Helpful Tip: Learn to Pick a Tank

Hardstuck G4·5/2/2017, 1:51:50 AM·7 votes·1,536 views

Yes, a lot of tanks are boring and just farm until they don't die. (Malphite) However, there are fun tanks, and people need to pick them. If the first rotation reveals that your team is going to be lacking a tank, adjust around it, otherwise your team lacks a huge part. In a game that extends past 25 minutes, tanks are one of the most needed roles. Don't just pick damage and try to carry, try to pick a tank and soak the damage for carries. It helps win, I promise [slayer-jinx-wink]

31 Comments

Zero Skill Tank5/2/2017, 3:22:04 AM9 votes

Right now actual tanks suck ass. It is almost always better to pick a fighter.

Dasdi965/2/2017, 4:19:38 AM3 votes

While playing a tank can be beneficial for your team. It sometimes feels masochistic if you pick a tank into darius and they have a vayne adc.

Ralanr5/2/2017, 1:54:57 AM3 votes

List of very fun tanks: Sion Poppy Galio for top. Alistar (if you have the moo cow skin) TahmKench Leona for support. Zac Sejuani for jungle.

Just my experience and the jungle options are about to come out as reworked.

Incarceration5/2/2017, 4:12:39 PM2 votes

Tanks are fun, though. I like playing Malphite, Poppy, Sion, etc.

Redesignated5/2/2017, 2:04:59 AM2 votes

And ideally, pick a top-lane tank. Most jungle and support tanks struggle a lot right now in comparison to top lane tanks.

La Belle Sauvage5/2/2017, 8:16:40 PM1 votes

I too tried Brand, but so far I've had the most luck with Sona, especially with below avg. Bronzie ADCs. Good point though.

Daddy Tie Me Up5/2/2017, 8:43:30 AM1 votes

How about we get rid of tanks and... and everyone has to use brain to win the game?

Big Lincoln5/2/2017, 3:53:04 PM1 votes

there are fun tanks

not after next patch

La Belle Sauvage5/2/2017, 4:08:46 PM1 votes

As a Sona main I always struggle​ with this decision, because I feel my best chance to contribute is Sona. The times I've went Taric, Leona, or Braum, my lane suffered because I couldn't either heal the ADC from bad trades or the ADC didn't follow up on my stuns.

I concede this is most likely due to low elo play. I find that Avg and below average, low elo ADCs fail to capatialize on cc from Tanks in lane. Often they're out of position.

Also, my play isn't perfect and I make plenty of mistakes. This is an opinion based on my observations​ of ADCs while climbing from B5 to B3.

Variks the Loyal5/2/2017, 5:45:47 PM1 votes

Also, if you're mid lane, you can pick Galio to be your team's tank from there, so you don't need to relegate yourself to top, jungle, or support necessarily.