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If you are making an assertion, please use the format from the OP.

Champion we're analyzing
Counters
~ Reasons

It'll be easier to read and we can tell the difference between someone making a statement and someone asking a question.

Providing reasoning/evidence is important. It's borderline pointless to just say "X counters Y". You're not explaining your stance at all. What skills are you using, how are you laning/positioning yourself, etc?


This thread should encourage all of you in LiquidParty to occasionally host some practice games and try out specific solo matchups. Then come back and report your findings. We can have players of various skill levels try out the matchups to get a better understanding.
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
July 26 2011 18:55 GMT
#21
On July 27 2011 03:41 r33k wrote:
Ashe soft counters mordekaiser

I'd really like to know how.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
r33k
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Italy3402 Posts
July 26 2011 19:00 GMT
#22
On July 27 2011 03:55 spinesheath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 03:41 r33k wrote:
Ashe soft counters mordekaiser

I'd really like to know how.

He pushes the wave, as he walks back you autoattack him with slow and get him low.

Heimer is pretty good vs Vayne if he's laning with a babysitter like taric or janna. Both his rockets and his grenade punish any sort of aggression.
red_b
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1267 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-26 19:00:48
July 26 2011 19:00 GMT
#23
On July 27 2011 03:45 HyperionDreamer wrote:
Yeah, they still give +12 on kill. Orianna kind of destroys most ranged AD mids like ashe/cait, but good players don't put ranged AD in mid like idiots do at my elo.


what elo do you consider mid? I play at what I consider mid elo (<1200 = low, to gold = mid and gold + plat = high) and I havent seen a ranged AD mid in a long time. Im on US server fwiw.

btw I have to know, does cassiopea counter jarvan iv? I find this THE most frustrating matchup in the world. it's the only time I ever feel at risk trying to kill creeps with jarvan. or maybe Im just turrible
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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 26 2011 19:04 GMT
#24
There is no way Ashe counters Morde. The amount of autoattacks it takes Ashe to break Morde's shield means she's trading lasthits for minimal harassment damage. In fact one of the worst things you can do as Ashe vs Morde is to try to impress the Morde with your awesome kite micro then suddenly find yourself 50 cs behind and get two shotted at lv6.
HyperionDreamer
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Canada1528 Posts
July 26 2011 19:10 GMT
#25
On July 27 2011 04:00 red_b wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 03:45 HyperionDreamer wrote:
Yeah, they still give +12 on kill. Orianna kind of destroys most ranged AD mids like ashe/cait, but good players don't put ranged AD in mid like idiots do at my elo.


what elo do you consider mid? I play at what I consider mid elo (<1200 = low, to gold = mid and gold + plat = high) and I havent seen a ranged AD mid in a long time. Im on US server fwiw.

btw I have to know, does cassiopea counter jarvan iv? I find this THE most frustrating matchup in the world. it's the only time I ever feel at risk trying to kill creeps with jarvan. or maybe Im just turrible

When I say mids I meant AD characters in the mid lane, not at mid ELO. People still do that at my elo, since 99% of people don't know anything. My elo is 1150 right now, dipped below bronze today cause I ended up raging at a bunch of scrubs and making them ragequit.
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Lanzoma
Profile Joined February 2011
Mexico813 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-26 19:20:35
July 26 2011 19:19 GMT
#26
On July 27 2011 03:11 r33k wrote:
Jarvan is hardcountered by brand and garen. Yi is hardcountered by mordekaiser. Teemo/Singed counter jax. Cho counters malz and WW.


How does Cho counter Malz? Malz is just going to farm 24/7 and can easily push the wave before Cho can reliably insta clear it. What is Cho going to do? It's not like you're just going to eat a Rupture or get in range of Scream when you can farm from long range.


