League of Legends (Old)

animorpherv1 · Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:38 am

He did just get a rework. Give him a while for peopke to relearn him top or jubgle, he'll be OP again.

animorpherv1 · Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:59 pm

In post 30292, Saki wrote:farm a bit,

Good luck farming in urf as a melee champ without getting harassed to 5 HP.

animorpherv1 · Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:39 am

Same as Ryze mid.

animorpherv1 · Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:15 am

In post 30323, PJ. wrote:RoA AA Sorcs FH Void and something that builds out of a negatron

Happy Scumday

^^^ 150% correct. I prefer spirit visage if there isn't a Teemo/Nidalee on their team, as heals OP. Also, always get tear on first back.

animorpherv1 · Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:34 am

some LoL related stats

animorpherv1 · Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:55 am

In post 30327, MrZepher wrote:Spirit visage is a generally better item on Ryze than banshees now that banshees doesn't build out of catalyst.
CDR and synergy w/ ult.
not saying banshees is bad, but if you don't specifically need banshees get SV.

Also I got hard carried for the first time in a long time.
It felt great tbh.

I go 9-0-21 on Ryze for the 10% CDR. With 10% from his Q, all you'd need is a frozen heart and you're cdr capped.

You can also build him 9-21-0 or 21-9-0. That said, Ryze doesn't benefit a whole lot from the offensive tree because he scales better with mana than AP.

animorpherv1 · Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:47 am

That makes sense, but that means I need to buy a rune page for a champ I don't play a whole lot?

That said, i can see 4-21-5 with the Frozen Heart and spirit visage to make up for my missing CDR.

animorpherv1 · Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:53 am

I could also just go 0-21-9?

animorpherv1 · Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:24 pm

In post 30345, Iecerint wrote:What's your summoner name? I'll practice with you.

What kind of games do you like?

I'm also willing to help practice.

This goes for anyone btw.

animorpherv1 · Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:48 am

No, it's Barum - t's tagged as Braum on the site.

animorpherv1 · Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:30 am

Hey, does anyone want Curse Voice key? I've got 5 of them to give away - IM/PM me if you want. It's also REALLY good for junglers - it gives baron/dragon timers and also gives ult timers.

EDIT: I should mention... there's no mac version yet.

animorpherv1 · Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:21 am

As a Graves main, I'm happy to see Graves in the LCS.

animorpherv1 · Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:23 pm

Yeah, but he's not won a game yet.

animorpherv1 · Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:30 am

Or you can play teambuilder.

animorpherv1 · Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:13 pm

I have no idea how Riot let in an AP/AD caster/assassin/fighter/support who can play anything and do it well, while out dps'ing ad carries and shredding towers.

I hate Kayle so much. More broken than anything.

animorpherv1 · Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:28 pm

In post 30431, lil g wrote:Kayle got nerfed into a very niche role, she used to be an unstoppable monster in lane (q ratio+ap build) but is now one of those weird/shitty hybrid glass cannons that you really don't want on your team.

Anything is good if it's fed.

It's not hard to be a good Kayle so long as you buy lich bane and nashor's tooth - at which point you become the above.

animorpherv1 · Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:45 pm

animorpherv1 · Thu May 01, 2014 5:58 pm

I just want to play Shen top against something that isn't Yorick or Teemo so I have a chance at winning my lane. Every time in the past month I've played Shen top I've played against a Teemo or Yorick, lost lane pretty badly, and subsequently lost the game.

Fuck both of them (Teemo especially, he can go DIAF).

animorpherv1 · Thu May 01, 2014 6:02 pm

I would rather lane with an incompetent support than play against unwinnable matchups for a month.

animorpherv1 · Thu May 01, 2014 6:06 pm

And you didn't tell her to stop taking your cs because?

animorpherv1 · Thu May 01, 2014 6:17 pm

In post 30619, Scarab wrote:
Ianimorpherv1 wrote:I just want to play Shen top against something that isn't Yorick or Teemo so I have a chance at winning my lane. Every time in the past month I've played Shen top I've played against a Teemo or Yorick, lost lane pretty badly, and subsequently lost the game.

Fuck both of them (Teemo especially, he can go DIAF).
It sounds to me like draft pick would solve your problem. You should try it

Dude I've tried draft, blind, ranked, and teambuilder - every fucking time this happens.

animorpherv1 · Thu May 01, 2014 6:27 pm

In post 30621, Scarab wrote:Can't you either ban Teemo/Yorick or only choose Shen after they've chosen notTeemo/Yorick or have a later pick choose Shen for you? If you do one of those, it shouldn't be possible to end up against Teemo or Yorick as Shen

The first would be possible if I ever got first pick. As to the others, I've had last pick on my team, picked Shen when I thought I was safe, but then pocket Yorick. I'm not even kidding.

I also doesn't trust soloq to not troll me into a support role.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 02, 2014 8:36 am

In post 30630, KaleiÐoscøpe wrote:
In post 30623, Ser Arthur Dayne wrote:
In post 30613, animorpherv1 wrote:I just want to play Shen top against something that isn't Yorick or Teemo so I have a chance at winning my lane.
Shen doesn't win lane. Shen wins other people's lanes.
Actually, Shen can outtrade a lot of toplaners around lvl 8-9. It's just getting through the early levels.

If you use your Q to harass when they're cs'ing at level 1, you can gain an early lead, too. You can follow that up with maxing Q first for consistently good harass.

I like to max W when behind a lot, so I can live after grabbing some cs.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 02, 2014 9:33 am

In post 30637, chesskid3 wrote:Sorry what toplaners can shen trade with q early? If you're qing them when they're in the minions then you're missing cs.

1) You don't NEED your q to cs - after you play a few games with Shen, you get the hang of cs'ing with his passive. Aside from that, it's nice to last hit with on occasion if you need the bonus health, but I prefer to q + aa for the health regen. With a sheen, that's actually quite a bit of burst on your aa.

2) Your q is ranged - it has enough range to be able to use it as reliable poke against most toplaners. This largely means free poke (especially at level 1, where most champs need to push level 2 before they can go aggressive).

animorpherv1 · Sat May 03, 2014 9:39 am

In post 30674, JasonWazza wrote:I had a lux/Morgana bot lane today, couldn't do shit.

1 death and the lux was fed to the point where get hit by 1 snare and it was a kill.

Also anyone know when Barum is coming onto the main servers?

After patch 4.7 hits

animorpherv1 · Tue May 06, 2014 11:59 am

It's official - I'm the worst renekton player alive. I lost lane to a mundo before he hit 6.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 06, 2014 12:17 pm

I managed it.

I just want to say that Mundo's cleavers are magnetically attracted to me and seem to sometimes hit me through minions...

animorpherv1 · Fri May 09, 2014 12:35 pm

My bans:

Kayle
Nidalee
Jax

Optionals:

Leblanc
Ryze
Morgana
Renekton
Anything my team wants to ban that I don't plan on using

animorpherv1 · Sat May 10, 2014 7:42 pm

So I played ashe because I wanted to see how long it would take me to find a spot in teambuilder when picking a subpar ADC at a time when ADCs are hard to find. I should main Ashe or something.

animorpherv1 · Mon May 12, 2014 7:27 am

In post 30984, chesskid3 wrote:Leona cannot pop her own passive so she's worthless in a solo lane tyvm

So much this. Leona has no passive in solo lanes unless being camped by the jungler, and that's what makes Leona's burst so strong. Without her passive she'll be outtraded by most meta toplaners, if they can bait out her eclipse.

animorpherv1 · Mon May 12, 2014 5:51 pm

In post 31019, Oversoul wrote:Does anyone else have adc + support combos that synergize well?

