A plea from a MidLaner: Make the first buff spawn 10 seconds sooner.

DOUBLE TAPPED E··1 votes·1,157 views

I've noticed a trend at the rank I'm playing in (It's high Silver / low Gold, not sure if this is true in higher Elo as well, never been there) where the lane that leashes the first buff gets the first gank, even if it's a bad gank.

I main Kat, I have 600k Mastery on Kat, almost 1200 games. If I get a lead the game is over. The issue is: I NEVER have priority at lv 1 unless my lane opponent is late and I can proc my first q dagger on the whole backline and get a bounce on the first wave. My lane opponent is almost ALWAYS just outside my tower when I hit level 2, and If the jungler comes just as I hit level 2, lands their combo, and I Q-E-Auto, the enemy either FLASHES MY DAGGER or DIES. That's it. Those are the two possible outcomes. Those are both very good outcomes.

It never happens though. I mention this in the pre-game. "Hey I'm up against Ahri Ekko Kassadin Leblanc Lux Orianna Sylas Talon Yasuo Zed Zoe they will push early and if you come around 2:15, I'll hit level 2 and we either get flash or a kill."

They don't though. They always help the lane that leashed for them. I can't leash, the best I can do is throw a Q over the wall and pop the plant to get back to lane and I JUST BARELY make it in time to Q the first 3 creeps before I miss exp.

Can I outplay my opponent sometimes despite this and get a solo kill? Sure. That isn't the point. The point is that Katarina is a HARD SNOWBALL champion that will take over the entire game when she gets ahead, but nobody seems to care because I'm not leashing for them.

So, please make the first buff spawn sooner so I can get in a few autos or something, and give my jungler an impression that I am also on the team.

13 Comments

Tremaursen3 votes

I honestly just miss starting anything but buffs and not have been trolling. I fondly remember starting wolves and smiting them for that sweet vision against invades

DOUBLE TAPPED E1 votes

Kayn ? :DDD

Frikgeek2 votes

He's talking about Season 5 jungling with camps providing various buffs when smited(wolves gave you a ghost wolf that will patrol your jungle for vision). Also in Seasons 1-4 small camps spawned before buffs did so junglers would often start with those, there was even a degenerate meta in Season 3 where the toplaner would start wolves to get lvl 2 off the first minion(because the wolves spawned so early that you could reasonably kill them and get to lane without missing xp on certain champs).

DOUBLE TAPPED E1 votes

I know I started in late season 2 ;P my point is that you can start raptors if you go Kayn. Trying to meme here, unsuccessfully apparently.

Sona Ping1 votes

I honestly just miss starting anything but buffs and not have been trolling.

I got what you were going for.

FOR JUSTICE1 votes

generally the lane that leashes has a decent amount of cc.

an assassin midlaner cant guarantee the kill a lot of the time because of this, especially when playing into a ranged match up because there usually isn't a reason for them to step up passed the midway point. the same rule of no cc also applies if its a non tank jungler as well.

DOUBLE TAPPED E1 votes

I mean, I can chunk them for 50% of their HP at level 2, if the jungler comes and hits their initiation, assuming they have one, it's a flash or a kill, 100%. QEAuto Electrocute, pick up the dagger, auto e auto ignite, and they are dead with jungle help.

Death is the best CC.

PhearBunny1 votes

nobody ganks a lane becaue said laner leashed...…

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