Just got through with a game where I tried something other than putting everything in one corner. I got horribly pooped on. It mighta just been my comp (Shifters, Elementalists, 2 Wild) but, have any of you won with a comp that isnt just shove everything in the corner?
Other than assassins of course.
True Garen3 votesSome champions prefer a corner. Nidalee, Ahri, probably Ashe...
No flash no life2 votesReally depends on your opponent comp, like what others said. And if it's down to just the 2 of you it becomes a mind game of moving champs around until last second and see who outwitted who.
I once shoved everything in a corner, then at last second I moved a trash to the other far end of the corner and he turned into the scapegoat my opponent's 3star kat jumped on. It was a worthy sacrifice as the rest of my team avoided the spin though. Another instance would be putting your carries in the middle when your opponent has a blitz and putting a trash at corner.
Subdue1 votesHow you position depends on what you're fighting. If there's a lot of AOE, you'll want to spread your units out so they don't all get caught up in one AOE. If you're against assassins, you want to camp the corner and maybe place a tank off to the other side to split the assassins. If your opponents are heavily ranged and using both corners, sometimes it's beneficial to start your units in the center so that the rangers can fire without moving out of position. t's not just stick in a corner.
Teh Song1 votesAnd when you have enemies doing all those things but don't know which one you're going to be fighting next? Need to pick positioning that gives you best overall odds, not just based on what one of your enemies is doing.
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And when you have enemies doing all those things but don't know which one you're going to be fighting next? Need to pick positioning that gives you best overall odds, not just based on what one of your enemies is doing.
Right... In the early - mid game when there are lots of opponents in play and there aren't any concrete strategies formed yet, it doesn't matter where you position. Tanks in front, damage dealers in the back, and place a tank in the corner if there's a Blitz is about as robust as you can get. By the time mid - late game rolls around and you're down to the finally 4-5, you should have a very good idea of who beats you and can tweak positioning to handle that. Until you're down to the finally 3-4 it's okay to lose a little HP each round, just as long as you don't lose huge chunks, so it's optimal to focus on surviving your counters, even if it means you're less equipped for more even matchups.
PuppyMaster1 votesgnar solve corner problems pretty easily.if he can survive that long ofc.
iainB851 votesSupposedly Vi will be another back line counter soon too.
GhaelWinds1 votesKnights rangers prefer lines. Brawlers cant corner camp due to lack of range. Past that I cant think of a situation where corner isnt good.
Titanium701 votesDo it on a quite regular base. Swain is my favorite carry and since he like things up close and personal I usually place him either frontline or second row depending on items.
An he isnt the only one. Sure ADC like Champions as well as linear casters prefer the corner and there is no reason to no play them there. But there're tons of other ways to win.
Partholonian1 votesYou put Swain in the frontline? I feel like that would just be asking for him to get glacialed and bursted down before he can even cast.
In my experience shapeshifters need protection because they're worthless if they don't get to cast.
True Garen1 votesYou put Swain in the frontline? I feel like that would just be asking for him to get glacialed and bursted down before he can even cast.
In my experience shapeshifters need protection because they're worthless if they don't get to cast.
Yeah, Swain isn't frontline, but not necessarily the corner.
Some champions should NOT go in the corner, even if they are your carry. Melee champions in general, just do nothing until the fight comes to them, if they are blocked in the corner. Put Shyvana in the corner and probably delay her transformation by 5s or so... (unless you gave her a RFC).
Pirahna Plant1 votesI almost never put my characters in a corner, and I'm plat.
I usually line them all up along the bottom of the screen. Forces those people that have corner-comps to walk out, which usually means my assassins can get to them.
Nevurwin1 votesi ran gunslingers in a line vs a sorc comp, it worked well. Line is good vs aoe, corner is good vs almost everything else.
