EvilDice

Hello, and welcome to my second installment of strategy sessions. This is a series of blog posts covering some basic game strategy that is certain to step up your game if you don't do these things already. If you would like a topic for me to touch base on in strategy sessions, let me know in the comments. Let's get to it!

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Don't X out your screen, you aren't in a HoN blog. Yes, denying also exists in LoL, but it isn't like it is in other games. In dota/hon denying means literally last hitting your own creeps so they can't. **** move huh? Well believe it or not, you can also deny in LoL, but in different ways. I classify denying in two different ways - denial by pressure and denial by pushing. This is a really valuable skill to have and can help you drastically win in cs.

Denial by pressure

This is also known as "Zoning" and fine, I'll do it. I'll copy/paste that world famous zoning tutorial that if you haven't seen by now, you're just way behind the times (it really explains it quite…
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For any of you who actually read this blog, here's what's been up with me.

For about a week I played loads and loads of LoL, all in ranked solo q. It probably wasn't worth it but I gained about 100 elo and am now in the 1650s. Here's some things I learned that week.

Solo Queue should be taken in small doses

Solo queue is absolutely terrible. 1500-1700 is full of trolls and overall bad players. It's like the bridge do high elo, with a bunch of planks missing and the ropes coming undone (that's my best attempt at a metaphor, take it or leave it). It's the most rage-inducing things in League of Legends. You'll be tearing it up 5 games in a row as mid, then all of a sudden you get support Xin Zhao on your team. The next game you get a surge ignite tristana. The next your top lane feeds their Tryndamere. The next game YOU feed their Tryndamere. The next your captain doesn't ban shaco.

You get the point. Pretty much solo queue is an untamable beast which presents you with several games t…
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This is, in reference to, your general AP carries who lane solo mid. This is NOT an overall tier list. This is my opinion concerning AP carries, considering it is a role I main and considering the fact that I know how to play most of these champions. This tier list is focused on solo queue and competitive play, based on what I have seen and what I have expirienced at 1700+ elo. Organized left to right from best to worst, changes marked in bold. If you want to comment on the list, do so in this thread or on my blog.

Tier 1: Karthus, Xerath, Cassiopeia, Kennen, Morgana, Annie
Tier 2: Gragas, Zilean, Orianna, Sion, Kassadin, Ryze, Fizz
Tier 3a: Brand, Heimerdinger, Vladimir, Soraka, Karma
Tier 3b: Nidalee, Twisted Fate, Katarina, Leblanc
Tier 4: Malzahar, Veigar, Lux

Tier 1 - These champions are elite AP carries due …
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Hello, and welcome to my second installment of strategy sessions. This is going to be a weekly (or biweekly, haven't decided yet) series of blog posts covering some basic game strategy that is certain to step up your game if you don't do these things already. If you would like a topic for me to touch base on in strategy sessions, let me know in the comments. Let's get to it!

Map awareness is one of the things that pros stress so much, and yet it is still something that I feel players overlook for whatever reason. Have you ever found yourself saying this, "YI IS JUST CAMPING ME FKING GANK FOR ME JUNGLER", or this, "OMG FK NOOBS CALL MIA(or ss for you eu scrubs)"? If you say these phrases, stop blaming your team and get some map awareness. If you are top, buy a ward. If you are mid, buy a ward (or two). If you are bot, buy a ward. This stuff isn't rocket science, but 90% of feeding comes from a lack of map awareness rather than being outlaned. If you have good map awa…
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This is, in reference to, your general AP carries who lane solo mid. This is NOT an overall tier list. This is my opinion concerning AP carries, considering it is a role I main and considering the fact that I know how to play most of these champions. This tier list is focused on solo queue and competitive play, based on what I have seen and what I have expirienced at 1700+ elo. Organized left to right from best to worst, changes marked in bold.

Tier 1: Karthus, Xerath, Cassiopeia, Morgana, Annie, Gragas
Tier 2: Sion, Zilean, Kennen, Kassadin, Ryze, Orianna
Tier 3a: Brand, Malzahar, Heimerdinger, Vladimir
Tier 3b: Nidalee, Twisted Fate, Katarina
Tier 4: Veigar, Leblanc, Lux

Tier 1 - These champions are elite AP carries due to the fact that they are solid in all phases of the game and they each offer their team unique utility.
Tier 2 - These champions are also strong in all phases of the game, however their weaknesses are easier to exploit than that of the tier 1 carries.
Tier 3a: Thes…
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