Suggestion for changes to recommended build based on whether you have smite or not

Ukitakuo·6/5/2016, 10:39:12 PM·1 votes·370 views

So let's start of by saying that this is based off of an actual experience I had. As I'm sure a lot of you do, when I'm playing a champion I just hit the recommended starting items, buy them all and carry on with my game, it's not a point where a lot of thought is put in. So I was watching a couple of youtube videos and thought Taliyah jungle seems like a pretty fun pick and I'm certain that's fairly accepted that she is a competent jungler and that is a sub-role of hers underneath mid or possibly top if that's what takes your fancy. Unfortunately for me, I did my normal automatic buying at the start of the game but obviously grabbed a Doran's ring and 2 pots instead of the jungle item. As you know, not having a jungle item cripples your start as a jungler and if the champ you pick isn't a jungler as their main role, it's almost impossible to get anywhere in the game. Sure you could call me a noob and tell me to pay more attention to what i'm buying but when you've played well over 2000 games, you just sort of take everything in your stride and don't pay much attention to the first 1:30 of the game.

My point is this, if you are a champion who has smite but is laning for whatever reason, maybe you want to try out some new lane smite item build, (RIP Runeglaive Ezreal) you aren't really at a disadvantage if you accidentally take a jungle item because you're still in lane receiving the normal amount of experience regardless. If you're a niche pick jungler with a Doran's to start, you are staying level 1 unless some generous soul lets you take some of their farm or you farm scuttles for the next 5 minutes of the game, either way, you're behind on an almost unrecoverable start.

I would suggest that the default build for any champion with smite should be either talisman or machete, regardless of their accepted roles. It's a nice touch to making the game a bit more complete, doesn't affect anyone who hasn't had this problem before. I can't really see a downside to this.

Thanks for reading!

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