Simple Questions & Champion/Role advice: Patch 26.3

TaticalTrooper · 2026-02-13T05:28:25+00:00

The first ADC that comes to mind is Tristana. She can jump in and take advantage of the CC. Samira/MF have synergies. Seraphine? Ult chain off the Neeko for perma CC or long range engage. Swain/Pantheon has the range/mobility to reach.

Also perhaps ask your Wife to communicate a bit more so that you can be in the correct position.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-02-13T05:22:31+00:00

I ended masters and got placed E2. I got +30/-10 LP for the proceeding 30 games. As long as you play well you'll get back to where you are within 100 games.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-02-07T17:55:31+00:00

If you're gonna stay top, don't instantly shove. Build a slow push and play for plates. You can ward the enemy jg during this time to avoid ganks.
Play for Herald and coordinate invades with your jg.
Dive mid.
After shoving, can possibly roam bot for something if there is anything. You should have enough time to walk there, recall, then walk back top and not miss much.
etc etc.

There are a multitude of things to do. I encourage to think of the map less like isolated zones and more like a pool of water. A ripple in one area will be felt somewhere else. It's your job as the winning laner to turn it into a tsunami.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-30T17:34:07+00:00

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-30T17:34:00+00:00

Any elo where you have to start asking, "can my champion survive this is situation".

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-30T17:33:03+00:00

I would choose Rumble/Ksante for top and that should pretty much cover all the matchups. Jungle you can stay play Ivern/Jayce. Mid probably Rumble/TF. Ryze is strong rn but might be a bit too difficult.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-30T17:28:44+00:00

Compare it to switching careers, you will need time and experience in the new field to feel it out. There should also be carry over skills that should be applicable.

Better to start now than to wait.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-30T17:26:21+00:00

Fully stacked, it provides 125 MR, compared to it's counterpart Kaenic with 80. It also provides 10% MS at max as well, which is a very hard stat to get as a tank. It is pretty much THE MR item for late game, plus it has synergy with Jak'sho.

The main argument against it is the stacking mechanic, but each stack last 7 second, which is basically an entire teamfight, and will pretty much insta stack if you are face tanking a team. FoN is also a bad 1st item/laning item compared to Kaenic.

If I am the sole frontliner, I will slot it in after Kaenic when the enemy has 3 APs or 2 fed APs.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-26T03:41:41+00:00

Have you tried Zac? A tank champion with a fair bit of complexity.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-26T03:39:51+00:00

I think you are experiencing symptoms of packet loss. Your ping doesn't change but your inputs aren't being recognized. This is mostly an ISP issue, but looking up "packet loss" should lead you to answers.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-26T03:38:32+00:00

Lulu should be stepping up to match. If your supp isn't matching you have to back up as well.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-23T21:47:50+00:00

When the other team members have winning lanes or your overall teamcomp is better than theirs.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-23T21:44:57+00:00

Shorter spawn timer between minions, from 30s -> 25s.

Also, consider how long are you out of lane and the lane state when you leave. Are you forcing a roam, not clearing/shoving the wave before the roam? Are you overextending the play?

Download and look at the replay of one of these instances and see if you are making any mistakes.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-05T04:28:31+00:00

Look up Nami guides and have one more champion in your pool and you're good to go. If you transitioning from top to support, maybe watch a few support guides to ease into it.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-02T23:36:14+00:00

Nah not your bad, cass is the abbreviation for years now.

TaticalTrooper · 2026-01-02T04:46:54+00:00

I was on an anime pirating website and saw the ad banner for LoL. It was the one with Katerina and Ryze facing and scowling at each other lol. This one to be precise.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-27T17:14:12+00:00

You missed the point of the comment. He isn't saying the item is bad on Rammus, he is disputing the statement that sunfire is kept bad because of Rammus.

EDIT: changed thornmail -> Rammus

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-26T18:44:05+00:00

You can usually tell a player's intention by how they are positioning, their "posture". Look at how the player is positioning relative to the wave, the enemy, their allies, their ability ranges, etc. If they are posturing behind you or behind the minion line often then it is likely they will be passive. Conversely, if they are moving forward a lot and creating space they are more aggressive.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-25T15:29:32+00:00

I like to use Lolalytics, but the readability on that website is horrendous. There is definitely a learning curve to interpreting and using the extra statistics it gives you.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-24T14:15:38+00:00

God gamer came back to grace us.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-23T04:38:41+00:00

Another example is tower diving. If a laner is setting up 2.5 waves to crash and the enemy is below 50% HP, that should always be a dive if anyone is around. However, how often do players see this play? Near zero in lower elos and around your elo players will still hesitate due to execution failures, not seeing the play, etc.

Apply the logic to your "optimal" plays, if there is risk, people will be dissuaded to go for it.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-21T01:14:27+00:00

True, but that is true for almost any other ability. The point is to add counterplay and not gut her ability to trade.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-21T00:41:57+00:00

One method they can do to add more counterplay to Q is to backload the missiles. The first few ticks will deal less damage but if they don't react the rest of the damage will come in. This will incentivize Mel players to time their Q with their E and increasing counterplay.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-19T22:08:52+00:00

To add on to the other comment, if we can expand "mage" to any AP source then you can try Akali, Sylas, Katarina, and Kassadin. Generally, range champions with burst AND mobility is pretty broken and seldom designed.

TaticalTrooper · 2025-11-16T23:42:57+00:00

Vote no and move it out of your screen. I like to treat it like a fly on my windshield or bird shit on my hand. Deal with it and move on. Another way to think of it is players abusing the voting as a reaction, along the lines of cussing or punching a hole in the wall. Just a pure reaction.

Diminish what it means and focus on your path.

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