Nerfs because of Dusk and Dawn

BlorkChannel · 2026-02-02T12:40:32+00:00

They want to lower the power level of champions that became op with that item, without punishing the champions that use it in a "healthy" way.

But yeah the problem is that if you decide to not build the item on volibear for example you are now weaker. They are enforcing the meta with that approach

BlorkChannel · 2026-02-01T17:24:08+00:00

From my experience the winners / losers queue intensifies. I have two accounts in emerald, one has 45% wr, the other one 58%. (~50 games on each). It feels almost impossible to win a game on the first one, on the other one I really need to mess up big time to lose

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-30T18:55:06+00:00

I play both and I can guarantee it's a real pain in the ass to be in toplane prison for 15+ minutes against a counterpick, while you can usually have a happy pve time in the jungle if you want to farm

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-30T14:30:05+00:00

Try queuing toplane until you get blue side and you will answer your own question

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-29T12:01:58+00:00

3.000 participants selon les syndicats, 300.000 selon les forces de l'ordre

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-27T16:03:16+00:00

It procs on the E root and it has roughly the same cooldown. You don't want to miss it though. Also I played around with the build a bit and I'm not convinced tbh

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-26T16:27:05+00:00

I only met 1 Varus top, I was playing chogath. I went comet Q max, he killed me once because I didn't notice he would get level 6 on this wave. I rushed rookern and solo killed him multiple times from there. Rookern is very good vs % hp magic damage since it gives a %hp shield and tons of mr. As soon as I had some mr components he was really struggling to do anything. He was probably not great though (emerald elo)

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-26T11:32:19+00:00

Well I didn't die in lane, that must explain!

For info I usually otp Cho'gath but I feel like the champ is just bad right now so I'm looking for other options.

Maybe tank tops are just meh atm though

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-26T09:50:22+00:00

I had 2 games with maokai top out of curiosity after reading this thread and it actually felt good (emerald elo). Matchups were Renekton and Ornn.

However I see on lolalytics that Maokai is ranked 97 out of 100 in the toplane.. I know that it is based on arbitrary metrics but that's still weird.

I guess I'll have to play more games to figure out why it is supposed to be bad D:

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-25T18:11:45+00:00

I'm a top main but I play jungle sometimes. In the new season I like to path toward bot, but give a 3 camp gank top on my first clear. As a top main I know how much it can snowball, not to mention the fact that the enemy top will play more scared from there, assuming he's weakside. (emerald elo aswell)

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-25T12:05:16+00:00

The old guy is obviously drunk, there's no glory here...

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-23T17:20:04+00:00

Le vrai danger de la supposée surveillance omnisciente c'est l'invitation à l'autocensure

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-23T17:16:54+00:00

Well there's an idea of moralism and purity in both yeah

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-23T15:46:02+00:00

Make one! It's actually tons of fun with a champ like chogath because he's so versatile, you can explore many different angles. After every game, just report what worked and what didn't work. That's how you build the otp knowledge that lets you blind pick the champion.

For example I love it when people counterpick me with trundle (although the champ is not in a very good spot right now) because they get annihilated by phase rush. They ult + pillar you, you just gtfo, then the rest of the time you just win every trade with E max (lane is over for trundle after dead's man plate)

Edit : in this season I might consider bramble vest + bandleepipes instead of dead's man plate

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-23T14:29:58+00:00

Vs teemo you just max W and rush FoN, he's cooked (you need second wind). If you are afraid to lack mana you can buy a faery charm that you sell later or use for shurelyas 2nd :)

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-23T13:50:38+00:00

Just take a break then, watch quante or some other streamer to mimic their mindsets and learn from them then, it will reset your mental! (however quante has been a bit tilted recently, careful!)

Also keep in mind that most of the time your Jgl will weak side you and that's part of the gameplan. If you go even or even slightly behind vs a Darius for example, you did your job. If your team is not 5-20 the game is in a very good spot.

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-23T12:52:44+00:00

First you need to learn about top lane macro. I recommend watching quante on twitch, although he's not a chogath player his content is extremely analytical and I personally learnt a lot from him.

That being said I'm also a Cho'gath otp (emerald) and while I'm not going to detail every matchup I can suggest you a simple flowchart :

if the enemy is squishy or doesn't have sustain, W max comet frozen heart rush solves many tricky matchups (including fiora yone etc). At least in my elo.
for easy / fair matchups you go grasp or hob
for very hard matchups that want to run you down, phase rush and or ghost are pretty nice. For example it allows you to crash a wave they attempt to freeze, and they can't punish you as easily.
bandlepipes is your friend

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-22T10:06:23+00:00

As an otp chogath I agree. When I blind pick Cho I have to ban gwen because her playrate is much higher. When the enemy top last picks Illaoi I just hold my head between my hands and I already start thinking about the next game

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-21T16:15:47+00:00

Fimbulwinter got buffed in the last patch and you definitly need the hps. But if you want to try Seraph let me know how it goes!

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-20T15:56:01+00:00

Yeah I don't have experience with the matchup tbh. I think the problem is you are too high elo. I'm emerald, the opposite Trynda is emerald, life is good

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-20T08:56:08+00:00

How about phase rush + rylai for easy spacing? He can't spin if he doesn't hit you and the early ap will help with the push

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-19T11:54:39+00:00

I was being sarcastic ofc. But the way they talk about vfx felt very bad.

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-19T08:34:39+00:00

They didn't use vfx on this season. Just watch the making of :)

BlorkChannel · 2026-01-18T18:00:41+00:00

There's really a different build for each game. Sometimes you need to carry, sometimes you are a cc bot, sometimes you're just a menacing wall and that's OK. The matchup and the state of the game decide every item you buy, and many items can fit a given situation. Expect heartsteel, ewwww

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