How do I deal with bursty AP characters?

Fadedpf·Mar 16, 2015·1 votes·313 views

I don't know about you but it seems every game there are AP mages/assassins with insane burst which can barely be shutdown from how crap mr is.

And man good luck if you are a low burst/low mobility mage (rip veigar)

I how to deal with these AP mid-laners sometimes but even with and some HP I feel the wrath of their spells exploding me.

2 Comments

MrPerson10Mar 16, 20152 votes

Each of your examples has clear ways to navigate around them with few exceptions.

Ahri is skillshot based and reliant, without her charm she can't 100-0 you. Stay mobile. Akali item 3102 + CC Annie has an indicator on her stun, don't come within range when she has ult/stun potential if you can help it. is immobile and relies on a placement spell, stay mobile. Fizz heavily nerfed recently, dodging his fish eliminates his utility (slow) and a lot of his damage. Katarina hard CC, she's predictable. Lissandra you don't really want to face off against Liss without swarming her with ranged damage, she has point and click hard CC. Nidalee Qs cost a fair amount of mana, especially early and are dodgeable if you keep moving Xerath lacks mobility, fully skillshot reliant - mobility screws him right over. Velkoz see above Diana save CC, she's predictable to R in as soon as her Q goes out onto a carry. Chogath Deal with him early, he's less threatening through the mid to late game - though it's admittedly not as easy as it sounds, his kit does provide a lot for him Kennen I don't play enough against Kennen to really say anything here, but he has poor range and is open to harass. Malzahar immobility, relatively long CDs - all of which are avoidable DoTs. Engage when Silence is on CD.

TwistedFate Lux are hardly low burst.

TF particularly is capable of deleting most champs with only his core item 3174 item 3020 item 3100 completed

Something assassins all have in common: predictability. There are no exceptions there, every assassin is predictable in sheer playstyle. Immobility usually comes with utility, which for the most part, can be avoided. For example, Annie lacks decent waveclear without using her W - push into her face, force her to choose between turret damage or using her stun.

I have a feeling I missed one in there somewhere, but you get the point.