i would not want to play against swain as vlad
or leblanc
Eh, Swain wins 1-5 like almost everyone else, but he can't deal with Vlad's transfusion spam once 7 hits. It just hits too hard for Swain to out regen/out damage Vlad at that point. Vlad's Hemo+Ignite is dangerous enough to Swain that he needs to take it seriously and Pool means he shouldn't get caught much by Nevermore.
I've played the matchup from the Swain side and it's not real fun.
and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
As I've said before, Vlad can't make make even trades at level 1-8 if he doesn't have a revolver. If he comes to harass you, take it like a man and drop your mana pool on him.
Aside from that, Zilean beats his shit in with boots+pots, QWQER, build into RoA. I'd imagine Ziggs or anyone with good early game damage will destroy him.
Jarvan is kind of a Vlad counter but... then you have to play Jarvan in a lane.
EDIT: So I followed XSpecial's example for tanky supports with a new rune page. It's basically what I used to run minus the GP5 seals with Armor instead. Eventually, I'll replace the MR glyphs with Armor. Either way, it was a logical since you want armor with tanky supports like Leona, Alistar, and Nunu. First run, I did a ranked game as Alistar and Graves and I dog piled on MF+Sona hardcore. Like, he had a 10 minute BF sword.
I've been having a pretty amazing time laning as Yorick lately. Have yet to really meet anyone who he can't drive to the point of insanity through harassing with his Life-stealing ghoul. Went up against a Vlad earlier and...well, he didn't have nice things to say at game's end. I even had to play mid with Yorick a few days ago in a game with some buddies, and was able to beat a halfway decent Brand. Not sure why Yorick is so underplayed, but I've been having fun with him and recommend giving him a shot.
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I do not like playing support in solo queue ranked.
i would not want to play against swain as vlad
or leblanc
Eh, Swain wins 1-5 like almost everyone else, but he can't deal with Vlad's transfusion spam once 7 hits. It just hits too hard for Swain to out regen/out damage Vlad at that point. Vlad's Hemo+Ignite is dangerous enough to Swain that he needs to take it seriously and Pool means he shouldn't get caught much by Nevermore.
I've played the matchup from the Swain side and it's not real fun.
and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
Like I said, early game is still rough, but come 7 Vlad just takes over the lane. Catalyst alone isn't going to save Swain from eating those Transfusions at that point.
i would not want to play against swain as vlad
or leblanc
Eh, Swain wins 1-5 like almost everyone else, but he can't deal with Vlad's transfusion spam once 7 hits. It just hits too hard for Swain to out regen/out damage Vlad at that point. Vlad's Hemo+Ignite is dangerous enough to Swain that he needs to take it seriously and Pool means he shouldn't get caught much by Nevermore.
I've played the matchup from the Swain side and it's not real fun.
and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
Like I said, early game is still rough, but come 7 Vlad just takes over the lane. Catalyst alone isn't going to save Swain from eating those Transfusions at that point.
Well, it did the time I played it
Like i could not touch the swain because his E+Q outdamaged my Q and he had infinite mana (blue buff + catalyst)
i would not want to play against swain as vlad
or leblanc
Eh, Swain wins 1-5 like almost everyone else, but he can't deal with Vlad's transfusion spam once 7 hits. It just hits too hard for Swain to out regen/out damage Vlad at that point. Vlad's Hemo+Ignite is dangerous enough to Swain that he needs to take it seriously and Pool means he shouldn't get caught much by Nevermore.
I've played the matchup from the Swain side and it's not real fun.
and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
Like I said, early game is still rough, but come 7 Vlad just takes over the lane. Catalyst alone isn't going to save Swain from eating those Transfusions at that point.
