Any Viktor mainers here?

Tarp96·11/14/2015, 3:36:41 PM·3 votes·982 views

Just bought Viktor , and have some questions. What are augments? How can i shoot the "purple/blue" laser, not talking about his E but I have seen people fire the blue laser sometimes. How do you approach team fights? If u guys have any other tips and tricks it would be awesome.

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6 Comments

Asayake 5150glow11/14/2015, 3:40:37 PM2 votes

I'm not a Viktor main, but I think the blue/purple laser is his empowered auto attack. After casting Q, your next auto does additional damage or something.

Galewings11/14/2015, 3:56:23 PM1 votes

Hey bud, I do consider myself a Viktor main with over 300+ games on him across multiple accounts. And yes, the "purple laser" you ask about is in fact his empowered auto attack, though the color of it can vary depending on skin unless I'm crazy.

Just quick tips, you want to hit as many people with your ult+E as possible specially for the enemies' carries if you can. Sometimes giving up your own life if you can take out the mid and adc (if you ever have the damage and they make the mistake of mispositioning and sticking together for you) then it's definitely more than worth.

Your augmented q is nifty for repositioning and kiting with the speed boost you get and the damage it packs with a lichbane is something you do not want to mess around with.

As for your w, I see a lot of Viktors try to engage with it, though if the enemy team is any good they will just never stand on it long enough for it to serve as engage. It's still very good for reengage and to chain cc though.

By the way your E has no cast time and doesn't interrupt auto attacks, so if you're ever in range to do it safely you can do a q empowered auto plus E to burts the enemy instantly.

Limitanei11/14/2015, 3:58:09 PM1 votes

Augments basically make your abilities better.

Augmenting your Q gives you a temporary move speed buff after using it. (Buy this one after Augmenting your E!)

Augmenting your W makes all trapped enemies be dragged to the center. (Great in teamfights!)

Augmenting your E makes all enemies hit by your E take even more damage. (Get this one first!)

Your ult is automatically Augmented after buying all 3 Augments. (Upon buying all 3 Augments, your ult moves 20% faster, which is handy.)

Max your E first. It's your poke which you'll desperately need to use, especially now with AP midlane being so nerfed.

Your Q becomes more powerful if you buy a item 3100 because it adds onto the empowered auto attack given by using it. Personally, I don't buy Lich Bane, but if you want your Q to be -about- as strong as your E, go right ahead and buy one.

Your first Augment you should get is for your E, (which improves the damage), great for early to mid-game.

Max your W last. One of Viktor's downsides is he is kind of vulnerable at early-game due to not having very much mobility. When you have your W available, it will count as your anti-gank protection, so use it wisely. The cooldown is a bitch.

Allow me to explain the blue-purple laser thing. When you use your Q, you gain a shield (it won't block heavy damage of course, but it's nice to have), and your next basic attack within 3.5 seconds will do more damage than normal, hence the term "empowered". Once you have your Q Augmented, (typically you might want to Augment your Q after Augmenting your E) your Q will give you a temporary movement speed buff upon hitting an enemy. This is very useful for running away or chasing down an enemy.

Teamfights is one of Viktor's strong points. Remember that despite having massive damage potential, you're STILL squishy at close range, so don't try to 1v5 like a Vayne would do. For example, if the enemies are crowding up/gathered in 1 area, try to bait them into following you and then IMMEDIATELY pop your W. Then use everything you've got at them. (If you've upgraded your E prior to this point, you can deal good damage to 1+ enemy champs by using it here, as the enemies are neatly put into 1 pile by your W if you've Augmented it as well.)

Lastly, don't spam buy Hex Cores when you have the Gold, that method isn't effective anymore. What I like to do is upgrade my Hex Core every time I level my ult. (Basically, upgrade your Hex Core when you hit level 6, again when you hit level 11, and one more time when you hit level 16, IF you have the gold to spare. If you cannot spare the gold, then wait 1-2 more levels and upgrade your Hex Core.)

Hope this helps, and I apologize for the wall of text.