Hi there!
This is my first time posting, forgive me if I did something stupid.
Anyway, I have a question. I main mid, and I've found that I really like the playstyle of Zed, Ahri, Kennen, and Malzahar. Any similar champs that you would recommend?
Note: I've been eyeing Kha'zix as a potential mid laner, but he seems to have gone down in power by a lot. Is he good or bad?
Kouga4 votesWell, Ahri, Zed and Kennen are all pretty mobile, high damage carries. So that kind of gameplay leads me to think of other mobile burst like Akali, or Le Blanc.
Malzahar, on the other hand, completely lacks mobility. He has a Silence on his Q, which can situationally save him, and his Ult, but otherwise he is not mobile or a very safe mage. If you're looking for other powerful-but-vulnerable mages, consider looking at Veigar, Syndra or Vel'Koz.
Khaz has dropped in popularity; they've changed some things with his abilities and his Isolation bonus (he deals a large amount of damage to Champions who are not close to any allies, including minions and towers). When he was a popular mid pick, he'd harass with W and then dive in for the kill, but I haven't tried it in a while so I can't say how successful you'd be now.
Kubuś1 votesI have both Akali and Leblanc, I'm decent at Akali, but pretty terrible at Leblanc. I find myself not really wanting to learn how to play Leblanc, but I'll try Akali again.
Yeah, I love mobility in my champs, but for some reason, Malzahar is hella fun to me :P Syndra is fun, but Veigar is a bit too squishy. I'll consider Vel'Koz, thanks!
I'm still not clear on if I should try Kha but I think I'll just wait until he's free week.
Thanks again :D
Kouga1 votesIf you try Akali again:
Level 1-5, farm. Harass a little if you want but your job is to stay alive and get gold. Once you hit 6, kill something. If you are confident about your lane matchup, kill them. If you aren't, then roam and go find something else to kill.
Don't rely on your Shroud's invisibility too much. By level 9, a smart team will have 2-3 upgraded sweeper. Instead, use it in conjuction with brush. Place it with the edge near a bush and you can use it to sneak between cover (there is a very slight delay before you turn visible, you can actually skip a short distance between shroud & brush without being seen). In bottom side river, you can place it close to the mid bush, and the bush leading to Golem, and use the various covers to hide.
Akali snowballs, but she has to stay ahead of the enemy team. End the game quickly.
Kubuś1 votesGood tips, thank you!
Zmuecat1 votes
Lissandra and Syndra both have combos and/or strong ults.
Anivia is a really good pusher, and after some mana items and practice, really strong.
Viktor is bursty.
Kubuś1 votesI think I'm going to get Liss for her crazy CC. Her e makes her decently mobile too, and I like mobility :P Syndra is fun, but not really someone I would main.
I'm not sure about the other two, haven't really played them much at all, so I'll watch free week.
Thanks!
Windfallen1 votes
My most played mid laners. Out the 4 you mentioned I only play kennen.
Is there someone you're having trouble against specifically in mid lane?
Kubuś1 votesNo, not necessarily. I do well against most mid laners.
Of course, I suppose the one I have most trouble with is Anivia, primarily because you just don't see her as much, so I don't really know the extent of her damage or hp, etc.
Thanks for replying!
Windfallen1 votesI feel you on that. Anivia is a champion that requires a lot of resources to keep in check.
You might pop her into eggnivia, but then you're out of your summoners and she's seen your tricks :P It really helps to have a jungler on board with keeping that passive down... Plus her push is so good that it's tough to make time to leave the lane.
Is my bane, personally.
Kubuś1 votesI'll try him out, thanks
stealthfox941 votes
Kubuś1 votesI mained him for awhile, but I'm giving him a rest due to playing him so much. Thanks for the suggestion, though
SmknWdl1 votesIt seems you like mobility picks... so maybe 
and 
(I'm buying lucian next and btw lucian mid is a very strong pick. Not sure why it isn't seen more, as i think it's even better than ezreal mid) on the other hand, you like malzahar, very high damage output but low mobility... so maybe 
. As far as midlanes go, two sleeper mid picks that can easily carry games are 
and 
. I usually pick fiora more into mid than riven, and both are more of a counter pick champ than a first pick or a main champ but they are both extremely strong against the right champions, and can flex pick and lane swap with mid and top lane (yasuo can do this as well)
Kubuś1 votesI've got Yasuo and Lb, not my favorite champs to play though :P
I also have syndra and xerath, very fun champs, but I think I'm looking more into mobility right now.
Fiora mid is awesome but not really something I think I could main. I like mobility without needing a target (Ex. Zed's W, Ahri's R, Kennen's E)
I've really started looking at Lissandra though, any thoughts?
Thanks for the reply!
lightdragoon881 votesWhat do you like about Malzahar? Is it his pet or the "press E and have it farm the wave"
Either way I say or 
Kubuś1 votesWell I just like him as a general unique champ. He's pretty much the one non-mobile champ I love. I'll try , thanks!
Swollwonder1 votesFizz is simlarish to zed IMO. Flash like abilities nuking. He's just a lot harder to use. Talon is very burst burst as far as assassins go as well.
Kubuś1 votesThanks! I'll try Fizz out. I'm taking a break from Talon currently.