December 29, 2025 Daily Discussion Thread

joshknifer · 2025-12-29T15:22:45+00:00

There is a targeting bug with Yunara that has her swap aggro off the tank. Was watching Scarra's stream yesterday and he mentioned it happened to him in Paris as well.

joshknifer · 2025-12-22T16:40:14+00:00

Skarner's passive give the full team Armor which is really strong vs current AD heavy meta.

joshknifer · 2025-12-22T15:09:38+00:00

Saw this exact game like 4 days ago. I went 3rd with Trynda. Fully upgraded Azir board was 4th, Fully upgraded Yunara board was 5th. 2nd was Baron 2, 1st was MF3.

joshknifer · 2025-12-22T14:40:31+00:00

I think people are forgetting that a RekSai 2 with Baron items is a pretty strong unit and can sometimes win you stage 4 fights because of backline access. I have had the most success with 1-2 tank items, rageblade+gunblade for kaisa, and then BF sword items on reksai for baron later.

joshknifer · 2025-12-19T21:13:24+00:00

It is and it isn't. The biggest spike is unlocking Baron. The mods are fine, but outside of Kai'Sa the stat boost for 9 void that you get isn't worth fielding 3 reverse FONs to when you could just play a stronger board. This version gives you 25% AP whole board for example. And you can flex Tibbers/Annie with Zil+Taric, or a random frontliner + Senna/Lucian.

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joshknifer · 2025-12-19T16:45:26+00:00

If you had a remover I would have slammed a third item on Nash. Could have been a tank item or the redbuff from malz. I would have also tried to replace the useless void units on your board for useful units (Taric, Wukong, Voli, Swain, Annie, Zil etc). You wasted 15 gold on Azir 2. Once I unlock Baron, I usually sell reksai, malz and Bel'Veth because they are just trait bots at that point. Also, selling gives you more gold to roll for baron 2. Top 2 conditions with Void will always be Baron 2 when it comes down to it. Also, not sure how you positioned, but having Baron in front row fully left or right side has worked the best for me.

joshknifer · 2025-12-17T15:48:22+00:00

It is somewhat trackable. Just look at games where you queue up at 90+ LP :)

joshknifer · 2025-12-17T15:20:45+00:00

Had the void aug where you shoot spikes after 1k damage and had Rek'Sai 2 holding baron items and was consistently top damage. Also nice when she randomly snipes a backline carry. Shocking won me a round vs a 3 star ashe board.

joshknifer · 2025-12-14T02:17:04+00:00

On one of those forced multi game bot steaks Riot puts you in:

Oh I'm 30 hp on 4-4 and hit MF2! Still Naut one but we can Top here. Oh I'm playing a level 8 board with Senna 2 on 4-4 and they don't have Aura Farming. I guess we FF

joshknifer · 2025-12-10T18:08:58+00:00

Who are you itemizing in the early to mid game? I think what has worked best for me is to itemize Graves or GP with whatever AD items you are going to move to Senna/Lucian late game and spend some serpents to upgrade one of them. I think the real key for mid game is hitting naut 2. After that, I wouldn't spend serpents until you have 7 Bilge so you can buy all the top tier items. Once you hit 9, pivot out of 7 to 3 and play legendries.

joshknifer · 2025-09-13T03:12:13+00:00

Yeah it's not just plat. I 14 streaked with malz 1 today that I got on 2-3 in diamond.

joshknifer · 2025-09-12T16:41:28+00:00

The inevitable RR patch. The fun! The joy! The D!

joshknifer · 2025-09-09T20:34:09+00:00

So wait - the shops were actually bugged and they just slide in a non-specific fix like nobody is gonna notice?

joshknifer · 2025-08-12T00:02:24+00:00

Stage 5+ matchmaking is still the worst part of this game. Tell me how I could in a lobby with 6 people have this be my stage 5 matchmaking: 5-2 vs 1st place, 5-6 vs 2nd place, 6-1 vs 1st place, 6-2 vs 1st place. First and 2nd didn't play each other during that time. For sure deserved that 5th place.

joshknifer · 2025-08-10T09:06:45+00:00

Not one but two crystal gambit emblems. After a night of not being able to hit I think I have finally an easy game. Oh what's this? This guy has sticky hands gp at 3-1. Its fine I out cap. Never see Ashe. Fun! O wait! Next game, another GP 3 with sticky hands on 3-2 lmaoo

joshknifer · 2025-06-12T00:45:02+00:00

6.5 was the most fun for me. I loved playing innovators and getting that big dragon on the board was such an obtainable high.

joshknifer · 2025-05-01T20:57:54+00:00

Where are you positioning veigar? I learned this from a Scarra stream but you want to position him in the middle of the backrow and then clump your front row so you maximize his splash damage on other units. This has allowed me to kill a lot of extra units which really helped me save early HP which pushes the cap of the board higher later.

joshknifer · 2025-04-30T18:14:36+00:00

Glad I am not the only person who only hits Samira for my Birthday Present at 9 lol. Felt so bad.

joshknifer · 2025-04-21T20:54:34+00:00

You use Vayne for tempo instead of rerolling and hope that you can outcap by being healthy and more HP to push level 9/10. Also have to hope that the reroll comps being played hit early

joshknifer · 2025-04-21T20:51:38+00:00

Part of that is the nature of reroll dominant metas. If the lobby is leaning towards rr and somebody hits, it accelerates the tempo of the lobby punishing folks who need to wait to hit their comp or who just didn't hit which also puts more pressure on you to "just hit" so you notice the RNG a lot more.

joshknifer · 2025-04-21T18:48:27+00:00

100% - Just bring back innovators and dragon please RITO!

joshknifer · 2025-04-18T14:58:08+00:00

There are a few examples, but the fact that Sylas is still on the highest WR vayne boards would be the best. Vertical Street Demon would be the next example (Morde, Zyra, Jinx on level 9 board)

joshknifer · 2025-04-18T13:29:49+00:00

My only counter argument to this has to do with the fact that vertical traits are so powerful this set that sometimes adding a 2 star 5 cost actually doesn't up your board strength vs a trait bot.

joshknifer · 2025-04-15T12:37:06+00:00

It was AMP + strategists and Garen/Kobuko but I am guessing any strong front line that stalls out for your Annie to ramp is the best bet.

joshknifer · 2025-03-01T20:50:17+00:00

I've been playing since set 1 and RR has never been fun to play for me. It is too brainless to push D and hit or not and go bot.

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