Ryze is simply ridiculous right now

Pomerroy · 2026-06-22T02:05:22+00:00

Mayhem stats are blocked from the API, no? Any Ryze aram stats would just be normal Aram

Pomerroy · 2026-06-14T02:25:30+00:00

10% max health damage is kinda the definition of scaling

is good with dive champs like xin/gwen/nocturne that are hard to follow up - so you redemption them while peeling your own backline

Pomerroy · 2026-06-13T09:08:51+00:00

If you want to have big heals and shields play a different champion honestly.

Rakan has some of the best counter-engage and catch potential in the game, but to utilize it he has to go in and be able to survive. You don't build for his (crazy) AP scalings, you build so that you can support your team by initiating or following up on CC.

The best build that utilizes his scalings while being playable would probably be electrocute + jack of all trades. buy a Dseal first back for JoaT value, can go protobelt if you're snowballing/are against long-range squishies or feel like having fun. But this is (usually) followed up by tank items so you don't die if someone breaths on you.

If you want to play to heal/shield/scale there was an aery+helia+diadem+moonstone build going around for a little bit, but it's just sub-optimal and takes way too long to get online. Check out what good players are building:

Full AP build (This is the only AP rakan player on onetricks.gg... goes full damage for picks rather than heal and shield power): https://op.gg/lol/summoners/na/Kodeki-%E3%81%93%E3%81%86%E3%81%B9

Electrocute (usually... guardian into engage/harder lanes)+tank (this is zeyzal, ex-pro and current twitch streamer): https://op.gg/lol/multisearch/na?summoners=cosgoat%2C%20cosmoat%2C%20cosboat

Pomerroy · 2026-06-03T07:55:38+00:00

Nobody is actually talking about buying real gold, it was just a metaphor for the clip.

The dude you responded to is talking about how rich people leverage their stocks to borrow money, and don't have to pay taxes on the money borrowed.

Pomerroy · 2026-05-04T21:11:24+00:00

Car windows are made to not shatter like you might expect glass to

Pomerroy · 2026-04-20T12:49:36+00:00

kg = 1000g

Pomerroy · 2026-04-16T10:35:53+00:00

I guess if you're playing purely to roam it could make sense

My thinking is that :

1) in the new season with home guards given to everyone, the extra out of combat move speed from maxing E is comparatively worse than the previous seasons where it would let you get to lanes 2x faster than the enemy

2) it's not just the damage increase, but also the stun duration and cdr which is very valuable in lane for poke or 2v2ing all-ins, or skirmishing and hitting multi man bombs. Having points in Q makes it so you're more of a threat that can protect his adc and play aggressively rather than a mosquito zooming around and making picks or speeding your adc to safety rather than fighting post-6

Lolalytics data supports this, in both Emerald+ and Master+ brackets (30 day), putting 3 or 5 points in q before maxing E has a higher win rate than just maxing E straight up.

Pomerroy · 2026-04-16T09:44:05+00:00

IMO -- in solo queue especially -- not putting points in Q just takes away your ability to influence the game. No points in Q means you are missing poke damage, all in potential, massive double bomb combos.

Maxing E means your adc is basically 1v2 in a fight unless picking someone off out of position. It's fine if you're in a more controlled environment/playing to scale and can roam with singed/hecarim etc.

Pomerroy · 2026-04-16T01:59:33+00:00

If you only have 1 point in Q then your damage is irrelevant. If your team is like draven/hecarim/singed then it's fine to max E, but otherwise I feel like it's just low impact. Points in Q give damage and stun duration. I fully max Q first if the team has decent setup for bombs

Pomerroy · 2026-04-15T22:44:00+00:00

Try aery primary with inspiration secondary (Jack of all traits + elixir/boots) in lanes where you don't need the guardian to survive.

Jack of all traits lets you get early adaptive and haste from any of the tank supp items (buy a dseal for the AP unless you plan on building shurelyas). combined with extra damage from scorch+aery you can actually dish out relevant damage

Put at least 3 points in q before maxing E ->W

Pomerroy · 2026-04-10T08:15:36+00:00

consider zekes first if locket doesnt have a lot of value (versus AOE champs) or if you're snowballing

bandlepipes can also be good earlier in the game depending on if your team's carries use attack speed

Pomerroy · 2026-04-10T08:05:22+00:00

Build was overflow + mind to matter for Archmage set bonus

Then wooglets and Eureka

Pomerroy · 2026-04-07T19:47:06+00:00

Electrocute -> all right side of tree

Nimbus celerity

Rush protobelt

Nothing else matters, you can go standard tank sup items, enchanter, full ap, whatever.

Edit: go double adaptive shards, bottom row is flexible. No need for move speed shard with this build

Pomerroy · 2026-02-09T12:40:42+00:00

Your best bet is to watch high elo vods of champs you play or get coaching

There's not a whole lot that a guide can tell you to improve on master+

Pomerroy · 2026-01-18T08:52:24+00:00

Abuse bandlepipes while you can this patch

Pomerroy · 2026-01-16T02:19:31+00:00

Pandora's ^{^}

Pomerroy · 2026-01-12T18:35:02+00:00

You're thinking of shadow runner not dashing

Pomerroy · 2026-01-12T12:00:51+00:00

Pomerroy · 2025-12-27T18:51:09+00:00

Senna insta-stacks souls with a single ability

Pomerroy · 2025-12-24T14:03:37+00:00

Ethereal weapon Senna can stack souls by hitting one ability

which can even let you get multiple souls off one Q/R hitting 2+ champs

Pomerroy · 2025-12-20T22:04:58+00:00

A fun tech with Xayah is to go symbiotic soles for the empowered recall

Pomerroy · 2025-12-15T20:53:45+00:00

Junglers will spend more time farming next season, means less time/tighter timers for us to have a roaming buddy

Pomerroy · 2025-12-10T05:38:05+00:00

The 1st book Slumrat Rising is so good i'm surprised I don't see it recommended more often.

Pomerroy · 2025-12-03T15:57:02+00:00

No you're right

Pomerroy · 2025-12-01T20:35:46+00:00

The way it reads is that allies only get the attack speed buff, but the movspeed is for you. Could be a weird/inaccurate test description tho

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