u/Szopskyy12

Hello Viktor mains!

Recently i was thinking about banning options in silver, and i am not very sure who is the most painful matchup for Average Viktor player in lower elo.

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Zed was my first ban pick, beacuse I didn't knew how he worked exactly. He doesn't have blue mana, also he can kill me under my turret with his R. But in the other hand he is a difficult champ, and I think, in silver elo barely anyone knows how to play as him properly (Except some die-hard Zed OTP, who are hardstuck in low elo since ages lol, but I could be wrong)

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Xerath is my second and current ban pick, beacuse He can harass me with his long range Q, which has a slightly larger range, than it shows. He is a hard counter for inmobile mages. According to Lolalitics in silver elo, Viktor has the lowest winrate against Xerath (43,27%) and Vel'koz (He has also 43%, but is much rarely less played on midlane, comparing to Xerath). I am aware of that, I shouldn't pay attention to internet statistics, especially in lower elo's, but I don't think these stats are completely wrong. My friend from platinum doesn't recommend me him to ban him, beacuse he says Xerath isn't played that often on midlane.

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Last time also Fizz started to be very annoying for me. In early game he is quite managable, when i am playing cautiously against him, but in the later phases he usually roams a lot and gets kills from my teammates. He is just obviously annoying, cuz of his mechanic playstyle.

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There are some another champs like Katarina, Ekko, Akali, Malzahar or Sylas, but i am not sure, if they are worth the ban.

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What do you think about my banning thoughs? Are there any better options than that? I'd like to see any opinion about this topic. Thanks!

Hi, I'm currently in Silver and I am thinking of sticking with traditional control mages to improve my fundamentals and climb.

I'm torn between Orianna, Syndra, and Viktor, and i am not very sure which one of them is the most reliant pick for climbing.

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Orianna: I feel very consistent with her and love her teamfight utility, but sometimes it feels hard to solo carry games if my team is behind. She feels safe against melee matchups, and in this elo a lot of people play with melee ego picks (I am not insulting anyone, who plays this kind of champion) like Yasuo or Akali

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Syndra: I like her playstyle, but I heard she has more hard counters, comparing to Orianna, and I think in early game she is harder to poke aggresive champions, and also she doesnt have any "rescue" possibilities any other than flash, or sucessfull stun with WQ

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Viktor:

I played him the most, from all these 3 champs, but it was when I was much worse player than I am today. I remember when like 2-3 months ago, during Zed or Yone matchups i played too safe against them, also i roamed a lot back then instead of farming, and that's why I had like 4-5 cs/min in these matchups. Today, I am proritising farm over than roaming, so my situtation with Viktor would be much diffrent.

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Which of these 3 is the most rewarding to main in Silver for stable climb, and why? Is a pool of Orianna + Syndra enough, or is Viktor worth playing also, or would he be better than Syndra for example in my champion pool?

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Thanks for the help!