Well, it did the time I played it
Like i could not touch the swain because his E+Q outdamaged my Q and he had infinite mana (blue buff + catalyst)
was this before the current vlad buffs? old vlad and new vlad are like night and day
it was on current vlad yes
e: if i got in range to transfuse he would E + Q me, which means he won the trade. he would also aim a W, and if it was good aim I had to pool or flash so he won by even more
if i got hit by the W I was dead even if I had full health going into the trade
e: boots + revolver on me, boots + catalyst on him, i had a shitton of AP runes, i think he had MR?
i would not want to play against swain as vlad
or leblanc
Eh, Swain wins 1-5 like almost everyone else, but he can't deal with Vlad's transfusion spam once 7 hits. It just hits too hard for Swain to out regen/out damage Vlad at that point. Vlad's Hemo+Ignite is dangerous enough to Swain that he needs to take it seriously and Pool means he shouldn't get caught much by Nevermore.
I've played the matchup from the Swain side and it's not real fun.
and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
Like I said, early game is still rough, but come 7 Vlad just takes over the lane. Catalyst alone isn't going to save Swain from eating those Transfusions at that point.
Well, it did the time I played it
Like i could not touch the swain because his E+Q outdamaged my Q and he had infinite mana (blue buff + catalyst)
was this before the current vlad buffs? old vlad and new vlad are like night and day
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i would not want to play against swain as vlad
or leblanc
Eh, Swain wins 1-5 like almost everyone else, but he can't deal with Vlad's transfusion spam once 7 hits. It just hits too hard for Swain to out regen/out damage Vlad at that point. Vlad's Hemo+Ignite is dangerous enough to Swain that he needs to take it seriously and Pool means he shouldn't get caught much by Nevermore.
I've played the matchup from the Swain side and it's not real fun.
and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
Like I said, early game is still rough, but come 7 Vlad just takes over the lane. Catalyst alone isn't going to save Swain from eating those Transfusions at that point.
Well, it did the time I played it
Like i could not touch the swain because his E+Q outdamaged my Q and he had infinite mana (blue buff + catalyst)
was this before the current vlad buffs? old vlad and new vlad are like night and day
it was on current vlad yes
e: if i got in range to transfuse he would E + Q me, which means he won the trade. he would also aim a W, and if it was good aim I had to pool or flash so he won by even more
if i got hit by the W I was dead even if I had full health going into the trade
e: boots + revolver on me, boots + catalyst on him, i had a shitton of AP runes, i think he had MR?
Could be a runing issue, could be just not knowing Swain well enough.
Swain's Q is 550, E is 625, Vlad's Q is 600. Swain should probably not be getting E+Q for your Q, only E.
I've been wanting to run solotop Poppy, but I have no idea who she lanes well against. I need to just suck it up and risk losing my lane, her new skin is just too badass not to use.
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hahah jeez that sounds really annoying
the video: i digs it, it's a pretty informative breakdown of how that lane went and it's nice to see high-level eurolane with commentary from the support POV since i can't think of any high ELO supports who stream (spellsy? i don't think he commentates though)
i personally would like some broader explanation of eurolane tactical stuff. when to ward, where to ward, why you ward the places you do - early on you mention warding the tri before you and reidan do golems to prevent invading, stuff like that
I've been wanting to run solotop Poppy, but I have no idea who she lanes well against. I need to just suck it up and risk losing my lane, her new skin is just too badass not to use.
Jungle Poppy then. She should have fairly solid ganks if you can slam someone into a wall, and her Ult lets you turret dive nicely.
I've been wanting to run solotop Poppy, but I have no idea who she lanes well against. I need to just suck it up and risk losing my lane, her new skin is just too badass not to use.
Jungle Poppy then. She should have fairly solid ganks if you can slam someone into a wall, and her Ult lets you turret dive nicely.
