I have 4k IP and can't decide. I play Ori, Malzahar, Xin Zhao, Janna, Fiddles, Ashe. Most of my picks are on to the utility or backline side. Problem is most top laners are front lane or dive-based, whom I tend to avoid because my concentration tends to break in teamfights.
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Only TurboInt1 votesSion is a god right now. :D
Wakamune1 votesSion is a god right now. :D
:D Good idea. If Sion is against Garen/j4/lux they can scream their nationality together.
MTempty1 votesSion is a frontline tank initiator. If you want that, maokai and malphite are good too. If you want to carry and be less of a tank with splitpush options, , trynd, riven, kennen and wukong are pretty good. If you just want someone to keep the lane stable and avoid feeding at all costs, chogath is the go to.
Wakamune1 votesSion is a frontline tank initiator. If you want that, maokai and malphite are good too. If you want to carry and be less of a tank with splitpush options, , trynd, riven, kennen and wukong are pretty good. If you just want someone to keep the lane stable and avoid feeding at all costs, chogath is the go to.
What about xin zhao as a splitpusher? With trinity he shreds towers so fast.
MTempty1 votesXin Zhao suffers against tanks and his waveclear without a hydra is abyssmal. Furthermore, hes very much the Leona of ad fighter/assassins, all in, no way out. that leaves him with a win condition of either being able to 2v1 the top and jungle or being able to pierce into the backline, take out carry before you die. The former is better done with trynd and the latter is better accomplished by a midlane assassin, riven, or trynd. Feel free to keep bringing me back. I'll talk all day about top lane.
DrathTurtle3141 votesYou could save up for lulu, she is fairly good in a solo lane and can also flex support. Otherwise, Morgana is a little cheaper and similar to lulu in that she has a strong solo lane and can be played support.
Wakamune1 votesYou could save up for lulu, she is fairly good in a solo lane and can also flex support. Otherwise, Morgana is a little cheaper and similar to lulu in that she has a strong solo lane and can be played support.
I feel like Morgana will get outscaled easily at top. At least Lulu will always be useful because she directly ensures someone else's survavibility.
junglerboy161 votesAP Bruiser Alistar is my favorite utility top laner. You can play him as either a tanky initiator or more support-like and simply peel enemies off your carries. All you have to do is learn his few basic combos and how to hit E over and over really fast and you're all set.
My usual build is often:
Start 
or 
+ pots, or if against a bully 
+ pots.
After that, build 
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(If you can finish it by 15 minutes) or sit on it and get 
mid game, then get boots and 
and 
into either 
or 
depending on your matchup, followed by the other defensive item and then 
. You can always replace Liandry's with a more defensive item, but I just love getting into the enemy team, spamming E, and dealing ~75 DPS to everyone around me while applying a 4% current health per second burn to boot.
crazymage1 votesIt depends on your style. Based off the champions you play i would say Lissandra, Lulu, Morgana, and Vladimir would be good since they play like the champs you listed but can be effective top. A lot of people feel that top lane has to be tanks but that isnt true. Especially with tank junglers and support Nautilus being so effective. You just have to look at your team comp and decide what is best for the team but also a champion YOU can be effective with. Remember that it doesn't matter if you pick an OP if you don't know how to play it. IF your dead set on pick up a tank champion that can play poke Mundo works well and u really only have to press R then W and run on top of the enemy to be effective.