I will answer any and all questions you have that are posted in this thread. Feel free to ask anything as long as you don't think the question requires a thread all of its own.
The thread from GD, at 189 pages long before the purge: http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=3704154
The Annie Christ1 votesHow do you in general, get better and improve? Like after learning counters and how to outplay certain champs, I still sometimes lose lanes, and don't excel into higher divisions and such. Like being forever silver.
ChickenWrap2 votesHow do you in general, get better and improve? Like after learning counters and how to outplay certain champs, I still sometimes lose lanes, and don't excel into higher divisions and such. Like being forever silver.
How do you in general, get better and improve? Like after learning counters and how to outplay certain champs, I still sometimes lose lanes, and don't excel into higher divisions and such. Like being forever silver.
Part of that is experience, you'll get better at the game over time. It's not just counters and outplaying that wins lanes. You have to know when to do certain things how to do certain things, if you should do that thing like this or like that, if you should roam bot after you go back at level 6 (yes you should), and so many other things. Pay very careful attention to the way you play and the way others play. I suggest watching a few high ELO players and compare what they do to what you do. Do they do things differently from what you would have done? Why do you think that is? Try to figure out why they play so different. I think that'll help.
The Annie Christ1 votesThanks man, great advice. Ill be sure to do so :D
Sohleks1 votesIf Elder Lizard and Ancient Golem had a fight who would win?
ChickenWrap1 votesIf Elder Lizard and Ancient Golem had a fight who would win?
Golem, it's made of stone. Lizard only has a dinky little dagger.
Blue Collar Bear1 votesProbably my favorite question and answer. Ever.
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ChickenWrap1 votesWho has the highest combined base stats?
Maokai I believe, at 1116.898
DarkLarvitar1 votesif you have a ph and ie on vayne how much damage damage you do in 3 aa when you have 3 points in your w
ChickenWrap1 votesif you have a ph and ie on vayne how much damage damage you do in 3 aa when you have 3 points in your w
Impossible to say because of the critical strike modifier. Without a base level, runes, and masteries, and the health and armour of who she's hitting, I can't figure out the answer for you (god I hate math)
However. it would do 40 true damage + 6%, + 80 + 20 (if Ph stands for Phage and you didn't mean PD for Phantom Dancer) + 89 (Vayne is level 13)
So it'd do 169 (+20 if Phage) x3 = (507 + 60) Physical + 40 + 6% of the target's max health as true damage if Vayne had no runes or masteries before armour reductions, assuming no crits were landed.
The Obsydian1 votesWhat is the ADC' s job
And following from that: If I play Miss Fortune, who has on hit Q and attack speed steroid, would I build traditional IE -> PD/SS -> LW, or would I build a more sustainable BT -> brutalizer -> LW, when the team set up is:
from top to bot
Maokai - Irelia Shaco - Nasus Malz - Ez MF - Cait Soraka - Blitzcrank
When choosing could you please provide maths to which does more damage in which case and to which champions.
You said ask me anything dude..
ChickenWrap1 votes[{quoted}](name=The Obsydian,realm=EUW,application-id=WEuoGbmp,discussion-id=TJ7wurEZ,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2015-01-03T23:44:33.623+0000)
What is the ADC' s job
And following from that: If I play Miss Fortune, who has on hit Q and attack speed steroid, would I build traditional IE -> PD/SS -> LW, or would I build a more sustainable BT -> brutalizer -> LW, when the team set up is:
from top to bot
Maokai - Irelia Shaco - Nasus Malz - Ez MF - Cait Soraka - Blitzcrank
When choosing could you please provide maths to which does more damage in which case and to which champions.
You said ask me anything dude..
I'm not going to go into math, because I hate math and I'm really not a numbers person. It's not in me to spend an hour on one question because I'm bad at math.
That being said:
The ADC's job is to kill whatever is closest to them. Squishier targets over tankier targets, but if a tank is the only thing you can hit, that's what you hit. Better to do some damage and be alive than to do not damage because you ran through their front line.
It's helpful when a team mate can peel for you, but don't expect them to do that all the time. Therefore, your own safety is in your hands so you should never engage with spells that would be better used for escaping as well.
Personally, I would go IE into LW or BC because of her ultimate and her general damage output + atack speed. Team set-up doesn't really matter at all. I would pick up BC over LW though as the first buy after IE when my team is primarily AD. If the enemy team loves to focus you, I would go for BRK over BT in that specific match-up because of Nasus and Irelia's powerful slows. The active will hep you out there a lot more than the shield would, plus the shred would be more useful than the upfront damage to their stronger characters. Match-ups are more about what they can do to you and what you should do to stop it than they are about "how do I deal the most possible damage".
Don't build stats you don't need immediately, which is why I get upset every time I see a Tristana rush Shiv, because IE gives her just so much more damage.
The Obsydian1 votesSomeone once told me it's the adc's job to kill the tanks, cause nothing else can. This doesn't mean that the adc should focus the tank. That being said, my train of thought in this case went as following:
They have a nasus/Irelia, who are probably going to have a lot of armor and a Caitlyn in lane with soraka support, so ima rush a vamp scepter into bt, to have good sustain, early in the laning phase, but also later in the game. Got ganked by Nasus, who had done a very good job of farming his jungle, had quite some stacks, and hit me half of my hp in 1 go. At this point I was dominating the botlane and about to finish their tower, so the nasus being so scary prompted me to buy a QSS (For the wither exclusively) so I could roam mid and push, which mf does outstandingly. Since they still had that nasus and irelia, I built a brutalizer and LW next and became practically untouchable rest of the game.
