Which tank is the most mechanically complicated?

Veraska··1 votes·2,196 views

So when I think of mechanically complicated champions I generally think of Champs like, syndra, orianna, maybe zed and yasuo, champions who require pretty good micro skill and are punished for getting caught by cc because they are squishy, with tanks however they don't get punished in the same way since they stack health and resistances and most of the tanks I play like maokai, sion, and nautilus are pretty easy to play (sion being the hardest out of all of them in my opinion)

So are they're any tanks that have the same mechanical complexity as the squishy play making mid laners? Also note I'm not talking about tanky fighters like shyvana or mundo, they're job is to dish out damage while being tanky, (it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't any high mechanically demanding champions in that class either)

whose the hardest tank to play? Where the room for error is high and cost of a mistake is great. What do you guys think?

Also if you wanna tell me who you think the most mechanically demanding bruiser/tanky fighter is, go right on ahead

11 Comments

Ionian4 votes

Gnar. Very overloaded kit with lots of things to learn, many skillshots, requires managing the rage bar. High skillcap imo.

Hasztalan21 votes

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Gnar. Very overloaded kit with lots of things to learn, many skillshots, requires managing the rage bar. High skillcap imo.

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AtheosisX1 votes

Only a tank some of the time...

Cowgirl Ed2 votes

half of the champs in here are not even tanks lol

Minrog2 votes

It depends if you are looking for difficulty in regards to positioning Zac Bard , clicking speed Riven , or combo execution Leblanc .

I think if you are just looking for a tank that is also an assassin you're going to end up as Irelia . Because the basics of playing the kit would negate two other character archtypes if they were combined together.

ShuffledPancake1 votes

Sion is the hardest to land skills but not the hardest tank. imo

Veraska1 votes

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Sion is the hardest to land skills but not the hardest tank. imo

I would agree with that out of my experiences, his Q and W delays are painful sometimes, who do you think is the hardest tank tho?

YossarianSensei1 votes

LoL lacks body blocking which is a pretty important tank mechanic in other similar games

That aside, I'd say Olaf is pretty hard to play optimally (if you consider him a tank anyway). Its tough to spot the right situation to all in for an immobile melee, spontaneously pop all your buffs, and run in to spell-weave weave/ orbwalk quickly and efficiently.

Thresh Outta Fux1 votes

Alistar Has the W+Q combo that requires quick fingers to pull off, but once you get the hang of it he's easy.

Braum Can have some pretty neat tricks if you learn to time his skills properly, but functions well regardless.

Nautilus The pre-rework Nautilus was a lockdown machine if you knew his mechanics and timed your abilities right. New Nautilus is just Espam. Really sad. His W used to be his bread and butter skill that made you good or bad, now any moron can take him top or bot and just mash E.

Rammus Seems pretty simple, but new players may not realize what job his kit is supposed to accomplish.

Skarner Is pretty complex. And with the new minigame on his passive (the new TERRIBLE IDEA that locks skarner into the jungle rather than allowing him the option to lane) makes him have even more complexity.

TahmKench Feels really gimmicky. Really really gimmicky.

Urgot Tank Urgod.

Masked Lunatic1 votes

If you were to include tank supports then i'd say braum because he needs to manage mana alongside not wasting his block ability + a braum's skill depends on the effectiveness of his combos while managing to protect his adc.

doiminat0r36001 votes

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