Is any of Gangplank,Elise or Katarina a good choice for a beginner?

Kecskehere··1 votes·949 views

Hi

I'm still pretty new to the game,tried out quite a few champion already,those 3 is what i like,especially Elise.I saw in some stream that Gangplank was banned,why is that?And is Elise or Katarina not wanted in higher lvl games?

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lllusive Man1 votes

kata yes elise and gp not i think

alasarcher1 votes

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kata yes elise and gp not i think

Not even Kata. Kata requires alot of skill to play properly. Thats why most noobs who take her, end up 0:15.

Nanas1 votes

From these champs only Katarina is a good choice for a beginner

xl Kirito lx1 votes

Gangplank has a lot of potential to be incredibly effecitve, especially at higher levels. At the level you're at, he's not bad, just not really able to be used to his fullest extent. Elise is incredibly strong, again at higher levels. I see her played pretty consistently, but I'm at a pretty low level myself. Katarina is incredibly easy to win with at lower levels, but at higher levels she's easy to counter.

They're all fun champions imo. Katarina's probably the strongest based on where you're at currently, imo.

Gubaguy1 votes

Kat doesnt get picked becuase shes too easily counetred by literally everyone. nealry every champ has SOMETHIGN to negate her ult these days, and attempting to jsut combo someone with her QEW can easily result in you ending up in a bad position and dying instantly.

Vesarixx1 votes

Elise has a somewhat complex kit for a newer player, she is good at applying early pressure but doesn't scale as well with ability power as some other mages, instead relying on magic pen or building tank later in the game.

Gangplank is banned a lot because of his late game damage output, his barrels can chunk enemies for ~75% health, but hitting them can be difficult especially since your opponents can also hit them to disarm them and ruin your combo. You can build Gangplank as a bruiser with a bit more durability and do fairly well though due to his W making him able to escape CC effects and giving him extra effective health.

Katarina is a bit simpler, but has an exploitable laning phase, vs other new players she can definitely pub stomp though as they will be unlikely to be able to capitalize on her weaknesses. You are reliant on getting resets in fights, so be sure you can get the kill before going in. Generally you will want to use Q to farm at a distance, you can max it if you want but I prefer to max W first for wave clear and the speed boost. Save shunpo (her E) for escapes in lane in case you get ganked until you get more comfortable with her.

For newer players I would usually recommend Annie Soraka Varus Warwick Garen so you have someone relatively simple for each role.

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