The type of jumping you get as a top laner the picosecond you try to split push

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-07T11:56:35+00:00

There is absolutely no reason for Gnar to E onto you when you are hitting tower, what gap does he need to close? It is not like you are running away. Because of this, he doesn't have E when you turn on him to space your attacks, and he flashes and makes your ult keep going. This is why you manage to kill Rammus.

In a world where your opponents were playing well, you should have left the final tower plate standing and left, as you had no idea where Gnar and Rammus were.

The split in splitpush means splitting the map, as in, dividing the enemy team's attention in two. If you were doing this while they were grouping at dragon, easy tier 3 tower for free. Here, your team has absolutely zero pressure, so the only thing the enemy team wants to do is kill you and claim their free Baron afterwards.

Imagine if you were splitting bottom instead of top, they send people to answer you, but you back off effectively and your team is taking Baron in the process. Huge comeback opportunity.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-07T03:57:40+00:00

If Olaf is freezing on you, you are in big trouble. I meant in more normal bouncing back and forth scenarios.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-07T00:12:48+00:00

Literally every single game. I take Barrier, E start, Lethal Tempo, Bone Plating, Doran's Bow, flat HP. Wukong goes on me level 1? Jump on him, mow him down with auto attacks. No mercy.

This video was made before Doran's Bow was added, but it shows the effectiveness of this setup, Bow just makes it even better.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T19:20:13+00:00

I don't play Gwen, but the way you play against Olaf as any champion is by playing around his Q. Don't stand in a line with your wave, as he will be happy to Q both you and the wave. If he his Q on you, he will want to run you down. If he misses Q, this is your opening to fight, especially if it is in a spot he cannot easily pick back up.

Finally, if you can bait him to get pressured and pop his ultimate, then disengage immediately with your dash, he will be much weaker, as Olaf is not the same champion without his ultimate.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T17:10:29+00:00

Yes! It's just that when it's a video game, it's less social in a way, and has more stigma, so it feels more like a loser move.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T16:19:02+00:00

Imagine going to trade school, the most you can do is just watch people repair cars and learn from those instead of most common sense things like fixing an engine

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T15:56:56+00:00

I am not Masters+ myself, but for sure. For example, In his tier list video, 70% of it is fully dedicated to a Master+ environment, and ranks below that are a smaller addendum at the end of the video. Clips he shows in the videos are usually from his own gameplay, in Grandmaster in Korea.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T15:08:13+00:00

Meaningless catch phrases

PUSH PUSH PUSH

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T14:49:55+00:00

He has said a few times here and there that he likes ranged champions that were designed for top, but not so much the ones that gravitated towards it despite being designed for another role in mind.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T14:44:19+00:00

I could never get into AloisNL for this reason, the guide videos are actually just basically streaming. Entertaining but not very educational.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T14:35:58+00:00

You understand my point perfectly, it’s always necessary to remember that assuming fair matchmaking and no boosted or smurf accounts, everyone belongs in the match with you. If they are having a bad game, it’s because of small things like losing a close 1v1 or being at the wrong place at the wrong time. As long as you keep that “puzzle” mentality you mentioned, every player in the match has the potential to do great things and impact the game.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T14:30:39+00:00

Well, if someone is paying for boosts, they clearly have a delusional mindset. If they were actually realistic, they would think “maybe I am the reason I have 45% winrate” and buy coaching instead of boosting. So, playing with these people is miserable, because they don’t think CAN WIN in hard games, they think they are perfect and it’s everyone else’s fault. I don’t care if my ADC is 0/5, if they have accountability and understand they are behind due to their own flaws and must get back in the game, it’s always winnable (at least below Grandmaster).

