Need new top laners to play

Bent Pixels·Oct 2, 2018·5 votes·7,261 views

I love playing in the top lane. The amount of pure power of top lane champions is awesome to play with in my opinion. I am currently a Fiora main but I want to expand my champion pool and learn more. My preferred requirements are...

I love bruisers (champions who can handle 1v1s and 2v1s without a problem)
I love split pushers
I will not play Teemo, Quinn, or Kayle (basically no ranged champions)
I don't prefer tanks, but I would give them a try
I like champions with a high learning curve
I know a little bit of Yasuo, Riven, Illaoi, and I just recently started playing Kled

If you have any questions about my preferences or anything else in general feel free to ask me. If you have an champion suggestions for me, please let me know!

Thanks for reading!

P.S. Current builds and runes on the champion would be helpful too :D

41 Comments

RalanrOct 2, 20188 votes

Gangplank is always an option.

Sir PrepuziusOct 2, 20185 votes

could someone explain to me the downvote?

webstar1995Oct 2, 20184 votes

I guess there's a GP hater?

BLIGHTBRINGEROct 2, 20184 votes

I upvoted because I thought it would be nice.

420 gramsOct 2, 20184 votes

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could someone explain to me the downvote?

I didn't but I wouldn't recommend Gangplank to a new player

TokogawarufOct 2, 20181 votes

Leftover salt from the long time that GP has been OP i guess.

I agree with Ralanr, GP is great in the right hand, fun to play, has a good topic (hes a pirate whats not to love) and a high skillceiling (ghostbarrel, even if i find that almost cheating) I´d also recomment GP.

Sire HippingtonOct 2, 20181 votes

he said 'basically no ranged champions', and while GP in theory has melee AAs, he basically is a ranged champion in how he plays, especially duering lane. In most matchups, he only uses his melee AAs to applie the passive and then uses the ms to get away, unless he smells a kill and tries to go all-in after pokeing you over and over again.

Also, not really fitting the bruiser lable and the other picks he plays so far.

Bent PixelsOct 2, 20181 votes

I completely forgot about him! Thanks for the response :)

Noor SakataOct 2, 20185 votes

Camille Irelia Jax Kled Renekton Urgot

HydroxlicOct 2, 20181 votes

Soraka

AlzonOct 2, 20184 votes

The OG king of 1v2s is Renekton. His splitpushing isn’t the greatest, though, since he doesn’t take towers fast (but he does instantly delete minion waves).

If you’re looking for a good champion who can both 1v2 and splitpush, Nasus is your best bet. His “learning curve” is almost entirely macro, meaning both that veteran players can pick him up quickly and that newer players can learn vital game-wide skills with him. His only downside is that he doesn’t really exist as anything more than a cannon minion until he gets Sheen. Once he has Triforce, t2 boots, half a defensive item, and 200+ stacks, he can easily 1v2 most opponents.

theChibiTinaOct 2, 20183 votes

I think Irelia fits most of your criteria fairly well. She's can fight well. She has strong wave clear mid/late game and can probably split push pretty well. She has a moderate learning curve. I think she's fun to play and she's considered pretty strong. You should give her a try.

Bent PixelsOct 2, 20181 votes

Thanks for the reply! I have actually played a bit of Irelia and she was fun I just sucked with her. Ill be sure to give her a second change though!

Mael JadeOct 2, 20182 votes

Yorick sounds like a champion that could fit in here. Split pushing bruiser with a lot of damage only the learning curve (mostly: how to handle your ghouls ) is not as high as you might like it

BisaknospOct 2, 20182 votes

Camille Fiora Jax Irelia or lose basically

webstar1995Oct 3, 20181 votes

Renekton Teemo beat those champs EASY

Necro Warrior87Oct 2, 20182 votes

Nunu. Don't question it. Just do it. and Believe

Metro ManOct 2, 20181 votes

I have found champions like Darius Jax Tryndamere Garen can handle 2v1 and are good in 1v1 with and Garen and Darius have great splitpushing if they build a item 3078

webstar1995Oct 2, 20181 votes

Garen is strong for solo Q but i think he just boring and too simple (coming from a lvl 6 mastery Garen lmao)

Metro ManOct 2, 20182 votes

I just play garen as a counterpick to champs like Riven and Yas Top and I have found that he is a good champ if its 3 AM and you just need to turn your brain off for a bit

webstar1995Oct 2, 20181 votes

Panth is a cheese champ but he wins against almost every top laner and counters teemo/quinn (if you dont like them) he is almost pretty good against Akali and Yas. Renekton is my fav bruiser if you really want a 1v2 champ. His healing and dashes make for great outplays. He counters Darius, Riven, and Fiora so thats good....also can beat Teemo post lvl6 pretty easily.

