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New-old Laneswap strategy?

xD00ml0rDx··2 votes·563 views

Hi everybody!

Today I watched some S3 worlds games and noticed the duo-lane-to-mid laneswap tactics. Could this provide an advantage? This way the duo lane can easily get to Dragon and Rift Herald as well. If the solo laners run Teleport, this could lead to unrivaled objective control in the early game. Not to mention the insane mid pushing power if there's a won 3v3, 4v4, even 5v5 early.

Thoughts on these?

9 Comments

darkmatchwaldo1 votes

Now that ADC's can hold their own a little better i can totally see this as a viable tactic. Then the support could also roam for ganks with the jungler or even go off for a gank himself.

xD00ml0rDx1 votes

That's a really good point too bro! I'm looking forward to see teams experiment with crazy tactics like this :)

darkmatchwaldo2 votes

Now of course people are still gonna refuse to break the duo bot lane meta until pros start doing it....but still! Change is coming!

xD00ml0rDx1 votes

Just came to my mind that donating the blue to the midlaner will be a bit more difficult in this case, but there's a workaround for sure.

darkmatchwaldo1 votes

definitely, they only really need blue buff when they're laning early. So having them recall, shop, meet you at blue, then TP to lane would work. Or just stick them on the same side as the blue buff and it would be just as easy as it is when they're normally in the mid lane.

Or just give blue to the support for spamming harrass! Nami Soraka Blitzcrank Annie Brand Bard Sona Thresh Zilean Taric Velkoz Lissandra it's about time they got some love.

xD00ml0rDx1 votes

don't forget about Alistar , endless W-Q combos and sustain for ages with E, Karma she could definitely come back as well as Kayle, hell, even Zyra could show her face again!
Nautilus almost forgot about him lol, just terrorizing everybody with E and trading with W on.

So this looks viable on paper, sure as hell will try ASAP as 5 premades.

darkmatchwaldo1 votes

cool i'd love to mess around with some new stuff like that, if one of your premade guys is every busy or something and you need a 5th i'd love to play with you! My username in game is the same, i'll add you?[slayer-jinx-wink]

xD00ml0rDx1 votes

would be great ofc, but playing across servers is a bit more than difficult at the moment ;) i got a lvl 12 acc on NA tho, but i kinda forgot the password :/ not to mention i don't know anybody there (except you)

darkmatchwaldo1 votes

oooooooooooooo derp i just noticed lol i'll have to get a 5 man together and try it myself then.

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