Bronze builds

Kapppaccino·3/16/2015, 9:12:16 PM·4 votes·1,740 views

I'm sick of people complaining about champions being Op. Like the riven QQ thread. I'll tell you right now why champs are OP. Because you can't fucking stop building your damage item to by some resistances because for whatever reason your damage is always more important. "But I won't stand a chance if I build Amor and they build ad" It increases the amount of damage you can take! That DOES NOT mean you can duel them now. That means you play around that. It means call for ganks! It means sustain in lane and soak up xP.it means you have lane presence. Riven QQ thread inspired me to write this. People complain that riven is op. As a riven main I can say she is pretty strong, but 99% of the time my opponents keep building their Tiamat or Brutalizer when I already have 2 kills on them. The only thing that does is tickle me more when I go shit on you again for the third time. Then you're gonna go on board and cry to riot that riven is op. no kid. How about you start building resistances when you are behind and I guarantee you your games won't go as bad if you play around that. This isn't call of duty, kills aren't the point of the game. Be the tank your team needs (especially when behind) and play as a team and no champ will seem op to you. Edit: This isn't a thread to focus on riven -.- it's an example. Point of story, build resistances or keep dying

28 Comments

2000boxes3/17/2015, 12:13:09 AM3 votes

hey stop playing the bronze stereotype im bronze and i build all my top laners as primary tanks most sions rush hydra not me i go straight for frozen heart my only damage item will be iceborn gauntlet and if i ever want to mess around i get frozen mallet

and now im climbing every weekend

UnSeenDeath883/17/2015, 11:48:01 PM2 votes

I love playing panth against riven, assert dominance at level 1-2 before most get their shield, at that point they start playing passive. If I don't screw up and take a tower shot when I push to her tower, I can either get her to back or kill her. After that it's the same thing you said above she will continue to build her Hydra or Cleaver but I'm already 1-2 levels ahead so now she can't touch me, but she will try, I'll kill her and that just solidifies my lead against her.

Dedrius3/17/2015, 12:16:36 AM1 votes

The problem with Riven is that her cooldowns are always up and even at early levels you have a very small window of opportunity to trade with her without losing the trade. A good riven will not use abilities to farm and will usually win trades unless countered. Once she has 40% CDR her cooldowns are just stupid for a fighter class with assassin like damage.

I personally don't mind riven because I play irelia and its an easy matchup but I can understand the problem people have with her.

OhOkYea3/17/2015, 12:45:59 AM1 votes

Because Riven is a champ that does ridiculous damage with ridiculous scaling, is ridiculously hard to kill, catch, or get away from yet doesn't require hardly any effort to accomplish these things.

grimreefa3/17/2015, 2:11:28 AM1 votes

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Basically watch the stream, do the exact opposite of what these players do, and you will climb in no time.

skippersd3/17/2015, 1:12:39 PM1 votes

Well then, why ppl hate riven:

  1. Opressive early game. There are a few champs who have stronger lvl 2/3, but they usually lack 1v1 ult (ie panth, karma). or brutally fall of late game (ie garen)
  2. Silly lvl 6. You managed to survive? Np riven gets +20% AD, and an execute
  3. The snowball potential. If riven gets even a bit ahead in lane, she sh*ts on people.
  4. Mobility. Lane bully is one thing, but riven with a bit of cdr means that you cannot hope to catch up to her
  5. Late game. Unlike other irritating champs, riven is GOOD late game, even with just a decent farm.
  6. AD shield. What you said. Ahead: Build AD. Behind: Build AD (couse E).

Rito moans that diana is unhealthy couse she can instagib you, and she has a targeted dash (= go in, do or die) Riven on the other hand, can EQ(3rd) in, AA + W + tiamat + AA + R, and kill you AND your two teammates. And she can bunny hop the hell away. But that's fair.

Make no mistake, i tend to destroy every riven i come across with irelia, but the fact remains that she is hard to balance properly.

About builds. I'll argue with you there. When you get killed, and already have an amp tome + blue for sheen, you should not just stop and say, let's build triforce whenever, I want a randuin first. Or heaven forbid a thornmail (especially against riven).

You want to alter your build to the most defensive possible (ruby crystal asap in triforce case), but not abadon it halfway throught.