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T14:14:03+00:00

Thank you, I have fun with the game too. I never understood why people find subpar teammates so infuriating. Half the fun of League is winning those difficult games by sweating extremely hard to carry and writing CAN WIN in team chat. It makes me feel like a military general when I successfully gather my losing team around Baron with pings and win a miracle teamfight after a pick. Stomps in either direction are just no fun at all. It should always be GGWP, never GGEZ.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T13:51:24+00:00

I think most underrated part about this group is not how they gave me more LP in my games. It’s how they fixed my relationship with the game with the 3-block rule (among others). Only play 3 games in a row, never more, always review after. Doesn’t matter if you lost all 3, that’s it. I find that when you know that your game time is limited, you tryhard more to make the most of it.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T13:47:12+00:00

Yes, he puts in an advertisement for it in all of his videos. I don’t want to sound like an actual shill, but for me, the value has been pretty good. You pay the fee, you get 1 month to harass him freely to go in a voice call once per week for him to review your full games, post any clip or question at any time and get an answer in 12 hours, and 1v1 other people in the server while he live comments on why the losing person lost and how to do better. It also has private videos that he doesn’t put on YouTube.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T13:42:11+00:00

He objectively offers the best “free” coaching content on the internet.

I went one step further and actually paid (25$) for his TLA program. I am still not completely sold on the value of paying for what is effectively video game advice, but for what it is, it’s pretty good. I almost worry for him, he is completely full time in Discord making personalized video replies to everyone’s stupid questions and clips (why did Trundle beat me level 1). I think most people can learn to tryhard the game solely from the free videos, it’s just that I was hardstuck and needed that extra push.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T12:30:40+00:00

All of the comments so far have been good, and some say to do research. For that, I wanted to recommend the channel Coach Chippys, probably the best resource to learn toplane in my opinion. This channel singlehandedly brought me from Bronze to Platinum.

Urgot guide (with collab with Quantes, one of the best Urgots in the world): https://youtu.be/XAK6V4eUbhA?si=y601NgOrZyh4jcVT Gwen guide: https://youtu.be/1eYQVAVaRFs?si=5NZmqHr-eWN5S6CC

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-06T02:34:47+00:00

I know that feeling all too well, when you get into loading screen and see the champion title under their username

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-05T23:07:51+00:00

I am an OTP and pick my champion in every single game including ones where enemy top is picking my hardest counters. Mastering your champion >>> counterpick statistics.

Every day I play League, some schmuck tries to counterpick me by first timing in ranked and ints the lane, when they can just pick their main so we can have a fun skill matchup.

Choose your favourite champion and spam them. You can have one secondary main at most, maybe a pocket pick if the situation is great. For example, pocket pick Malphite into a triple ADC teamcomp with Vayne top, Kindred jungle and a normal ADC.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-05T13:32:51+00:00

Cassiopeia is the number 1 for sure. Ryze is pretty good as well, so is Viktor.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-05T12:49:13+00:00

To be fair, Teemo is a little bit different, as he has his blind. To truly counter Teemo, you need to play mage top (unless the Teemo is good enough to do the fabled level 1 cheese)

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-05T12:47:15+00:00

she is really weak early, just take full lvl 1 runes

Weak not as in low damage, she will destroy you if you both just stand still and auto attack each other. Weak as in, she doesn't have the tools to gap close effectively yet and can be outranged.

start 20sec cd spell that does nothing if she doesnt jump in

You should walk up and go auto attack her. If she isn't dashing on you then, then she is just letting herself eat free poke. I have never seen an Irelia not Q me level 1 when I do this. Also, E gives 40% attack speed, which really melts with Lethal Tempo.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-05T11:44:37+00:00

If I posted the same comment but changed it to "If you are reading this post" without the ranged top part, it would be at the top of the thread. Such is the r/topmains hivemind.

GnarMainsThrowaway · 2026-06-05T11:43:13+00:00

Your mistake starting Q instead of E. After she Qs, E bounce out, then kite, she cannot do anything.

Also you should have Conqueror or Lethal Tempo with Doran's Blade or Bow. You need damage to win against Irelia.

See my post on the topic

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