What are your options against AD assassins as an ADC?

KiwiTheTORT·1/24/2016, 8:13:34 PM·3 votes·1,295 views

So I'm still in placements so I don't know who it is sticking me with but I find that as an ADC I get no peel at the moment and ad assassins run a train on my face starting in the mid game (most specifically Zed/Rengar). What would be my strategic and itemization options in this situation? With AP I can at least buy a Maw and remain fairly offensive in my build. My problem is with AD assassins is they generally walk/stealth/blink right past my front line who are diving in at the enemy caries and murder me regardless of how far back I am. In fact if I am too far back it's even worse because then the team just completely ignores the assassin. and they get an even more free kill.

I generally run Ashe when I need to ADC by the way. I just want to improve my play to hopefully make up for any shortcomings I may have from my team.

Thanks.

14 Comments

Unlucky Number71/24/2016, 8:20:17 PM9 votes

phantom dancer, or death's dance.

EndlessSorcerer1/24/2016, 8:33:06 PM2 votes

Personally, Varus is my main ADC when I have to play the role. Against AD assassins, I try to stay far back poking with Q until they either use their combo or dive onto me. I can group with my team to take advantage of my poke and teamfighting ultimate while denying the enemy assassins to pick me off isolated from my team.

However, with the popularity of Rengar Jungle and Zed Mid, I've given some thought to picking up Urgot as a situational ADC. He can lock down assassins with his ultimate and build durability (i.e. Black Cleaver, Frozen Heart, Ninja Tabi, Sterak's Gage) while maintaining his damage.

I'd probably recommend getting Phantom Dancer as your attack speed/crit chance item and Bloodthirster as your lifesteal item. After you have built Infinity Edge and the previous two items, I would recommend getting a defensive item (i.e. Guardian Angel or Randuin's Omen) if you don't immediately need Black Cleaver or Lord Dominik's Regards for armor penetration.

D357R0Y3R1/24/2016, 8:22:43 PM1 votes

doublelift built item 3143 against talon ADC in a game

MysteryinShadow1/24/2016, 8:24:52 PM1 votes

I do remember reading something about Rengars hating when you get Sterak's Gage and a BT, because they'll pop the shield and if you're on par or better than his ADC, you might be able to lifesteal through it. Same thing could apply to zed with solely QSS and BT though.

Manadar1/24/2016, 9:51:30 PM1 votes

shoot them

Raka Flaka MD1/24/2016, 8:17:39 PM1 votes

play Malzahar adc.

La Barbotte1/24/2016, 11:29:28 PM1 votes

you do realise that the assassins are built to destroy mages/adc's, its your teams job to peel them off

Cowgirl Ed1/24/2016, 8:19:20 PM1 votes

You have no options, because you are supposed to die if you meet an assassin. You are an ADC, a very fragile but powerful type of champion. Game is team based, remember EDIT: That's why ADC is so much hated as a role in casuals and fun, at least for me and my groups