Let's pretend late game champions are weak early!

Feathermane·11/12/2017, 2:06:53 PM·103 votes·6,457 views

Oh man, that Vayne barely gets through laning phase, she is so vulnerable to early pressure.

Geez, Tristana really has it rough until she gets her items. Her damage and range are crippling in lane.

Guys, Kassadin has such a difficult time laning in mid. Every Kass player who touches a creep in the first 6 mins should give themselves a pat on the back.

Please continue!

129 Comments

SirΤeemο11/12/2017, 2:31:46 PM65 votes

Fiora this poor girl can barely 1v1 you on level 1 :( she is always ends up with 200 hp

warpenguin55511/12/2017, 2:10:25 PM56 votes

Twitch is just terrible until 3 items. Playing him jungle is borderline trolling, he can't gank at all

Escheton11/12/2017, 2:08:37 PM35 votes

Lol. Leona-Tristana. Double kill at lvl 2. Win game off it. Because why not? Thats fair.

BlackEyesBlue11/12/2017, 2:44:09 PM24 votes

Oh Yasuo is so HARD TO PLAY! Such a high skill cap! It's a good thing his lane options are so limited; and he's so easy to escape! Now if all of his early core items gave him move speed and covered his weakness MAYBE he'd be a problem. :P

WiegrafOfValor11/12/2017, 9:12:41 PM22 votes

Because every tank has bad laning ever since Season 2 and they don't have a support to save their ass and still need to be nerfed every 4 patches because ADC mains demanded.

While every ADC that used to have bad early game is buffed absurdly and have their items' cost decreased. Riot's bias at is finest.

Rexxiee11/12/2017, 6:15:57 PM18 votes

Vayne is trash in lane though.

Specially right now with shit like sona point and clicking you for half of your health in 1 trade at lvl 1.

kargish11/12/2017, 9:27:05 PM13 votes

Nasus It's a good thing I don't have this keystone that lets me have double scaling

AlienPrimate11/12/2017, 10:07:23 PM9 votes

Taric out of mana after 2 spell rotations early. Basically infinite mana late.

Automated Riven11/13/2017, 10:10:32 AM8 votes

Let's pretend there is actually a such thing as late game.

doubleguac11/12/2017, 6:09:45 PM8 votes

Is Kassadin a late game champ?

I always thought he spiked mid game. He's a great roamer, and is better in skirmishes than full 5v5. Plus he has mana scaling, but his AP scaling isn't that good, which makes the late game AP multiplier item item 3089 less effective.

IDK tho, I'm not, like, a kassadin expert. But when I think of late game APs, I mostly think of Azir Viktor (champs with good scaling who thrive in team fights).

Jeanne fan club11/13/2017, 2:56:08 AM7 votes

KogMaw Pokes you out of lane because his auto attacks do more than almost any other champion in the game at lvl 1 with his W.

Pixie Storm11/13/2017, 3:03:53 AM5 votes

Zed If only he could do a little more damage before he gets his duskblade it's not like he's going to win against his opponent laner anyway!

PePsiLemoNN11/12/2017, 4:46:25 PM5 votes

If you actually lose lane against a Vayne .... that's interesting xd. Agree on the other 2

SangreDeNoche11/12/2017, 8:44:09 PM3 votes

Has Tristana ever had a bad early game? I've played for 3-4 seasons now and she was one of my early champs and comfort picks precisely because she has her passive that lets her farm easy without worrying about last hitting EVERYTHING when the enemy is bullying you.

MYXYN11/13/2017, 2:32:09 AM2 votes

My favorite case of this is Jax