lane.

In his eyes, although VG is on the red side and has the last floor as a counter, one hero cannot change the lineup at all.

In this way, the overall situation is decided!

However, the next second.

Another new hero appeared on the field.

Barbarian King!

The moment the lineup was confirmed, the crowd in the audience went wild.

"What the hell? Wait a minute? What the hell is this Barbarian King?"

"Wait? Does the Barbarian King's ultimate move mean that he can be used in any situation? It doesn't matter if he is suppressed. Doesn't that mean... Malzahar the Barbarian King is useless? He can't be killed in one second anyway?"

"That seems to make sense! It's not impossible to choose the Barbarian King, but... this is not the point at all! The Tsar is the key?"

"Yeah! If it's about playing against the Barbarian King, I can at least understand it. After all, everyone knows the hero pool of the God of Winter. He knows a little bit of everything. But can Leng Shao play the Tsar? If he can play the Tsar, even a sow can climb a tree!"

"It's over. If I force Leng Shao to play Tsar... he will probably be able to play like an assassin, rushing into the opponent's face at any time."

"Shit! There's a picture! And it's so beautiful, I can't bear to look at it!"

Until this moment, looking at VG's strange lineup, Fly suddenly had a bad feeling!

Just as he expected.

The next second, VG's lineup began to change positions rapidly.

Soon, the lineup was broken up and re-determined!
RNG, blue side.

Ryze on top, Lee Sin in the jungle, Malzahar in the mid lane, Lucian + Thresh on the bottom lane.

VG, red side.

Tsar on top, Ekko on jungle, Tryndamere in mid, Rat + Minotaur on bottom lane.

At that moment, Fly's brain crashed!

"Wait a minute?"

"Isn't Ekko the top laner?"

"Ah? Top order Tsar? Mid order Barbarian King?"

"What the hell is this lineup on the other side?"

At this moment, the people in the audience were in an uproar!
"No? Isn't this lineup too abstract?"

"Hiss, I thought Master Leng had already reached his limit in playing Tsar, but I didn't expect there would be another expert? Even the top Tsar is here? Whose general is this? He is so brave!"

"This lineup is really making me laugh to death. They can't really win with this lineup, right? They probably knew it would be hard to beat them, so they just went for it!"

However, the reaction was different from that of the audience.

Lin Dong is very confident about this strange lineup in this game.

Even... Redmi is confident.

the reason is simple.

Previously, because of a word from the boss Li Yue, VG launched a vigorous 5v5 (Hou Ye top lane version) within the team during the playoffs.

In order to increase the difficulty for Lord Hou, Brother Saint Spear and Brother Long took turns to fight against Lord Hou.

The key point is... the Marquis has no moral principles and directly uses the Ice Girl as the top laner, a hero who is extremely stable and can cooperate well with the jungler, to torture the Holy Spear Brother to the point of excruciating pain.

So Saint Spear Brother learned from his mistakes and decided to change his tactics and torture them back.

Soon, the top lane Tsar’s playing style was freshly released.

Looking at Saint Spear’s top lane Tsar, even Lin Dong was stunned.

This is fucking...

Could this tactic be about to appear on the field in advance?

As luck would have it, RNG picked out top laner Ryze.

And the Tsar happens to be Ryze's nemesis.

Hence, this scene just happened.

As for the mid laner Barbarian King...

This has nothing to do with Lin Dong.

Because this hero was chosen by Leng Shao himself after listening to the analysis of Lin Dong and Hongmi.

"If you can't kill him instantly, you can still deal damage? And you're not afraid of Malzahar's suppression?"

"Understood, Barbarian King?"

Of course, at first, Leng Shao’s choice was unanimously questioned by everyone.

Even Lin Dong was a little skeptical.

It seems that the hero Barbarian King should not appear in Leng Shao’s hero pool!
Isn't he an operational player?
Does the hero Barbarian King belong to this range?

Until Leng Shao answered.

"It has displacement skills, can rush forward, and enter the field to deal damage."

"That's right! This is the assassin hero!"

"And he's a critical strike assassin!"

"What? Asking me if I can play?"

"I know how to use Yasuo, so how can I not know how to use Tryndamere? They both have displacement skills, and use critical hits to deal damage. Isn't Tryndamere a five-second, real-man version of Yasuo with no knockback?"

"Malzahar's ultimate can't kill me in one second anyway. No matter how he suppresses me, I can always use my ultimate!"

"I'll wait for his ultimate to finish, and then I can enter the one-drop health state and deal damage."

"He, Malzahar, can he continue to output damage despite the ultimates of Tsar and Rat?"

"And didn't the other side think that we like to operate, so they picked Malzahar to prevent us from operating?"

"Then let's just not do anything in this round!"

(End of this chapter)