Who is supposed to leash blue/red? Top, bot, mid?

GrenadesAndHamm·Aug 3, 2018·1 votes·2,076 views

It's more for the leash toward the top lane. It takes so long for top to get to lane then it does mid for that buff. Who is supposed to do it, top or mid?

I'm sick of junglers expecting me to leash as top (Yi last game), then when I finally get to lane, I'm already down cs and the laner has much better position.

8 Comments

Quiet DudeAug 3, 20182 votes

Side lanes should always leash if jungle goes to the buff closest to them. Mid minions have a short ways to travel and get to lane quickly

MrHaZeYoAug 3, 20182 votes

The side lanes.

DuskDaUmbreonAug 3, 20182 votes

Usually, it's top over mid, for a multitude of reasons:

Top is tanker, and has higher base AD than mid, meaning top can take a hit or two, and the monster goes down faster
Top has higher odds of starting with a CC ability than mid, meaning less hits taken overall to both leasher and jungler.
Top usually doesn't use as much mana as mid with their first ability, meaning they're set behind less resource-wise if they leash instead of mid
The minions start fighting in mid about the same time the monster spawns, limiting your effective leash to 2-3 autos and an ability, tops, before they have to go back to mid if your mid leashes, whereas top has 10 additional seconds.
Top usually has more innate sustain, meaning they can recover from their leash before mid will.
You can reach top faster than you can reach mid after leashing on red-side. Blue-side, it's faster for mid, but you're more likely to die if invaded because of the shit position you're in.
Mid usually is the one to roam and counter-roam most often, meaning being down a single minion worth of experience is more harmful for mid than it is for top.

There are more I missed, sure, but I got most of them.

Also, all these reasons are why bot is usually the one to leash (they leash faster, don't use quite as much mana, have innate sustain, start CC abilities more often...) - and why most junglers will often either solo clear raptors or something, or just start with their botside buff, even if that buff won't be terribly useful for them.

420 gramsAug 3, 20181 votes

The side lanes do since mid minions die sooner.

Pika FoxAug 3, 20181 votes

Everyone is supposed to defend the jungle, and everyone who is near the camp is supposed to leash. Mid is always supposed to leash, but leaves quickly.

SuperLuigiLXIVAug 3, 20181 votes

Side lanes.

Deez CritsAug 3, 20181 votes

As others have said, top lane should leash in your context. It is shorter to mid lane but the minions also reach mid lane sooner.

A leash on the top side is suboptimal in terms of damage most of the time. Don't spend any more time hitting it than you would have if you were bot. Leave early if you need to establish your position in lane. You won't shave off as much damage off of the buff mob as the bot lane would and that's OK.