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Late game Twitch is underwhelming, with nerfs heading his way. . .

IsmokeOregano·11/30/2016, 8:13:56 PM·2 votes·845 views

Let me preface this by stating i'm not opposed to the twitch nerfs, he is very strong especially early game.

Been playing a lot of Twitch lately (before and after preseason) and he is definitely strong. I always do great in laning phase, usually coming out of bottom with a significant lead. Snowball hard into mid game, usually something like 7/2 by the 25 min mark. When team fighting starts i seem to fall off hard though, no matter what i build. I usually rush IE/BT for AD followed with a runaans or PD for AS. Lord dominiks third against a tanky comp, BORK if not. Standard build for me : item 1055 item 3117 item 3031 item 3046 item 3153 item 3036 item 3026

Any advice on my items to help me survive/kill before i die? Twitch is suppose to be THE adc for shredding an entire team (cept maybe kog) ...Twitch has no escape mechanism (close range) , especially now with the stealth changes; so i am extra cautious with my my positioning...follow tank, save ult for when they grouped. Fact of the matter is i can be 7/2 at the 15 minute mark but by the 30 min mark cant 1v1 the enemy jinx. Maybe i just need to git gud.

13 Comments

LF Annie11/30/2016, 8:17:48 PM2 votes

item 3153 item 3085 item 3031 item 3072 item 3006 item 3036 = pain

Eedat11/30/2016, 10:24:00 PM2 votes

Late game Twitch is underwhelming

Lol what?

AgentBlack11/30/2016, 11:44:56 PM2 votes

You're probably winning lane because Twitch is overtuned, but you're not itemizing well - and that may weaken you later in your build. Twitch's power should scale exponentially with each item, and he has one of the best late games of the ADCs. You generally have two build orders depending on the game:

For early dueling (and snowball) potential, go BotRK --> RH --> another Zeal item --> IE. If BotRK isn't enough to handle their tanks, get a Last Whisper item. Otherwise, finish with Mercurial Scimitar or Bloodthirster; whichever makes you safer against their comp.

For raw damage and teamfighting, go BF Sword --> RH --> IE --> another Zeal item. Go BotRK instead of a Last Whisper item if you can get away with it. Finish with Mercurial Scimitar or Bloodthirster.

Typically your second Zeal item should be Phantom Dancer, and your defensive item should be Bloodthirster unless they have hard engage or long-range CC. You can sell Berserker's Greaves late game for another Zeal or defensive item, if you can afford to lose the speed. Your damage will be insane regardless with 80% crit - beyond that, staying alive is better than more damage.

Lux HD11/30/2016, 8:19:33 PM1 votes

Twitch can go die in a fire, he's cancer as fuck and his mere presence in the game requires your entire team to play differently than normal.