Leona/Graves
Taric/Graves
Blitzcrank/Graves
Thresh/Miss Fortune
Zyra/Ashe (call me crazy but you have so much CC and zoning potential in this lane without it being a complete kill lane)

animorpherv1 · Mon May 12, 2014 7:26 pm

I have a bit of a problem on supports like Zyra and Karma. I'll go oom within the first few minutes, after I net my adc a kill/zone extremely heavily. Anyone have any tips for mana management on them?

Unrelated EDIT: I've decided every fizz player is toxic. I haven't met a non-toxic fizz ever.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 13, 2014 8:06 am

In post 31049, MrZepher wrote:Graves is now often picked as a counter to lucian.

As a Graves main, I disagree largely. Graves and Lucian do a lotof the same things - which is why, in the LCS, if Lucian is picked, they'll pick Graves instead.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 13, 2014 7:01 pm

BRO, no Draven? I get he has a high skillcap, but a good Draven is really good at punishing enemies for their mistakes - and this is soloq, that happens A LOT.

Spoiler: My ADC Tier List For SoloQ

animorpherv1 · Tue May 13, 2014 7:34 pm

I wanna see yours too, then

If you want, I can put my reasons beside every champ.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 13, 2014 7:46 pm

In post 31070, Iecerint wrote:es, and MF were buffed, I guess.

Actually, she was touched in one of the last few patches I believe - she's now so mana dependent that she needs to either be laning with soraka or take massive risks so she can use spellshield whenever it's off cooldown.

The problem with leaving Sivir at pre-nerf values is she could relatively easily win lane in many matchups before and follow up with a godlike ultimate that meant your team didn't need a hard engage. Many of her lane matchups are now skillbased (based around baiting out her spellshield so she can't stay in lane and use abilities to trade).

EDIT: Patch 4.4 - maybe not the second half of the split, but her usage dropped off here.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 13, 2014 8:01 pm

In post 31076, Bella wrote:Champion tiers are generally meaningless - outside of high level play, playing a champion that you are comfortable playing and know how to play is always better than picking something that's theoretically stronger but you don't have a fucking clue how to play.

100% Agreed - all matchups are skill based to some extent (it's super easy to beat a Lucian who doesn't use his passive correctly, for example).

EDIT: No problem, Iece.

animorpherv1 · Wed May 14, 2014 11:57 am

Statistical Tier List Patch 4.7

animorpherv1 · Thu May 15, 2014 2:33 pm

My solo queue ranking (at least normals, and sometimes ranked) is to the point where I hardcarry every game I get ADC in (and even some others).

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 5:42 am

Nonono, jungle braum is.qorse than top lane braum - shit clear times, unreliabe cc pre-6, and a hella long ult.cd.

You can't farm or.gank.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 7:12 am

In post 31134, JasonWazza wrote:
animorpherv1 wrote:Nonono, jungle braum is.qorse than top lane braum - shit clear times, unreliabe cc pre-6, and a hella long ult.cd.

You can't farm or.gank.
Instant gap close, and a somewhat reliable stun/slow is why he sort of works in jungle, only sort of.

Mind you the person who said he was somewhat decent didn't have an answer for when i said "Why not just go Vi?"

Watching Braum's in solo lanes is entertaining, watching as they get no where clearing waves and wondering why they are so behind in CS.

Don't listen to me - listen to foxdroplol, who's high Diamond in EU.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 7:28 am

In post 31136, JasonWazza wrote:
In post 31135, animorpherv1 wrote: Don't listen to me - listen to foxdroplol, who's Diamond in EU.
Again, Sort of.

Then why play a "sort of"? Play characters to their strengths, not their weaknesses. Braum's kit relies around his allies and protecting his allies. As a jungler, he can't do that because he's not near his allies.

Also, since I never fully replied to your comment before:

1) Gap closer - Unless your allies are within autoattack range of the enemy, this doesn't count. Plus you have no way (aside from flash) to catch up to an escaping target.

2) His Q - blocked by minions, making it unreliable to hit unless the laner cleared the minion wave first (and this is soloQ, not happening).

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 7:37 am

In post 31138, JasonWazza wrote:I never said play him, but he does sort of work in jungle, like a Vi with less of everything.

1) you don't need them in AA range you need them in Q range, not to mention Minions need to be in AA/Q range.

2) don't hit minions? (Like every skillshot blocked by minions)

If jungle Braum is a worse version of Vi, play Vi and not Braum in the jungle.

1) If you use your W to an ally behind minions, you won't hit your Q and you won't be able to autoattack. If you use your W on a melee minion, you better have your E up because you're going to get focused down and killed/forced to base otherwise.

2) Yeah, tell this to Nidalee. Fact of the matter is in every game you WILL accidentally Q a minion at least once.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 9:03 am

If you want a tank in the jungle, pick amumu. Best tank jungler in the current meta. If you want a support jungler, pick Morgana. If you want a tanky support jungler, Leona's ganks are damn good, but she suffers with slow clears.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 10:02 am

In post 31145, JasonWazza wrote:
In post 31143, animorpherv1 wrote:If you want a tank in the jungle, pick amumu. Best tank jungler in the current meta. If you want a support jungler, pick Morgana. If you want a tanky support jungler, Leona's ganks are damn good, but she suffers with slow clears.
You realize i'm not saying his the best, i'm just saying he does work, and there can be reasons to have picked him.

And I'm syaing that there are better junglers for literally every situation, so you shouldn't pick him ever for jungler.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 12:30 pm

I watched that mach - it was hilarious.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 16, 2014 12:48 pm

The best part about Irelia vs. Braum is that she can take the bonus damage and follow up with her own stun on Braum, and Q out after the stun is over. Add in Irelia's innate sustain and I imagine that wasn't a good Irelia.

animorpherv1 · Sat May 17, 2014 5:07 pm

I just figured out how extremely good MF/Braum is. She has the easiest time to proc the passive (aa, Q, aa) and the ult combo is really strong. Just destroyed Nami/Kog in lane.

animorpherv1 · Sat May 17, 2014 6:12 pm

Yeah but I'm not a good lucian. And I love the ult combo.

EDIT: Also, Malphite is dumb. I hate him and Aatrox for the same reason - you have to be actually retarded to die at all.

animorpherv1 · Sun May 18, 2014 9:04 am

Congrats Reck ^_^

animorpherv1 · Sun May 18, 2014 9:06 pm

... why do people ask if they're in draft normals or ranked? Do they not read? Because I haven't seen someone do that and win a match yet.

animorpherv1 · Mon May 19, 2014 12:50 pm

I have no idea why people think bringing melee adcs bottom lane is a good idea - they just get poked out and lose lane hard. I haven't seen one win a game personally yet.

animorpherv1 · Mon May 19, 2014 12:54 pm

In post 31201, MrZepher wrote:have you personally seen anything win a game?

