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Which ADC is the best at fighting 1v1's?

needHymn··1 votes·2,693 views

So I've been playing lots of Kog'Maw and I'm definitely enjoying his (her?) teamfighting capability. But his 1v1 dueling capability is kind of meh.

So in some cases, the enemy team picks split pushers or perma-roamers or basically champs that get picks or champs that look for 1v1's, and in those cases they really don't want to group up as 5 because that's not where their strength is. So if I'm on Kog'Maw in that situation, i don't get to have my glorious 5v5 teamfight. I find myself in fights with fewer enemies, or duels basically, or just getting myself picked off, and Kog just doesn't shine in those fights like he would in a clean 5v5 engage.

So that got me wondering... what ADC would you guys on this forum consider to be the absolute best at fighting 1v1's? Like an ADC that can duel champs that Kog'Maw would just get wrecked by. Champs like Riven, for example. Even if there's no ADC that is good at dueling a fighter, just tell me which one would be best at it, even if that means "not good, but less shitty than the others".

Right now I'm thinking it might be one of these: Lucian, Vayne, Quinn, or Tristana. Or it could be another? I've played basically none of any of them.

19 Comments

CrazyMonkeyCZ5 votes

Kaisa

Imagine any adc in any scenerio. Unless it's 5v5 in 30 mins, there is big chance that Kaisa will be always the best option.

It looks like you are fan of jngle Kog, imo Kaisa isn't much worse in jngle than him.

2Charmnot2Charm4 votes

Kaisa Lucian Vayne

Cind3rkick3 votes

Vayne without a doubt.

She is the main ADC that is viable top, which is primarily a 1v1.

She also has a point and click knock back (with stun) for easy peel and then invisibility, mobility and%hp true damage. Each means that if you land her e to cancel out their mobilitly like Jax e or Ren dash, you niw have 5 seconds free to attack them.

Then you can efficiently kite them with Q + R

Kazekiba1 votes

{quoted}

Vayne without a doubt.

She is the main ADC that is viable top, which is primarily a 1v1.

She also has a point and click knock back (with stun) for easy peel and then invisibility, mobility and%hp true damage. Each means that if you land her e to cancel out their mobilitly like Jax e or Ren dash, you niw have 5 seconds free to attack them.

Then you can efficiently kite them with Q + R

12/3 Twitch v. 1/7 Vayne

Popped my Q to get away from her. She just ran even faster at me because for some reason Vayne gets more movespeed permanently than Twitch gets in ideal situations within a very small range (ONLY moving towards enemy champs, and ONLY if theyre outside his detection radius?) and then ults for even more.

Vayne is way better at 1v1 than the second best hypercarry in the game

Cind3rkick1 votes

Twitch is way more teamfight orientated, with limited cc and mobility but an ult that can drop an entire team, whereas vayne excess at eliminating a single target with shorter but more often bursts of invisibilty and her e stun.

If it came tk a 5v5, on even grounds twitch is 99% of the time a better pick for ADC.

Daddy Ants1 votes

{quoted}

12/3 Twitch v. 1/7 Vayne

Popped my Q to get away from her. She just ran even faster at me because for some reason Vayne gets more movespeed permanently than Twitch gets in ideal situations within a very small range (ONLY moving towards enemy champs, and ONLY if theyre outside his detection radius?) and then ults for even more.

I find that hard to believe.

I just tested it with a friend and I wasn't getting any movement speed if I was out of Twitch's detection radius.

Kazekiba1 votes

{quoted}

I find that hard to believe.

I just tested it with a friend and I wasn't getting any movement speed if I was out of Twitch's detection radius.

For reference I'm talking about Twitch's Q. He gets a 10% movespeed bonus, increased to 30% but only if moving towards enemy champions that cannot see him.

Effectively meaning Twitch only gets movespeed in one direction and only within a 450ish unit band between 1000 and 550 range.

Beerstein2 votes

Zed.

Frosted Tips1 votes

Depends on what you are trying to 1v1. Some good ones are Vayne and Kai'Sa.

G0blinSlay3r1 votes

Jinx [slayer-jinx-catface]

Kazekiba1 votes

{quoted}

Jinx [slayer-jinx-catface]

Half of Jinx's strength comes from getting a kill so, no.

Tailypo1 votes

Kaisa is pretty weak early. So is Vayne. If you want to plow other carries 1v1, the choice is simple. Draven Not much of a duelist, but effective.

Frosted Tips1 votes

You don't have to duel when you 2 shot other marksmen

Hot LeBlanc Yuri1 votes

{quoted}

Kaisa is pretty weak early. So is Vayne. If you want to plow other carries 1v1, the choice is simple. Draven Not much of a duelist, but effective.

Kaisa, weak? early?

Tailypo1 votes

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Kaisa, weak? early?

Have you never played Kaisa into Draven? Yeah she's super weak.

Daddy Ants1 votes

Kai'Sa -> Vayne -> Lucian

in that order

Zullar1 votes

I like MissFortune

Auto Q auto is usually enough to kill squishies once you have items.

Plus her ult hurts in teamfights.

NemeBro1 votes

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So I've been playing lots of Kog'Maw and I'm definitely enjoying his (her?) teamfighting capability. But his 1v1 dueling capability is kind of meh.

So in some cases, the enemy team picks split pushers or perma-roamers or basically champs that get picks or champs that look for 1v1's, and in those cases they really don't want to group up as 5 because that's not where their strength is. So if I'm on Kog'Maw in that situation, i don't get to have my glorious 5v5 teamfight. I find myself in fights with fewer enemies, or duels basically, or just getting myself picked off, and Kog just doesn't shine in those fights like he would in a clean 5v5 engage.

So that got me wondering... what ADC would you guys on this forum consider to be the absolute best at fighting 1v1's? Like an ADC that can duel champs that Kog'Maw would just get wrecked by. Champs like Riven, for example. Even if there's no ADC that is good at dueling a fighter, just tell me which one would be best at it, even if that means "not good, but less shitty than the others".

Right now I'm thinking it might be one of these: Lucian, Vayne, Quinn, or Tristana. Or it could be another? I've played basically none of any of them.

Vayne

Since you're asking for the best, and not some of the best, this is the only correct answer. A Vayne that survived laning phase is the best ADC duelist in the game and among the best duelists in the game, able to beat most assassins and bruisers one on one late game.

The JigSAW1 votes

There is only one answer to this question and all its iterations of who the best ADC is for 1v1 or overall: Draven

Once you master him, you will destroy anything and everything.

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