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Which champion is forced to build 1 item/to follow one build path?
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Which champion is forced to build 1 item/to follow one build path?

Yesterday I was playing Sett and looked him up on onetricks to find out which runes and build to use. To my (mild) surprise, literally every Sett main in high elo goes Stridebreaker, and there is basically zero variety in the next two items. Most go Stride > Cleaver > Bloodmail, with a few going Bloodmail > Steraks or Cleaver > Steraks instead after Stride.

This was surprising even though I knew Stridebreaker is Sett's main item, because most other champions still have some build variety, even if it's gimmicky and flat out worse than their usual core items.

This raised a question, which champion is the most "forced" into a single build path?

Irelia

Irelia was the first champion I thought of. Her kit works so well with Blade of the Ruined King that it's what everybody builds. AP Irelia has recently become a thing-ish thanks to Baus, and I found an Irelia main who goes AP. It seems to have enough gimmicky moments that it isn't a full troll build, but I'd say she's still up there for being bound to BotRK. However, build variety after BotRK is pretty good, with many different paths, so she may not be #1 on this list.

Ezreal

The other champion I thought of was Ezreal. He goes basically the same first three items every game (Trinity > Manamune > Shojin), but I found a fair share of players going Essence Reaver instead, and a lot going Endless Hunger instead of Shojin as the third item. There was also one AP Ezreal Challenger player.

I tried thinking of ADCs but with with the items introduced at the start of this season I feel like every ADC I can think of can go a few different build paths, but I guess they are bound to IE/LDR if you'd count that.

So my question is, what are the champions who are most bound to 1 item and build path and are basically never able to go something else?

u/Nealper — 11 days ago

Fuck yone

Am back again bitching about how broken a champ is but this is too obvious i think as the title say fuck yone how tf can a yone go 0 10 and still fucking be relevant in late game what tf is yone counter ? How to supress his ass early it feels like Yehh yone is ez asf and beatable but late he is just fucking insane wtf he misses everything and 3 auto ur dead what

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u/thegoatifier1244 — 11 days ago

Nasus dshield + second wind ???

As the title suggest how tf do I counter this bitch ass champion i been getting a lot of these mf in game other than ban how tf do I counter this dog

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u/thegoatifier1244 — 11 days ago

Mid lane beginner questions

I asked a lot of questions and don't expect answer to all. Those are just all of my questions about the lane. Any advice is appreciated!

I am new to mid lane but experienced in the game. Recently I finished with my adc journey and can confidently say I can play very well all 4 other lanes except mid. It's the only role I haven't played. I am planning to stop playing top to transition to mid fully because of the ability to take skirmishes and be more involved in the team game.

I am a bit unsure on how roaming and shoving waves work as it's the shortest lane and minions arrive much faster than on bot and top. Even if I kill the wave immediately as I've heard many times the window doesn't seem that big. Or is it about managing wave states and shoving a big enough wave so you can then roam? Then I don't see how you get a good base to return to lane.

My second question is about trading. I am not 100 sure right now who I am quoting right now but I watched long ago video of very respected mid player who said one of mid lane biggest fundamentals is trading and that mid laners should constantly be trading with each other. Is that true or I took words out of context. In top it's sometimes better to have a good wave state then try to always kill your opponent.

Do you shove a wave to get a recall in the early game or auto the tower once before recall? Especially on melee champions it seems better to set up a base and take plates only when it's not dangerous and there is a good opportunity. On the other hand though securing mid tower first opens up the map a lot and gives you more roam timers and map pressure.

My last question is for after laning phase. Is mid lane main goal to push side lane and rotate to play with their team and try to create something? Or sometimes it's better to stay mid lane? I am a bit unsure if it's a champions identity thing but some mid laners play with teleport and stay side lane and teleport to fights/objectives. Others shove wave and roam

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u/Longjumping-Box2279 — 11 days ago