Can we please stick to NeoIllusions' format? People throwing around "X counters Y" doesn't really mean anything. At the very least, give a slightly detailed explanation on how the lane is supposed to go and why, so that we can start a useful discussion.
Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
July 26 2011 19:29 GMT
#27
Is it my imagination combined with bad play, or does Maokai hard counter Lanewick? I experienced this lane for the first time over the weekend and got rocked. Not sure how I was supposed to handle it, but shrugging off the EW burst damage wasn't working lol.
Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
July 26 2011 19:34 GMT
#28
Maokai is definitely not mana efficient enough to beat Lanewick IMHO, though I haven't played the matchup. He probably does really well if he gets ganks because he's so boss at supporting ganks, but I don't see how he could succeed 1v1 vs. Lanewick's sustainability.
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Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17281 Posts
July 26 2011 19:40 GMT
#29
On July 27 2011 03:41 r33k wrote:
Ashe soft counters mordekaiser, rammus also good against malz/ww.

Do malz creeps even give gold anymore?

??

I would shit on rammus so hard as malz.
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Sae
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom74 Posts
July 26 2011 19:45 GMT
#30
On July 27 2011 03:45 HyperionDreamer wrote:
Yeah, they still give +12 on kill. Orianna kind of destroys most ranged AD mids like ashe/cait, but good players don't put ranged AD in mid like idiots do at my elo.


Good players don't do what everybody else does just because other people do it then rage at others for not doing what everyone else does.
r33k
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Italy3402 Posts
July 26 2011 19:56 GMT
#31
On July 27 2011 04:40 Craton wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 03:41 r33k wrote:
Ashe soft counters mordekaiser, rammus also good against malz/ww.

Do malz creeps even give gold anymore?

??

I would shit on rammus so hard as malz.

I wasn't referring to lanes. Who the fuck solo lanes rammus to begin with.
gtrsrs
Profile Joined June 2010
United States9109 Posts
July 26 2011 19:59 GMT
#32
On July 27 2011 04:56 r33k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 04:40 Craton wrote:
On July 27 2011 03:41 r33k wrote:
Ashe soft counters mordekaiser, rammus also good against malz/ww.

Do malz creeps even give gold anymore?

??

I would shit on rammus so hard as malz.

I wasn't referring to lanes. Who the fuck solo lanes rammus to begin with.


then don't put it in this thread. this is a laning counterpick thread. read the OP
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Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
July 26 2011 20:05 GMT
#33
On July 27 2011 04:34 Mogwai wrote:
Maokai is definitely not mana efficient enough to beat Lanewick IMHO, though I haven't played the matchup. He probably does really well if he gets ganks because he's so boss at supporting ganks, but I don't see how he could succeed 1v1 vs. Lanewick's sustainability.


That's what I thought, too! I kept waiting for him to run outta mana (tbh I'm not sure where his mana was coming from. I didn't pay attention to his summoners... maybe he had clarity), and kept thinking my Q is keeping me alive. But his EW hit much harder than my Q and he was the one shrugging off my damage. Maybe if I'd rushed null-magic mantle and never Q'd creeps so his passive would be less effective?

All I know is that my "I'mma rely on WW's sustainability!!!" ended with me 0-2-0 at top with my turret down and me cursing myself for buying Philostone before Chalice. My team wasn't too pleased either, lol.
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
July 26 2011 20:23 GMT
#34
On July 27 2011 05:05 Tadzio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 04:34 Mogwai wrote:
Maokai is definitely not mana efficient enough to beat Lanewick IMHO, though I haven't played the matchup. He probably does really well if he gets ganks because he's so boss at supporting ganks, but I don't see how he could succeed 1v1 vs. Lanewick's sustainability.


That's what I thought, too! I kept waiting for him to run outta mana (tbh I'm not sure where his mana was coming from. I didn't pay attention to his summoners... maybe he had clarity), and kept thinking my Q is keeping me alive. But his EW hit much harder than my Q and he was the one shrugging off my damage. Maybe if I'd rushed null-magic mantle and never Q'd creeps so his passive would be less effective?

