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Drains For Gains··2 votes·2,838 views

Hello, I have been looking for a champion to main and I still have continued to struggle finding someone for me. So I making a list of things I enjoy in a champion in hopes that someone might have a clue of who I might fit.

  1. I enjoy having mobility
  2. I prefer to be manaless
  3. I enjoy having a decently high skill ceiling so I have room to improve constantly
  4. I like the ability to carry
  5. I like being able to take a champion to multiple roles. Ex. Talon top or mid
  6. I enjoy a champion that has a unique play style.
  7. I love hunting people down so assassins might be optimal. I played Nidalee and enjoyed her, just didn’t feel like I could carry very hard.
  8. I enjoy having a good amount of burst so I can one shot someone who is fed
  9. I would like to have even a small amount of cc so I’m not completely useless when behind.

Thank you for anyone who can potentially help me.

Edit: Would rengar potentially fit these standards for the most part?

36 Comments

Bent Pixels2 votes

According to what you said above, I think you should play Akali. Soooo much burst damage, somewhat mobile, easy to learn but hard to master and be good with, can fuck up carries, can EASILY carry, can be played mid or top, and doesn't rely on mana, but rather fast regenerating "energy" which can be helpful in certain situations. She really is a bitch to lane against and her Shroud (w) is really annoying, and her ultimate is fun af with low cooldown.

Oh, and she is an assassin. This one guy on YouTube with the name of Professor Akali has very good guides and gameplay on Akali and should easily be able to get you started

Drains For Gains1 votes

Akali is getting her rework soon so I will probably try her again after that comes out.

OmManiPadmeHum2 votes

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Hello, I have been looking for a champion to main and I still have continued to struggle finding someone for me. So I making a list of things I enjoy in a champion in hopes that someone might have a clue of who I might fit.

  1. I enjoy having mobility
  2. I prefer to be manaless
  3. I enjoy having a decently high skill ceiling so I have room to improve constantly
  4. I like the ability to carry
  5. I like being able to take a champion to multiple roles. Ex. Talon top or mid
  6. I enjoy a champion that has a unique play style.
  7. I love hunting people down so assassins might be optimal. I played Nidalee and enjoyed her, just didn’t feel like I could carry very hard.
  8. I enjoy having a good amount of burst so I can one shot someone who is fed
  9. I would like to have even a small amount of cc so I’m not completely useless when behind.

Thank you for anyone who can potentially help me.

Edit: Would rengar potentially fit these standards for the most part?

Honestly, it's going to be REALLY hard to find one other than Riven if "manaless" is a dealbreaker. The only drawback is that to be at the level I presume you'd LIKE to be on her to do exactly what you are saying...You'd need a TON...and i mean TON of time played on her to even be close. Knowing when to use the triple Q, when to dash/shield, how to wall hop (or even which ones you can), etc.

Other than number 2, I think Ekko might be a champ you could be good at, but he does have mana. ekko can be played Mid/Jung or even Top lane effectively. He has insane mobility with his dash through walls, he always will have high ceiling because you need to learn how to ult and position just perfect in every team fight, he can carry hard, he is VERY unique in playstyle and even if you fall behind, his poke and shield/stun bubble is always useful in teamfights.

Drains For Gains1 votes

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Honestly, it's going to be REALLY hard to find one other than Riven if "manaless" is a dealbreaker. The only drawback is that to be at the level I presume you'd LIKE to be on her to do exactly what you are saying...You'd need a TON...and i mean TON of time played on her to even be close. Knowing when to use the triple Q, when to dash/shield, how to wall hop (or even which ones you can), etc.

Other than number 2, I think Ekko might be a champ you could be good at, but he does have mana. ekko can be played Mid/Jung or even Top lane effectively. He has insane mobility with his dash through walls, he always will have high ceiling because you need to learn how to ult and position just perfect in every team fight, he can carry hard, he is VERY unique in playstyle and even if you fall behind, his poke and shield/stun bubble is always useful in teamfights.

Manaless isn’t a deal breaker although I do prefer not to have mana I know how to manage it pretty well as I have played champions like karthus, vel’koz, karma, and Olaf

Bazooka Blade2 votes

play Rumble https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/kfGQqbsO-rumble-vu-new-buff

Drains For Gains2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Bazooka Blade,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=cjoxLjA7,comment-id=0009,timestamp=2018-04-23T16:25:57.561+0000)

play Rumble https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/kfGQqbsO-rumble-vu-new-buff

I tried rumble on free rotation he did seem quite unique.

DerMangoJoghurt1 votes

Have you tried RekSai ?

Drains For Gains1 votes

I have tried rek’sai it’s been a while, but she felt really slow in killing people.

Gibberwatt1 votes

um. riven?

Drains For Gains1 votes

Isn’t Riven just a top laner?

DW Diana1 votes

Yeah you just described Akali to me... Professor Akali has a good guide on how to play/build her and loads of videos of him going against different matchups. Just remember as she is a squishy champion you will likely feed a lot with her to start with. Also there's a MASSIVE difference between playing her top lane and mid lane so be sure to learn both.

Another option is Diana if you can learn to deal with SOME mana (she doesn't really suffer from much mana issues thanks to her passive/fixed ability cost). She can go mid, top and jungle. She's easier to learn, about as hard to master (you'll start by spamming her abilities but over time will learn there IS a right order depending on the situation, and yes it is very important!)

Drains For Gains1 votes

Diana seems interesting I might try her out.

DW Diana1 votes

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Diana seems interesting I might try her out.

