Ranged top lane is healthy for the game

Revoke·7/10/2018, 2:02:53 AM·2 votes·1,276 views

I pick udyr, the enemy picks quinn. I spend the entire game being unable to do anything. She's pushed up to the turret the entire lane phase and my jungle doesn't do anything. I stand by my turret to last hit and still get bombarded with harass while she weaves out of turret aggro without a hitch. As a champion, she's sitting at a 54% win rate since at least may. Can we do something about ranged AA champions going top other than praying to Talos that your jungler has half a brain to gank a pushed lane? I'm all for removing swain from botlane if it means removing Quinn from top.

11 Comments

zepdrix7/10/2018, 2:09:08 AM3 votes

I applaud you for playing Udyr in the top lane. he's really cool when you start popping off with those tiger claws. But he has some REALLY bad match-ups. Namely, Jayce and Quinn.

You're always going to be at risk of having a terrible laning phase if you're picking immobile champions before the enemy reveals their pick.

I don't think ranged champions should be pigeonholed in the way you're describing. It sounds like you want them to only show up in the bot lane.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you though. Is this just about Quinn?

Infernape7/10/2018, 2:10:19 AM3 votes

All I want is for minion aggro to work more consistently on ranged champions. The amount of times I've been AAed by a ranged champ in top lane only to have the minions aggro onto them then immediately off of them without attempting to attack them is tilting.

Also fix minion block. Being a melee champion with no ranged poke against a ranged champion is punishing enough, but when your own minions decide to troll you after a trade and keep you locked into a position, forcing you to either take tons of return damage from the enemy champion or flash (if you end up low enough) is ridiculous.

Nhifu7/10/2018, 2:22:30 AM2 votes

Udyr isn't a top laner?

hsojbabe7/10/2018, 2:04:50 AM1 votes

so teemo will have to adc now? what about gnar and so many others...

Hexs Fortune7/10/2018, 2:20:30 AM1 votes

Quinn is particularly frustrating to deal with due to her kit being oppressive in this role.

The ranged blind whenever you try to close distance and the knock back when you actually make contact are both strong enough kiting/ disengaging tools.

The heavy slow after the knock-back is what i'd take a look at.

heroikc7/10/2018, 4:03:08 AM1 votes

I'd rather they just make tanks viable again, tone down their predators and weaken Conqueror's.