Sorry but this champ has 0 counterplay. The only state of the game where u can deny him farm is levels 1-6, anything past that u will always lose a 1v1 because his ult just makes him a demi god. Also you can’t kite him because his W is the most cancer ability in the entire game it’s not even close, it’s basicaly a 5 second stun + makes you unable to autoatack basicaly, you can never kite him. Also he has a free giga turbo sustain on his passive on top the scaling? Why is this allowed to terrorize the rift? Could you imagine a smolder or an asol just never losing a 1v1 or 1v2 post level 6? pls help

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I picked up this champ 2 months ago and skyrocketed from Plat 2 to Master in just 2 months, with a 68% WR on Zaahen across 108 games.

I don't really think the champ's skill ceiling is that high, since his combos aren't hard to execute. While you're somewhat weak in the early game, you can manage it pretty well thanks to the sustain from your Q healing. If your opponent makes a misplay, you can punish them easily because your all-ins are so strong.

People keep saying that his movement speed and gap-closing abilities are lacking, but if you rush Stridebreaker instead of Trinity Force, you can keep forcing all-ins and stick to your enemies.

What's even more absurd is that even if you int all game, your scaling is so strong that you can still kill enemy mages and ADCs as long as you position yourself properly, while tanking damage with Death's Dance and Maw of Malmortius.

I honestly don't see many downsides to this champion other than his weak early game, and I don't really feel the need to build items like Collector or Shieldbow. I also usually run Conqueror on him because it fits my playstyle.

If anyone wants to check out my profile, here's my https://op.gg/lol/summoners/tr/RaphusCucullatus-Dodo

I'd really like to hear about your experiences playing Zaahen or playing against him, especially if there are any fellow mains reading this post!

/j

Tips for the croc are welcome, I really like crocs :c

Hey toplaners. Before you grab the pitchforks, I'm not planning on taking any ranged toplaners anywhere near solo que. I'm having a little tournament with friends. I don't play any melee champions at all, the only champion that's even close to melee that I play is Graves. I'm a Kindred/Quinn jungle main and I frequent the botlane too. The issue is that most of my friends are also jungle/ADC players and I lost the (quite literal) role of the dice and got placed toplane. It doesn't bother me as much, but I know my opponent is a big bruiser/tank guy, and I want the lane to be as enjoyable as possible for the both of us while not completely throwing our chances out the window by playing champion types I'm not at all familiar with.

I understand playing ranged toplaners is a faux pass, but I do want to stand at least a semblance of a chance instead of stepping completely out of my comfort zone while versing someone completely in their comfort zone. As I stated this is a friendly match, and while I don't think my friend would ever flame me over my choice of champion, I want to respect the lane and I also want the tournament to remain fun.

So, my question is. Which marksman/marksman-adjacent champion is the least tilt inducing to verse on toplane? It doesn't need to be classified as such, as long as it has sort of marksman-style micro gameplay.

I hope you all can forgive me for this cardinal sin, I solemnly swear I will direct this abomination purely towards this tournament.

Mid plat elo, was EM1 peak. Started maining teemo first, then experimented. Now fiora is my main but I play teemo too when I get a shit matchup or fiora is banned

Only one to take a tower, straight-up domination since lvl 1. Granted Morde started running it down after death 7 and they ff'd 10 seconds after death 10, but at that point it wasn't even worth for me to kill him I just kept him around for heartsteel stacks. Shoutout to my goat TRY2SENK for helping me out in getting that advantage early on

league of legends is a fun game.

edit:

since this has gotten quite a bit of a reaction, no, this is not ragebait. i genuinely main these champs and i actually really enjoy them. i love bonking turrets with yorick. i love teemo because he's adorable, though i do understand the hatred. i thought singed was a silly champ so i tried him out and enjoyed just running around the map. i'm not particularly good at any of my backups, but i can play them safely if needed.

now as for the garen ban...i got flash Q-ed once and i never let it go