(For reference: http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/1901956704/200090474?tab=overview )
I think team set-up mathers a lot and I change my build according to opponents and even at what state I am in, depending on current stage of game.
ChickenWrap1 votes[{quoted}](name=The Obsydian,realm=EUW,application-id=WEuoGbmp,discussion-id=TJ7wurEZ,comment-id=000400000000,timestamp=2015-01-04T01:24:11.579+0000)
Someone once told me it's the adc's job to kill the tanks, cause nothing else can. This doesn't mean that the adc should focus the tank. That being said, my train of thought in this case went as following:
They have a nasus/Irelia, who are probably going to have a lot of armor and a Caitlyn in lane with soraka support, so ima rush a vamp scepter into bt, to have good sustain, early in the laning phase, but also later in the game. Got ganked by Nasus, who had done a very good job of farming his jungle, had quite some stacks, and hit me half of my hp in 1 go. At this point I was dominating the botlane and about to finish their tower, so the nasus being so scary prompted me to buy a QSS (For the wither exclusively) so I could roam mid and push, which mf does outstandingly. Since they still had that nasus and irelia, I built a brutalizer and LW next and became practically untouchable rest of the game.
(For reference: http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/1901956704/200090474?tab=overview )
I think team set-up mathers a lot and I change my build according to opponents and even at what state I am in, depending on current stage of game.
In your OP, you said that Soraka was on your team =(
Yeah I would have gone vamp first into IE in that case unless I could back and straight-up buy a BF sword. However, Blitz should have been trying to grab Soraka all lane phase for quick and easy kills. Wouldn't have grabbed Scimitar until near the end of my build though.
The Obsydian1 votesAww that was my bad, seemed to have gotten that wrong.
Well, yeah, normally I wouldnt have finished the scimitar either, but i figured with the Irelia, and the rest of their team basically wanting to go for me, it couldnt hurt to have that 'dash' of movement speed to gain some distance, as mf doesnt really have any dashes whatsoever.
And I am just fan of BT, cause 20% lifesteal man! :O
ChickenWrap1 votes[{quoted}](name=The Obsydian,realm=EUW,application-id=WEuoGbmp,discussion-id=TJ7wurEZ,comment-id=00040000000000000000,timestamp=2015-01-04T02:14:11.398+0000)
Aww that was my bad, seemed to have gotten that wrong.
Well, yeah, normally I wouldnt have finished the scimitar either, but i figured with the Irelia, and the rest of their team basically wanting to go for me, it couldnt hurt to have that 'dash' of movement speed to gain some distance, as mf doesnt really have any dashes whatsoever.
And I am just fan of BT, cause 20% lifesteal man! :O
Could have had that dash MS with BRK!
The Obsydian1 votesBut bork would not have helped me win the botlane. And with the current red pot + dorans blade, I still have most of the game, I already have 33% lifesteal.
Dont get me wrong, I still build IE -> SS/PD -> LW most of the time, but this build has its uses ;)
ChexMex1 votesHow many units away do you need to be from terrain for vayne to be able to tumble over?
ChickenWrap1 votes[{quoted}](name=Vayne Hentai,realm=NA,application-id=WEuoGbmp,discussion-id=TJ7wurEZ,comment-id=0005,timestamp=2015-01-04T04:09:41.532+0000)
How many units away do you need to be from terrain for vayne to be able to tumble over?
Vayne can't tumble over terrain.
Do you mean things like J4 walls? In that case, Around 250-300.
ChexMex1 votesVayne can't tumble over terrain.
Do you mean things like J4 walls? In that case, Around 250-300.
Vayne CAN tumble over walls. Do you happen to know the units for terrain? not minionterrain
ChickenWrap1 votes[{quoted}](name=Vayne Hentai,realm=NA,application-id=WEuoGbmp,discussion-id=TJ7wurEZ,comment-id=000500000000,timestamp=2015-01-07T04:23:51.821+0000)
Vayne CAN tumble over walls. Do you happen to know the units for terrain? not minionterrain
What kind of walls?
And no I don't. I don't have access to that information. It's a little technical and I don't have the tools to find out.
The Obsydian1 votesWhy do ADC's always pick banshees Veil over Spirit Visage.
It seems to me that, as long as the enemy team does not have a Veigar/LB/Nidalee/combo champ, the spell shield is less relevant than the 20% extra lifegain.
ChickenWrap1 votes[{quoted}](name=The Obsydian,realm=EUW,application-id=WEuoGbmp,discussion-id=TJ7wurEZ,comment-id=0006,timestamp=2015-01-05T15:10:21.705+0000)
Why do ADC's always pick banshees Veil over Spirit Visage.
It seems to me that, as long as the enemy team does not have a Veigar/LB/Nidalee/combo champ, the spell shield is less relevant than the 20% extra lifegain.
Banshees is completely for the spell shield, yes. It helps to keep them alive better against anyone with CC or a heavy hitting burst spell. Although I agree with you, when I'm not in danger of any of those things (very rarely), I do build SV.
The Obsydian1 votesThe thing is, when you do have the banshees, it never gets procced by the stuff you want to prevent, so even if you do have a veigar/LB odds are that your banshees gets procced by blitz passive for example.
I do wonder how often the bansee's veil actually blocks a spell worth blocking.