I've won games as Yorick - I think that counts.

animorpherv1 · Mon May 19, 2014 1:09 pm

How about this then? I've won against Kha'Zix (when he wasn't free) top as Shen. I've also won against Lee Sin top as Shen.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 20, 2014 3:51 pm

No Morde, Blitzcrank, or Taric VU yet. I don't get why Karthus.

animorpherv1 · Tue May 20, 2014 4:17 pm

Yeah but China's splash arts are also pretty different from ones everywhere else, and I'm not seeing a mass splash art change.

Plz riot fix nidalee's and sivir's splashes PLEASE

animorpherv1 · Wed May 28, 2014 5:42 am

Taric was the first support champ I picked up - and very shortly after put back down again.

animorpherv1 · Fri May 30, 2014 7:36 pm

Hey, we should be able to do OFA in a custom game - who'd be up to do that some time this weekend?

Or some other time OFA is available?

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:18 pm

In post 31293, Siveure DtTrikyp wrote:Lucian... I don't actually know crap about how Lucian works and I really need to rectify that. I think he's pretty strong early, though.

Lucian is strong throughout the game, and has a nice burst combo, as well as a strogn mix between ability and aa damage.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:40 pm

In post 31301, Saki wrote:
In post 31300, Saki wrote:
In post 31298, FakeGod wrote:Saki, can you give me advice on how to build Veigar?
after this game sec
I've seen an early chalice pickup for mana sustain in lane for constant Q farming and waveclear with W
I mean, I don't play him nor have I seen him played often but I'd recommend just going for a chalice into DFG-Dcap-void picking up athenes somewhere along the way

This is pretty much what I'd recommend, from my few veigar games.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:12 pm

Would someone be willing to teach me how to lane? I know this seems weird, but I can't lane at all - I can do pretty well after, but laning just confuses me.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:56 am

In post 31309, RayFrost wrote:
In post 31307, animorpherv1 wrote:Would someone be willing to teach me how to lane? I know this seems weird, but I can't lane at all - I can do pretty well after, but laning just confuses me.
The basics concept of laning:

#1: CS

#2: Harass

#3: Ward coverage and jungle awareness

#4: Using a lead

#5: Punishing mistakes

#6: Catching up if/when behind

Which bits of this list do you need help with?

1, 4, 5 (6 was already covered). 3 I'm bad at jungle awareness but that's because I do't look at my minimap enough.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:28 pm

This PBE update is HUGE! Let's list:

Spoiler: PBE UPDATES

... holy crap.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:07 pm

[quote="In post 31342, FakeGod"][/quote]

AP Sion can play pretty well with standard APC items, from what I've seen - and he can go AD as well, but the AP kit largely outclasses the AD kit (despite the AP kit only really focusing on two abilities).

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:37 am

In post 31354, bv310 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e_N4WpqH5o

Love the update - it looks like Dawngate, but it looks solid.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:48 pm

I think the changes to Doran's Blade will cement Doran's Blade as the go-to top lane item - and anyone who can't use it efficiently will get booted from the meta. To that extent, I don't really like it.

EDIT: I'm stupid and thought the life steal on-hit was larger than it was.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:07 pm

In post 31361, Oversoul wrote:What are the changes to Doran's Blade?

They nerfed Doran's Blade early power but gave it 3% life steal to compensate, making it better midgame.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:29 pm

PBE stuff in regards to item changes:

Spoiler: BFS / Attack Damage Items

Spoiler: Attack Speed

Spoiler: Life Steal

Spoiler: Support Items

Spoiler: Defensive Items

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:37 pm

The only change that I'm not mostly sold on is the Essence Reaver - I like the idea, but it doesn't have enough AD to keep up with BotRK or BT - you're weaker in teamfights because of it, I'd say.

That said, I will be trying it out on Graves. BT also looks like a solid choice on him still, due to the shield and his low range.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:15 pm

In post 31370, Iecerint wrote:I thought they were nerfing Mikael's...I'm a little confused.

Ardent Censor seems really OP on Karma and Thresh. I guess the strength will depend on the team comp a little.

Well now it's more expensive, so its not worth it to blind pick up???

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:29 pm

I don't think they're removing the CDR - they're just not changing it.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:39 pm

Wooo silver III series~

Eventually I'll do go through them and win.

animorpherv1 · Sat Jun 07, 2014 6:03 am

In post 31390, Siveure DtTrikyp wrote:The concept of essence reaver is kinda strong. Sustain for your health, AND your mana? They can't have it give massive amounts of AD etc or it'd just be ridiculous. It'd be like athene's for AD casters.

But because it doesn't give as much AD, it's not as strong in teamfights.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:48 pm

In post 31402, Titus wrote:TrenchoatTitus (NA server) Scarletrage (Oceania)

Can't find Trenchcoat, was there a typo?

EDIT: Yeah, there was a typo.

EDIT^2: If you want, I can jump onto my low level (like 5/6) account whenever and I can play with you and give tips.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:40 am

ugh

I am so not excited about these AD changes - IE needs a nerf at this point, because deciding the lane on a random crit is not what should happen.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:37 am

Fuck you too <3

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:24 am

In post 31419, MrZepher wrote:
In post 31412, animorpherv1 wrote:
ugh
I am so not excited about these AD changes - IE needs a nerf at this point, because deciding the lane on a random crit is not what should happen.
Nothing about this is correct.

There's a 300 gold difference at this point, so there's no reason to

not

go double dorans straight into IE. It's totally feasible for one lane to get IE at the same point that the other lane gets a BT.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:51 am

What adc

won't

be rushing double doran's? After the across the board lifesteal nerf, it's practically mandatory. On top of that,the lowered zeal cost buffs the IE rush, as more as = more crits = more damage. Getting more crits, faster, and earlier, is just OP if you're OK with giving up both 2.25 AD (or whatever the attack speed quints give) and .5% life steal.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:37 pm

But let's assume someone is going single doran's into BT and I'm going double doran's IE. The gold difference is 775 - 300 + 475 for Doran's Blade. If I get a kill (no first blood or shutdown, and the target is 0/0/0), that's 300 gold. From there on out, I'm obtaining a CS lead and can now either get dragon (for a minimum of 140 gold) or go to mid and roam, or kill the other laner for another 300 gold.

It's

not

hard to become 775 gold up on the enemy duo lane as ADC if you play it right. Hell, even getting one kill and the obtaining a CS lead is enough to largely negate the cost difference of 1X DBlade BT and 2x DBlade IE.

Also, the BT shield is useless against an enemy ADC in general, as you can fairly easily 1-shot the shield with one autoattack at every level.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:43 pm

In post 31433, Saki wrote:It can replace your lifesteal item and you'd still be fine. A bit uncomfortable without that lifesteal, but still fine. I mean, AP carries life without lifesteal, why can't you?

Typically AP carries aren't the ones getting focused out and instagibbed unless they're super far ahead.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:44 pm

In post 31435, Saki wrote:
In post 31434, animorpherv1 wrote:
In post 31433, Saki wrote:It can replace your lifesteal item and you'd still be fine. A bit uncomfortable without that lifesteal, but still fine. I mean, AP carries life without lifesteal, why can't you?
Typically AP carries aren't the ones getting focused out and instagibbed unless they're super far ahead.
Then the enemy team is doing something wrong.

I mean they're not the

first

(that belongs to the adc), so most of them can get away without lifesteal because they have a longer period of time to output damage. The adc needs lifesteal to survive being jumped on by literally everyone at all times.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:02 am

Sooo new Quinn skin.

Free lane!

