• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 04:05
CEST 10:05
KST 17:05
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro4 Preview: On Course12Code S Season 1 - RO8 Preview7[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt2: Progenitors8Code S Season 1 - RO12 Group A: Rogue, Percival, Solar, Zoun13[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt1: Inheritors16
Community News
Weekly Cups (May 4-10): Clem, MaxPax, herO win1Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule !10Weekly Cups (April 27-May 4): Clem takes triple0RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event12Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO12 Results1
StarCraft 2
General
MaNa leaves Team Liquid Weekly Cups (May 4-10): Clem, MaxPax, herO win Code S Season 1 - RO8 Preview Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book Weekly Cups (April 27-May 4): Clem takes triple
Tourneys
2026 GSL Season 2 Qualifiers Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule ! SC2 INu's Battles#16 <BO.9> Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) GSL Code S Season 1 (2026)
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players
External Content
Mutation # 525 Wheel of Misfortune The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 524 Death and Taxes Mutation # 523 Firewall
Brood War
General
BW General Discussion Pros React To: Leta vs Tulbo (ASL S21, Ro.8) ASL Tickets to Live Event Finals? [ASL21] Ro4 Preview: On Course Flashes ASL S21 Ro8 Review
Tourneys
[ASL21] Semifinals B [ASL21] Semifinals A [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL22] RO16 Group Stage - 02 - 10 May
Strategy
[G] Hydra ZvZ: An Introduction Simple Questions, Simple Answers Fighting Spirit mining rates Muta micro map competition
Other Games
General Games
Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread PC Games Sales Thread Path of Exile
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
Russo-Ukrainian War Thread US Politics Mega-thread UK Politics Mega-thread YouTube Thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread McBoner: A hockey love story Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
streaming software Strange computer issues (software) [G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
How EEG Data Can Predict Gam…
TrAiDoS
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1548 users

Simple Questions, Simple Answers - Page 26

Forum Index > LoL Strategy
Post a Reply
Prev 1 24 25 26 27 28 77 Next
BobMcJohnson
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
France2916 Posts
July 08 2013 11:59 GMT
#501
Hey, I picked up the game again after a fairly long break (HotS came out :>) The last patch I played actively iirc vas something around Varus/Hecarim. So yeah i'm a bit lost and i have a bunch "what has changed?" of questions

-So many new items :o Plus lots of old items have been changed etc. Any new noob-trap items that I should avoid? or items at the contrary that are generally a good idea to build when in doubt?
-What are the standard starting items now? Boot/3pots all the time seems to have fallen out of fashion.
-Any changes in the usual rune setups? Like runes that were crap before that I should buy now?
Romanes eunt domus
Jek
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Denmark2771 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-08 14:37:05
July 08 2013 14:33 GMT
#502
How come in high Elo/pro games they don't, at least I haven't seen, get 2 Bulwarks on tanky/divers (if they have of course)? The aurae stack on the item carriers making the item rediculous gold efficient for the Bulwark users.

Using lolwiki to compute gold efficiency:
Bulwark price: 2950g

1: The Bulwark carrier: 2852g
2: The Bulwark carriers: 3912g
For others: 1060g

Total stats from Bulwark(s) on the users:
300 Health
40 Armor
80 Magic Resist
20 Health Regen

Basically wouldn't this be the absolute most gold efficient item in the game for the two users? While it might benefit the overall team much better than just a single, it would greatly increase the chance for an aura always been online - which I suppose shouldn't be discarded too easily either.

Another point would be that the jungler can delay the Aegis upgrade in favor for a more selfish item, the aurae would still stack - Bulwark+Aegis would still be incredible gold efficient.
It's Elo not ELO - Every statiscian playing League
HoMM
Profile Joined July 2010
Estonia636 Posts
July 09 2013 17:17 GMT
#503
1st bulwark gives the aura for up to 5 people (5 x 1060).
If all 5 people are present then the 2nd bulwark grants the aura for 2 people. (2 x 1060)

Chances are, if your first bulwark carrier dies or is away, you have 4 people and you probably wont want to he teamfighting with 4 people anyways.
SC2 Masters Protoss - LoL Diamond adc/support www.twitter.com/hommlol www.youtube.com/homm87
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11835 Posts
July 09 2013 18:30 GMT
#504
Why? People die in Teamfights. If your bulwark carrier dies, you don't suddenly turn and run away and miraculously take no damage doing that. Also, the Bulwark is still pretty effective on only the two carriers. Sure, the first one is better, but the second one is still a very good item. Probably one of the better MR items.
iCanada
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada10660 Posts
July 10 2013 00:11 GMT
#505
On July 10 2013 03:30 Simberto wrote:
Why? People die in Teamfights. If your bulwark carrier dies, you don't suddenly turn and run away and miraculously take no damage doing that. Also, the Bulwark is still pretty effective on only the two carriers. Sure, the first one is better, but the second one is still a very good item. Probably one of the better MR items.


