Why Top Lane Sucks

TheHappyLad·11/4/2016, 8:41:51 PM·9 votes·1,894 views

In top lane there are 3 types of matchups:

Melee vs Melee

Ranged vs Melee

Ranged vs Ranged

Melee vs Melee: 1 misplay and you die. Oh well, I died once. Oh wait, since you're melee the other top laner can stand in front of their minions and freeze, and you will NEVER GET A CS EVER AGAIN.

Ranged vs Melee: Jayce vs Melee, Kennen vs Melee, Quinn vs Melee, all have one thing in common. They have ridiculous poke and anti-gap closers that make it hell to lane vs them, and they have a good mid game, so the only thing you can do is stall to late game where they get outscaled. But oh wait I'm playing Irelia/Darius/Renekton/early game melee champs. RIP.

Ranged vs Ranged: Very rare in soloQ, but this happens in every other lane... do we really need to have this shit in top lane too? Current LCS meta Jayce vs Kennen.

Top lane sucks :(

24 Comments

Big Lincoln11/4/2016, 9:31:24 PM13 votes

but melee vs melee is why I love top lane

I get to stomp people to death and duel them every time either of us goes for a minion

it's the manly lane and the playerbase is ruining it >:(

Ralanr11/4/2016, 9:14:57 PM7 votes

As I said in meme and games: every top laner hates fighting every top laner.

Marshbouy11/4/2016, 9:27:16 PM2 votes

Mid lane has this issue too. Hell, every lane and the jungle have this issue.

Critmaster Garen11/5/2016, 1:16:17 PM2 votes

i dont think melee vs. melee is that stompy.

even when behind, it still feels like its possible to freeze lane at the turret and cs in relative safety. because if you do, then the enemy melee will take turret shots every time he tries to trade with you.

you can still come back with better lane manipulation.

meanwhile ranged champions can poke you out of lane under your turret without even taking shots.

five oh tree 11/4/2016, 9:08:44 PM2 votes

But... irelia beats ranged champs....

VladTheMage11/5/2016, 11:40:02 AM1 votes

I love melee vs melee. However if any enemy gets early kill and farm advantage you can't comeback. Had a game today where with Vayne ADC I came back from 1/5 and ended up carrying with 60k damage 17/9. In top lane you can't do that.

Brain Errör 40411/5/2016, 12:41:49 PM1 votes

You missed the other 3.

Pantheon v Melee Pantheon v Range Pantheon v Rage

Tychusfindlay91911/5/2016, 1:23:38 PM1 votes

Darius has a very solid late game if u can play it well.

Praise be to the juggernaut update for that, sorry huekaiser mains.

1 800 Top Lane11/4/2016, 9:16:03 PM1 votes

Lol

Talisid11/4/2016, 9:39:54 PM1 votes

I've had many games where I died in melee vs. melee and got control of the lane back. If they just sit there and freeze you can roam mid or jungle and put pressure on the map to force them to do shit.

TheHappyReaperz11/4/2016, 10:55:01 PM1 votes

Top lane, IMO, is the best lane. I don't really care if ranged people come top, they are easier to kill than other tanks. There is always a way to beat the enemy laner.

EROTIC RAID BOSS11/5/2016, 5:13:29 AM1 votes

kinda hard to think of a solution to the fact that melee characters have to melee lol.

I really like the extended range they gave on a lot of champions last year though