as expected, the mode is entirely biased towards ranged champions with wave clear.
even getting 20% damage reduction instead of 10% isnt enough. you just get locked down and blown up throughout the entire game when you just walk slightly too close towards the bots.
the most powerful champions in that mode are 
and similar long ranged poke mages who can stay away from the area effects and the bots while pushing back waves.
Marshbouy25 votesdownvotes reads "doom bots" upvotes
Mira Arya Enthe10 votesWon as Shyvana :3
TyrekGoldenspear7 votes^^^ Totally impressed by this btw.
GULAG 4 U2 votesI mean an actually challenge is to win doombots with something like kha'zix or yi, winning it with brand, jinx, xerath, ziggs and lux on your team is a piece of cake.
TyrekGoldenspear2 votesThing is Brand is disabled in doom bots.
Velzard of Koz2 votesWhy everbody forgets our lord and savior Vel'Koz, the Tentacle Inquisitor
Velzard of Koz1 votesWait did u win doom bots as Shyvana or normal game? Oh wait, it doesn't matter anyway, still impressive.
Mimy7 votesFor some reason it brings me great joy to finally see your jimmies rustled. xD
I always see you posting on everything that isn't "Melee favorable"
Cough 
Buff Threads. Cough
But I will agree with you on this one. I'm tired of people choosing melee champions and FEEDING
IceKingChernobog6 votesFor some reason it brings me great joy to finally see your jimmies rustled. xD
I always see you posting on everything that isn't "Melee favorable"
Cough
But I will agree with you on this one. I'm tired of people choosing melee champions and FEEDING
Kalista is not getting a buff until her nasty kit is sorted out first.
Supreme Senpai693 votesI'm tired of people choosing assassins with no wave clear. Had a zed die 23 times in that 15 minute game mode that obviously lasted much less than that because we lost through mid.
Only Play Darius1 votesI'm tired of people who complain that someone wants to play a champ they like in a limited time game mode against bot opponents. Worse than complaining about what someone picked in URF
Critmaster Garen2 votes[{quoted}](name=Jelly Mac,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=5ltmhePd,comment-id=000100010000,timestamp=2016-10-21T15:36:16.587+0000)
I'm tired of people who complain that someone wants to play a champ they like in a limited time game mode against bot opponents. Worse than complaining about what someone picked in URF
so basically im not allowed to have fun, because the champions i enjoy playing are supposed to be trash in that mode?
Supreme Senpai691 votesThe point of the limited time game mode is to have fun. For example in URF the fun picks are things that rely on CDs or mana; otherwise there's no point and you might as well play normals. In this mode the point is to win and get your icon and see how long you can survive. Can't do that when our mid laner can't clear waves and can't do anything. But you can't abandon a game or no icon, which is whatever.. but I've had an assassin every time I try to play and they always do bad.
Which I can't even blame them for. This game mode wasn't meant to support assassins.
Earl Eulrich5 votesyupp, there are just so few bots you can actually fight as a melee, and as soon as they start grouping it´s just like any other lategame ->jump in with 5k hp and 300 of each deefstat, absorb the cc and die in 1-3sec from full health.
so well...melees across the board could use those buffs in every damn gamemode unfortunatly.
Ariel the Cruel4 votesso well...melees across the board could use those buffs in every damn gamemode unfortunatly.
I miss Dominion.
Ruin Lance4 votes"it's possible to win as a melee champion" it's possible but MUCH harder so that's a really dumb argument
Sire Hippington3 votesi'd prefer 20% damage reduction right from start which then gets further increased. My issue with melees rarely was beeing cced to much, but rather dying within a sec as soon as i got close to more than 1 bot.
Teridax683 votesI agree, melee champions should have increased Tenacity and damage reduction, perhaps even a reduced respawn timer. The issue with Doom Bots is that a ton of their empowered abilities turn into massive combo point-blank AoEs: for ranged champion, there's a chance for them to dodge those abilities, but for melee champions, there's no chance at all, and at higher levels getting caught by a single CC ability can mean death. Doom Bots are amazing, but still heavily skewed towards poke and artillery, and hopefully that'll change in the future.
