Rate and Review Unconventional Bot Land duos
Hey all. So I was just browsing the forums when I came across this thread about non-marksman bot lanes, which sparked my creativity and hence this thread. I came up with some bot lane combinations that might be fun to try and just wanted to see how everyone rates them. Suggestions for other unconventional duos are also welcome! :D
Carry + Support
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A twist on the commonly seen Brand support, with him being the carry. Alistar provides peeling and some robustness for the duo while the burning stickman blows people up from the back.
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Morgana/Lux's roots allows Swain to yank enemies back more frequently, initiating shorter trades and skirmishes where their burst damage will really
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Sona's sustain and buffs gives Viktor some breathing room as he slowly farms up to reach critical mass to blow people up later in the game.
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Rakan's engage + charm combo helps Vlad set up a good ult to really deal a lot of damage in lane and in team fights. Also has a very strong counter engage.
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A million ways to harass and if you get caught in Veigar's cage you get blasted to kingdom come before you even have time to flash. This combination however lies on the squishier side of the spectrum, care and proper vision set up to protect is recommended.
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Your typical iron Yasuo missing all his tornadoes? No worries cuz Janna can set up his ult for him and provide an extra engage threat that enemies will need to be wary of. Oh Janna's shield gives AD as well to make Yasuo even more cancerous.
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Bot lane officially becomes a kill zone and anyone trying to dive them better be tanky or can get out of Heimer's turrets and Miss Fortune's ult quickly enough. Also an extremely strong pushing lane which can give bot priority to support the jungler.
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The bash brothers of League. Don't worry about not having an adc on your team, you can steal one anyway. Oh and now the enemy team is forced to contest drakes whenever possible.
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You think you have enough damage to burst them? Well think again as Kayle ults the Soraka that was caught out of position. Soraka also boosts Kayle's already insane dueling power with
as she gives unlimited healing and sustain.
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Ryze packs enough consistent damage to be a hypercarry in his own right. While a Ryze + TK duo gives the team unparalleled mobility across the map. Might not be as useful/well utilized in solo queue or lower ranks.
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Throwback to some Vietcong guerrilla warfare. Crazy cheese kill potential in lane against the right opponents. They can also pick
and roam into the jungle to help secure objectives or assist the jungler in setting up vision.
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Incredible all in and crowd control potential, while being durable enough to engage in skirmishes (might be pretty strong with the passive changes coming to Lissandra). Also provides very strong teamfighting options.
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Two of the strongest duelists early on gives the opportunity to snowball early leads into games. Pantheon's w works well with Taric's stun. Also makes dives much more easier as Panth can tank turrets and Taric's ult gives the duo even more time to fight under turret.
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Get caught by Thresh and you're pretty much dead. Probably going to be pretty strong in lower elo where players may not be as good in kiting. But will probably fall off in late game if there is no other consistent sources of damage.
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Jarvan takes the L trapping everyone with his ult, while Vel'koz rains hell and melt everyone unlucky enough to be trapped inside J4's thunderdome. Should be able to trade decently in lane as well.
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Another bot lane duo with very strong waveclear and harass. Gives more map freedom for roams to happen, Malzahar and TF also happens to be rather strong ganking champions.
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Teemo's poison gives Cassio guaranteed empowered Es, while his blind also prevents the enemy from making good trades. Shrooms and Cassio's W is also very effective at zoning the lane and the map in general.
turret wonderland
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Aatrox ult + Zilean ult +
= Revive for days. There is a lot of room for high risk plays with the amount of revives this duo has. Not only that, Zilean could also power level your team and speed up Aatrox for a good engage or flank.
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The bot lane elemental duo strikes! They have a lot of AOE damage and burst combined, along with some (somewhat unreliable) crowd control. However they don't have much synergy as a lane duo IMO.
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Taking the kill lane to an extreme, the enemy has a lot to be wary of during their first few levels. Much more snowball reliant than other lanes due to the nature of these two champions, but they can really take over a game if they get a meaningful advantage over their lane opponents with their high pressure roams.
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Tilt your lane opponents to oblivion with the absurd range that both these champions have. They will provide all the siege you will ever need in a team as long as the other members can provide adequate support and peel.