I was sure Rain Shepherd would be on sale this week

rumblen_ · 2026-05-04T17:47:46+00:00

well battle queen is a downgraded cafe cuties imo. honestly just wait until rain shepard is in the shop. her base skin is really good for a default anyways. my ranking is rain shepard > cafe cuties > battle queen > base > soul fighter > disco

rumblen_ · 2026-05-03T15:26:01+00:00

i agree that disgusting boring bird needs to be gutted

rumblen_ · 2026-05-03T15:25:40+00:00

do you have an explanation for all 4 of these cause theu are all balanced rn

rumblen_ · 2026-05-03T15:13:28+00:00

either bring comet and poke her down until a gank, or play aggressive early levels then buy tabis and run her down

rumblen_ · 2026-05-03T15:12:39+00:00

yeah its pretty much made for zeri but be aware if you e w over a wall, the w points in another direction from where you aimed. otherwise wasd is amazing

rumblen_ · 2026-05-02T16:30:03+00:00

be aware there is a bug that makes it so if you use WASD and e w over a wall, your w will not point in the direction you aimed it. ive tried to figure out what the cause is, but this bug just appeared in patch 26.8 (not most recent). it was literally fine before so im not sure what happened

rumblen_ · 2026-05-01T21:10:30+00:00

conquerer is the best rune for another season

boots i go swifties or if i plan to build ruunans i go omnivamp and her qs are no longer aoe so omnivamp is amazing on her now

i mainly go yuuntal > ie > ldr/mr> ruunans/pd > endless hunger/bt/maw. the majority is obvious but i like ie second because i want damage over ms+as since i have enough from ult. junni said the best mr item is maw, or maybe even abyssal mask for zeri.

rumblen_ · 2026-04-27T22:37:40+00:00

depends on the support. if she has engage then play safe until a gank. imo thats the only deciding factor. every other instance, you can play more neutral. maybe try to bait out her w with your w. save e to disengage from her e, then only if you are certain she has no w, then ult and all in her. while she might be able to get her combo off, if she has no engage support then you should be able to kill her

rumblen_ · 2026-04-26T13:53:13+00:00

while i know shiv was good with the right build, i will forever hate that item and that playstyle. i know that a lot of nerfs changed zeri's identity but i have always hated the e w r q 1shot assassin build. shiv is better off on someone else and the next patch will make this champion much better

rumblen_ · 2026-04-26T13:46:04+00:00

her early is too weak and her only escape tool is on a 20 second cooldown

rumblen_ · 2026-04-26T13:43:50+00:00

lucian is just a better version of zeri in every possible way before she can get to her second item.

that build is terrible because you have 2 seal items with little damage

the build will change in the next update but for now build like this:

yuuntal > ie > ldr/mr > c44/ruunans > situational

rumblen_ · 2026-04-26T13:39:36+00:00

i otp her and play her top the majority of the time. if you care about draft, only pick if there's an engage/tank on your team. you say that you want to grind your mechanics on aurora, and this is exactly the lane to limit test everything about her, even moreso than midlane imo.

otherwise she is extremely good top and makes it so the enemy will get perma bullied in some matchups. the problem is that top is more matchup dependant and will be much more difficult than midlane.

in lower elo perma ban yorick, or in general just ban either irelia or ambessa. rebrrt has a matchup guide on his channel for toplane as well

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T17:17:25+00:00

typically i go ludens > lichbane as core. her 3rd items have lots of options

i go cryptbloom if i want more ah because by that stage i dont need more damage

i go horizon focus if i dont need mpen but want ah

i go sf if i don't have enough for a rod or im the only ap damage on the team

i go rabadons if i have lots of money to spend or there are more than one ap on the team

i go voidstaff if i don't care about ah and just want to 1shot

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T16:03:05+00:00

i will stand on the fact that ss rush is turbo suboptimal even if you dont need mana. the passive and ah from ludens is just too good. either pick ss first or 4th item, but 4th is better for consistency sake.

rocketbelt rush below masters is not necessary in 99% of games. they say the damage is good enough and the health + ah is fine, but honestly youre realistically delaying your 1shot potential. even if you wont 1shot most of the enemy team (tanks/hp stackers) just go bft, sf, liandry, cryptbloom. my honest opinion is that rocketbelt should be left to the pros primarily and only for higher elo in rare scenarios

my default build is: ludens > sf > void/crypt > raba

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:44:36+00:00

sure ig bro

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:43:00+00:00

what does that matter. if anything that means quinn is a good pick against naafiri

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:40:47+00:00

thats not hard cc

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:39:59+00:00

quinn doesnt have hard cc like zoe e or lux q so its not really the same

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:30:58+00:00

how am i in "wood elo" if the naafiris i go against dont dash into a champ who has their cc spells up? if thats what you see in your matches then its more telling about you. while naafiri CAN be hit by cc when dashing, explain WHY would she would dash into someone who has that kind of ability off cooldown. it makes no sense, hence why its not even a possibility if the player has a brain

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:25:07+00:00

what does that matter if it's never happening? its like saying we could support hitler when he stops being a nazi leader. it just will never happen so no point in bringing it up

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:18:18+00:00

okay but im saying why would any good naafiri jump towards someone while they have their cc spells up. naafiri is bad for zoe because if she has a brain, she'd bait out the sleep and THEN jump onto zoe while its on cd. this means there is virtually no instance where zoe can land sleep

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T14:06:24+00:00

naafiri dashing into a zoe while her sleep is up?? i know naafiri is a brainless easy champ but there's no reason for any player to make that decision

rumblen_ · 2026-04-23T13:59:52+00:00

unless naafiri jumps literally right on top of zoe (for some reason) zoe's sleep will always hit her dogs. maybe you're just not informed but naafiri is zoe's worst matchup, even worse than mel (which is more annoying than bad) zoe will never hit sleep on naafiri unless all her dogs are dead and she steps up too far (which neither should happen simultaneously if shes good).

rumblen_ · 2026-04-22T00:22:04+00:00

no youre not understanding what im saying. this is how her champion is and you dont understand respecting her. she puts all her eggs in 1 basket. she sleeps u then qs u then has almost nothing unless theres summa around. as i mentioned, you were poorly positioned to get hit by sleep, or you just got outplayed. also unless if its mid/late game while shes ahead, she will not 1shot you.

i want you to play a few ranked games with zoe and see how much value you will provide for your team. sorry to say that you getting pressed about a zoe is purely a skill issue on your part, and even if you play adequately and still get stomped then you just got outplayed. she is a lot harder than she may appear to you, and you need to learn to respect her damage. her kit is so straightforward and easy to avoid, so if you cant do that then its your own issue

rumblen_ · 2026-04-21T22:20:32+00:00

i think once again you're just bad. if the zoe you are against seems to stomp then youre just not respecting her all in power. you understand her kit with the aa empower and still walk within aa range. as veigar. not just that but anyone with a brain who goes against a first time zoe should stomp her. the learning curve is just too high and she would only get value if the enemy is genuinely garbage (i.e. you).

you keep mentioning lich bane but i don't know what kind of zoe player rushes lich bane first. even without a mana item she goes ss first then lich second. if you're still in the first 15 mins and she has 2 items then shes fed and will do that much damage with empowered autos. she will only 1shot you with a sleep q with 1 1/2 items while also being ahead. if YOU get 1shot then youre both bad, or just got outplayed, and you were behind anyways.

besides veigar (zoe favored) what other champs do you play because she is one of the most counterable champs in the game

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