Best duelist pre lvl 6?

Joman767·4/26/2016, 6:15:50 PM·2 votes·1,288 views

I've been picking up champions recently that feel like they can invade/duel so many other champions. Kindred, nocturne, and shyvana are some. I want you guys opinion on who is the best pre 6 duelist in the game

What I mean is just a straight up fight with no other factors, dodging and using abilities efficiently,kiting, stuns, mobility and all the rest, before either player has lvl 6. If you are looking for a scenario I would say both players full health lvl 3 - 5 in the river fighting over a scuttle.

25 Comments

Chaos Milk Tea4/26/2016, 6:18:02 PM2 votes

LeeSin /:

Raiku Kawisa5/2/2016, 4:44:37 PM2 votes

Shyvana with Exhaust. People never expect the power of Exh in early duels.

The Deckowner5/2/2016, 5:11:43 PM2 votes

lee sin, graves, kindred

Crazy Chatter4/26/2016, 6:28:06 PM1 votes

Um, if it comes to total harassment, its Teemo . Ya, Ik i might get downvotes cause some think there are better, but trust me, as long as its pre-6 and no jg is around, he's gonna rek ya in top if he's good. If Teemo don't hide or starts with blind while fighting Garen or Darius , then you got time to feed.

Baunjo4/26/2016, 6:46:31 PM1 votes

Udyr Olaf Elise Rengar Khazix Skarner Trundle Riven to name a few

A Basic Island4/26/2016, 7:04:36 PM1 votes

lets get down TO BUSINESS

ViiLLAiN4/26/2016, 7:07:36 PM1 votes

i feel like if u wanna fight early it should be Graves Ekko LeeSin Shaco Sion Poppy Riven RekSai Aatrox DrMundo Darius Fiora Shen

MorganFreemanBot4/26/2016, 7:14:11 PM1 votes

The problem you're going to run into here is "What constitutes a duel?"

Is it a typical lane fight? Both sides try to harass a tiny bit, the person who lands theirs but avoids / mitigates the others then engages and tries to force a nasty trade on their enemy / all in?

Is it safely harassing the other person to death without committing to a fight / keeping their distance?

is it a scramble between large creep waves, both sides jockying not just to fight their enemy laner but hopefully to mow down the enemy wave at the same time in order to earn a damage edge via their own creeps?

Is it meeting in the jungle at a camp and trying to juggle its aggro onto one another to win?

Traditionally speaking, a duel is what Trundle or Jax want. Where they walk upto you, right click, and proceed to pound your face into oblivion whilst (ideally) standing in one spot while you do the same. In that regard.. Trundle and Jax are basically the best, with a couple of other contenders such as Aatrox, Yi, or Riven depending on what stage of the game it is.

When you start bringing in lots of other factors such as level disparity, creep waves, where the fight is, ect ect it becomes a much more malleable concept. In a we-stand-here-toe-to-toe-and-fight engagement, Jax beats the ever-loving snot out of Darius at most stages of the game. However in an actual creep wave in the lane phase, Darius is quite capable of handling Jax by harassing with Q every time he tries to CS and using his E to briefly dis-engage all ins and turn them around once the counter-attack has expired.

Abyssphere4/26/2016, 7:20:54 PM1 votes

XinZhao MasterYi Udyr Volibear

All of these feel pretty crazy early. Not sure how they do against Lee Sin but I certainly wouldn't be confident going near them, even on him. Volibear isn't TOO bad but if he has his passive he'll win every fight.

drake102nd4/26/2016, 7:57:07 PM1 votes

in my experience i usually would go for Shyvana , Kindred , or LeeSin as the strongest duelist in the early game jungle. even with the shyv nerf's she's one of the strongest pre 6 duelists, kin tends to spike at lvl 3 once you have her kit but she drops until she hits 6 and has stacks and her ult. Then i doubt lee needs an explanation.

Nekusen4/27/2016, 9:19:59 PM1 votes

Riven no mana infinite dashed extremely high damage even without items a shield cc synergy with Thunderlords. you name it

as you can have 3 skills at lvl 3 and you have no mana to worry about, you can spam them like there is no tomorrow.

JavelinJoe5/2/2016, 5:09:22 PM1 votes

Sona but wait for level 2 first for the heals. She has one of the highest burst damage in the game at pre 6 levels imo.

MotrColt4/26/2016, 6:19:12 PM1 votes

shaco, not just because he is a good duelist but because he can escape when things go south in enemy territory.

Hullabaloo9074/26/2016, 6:26:18 PM1 votes

Jayces damage pre six damage is really high if he lands his e/q combo. i havnt thought about trying jayce jungle before, but i think i will next game i play jungle.