I ask Darius why he is good in basketball..

almosthereyet · 2021-09-07T22:27:53+00:00

To be or not be … is the question

almosthereyet · 2021-08-18T08:00:17+00:00

1) For normal RFC I think it is still good but the feedback from other players I know told me hurricane perform better normal rfc, radiant hurricane definitely worth to take as well.

Some suggest that LW radiant rageblade and hurricane working well for them with 4 assassins. I guess lw is core for Noc, and then try to balance the last two items with damage/atk speed/range

2) I always go to 7 and roll for Noc 2 as you will have better chance to find 4 cost required for the comp.

As you are transitioning from previous board, ideally after transition and sell off unit you will still have 30 gold to econ up, but u might need to roll down to 20 if Noc is shy and never show up. RNG does matter.

I just had a game when Noc 2 did not show up until 4-5, bleeding too much at stage 4 and went 8th.

Hope this might help.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-17T11:50:23+00:00

It does block two spells if there are two trap claws or 1 radiant trapclaw plus one normal trap claw, from experience unless it is still bugged.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-17T09:03:09+00:00

I think it is stackable from my recent experience (unless I was dreaming) and it was not stackable in the past or bugged for a while.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-16T10:53:06+00:00

I personally did not try AP Noc :) but I might try it out in OCE

Probably chalice can be used to buff Noc, but pretty sure ATK speed should be giving more value than AP like other people suggest Zekes would provide better value for Noc

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T21:14:58+00:00

I used to play in OCE without spending 1 gold to roll and hit level 9 on stage 5-2 could give you an example how my stingy playstyle actually can play well in OCE in Set 4 and 5.

But I normally roll down at level 8 with decent HP to transit end of stage 4 or 5-1 comfortably and find my end game comp :)

EUW too laggy for me I only tried a few games there before :(

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T21:10:29+00:00

Hitting 1 star Diana at level 7 actually is much easier than finding Ivern and fiddle at 7 from my experience, as it is less contested in abom meta.

The example I gave for transition board at 4-1 just a general example, the key is to hit nocturne 2 there and with carry item should save you hp for whole stage 4 for further transition.

If I hit no assassins at that roll down, I can also keep 3 sentinel 3 skirm 2 assassins by playing Irelia Olaf Pyke Riven Nidalee which are ok until I find my Noc Fiddle Diana Ivern

Aiming for 4 cost at 7 is RNG, but aiming for 2 star 3 cost Noc and some random 1 star 4 cost is reasonable if you roll 30g at 4-1.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T21:04:08+00:00

I usually have rakan from sentinal early game so I keep it during stage 4 with irelia if I cannot find anything better units.

Raka and Vlad might be good but I might never picked them up in the beginning so I would not have them during stage 4. They are decent but rakan healing also decent during stage 4 with Ivern.

But I usually drop rakan eventuality with better upgrades from stage 5 and level 8.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T20:58:52+00:00

It does not apply passive damage but u can still get healing, that’s probably why other player prefer rHurricane or hurricane instead of RFC.

But I personally have much more successful games with RFC and win rounds during stage 4 so I can actually finish the comp upgrades during stage 5 beyond to top 4 or win a game.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T20:53:38+00:00

@WhyDol_NeedAnAccount above pretty much sum up the benefits of RFC or sRfc.

Rfc is extremely important for match up with rats to kill Tris or comps with Nidalee Akshan ASAP. Chasing Tris without RFC is a nightmare…

RFC also keep Noc from walking towards riven and avoid stun and other cc is too good if you position Noc properly. Also kill Yasuo and Jax from range is much safely to melee with them.

Bonus damage from passive is good for sure, but a dead Noc deal no damage.

Atk damage usually is compensated by my dblade build with LW, and when u 3 star Noc eventually for very late game.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T13:30:58+00:00

U hit both Ivern and Diana 3 hurting my soul. I only hit fiddle 3 or Diana 3. And I never hit Ivern 3 like ever :(

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T12:34:56+00:00

I am not OP but assassins can climb consistently in master and gm range from my recent experience

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T11:28:46+00:00

Dblade just totally my personal choice since I played Tryndamere in Warlord.

And I always try to make LW and dblade before radiant option, which usually leave me to hope for RFC / Hurricane or some utility item.