Yeah, still hella gold efficient.

It also good for team comp styles where 5v5 not as integral as creating multiple skirmish opportunities.
imBLIND
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2626 Posts
July 11 2013 03:01 GMT
#506
What do you guys think about doran shield on AP mids in matchups where AAs are the main source of damage? I recently got wrecked when i was playing ori vs kassadin and he went shield first with tele/flash. He just completely ignored me for the most part, and everytime i tried to zone him for more than 10 seconds, I got ganked really hard. Dealing with him post6 was impossible after that, because he actually had even farm with me (about 100 at the 11 minute mark).

I tried this in lanes where I have to deal with a lot of AAs and/or trades, and the 10hp/5, the passive, and the extra health are absolutely amazing. Melee AP in the mid lane became so much easier.

Comments?
im deaf
beetlelisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Poland2276 Posts
July 11 2013 03:10 GMT
#507
Can someone give me please the link to the list of abbreviation and their meanings?
wwww
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11835 Posts
July 11 2013 03:11 GMT
#508
You don't have a ward. Not having a ward is very often problematic. And if it is not problematic for you, it can still kill your bot/top if your ward is missing.
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
July 11 2013 03:46 GMT
#509
How do you stop/mitigate 5 man invades? Especially if you are purple team, they can usually catch the mid in the bushes and then totally zone you.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11835 Posts
July 11 2013 03:49 GMT
#510
Look if they have some long ranged CC (Lux, Blitz, stuff like that). If they do, assume they will invade, and either stand in a bush as 5 or ward shit and be careful. If they don't, invades are not really scary since you can just walk away.
TSCrEaToR-
Profile Joined November 2011
United States13 Posts
July 11 2013 05:25 GMT
#511
On July 11 2013 12:01 imBLIND wrote:
What do you guys think about doran shield on AP mids in matchups where AAs are the main source of damage? I recently got wrecked when i was playing ori vs kassadin and he went shield first with tele/flash. He just completely ignored me for the most part, and everytime i tried to zone him for more than 10 seconds, I got ganked really hard. Dealing with him post6 was impossible after that, because he actually had even farm with me (about 100 at the 11 minute mark).

I tried this in lanes where I have to deal with a lot of AAs and/or trades, and the 10hp/5, the passive, and the extra health are absolutely amazing. Melee AP in the mid lane became so much easier.

Comments?


As a kassadin player, going in for cs with aa against an ori means 3 autoattacks to the face. If you silence her, she can follow you, aa maybe another once or twice, then follow with a q-w combo. If you q farm, you severely miss out on a lot of cs. So basically, just harass him over and over and over again. Dorans shield cannot negate constant harass.Also, ori's aa's have magic damage on top. Don't zone him. Just harass him. And if the lane is pushing towards his side, ward well. Don't just ward the side bushes, ward the path to wraiths, etc. However, by having ori against a kassadin, its a natural losing lane, so just try your best and you have a greater disruption in teamfights, even if kass has more burst potential.
Flash Jaedong Bisu .::|::. NesTea MMA HerO .::|::. Stephano ThorZaIN MaNa
TSCrEaToR-
Profile Joined November 2011
United States13 Posts
July 11 2013 05:30 GMT
#512
On July 08 2013 20:59 BobMcJohnson wrote:
Hey, I picked up the game again after a fairly long break (HotS came out :>) The last patch I played actively iirc vas something around Varus/Hecarim. So yeah i'm a bit lost and i have a bunch "what has changed?" of questions

-So many new items :o Plus lots of old items have been changed etc. Any new noob-trap items that I should avoid? or items at the contrary that are generally a good idea to build when in doubt?
-What are the standard starting items now? Boot/3pots all the time seems to have fallen out of fashion.
-Any changes in the usual rune setups? Like runes that were crap before that I should buy now?


