BNK FEARX vs Nongshim RedForce Game 3 Draft Analysis: Ziggs and Naafiri vs Aatrox Bot

Compositions

BNK FEARX drafted a composition built around long-range siege, fast pick pressure and dependable front-to-back fighting. Taeyoon’s Ziggs is the central damage engine: he can control waves safely, threaten towers with Satchel Charge and soften objectives before a full fight begins. The unusual bot lane choice also gives BNK FEARX a strong answer to a short-range, engage-heavy red side.

Raptor’s Naafiri provides the bridge between Ziggs’ poke and the team’s engage. Once a target is chipped or isolated, Naafiri can rapidly close distance, while VicLa’s Galio can follow with Hero’s Entrance and layer crowd control. Kellin’s Camille support adds another point of initiation, creating multiple angles for BNK FEARX to punish poor vision control.

Clear’s Mordekaiser gives the blue side a crucial side-lane and teamfight tool. In a standard 5v5, Mordekaiser can remove a key Nongshim RedForce engager with Death Realm, potentially denying Leona or Pantheon from reaching Ziggs. He can also isolate Kingen’s Renekton before the crocodile finds access to BNK FEARX’s back line.

Nongshim RedForce answered with a full-throttle skirmish composition. Diable’s Aatrox bot lane is an unconventional carry threat that wants messy, close-range fights. With Sponge on Pantheon, Lehends on Leona and Kingen on Renekton, Nongshim have abundant point-and-click or near-guaranteed engage to force early action. Scout’s Locke must provide the damage and control needed to convert those engages into kills.

Key Picks

Ziggs is the defining pick of the draft. Against a composition that wants to run directly at him, Taeyoon’s positioning and cooldown management will decide whether BNK FEARX can turn fights into poke setups or gets overwhelmed. Ziggs also makes every uncontested objective dangerous because his damage can quickly threaten towers after a won fight.

Naafiri-Galio is BNK FEARX’s most important proactive pairing. Naafiri can punish an overextended carry, and Galio ensures that Raptor is not left alone after committing. Their roaming potential is particularly valuable against an Aatrox bot lane that may lack conventional ranged wave control.

For Nongshim, Pantheon-Leona is the draft’s clearest early-game statement. If Sponge and Lehends establish vision around river entrances, they can repeatedly threaten Ziggs before he has enough space to poke. Their timing must be decisive, however, because engaging into Galio, Camille and Mordekaiser can become increasingly dangerous.

Draft Edge

BNK FEARX hold the cleaner overall draft because their tools remain useful across multiple game states. They can poke, engage, counter-engage and split-push, while Ziggs offers exceptional siege value if the game slows down.

Nongshim RedForce have the stronger immediate engage and a potentially explosive early game, but their composition is more execution-dependent. Aatrox bot lane needs access to fights, and BNK FEARX have several ways to deny it through range, crowd control and Death Realm. The red side must snowball before Ziggs and Mordekaiser establish control over objectives and side lanes.

Prediction

BNK FEARX should have the edge if they survive the opening pressure without conceding major objectives. Expect Nongshim RedForce to target Taeyoon through Pantheon and Leona roams, but BNK FEARX’s layered defensive tools make those plays risky. BNK FEARX win if Ziggs reaches mid-game siege positions; Nongshim win only by forcing repeated early skirmishes and snowballing the map.