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Sirius Anal
Profile Joined June 2020
1 Post
June 12 2020 18:39 GMT
#1
I haven’t seen an entire team take down the same tower at the beginning of a game. Is this not a good strategy?
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
June 13 2020 11:33 GMT
#2
No it's not. You're wasting too much time and farm. You might take a tower, but your lanes are fucked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
Buckyman
Profile Joined May 2014
1364 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-06-14 05:05:22
June 14 2020 05:04 GMT
#3
The main problem with doing it right away is that you lose too much experience. Your entire team splits one lane of XP, while the other team gets two lanes, might be able to soak a level around the tower you're pushing, and likely clears a jungle camp or two - or more if they decide not to soak the lane you're pushing. Even getting a kill on a laner who wasn't expecting all 5 to show up won't come close to making up for the XP deficit.

This is a big deal when you're starting from level 1. When you split after taking the tower, your team will be level 1-2 against opponents some of whom are level 3, and they haven't used any consumables. That means you can't contest at least one lane, and the XP lead will snowball.

It is, however, sometimes worthwhile to push as 5 in one lane at about the 5-minute mark. You still give up some XP. But your solo laners already have levels, you get more XP from any kills when you kick the opponents out of the lane, and you kill the tower a lot quicker.
kerpal
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom2695 Posts
June 15 2020 15:32 GMT
#4
tbf nigma tried it once (actually must have been back when they were liquid) - they drafted LD and abaddon (passive lvl1)


found it:


didn't work that well..
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12059 Posts
June 27 2020 09:49 GMT
#5
If they removed the tower immunity before creep spawn it could be worthwhile. Opponents don't have TPs and you just go on the tower with summons and a blight stone.
athenna
Profile Joined July 2020
1 Post
July 13 2020 08:27 GMT
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