Items are still kind of the same, the spirit stone items were a big change. Botrk is a big buy, so is liandry's.
Top: Cloth5, rejuvbead pots wards, longsword 2 pots, boots
Mid: boots, dring+pots, flask wards pots, nullmagicmantle (very rare but effective sometimes)
Jungle: machetepots pretty much nowadays except for very special cases such as fiddle
AD: dblade, boots, longsword pots
Sup: full inventory of wards/pots, fairie/rejuv +wards pots, fairie+rejuv+wards

The change in rune setups was mainly for mid laners. Its more common to run hybrid pen than flat pen due to riot changing it around.
Flash Jaedong Bisu .::|::. NesTea MMA HerO .::|::. Stephano ThorZaIN MaNa
VashTS
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1675 Posts
July 11 2013 20:56 GMT
#513
How would one go about Support Fiddlesticks? General runes/masteries and an item build because I am completely fucking clueless...

I know everything is subjective to change depending on the lane and game and such, so no need to go into that. That is why I asked for general info. I am trying out a 4/5/21 Utility page with +5 GP10 in runes (quints and yellows). No idea for items though, I'm gonna wing it.
VashTS; 330; Random -- Ranked #9 Pokemon Video Game Player in the World in 2009
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-11 21:45:59
July 11 2013 21:44 GMT
#514
On July 08 2013 23:33 Jek wrote:
How come in high Elo/pro games they don't, at least I haven't seen, get 2 Bulwarks on tanky/divers (if they have of course)? The aurae stack on the item carriers making the item rediculous gold efficient for the Bulwark users.

Using lolwiki to compute gold efficiency:
Bulwark price: 2950g

1: The Bulwark carrier: 2852g
2: The Bulwark carriers: 3912g
For others: 1060g

Total stats from Bulwark(s) on the users:
300 Health
40 Armor
80 Magic Resist
20 Health Regen

Basically wouldn't this be the absolute most gold efficient item in the game for the two users? While it might benefit the overall team much better than just a single, it would greatly increase the chance for an aura always been online - which I suppose shouldn't be discarded too easily either.

Another point would be that the jungler can delay the Aegis upgrade in favor for a more selfish item, the aurae would still stack - Bulwark+Aegis would still be incredible gold efficient.

While it's true that it's cost-efficient, the stats are also very MR-heavy. Given that there are other personal MR items that the carriers would consider anyway, it's very atypical for Bulwark to be necessary in multiples.

Also, generally try to be careful when analyzing HP regen as part of raw cost-effectiveness numbers because by and large the value of HP regen diminishes quickly.
Moderator
Alaric
Profile Joined November 2009
France45622 Posts
July 12 2013 00:02 GMT
#515
On July 12 2013 05:56 VashTS wrote:
How would one go about Support Fiddlesticks? General runes/masteries and an item build because I am completely fucking clueless...

I know everything is subjective to change depending on the lane and game and such, so no need to go into that. That is why I asked for general info. I am trying out a 4/5/21 Utility page with +5 GP10 in runes (quints and yellows). No idea for items though, I'm gonna wing it.

Spellsy mentioned it in his "support cards". I tend to run the same masteries (since even if defense is limited, it's still better than nothing) and to get a somewhat early lucky pick+boots (boots are really important considering Fear's range unless they tend to dive on you aniway), then after sightstone I either work on Locket if I need armour (plus the early CDR is nice) or Twin Shadows if I need MR. The active is really good to let you catch people, lock them down with Fear, and have your team follow up.

Also pinks once you're 6 in lane, the simple threat can zone your opponents hard.
Cant take LMS hipsters serious.
sylverfyre
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8298 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-12 05:57:50
July 12 2013 05:50 GMT
#516
On July 08 2013 23:33 Jek wrote:
How come in high Elo/pro games they don't, at least I haven't seen, get 2 Bulwarks on tanky/divers (if they have of course)? The aurae stack on the item carriers making the item rediculous gold efficient for the Bulwark users.

Using lolwiki to compute gold efficiency:
Bulwark price: 2950g

1: The Bulwark carrier: 2852g
2: The Bulwark carriers: 3912g
For others: 1060g

Total stats from Bulwark(s) on the users:
300 Health
40 Armor
80 Magic Resist
20 Health Regen

Basically wouldn't this be the absolute most gold efficient item in the game for the two users? While it might benefit the overall team much better than just a single, it would greatly increase the chance for an aura always been online - which I suppose shouldn't be discarded too easily either.

