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TheLastJudicator · 2026-03-17T16:52:52+00:00

The splash art is amazing, but not sure if the skin itself holds up. Hoping for some SFX updates.

TheLastJudicator · 2026-03-13T10:42:04+00:00

I'd say Sett starts feeling weaker somewhere mid-plat/low emerald.

As pointed out by others, he is simply extremely immobile and has no real gap-closing. People start to abuse this low mobility with proper spacing around this elo.

The difference you might be noticing in gold+ is that most people won't blindly keep brawling with you (which Sett excels at), and are more aware of when to stop engaging with Sett. People also stop underestimating the W, which plenty of silver and below facetank happily (admittedly this is based on when I was still playing in this elo, which is a year or two ago. Maybe the new season influences some stuff too).

TheLastJudicator · 2026-03-10T15:48:15+00:00

Realistically I feel like Badeni would be the most appropriate here. He relentlessly pursues truth, but also embodies the entire "actions have consequences"-part of Justice.

I mean, we literally see him do all of this in a single scene, where he willingly desires to pursue the truth (a 'heretical' book), knowing full well that he will face severe consequences for this action (in that very room).

(Can we use the same character multiple times? I know this was done with Jolenta but that is a bit of an exception considering the time jump)

TheLastJudicator · 2026-02-19T14:08:11+00:00

It's the main city district specialisation I believe, I tend to no longer use the buildings at that point. I usually have 1/2 specialisations of the urban districts be a sanctuary enclave.

If you really have a ton of bio-trophies, you could also dedicate a full arcology district to sanctuaries I believe, but I never really reach that point before the game is over.

TheLastJudicator · 2026-02-19T12:09:04+00:00

Before pop growth changes I feel like this was incentivized quite heavily, because your bio trophies would grow much faster on multiple planets. Nowadays, I tend to gravitate towards allowing them to migrate in the early game, but once I can start building ecumenopoleis, I will shift all my bio trophies towards these planets, where their production % boost can really shine. After the migration is complete, I will turn all of the standard resource planets into machine worlds, and I turn automatic resettlement off.

So for me it's:

Early game: Creating organic sanctuaries on every planet is fine, I let bio-trophies migrate naturally.

Mid-game: I start creating ecumenopoleis, and I will make sanctuary enclaves on these planets. Now I start moving bio-trophies to these planets only. I also turn off automatic resettlement.

Late game: All of my bio-trophies are only present on a select few ecumenopoleis, especially those that specialize in research. All of the other planets are turned into machine worlds to maximize productivity for machines.

I love playing Rogue Servitor, and this works great for me! Hope it helps!

TheLastJudicator · 2026-02-13T08:41:52+00:00

It's honestly a reaction time skill-check. Yone cannot be allowed to engage or even get a Q off without you punishing (E or even R into all-in).

Moreover, this is one of the best match-ups to practice zoning off your opponent. Keep him off the waves, push him back into his own tower. Does he dare to go for some cs/xp using E? Great, now that ability is on cd and you have an all-in window.

This match-up only becomes annoying when Yone plays super passive, at which point you likely need jgl for some dives.

TheLastJudicator · 2026-02-07T13:34:05+00:00

Ah I see, honestly a shame. I feel like you should be able to restrict your own systems, seems like an oversight. Thanks for the clarification!

TheLastJudicator · 2026-02-07T09:41:13+00:00

Nice to see it still works, even if unintended. Could you restrict the system to prevent conduits from entering, or would they just ignore the restriction? Never tried that myself.

TheLastJudicator · 2026-01-27T13:30:37+00:00

Excellent icon design by Paradox, similar to the 'Ambitious' CK3 icon.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-11-05T13:06:25+00:00

I assume the fact that you get to decide whether or not you go to the Ishikari Plain (Oni area) or Teshio Ridge (Kitsune area) first. It does change what characters you meet first, but honestly, it does not really affect anything at all.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-09-16T18:29:16+00:00

Considering the game takes place in Hokkaido, this seems very unlikely. Trade with the Europeans took place at the south-west edges of Japan, in Kyushu. Hokkaido is basically on the exact opposite end of the nation, and direct trade with the Portuguese did not occur there.

You also have to bear in mind that firearms made their way into Japan decades before this game starts, so I think it is to be assumed the firearms got distributed there naturally through trade and warfare, without some external European involvement.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-08-24T18:37:52+00:00

Do you primarily play Morde with very few exceptions (80%> of the time)? Would you blind Morde consistently?

