Nothing super serious today, just a few builds for when you're messing around in Coop vs AI.
AD Malzahar: R>E>Q>W, Manamune -> Brutalizer. Spam spells, spawn Voidlings, ult enemies, instant Zerg Rush. Super-effective against towers!
AP Gangplank: R>E>W>Q, Sheen -> Deathcap -> Lich Bane. Enjoy the instant full heals from W and super effective cannon barrages.
Bulwark Blitzcrank: R>E>W>Q, Sheen -> Manamune -> Frozen Heart/Banshee's Veil/Trinity Force/Archangel's Staff. Nothing says troll like a 2k+ shield the moment before you would have died.
Hecavroom: R>Q>W>E, Trinity Force -> Phantom Dancer*3. Bonus points if Janna or Zilean is on your team.
Tiamat Fiora: R>W>Q>E, Tiamat*4 -> Last Whisper. Wait for the bots to inevitably group up and push, gather your allies, press R.
These builds are more hilarious than challenging, but stepping outside of your rote builds from time to time can loosen habits and help you look at how you approach itemization with a fresh mind.
Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Challenge: Garen
At some point you might have seen this amazing Garen video. Through a little luck, a modicum of skill, and a lot of bravery he goes legendary with only a Doran's Blade. It's highly amusing, but it also can teach us a few things about League of Legends.
Thinking about how and why things work the way they do is how great players stay on top of meta changes and adapt to new strategies and champions. Whenever you see something amazing like that Garen video, pause (sometime after you've stopped laughing) and analyze why it worked. Your analysis may not be spot on, but as always practice leads to improvement.
If you think you understand what it is about Garen that enabled him to perform so phenomenally with just a Doran's Blade, try it out for yourself in a Coop Vs AI match. You don't have to end with just a Doran's Blade if you don't want to, but see how far you can go without giving in and arming yourself to the teeth. Test your theory, and then examine it again when you have some experience.
I did this myself last night, and had an absolute blast. My setup is spoilered below, but I encourage you to try it yourself before opening the spoiler. You can always compare and analyze what I did later, after you've already exercised your brain coming up with and trying out your own solution.
Thinking about how and why things work the way they do is how great players stay on top of meta changes and adapt to new strategies and champions. Whenever you see something amazing like that Garen video, pause (sometime after you've stopped laughing) and analyze why it worked. Your analysis may not be spot on, but as always practice leads to improvement.
If you think you understand what it is about Garen that enabled him to perform so phenomenally with just a Doran's Blade, try it out for yourself in a Coop Vs AI match. You don't have to end with just a Doran's Blade if you don't want to, but see how far you can go without giving in and arming yourself to the teeth. Test your theory, and then examine it again when you have some experience.
I did this myself last night, and had an absolute blast. My setup is spoilered below, but I encourage you to try it yourself before opening the spoiler. You can always compare and analyze what I did later, after you've already exercised your brain coming up with and trying out your own solution.
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