In theory, as Sivir, he had no reason to fear Varus's poke while his shield was up. The problem was that both Q skills that had hit him and chipped away at his HP had landed precisely during the cooldown of his E skill.
In other words, counting the Q skills his shield had negated, he had actually been hit even more times.
"It's fine. Just stall them out. If we're determined not to fight, there's nothing they can do with this comp. Wait until all of you hit your Two-Item Power Spike, then they'll be the ones in trouble."
TES saw the situation very clearly.
EDG only dared to posture like this because of Varus's terrifying Mid Lane dominance. Or, more bluntly, because even if TES went All In right now, they would struggle to threaten EDG's backline with Lulu around, since their items and damage were lacking. But after a little more time, things would be different. Renekton's strong team fight window would arrive, and AP Maokai's Poke Flow damage would gradually come online. By then, the tables would turn, and victory would be easy.
But...
What made matches exciting was how every minute and every second kept changing.
Was EDG really just stubbornly wasting time in mid?
No, they were not.
They were waiting for an opportunity, waiting for someone to break the deadlock. And now, that opportunity was beginning to reveal itself.
Because A Le had somehow slipped out of Qing Tian's sight and, under Meiko's guidance, was slowly circling through the enemy jungle, approaching through their Blind Spot.
That was right, A Le!
How should one describe A Le? To countless viewers, he was like "snail noodles, houttuynia, fish sauce, surströmming, blue cheese, stinky tofu, and lilac flower" among foods. They smelled awful, but if