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:20 pm

Honestly, I really don't care. Quinn's good top, not as good ADC.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:14 pm

Like I said, not as good - still dooable if played well/right, but not top tier.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:17 pm

In post 31467, MrZepher wrote:I wasn't aware you knew anything about this game ani.

I'm certainly beginning to value your insights and explanations as to what makes things good or bad.

... Are you argunig that Quinn is better than Lucian, Twitch, and Corki?

EDIT: Let me clear this up. By no means am I actually calling Quinn bad (my free lane comment earlier was a joke...). Quinn suffers from the same problem as Fiora in terms of why we never see her as FOTM - she's not easy and has a lot of little quirks that stop her from being there, but a good Quinn can wreck face.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:45 am

Would gladly join if you're looking for an ADC or jungler.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:39 pm

... every time I try my series someone on my team disconnects/trolls/first times a champ. Like, this is bullshit. At this point, ranked (ranked solo at least, never done team ranked) to me means nothing.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 11, 2014 2:16 pm

In post 31502, RayFrost wrote:If you consistently win back to your series, I do believe riot has put in the "your mmr gets higher and eventually you'll just promote without the series"

But if you're losing several after cuz of tilt, then you're not getting that.

I'm gonna take a ranked break for today, that game was frustrating. Our Jinx d/cs for a while when we were winning (you can't go in 4v5, and you can't allow the enemy team with a nidalee to poke you under turret), allowing them to catch up, get baron, and win.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:48 am

The Essence Reaver is going to be

very bad

for adcs until they buffs it's stats & raise it's price. There's a reason why people don't buy Ohmwrecker or Merc. Scim right now - the stats are not worth the gold.

With the passive, it IS gold efficient. But not every AD champ will need the passive. Also, it's a useless item after laning phase.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:10 am

In post 31526, mykonian wrote:but with the equalising of the bf items, that leaves it being the only cheaper option, right? Might just be the edge you need, just like BT gives you now.

The B. F. Sword actually will give the same amount of AD, which is my problem with this item. You can build a B. F. for cheaper, and then make it something way more useful throughout the game.You also need to be ahead in lane for this to really do anything. To me, this item seems like it only has a place on AD Casters that are ahead in lane already - and if you're ahead in lane, why not just get a BF into something better?

animorpherv1 · Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:33 pm

I'll admit that I was off the mark for Merc. Scimitar, but I was pretty close for Ohmwrecker (gold infefficient vs. "really expensive the time slot the active is useful for"). I don't realy ever look at the items, sooo yeah.

animorpherv1 · Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:06 am

I tend to buy chalice in AP vs. AP matchups - the magic resist is really nice to have in that case. I buy tear on a champ that can use the manamune/seraph's embrace active easily, and I'll buy RoA in every other situation (unless there's multiple healers on the enemy team, Ill buy morello's then).

animorpherv1 · Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:26 am

IMO, the reason Twitch is really strong is because he can easily pick off squishy targets (he's really the "best" ADC at assassinating champs), and he has a really strong lategame teamfight with his AOE ult + passive.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:23 pm

Speaking of Ryze, I want opinions on my build:

Tear (Upgrade to manamune when charged, I appreciate the muramana active a lot) -> Catalyst -> Sorc Shoes -> RoA/Shroud (then get the other) -> (Generally FH) ->Banshee's -> WoTA/Void Staff

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:50 pm

In post 31568, RayFrost wrote:What manaume why no it does physical damage now so it's not efficient compared to seraph's + seraph shield

ryze still has ap scaling even if it's not stellar, and you're building fucktons of mana

The Muramana active makes Q and W a straight up nuke with all the mana he has.

Also,

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:52 pm

I don't camp lanes - I show up wherever I can get off the easiest ganks. If that means top lane because they're ALWAYS overextended and an easy gank, then so be it, I'll just place a ward dragon-side so we have a timer.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:16 pm

In post 31594, FakeGod wrote:What if every lane is pushed?

Which lane do you run to help?

You don't gank

for

pushed lanes unless you're like... Elise or jungle Kayle or something. You gank lanes to push them ahead so they are pushed. If all my lanes are pushed I'll either farm like a madman or ward

everything

.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:59 pm

In post 31598, FakeGod wrote:Sorry, I meant what if every lane is
being
pushed.

Whatever lane can get kills/force the laner out fastest, then work on the other lanes.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:16 pm

In post 31600, FakeGod wrote:Imagine that every lane has about same chance of getting kills/forcing the laner out.

I'm going to avoid the list and just say "whatever side lane is closest to me at the moment" - it allows me to go from top/bot to mid to bot/top in one fell swoop without me backtracking if I can/want.

Also, if I show up top/bot, bot/top will (and should) push really hard/turret dive 3v2/2v1, so they won't reset.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:14 am

In post 31622, Iecerint wrote:Tristana is getting a buff tonight I think. Her W cost is being reduced, and her R range is being increased.

Almost true, but the ult range is being reduced. This is probably for setup on future buffs, so she doesn't become too strong.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:09 pm

Guys. SR Update is in 4.11

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animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:16 pm

In post 31641, Iecerint wrote:Whoa, that soon? Cool!

At the very least it's on the PBE now.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:55 pm

He can't be any worse than he is now... so I'm considering this a buff. At the moment there is no reason to pick him - at least with this you get a decent CC-tank. If you're complainnig about his numbers... he's a tank - not a mage. You shouldn't be building AP on him anyways. Besides, buffing numbers is easy.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:18 pm

In post 31651, MrZepher wrote:
In post 31648, Krystal Bald wrote:RIP skarner. ):
Are you legitimately fucking retarded?

But if it doesn't deal damage it's broken! [sarcasm]

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:15 pm

In post 31654, Krystal Bald wrote:Comparing it to Braum's passive is a joke. Braum gets twice the damage and twice the stun duration from his passive, AND it's easier to proc. And also Braum gets extra damage on his target after the proc.
The new cooldowns on his W and E mean it'll take about 25-50% longer for them to come off cooldown.
And if you proc the passive after hitting them with your slow? Well, you're eating into your slow duration, and now that it takes a flat 12 seconds to cooldown, you're probably not going to get another slow off.

They've increased the cooldowns and reduced the damage on all of his spells, and compensated him by giving him a passive that is less than half as good as that of an existing champion. I'll probably try Skarner once or twice, but I honestly don't see how it's going to be possible to do well with him.

Firstly, cooldowns:

Skarner's W cooldown went from 16 (patch 4.9) at every rank to 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 (patch 4.10).
Skarner's E cooldown went from 14 (patch 4.9) at every rank to 12 at every rank (patch 4.10).
Skarner's R cooldown went from 130/120/110 (patch 4.9) to 110/100/90 (patch 4.10).

Wow, those cooldowns sure did get longer!

Secondly, Skarner's stun does NOT need to be anywhere near as long as Braum's or do as much damage. The point is to slow them with Fracture, then either Q twice or E -> Q -> Ult to set them up BETTER for your allies. And you won't proc the passive during the slow if you E-Q-Q because your Q is on a 3.5 second cooldown and now way will you be autoing more than once (MAYBE twice, but with the aa timer it's still damn close) on a target. You also have 5 seconds to proc the stun. You can use the entire slow if you want to, but leblanc does not give two shits about your slow.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:41 pm

In post 31656, Krystal Bald wrote:If you don't understand why Skarner's cooldowns are longer in 4.10 then you don't know how Skarner currently works and probably shouldn't be talking at all.

