Hardest Mid Laners to Play Correctly?

Deathhawk888·Jun 4, 2017·6 votes·8,709 views

IMO, the hardest Mid Lane champions to play correctly are(in no particular order):

- extremely Mana-hungry and can't do anything before lvl 6, also one misplay puts you in your egg. Her abilities have longish cooldowns at the start, too. - Besides the "RIP Azir" update that made him close to nothing, he's pretty diffucult to play. You need to manage your Sand Soldiers very well and not find yourself defenseless. - one of the few Champions that is all skillshots. That means, along with ,, and in a way , it's easy to burn Mana and do no damage. Also, with his rework, he has some pretyt bad AP scalings with his abilities, and most damage comes from either your passive or ult. - The Ball is pretty hard to manuver, as it's damage from an external source. You also have to preiodically return it to you for Shield HP or for a getaway.

25 Comments

420 gramsJun 4, 20176 votes

Syndra is pretty hard too. It's easy to burn a lot of mana landing early qs that end up doing little damage that's healed 2 levels later. Sure she has a nuke At 6, but other than that e is very hard to land effectively, w just got nerfed, and q can be dodged if they have decent reflexes.

Ah O Yeah HarderJun 5, 20175 votes

Vel is pretty easy imo.

Anivia is only hard till level 6, then shes easy

Deathhawk888Jun 6, 20172 votes

Have you played Velkoz lately? I feel that he's pretty balanced, but difficult to master. His E isn't the biggest, and it can be hard to land Q if you're new. But yeah, Anivia gets easier at lvl 6, but her ult is a Mana killer.

SpookyNeedleJun 4, 20174 votes

Anivia isn't that hard imo Neither is Xerath The rest you mentioned I agree with

Jonjo DanJun 5, 20173 votes

Velkoz :

Max your W early and you will waveclear and CS well versus almost anyone.

Angle your Q shots to hit them with the side-explosions. It does take some practice, but it's easier to learn how to shoot them than it is to dodge them.

His mana costs are reasonable, start item 1056 and stay in lane until you can get item 1058 or item 1026 at least. The true damage helps the early game. Build item 3113 early as well. item 3158 help keep your ult up.

You basically play goalie, don't try to get too aggro under their tower. Wear down your mark with your other spells, then secure kills with some combo of R + summoner 4 or summoner 21

Also you are very position dependent, so having a item 2055 up most of the time is key.

Deathhawk888Jun 6, 20172 votes

I know. I main Velkoz mid and typically bring summoner 21 + summoner 4 . Also, I would rush item 3165 , then go for item 3151 or item 3157 , depending on your matchup.

Automated RivenApr 25, 20183 votes

Wait. How do you run out of Mana as velkoz?

TekkenPlayerJun 4, 20172 votes

Azir : since he has no particular power spike until 3 items Cassiopeia : although she is spammy and just constantly applies E after a poison proc, she requires positioning skills similar to ADC and landing effective miasmas in teamfights and vs mobile natchups is rough AurelionSol : unique W lineup and awkward Q casting. Laning matchups mostly consists of dodging and weaving through abilities. +high mana costs Zilean : non Orianna utility mages arent exactly meta in mid-lane so he has a clusterfuck of options to deal with yet not many to damage with

all others are pretty much straightforward

Who is TaliyahJun 4, 20172 votes

No Taliyah ?

SpookyNeedleJun 4, 20172 votes

I wanted to ask you about the rift herald taliyah ult interaction. If she blocks a lane, the the herald go to another lane or just stand there? If even those happen

Who is TaliyahJun 4, 20172 votes

I don't think i have ever had that scenario.

But since herald behaves like any other minion, I'd think it would try to go around the wall (find another way)

SohleksJun 4, 20172 votes

AurelionSol Azir Leblanc Ryze

I'm going with these.

I considered a few more for honorable mentions then I had to consider a few more for honorable honorable mentions

PsyrixJun 5, 20172 votes

Azir Cassiopeia Katarina Orianna Syndra Ryze Taliyah are generally the hardest to play effectively to their max potential because they are so reliant on either positioning, maintenance or team. I'd throw in Anivia and Aurelion because theyre kinda different to play and utilizing them well takes alot of practice

zaire90Jun 5, 20172 votes

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are generally the hardest to play effectively to their max potential because they are so reliant on either positioning, maintenance or team. I'd throw in Anivia and Aurelion because theyre kinda different to play and utilizing them well takes alot of practice

i would trade ori for sol because ori really isnt all that difficult compared to the others and then i would trade ryze idk who for but i just feel like theres harder ones

zaire90Jun 5, 20172 votes

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i would trade ori for sol because ori really isnt all that difficult compared to the others and then i would trade ryze idk who for but i just feel like theres harder ones (im going based off prenerfs tho because I havent seen the man ever after them)

LKV2Jun 5, 20172 votes

TwistedFate is by far the hardest champ to use corretly in midlane because u need a good understanding of the game and a really good positioning of the game to win. (Also catch the 1st of the 3 cards by pressing WW while trading/escaping/teamfighting is really difficult, even if understand the mechanic. AA while choosing the card is not too difficult but also not so easy for a beginner). Azir and Ryze are simply unplayable now.

UltraGigaNigaJun 4, 20171 votes

Annie for sure xdxdxdxd im annie main xdddddddddddd high iq

SquashCannonJun 4, 20171 votes

Gangplank Isn't a walk in the park, especially if you struggle with ghost barrel combos.

Deathhawk888Jun 6, 20172 votes

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Isn't a walk in the park,

You mean "walk in the plank"? [slayer-jinx-wink]

EedatJun 4, 20171 votes

Cassiopeia Azir Zed Ryze

IMO

LightIsMyPathJun 4, 20171 votes

I'd go for azir, Aurelion sol and taliyah

Death by GlamourJun 5, 20171 votes

Likely azir

MoldyCheese1Jun 5, 20171 votes

I would order this as Azir, Xerith, Vel'koz, Oriana, Anivia

wolfstorm3303Apr 25, 20181 votes

Once u learn Anivia skillshots (anivia main) she is not that difficult. I apreciate that u not includet Katarina bcs she has only a combo and is easy once u learn how to coordinate shunpo+preparation. U are right with Orianna , she is difficultfor the coordination that u need with the ball. I wonder why did u not include AurelionSol