So I have a local tournament coming up soon, and they're forcing me to play top.
Usually I play Nasus or Tryn top, but Nasus' early is too weak and exploitable, while Tryn probably doesn't provide my team a tank. Shen is also in my sights but his laning is just SO WEAK.
I'm considering Renekton, but please leave some feedback.
ShuffledPancake3 votesIrelia,Gnar,maokai,hecarim etc
Keiji Kiryira2 votesNasus, if you're good, you can stay in lane til level 6 without recalling, once went 8-0 only recalling once as Nasus
Griefer1 votesPeople usually in higher elos will pick hard Nasus counters. I had to ranked vs a gangplank and it was living hell. When I freeze lane to farm he would just Q when I went to Q a minion. Still managed to get like 400 stacks at 24 mins but boy it was living hell.
Ser Garland2 votesPlay whomever you're best at. If you decide to play a first time Gnar cause he's strong in the top lane, you're going to lose the tournament.
Thévenin1 votesKnowing Gnar, Maokai, and Hecarim give you flexibility in lane picks and they are all very strong atm. Gnar is a strong lane bully and Mega Gnar is an insane teamfighter. I build BC and full tank unless very far ahead, then I will pick up a BotRK as well. Maokai is a fantastic peeler, works very well in a double ad comp (such as varus mid and another adc) and is very tanky with his ult. He can sit on a catalyst while picking up a frozen heart and visage, which makes him near impossible to kill in lane and mid game fights, and finishing the righteous glory helps him initiate if that's what your team needs. Hecarim can be very tanky and hurt a lot with just a triforce into defense items, and the teleport homeguards map presence is real.
Griefer1 votesMaokai, better jungle? I've seen him top in the LCS but never see him top much.
McAllister1 votesMaokai is top 77% of the time in high-level play. He used to be very poplar, but is now only moderately so.
McAllister1 votesStick with Nasus and bring a flask and flash/TP to lane. You're hardly exploitable. Farm under tower if you need to, you're pretty good at it.
Griefer1 votesI have considered him to be my one trick pony, but knowing that high elos won't let you farm, it's really not worth the effort.
Considering Irelia, Renek and Maokai for my tournament.
Ben Sharpio1 votesi take bard top lane, rengar, zac, singed