Shadow Hazard2 votesit is possible to play melee champs, don't play doombots for an easy time
Critmaster Garen7 votes[{quoted}](name=Shadow Hazard,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=5ltmhePd,comment-id=0008,timestamp=2016-10-20T23:46:47.993+0000)
it is possible to play melee champs, don't play doombots for an easy time
you gonna end up feeding your ass off though.
it doesnt feel fun, and the power gap between melee and long ranged poke champs is pretty large. the only one ive been successful on is ekko, and only because except for his auto attack range he almost plays like a ranged poke/waveclear champ with his q, and bots are too dumb to move out of the way when he throws his w down.
hhaavviikk1 voteshey that's not true, I've had great succes with sion, though that's mostly because they ignore me when I die and my passive is active
rtbf761092712 votesAlso the bots perfectly side step some abilities but refuse to dodge others. It's very strange. They dodge the jinx line shot EVERY time but literally ignore 
charm q and root
Wimbledofy2 votesanyone know how to beat doombots lvl 100?
Kalarepa1 votesThere's a reddit post with one strategy: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/58k561/psa_how_to_win_level_100_doombot/
elon wątroba2 votesMiss fortune's r is nuts in doom. Bots don't even try to walk from it.
ZT Xperimentor2 votesThe stilted gameplay against melee champions was pointed out in the beta as well, and went ignored, glad to see riot pays attention.
Saianna2 votesCould someone tell me what Featured Game Mode we have this weekend?
I'm wondering if it's worth to re-install LoL :D
ManiacalCoyote3 votesDoom Bots of Doom, featuring a gigantic, satanic Teemo.
Saianna1 votesthanks ;)
Bouncemaster Zac2 votesThe whole "ranged mages with waveclear are your best option" is why they disabled 
. His kit is so ridiculous that he makes Doom Bots easy.
(p.s. nerf )
TyrekGoldenspear1 votesCritmaster, I have a really serious question...
Can Garen use his ult on Teemo in doom bots?
I must know.
Critmaster Garen1 votesCritmaster, I have a really serious question...
Can Garen use his ult on Teemo in doom bots?
I must know.
didnt get this far with him. probably would have to try on a super low setting. but since you can smite him, probably not.
TyrekGoldenspear2 votesCurses. Teemo escapes Justice.
Owyn1 votesyou can't ult teemo T_T Tried it as Syndra
rtbf761092712 votesI also tried that. Cant pick him up and throw him either
notice me Sin pi1 votesu cant use champion-only abilties on Teemo but u can use things like 
for 800+ dmg nuke on Teemo
Only Play Darius1 votesFirst game of Doombots: I play 
and 
tells me i'm a liability and nearly cost us the game.
I also learned a little too late that Teemo isn't technically a champion so I couldn't apprehend him, heal off him, or even dunk him.
[zombie-nunu-bummed]
Champion Skin2 votesWait... does that mean that and 
consume works? (and 
R dealing 1000 damage)
Requiemsfire3 votesYep not that I would recommend either Cho or Nunu because they simply wouldn't survive long against doombots.
notice me Sin pi1 votesi had a game in doombots where someone picked and carried the game
Catastrop1 votesLmao, a Jihn calling liability, at least you can heal, he just dies in a fire if he does anything other than W and ult.
No flash no life1 votesThere is one melee champion that is exceptionally useful against doom bots. He goes by the name 
.
All you do is proxy farm your lane, and even if 5 doom bots group up @ your lane they won't scratch your turret. Once teemo is summoned, you proxy farm at enemy base, completely thwarting all push attempts while the rest of your team deal with teemo.
(Of course, jungle creeps might come out and shove the lane, but it's your team's responsibility to clear those camps when the warning icon shows up on the mini map)
Edit: I stand corrected. Red side of the map isn't accessible so proxy farming isn't an option.
Vscara3 votesyou, cant proxy, going anywhere on the red side of the map will kill you and enemy turrets are indestructible.
Epcoatl1 votesYou probably weren't talking about these kind of melee's, but GP 
is pretty good. Got a quadra on lvl 77(?) bots with him
DorkunedAuras5 votesHe's not melee. He's a ranged champion who happens to have melee auto attacks.
TequilaZombie2 votesHe's a melee AD Battle Mage. Not a traditional melee by any sorts.
GigaPube1 voteslux and ziggs, yeah thats why they disabled them over brand, cos they're obviously stronger derp lmao
Critmaster Garen5 voteslux and ziggs, yeah thats why they disabled them over brand, cos they're obviously stronger derp lmao
oh, my fucking god. first of all, when brand is disabled, then yes those two are among the next strongest. so what are you even trying to say?
second, theyre the same type of champion as brand. did you even read the op?
ranged champions with poke and waveclear, with lux and ziggs as examples have a massive advantage in this mode. obviously brand was so ridiculous that they had to disable him, but he falls into the same category.
im not even mad that these champions are strong in that mode, just disappointed, that a lot of melee champions feel entirely useless.