I was actually the person who told everyone how awesome jungle Popps was a couple months back. I've had a terrible streak of luck recently, and I can't bring myself to do anything but play my tier 1 characters (GP, Skarner, Udyr, Nasus). I also keep getting paired against people who do level 1 invades and paired with people who won't listen to you when you tell them to defend, and Poppy is not a fan of soloing/not getting blue.
said fuck it to saving up for cass, just bought lux instead whee
this was an ill-advised decision
something about cass just wasn't clicking with me, I don't know if it's the lag issues I was having at home or what but I couldn't land an actual qe combo for the life of me
Get Blue. Or convince your team to give you blue. Then Go mid and toss ALL the bombs. Kill the creeps, kill the champ you are against. Then lob big bombs into the other lanes and kill their champs too.
In all seriousness though I start boots/pots and usually get a doran's the first time back. Then another doran's if I am forced back, but if I have enough farm go for that early NLR. Sorc boots are next in line. You really should try and convince your team to give you blue. It lets you completely outharass your opponent.
The key thing though is really learning how that bouncing bomb works. Learn the travel time, learn the range, and learn how far it will go when you chuck it at different ranges. I was able to nab a couple kills at complete max range in my last game by predicting where the enemy was going and killing them in the fog of war.
Try and use your ult when you are close to the enemy, it is very difficult to dodge it that way. If you do need to use it at long range you need to account for the long travel time. You allies will see the icon the second you place it but the enemy only sees it shortly before it impacts so don't worry about them getting too much forewarning.
The hardest thing for me is the satchel. It is pretty tricky to use on yourself considering it has a short setup time. So try to anticipate the need for it and adjust for that small setup time.
Oh and you can instagib wraith camps by launching minefield followed immediately by bouncing bombs. When you are going for Blue by yourself use minefield and backtrack through all the mines to make the blue golem hit them all if you can.
Harass your opponent with your passive bomb whenever you can (think caitlyn headshot) Obviously try not to put yourself in a bad situation but a bouncing bomb+passive bomb can do a nice amount of damage.
I use AP/level blues, magic pen reds, and mp5/level yellows. since I get pretty aggressive with my harassment. 22/0/8 for my masteries. (Be sure to get the buff duration one, you want that blue as long as possible)
I think that's my general suggestions for now. I'm still pretty new to him but he is fast becoming my favorite ap mid. All my time with Lux is really paying off with utilizing his skillshots.
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That doesn't really make much sense because E isn't a skillshot. Also you get a ms buff from landing the Q. You can try dropping W behind them to slow them as well. I mean if you land the Q at max range you might not be able to follow up quick enough but you shouldn't really be taking anything in return so it's still good.
She's still free you should just keep trying because she is a boss.
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and i played it from the vlad side and it was a nightmare
i also got ganked pretty much twice a minute so that probably had a factor in it
but swain was comboing me from full to dead at every point in the lane if he landed one skill and he didn't give a shit about transfusion because he had a catalyst (this is with 0 AP on swain and 50 AP on vlad)
now swain just sucks and it's lame
Aside from that, Zilean beats his shit in with boots+pots, QWQER, build into RoA. I'd imagine Ziggs or anyone with good early game damage will destroy him.
EDIT: So I followed XSpecial's example for tanky supports with a new rune page. It's basically what I used to run minus the GP5 seals with Armor instead. Eventually, I'll replace the MR glyphs with Armor. Either way, it was a logical since you want armor with tanky supports like Leona, Alistar, and Nunu. First run, I did a ranked game as Alistar and Graves and I dog piled on MF+Sona hardcore. Like, he had a 10 minute BF sword.
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Well, it did the time I played it
Like i could not touch the swain because his E+Q outdamaged my Q and he had infinite mana (blue buff + catalyst)
it was on current vlad yes
e: if i got in range to transfuse he would E + Q me, which means he won the trade. he would also aim a W, and if it was good aim I had to pool or flash so he won by even more
if i got hit by the W I was dead even if I had full health going into the trade
e: boots + revolver on me, boots + catalyst on him, i had a shitton of AP runes, i think he had MR?
was this before the current vlad buffs? old vlad and new vlad are like night and day
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My internet is crappy and tends to DC. To upload things I have to:
Finish it on my PC. Upload it to my phone. Take my phone to my room and plug it in. Upload it to an unsecured linksys router. Wait a few hours.
