Starting items - Top laners?

AkaSnakes·Jan 7, 2015·1 votes·858 views

Hey guys, I was wondering what are the most efficient starting items now for top laners? I've been inactive for 10months~.

For bruisers.

Thanks! :)

8 Comments

Sozan5Jan 7, 20151 votes

Long Sword + 3 pots or Doran's Shield + pot or Cloth Armor + 5 pots.

DaaaaangJan 7, 20151 votes

Depends on your lane opponent. Most bruisers start with some kind of sustain until they're able to build a item 3134 . Most of the time I see either item 1029 item 2003 x5, or a item 1054 .

AkaSnakesJan 7, 20151 votes

Alright thanks guys, what about dorans blade? I used to build it first, is it still viable?

Drunk RummateJan 7, 20152 votes

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Alright thanks guys, what about dorans blade? I used to build it first, is it still viable?

D-blade is pretty much a marksman only item now. Bruisers in particular need the sustain from extra potions to stay in lane long enough before their first recall and dblade doesnt give much sustain until you have around 150+ AD

Depends on the champ you play and the matchup. Most people go longsword + 3 pot on aggressive AD champions like riven, but you probably wanna go cloth 5 if you're against pantheon or riven yourself. pantheon himself is a mana whore so you want to grab a flask on him most of the time.

so yeah... it's kind of champion dependent. i'd say as a general rule, if you don't know the answer just think about the first item you want to build and try to grab a piece of it, fill the rest of your inventory with potions.

AkaSnakesJan 7, 20151 votes

I was challenger using Wukong only, so Wukong most of the time :p

Drunk RummateJan 7, 20152 votes

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I was challenger using Wukong only, so Wukong most of the time :p

i havent ever played him in lane so i dunno how his mana sorts out but i'd say longsword start if you wanna rush a brutalizer or tiamat would be good in 99% of matchups. there are probably some niche situations where you'd want flask or cloth start, but i'm far from the person who would suggest those to you.