Matchup question

one must be safe as all hell for as long as possible. hope to god your team helps you survive for 10-20 minutes. after that if you're even or atleast not 4-5 kills worth of gold behind you stand a chance. good luck

Haven't played in a while but when you're a Mage against an ad melee champion you generally want to poke them as much as you can. 3-4 auto attacks can do more damage than your abilities lvl 1. Auto him whenever he tries to get cs (although don't chase him as you will get a lot of dmg from minion agro). You can also try using your e & w if possible. Back off when you think he's going to detonate a barrel near you.