(Smaller things I'll just use my PC for if I go out or something)
oh you heal? I heal too. and for more
oh and I do more damage than you
oh and my dots will kill you through your pool
you have slain an enemy
Swain's Q is 550, E is 625, Vlad's Q is 600. Swain should probably not be getting E+Q for your Q, only E.
I say yes
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Trying to figure out whether I want to level R>Q>W>E or R>Q>E>W
hahah jeez that sounds really annoying
the video: i digs it, it's a pretty informative breakdown of how that lane went and it's nice to see high-level eurolane with commentary from the support POV since i can't think of any high ELO supports who stream (spellsy? i don't think he commentates though)
i personally would like some broader explanation of eurolane tactical stuff. when to ward, where to ward, why you ward the places you do - early on you mention warding the tri before you and reidan do golems to prevent invading, stuff like that
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Okay! Have enough positive reactions to post publicly now
Here is the Reddit Thread on it
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Pretty amusing. All the fun of ranked without any of the pressure.
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I was actually the person who told everyone how awesome jungle Popps was a couple months back. I've had a terrible streak of luck recently, and I can't bring myself to do anything but play my tier 1 characters (GP, Skarner, Udyr, Nasus). I also keep getting paired against people who do level 1 invades and paired with people who won't listen to you when you tell them to defend, and Poppy is not a fan of soloing/not getting blue.
this was an ill-advised decision
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Studio's video was a pretty good example of what happens when you take Lux mid.
@Studio: It was pretty good, I'd watch it if it were a daily or weekly thing. My only problem was
something about cass just wasn't clicking with me, I don't know if it's the lag issues I was having at home or what but I couldn't land an actual qe combo for the life of me
I could land a q or w just fine, but q and follow up with e just seemed slightly out of reach for some reason
Get Blue. Or convince your team to give you blue. Then Go mid and toss ALL the bombs. Kill the creeps, kill the champ you are against. Then lob big bombs into the other lanes and kill their champs too.
In all seriousness though I start boots/pots and usually get a doran's the first time back. Then another doran's if I am forced back, but if I have enough farm go for that early NLR. Sorc boots are next in line. You really should try and convince your team to give you blue. It lets you completely outharass your opponent.
The key thing though is really learning how that bouncing bomb works. Learn the travel time, learn the range, and learn how far it will go when you chuck it at different ranges. I was able to nab a couple kills at complete max range in my last game by predicting where the enemy was going and killing them in the fog of war.
Try and use your ult when you are close to the enemy, it is very difficult to dodge it that way. If you do need to use it at long range you need to account for the long travel time. You allies will see the icon the second you place it but the enemy only sees it shortly before it impacts so don't worry about them getting too much forewarning.
The hardest thing for me is the satchel. It is pretty tricky to use on yourself considering it has a short setup time. So try to anticipate the need for it and adjust for that small setup time.
Oh and you can instagib wraith camps by launching minefield followed immediately by bouncing bombs. When you are going for Blue by yourself use minefield and backtrack through all the mines to make the blue golem hit them all if you can.
Harass your opponent with your passive bomb whenever you can (think caitlyn headshot) Obviously try not to put yourself in a bad situation but a bouncing bomb+passive bomb can do a nice amount of damage.
I use AP/level blues, magic pen reds, and mp5/level yellows. since I get pretty aggressive with my harassment. 22/0/8 for my masteries. (Be sure to get the buff duration one, you want that blue as long as possible)
I think that's my general suggestions for now. I'm still pretty new to him but he is fast becoming my favorite ap mid. All my time with Lux is really paying off with utilizing his skillshots.
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She's still free you should just keep trying because she is a boss.