Chapter 404: Crazy and Brilliant

May 30th, today is the day when the MSC semi-finals begin.

Since both BO5 semi-finals have to be played today, the first game is scheduled for 1pm Beijing time, which is 2pm Korean time.

At around 1pm, the entire KT team had already prepared in the lounge of the LOL PARK venue, discussing what lineup to choose later.

Everyone was very enthusiastic about the discussion, mainly because the first game of the semi-final BO5 was in blind pick mode, and guessing the opponent's lineup became a very interesting thing.

Kuro: "The opponent's AD will definitely play Varus, but other positions are not so sure."

Lin Cheng: "It's also easy to be sure about the jungler, it must be the Graves that Kim Ki-Bum can't play."

Bono: "Just say it, can you not bring me?"

Lin Cheng: "I'm sorry, anyway, it's the Graves that our team can't play, and we can't play well even if we play it."

Bono: "·····"

Because luck plays a big role, the blind pick mode has not appeared on the field for a long time.

After all, tactical reserves and BP cannot be reflected in the blind pick mode. If you are unlucky and encounter a lineup that perfectly restrains you, you will basically lose more than half of your game.

However, this time MSC itself is a bit entertaining, and the appearance of the blind pick mode can be regarded as a surprise to the audience, and they have the opportunity to see heroes that may not appear in normal times.

For example, Varus, this version is basically locked in the BAN position, and now both players can choose him at will to shoot each other.

Everyone predicted the opponent's lineup for a long time in the lounge, and the final conclusion was... everything was a blind guess.

After all, guessing the opponent's lineup means facing the risk of being predicted. While being predicted, should you predict the opponent's prediction?

What if the opponent predicts that you have predicted his prediction?

In this way, the cycle will not lead to any conclusion.

Therefore, sometimes it is not so easy to make a lineup in the blind pick mode.

Either take out your most convenient lineup, or guess the opponent's lineup to target.

But if you are not careful, you may leave a regret for the ages.

Just like Yue Lun at the beginning.

He probably hated himself for picking Zed during the blind pick. If he had chosen another hero, he wouldn't have been beaten to death until today.

Soon, at the signal of the staff, the entire KT team sat on the competition seats and began to debug their equipment.

The Chinese commentators for this game were Wawa and Xiaosan.

Wawa: "Here we go! It's finally time for the LCK and LPL champions to meet. Today, only one division champion can enter the MSC finals with his head held high. Let's see who will have the last laugh."

Xiaosan: "Although MSI has been cancelled, this MSC can be said to have given everyone a lot of high-quality games. In terms of the quality of the game alone, I think it is higher than the previous MSI."

Wawa: "After all, it is a direct confrontation between our first division LPL and the old division LCK. If the level of the participating teams can be guaranteed, there will definitely be no weak teams like the wildcard division coming in to give away points, and the quality of the game is guaranteed."

When Wawa said this, he completely forgot about the scene of IG being beaten up by three opponents yesterday, and the barrage had already started to make fun of it.

Wawa: "The first game that will be played soon will be a tough battle for us LPL. After watching the first day of the group stage, I believe that everyone has no doubts about the strength of this KT team. It depends on what kind of arrangement Coach Hongmi will make."

Xiaosan: "Yes! We all know that Coach Hongmi's BP is very targeted. Let's see if Jingdong can limit the performance of KT players through tactical arrangements today? Especially in the top lane, we can't let Brother Orange have too comfortable.

And Jingdong must also block KT's early offensive lineup. They are really good at snowballing in the early stage. We all know Jingdong's late-stage operations and team battle capabilities, but whether they can hold up in the early stage is the key."

Wawa: "Yes, so now the question is! How to target without BP in the first game?"

Xiaosan laughed: "There is no way, we can only guess in the first game."

Just then, the director gave the screen to the scene, and the players of both sides in the first game had entered the selection mode.

Because there is no BP link, the players of both sides can choose freely without knowing the opponent's lineup.

From the audience's perspective, both ADs showed Varus first, both with a face of a slave.

As for Lin Cheng, there were too many choices and he hadn't thought of them at the first time, so he simply showed Garen first.

Garen can be said to be a hero that many players will contact for a long time when they are just starting out. The operation is simple, the lines are passionate, and the big sword was the dream of many elementary school students.

There are even news reports that young and ignorant teenagers carry sticks and learn to ambush people in the bushes from Garen.

It can be said that Garen is a hero of faith in a certain period of time.

What is faith?

Irelia, even if her chest is cut, she still insists on it. This is faith.

Yasuo, even if my legs are broken and I have a 0-21 data, I still have to E. This is faith.

Garen, no matter how the situation collapses, shouting Demacia and rushing towards the enemy is also faith.

Kuro: "Yo yo! Lin Cheng, you're not really going to play Garen, are you? Then I'll play Teemo, and you'll take the blame if we lose."

Lin Cheng: "... I'm kidding, I haven't decided what to play yet, you guys choose first."

In the screen that KT players can't see, JD's mid laner Toothpaste also showed Zed after his teammates showed their heroes.

Xiaosan: "Brother Gaozi should just show off, right? After all, this is the first game of BO5, and Zed is not a hero that can be used in this version."

Wawa smiled: "What's the fun of blind pick mode? Of course, it's the confrontation with the same hero. What is the most classic shot left by blind pick mode? Two Zeds! What does Toothpaste mean?"

"Yue Lun:??? How come this crappy game is still not dead?"

"Let Yue Lun go, how many years have passed?"

"Don't be sad, Yue Lun, the other Zed was just carried away yesterday."

"Don't show off! If you have the guts, lock it down."

"Gao Feng shows Zed! OK!"

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To be honest, blind pick mode will make players entangled.

General players can just lock in the one they want to play when playing matches.

But professional players have to consider a lot of things. In addition to the lineup, they also have to guess the possible choices of the opponent.

After choosing the lineups for a long time, Lin Cheng originally wanted to lock in the sword girl for a massacre, but then he thought that the opponent must be on guard against him.

So, Lin Cheng finally replaced Garen with Jayce.

As a veteran top laner, Jayce's characteristic is that he will hardly be countered when he goes out blindly.

His disadvantage is also obvious. Jayce desperately needs the protection of the jungler. If he is targeted by the opponent several times, he will be useless.

The lineups of both sides are selected.

Blue side KT:

Top lane: Cheng (Future Guardian, Jayce)

Jungler: Bono (Prince of Demacia, Jarvan IV)

Mid lane: Kuro (Emperor of the Desert, Azir)

Bottom lane: Aiming (Arrow of Punishment, Varus)

Support: Tusin (River King, Tam)

Red side JDG:

Top lane: Zoom (Desert Butcher, Renekton)

Jungler: Kanavi (Wild Huntress, Nidalee)

Mid lane: Yagao (Heroic Bombardier, Corki)

Bottom lane: LokeN (Arrow of Punishment, Varus)

Support: Lvmao (Soul Warden, Thresh)

Both sides' bottom lane AD is Varus, but Varus' selection means that the support must have protection ability.

KT has no shortage of teamfighting because of the presence of the prince, so the support chose Tam.

JDG can only choose Thresh, which can provide protection for Varus and has a certain teamfighting ability.

In general, the strength of the heroes in the middle and lower zones of both sides is not much different, only the top lane may determine the trend of the game in the early stage.

Lin Cheng said that he was under a lot of pressure.

"Jin Jifan, please take care of me more, I'm afraid that the opponent will come to the top lane to play mahjong."