You sit ever so quietly in my inventory
You never bug me
You never lash out at me
You are with me when I go on killing sprees, but you never make a sound
It's like you're not even there..
How will I ever remember to actually activate you...?
RiotMeddler59 votesZhonya's was an item I really struggled to use when I first started playing champs it was good on. Something I found really useful was telling myself to just use it provided the situation looked at least ok to do so. Since it's a long CD it's really easy to default to a mindset of 'I won't think about it until the perfect moment', at which point it's not part of your regular combat thinking and you fail to use it at all. Forcing yourself to use it, even if it's sometimes a mediocre use, gets you in the habit of thinking about it, pushing the button, assessing how effective the use was etc.
Might not be the right approach for you, worked for me though, so figured I'd pass it on.
IcyPepper14 votesThis... is actually really helpful advice.
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JevelFaithful3 votesAmen. I used to do the same with most ultimates and flash. The cooldown is actually "only" 90sec. WHen most ultis are on 60 sec cooldown, it's not that much longer. Or when you realise that flash has a 3 minute(!) cooldown and you use it liberally...
Undeadmerlin2 votesAmen. I used to do the same with most ultimates and flash. The cooldown is actually "only" 90sec. WHen most ultis are on 60 sec cooldown, it's not that much longer. Or when you realise that flash has a 3 minute(!) cooldown and you use it **liberally.... **
Ftfy
JevelFaithful1 votesThanks. My language sense failed me. Edited my first post.
Tannhäuser Gate1 votesit is 5
JevelFaithful1 votesWow they nerfed it that high?
11014364 votesI agree. It's easier with Morgana because I depend on it for initiations. With other champs its just there to back me up when things get dicey. I see what you're saying. Instead of using it for back up, just use it. Force it into my thinking.
test account1 votesMy mouse has number keys on the side. I just set Zhonyas to 1 and then sometimes I randomly activate it without meaning too. I find this is also an effective way to remind myself it's there, even if it's never up when I need it.
Soleka1 votesZhonya's was an item I really struggled to use when I first started playing champs it was good on. Something I found really useful was telling myself to just use it provided the situation looked at least ok to do so. Since it's a long CD it's really easy to default to a mindset of 'I won't think about it until the perfect moment', at which point it's not part of your regular combat thinking and you fail to use it at all. Forcing yourself to use it, even if it's sometimes a mediocre use, gets you in the habit of thinking about it, pushing the button, assessing how effective the use was etc.
Might not be the right approach for you, worked for me though, so figured I'd pass it on.
I have this problem with all activated items. I have to physically think about them or else I lose them in the QWER.
MrSlowDie3 votesI have this problem with all activated items. I have to physically think about them or else I lose them in the QWER.
that was me !! but I start using them after I give my alistar this build
I built it coincidentally btw, then when I realized "WTF with all of these actives !!"
Transvaal1 votesonce you get passed silver you start to use it regularly
its literally a life saver/kill obtainer
Samflash31 votesBut do you hate it when you bought Zhonya and you repeatedly press the button you normally bind it in a fight, end up dying just to find out that the inventory "sorted" it out for you?
I Steal Accounts1 votesBut do you hate it when you bought Zhonya and you repeatedly press the button you normally bind it in a fight, end up dying just to find out that the inventory "sorted" it out for you?
The inventory does no sorting on it's own. It does put your finished item in the lowest spot that u had any ingredient of that item in.
Make sure u drag drop your items into the spots you want to use when you buy them. I notice sometimes this doesn't work right moving in one direction and you have to drag drop the other way.
For example, it doesn't move your 2 spot to the 5, move your 5 to the 2
Creesyn7 votesKarthus bot taught me how to Zhonyas.
Ariaflux4 votesIt's even worse when I'm support/tank and has like 3 item actives + summoner's
@.@
It's why I can never play Dota
11014365 votesDude, when realize I have an item that could have shielded an ally that had just died.. it's a bad feeling :P
Ariaflux2 votesSo much...
Playing Braum with FotM, Locket, Mikael's and summoner Heal and watch my ADC die without using any of them.
11014361 votesHaha that's crazy bad. You must be very distracted in those times. Hopefully its not like that all of the time.
Raja Chachki1 voteswell, just a tip, don't take heal as a support, if your ADC is taking anything other than heal(Barrier/Ignite), then they have no idea what they're doing. Whenever I see an ADC with Barrier in Team Builder, I leave, because it makes me realize they don't care about their support, only their own life lol. As support, you can take Ignite(offensive supports), or Exhaust(defensive supports).
Ariaflux1 votesI see, thanks!
AquariusGine3 votesPlaying Diana improved my Zhonyas usage since it's so core to her gameplay.
