any help on how to play Viktor??
I have recently bought him and I love using him. but sometimes it gets tough. any guys or gals out there have any tips?/ thanks guys
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Try to augment your E as soon as possible. This will improve your wave clear and poke immensely. This will increase the amount of ap you receive per level and give you more mana. Keep in mind every game is different, if your facing a zed, maybe rush
ect. This first tip is just what you should do in most cases. -
Try to use your E to farm and harass at the same time.
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Use your W wisely while in lane. You should rarely use this skill offensively. This skill is very unreliable to be used offensively. It is very easy to escape. Don't try to place it on them and go in. This is your ability to zone and is a great defensive tool in the laning phase. Here are some cases to use this ability:
a) If the enemy jungler is ganking you, run away, and place the gravity field either on you or slightly in front of you. If you place it on the enemy jungler he can simply flash or use an ability to get through it. By placing it in front of you if the jungler flashes he will flash directly into the field.
b) If your opponent in lane is all ining you. Try to place in a way that will deter them, or if you think you can win, place it in a way that will get them stunned.
c) If your jungler is in the bush waiting to gank, you can use this skill to slow them and give your jungler time to get to your opponent.
Some final things, this ability cost a good amount of mana, spamming this ability will cause you to go oom fairly quickly. Finally, your opponents fear this ability. No one wants to get stunned, just to get ignited, R, E, Q, and some aa's. As long as you save this ability, they will have to think hard about their actions.
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If your enemy jungler is a
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, ect, who like to run up to you with great speed, and you are being camped by them, augment your Q first. This movement speed burst will save you. -
Viktor shines brightest in teamfights. He is a good laner, but his teamfight is better. In teamfights, try to position yourself in a way so you are out of danger, let the fight go for a few seconds, and decide where your W is best placed. Stunning as many people as possible. Remember to hit your ult on as many people, and make sure to continually move it into better spots. Try to hit as many champions with your E and try to hit the squishies with your Q.
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Wards are your friends. Upgrade your trinket as soon as possible.
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I once read from a Viktor player I have a lot of respect for say, "The great Viktor players auto attack". Do not forget to auto attack. As silly as this sounds, it can be true. And it does make a difference.
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Remember, the sooner you ult in a fight whether 5v5 or 1v1, the more damage you can get off from it.
Hope this helps.
practice lol you arent specific enough.
well, personally i learned viktor by just playing him a bit to try and figure out what you want to do in lane and what build path works best for me, so i just recommend you practice him some more
Im in a similar place as you right now, having recently bought Viktor and I must admit practice definitely makes perfect (take a look at my match history, lol).
Some things ive learned thus far:
Try to play somewhat passive in lane to start, and farm up to about 1500g before your first back. Buy a second 
and a 
, using it to augment your E. This will allow you to kill the caster minions with a single E and allow you to push a wave really quickly (or prevent yourself from getting pushed under your own tower). You should also grab potions and a ward if you can afford it.
Your W can stack up and stun someone really quickly, and thus can be used to stop an enemy teleport or ult (such as Katarina).
Try to get a 
early if possible. The damage output from a Q+Lichbane proc can catch people off guard and get you some cheeky kills if your opponent sits in lane with relatively low hp.
The persistent damage effect from your ult isn't very high, so you should always be aiming to drop it directly on top of as many people as possible in team fights.
Ive concluded that getting and 
early is pretty important, using them to first upgrade your E and second your Q. Sometimes if youre chasing someone you can cast a Q on a minion and use the movespeed to get in range to hit them with E and get a kill. The 
isn't as important and you can put it off until after you get a couple other high AP items like and 
.
That's about all I can think of at the moment. Currently, my build order is usually:
Start , 2x 
and 
First back , and some
Then I build towards and 
, usually picking up sometime before finishing either of them
Late game ill go for and 
with a 
last, but games don't usually last that long.
The hardest thing for most players is learning to aim his death ray properly. Once you can do that consistantly, you have great poke and wave clear. It just takes practice.