EPTKog is now king of bot lane
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Inflicted
Australia18228 Posts
Kog is now king of bot lane | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On June 19 2014 00:59 Inflicted wrote: AS buff, zeal buff, botrk buff, randuin nerf, BT nerf, +AS support item (& twitch nerf) Kog is now king of bot lane Kog was already best adc in competitive too. Twitch also going to love this patch since ghostblade buff along with all this free AS. | ||
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YouGotNothin
United States907 Posts
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LightningStrike
United States14276 Posts
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Frolossus
United States4779 Posts
On June 19 2014 01:24 YouGotNothin wrote: I am definitely trying out Tiger-Udyr top with the Essence Reaver tonight, I need that infinite sustain lifesteal/manasteal turtle stance from days of old. Essence Reaver -> Triforce -> Tank, my body is ready. that seems super squishy for a really long time if you get ganked you're probably gonna be fucked | ||
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arb
Noobville17920 Posts
On June 19 2014 01:24 YouGotNothin wrote: I am definitely trying out Tiger-Udyr top with the Essence Reaver tonight, I need that infinite sustain lifesteal/manasteal turtle stance from days of old. Essence Reaver -> Triforce -> Tank, my body is ready. Seems like a waste tbh, you dont need mana outside of early lane phase. Triforce/Frozen Heart is really all you need + they give you useful stats. Once you get the stances down in levels they're pretty trivial in mana costs with just Triforce honestly | ||
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YouGotNothin
United States907 Posts
On June 19 2014 01:30 arb wrote: Seems like a waste tbh, you dont need mana outside of early lane phase. Triforce/Frozen Heart is really all you need + they give you useful stats. Once you get the stances down in levels they're pretty trivial in mana costs with just Triforce honestly Mm perhaps, this would definitely be a more damage-centric/trading build. But it is not uncommon for top laners to go 2 damage items when fed or even just standard (Jax/Irelia with Bork and TF). You're right his stances don't cost that much, but spamming them is very effective and the mana costs of spamming them definitely adds up, I dunno I will have to try it out... | ||
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arb
Noobville17920 Posts
On June 19 2014 01:37 YouGotNothin wrote: Mm perhaps, this would definitely be a more damage-centric/trading build. But it is not uncommon for top laners to go 2 damage items when fed or even just standard (Jax/Irelia with Bork and TF). You're right his stances don't cost that much, but spamming them is very effective and the mana costs of spamming them definitely adds up, I dunno I will have to try it out... I'd much rather go Bork/Triforce on Udyr tbh. The attack speed + drain has good synergies with tiger imo, or just go triforce then all tank. For the most part theres very few laners who can out trade even lvl 1 tiger strike without losing like 1/4 or more of their hp, i always play him very conservative with mana when i go toplane and never really have a problem killing someone when i get the chance | ||
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Dark_Chill
Canada3353 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
It's an uncommon pattern for a champion to not need mana early, but to need it enough to invest in an item for it 2650 gold in. Usually it's the other way round, where a champion has more mana problems early and slowly outgrows them. | ||
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canikizu
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YouGotNothin
United States907 Posts
On June 19 2014 01:51 TheYango wrote: The thing is, Essence Reaver doesn't give ANY mana before it's completed (note none of the components are mana or regen items). It's not really suitable for a champion who's mana problems would appear before it's completed--if you really feel the need for mana/regen, an item that gives you this immediately suits your needs better. It's an uncommon pattern for a champion to not need mana early, but to need it enough to invest in an item for it 2650 gold in. Usually it's the other way round, where a champion has more mana problems early and slowly outgrows them. Good point, however rushing Essence Reaver does not seem that inconceivable, especially top lane. 2650 gold isn't nearly as expensive as other popular options (BoRK, TF) and can be gained rather quickly before mana doesn't become an issue. Also there aren't really that many great bruiser items that DO give mana/mana regen immediately. Sheen, Glacial Shroud, and Muramana come to mind but Essence Reaver could potentially fill a different niche than those. I really just want this item to be good on somebody.. perhaps Jayce/Yorick are the only best bets. | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
On June 19 2014 01:51 TheYango wrote: The thing is, Essence Reaver doesn't give ANY mana before it's completed (note none of the components are mana or regen items). It's not really suitable for a champion who's mana problems would appear before it's completed--if you really feel the need for mana/regen, an item that gives you this immediately suits your needs better. It's an uncommon pattern for a champion to not need mana early, but to need it enough to invest in an item for it 2650 gold in. Usually it's the other way round, where a champion has more mana problems early and slowly outgrows them. So a mana heavy jungler who starts blue buff and only need machete or madreds to clear. getting it as a first big item out of the jungle. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On June 19 2014 02:54 PrinceXizor wrote: So a mana heavy jungler who starts blue buff and only need machete or madreds to clear. getting it as a first big item out of the jungle. The extra gold from the Wriggles and SpiritStone upgrade is too good to delay. | ||
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nafta
Bulgaria18893 Posts
On June 19 2014 02:54 PrinceXizor wrote: So a mana heavy jungler who starts blue buff and only need machete or madreds to clear. getting it as a first big item out of the jungle. And who is this magical creature and why wouldnt it just build lizard? | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
On June 19 2014 02:57 nafta wrote: And who is this magical creature and why wouldnt it just build lizard? Pretty much this, and considering FH being pretty decent now, a glacial shroud after SotEL or Wriggles is good stopgap measure too. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On June 19 2014 02:46 YouGotNothin wrote: I really just want this item to be good on somebody.. I don't understand why, nothing that the item does or provides is really unique or noteworthy. The only reason autoattacking champs might be considered lacking a mana regen item is because Riot took mana/regen OFF items they were getting (or nerfed them), like nerfing Chalice when casual Chalice was a common lane regen choice, or taking the mana component off Banshee's Veil. | ||
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nafta
Bulgaria18893 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On June 19 2014 03:13 nafta wrote: Damn watching qtpie try to play blue ez with essence reaver is kinda sad. It sounds like they go together, then you realize that 2% of 3% of your current mana is a really small number. | ||
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