G2 NORD vs BIG Game 4 Draft Analysis: Pantheon Pressure Meets Yone Scaling

Compositions

G2 NORD built a proactive composition around Markoon’s Pantheon and the reliable engage potential of Shelfmade’s K'Sante. Their central win condition is finding early picks through Pantheon’s Grand Starfall, then converting numbers advantages into objectives with Miss Fortune and Seraphine’s layered teamfight ultimates. Toasty’s Ahri adds another angle of access: Charm can isolate a carry before the larger engage arrives, while Spirit Rush lets her roam with Pantheon and pressure side lanes.

The blue-side draft is not purely all-in. Seraphine gives G2 NORD meaningful sustain, wave control, and scaling teamfight value, while Miss Fortune can punish Berlin International Gaming’s short-range front line when Bullet Time is protected. The key is timing. G2 NORD need to establish vision first, because their damage pattern is strongest when BIG must walk into a choke point or answer an unexpected engage.

Berlin International Gaming selected a more traditional front-to-back setup with Patrik’s Ashe providing long-range initiation and pick threat. 113’s Xin Zhao can follow Ashe arrows, protect Patrik from dives with Crescent Guard, and create the space Reeker’s Yone needs to enter fights. Kaiser’s Braum further strengthens that defensive shell, particularly against Miss Fortune’s Bullet Time and Ahri’s burst windows.

Irrelevant’s Rumble is the major area-control tool. Equalizer can split G2 NORD’s formation before Seraphine finds a multi-target Encore, and it gives BIG strong objective setup. Their composition scales well through Yone’s side-lane threat and Ashe’s consistent damage, but it still needs clean positioning against G2 NORD’s explosive engage chain.

Key Picks

Pantheon is the draft’s tempo piece. Markoon can threaten every lane after level 6, and Grand Starfall is especially dangerous against Ashe and Rumble, champions without easy escapes. If Pantheon gets Ahri moving first, BIG’s bot lane may be forced to play far back and surrender early river control.

For BIG, Yone is the highest-ceiling carry pick. Reeker can punish a grouped Seraphine-Miss Fortune back line if Braum and Xin Zhao absorb the first wave of crowd control. Yone also gives BIG a split-push option that G2 NORD must respect; K'Sante can answer him later, but Rumble’s pressure may complicate that matchup.

Draft Edge

G2 NORD hold the clearer early-game script. Pantheon, Ahri, and K'Sante can create frequent engage threats, while Seraphine amplifies every successful pick into a larger fight. Their draft is also excellent at punishing BIG if Ashe Arrow or Equalizer is used without follow-up.

However, Berlin International Gaming have stronger denial tools in a standard 5v5. Braum can reduce Miss Fortune’s impact, Xin Zhao can disrupt Bullet Time zones, and Rumble can force G2 NORD away from ideal terrain. BIG’s draft is harder to execute in the opening minutes, but it offers more stable scaling if the game remains even.

Prediction

The matchup should hinge on whether Markoon accelerates the map before Yone reaches his major items. G2 NORD have the more decisive early engage and a slight draft edge, especially around early dragons and confined objective fights. If BIG survive those first setups without losing control of vision, their Yone-Rumble-Ashe core can take over later.

Prediction: G2 NORD win Game 4 through early Pantheon-Ahri pressure and a decisive Seraphine-Miss Fortune objective fight.