How often are you honestly going to be in range to autoattack champions, considering they almost all have some form of cc. The answer is, when not teamfighting, very rarely, as two lanes consist almost entirely of ranged champions and the third isn't a rare sight to see ranged champs in.

EDIT: You're not going to use W, E, or R if you're not in a fight anyways... so you don't lose out on much from his passive...

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:45 pm

On an unrelated note - Ziggs. I don't know how to play against one at

any

point in the game (you can't engage on him or poke him out, as hes good at both), and it just seems like he's horrendously broken and has just about everything a mid laner could ask for. Tips?

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:25 pm

In post 31674, JasonWazza wrote:Burst him, if he goes pop he can't do much.

Thanks for the obvious. The problem is getting on top of him without eating ziggs Q and/or a full minefield.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:51 pm

In post 31676, JasonWazza wrote:What champs are you playing against him?

This is more of a general problem than anything. As Ahri I can (kind of) deal with him (Q minion waves forever and then charm for a kill eventually), but I run into problems with my other mid laners, as I get easily pushed under turret and poked out for forever and a half.

I also have problems teamfighting against him as a general rule.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:44 pm

I /think/ Yasuo beats out Ziggs because windwall and passive shield - especially with the current botrk build, so he can sustain too.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:24 pm

It's either you remove the silence (and open counterplay) or you nerf her numbers (and make her less of an assassin)... either kinda detracts from what her kit should be doing, so Riot hits a hard spot.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:40 pm

I believe the problem was that her laning was good and transcended into a decent lategame (sure teamfighting is a bit of a problem, but why 5v5 when you can 4v5?). Don't quote me on this, I don't play lb.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:43 pm

Sooo I don't think there's an actual cooldown on the BT shield (it seems to refresh upon autoattack). Am I stupid or something? Seriously though. A shield that blocks 160 damage on teamfights and consistently refreshes on autos midgame is so good.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:16 pm

Apparently it's being silly. But when isn't it?

animorpherv1 · Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:21 pm

If that's bad, I saw a Skarner

support

yesterday.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:43 pm

Hahaha Volibear doesn't give a fuck. Love playing voli so much.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:19 pm

It's not that hard to assume where the jungler will be. Easy examples:

1) The game just started. Until 3:00 or so, most junglers will be clearing their buffs. At which point, they might try to gank an over-extended lane.
2) The enemy laner just acted unnaturally aggressive/passive. The jungler is probably nearby.
3) Bot lane is MIA after a successful engagement and pushed the enemies back. Either they are going back for items or the jungler is helping them take dragon.

If you ask the jungler to not come and they do, suck it up and help with the gank.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 22, 2014 4:15 pm

In post 31813, chesskid3 wrote:3 games in a row i've been reported for being toxic too

Well then maybe you should stop for the night, as it looks like it's getting to you.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 22, 2014 4:29 pm

Newsflash chesskid, your MMR is similar to the rest of your teams. If they're fuckos, so are you.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:57 am

In post 31845, Iecerint wrote:I hope the Nightmare bots are fun.

~Have you met my bear Tibbers?~

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:35 am

In post 31848, AngryPidgeon wrote:
In post 31834, chesskid3 wrote:dont. Play about 500 more normals then do them
alternately get really lucky
I disagree. When you are ready you are ready. I think the important thing is to have around 3 roles you are at least comfortable doing and hopefully a couple champs on your best.

This.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:08 am

I went 6/4 in my promos - very lucky, yes indeed. That said, I can already tell that their team comp had a purpose, and yours didn't and that their teamcomp would stomp your teamcomp in teamfights unless your team was massively ahead - Fizz and Rengar can instaburst Cait and Zed (and maybe Xin too). leaving you without your primary damage sources.

Between Vi, Fizz, and Rengar, they were going to dive Caitlyn - how often did you peel for her? Block the Fizz ult for Caitlyn, force Rengar and/or Fizz out of the fight, purchase pink wards so you can see Rengar. I can guarantee that if you did all of these things successfully multiple times, you could have hard carried that match.

If you're playing Renekton, your job in teamfights is to soak damage and be in the middle of their team with all of your AOE abilities - if "in the middle of their team" means "on Caitlyn", then your job is also to protect Caitlyn.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:22 am

In post 31853, chesskid3 wrote:You've no idea how to play renekton in teamfights do you

It's more important that your carries be alive as opposed to their carries being dead. As such, your goal as *every* role that isn't a carry, is, by default, protect your carries if they have a heavy risk of being dived on BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.

Maybe my wording there was bad - as Renekton, you want to be where most of the enemy team is. Most of the enemy team is going to be on top of Caitlyn in the linked game. Ergo, you want to be there before the enemy team gets there so you can use your AOE abilities to the fullest. This means things like warding the entrances to mid lane, so you can be aware if fizz is coming up from behind your team for a surprise ult on Caitlyn.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:29 am

In post 31856, chesskid3 wrote:Cait xin and zed were fuckos. Sure they have carry in their names, but I assure you, they would not be carrying anything, even if they were 10/0.

You can't say "Caitlyn, Xin, and Zed are fuckos so I'm not going to protect them" then. By doing that, you're going to lose the teamfght. As you're not doing your job.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:16 pm

In post 31859, chesskid3 wrote:
In post 31857, animorpherv1 wrote:
In post 31856, chesskid3 wrote:Cait xin and zed were fuckos. Sure they have carry in their names, but I assure you, they would not be carrying anything, even if they were 10/0.
You can't say "Caitlyn, Xin, and Zed are fuckos so I'm not going to protect them" then. By doing that, you're going to lose the teamfght. As you're not doing your job.
Lol. So I did 33k dmg without being in the middle of fights ok

I'm not saying you

didn't

do these things. I'm also not saying that you're wrong and your teammates were secretly diamonds smurfs having a bad day or something. But there is always more that you can do. And stop calling all of your teammates fuckos if they lose lane, it's not helping.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:10 pm

In post 31865, Glork wrote:
In post 31864, chesskid3 wrote:I don't need sympathy from fuckos. I need better play
He meant other scummers won't be sympathetic to your plight of bad luck.

That said, it's kind of cute watching you try to argue your way out of a paper bag.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:29 pm

In post 31872, Maestro wrote:but srsly guys inhouse plz?

/in

animorpherv1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:54 pm

Bronze 1

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:09 am

In post 31902, BROseidon wrote:Actually, Jinx Q first is fine, but you do it more for the range than the AS on her mini gun.

Pretty much this for Jinx - I like maxxing Q first because it allows me to poke consistently from range at a lower cost per shot than zap. And if an all-out fight does break out, assuming we're even, I'll win with minigun.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:04 am

Going to go about this as best I can. Anyone who wants to explain further/has a different opinion can still say stuff, but since I'm here and whatnot.

In post 31904, EspeciallyTheLies wrote:What kind of items would I want to have available in an item set for top lane people? What about champs who do both physical damage and magic damage? What about fighters whose skills are all magic damage? What about tanks?

An example item set for someone like Shyvanna/Renekton (tanky bruisers who like to dive):

Blade of the Ruined King, Ninja Tabi/Merc. Treads, Sunfire Cape, Spirit Visage/Banshee's Veil, Randuin's Omen, Ravenous Hydra(?).

