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Tanks in toplane vs bruisers

NiceHPBar·12/4/2017, 1:51:32 PM·2 votes·722 views

I dont post much about gameplay but I just felt like asking for advice, I main Yasuo ( please dont hate me im sorry he is fun to play) and Aatrox ,I normally play toplane to avoid Zed's that safeplay till 6 then proceed to nuke me with duskblade , but lately ive been going up vs Malphites and Shen's who can deal triple my damage and have double my hp on top of rushing Ninja tabis and thornmails. So... whats the counterplay, ive tried playing safe but I just get dived by Hecarims out of no where or Rammus taunts and the annoying part is that even though i do manage to outplay sometimes and ult both the laner and jungler they still survive??? AFTER TAKING 5 TURRENT HITS + AN ULT. Or on the flipside with Aatrox i dont even have time to charge up my passive and i end up being Nuked by the toplane Malphite So im open to advice. Sorry if this is ignorant in any way Its just my experiences

3 Comments

Metleon12/4/2017, 2:01:40 PM3 votes

Tanks kept their armor from runes while you lost 12 mr from runes. Tanks like Leona, maokai, and malphite can do a ton of damage now because they didn't lose magic pen like mages (because they didn't run the marks) and everyone lost 12 mr.

The Real A Twice12/4/2017, 4:24:55 PM1 votes

Are Yasuo and Aatrox “bruisers?” I thought they were “fighters” or “skirmishers.” They are definitely more squishy that champions like Garen, Darius, or Yorick.

Tanks generally win extended all in fights (especially after they buy Bami’s cinder) because of their high base damage. They start with all the damage that they need, whereas Yasuo and Aatrox need time and gold to buildup their damage. Don’t fight early because you haven’t scaled into the game yet and are squishy. Ban ornn and/or moakai. Build BORK.