All I know is that my "I'mma rely on WW's sustainability!!!" ended with me 0-2-0 at top with my turret down and me cursing myself for buying Philostone before Chalice. My team wasn't too pleased either, lol.

I know that when I play Yorick v. Maokai, Maokai is one of the very few champs I can't completely boss around in lane. The reason is simply because of dat passive. 7% max hp heal is just so goddam strong when it's up pretty much 99% of the time.

I have a feeling that's probably the same deal with WW v. Maokai. Every time WW Q's you, Mao can retaliate with EW, that's 3 stacks right there. This means the majority of exchanges will proc Mao's passive and he'll just heal up in tandem with WW. Of course, you'll need the mp/5 as Mao to keep up, but I'm guessing if you run lots of mp/5 runes and stack 2-3 Dorans you should be able to do pretty well...
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14104 Posts
July 26 2011 20:27 GMT
#35
I'm hugely struggling to find someone other then annie to play but as her I really struggle against Ranged AD heros plus brand. I'm perfectly fine with all mele and I'm 100% sure that annie alongside someone with another stun (taric fiddle alistar) will welp any mele hero. Her nuke just puts down so much damage that all she needs is another buddie to finish off whats left or draw them down a little more to where I can just take the kill myself.
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spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
July 26 2011 20:30 GMT
#36
On July 27 2011 04:00 r33k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 03:55 spinesheath wrote:
On July 27 2011 03:41 r33k wrote:
Ashe soft counters mordekaiser

I'd really like to know how.

He pushes the wave, as he walks back you autoattack him with slow and get him low.

He pushes the wave, you autoattack him 3 times just to break his shield. During that time you have 6 minions attacking you for well over 100 damage, and at this point Morde just turns around and unloads all his spells that are now off cooldown. His AoE has enough range to hit Ashe even when she is kiting perfectly. There's no way you're gonna beat a Morde like that.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
July 26 2011 20:31 GMT
#37
On July 27 2011 02:44 Haemonculus wrote:
Not sure if this is a real counter, but I've gotten my ass completely handed to me as cass by sololane yi.

You go up to Q them. They alpha, (so your thingy misses), alpha hits you for like a million damage, then he trollfaces away and maybe you land one E in his back as he backs up a tidbit. Repeat twice or 3 times and you've got to b or he can go for the kill.

But yi's such a strange hero that he's probably not ever worth banning.

If you take an early level in W you can drop that after he comes out of alpha, then chase him with Es and Q once it comes off cd. I haven't played vs a Yi though (but I do a similar thing vs Jax), so if he beats you before level 4 you probably have to not use Q to harass and save it to punish alpha. It should be pretty easy to land since it shows where he's going to pop out. After 6 if he tries that I think you can just ult and kill him, since I believe (not sure) Yi comes out of alpha facing his target.
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unsoundlogic
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States391 Posts
July 26 2011 20:32 GMT
#38
Rumble:
Hard countered by:
Maokai. His passive negates any harass you attempt and he can harass you back freely while shrugging off any damage with the passive. The best you can really do is wait til you see his passive is up and spam skills until he hits something.
r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14080 Posts
July 26 2011 20:50 GMT
#39
Hmm... you guys make me re-think that tree...

So, I'm asking: which common solo top champ hard counters Maokai and why?
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Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
July 26 2011 21:39 GMT
#40
On July 27 2011 05:50 r.Evo wrote:
Hmm... you guys make me re-think that tree...

So, I'm asking: which common solo top champ hard counters Maokai and why?

Probably Teemo.

He doesn't spam spells, so he won't power Mao's passive. His autoattack harass can start at lvl 1 and attempt to gain a large edge immediately. The only weakness I can see is the fact that he's so damn squishy. If Mao can land several E+Ws Teemo's pretty much dead. So I guess it'd be more of a soft counter than anything, and it'll really depend on runing and player skill.
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