Example item set for Fiora/Xin/Wukong (less so tanky bruisers, more so melee carries):

Ravenous Hydra, Ninja Tabi/Merc. Treads, Black Cleaver, Last Whisper, Randuin's Omen, Guardian Angel.

Several mages can also be played top (and build like they would in mid lane).

I really only ever play with ADC or mages, and lately I've really enjoyed support, but when it comes to melee type people, I have no idea what I'm doing and I die all the time and look like an idiot. I don't know what to build when, or why I'm building what I'm building.

For Summoner's Rift, what kind of strategy should I be using as a fighter? As a tank? What's my "job"?

Also, what would you consider "essential" items for support champs? Which support/mage type champ would you consider the most versatile (i.e. excellent support but can solo just fine if necessary)?

For supports, you core items are the following:

1) GP10 (Gold icome) item (Coin, Spellthief's, Relic Shield)
2) Tier 2 boots (I'd choose Boots of Mobility, Ninja Tabi, or Merc. Treads mostly. Some supports can get away with Sorcerer's Shoes)
3) Sightstone

You then have 3 items that you can build whatever you want. AP-Carry type supports should consider a Haunting Guise, where tankier supports might want to go Randuin's Omen, Sunfire Cape, Banshee's Veil. Consider a chalice of Harmony on all supports, into an Athene's for more AP and CDR, or a Mikael's Crucible for the active.

In regards to fighters, you generally want to follow up on someone else who initiated and wreck havoc on the enemy squishies. Tank are meant to be the front liners, and soak up a ton of damage and often initiate fights as well. In addition, many tanks *can* support (ex. Shen, Mundo), but an mage that has good base damage and solid crowd control/utility *can* support, and then also go mid (ex. Orianna, Karma, Morgana, Annie).

Oh yeah, and what other champs are there like Garen who don't have any mana bar to worry about?

Thanks for helping this nub. <3

Aatrox, Dr. Mundo, Mordekaiser, Vladmir, and Zac use health as a resource.

Akali, Shen, Kennen, Zed, and Lee Sin use energy as a resource (Kind of like mana, but regens much faster as a trade for longer cooldowns/lack of ability to spam spells).

Garen, Katarina, Renekton, Rengar, Riven, Rumble, Shyvanna, Tryndamere, and Yasuo all have no costs to their abilities, but tend to have glaring weaknesses to make up for it.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:12 am

In post 31908, EspeciallyTheLies wrote:Oo so much good info - thanks Ani and Iec!

No problem!

For the wandering team mate, I mean in the beginning, straight up roaming into lanes to steal minions/kills and leaving their lane either unattended or their partner alone to die. Do I just... go somewhere else or deal with the reduced income/XP?

If you're laning (say, mid) and you want to roam, what you do is hard shove the lane into their tower and then go to the lane you want to roam to. This means that the lane will reset on it's own, and you will be able to roam with less lost gold and XP. You can also ask your jungler to come hold the lane if you want - most junglers will gladly hold a lane for the increased XP and gold.

Other questions:

What is "CDR"?

Where do items like Abyssal Scepter and Rod of Ages fall as far as use? I see them listed in guides all the time but I don't understand why these are included instead of other items that seem more useful.

Wards! I don't get it. Where am I putting them? Why am I putting them there? When do I put them there? Also, they disappear so I don't know how useful I'm being by putting them anywhere. I know that both of you have probably shown me on the map but I still don't understand.

Edit: Also, Deathcap/Zhonya's/that other thing that also gives +120 AP - which, when and why?

<3

CDR = Cooldown Reduction. Caps at 40%.

Rod of Ages is a pretty strong general mana/AP item. Great for early purchase for any AP champ that wants to build somewhat tanky, as you get bonus health, mana, and AP from the item as time goes on. A good example is Malzahar, as he's really immobile and his ult forces him to stand still. Getting a Rod of Ages allows him to take more damage.

Abyssal Scepter is a decent item. Good for melee AP champs such as Diana and Katarina, as all of their damage is within the range of the Abyssal Passive and the extra tankiness is invaluable. It also works well on teams with many AP champs, as it amplifies all magic damage within the aura radius.

Stealth Wards cost 75 gold and are up for 3 minutes. They also give vision of an area. Long story short, information is power. Wards give information (where enemies that normally wouldn't be visible are/are not). Vision Wards are also amazing, as they reveal stealthed units, but are visible to the enemy team.

Deathcap - Every AP midlaner ever as a 3rd or 4th item. The damage increase is really, really good between the 120 AP and the unique passive.

Zhonya's Hourglass - Generally a 6th item build, as the active is really nice and 120 AP is a lot. However, some champions (Fiddlesticks, Morgana, Twisted Fate) love this item due to it's synergy with their kit, allowing them to dive effectively, so they can rush it really effectively.

Deathfire Grasp - Used generally for the active, allowing you to burst down a squishy with relative ease. As such, this item works best on champions like Leblanc, Syndra, or Ahri, who can 100-0 champs with a full skill rotation very fast.

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Re: Shen. I like to build him with health & tankiness, as his passive scales off of bonus health and his Q scales off of maximum health. My standard build is Sunfire Cape, Ninja Tabi/Merc. Treads, Spirit Visage, Randuin's Omen, [Damage Item], Warmogs. Items like Blade of the Ruined King and Abyssal Scepter are also really good on Shen and increase his damage output. Sheen is /really/ good on Shen, but it's a bit of a wasted buy because sheen gives mana and Shen runs off of energy.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:27 am

In post 31911, Klazam wrote:I don't think that etl is talking about roaming and such. i think she means the assholes who decides that your lane is actually theirs, and goes there at start of game.

.. Oh. I don't see this like *ever*, I'd just recommend reporting them after and finding a way to deal with it ingame. I've seen people fuck up and think they were in the wrong lane, so I first mention that said lane is whoever's it really is. If they refuse to leave still (which is VERY rare), then I report them afterwards.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:44 am

Honestly that's a smurf playing with people who aren't level 30 and being an ass about it. Definitely report worthy.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:15 am

Pretty much what Iece said. People who complain about kill stealing (ks'ing) are jerks who want all the glory for themselves.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:12 pm

In post 31922, EspeciallyTheLies wrote:What happened to it?

(And what is "low elo"?)

It gives less damage than before, but provides a shield whenever you autoattack.

Low elo is the equivalent of pre-30, bronze, silver, and potentially low gold level players. High elo is mid-high gold, platinum, diamond, and challenger.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:13 pm

So I impulse bought Orianna. No regrets.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:45 pm

In "completely useless item nerfs" news, Madred's Razor saw a 25 gold price increase.

Also, Hunter's Machete rework:

Spoiler: Hunter's Machete

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:55 pm

In post 31998, EspeciallyTheLies wrote:I didn't know they had limited time skins..

Most of those (but not all of them) are really old skins (ex. Human Ryze, Black Alistar), or celebrate special occasions (ex. 2010 World Cup).

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:20 pm

OK, serious question. How do I midlane? I may as well be speaking some unknown language when I play mid. Everything else I can do with moderate success, but midlane champs end up with me feeding my ass off nomatter how safe I play.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:30 pm

But Assassin Mastery Yi is 390 RP. How about Waterloo Miss Fortune?

animorpherv1 · Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:01 pm

So the new Caitlyn Splash Art is GORGEOUS.

animorpherv1 · Sat Jun 28, 2014 4:33 pm

To everyone who plays Caitlyn:

Fuck you, go DIAF.

