Patch 7.1: Top Lane, The Split Push Lane

Meep Man··4 votes·1,886 views

Ok, so, with the coming changes to Zz'Rot Portal in 7.1 and the Jungle still looking like it will favor ganking Bottom Lane in the next patch, I think split push champions will be great in Top Lane. Since so much pressure is going to be directed towards Bottom Lane, having the potential to forcefully draw attention away from there or nab a ton of towers is huge. Heck, who cares if Bottom Lane is getting crushed when your team gets that sweat first tower blood gold from the enemy team not noticing the Yorick that just killed his lane's tower before 9 minutes. How? This:

Voidling Structure Damage per level increased to 20 (360 at 18) from 5 (90 at 18).

That's some serious damage for those that don't know. Especially every 4th Zz'Rot Portal bug which deals bonus damage based on health. Of course, this came with some other trade offs to the item, but those overall don't matter unless you you trying to use the Zz'Rot Portal to stall, which is for what a wussy would do. Anyways, with this increased pressure on towers in Top Lane especially, split push champions that can use this item just got a lot better, so: Singed Yorick Trundle Shen Expect these guys in particular to rise up in the next patch.

9 Comments

ChaddyFantome2 votes

increased to 20 (360 at 18) from 5 (90 at 18).

Literally quadrupled the damage.

Time for the Church of the Godyr to reopen. Udyr

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The base damage quadrupled, but scaling damage is unaffected. It's a huge damage buff for sure, but probably not as big as 4 times.

SGT Dingle Berry1 votes

I was thinking about spamming some Jax games, can't stop the split push in low elo.

Meep Man1 votes

Jax would be good as well. Honestly anyone who can FORCE the enemy team to come Top Lane would be great in this meta.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

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I was thinking about spamming some Jax games, can't stop the split push in low elo.

yeah good luck winning your lane with jax. the best split pusher is yorick and he actually wins most of his lanes.

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Rip tanks who tried to Zz'Rot the lane and roam instead of perpetually being stuck in a duel with the enemy laner.

Orangesilk1 votes

Nautilus Can be a surprisingly strong splitpusher too, start dorans, back, second dorans, rush that Zzrot and become a nasty unuduelable push machine.

Spoofghoul1 votes

all aboard the Proxy Sion train

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Darth StepVader1 votes

I don't consider zz'rot to be worth if you actually have to drop it in front of the tower for the "voidlings" to reach it(which will pretty much be the case with the increased health loss). It's better to play champs that can blow up the tower anyway(Fiora Irelia Jax Jayce Kled Nasus Camille Garen Riven Tryndamere Yasuo )

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