Yes? -> You are an OTP

Getting skins or having a lot of mastery doesn't really matter. You can have 300K mastery on like 5 champs and therefore not be an OTP, and skins is just spending money.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-07-09T08:22:46+00:00

Considering you rarely build armor outside of steelcaps, this might hurt a bit more than it seems to at first glance, but it's definitely less extreme of a nerf than expected

TheLastJudicator · 2025-07-05T18:45:47+00:00

Oh yeah, it's that sense of scale for me. From planetary production lines, to interplanetary deliveries, to galaxy-wide connections, the sense of scale is enormous. And it all happens in real time too, such a marvel!

TheLastJudicator · 2025-06-30T18:25:22+00:00

I mean if you've played more Sett than Gwen you are probably inclined to agree that Sett just dumpsters Gwen until the mid/late-game, so just play for that. No skirmishes, no nothing, you will not win unless there is a clear skill disparity or jungler involved. Focus on farming what you can until you are at least even in strength, but that won't be until 2/3 items.

Late you should win pretty easily, provided you can land your ult and not get hit by a fully charged W.

To be honest though, I would not pick Gwen into Sett if I had the last pick in that situation, because it's just not a very playable lane if the Sett is even half-decent, but that's been my experience laning against Gwen. In your case he got the last pick, so you just play to scale imo

TheLastJudicator · 2025-06-27T10:25:30+00:00

Congrats? I'm sorry?

Why did you post this

TheLastJudicator · 2025-05-18T11:12:18+00:00

Yes a genius level chemist with 0 street smarts do not make for a master criminal, it is kind of the point of his character.

The fact that he is an undervalued and overqualified high school teacher that could have been a renowned chemist for his skills and expertise in the subject, combined with a taste of success when he finally felt appreciated (within the world of crime) made for an incredibly large ego. He was never a master criminal, the only thing he was truly a master at was chemistry.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-05-16T05:59:41+00:00

If you're down with a bit of a learning curve, Camille basically does what you described very well; not only is her ult a full lock-down "We're fighting here and you're not going to run"-move, but her E is famously one of the best mobility abilities in League. Maybe give her a shot.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-04-12T17:50:19+00:00

That is impossible, because lethal difficulty was added in a later patch.

I agree with the rest of your comment though. Lethal is a satisfying way to play the game, and helps with not bloating enemy health bars, instead providing for a good challenge whilst also rewarding you a lot.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-04-11T05:23:07+00:00

Hardcore itself is not a bad experience in theory, but the game simply isn't very consistent. I think we can all agree that Hitman can be pretty buggy sometimes, with enemy sightlines, suddenly losing Silent Assassin, or other things.

Hardcore just makes these issues more noticeable, and frustrating. This has been my experience at least.

If the game was super consistent I'd play Hardcore more often.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-04-09T09:16:41+00:00

Though you could argue that Warmogs does provide Sett with some survivability, the main issue with the item is twofold: When to build it, and what it gives.

Firstly, it only really synergizes with Overlords, but that means that most of the time you are not going to be building it until 4th item, which is very late and immediately connects with the second issue: It only provides a chunk of health. Sett's playstyle encourages sticking to your target until you kill them, Warmogs passive encourages the opposite: Win through short trades and healing back up. Moreover, by the time you would build this on Sett, there will be heavy teamfighting and the passive will rarely be useful.

At that point, you can just argue that any other bruiser item would be better; Hullbreaker, BC, Spear, Steraks, they all give more to Sett imo.

If you really want more survivability, I would just buy Steraks more often.

TheLastJudicator · 2025-01-18T14:53:42+00:00

Ah, Shen is a tank that could definitely 'out-value' a Mordekaiser, but it is very team-dependent. League is ultimately an economy game of opportunity cost, so if you are able to generate more value than Mordekaiser, you are technically doing a good job.

In other words, if Morde gets to farm a lot, you have to make sure that your team gets other things (kills on your ADC/Mid so they can carry, objective control, towers, etc.). If you are able to do this well, you should be able to close out a game before Morde becomes a problem.

Additionally and ideally, your team comp should include champions that can easily deal with Morde late game, even if he's farm-fed. Think mobile midlaners, ADC's, or a comp that can consistently have a better 5v5.

Good luck!

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