Another point would be that the jungler can delay the Aegis upgrade in favor for a more selfish item, the aurae would still stack - Bulwark+Aegis would still be incredible gold efficient.

This ignores how little 20 Health regen matters late game, and also ignores how 'cost efficient' other big ticket MR items are (Abyssal if you like auras, SV for CDR and/or healing)

Health regen on lolwiki is rated compared to rejuv beads, which are incredibly incredibly cost-inefficient item, and ignores the fact that health regen is one stat that you really get "for free" just for upgrading an item. And even though you get more of it, it still is less useful because its a much smaller % of your health pool as you level up. That's also why baron buff is worth "15k gold" - because lolwiki doesn't know how much gold HP5 is worth late game (While it does have value, it's not worth the numbers on rejuv bead)
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
July 12 2013 08:34 GMT
#517
how exactly does demoting work? does it happen when you reach 0 lp and go negative or can it happen if you lose a ton in a row
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
thenexusp
Profile Joined May 2009
United States3721 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-13 16:14:39
July 13 2013 16:12 GMT
#518
On July 12 2013 17:34 FinestHour wrote:
how exactly does demoting work? does it happen when you reach 0 lp and go negative or can it happen if you lose a ton in a row

It will generally happen if you reach 0 LP and go negative, with a few exceptions

- if you just got promoted into the division, you have a couple games of immunity where you can't get demoted
- if your MMR is high enough for some reason (you lost the LP because of dodging or decay, for example), you might not get demoted
- you can't get demoted from any 'V' division

As for losing a ton in a row, theoretically you still need to reach 0 LP but practically it's really difficult to not hit 0 LP after a 8+ losing streak
checo
Profile Joined November 2008
Mexico1364 Posts
July 19 2013 23:24 GMT
#519
So i have played tristana top for a few games now really liking it, shes hot =P, AD tristana of course, i have done well vs Jayce, Udyr, singed, rengar, i usually go dblade, rune 21-0-9, with ad reds, 2life steal quins, 1movement speed quin, armor yellows and MR scaling blues. go => E-W-Q, then E=>Q=>W.

Still toying around with this (im gold II for what is worth), any match ups that should avoid, i mean malp is the one that comes to my head but any others?
El amor no mueve al mundo, ni hace brillar el sol, pero el amor hace latir este corazon....
Ente
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1795 Posts
July 20 2013 21:14 GMT
#520
I would guess most matchups which are hard for ranged champions - the strong allins.
For example: Jarvan Zed maybe Irelia.

In general you will most likely (again I dont play trist top so I have 0 xp with that exact champ top) problems once the first big items are coming. Lets say a botrk chainvest irelia or sth against your botrk /start of Ie or Zeal will most likely cause you a lot of problems because she is more tanky and does more dmg while you dont have the dps yet to exploit your range advantage
lol acc: Entenzwerg EUW http://www.twitch.tv/Entenzwerg league of legends stream (challenger EuW)
Prev 1 24 25 26 27 28 77 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 1h 55m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
ProTech119
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 29761
GuemChi 3318
Killer 385
HiyA 116
soO 54
JulyZerg 32
Jaedong 30
Sharp 20
yabsab 19
BeSt 17
[ Show more ]
NotJumperer 17
Bale 17
Noble 16
NaDa 14
ajuk12(nOOB) 11
ZergMaN 7
League of Legends
JimRising 586
Counter-Strike
olofmeister1355
Stewie2K797
shoxiejesuss132
Other Games
summit1g11320
ceh9602
C9.Mang0449
monkeys_forever300
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL28071
Other Games
gamesdonequick668
StarCraft: Brood War
lovetv 23
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• LUISG 16
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• iopq 4
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Nemesis2017
• Lourlo1060
• Stunt635
Upcoming Events
CranKy Ducklings
1h 55m
Afreeca Starleague
1h 55m
Light vs Flash
INu's Battles
2h 55m
ByuN vs herO
PiGosaur Cup
15h 55m
Replay Cast
1d
Replay Cast
1d 15h
The PondCast
2 days
OSC
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
RSL Revival
3 days
[ Show More ]
OSC
3 days
Korean StarCraft League
3 days
RSL Revival
4 days
BSL
4 days
GSL
4 days
Cure vs herO
SHIN vs Maru
BSL
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-05-11
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
Acropolis #4
KK 2v2 League Season 1
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
SCTL 2026 Spring
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W7
YSL S3
Escore Tournament S2: W8
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
2026 GSL S2
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.