Changing the bot lane

ADepressedLeona··2 votes·215 views

Now that ADC's are cropping up in almost every role... why not build a champion from the ground up that's NOT an ADC, yet still works with a support in the bot lane?

I applaud what you tried to do with Mordekaiser... WAIT PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN, especially you Malicious Metal... I liked what you guys (Riot) tried to do, but you clearly went about it the wrong way. You tacked things onto Morde's kit that were blatantly unfair to the point where he was perma banned at worlds. You brute forced him to work in the bot lane (While ruining his solo lane). However, I think guys have a great opportunity to build a NEW champion from the ground up that's not an ADC to work with a support in the bot lane. Really think it over, what works? What doesn't work? What's fair? What's unfair? Is it a challenging task? Yeah, probably, but I believe it can still be done

With the way the season is right now, you have a pristine opportunity to give us a champion that's not an ADC but works well with a support in the bot lane, and I encourage you to do it.

2 Comments

JRobin311 votes

Actually plenty of non-adc champions work in the bot lane, but ADCs carry. In other words, the point of surviving the laning phase is to be able to do consistent damage later on.

Vesarixx1 votes

There is already an assassin that works pretty well in the bottom lane. Though some people mistakenly think that this champion is an ADC

Quinn

Actually Jhin is a pretty good example of this as well since he's more like a mage than an ADC

As for what works you could look at some of the melee champions that currently do well vs ranged opponents

Akali Braum Amumu Chogath Diana Ekko Fizz Fiora Gangplank Kayle Yasuo XinZhao Tryndamere Talon

Some way to negate or lessen the effects of autos, either a dodge, shield, sustain or stealth, some ranged abilities to farm more safely and mobility to get onto your opponent, sustain is nice as well.

some way to prevent being CC'ed would be important as well if this champ is melee

otherwise scaling better with gold than with levels is important since laning with a support will mean splitting XP, uness this champion is meant to 1v2

AP Ezreal , Karthus, Cassiopeia, Azir, Gangplank, Yasuo would all be some good current examples of this. Good scaling and decent sustained damage is a definite perk.

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