Chovy actively practices “strange” moves
In LCK Summer 2024 alone, there have been many “strange” champion picks used by teams. For example, Olaf just had 2 wins in Zeus's hands in the playoffs against KT Rolster. In particular, it is impossible not to mention the 2 Nasus picks for Top Lane by Morgan and Kiin. In addition, not long ago, people also discovered that Faker used Nasus for Mid Lane and in fact, ShowMaker himself used this pick in Game 1 of the match against BNK FearX. The results were very positive and many viewers also wondered how Chovy would deal with ShowMaker in the upcoming match.
However, not only Faker or ShowMaker chose “unusual cards”, but Chovy is also testing a champion that rarely appears, especially in LCK and is not even popular in solo rank, which is Garen. It can be said that Garen is a champion that is considered “one 9 one 10” with Nasus in terms of sluggishness and lack of mobility. But a strong point is that Garen is very sturdy, can join the fight early and possesses an ultimate that is considered “one hit kill”.
Chovy wants to counter opponents using Nasus?
Chovy's Garen build tends to focus more on damage than on tanking this champion. In matches, Chovy's Garen also deals a huge amount of damage, with one match reaching nearly 70k damage. For a champion like Garen, this is an almost unimaginable amount of damage. In addition, according to some opinions from the community, Garen's Q (Decisive Strike) can counter most of Nasus's skills (removing the slowing effect, making Nasus unable to use Q when hit and also unable to speed up because he is Silenced). Not to mention, the ability to fight early from level 6 will also help Garen easily “shut down” Nasus completely regardless of which lane he plays in.
Maybe Chovy is practicing this pick for the upcoming matches against ShowMaker and then Faker/Zeka. But this is just a situational pick and Gen.G's Mid laner will only pick it if the opponent “dares” to use Nasus.
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