Once the Double Circle System came out in the first two picks, WBG's coaching staff was left speechless. Neeko couldn't be a carry; after her rework, even a full combo in the mid game might not take off half an enemy's HP. So bot lane had to be a Big Carry, but with the Double Circle System out, Deng Huang couldn't pick either Jinx or Aphelios.
They could only settle for second best and first-pick Xayah and Rakan.
There was no choice. The other AD champions basically had no Damage Environment left, and bot lane still needed a Big Carry. Aside from that, only Sivir and Kaisa remained. Picking Kaisa, however, was practically handing the enemy a Xayah counter.
Second Ban Phase: Rell, Amumu, Renekton, Gnar
It was simple: force Theshy onto a tank. If this had been young Theshy, his Champion Pool truly couldn't have been banned out. But old Theshy? He barely had anything left to pick.
Renekton and K'Sante were gone, Ornn and Gnar were gone too, leaving only Sion.
With their Fourth Pick, WBG's jungler locked in Vi.
In fact, with EDG revealing top and jungle first in their draft, WBG could easily follow the draft and target their bot lane. But this was where EDG was insane. Go ahead and target my bot lane Big Brother—if it works, I lose.
Didn't you see that I used the entire First Pick Phase to lock in top, mid, and jungle?
You think I'm afraid of you targeting my bot lane?
No chance.
EDG had already grown used to Luo Zhen's theory: the point of having a Big Brother wasn't to use him as a weapon. Rather, much like JDG, they let the real Big Brother play the third carry role as insurance, while mid-jungle, top-mid, or top-jungle