Fiora or Quinn or Volibear or Irelia

IIlIlIIIlIlII··1 votes·939 views

I have been main top for a while now but am looking to pick up another top lane champion. I am looking to carry low elo ques with it because I usually play with a friend who is in low silver and I cannot do well enough to make up for him or his team. I have narrowed it down to be between Volibear, Fiora, Irelia, and Quinn. I have seen all of them carry games. I enjoy playing bursty assassin or tanks with lots of crowd control and cannot pick which one to get. Please tell me what you suggest and why you think I should get this champion or even a build for them. (Yes I am thinking about Quinn top)

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Cale0172 votes

From what you said here, definitely Irelia.

Volibear's an alright top, he's one of my main jungles though and I feel that's definitely where he does best. Having to run through the enemy minions to get a Q off isn't really the best strategy for trading, and he lacks real escape mechanics since the MS boost on his Q is very meh when he isn't running at an enemy champion. Chances are that if someone's chasing you in lane and you're close enough to hit them with your slow, you probably won't be getting away anyways.

Fiora's all damage and no utility. She's unstoppable if fed, but if she falls behind she's practically useless. Bit too much of a gamble to try and carry in low elos as teamwork isn't really a very powerful driving force there. Most people are more worried about their own KDAs than making the right choices to get a victory screen.

Quinn is interesting, to say the least, and she has pretty safe laning phases because of her range and excellent poke. That being said, she isn't really a very hard carry, and since you end up building like an ADC with her she can be shut down in much the same way as one. Without the movement bonus on her ult her best escape mechanic is her targeted rebound, but that's only useful if the gap close to you. She might have a solid early game, but her late game isn't really the greatest as far as top laners, or even ADCs, go.

Irelia has a health amount of sustain, true damage, two different CC options, a targeted dash that resets on kills, and a ranged ult that applies her sustain. Her early game can be a bit shaky if you aren't careful, and she can have some mana issues if you're wasteful, but all in all she can survive well early game. She has a great midgame, and going into the late game can either be a highly damaging threat or an annoyingly unkillable offtank, and she has a LOT of different build paths based on what the enemy team is composed of. Several high health enemies? Build a BotRK. Squishies? Rush that Triforce. Falling behind? Start stacking tank now. Well ahead of the competition? AD through the roof and start blowing people up.

Out of the list you chosed, Irelia is the most solid top laner, and brings the most to the table. Even if I love Volibear to death.

She also has the frostbooty skin.

ƒæµ2 votes

Irel will be your best bet. Quinn is down right bad, Voli is currently actually pretty decent, and Fiora is a solo q carry one trick pony that will never do well against decent players.

Irelia is very consistent. Has always been above average. Playing lots or Irelia would be far better than any other champs you listed. She is far more versatile and well rounded. Irel really cant be hard countered or shut down when played well. Speaking of playing well, she has the ability to be played at a very high level. Simple at first but you will soon learn that her kit actually has a high skill cap when mastered. She is defs worth the investment of time, people always like having an Irelia on their team, and you can carry yourself and your teams to a very high elo... she's also fun. Good luck! :)

PrinceOfStorms1 votes

Irelia.

She's a bursty assassin tank with lots of crowd control.

KIei1 votes

Agreed. Not to mention her stun.

Leti the Yeti1 votes
  • top lane?
  • yoloq carry?

-laughs- just go tank and carry your team in a different sort of way

IIlIlIIIlIlII1 votes

Thank you all for your comments I have decided to get irelia and am loving her. I am struggling on an offtank build though so if you could tell em one or link it I would be appreciative.

Linna Excel1 votes

Rush a item 3057 as it gives her a big powerspike and turn it into a item 3078 asap. You can go all tank after that if you need to. That's how most people play her. If you need a second damage item item 3153 or item 3074 are good. If you are jungling with her you probably want to rush a devourer then rush a TF.

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