HommeGoujonOct 2, 20181 votes

Renekton is one of the best champ I've played.

Check this dude if you want more info: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/RTO_LOL Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfAzHq5tIEi8pTUOZ9gdCw/videos

He's got a guide on Mobafire that is quite nice.

Enjoy

Lord GuanOct 2, 20181 votes

T R Y N D A M E R E

minus 25kOct 2, 20181 votes

Fiora can split can 1 v 1. if you are fed enough, can 1 v 5 even. decent learning curve and very rewarding once you master

Forhonor321Oct 2, 20181 votes

Darius is a pretty good bruiser and top tier at the moment. Plus he's fun to play from my experience

Camille is good from what I understand and with her items I think can split push pretty well and has a high-ish learning curve

Fiora is just a dueling, split pushing monster

Tryndamere is the literal definition of split push and (while I hate it/him) his ult can be good for 1v1 or even 2v1 in some cases

Yorick might be the best of what you're looking for in terms of split pushing and a bruiser

TehNACHOOct 2, 20181 votes

I will not play Teemo, Quinn, or Kayle (basically no ranged champions) I don't prefer tanks, but I would give them a try

Sounds like these guys are the champs you wanna play to diversify your champion pool.

Also nobody's said Trundle yet so, Trundle.

SociaI JusticeOct 2, 20181 votes

play proxy smite tryndamere, its the most fun you have ever had playing league when you get decent at it.

Sire HippingtonOct 2, 20181 votes

If you want to be slightly off meta:

Diana can work great with an ap bruiser built( item 3115 item 3001 item 3068 are great options) and catches most peiople off guard as they have no experience playing vs her, and if you get ahead you can easily splitpush and 1v2 She seems somple, but there are alot of small things that make a big difference for her especially in toplane, so she has a supprisingly rewarding learning curve.

Vi also is very underestimated as a bruiser top that can become supprisingly strong if you are experienced on her

For more meta conform picks:

Poppy would be a great bruiser/tank hybrid that you can use to complement teamcomps while still haveing a strong lane and bruisery feel. She also can work with somewhat agressive builts, especially if you get a lead.

Jarvan is a solid bruiser top that needs some experience to be a strong laner but comes with the benefit of incredible potent roams and teamfighting

Camille basically is THE bruiser/skirmisher for people that like a high skillcap, she's very versatile and incredible strong once you mastered her, amongst the best splitpushers/duelists in the lategame, nearly on par with fiora, but also with strong teamfight potential and powerfull roams/skirmishes thx to her mobillity and the ult lockdown.

AtlªsOct 2, 20181 votes

Ryze

ZackTheWaffleManOct 2, 20181 votes

Karthus

ApollyonBainerOct 2, 20181 votes

Lulu

Shrek LuigiOct 2, 20181 votes

Olaf is an absolute monster, and doesn't fall-off as hard as many toplane fighters do. Olaf Olaf Olaf

Shrek LuigiOct 2, 20181 votes

Jarvan, wukong, trundle and renek are are also great, but require a bit of knowledge on matchups to consistently do well with.....if you play Fiora this shouldn't be too foreign of a concept. Picking someone like trundle or renek in particular into an unfavorable situation can be a complete nightmare.

Rman127Oct 2, 20181 votes

Try out mordekaiser. He is a split push god and can 1v2 in lane

The God DevilOct 2, 20181 votes

I personally enjoy Nocturne top.

imprôviseOct 2, 20181 votes

Go camille

Bob the ToastrOct 2, 20181 votes

Illaoi

Andrex2500Oct 3, 20181 votes

Warwick

Start item 2033 ,rush item 3077 and sheen item 3057 . Your core items are item 3078 , item 3748 and item 3053 . Max W»Q»E. Take short trades with Q,poking them down until you can get them low enough to all in.