Laning phase, push or freeze?

Kei143·Apr 8, 2016·1 votes·761 views

So I'm trying to improve my laning phase control, but I have no idea whether I should be shoving or freezing.

Alot of bot lane match ups I feel I should be shoving; esp against hyper carries where I want them to loose CS and we can push into the turrets, gaining more gold and trying to capitalize on their weaker earlier / mid game.

But sometimes I feel that a freeze is good, but can't seem to get the right balance behind a freeze. Esp against ezreal / lucians. Their supports just seem to heal the harass back up and those don't seem too effective.

Tips on decision making during laning phase on a more macro persepctive?

3 Comments

The DeckownerApr 8, 20161 votes

u dont have to shove to deny cs, if u are ahead enough u can just freeze the wave near ur side and zone the enemy away from cs.

if u are playing something like a caitlyn or ashe just aa the enemy whenever they try to go for a cs and keep repeating the process until the enemy adc has not enough hp to risk getting hit by u.

if u are playing good waveclear/highpressure adc like sivir just shove the lane all the way then go do a camp

Very Hard EngageApr 8, 20161 votes

freeze if you want a gank, push/pressure if the enemy is a late game scaler like veigar who cant really farm under tower well.

reasoning is they'll miss farm, or back, and maybe you'll get a towers gold lead.

if you freeze well you'll just be farming up, same as your opponent so you are banking on the late game and or trying to get the enemy laner to expose themselves for a gank/lead

myself personally, i freeze almost all the time because i farm better than the people im paired against so in time it gives me an edge and then i go in when its favorable for me. but i also wont pass up free poke when the enemy makes a mistake or hes going in for an obvious canon minion.

My Sea CowApr 8, 20161 votes

it depends on how you want to play the lane and your opponent. Is it Nasus? Definitely freeze by your tower so he has to over extend...someone that can't farm under their tower good? Push to their tower. Want ganks? Freeze. Won't be able to escape enemy ganks? Freeze

I personally love freezing fight before my tower and making the enemy over extend and get ganked