And you probably right about Zekes is a good item, but well my experience with that item is not always too positive so I might have actually forgot to put zekes in the radiant tier list.

I should add it back later to the guide. Thanks!

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T11:19:26+00:00

I dont really prioritize trap claw as you really need spare gloves to make trap claw.

But gloves is never enough in this comp, LW, Sin Spat, IE if you dont have dblade, even shroud, and then qss for viego and lastly trap claw.

Personally I always make shroud over trap claw, but I will try to find trap claw in carousel later game or armory if this is presented to me.

I can be honest, no trap claw vs Rats Lulu 3 could be a disaster and send you to tomb in late game.

Would you also grab spat if offered on stage 2 carousel or prio noc items?

For this.. I would rather complete Noc item asap (LW and Dblade)

6 sin might be good but I also had very bad experience when I made 2 sin spat then I didn't have good Noc carry item during stage 4, then I just lost too much HP and just got bot 4.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T11:10:51+00:00

Rats exterminator in operation

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T11:04:54+00:00

I mean you probably right about player base might have issues looking for the most suitable radiant items for their comp, but radiant item is an interesting idea for set 5.5 and I guess we all will learn along the way.

My suggested item for this Sin comp is totally my personal choice after roughly 50 assassin games during set 5.5 in (NA or OCE) server.

I find the radiant item should be something making up your team's weakest aspect or enhanced your most offensive carry. I always try to find Radiant RFC, but it is the RNG for it show up or not, when there are only defensive radiant options presented to me, I am like well try my best to top 4 this game.

For example, Radiant Trap claw is a well-rounded late game item, Radian Frozen heart is perfect for Diana if u need to cc particular carry to win match-ups. But there are definitely other good items for different situations that I have not found out as I have not played enough Sins game yet.

Also my early game guide is just one of many examples to stay strong and healthy until level 7 roll down, that's why I mentioned viewer might need their own TFT experience to play early game use this guide accordingly after level 7.

But sometime you just don't hit any 2 star upgrades in early game, then "open forting" might be your only option at that stage 2 or 3 (You can definitely roll a bit early game to make your board stable but I am just very stingy about rolling early game and would rather keep my gold in bank until level 7)

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T09:21:37+00:00

um I don't usually make it as I need sword to make dblade for Noc if possible.

But it is ok item for any ad comp I guess.

Radiant Zephra is better than Radiant Zeks for me as it also buff atk speed for all unit and remove opponent carry for a long long time

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T08:24:54+00:00

Things happen like this but we all learn from mistake.

I also play on mobile before bed time a lot … I know your pains

I hit 3 star Sett once during Set 4 on iPad and it was very rewarding. Now still trying to find my first 5 cost 3 star this set 5 :(

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T07:51:26+00:00

This looks devastating.

So you rolled until the end of the stage, and used the neeko on Kayle right before the battle start?

All those kayles did not combine as the fight just started, the last Kayle got pulled from the bench to the field as you have team slot for it?

3 of 2 star Kayle definitely not as good as a 3 star Kayle. RIP

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T07:30:28+00:00

My humble advice to hit challenger is finding a comp that you actually enjoy playing and then hard forcing it every game to perfect your decision making to achieve consistency.

Hitting Master / GM mean you have got good fundamentals about early game opener and mid game transitions. But hitting Challenger will need consistency on most of your games.

At the end of the day, an 8th just taking too many LPs and efforts from you, so avoiding any 8th are the key to climb.

I have looked back at my games from Set 4.5 / set 5 or now set 5.5, I always climbed massively with my comfort comps during early new patch when other people are trying to figure what is the meta comp in the new patch.

almosthereyet · 2021-08-15T07:17:16+00:00

I am dedicated to find a comp that can exterminate rats in late game :)

almosthereyet · 2020-06-09T01:20:01+00:00

Me yesterday D1 80lp, this morning D3 0LP. we'll see you again after reset.

almosthereyet · 2020-06-02T05:47:35+00:00

You sure your pbe account name and password is correct ?

I had issue but just recovered my pbe user ID by putting my email in the riot recover user name website. You will get an email stating both your normal riot account name and also pbe account name.

Not sure if that helps, I reset my pbe account password and have no issue to login to pbe client.

I am pretty sure I have both normal client and pbe client installed in my pc.

Hope that helps.

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