Sincerely,

Me

animorpherv1 · Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:38 pm

Someone explain to me how to beat Caitlyn in lane. I don't see it. All I see is a walking free win.

EDIT: I have never won lane against a good Cait, and it is very rare for me to win games against one. Her combination of range and mobility makes her impossible to touch in lane without going oom.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:43 am

A) The cooldown is far too long for her sole CC.

B) She's really item dependent.

Compre Ahri to Lulu as a support. Ahri can peel one target every 20 seconds with a charm. Lulu can polymorph one, shield you, glitterlance another for a slow, and ult you if need be. See why Ahri's not a support?

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:31 am

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:06 am

In post 32108, JasonWazza wrote:
In post 32107, animorpherv1 wrote:A) The cooldown is far too long for her sole CC.

B) She's really item dependent.
A) 12 seconds at base (FQC and Athenes make the CDR)
B) That's debateable, the ADC should have the damage to make the kill in 2 seconds.

Explain to me what Ahri brings as a support that she doesn't from mid lane - what she can offer in terms of peel, engage, or other things supports do. Because AP Ahri can arguably do support Ahri's job better.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:05 pm

... So I had one good match and then proceeded by a billion bad ones. Seriously? I just want to fucking win matches - but nobody wards and Caitlyn is broken early.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:19 pm

I'm totally OK with Cait being a good laner, I just feel like her laning is way too strong - like above Renekton levels - and I don't like that's fair.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:43 pm

In post 32131, Lady Lambdadelta wrote:to your mind what makes her unfair in laning?

Her long range and mobility makes it nigh impossible to get on top her of, so you can burst her down - and I can never get the width of her Q right, so I always end up eating it when I don't think I should be (admittedly the last one s my fault).

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:50 am

In post 32140, Siveure DtTrikyp wrote:As I've said, if you really want to beat cait early, just quinn and use OP blind and vault. If you land quinn Q, you pretty much win any trade against marksmen.

Also, ani, do you try to kill renekton early when you're toplane?

I don't play top lane a lot - that said, my top laners are Shen (no) and Pantheon (only if he takes a shitton of spears early).

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:29 pm

DOOM BOTS OF DOOM.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:40 pm

Someone explain to me how Lee Sin is balanced - because I don't see it. (I know I complained about Caitlyn, but lee sin has literally EVERYTHING stuffed into his kit and is unfun to play against. I just got blown up by a lee sin who built ONLY sword of the occult as an offensive item).

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:46 pm

In post 32205, RayFrost wrote:
He doesn't scale well damage-wise come late-game
,
he has literally no hard cc's, his only reliable gap closer is a skillshot
, and his abilities have overall low cds on average but he suffers from energy issues unless he's auto attacking (which isn't an efficient use of his time)

Bolded is straight out lies (he has a kncockback which is hella hard CC, and he has his goddamn W), and italics is debatable (I've seen multiple AD lees kick face). The last one is kind of duh because he's an energy champ, but his energy regen isn't a problem because energy regens faster than anything.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:11 pm

My question is why hasn't Riot given this guy an Olaf?

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:15 pm

Breaking news; Oman is the best scummer. Back to Janna for the weathet.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:19 pm

That didn't stop the leblanc and kayle nerfs - or the repeated nerfs to Riven's hp regen.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:34 pm

... seriouly? They don't touch the champ with the most overloaded kit because people like him. Bull.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:42 pm

On that note - where the fuck is battlecast skarner? Riot plz.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:16 am

@Ray:

You know who else would appreciate non-ult hard CC (in regards to ONLY supports)? Sona. Karma and Zilean (and Nidalee, if we consider Nidalee a support) would appreciate hard CC at all. And I meant his W is a secondary gapcloser (my bad).

Lee doesn't NEED to use more than one, maybe two, rotations of spells in a team fight - his job in teamfights is to ult the squishy into he rest of the team, for a 5 man knockup.

And in regards to what kind of lee sin is beating me - generally jungle sin (I've beaten lanesin with Wukong and Shen). I don't get ganked too much, but the other die. A lot.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:55 am

In post 32242, EspeciallyTheLies wrote:I need help with runes.

For two general rune pages:

1) AD reds, Armor yellows, MR blues, AD quints
2) MPen reds, Armor yellows, MR blues, AP Quints

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:57 am

On the topic of "carrying from low ELO", a good support-y style top laner I've found is Shen. Your early game (pre-6) is quite weak, but after that you can easily impact the other lanes and win 1v1 duels with most other top laners - I even beat a Shyvanna in lane as Shen (which is an admittedly bad matchup). You also build mainly tank-y items, which helps you do extra damage.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:50 pm

I can confirm that from playing Shen a lot.

EDIT: Ooor not...

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:25 pm

After playibg a match of Trist v. Blitz, trist's jump ability is fucking broken - blitz hook didn't effect me if I was jumping.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:29 pm

If it matters, Lee Sin/Elise/Eve are all on Riot's "we're in the process of nerfing them" list, apparently.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:25 pm

In post 32288, Iecerint wrote:Eve, too?

Riot wrote:Them aggro junglers: Depending on who you talk to, there are roughly 3-5 competitive junglers in the 'very strong' category who are outshining entire categories of dudes (see tanky jungler buffs). That said, we're balancing our approach here to make sure we don't just hit one so the others become default picks, but this gang has such high early aggression that they're still inhibitive in the game. Chances are high we won't have anything for these in 4.12 as we're still watching how the 4.11 jungle item changes have affected the scene, but we have a strong inkling that these dudes will still be around.

animorpherv1 · Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:52 am

In post 32316, BROseidon wrote:
In post 32313, PJ. wrote:Any good junglers in here?
hi

animorpherv1 · Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:47 pm

Clearly you're no looking because that's

actually

what one of the gods looks like - also they're based off of real gods and not "some 60's cartoon".

animorpherv1 · Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:54 am

Brandi telling everyone how it's done.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:09 am

So close. One more win and silver 3!

animorpherv1 · Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:50 pm

Silver III was my goal for the year. I won the game with Wukong top, too. 8/3/3.

animorpherv1 · Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:21 pm

In post 32369, xRECKONERx wrote:Congrats ani!

Thanks ^_^. Honestly I'm glad I let the Eve jungle (was gold in S3), since I can play wukong top pretty decently. That eve was boss! I loved being able to go in and just ult the carries (I never received peel because fuck peel?)

animorpherv1 · Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:50 am

'grats myko!

animorpherv1 · Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:40 am

That Ziggs tho.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:53 pm

Fact: I can't support for the life of me.

animorpherv1 · Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:21 pm

Yay Reck!

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:46 am

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends. ... /213511126

Don't ask me why Rumble had 61 cs - he went mid vs. Diana and would have been wrecked HARD if not for me.

FWIW, I tried a slightly different 21-9-0 rune page, grabbing sorcery instead of fury and lucidity boots because I was ahead. I think it worked.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:59 am

In post 32456, Iecerint wrote:I think it's much more important to play a champion well than to play an "OP" champion.

Agreed - while I believe you should be able to play multiple different types of champions decently (ex. learning Lux vs. learning Kassadin), having some champions that you can play proficiently just makes everything easier/more fun.

