When Lulu/Janna are picked that should be a sign you shouldn't pick an assassin

Xiniseid·4/24/2018, 12:59:04 PM·55 votes·16,231 views

Because quite frankly, what's the point? You already know come mid and late game when team fights begin and you, the assassin, are about to engage on the adc you are gonna get cc locked, bursted down with 2 autos and the adc is gonna get a secondary life bar in the form of shields. This doesn't even take into account if they have summoners or not.

Janna and Lulu honestly make killing the enemy team's carry feel like a fucking mission, because there's no other scenario where I have to be so keen on what abilities have been used in a given time frame so I have an idea of when is the best possible time to go in to avoid the adc just getting peeled like an orange.

This wouldn't be such a big deal if the current state of the game didn't revolve so heavily on which team's adc is more fed/has more functioning brain cells (better bot wins), sadly it does.

Its honestly astonishing just how effective these 2 champions are at nullifying an entire class of champions.

123 Comments

The Sword Saint4/24/2018, 3:14:33 PM33 votes

Your job as an assassin isn't to initiate. Your job is to catch squishies out of position or to follow up on your team's initiation when they've locked down a carry for you to finish off.

Hint: an adc sitting in the middle of 4 teamates is never out of position enough that you can just yolo in as an assassin and not just die like an idiot unless you happen to have enough aoe cc to lock up the whole team while you are bursting the carry down - so short of an annie or something it's very unlikely.

Eedat4/24/2018, 2:00:28 PM17 votes

When Lulu/Janna are picked that should be a sign you shouldn't pick an assassin

Honestly its a sign you should pick a tank because any melee that remotely resembles a carry is at a massive disadvantage.

iPooUnicorns4/24/2018, 3:21:35 PM15 votes

Don't forget they also invalidate champions like Aatrox Camille Darius JarvanIV Jax Renekton Riven Trundle Vi MonkeyKing XinZhao

xelaker4/24/2018, 3:49:28 PM12 votes

or perhaps you just have to be patient like some sort of assassin and wait for the right moment to go in like a flailing madman?

To be fair, when I get autofilled as jung and want a lil bit of kha action I wanna pull out my hair when I see a lulu. Janna is a little bit better imo, at least I can avoid the tornado from time to time, but I can't avoid being a lil cupcake or my target turning giant

remakoro4/24/2018, 7:06:10 PM11 votes

Wow its amazing that there is champions in the role meant to protect carry that is capable to protect the said carry, forcing people playing roles meant to eliminate carry to actually make some effort to make that happen. Fucking INSANITY.

People picking those fucking champions cuz there are people like you. If there wasnt any threat from assasins or anything similar they would be playing something even worse and you would be crying about that as well. OMG WHAT DO I DO THERE IS 5 people on enemy TEEEEAM. Its so hard to oneshort everyone when they resisting! Rito pls nerf opposite team size!

Goddamn...

LUXANNA HOSHIDO4/25/2018, 12:56:01 AM5 votes

their kits are kinda tailored to peeling what is ur point

BobaFlautist4/24/2018, 8:36:48 PM5 votes

Don't forget Alistar Braum Galio Kayle Leona Maokai Nami Nautilus Poppy Shen Sion TahmKench Thresh Zilean who also all specifically counter assassins and divers trying to target the adc.

TheGreatNinx4/24/2018, 8:41:43 PM5 votes

Here's 1 another way to tell you shouldn't pick an assassin Last pick mid: Okay I think I want to play an assassin today!

Enemy Team: Malphite Top Rammus Jungle Vladimir Mid Xayah ADC Leona Support DO IT :)

Mid: [sg-ahri-1]

CPU Lyrica4/25/2018, 12:49:26 AM5 votes

PFF lmao. salty assassin main whining about how he can't Dive a competent 2v1 and win.

Zezilian4/24/2018, 1:43:01 PM5 votes

Have you tried activating Mercurial Scimitar before diving ?

Athenes Lulu4/24/2018, 9:01:52 PM4 votes

Like what some others have said, your job as an assassin is to not 1v2 and watch as the support sit in place like a strange-looking minion. If you jump in first, and alone as a squishy assassin, I wouldn't be surprised if you can't get past anything even if that ADC doesn't have Lulu/Janna as his support.

Though a nerf to shield power could be looked at. It used to be an accomplishment out-peeling an assassin back then, but now it's just a too easy brainless job.

Aatrox Mid 1v54/24/2018, 9:23:45 PM4 votes

So assassins should be able to freely walk to the back line and kill your ADC? That's exactly what khazix is doing right now. Trust me, it isn't fun.

Sire Hippington4/24/2018, 6:13:56 PM4 votes

it's more a sing that it's pointless to pick any melee other than a tank...

2Behold4/24/2018, 11:46:33 PM4 votes

i mean isnt that their point? But also (and Im not a high level player or assassin main or have even played norms recently) but normally when Im supporting assassins make it kinda easy to stop them because they just beeline at priority targets and I get to blow my cc load all over them while their team is a mile away. Granted this is coming from low level play but I never see assassins playing like they need to be careful. Im sure its my elo but still...

Veraska4/24/2018, 8:57:53 PM4 votes

I think you mean any melee carry

Sp33d Zer04/25/2018, 12:26:25 AM3 votes

No! I wanna be able to pick whatever I want whenever I want with no repercussions!