The hookers of bot lane! Theory crafting

General Elephant·10/15/2013, 3:13:29 PM·2 votes·502 views

I think thresh nautilus bot lane would be really fun. Critilus and tank thresh is really fun, or you could go ad carry thresh and support naut, though I feel naut's natural tankiness makes him better suited seeing as he has a ton of self peel, and thresh can hook and slow for nautilus, and naut can follow up flashes with his hook.

This is just an idea. Anyone else have some input?

9 Comments

AlexWC10/17/2013, 1:54:07 AM3 votes

Read "hookers of bot lane." Expected Miss Fortune, Officer Caitlyn, etc. somewhat impressed by maturity on beta site.

I like Blitz and Darius for the kill potential.

Brorippie10/15/2013, 4:18:30 PM1 votes

thresh, blitz, naut, and ahri. The ultimate pull team! Pretty sure if you combined that with a strong ap or adc then you could shut down the jungle and most team fights. Also would be a fun dominion team. I use thresh in dominion and push bottom and can hold the bottom turret next to their base by pulling them to it and keeping them there.

Solan Stonewhip10/15/2013, 4:57:28 PM1 votes

never thought of ad naut tbh. i've seen him top built with some AP and he can be strong because of his cc and shield. but it sounds like fun. not sure it will ever catch on. because that lane would be relatively counterable. as their hooks can't go through minions. you'd get a lot of surprise though for a first time strat against lower elo. lemme know how it works out!

my friend does support naut, and it can be effective. but caitlyn is his bane. ez too. i'd imagine corki is now too buff for him. i've seen thresh adc once or twice. it's stronger than expected, but his range isn't really long enough in my mind anyway. that doesn't mean you can't do it though :P

i think it kind of loses a lot of his utility which is really what makes thresh so op.

ploki12210/15/2013, 5:46:21 PM1 votes

AD naut is a no-go because you can't CS unless you're in a 2v1 lane.
AD thresh could somehow work, but you'll need a very good naut/blitz with you honestly.

In either cases, it's not high-level competitively viable, and it's 100% sure to be a hell out of fun.

General Elephant10/15/2013, 11:59:24 PM1 votes

There are some Ad naut videos on youtube. I was skeptical too. Was.

LargerJackolope10/17/2013, 12:48:08 AM1 votes

Thresh blitz is generally the strongest combo. Thresh's flay does bonus magic damage on hit based on how much AD you have, and can grow to ridiculous numbers with a lot of AD. Blitz is a better support because he has far more limited range, and with a low CD on his power fist, he can keep people CCed while Thresh does most of the damage.

Ekohz10/15/2013, 3:42:59 PM1 votes

I've personally played thresh blitz, but not with Nautilus. Keep it posted!

AD naut would be disgusting with a hydra

CryHavoc2110/17/2013, 4:54:04 AM1 votes

Darius might work for botlane, but he would get kited by most supports or a single Ashe. He would have to abuse the bush/pink wards to get a leg-up. Maybe he should start Healt/Mana pots + 2-3 pink wards. 1/13/16 masteries? Edit: also exhaust, probably