Cool. There are several ways to build her, I'd recommend roa first as you're new to her with lichbane to follow. Gunblade is also a good option, and don't forget with oblivion orb, sorcerer boots and sudden impact you do close to true damage to most squishies xD

Drains For Gains1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lord Loki1987,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=cjoxLjA7,comment-id=000400000000,timestamp=2018-04-23T16:48:15.969+0000)

Cool. There are several ways to build her, I'd recommend roa first as you're new to her with lichbane to follow. Gunblade is also a good option, and don't forget with oblivion orb, sorcerer boots and sudden impact you do close to true damage to most squishies xD

I’ll probably purchase her when I level up and thanks.

DW Diana1 votes

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I’ll probably purchase her when I level up and thanks.

No worries. Happy to help :)

Full Crit VelKoz1 votes

yasuo he has a knockup unlike akali who doesnt have any cc at all and he has higher skill ceiling

Drains For Gains1 votes

I might look into yasuo also.

Best Ekko NA1 votes

Shen

Just play Shen top, fits everything on your list except burst, but when fed you still do a lot of damage so it's close enough.

Drains For Gains1 votes

I’ll look into Shen also, I never have been super good on tanks.

Best Ekko NA2 votes

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I’ll look into Shen also, I never have been super good on tanks.

With Shen the only damage items you need are Sunfire Cape and Titanic Hydra. From there you can just build full tank items and he still deals quite a load of damage (not really burst though). He's probably the best champion to main because he's good as a solo laner and split pusher but also can save your teammates and get into fights from across the map (even without teleport).

His W blocks auto attacks, which means he's also really effective at roaming or ult'ing Bottom lane. If you get good at Shen you can single handedly win both your own lane and bottom lane at the same time, which in this meta is pretty damn good considering how much influence Bottom lane has on winning games.

ROYALR3IGN1 votes

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Hello, I have been looking for a champion to main and I still have continued to struggle finding someone for me. So I making a list of things I enjoy in a champion in hopes that someone might have a clue of who I might fit.

  1. I enjoy having mobility
  2. I prefer to be manaless
  3. I enjoy having a decently high skill ceiling so I have room to improve constantly
  4. I like the ability to carry
  5. I like being able to take a champion to multiple roles. Ex. Talon top or mid
  6. I enjoy a champion that has a unique play style.
  7. I love hunting people down so assassins might be optimal. I played Nidalee and enjoyed her, just didn’t feel like I could carry very hard.
  8. I enjoy having a good amount of burst so I can one shot someone who is fed
  9. I would like to have even a small amount of cc so I’m not completely useless when behind.

Thank you for anyone who can potentially help me.

Edit: Would rengar potentially fit these standards for the most part?

Riven, Yas, Katarina, Trynd

Drains For Gains2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Korean Jhin,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=cjoxLjA7,comment-id=0008,timestamp=2018-04-23T16:23:25.119+0000)

Riven, Yas, Katarina, Trynd

Ty

AlienPrimate1 votes

I agree with the Tryndamere suggestion.

  1. highly mobile with his E
  2. rage instead of mana
  3. he has a high skill ceiling in the macro game but is pretty simple mechanically
  4. can easily hard carry
  5. can play top, jungle, and sometimes mid depending on matchup
  6. He is a melee ADC with a "can't kill me" button. That's pretty unique.
  7. You split push and hunt down squishies. His role is fighter, but can serve as an assassin against lone carries.
  8. As someone once put it for Twitch, Tryndamere has "sustained burst"
  9. This is the only thing you are lacking in with Tryndamere. He has almost no CC. He can still be useful when behind and easily catch up with split pushing though.
Drains For Gains1 votes

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I agree with the Tryndamere suggestion.

  1. highly mobile with his E
  2. rage instead of mana
  3. he has a high skill ceiling in the macro game but is pretty simple mechanically
  4. can easily hard carry
  5. can play top, jungle, and sometimes mid depending on matchup
  6. He is a melee ADC with a "can't kill me" button. That's pretty unique.
  7. You split push and hunt down squishies. His role is fighter, but can serve as an assassin against lone carries.
  8. As someone once put it for Twitch, Tryndamere has "sustained burst"
  9. This is the only thing you are lacking in with Tryndamere. He has almost no CC. He can still be useful when behind and easily catch up with split pushing though.

I see

webstar11081 votes

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE but not in the Jungle

Drains For Gains1 votes

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RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE but not in the Jungle

Rumble ADC obviously. “Rumble ADC is this the new op?”

EyelessbobBarker1 votes

Mordekaiser

Drains For Gains1 votes

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Mordekaiser

Morde is unique, but I feel like he just doesn’t suit me from prior testing of him.

EyelessbobBarker1 votes

restricting yourself to play champs that use no mana is no fun, assassin wise i love playing shaco he has a unique play style, can jg, mid, top, and hell even supp

Drains For Gains1 votes

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restricting yourself to play champs that use no mana is no fun, assassin wise i love playing shaco he has a unique play style, can jg, mid, top, and hell even supp

Shaco seems fun, I just haven’t got around to him yet.

densi1 votes

Riven

Drains For Gains1 votes

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Riven

I’ll think about she has been greatly suggested to me on this board so far.

Drains For Gains1 votes

Now I am just wondering as I did add that edit into my post a while ago, I was wondering if Rengar might fit me.

BroLane1 votes

Kennen

Drains For Gains1 votes

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Kennen

I’ve actually been playing a bunch of Kennen lately

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