What do I do when 4-5/6 items are active?

abscondita·Jul 26, 2019·1 votes·1,601 views

Any further tip?I mean 1-2-3 are ok but I am noob when it comes to active items and when I am supp (now trying to main bard) I need more active items.Bard needs more active items and I missclick the wrong item lots of times or I forget to use it...I have improved on that but I feel suffocated sometimes...

P.S supp is my first or second best role and I like unique champions in general.Please do not put your support under pressure in chat,playing supp is one of the hardest roles in the game especially in teamfights and can actually reverse a whole game,especially because a lot of people underestimate it.Sometimes I feel like I’ve ran a marathon after game.I never said I didn’t love the role though.

13 Comments

usul1202Jul 26, 20192 votes

Find a keybind setup that works for you. It kinda sucks, but unless you're super used to it, hitting 6 and whatnot in the middle of a fight can really mess you up. If you've got another game you've played a lot and like they keybinds of, don't be afraid to remap it all. You'll suck for a bit while getting used to it, but I recommend having 5 item keybinds that you can consistently hit in combat, plus trinket and abilities and such.

absconditaJul 26, 20191 votes

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Find a keybind setup that works for you. It kinda sucks, but unless you're super used to it, hitting 6 and whatnot in the middle of a fight can really mess you up. If you've got another game you've played a lot and like they keybinds of, don't be afraid to remap it all. You'll suck for a bit while getting used to it, but I recommend having 5 item keybinds that you can consistently hit in combat, plus trinket and abilities and such.

I always play with asdf and cv for spells and summoners so I changed the numbers to space (this stayed the same) werty:> hope this will help!

usul1202Jul 26, 20191 votes

You've got the inverse of my setup haha. As long as it works for you, that's 100% of what matters.

absconditaJul 26, 20191 votes

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You've got the inverse of my setup haha. As long as it works for you, that's 100% of what matters.

Xd I’m having trouble with bard’s 4 actives + frost

usul1202Jul 26, 20191 votes

I setup to have 5 keybound items since that's what I usually max at for bard and zillean. 2 buttons are my 'priority hits' which I can cast easily in combat. This is for mikhails, glp, locket, and wards, that kinda stuff. 1 button is for emergency button (zhonyas, qss, locket if it's that kinda game), and the other 2 are causal hits, where the button should be more thoughtfully pressed, like redemption, spooky ghosties, & knights vow (i usually click that tho), and those are less convenient buttons but it's not much of an issue since they're not panic pressed.

Personal setup, so it may not be to your pace, but I did find it helped me get large numbers of actives under control when I categorized them.

absconditaJul 28, 20191 votes

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I setup to have 5 keybound items since that's what I usually max at for bard and zillean. 2 buttons are my 'priority hits' which I can cast easily in combat. This is for mikhails, glp, locket, and wards, that kinda stuff. 1 button is for emergency button (zhonyas, qss, locket if it's that kinda game), and the other 2 are causal hits, where the button should be more thoughtfully pressed, like redemption, spooky ghosties, & knights vow (i usually click that tho), and those are less convenient buttons but it's not much of an issue since they're not panic pressed.

Personal setup, so it may not be to your pace, but I did find it helped me get large numbers of actives under control when I categorized them.

Ty^^

absconditaJul 26, 20191 votes

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Find a keybind setup that works for you. It kinda sucks, but unless you're super used to it, hitting 6 and whatnot in the middle of a fight can really mess you up. If you've got another game you've played a lot and like they keybinds of, don't be afraid to remap it all. You'll suck for a bit while getting used to it, but I recommend having 5 item keybinds that you can consistently hit in combat, plus trinket and abilities and such.

Thank you :>

DuskDaUmbreonJul 26, 20192 votes

My suggestion? Get less actives.

Honestly, that's about all you can do. You'll know for a fact that predator won't be useful if you have to snap your hand in half to use it, so run something a bit more useful.

I assume you're a support if you have 6 actives. Push boots to slot 7, sightstone to slot 6, and then push items further back based on how often you need to use them. item 3050 , item 3109 , and item 3512 can sit pretty near the back because you don't often need to use them, and when you are using them it's usually pretty safe. Prioritize keeping item 3157 , item 3190 , and other reactionary items near the front. item 3146 fits fine as 3 or even 5. item 3905 can also sit around there as well. item 3107 should never be further back than 3, but it's fine on 3.

Essentially, items you need to use fast at a reactionary level need to go near the front (closer to 1 - I consider 2 the most important for actives since I find it easiest to press), and items you don't need to use often need to go in the back (towards 7 - 7 usually being boots).

Why not place items on 4? - Because 4 is trinket. Don't move trinket from 4, it'll fuck you up way too hard.

As an alternative, you could use non-primary mouse buttons for items, such as middle-click. Pick up a mouse with more buttons and that'll work. I personally prefer to use those for pings, but whatever's best for you is what you should do.

absconditaJul 26, 20191 votes

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My suggestion? Get less actives.

Honestly, that's about all you can do. You'll know for a fact that predator won't be useful if you have to snap your hand in half to use it, so run something a bit more useful.

I assume you're a support if you have 6 actives. Push boots to slot 7, sightstone to slot 6, and then push items further back based on how often you need to use them. , , and can sit pretty near the back because you don't often need to use them, and when you are using them it's usually pretty safe. Prioritize keeping , , and other reactionary items near the front. fits fine as 3 or even 5. can also sit around there as well. should never be further back than 3, but it's fine on 3.

Essentially, items you need to use fast at a reactionary level need to go near the front (closer to 1 - I consider 2 the most important for actives since I find it easiest to press), and items you don't need to use often need to go in the back (towards 7 - 7 usually being boots).

Why not place items on 4? - Because 4 is trinket. Don't move trinket from 4, it'll fuck you up way too hard.

As an alternative, you could use non-primary mouse buttons for items, such as middle-click. Pick up a mouse with more buttons and that'll work. I personally prefer to use those for pings, but whatever's best for you is what you should do.

This was very useful,thank you so much :> and I don’t move my trinket from 4 it’s good where it is I don’t wanna be placing wards next to my healthy turret accidentally :>

Darkdemon653Jul 26, 20192 votes

You can change the keybindings.

absconditaJul 26, 20191 votes

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You can change the keybindings.

I did.I don’t use the normal q w e r For spells.I always used asdf and cv for summoners.So I moved all of the numbers to space,w,e,r,t,y to make it easier and and it is but I am not used to it yet.I will eventually ^-^