Who do you find a lot of fun to play mid lane?

TaoistMaster··8 votes·7,541 views

I am looking for a new mid laner to play.

Any suggestions?

85 Comments

Eraest973 votes

WHY CAN I ONLY UPVOTE THIS ONCE!!!

Lore Ventus2 votes

Don't worry about it. I got your back.

junglerboy163 votes

Always! #RemembertheSkittles

RazorTS14 votes

Malzahar, its so satisfying to have your E jump around minions and champions and he kills all those tanky frontline champs without any trouble

Vecuu3 votes

While I second this suggestion, remember that some opponents who play Malz on occasion will understand how to avoid his E and the scariness of your full combo and stay far far away from you.

That's when you wait for a jungler and Flash+E+R

tifas left elbow4 votes

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Malzahar, its so satisfying to have your E jump around minions and champions and he kills all those tanky frontline champs without any trouble

So much this. And he's so versatile on top of that.

Other than him, try Viktor or Vladimir. Both have really good poke and both can be incredibly tanky even on mid.

Summonerrr 110 votes

Well what I suggest would depend on your reason for wanting a new midlaner...

Did your main get nerfed? Rotate your pool to be more diverse.

Do you have issues with skillshots? Try a skillshot-centric kit like Ahri , Xerath , or Syndra .

Are you wanting to try out a mobile midlane assassin or burstmage? Zed , Yasuo , or Katarina are always solid choices.

Are you having trouble with a specific matchup? Try playing around with specific champions until you find one that is a decent counterpick.

I personally tend to master the champions that I have the most trouble playing AGAINST first, then go from there.

My mid mains are Brand , Mordekaiser , and Xerath . I play Zed , Velkoz , Orianna , and Akali (even though I own her) as much as possible when they're on free rotation, not only because it helps me stay loose when laning against people that main them, but also because mirror lanes tend to teach you certain things about champs that aren't normally obvious in non-freeweek. Like how much you can poke with Zed's Razor Shurikens and Akali's crescent blade... throwing... thing...or whatever.

Above all, support your team, have fun, learn new things, and never stop improving.

rinsujo2 votes

Underrated post. +1

TaoistMaster6 votes

I want to play AP Kog.. lol

Zirzon5 votes

Hey, he used to be one of my favorites! And don't let people tell you he's not viable any more... He definitely is. Though maybe a bit difficult in the mobility meta...

Currently I'm enjoying Velkoz and Viktor a lot though. I guess I just really enjoy the immobile mages.

And then AP Ezreal mid is fun too.

DrCyanide2 votes

AP Ezreal is one of my favorites. The combination of poke, burst, and mobility can be incredibly rewarding if you can land your skill shots.

Zirzon1 votes

If only people would not deem it awful before they even see it played... I don't know why some people just seem to hate Ezreal, and AP Ez even more. Though I typically prove those outspoken nay-sayers wrong on the post-game damage to champs graph anyway.

rinsujo1 votes

I quietly hate Ezreal the moment he's picked. But I hate him quietly, I don't rage, I don't qq, I don't say a word. If he's bot, I quietly resign myself to a loss because of the vast number of players down here in bronze that can't play him worth a damn. But if he does well, I make sure to congratulate him, because there are those rare few players who can do well with him. I almost never see AP Ez down here, but when i do, it's generally someone who knows their stuff.

My complaint with Ez is nothing to do with the champ - Just that most of the time, in my experience, the summoner doesn't know what they;re doing. It could be a bronze thing though.

TomA3X1 votes

The amount of times I have semi lost a botlane Ez -> caitlin matchup only to snowball in from cross map ultimates. It is relatively easy to hit someone recalling, it teaches map awareness like nothing else. He's probably my favourite adc and I have some ridiculous kda on him in ranked.

Wheatloaf2 votes

Props if you can find someone that doesn't enjoy Vel'Koz (and if their reasoning is "he's bad" it doesn't count).

acepil0t1 votes

Absolutely love the champion. His passive is so rewarding with the little white triangle burst when you actually get it on someone.

Eraest974 votes

Here is what you need to do.

  1. Call mid
  2. Press Random in champ select
  3. Win game
  4. Own Riot
  5. Repeat
Death by Kayn3 votes

Vel'Koz is a blast.

single eboy2 votes

I main Katarina so naturally I find her to be extremely fun to play in mid-lane. I also like Ahri and Fizz if I feel like playing something else. Talon is also my kind of assassin even though I rarely play him - for whatever reason. Katarina Ahri Fizz Talon

Spicay2 votes

Comment got deleted for having too many Yasuo pictures on it (but don't worry..shitposting, hentai spam and constant unwarranted spam complaint threads are fine), so I guess I'll just put down 1.

Yasuo

Take the time to master Yasuo and you will look like a god. It also helps that he is extremely fun to play.

