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Is there an ADC with an aggressive playstyle?

Niyumi·10/20/2015, 5:33:36 AM·1 votes·1,080 views

So, I'm a fill main. I have several champs I can play in each role, but ADC would have to be the one where I absolutely hate the champs that work; they're very squishy, boring as hell to play (spam AA more!), prone to focusing, can't move at all, and can't really fight anyone they're not miles ahead of without someone to peel for them -- just not my kind of champ.

I enjoy champs that are more assassin-y, meaning they have a lot of burst and at least a little bit of movement. CC isn't necessary, though I won't refuse it. Champs that out-play people are much more fun for me than champs that out-itemize people. When I play, I like slipping behind people and taking out the squishies, or just out-maneuvering and out-smarting someone to kill them even when I'm low health (Kassadin, Yas, Azir, Vi, Shaco, Eve, Gnar, GP, etc.).

Basically, I was wondering if there's any ADC champs that are more than just AA spam, meaning they're fun to play, and can go into a fight without spontaneously exploding because someone blinked at them.

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Aeolian Melodies10/20/2015, 12:18:51 PM3 votes

Lane bullies:

Caitlyn Corki Draven Ezreal Lucian MissFortune

ADCs with good mobility:

Vayne Tristana Quinn Lucian Kindred (but doesn't seem to be a laner) Kalista Ezreal

ADCs that have burst and/or some assassins attributes in their kits:

Draven Ezreal Graves Quinn Tristana Twitch

With your description of what you enjoy, Vayne who is the more assassin-like ADC and Tristana with her burst + resets on W seem to be the closest fits.

NemeBro10/20/2015, 7:25:13 AM2 votes

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So, I'm a fill main. I have several champs I can play in each role, but ADC would have to be the one where I absolutely hate the champs that work; they're very squishy, boring as hell to play (spam AA more!), prone to focusing, can't move at all, and can't really fight anyone they're not miles ahead of without someone to peel for them -- just not my kind of champ.

I enjoy champs that are more assassin-y, meaning they have a lot of burst and at least a little bit of movement. CC isn't necessary, though I won't refuse it. Champs that out-play people are much more fun for me than champs that out-itemize people. When I play, I like slipping behind people and taking out the squishies, or just out-maneuvering and out-smarting someone to kill them even when I'm low health (Kassadin, Yas, Azir, Vi, Shaco, Eve, Gnar, GP, etc.).

Basically, I was wondering if there's any ADC champs that are more than just AA spam, meaning they're fun to play, and can go into a fight without spontaneously exploding because someone blinked at them.

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Lugg10/20/2015, 5:54:41 AM1 votes

Draven and Graves are the best if you want to be aggressive early. They can out-trade almost everyone early game.

Unlucky Number710/20/2015, 5:58:13 AM1 votes

Lucian, Tristana , are good too if you know what youre doing.

Snowyamur10/20/2015, 6:02:16 AM1 votes

Quinn Maybe?

colesy10/20/2015, 11:07:26 AM1 votes

vayne can basically 1v1 anyone

SEKAI10/20/2015, 12:21:54 PM1 votes

Urgot

I heard he's making a comeback. He is the very definition of aggressiveness when it comes to ADCs, theoretically that is anyway.

TouchpadExpert10/20/2015, 12:21:29 PM1 votes

Draven, Lucian and Vayne

Hinro Honato10/20/2015, 2:30:39 PM1 votes

I got four for you. Twitch, Tristana, twisted fate, and Quinn.

Twitch turns into an assassin really easily. get vision in their jungle and pick off anyone alone.

Tristana bursts pretty hard and can be insanely mobile in team fights with resets coming in. have the support poke them early then jump in e q ignite. This works surprisingly well.

Twisted fate can be an absolute beast mode assassin if you get a decent support. He is however insanely support reliant. You need someone with hard cc to support him for the chains.

Quinn has surprising burst damage and dueling potential. work on setting your passive marking on champs. pop it then e AA. It does a lot of damage. Also a blind so you can laugh as the enemy adc just flails around helplessly trying to attack you. Watch out for veigars though >.>

Ralanr10/20/2015, 9:26:45 PM1 votes

Graves Nothing says aggression like a dash forward and a point blank shotgun blast to the face.

stealthfox9410/20/2015, 9:28:15 PM1 votes

Graves tankier than most adc's has a dash better at close range than most ADC's and is very bursty.

kagepaladin10/20/2015, 5:42:01 AM1 votes

quinn has a blind a slow a vision ability almost like ashe's except its based in area around her. her slow also lets her fire two bolts basically her passive. her ult she can clear about half the map with homegaurd and when she dies(if in ult form) she releases a hail of bolts damaging all enemies in an aoe around her, in valor form she also has a gap closer vision and a blind.

Loco Little10/23/2015, 12:55:29 PM1 votes

If you think that AA spam is all there is to an adc, that is because all you are doing is AA spamming.

Unfortunately in this meta, the idea of an aggresive adc is non-existant, why? TP, you play aggresive, you get punished early game. You play aggresive and front line late game? You lose the teamfight.

The fun from ADC isn't making the LC$ big plays, it's knowing that in every moment, you have the outplay potential, but that's all it will ever be, everyone, no matter how fed you are, can still kill you in the right situation.

It's the role that requires the most mechanics on average to constantly have good positioning and constant damage.

Sure sometimes you get carried by your team and it feels like you are just firing pellets on the steamroll train. But that game would still be lost if you werent there to dps down baron.

But anyway, play lucian or ezreal and get fed, some of the nicest snowball kits on an adc.

SpartenA799110/20/2015, 5:43:22 AM1 votes

Draven Graves Twitch They all have their own little traits that make them aggressive. Draven does very high damage that most other marksmen don't want to fight against. Graves is more caster/ability based so he just Q's and keeps following up with autos or Q's and dashes out before enemy could trade back Twitch can go invis, activate yomu and surprise them in their face and just melt their armor off and shred them to pieces. (Looking at 2014 worlds (Imp's twitch))