It was the red side's turn to make their fourth pick.
Hongmi had already been considering what to pick fourth while banning champions. When it came time to choose, he did not waste much time and instantly locked in Renata Glasc.
Luo Bing's gaze sharpened at the pick.
The other side clearly wanted to secure the Kalista-Renata duo!
Seeing the other side considering their options, Hongmi curled his lips slightly. So what if you knew what he wanted to pick? Could their AD carry even play Kalista?
If they had the guts, they could steal Kalista from him.
Hongmi had clearly studied NIP. Up to this point, their bot laner Leave had never picked Kalista even once. The conclusion was obvious: Leave did not like playing that champion!
After discussing it with Leave, Luo Bing locked in Corki during the final countdown.
Luo Bing had originally asked Leave whether he could play Jhin, but Leave turned it down. With Akali on the enemy team, he felt that playing an immobile ADC made it too easy to get instantly killed, so he chose Corki, who had mobility.
Corki was extremely strong in the early and mid game, and Takuya's Nidalee was also a tempo engine during that stage. Their composition was built around ending the game early.
They could not possibly drag the game into the late game against Top Esports.
So they used their fifth pick on Neeko, who had lane priority.
When Hongmi saw the enemy reveal Corki, he smiled faintly, as though everything was under his control.
On this side, Qingsong instantly locked in Kalista with the final fifth pick.
It was indeed the Kalista-Renata combination.
With that, both teams' compositions were finalized. During the final ten-odd seconds, the two coaches hurriedly went over the key points for