LostSoul6662 votes

My favourite Mid laners are currently Mordekaiser , Malzahar , Karthus , and Viktor I just bought Kassadin and have tested him out. I find he is alot of fun.

magic pole2 votes

Chogath is pretty fun.

has some nice CC and NOM NOM to deal with those pesky assassins. Also gets some extra health and amazing sustain from his kit.

also...Kalista haters...guess who else can outsmite junglers >:)

AND he just got a nice little texture update.

chaddyboy1 votes

she*

acepil0t1 votes

Cho'Gath is not female last time I checked.

Gank in Progress2 votes

i like veigar since i like to make ballsy plays and carry my team by flash-stunning the enemy adc

you should try it at first his stun is hard to hit on smartcast but he counters high mobility champs pretty well since they cant jump around because you instastun th...

wait...

..............nevermind -.- item 3070

Squidblimp2 votes

Also, Full AP Cho'Gath. Your ult gives you health and makes you relatively tanky, and your abilities have great AP ratios.

Scrook2 votes

I really like Vel'Koz. His Q lands so often from people not knowing how to dodge it's second part and his skillshots have a lot of combo potential

Shogunai1 votes

I'm a jungle main; however I'd sayMalzahar Viktor Swain. Also it would help if we know what you currently have and a brief description of your play style is.

Keevalroy1 votes

The old DFG Ahri, Revive / TP Karthus (give Revive back) Akali, Riven

The Paulrus1 votes

If you want some fun people who aren't necessarily meta, try AP Varus or Heimer. Both farm well and are a lot of fun.

Nauthes1 votes

Ezreal is secretly an amazing AP mid laner. The Damage on his ult is insane and when you kill someone who is at 50% health from across the map you cant help but to let out a scream of joy

junglerboy161 votes

I'd recommend Viktor. He's a little challenging to play but he is stupid amounts of fun once you get good at your laser. I'd be wary of him too though because he has started seeing some pro play and getting attached to something when Riot may be preparing to nerf them is kind of a sucky experience.

Heimerdinger Is also one of my personal favorites, but he requires a certain taste for utter lane bully domination, with a large amount of strategy and tactical play rather than the standard QWER=Deletion style a lot of mages seem to have.

JJ H0G1 votes

AD crit DPS Katarina is the dumbest thing ever. Kids don't know bout dat Phantom Assassin roleplay.

bad arcade kitty1 votes

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AD crit DPS Katarina is the dumbest thing ever. Kids don't know bout dat Phantom Assassin roleplay.

i am an immaterial girl!

i played pa just for that her cry much like enchantress for her 'sproink' (:

bad arcade kitty1 votes

katarina, ahri morgana is strong but not fun

Buttigieg 20201 votes

Play ap urgot mid it is op.

chaddyboy1 votes

Hmm. It would be nice if you included which mid laner you played before. I personally enjoy playing Annie Ahri Talon . Ahri is more difficult to play successfully because of her skill shots and her kit, but she feels the most rewarding to do well on. Annie was the first mid I played with relative success because of how simple, yet effective she is. The only thing you really have to master is ulting 'correctly' in team fights to hit as many people as possible (or simply their carries). I'm still learning Talon but I enjoy playing him.

Oh, and I also really like Nidalee because of her versatility, though, she feels unreliable in laning phase because it is hard to land spears on competent opponents that stand behind minions; however, if you do land a spear, you can very easily out--trade or kill by using your ult on the 'hunted target.' Late game she also seems very risky because she has to be in melee range for maximum damage. She seems really fun, but imo, requires a lot of skill to master her versatility and a smart player to make the right decisions.

Skia Asteri1 votes

Morgana Annie Anivia Cassiopeia

Raxicor1 votes

When I mid I love Malzahar though recently I've taken a shining to Ziggs. Also Anivia is a ton of fun. If the opponent has a banshee's spell shield just cast your stun through them and activate it behind them. Boom, still stunned~

Solidair31 votes

Karma

WindboundWarrior1 votes

Ive been having some fun with kat, always fun to get pentas and have the other team rage at u :P

RaiseYourBortles1 votes

Xerath

Only Play Darius1 votes

Katarina Nocturne Karma Morgana

Squidblimp1 votes

Jinx mid is fun if you aren't again an assassin. She's good against Akali though, you can poke her and zone her before she is level 6, and if you zone her enough, you can win a duel with her when she hits level 6. You can drop flame chompers and shoot your zap into her stealth shroud too, which is great. :)

soliznoel1 votes

i played Riven mid alot when i mained her last season because she is just so fun to play, but it depends on what you like, i always play off meta things like full AP Jax (not recently) , full crit/AP Alistar , and even full crit Blitzcrank sometimes. The more practical mid laners though are Zed Yasuo Heimerdinger Ahri Katarina Kassadin , and riven if you know the match ups

Keevalroy1 votes

i played Riven mid alot when i mained her last season because she is just so fun to play

Another mid Riven player?? I don't feel so lonely anymore!

Magical Lil Girl1 votes

Cassiopeia Diana Galio Karma Leblanc Lux Morgana Zilean Ziggs Velkoz TwistedFate Talon Syndra

KING ATTILA1 votes

I had success against zed with Tryndamere mid. Once i was snowballing, I kept ganking and it was so fun.

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