EDIT: When you want to pick up a champion, it's best to look at champs you like to play and ask yourself why, as well. Looking at those examples can give you a base to work from, so you can pick other champions with better efficiency and NOT waste ip.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:22 pm

In post 32468, Ser Arthur Dayne wrote:I think I hate RoA on most champions because its build path sucks.

Catalyst is a terrible item and cripples your early game unless you're just trying to survive for late game like Karthus.

Catalyst is amazing as an item early. The sustainability this item gives is worth a health pot and 2 mana pots every level - allowing you to stay in lane longer (and spend less $$$ on pots). You buy Catalyst into RoA and not the Blasting Wand because Catalyst is a good laning item.

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:52 pm

Don't quote me here (I don't play Malz), but I believe the trick is to silence them, THEN dump your load on them. Or just flash ulting if they're low enough. Either way, we now have 2 ways to play Malz! YAY! <3

animorpherv1 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:16 pm

In post 32484, RayFrost wrote:Well of course you try to silence them but during the duration of your ult the silence runs out, meaning they can hit you afterward.

I feel like a level 6 malz that just used every ability on a squishy laner of near-equal level could easily 1-shot them (especially with ignite if wanted and malefic visions dealing DOT).

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:37 pm

In post 32507, FakeGod wrote:ugh I can't troll and win

... surprise???

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:47 pm

Shaco's hardly a champion against people who know what the're doing (or buy red trinkets)

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:59 pm

Someone give me an idea on what I want to buy next. As an example, some of my best/favourite champs in each role:

Top: Ryze, Shen, Pantheon (Have been kinda learning wukong top)
Jungle: Wukong, Xin Zhao, Pantheon, Evelynn
Mid: Twisted Fate, Ahri (I can kinda play Talon, and am somewhat learning Orianna/Ryze mid)
ADC: Graves, Lucian, Jinx, MF
Support: Karma, Thresh

I'm considering Zed (The Zed outplays are REAL), Zyra (Has damage and CC, good at zone control), Varus (I really like his ult), Lulu (Good even when behind, can go anywhere), and Ziggs (Stalls are OP).

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:18 pm

Won a 4v5 with Ryze mid. Rengar had to d/c because of possible food poisoning (but did not leave before chain feeding their Lee), but we still owned their faces. I was so nervous...

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:04 pm

Why do you hate on wukong? He's got so much potential! I'm 100% confident he's a (read as: one) tier below Elise/Evelynn/Lee/J4. Plus he's got insane amounts of damage, solid ratios (Q and R both have a 1.1 TOTAL AD ratio), good base damage (240 on W, 200 on R), and has multiple different build paths that can be used while still being relevant. Plus dat ult.

animorpherv1 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:35 pm

In post 32529, MrZepher wrote:He's just really easy to out-pressure. He's not unviable or even a bad pick there are just better picks.

You underestimate the power of wukong's kit. Sure, he relies on his ult a lot - but he has massive amounts of outplay potential at any point. He's one of the best champions in terms of outplay - there's no counting the amount of times I've come up with some silly juke or baited a towerdive and come out on top.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:59 am

Vi's ban rate is 7.59% right now - to compare, Evelynn's the highest banned jungler (and 6th most banned champ) at 33.32%.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:57 pm

Highest winrates in ranked:

Top: Shen (3 of 6 games)
Jungle: Wukong (9 of 14 games)
Mid: Lux (My only mid game ever in ranked was a win with a 16 KDA).
ADC: Lucian (4 of 5 games)
Support: Thresh (3 of 5 games)

animorpherv1 · Fri Jul 11, 2014 4:35 pm

I never thought I'd say this.. but I lose lane to Fiora every time no matter what I'm playing. I've tried poking her out (innate sustain BS), out lane bullying her (she combos me down 100-0 no matter what), and sustaining vs. her (combos me from 100-0).

What. the. fuck.

animorpherv1 · Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:17 pm

In post 32557, Siveure DtTrikyp wrote:As long as you don't pick something that's blatantly underpowered and weak and that has something else that's just better than it in every way (teemo, shaco, kindof urgot), you're okay no matter what you pick as long as you're good on it.

I've tried Shen and rushing every armor I could possibly buy - I've tried Ryze and poking her from range. I've tried outbullying her with Pantheon. NOTHING has worked.

animorpherv1 · Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:51 pm

If I plan on playing jungle monkey, I'll always ban Lee Sin - not so much Elise, I can work around her (and decoy her stuns). If Lee Sin is picked, I'll jungle Xin - he's got a great level 3 and can go aggressive (max Q first), or safe (max E first) depending on matchup/how the game is going.

animorpherv1 · Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:34 pm

Twisted Fate mid ft. AD Sion top, Viktor Jungle, Urgot/Veigar bot

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:18 am

In post 32598, theelkspeaks wrote:
In post 32595, Oman wrote:I'm falling slowly in love with MF. There's this weird point though where her ult feels useless if it hits any less than 4 people. I mean, my q was doing INSANE damages (crazy ratios, man) by the endgame, but my ult was still doing a little bit.

I've been loving duelist MF since preseason, she's so fun! Getting triforce on her, while not the most popular build, actually has some decent results - with it, almost no other ADC can beat her in a straight 1v1 thanks to both Q and W.

And the ult can also be used like Lucian's if the other team isn't grouped up (i.e. hitting someone out of range of your regular skills).

TriForce MF is so underrated - you get Phage and Sheen proc from your Q, so rushing it is totally legit in lane. Then you can shit on your lane with ult.

Alternatively, full-pen MF is a walking ult if the enemy team has little/no hard cc. Her ult just wrecks it's hilarious.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:07 am

Have you tried BC & LW at once, Oman? Seriously. Do it sometime. It's hilarious. And Graves Q does damage per bullet hit - 100% for the first one, I believe 35% for the other 2 if they all hit the same target. But you do get damage per wave on MF ult.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:00 am

Ugh Tristana's way too good right now. Rito please.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:56 am

I'm with Bro on this one - Maokai's better than he was before - but in a world of earlygame junglers and lategame hypercarries, there's better picks.

Also, changes I'm looking forward too:

1) Essence Revear being viable
2) Ahri buffs
3) Lucian changes (These seem like fun changes - he's definitely a hyper-mobile spellslinger now).

I don't think the BT changes will be enough.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:20 pm

In post 32633, Iecerint wrote:I like Varus. I wish his ult would be buffed a little bit -- maybe let it spread more quickly.

Agreed - Varus is pretty fun. Beat a Thresh/Cait with Thresh/Varus (teambuilder etc.)

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:28 pm

It's designed for caster carries - things that use spells a lot. Now it'll be useful on, Ezreal or Lucian (maybe Talon) because their abilities are essential to their kits - and I still don't think BT will be any good.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:17 pm

There are more ADCs with mana problems than those two. Graves, Sivir and MF are prime examples (and all three can have mana problems throughout the game due to short range or dem ults). You can even build it on Ashe or Jinx now for perma Qing. You don't even always need the shield that BT gives, and on something like Graves, Essence Reaver + BT would be a damn good combo on him for lategame due to all the AD on those items. There's also Jayce and Yorick, who were decent with the item beforehand.

animorpherv1 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:01 pm

In post 32643, Iecerint wrote:I'm kinda not sure about where it leaves Manamune. What are they trying to accomplish with ER + its rework?

That's what I believe.

EDIT: I so read this wrong - basically they want to give Manamune and Archangel's + upgrades an actual identity and usefulness outside of 3 champions a piece.