Who should I get next out of Riven, Gnar, and Quinn?

Drains For Gains·May 13, 2017·1 votes·516 views

I normally play mid lane when I am playing with my friends, but when I do draft pick you always have to have the second role selected too. So I have been thinking about getting another top laner at the moment I play Tryndamere, Teemo, Poppy(Not often), and Nasus. I have heard Riven is harder to learn because of her mechanics and Gnar has the form change which takes a while to get used to, but I have not heard much about Quinn. What are your opinions and why? Thanks.

If you believe that there would be a better top lane champion that is worth learning write it down and I will look into them.

11 Comments

MysterQMay 13, 20171 votes

Not Riven. You may be decent on her idk, but if you are a mid main; it sounds like I would not want you to play Riven for me.

Quinn is still an alright pick for toplane. But I feel like Gnar just helps the team more. I won't be upset that I get a Gnar on my team. But if you have good ADC mechanics you can go for Quinn. I was going to say you have to get ahead early, but the only Quinn top I played recently was actually behind but in a 50minute game enough splitpushing and she won.

Mostly picked Gnar because it seems like you aren't dedicated to top or a single champion.

Drains For GainsMay 14, 20171 votes

Thanks, I have played top once in a while. The issue is I only have two other top lane champions, because I used to focus more on mages and assassins.

Taric the GayMay 15, 20171 votes

Pick Ezreal. He will definitely be to your liking.

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Drains For GainsMay 17, 20171 votes

Isn't Ezreal an adc though?

Taric the GayMay 17, 20171 votes

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Isn't Ezreal an adc though?

You havever never seen Ezreal go mid? Then you are in for a treat :)

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Drains For GainsMay 17, 20171 votes

I have quite recently reached level 30 and decided I wanted to get good at two champions, at least, for each lane so that if auto-fill activates I can be helpful still. I have not yet done a ranked match so if that happens in ranked I guess I should prepare for it.

Taric the GayMay 19, 20171 votes

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I have quite recently reached level 30 and decided I wanted to get good at two champions, at least, for each lane so that if auto-fill activates I can be helpful still. I have not yet done a ranked match so if that happens in ranked I guess I should prepare for it.

Ezreal only fills in two roles but his true versatility comes from how he can be viable being either AD or AP. AD usually heads bot lane and AP usually mid, although AD mid still works if your team comp allows for it. The only thing Ezreal lacks is crowd control, which when paired with someone such as myself that becomes a non-issue. There's also Kayle who can do all roles but doesn't truly excel in any of them, which is the price of being so versatile. Mundo is cheap and can go jungle, top or support. Other cheap champions who are versatile include (but not limited to) Fiddlesticks who can jungle, mid and support, Karma who can go support, mid and top, and lastly Pantheon who can go jungle, top and mid.

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Drains For GainsMay 19, 20171 votes

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Ezreal only fills in two roles but his true versatility comes from how he can be viable being either AD or AP. AD usually heads bot lane and AP usually mid, although AD mid still works if your team comp allows for it. The only thing Ezreal lacks is crowd control, which when paired with someone such as myself that becomes a non-issue. There's also Kayle who can do all roles but doesn't truly excel in any of them, which is the price of being so versatile. Mundo is cheap and can go jungle, top or support. Other cheap champions who are versatile include (but not limited to) Fiddlesticks who can jungle, mid and support, Karma who can go support, mid and top, and lastly Pantheon who can go jungle, top and mid.

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Thanks

FrightningMay 19, 20171 votes

Riven would get my vote, Quinn , is a counterpick for certain top laners (like Darius ), but being a marksman, you are committing to having a squishy top which might be bad for overall teamcomp. Riven doesn't have this problem, and she is honestly not that hard to learn to play well enough to get by. At the same time, she has a LOT to learn to truly master her (skill floor is reasonable, but the ceiling is really high). Gnar is an option too, but he's really unique, so much of what you may have learned from playing other top laners may not transfer well to playing him (he also has a very unique set of itemization preferences that takes getting used to).

Edit: Also, Riven can be played mid, though I rarely see people taking her there. She can jungle just fine too.

Drains For GainsMay 19, 20171 votes

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would get my vote, , is a counterpick for certain top laners (like ), but being a marksman, you are committing to having a squishy top which might be bad for overall teamcomp. doesn't have this problem, and she is honestly not that hard to learn to play well enough to get by. At the same time, she has a LOT to learn to truly master her (skill floor is reasonable, but the ceiling is really high). is an option too, but he's really unique, so much of what you may have learned from playing other top laners may not transfer well to playing him (he also has a very unique set of itemization preferences that takes getting used to).

Edit: Also, can be played mid, though I rarely see people taking her there. She can jungle just fine too.

That is extremely helpful to know. I figured that Gnar is an odd champion to play and that is why I was looking at him in the first place.

FrightningMay 20, 20171 votes

You're welcome. If you want to know more about these champs, itemization, strategies, etc. Don't hesitate to ask.