(Noob alert!) Why do i get yelled at for not taking flash?

Elwynn ƒ·8/18/2017, 10:16:54 PM·2 votes·541 views

most of the time I take exhaust and ignite, to make my duelling very potent, and sometimes I will take ghost instead of ignite, and I feel like ghost is more beneficial than flash some times, if I'm chasing down someone like Ashe, flash will be more beneficial, since I can just get into her face and unload all my moves quickly, but someone like jinx, I prefer ghost, to just stick to her harder and get all my abilities off and make sure I get the most damage out of my e and Ultimate (I play garen :v).

But TL;DR why cant I take or instead of flash?

11 Comments

AFilthyCaitMain8/18/2017, 10:18:02 PM1 votes

Flash is just overall way more handy for when youre in a bad spot and need to get out. eg: J4 wall, flashing over terrain, etc.

Linna Excel8/18/2017, 10:20:50 PM1 votes

You can, but the inability to flash out of danger or flash to make a play requires you to understand that you are giving up a lot of power and most players won't make that tradeoff.

Rewt8/18/2017, 10:24:23 PM1 votes

flash is an instant teleport. It allows you to get over walls.

Ghost is ramp up movement speed.

Ghost has to be used preemptively but flash can be used at the last second.

some champs actually run both. When i play TwistedFate (twisted fate) I run summoner 4 summoner 6

Glîtchy8/18/2017, 10:24:53 PM1 votes

take exhaust when Rengar Talon Khazix or Syndra are in the match, you'll see why

but aside from that, they prefer a partner to have some form of escape, I mean would you trust an annie who took summoner 1 and summoner 3 to not die to a Veigar ?

SwiftKitten888/18/2017, 10:29:08 PM1 votes

becuase unless your Shaco who has a built in flash on a idk what is it now? 6 second cooldown? its a must have

SSrikeShadow8/19/2017, 1:40:55 AM1 votes

Flash is just the most powerful spell so it is a must have - period. Watch pro games - they always take flash.

Sohleks8/19/2017, 1:52:20 AM1 votes

Ghost is actually really strong too and works on Jax.

I run Ghost/Smite on jungle Tryndamere. His spin is already a good reposition tool. The lower cooldown is the main reason ghost is wonderful.

Flash/Ghost is fun on Teemo. His in kit damage is already super good. Kiting is everything. The way I look at ghost is it's basically immunity to melee for nearly 10 seconds lol