Dive-> 1st cycle of combo > Zhonyas > repeat combo
I Steal Accounts3 votesI found it's easiest to have a comfortable spot for it, I use 2 for zhonyas because I WASD in every game due to my fps background. I generally have similar items in similar spots. IE:
1: Archagnels/Face of the Mountain 2: Zhonya/Mecurial Scimitar 3: DFG(I miss you so much)/Ruin King
I also find it's helpful to not put your potions in spots u use for activated items because you can create a familiar muscle memory and accidentally zhonya when u meant to potion etc
Start playing Lissandra, her kit is so dependent upon zhonya's u will gain a better understanding of it.
ladention1 voteshey! I play WASD as well! Do you use W for ult? Any tips/tricks for doing WASD League?
I Steal Accounts1 voteshey! I play WASD as well! Do you use W for ult? Any tips/tricks for doing WASD League?i D
I don't change the basic keyboard setup. Also on a more advanced note, using A and S for farming properly is a big deal for having a successful career in league. The sooner you get used to canceling and aiming your auto attacks with these the better.
CaptainTatertits2 votesIt's kind alike how unless I but my trinket right off the bat, I always forget it.
Yuki Akuma2 voteshttp://vocaroo.com/i/s1bQOtVu18lj I went ahead and did a recording of it, because it's so true. I main Anivia, so when I'm about to do I just go "Oh yeah I have egg I can do this" Then I remember "OH WOW I HAVE ZHONYA'S I JUST WASTED MY EGG AND THEY KILLED ME!"
EDIT: Accidently double posted.
11014361 voteshaha that was awesome. Thank you :P
The Chain Warder1 votesLol it's perfect. Makes it sounds like one of those fireside narrations.
I Main Swain2 votesI always activate at the very end of the game to say that I used it during the game.
Sdf931 votesxD
GrevSev1 votesWhenever fiora, Yas or Zed is around i never forget to use it
Otherwise I'm always forgetting it could have saved me from Fizz' shark or Mordes ult or LB's 1hko jump
EvilMerodach1 votesGet a feel for when they're focusing you, think about that in a fight, the moment when you can see the enemy wants to collapse on you, then mash it. Even if you're not in the best of spots, you'll likely waste a couple of their skills as they attempt to collapse on you, and get a bit of the rug being pulled out from under their feet feeling. Most likely, even if was kinda wiffed timing, it'll be made up for by how much they wiffed their timing by you doing it, putting you back on equal ground, except you got a second to check your map position and cooldowns, and they're mostly just looking at you with hungry eyes.
That should at least keep it being somewhat useful, and get you practiced at using it.
I have a problem now on some champs (
....) of mashing a button and then remembering 'Oh yah..I don't have hourglass yet, faakk'
11014361 votesThank you for the feedback. I've made the mistake of having on a different item slot. It's usually ALWAYS on number 1 but sometimes I guess I get careless. I'll be mashing number 1 and wonder why it's not working... It's number 2 dummy! lol
LankPants1 votesI got into the mindset of using it to dodge the first major ability I see coming my way. If I see a stun or nuke flying towards me and using hourglass won't put me in a super shitty situation I just pop it. You'd be surprised how often you Zonya's a Ashe ult and incidentally dodge two more spells just by chance.
alcatrazEscapee1 votesSoloution: Watch Keyori. (youtube.com/user/dissidiuswastaken)
"This is why I need a zhonyas!"
Tyvani1 votesThis is me 90% of the time. I get so excited when I actually remember it at a crucial moment.
Jamnon1 votesI usually put my actives on keys 2 and 3 and try to get at least one active no matter what role I play.
I always put defensive like or 
on 3
I usually dont get TWO actives unless it is a sightstone. Even as top lane I'll try to at least get yellow trinket upgrade.
The Chain Warder1 votesHere's my trick.
Whenever I have an item with an active, I move it to my 6th slot and have that bound to my spacebar. With that, I trained myself to follow the mindset of "Press spacebar to use that item you built that will save you." This could be anything from Youmuu's to Talisman to Locket to Zhonya's. If I have several items with actives, I always move the most relevant one to saving myself to the sixth item slot. If I have Zhonya's, I'll always move it to my 6th slot and bind that to spacebar. It helped me.
The only problem is that it's embarassing when I'm playing an AP support (let's say 
), and I built a Talisman and have that on spacebar for half the game. Then I build a Zhonya's and move that to my spacebar instead. Then I'm just like "Okay, here's a chase, time to activate Talisman" -Uses Zhonya's- "Oh..."
shinigamasama1 votesokay okay see a 
ult on you. ohhhhh snap gatto use mah