Preseason Predictions- The Rengar Revolution (hopefully), Tanks Return, and the Great Migration
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The Rengar Revolution
In case you guys don't know, Rengar is going to continue being the stabby stabby knife cat he is now. Rengar's minigame of Headhunting the entire enemy team with huge reward (and I mean carry level reward) is coming and Burst Rengar builds are also coming.
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With the extra AD from Rengar's passive, it just makes him an absolute monster if he is able to get all 5 Trophies. Now, why is it the Rengar Revoltion? Well, for one, I can bet Rengar will be played a ton. HOWEVER, the main thing is that, and I hope this is the case, players will learn to play safer (especially in lane) to counter these Rengars who are searching for the 1000 AD dream (2500 Crit excluding armor). Remember, be good and use Control Wards to see those coming Rengars and play safe! No one wants to deal with a fed Rengar who is basically the upcoming Carry Assassin.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P7jN-GWRUDM/V7ZJKumOkDI/AAAAAAAA9sw/sfu0I3vGEIw_Lkd8IzV6AYmym0wmYoXsACLcB/s1600/Sion_Splash_4.jpg Tanks Return Not gonna lie, Courage of the Colossus is an amazing Keystone! Combine that with some other changes and it looks like Tanks are on the rise. Tank Supports especially are going to feel the love with Knight's Vow and Redemption (which are beasts of theorycrafting themselves). Sion, Nautilus, Zac, and even Urgot if you are feeling crazy enough can make ginormous use of the new Keystone.
http://www.gosugamers.net/files/images/features/2014/january/Trundle%20Banner%201.png The Great Migration Finally, I'm going to come out and say it: Top Lane sucks for MOST Bruisers right now. Only Irelia, Poppy, Trundle (sometimes), and Pantheon can really thrive as a Melee in the current Top Lane at max efficiency. If you don't have a gap closer of any kind (whether making them come to you or vice versa), then you basically are just sitting under Tower for most of the laning phase. Since Preseason doesn't SEEM to be changing this in this first patch, it might be time to start speculating where all these homeless Melee Bruisers can go besides Top Lane in order to survive in the game efficiently. Who knows, maybe something crazy might surprise us!
, and he goes Jungle and Support at certain times.
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are just better in the Jungle right now anyway.
are the main ones I have heard talk of... the last one I don't think will work but the others have potential utility and/or CC to give to an ADC.