Chapter 37: Self-Destruction Nosuke

If someone asked who were the three strongest mid laners in LPL before the S8 season?

no doubt.

The answers in most players’ minds must be Pawn, Wei Shen and Rookie.

But if someone asked who were the three mid-lane players with the strongest laning ability in LPL before the S8 season?

The answers in the minds of most players will still be Wei Shen and Rookie.

Except for Pawn.

Because in the S6 season, there was a new mid laner who suddenly emerged, debuted at an advanced age, and reached the peak as soon as his debut.

That’s right, that’s Icon.

There is no doubt about General Pawn's overall strength. The "Wutian vs. Buddha" match between EDG and LGD in S5 was later considered by many viewers to be one of the most exciting games in LPL history.

But if we only look at his laning ability, he may not be Icon's opponent.

So in this game, Lin Dong’s thinking was also very clear.

"Eh... why didn't the opponent ban Leblanc again?"

Hongmi on the side understood what he meant.

He is just not sure how high Leng Shao’s laning talent is, but that doesn’t mean he won’t do BP.

Since Leng Shao and Long Ge have already been put on the court, it means that VG will definitely play around the upper jungle area in this round.

So he nodded and said.

"First, let's release Leblanc. There aren't many mid laners who can counter Leblanc in this version. After all, other assassins are melee, while Leblanc is ranged, so she's much more comfortable in the laning phase."

"As for the top laner..."

"Since the opponent picked Poppy, we will definitely be passive in team fights."

"We must not force a team fight like EDG did in the last game."

"Let's pick Fiora as the top laner in this round, and play solo."

"Although in this case, the opponent's Poppy will definitely go to the top lane, and Poppy can restrain Fiora, so our top laner may be a little uncomfortable..."

"But if Fiora gains an advantage and can keep pushing the lane, the opponent's lineup will only have Poppy to defend. In this way, they will lack the means to defend against the front line, and it will be much easier for us to fight 4v4."

"But we can't let our guard down. What if they are determined to fight in the mid-game and ignore Fiora, or just move Poppy to the jungler or support position... So Lin Dong, don't pick Lee Sin in this game. Pick a jungler who won't be restrained by Poppy."

Hearing Hongmi's words, Lin Dong couldn't help but nodded secretly.

He is worthy of being a legendary coach who once coached a world champion. After coming to LPL, every team he led can achieve the best results in the team's history!

This BP is really quite capable.

At the same time, on the other side.

Abu was still feeling smug about the fact that he had secretly learned how to swing Bobby.

Especially after seeing that VG actually picked Fiora, he couldn't help but look proud.

But soon, he stopped laughing.

Because several other positions in the VG lineup were also selected one after another.

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

"Fiora on top, Leblanc in the middle, Lucian and Alistar on the bottom..."

"Why are they all fighting on the opposite line?"

Tong Yang, who was standing aside, looked at the lineup in front of him with a confused look on his face.

"So... should I use this Poppy as the top laner, or should Meiko use it as the support?"

Suddenly, EDG's voice fell into deathly silence.

Because everyone noticed something was wrong at this time.

Poppy does counter the hero that enters the field.

But...what if the opponent doesn’t fight in a team?
In this way, Poppy can only limit the attack in one lane at most.

The factory manager standing by couldn't help it anymore and frowned.

"No... the other side is crazy, right?"

"Even if you want to be a 41-point carry, you can't just never play in a team for the rest of your life!"

"Especially for a key resource point like the Baron, we must fight in a group."

"They can't be thinking that they can accumulate enough advantages during the laning phase and then crush us directly during teamfights, right?"

But what he didn't know was.

Lin Dong really thought so!
After hesitating for a moment, he decisively locked onto the excavator.

And the moment the excavator lights up.

As expected, the live broadcast room exploded again.

"Is VG's jungler crazy? How dare he use an excavator in front of the factory manager?"

"Isn't this the signature hero of our factory?" "He is really a brave young man who is not afraid of tigers! He is really brave!"

"To be honest, the hero Digger relies too much on gank rhythm and personal awareness."

"Dongzi, the water is too deep for the excavator, you can't control it."

"No... VG's lineup is really only for laning and ganking, and they are not planning to fight against EDG in a team fight?"

"What the hell? Is this VG lineup really full of reckless people?"

"To be honest, as long as EDG can hold their ground in the laning phase, they can easily win the teamfight."

Soon, the lineups of both teams were determined.

VG, blue side.

Fiora on top, Jarvan IV in the jungle, LeBron James in the middle, Lucian + Alistar in the bottom lane.

EDG, red square.

Top lane Gnar, jungle Lee Sin, mid lane Lulu, bottom lane Caitlyn + Poppy.

Obviously, after seeing the "all-reckless" lineup selected by VG, EDG had to change its initial strategy. In order to forcibly increase the strength of the line, it selected three sons of the version in one go.

That's right.

The three heroes, Lulu, Rengar, and Miss Fortune, are all at T0 in the win rate list.

There is no need to mention Lulu, who is good at mid and top lane support.

Lulu herself did not receive any buffs.

But thanks to the extremely cost-effective equipment "Command of the Frost Queen", at the beginning of the preseason, the win rate of top lane Lulu and mid lane Lulu topped the Korean server list.

As for Miss Fortune, it benefited from the major AD changes for all players in the new season of S6.

The new version of the female gunner has added a very powerful passive skill.

When the Bounty Hunter attacks a new target, it will cause additional physical damage.

Especially when combined with the damage talent of Thunder Lord, the burst is extremely high, and it is almost invincible in the double lane.

As for the Warwick chosen by the factory manager, his Q skill underwent a slight rework, adding a short forward charge skill.

Although the burst speed has been weakened a lot and it is no longer possible to achieve the same level of landing within seconds, the sustained combat capability has been significantly enhanced.

Looking at his own lineup, the factory manager breathed a sigh of relief.

"The mid and jungle are T0 in three versions. I don't believe the bottom half can still be at a disadvantage in this game!"

However, what he didn't know was.

When Lin Dong saw EDG take out the mid laner Lulu, he laughed out loud.

"No, why did the opponent choose Lulu mid lane for General Pawn?"

"Oh, this is version T0? With a Weakness, I think I can hold my ground in the laning phase and won't die?"

"If that's the case, then why do we still need jungle?"

Smiling and shaking his head, Lin Dong decisively began to give orders in the voice chat.

"Xiao Wu, there's no need to position yourself in the lower zone. If the opponent wants to invade, let them invade."

"Don't think about protecting Sima Laozei in this round. He has no problem with his ability to withstand pressure. Follow me and play jungle and assist in this round."

After hearing Lin Dong's words, Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

"Okay, wait until I reach level 2, then I can do a double combo of WQ."

In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his own bull head.

In last year's competition, his performance with Minotaur was disastrous. Either he failed in the WQ combo, or he didn't calculate the distance well and kowtowed on the spot.

To be honest, he didn't know why Lin Dong and Hongmi dared to trust his own Niu Tou.

But Lin Dong didn't care about that and spoke directly.

"No, I'll come at level one."

"Yeah." Xiao Wu hadn't reacted yet.

next second.

His angry curses were heard in the VG voice.

"Ok?"

"A few levels?"

"Lin Dong, you are really crazy!"

"I can't even connect WQ twice at level 1, what can I do?"

Facing Xiaowu's doubts, Lin Dong slowly uttered two words.

"Self-explosion!"

(End of this chapter)