Quinn Build Guide : Demacia's Wings: r/QuinnMains' Guide To Quinn and Valor!

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This guide covers everything you need to know about this champion including items, runes, playstyles and matchups. This guide is designed both for beginner players and veterans alike. Although it is a bit long, keep in mind that it is quite detailed and covers four different roles. We also have an extensive matchup section that covers almost every single champion in the game.

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This chapter is intended for new players to give them the information they need, quick and dirty. This guide is quite long and in-depth, which can be quite intimidating and confusing to newer players; it's easy to get lost. Here, I will answer some of the most common questions and give a quick TL;DR of the most important information. You won't get the same knowledge and understand as you would from reading the rest of the guide and the info here might not always be the best choice or suited to all roles, but it is the most popular and meta. I will try to update this chapter frequently.

Where should I play Quinn?

Play her top. Quinn can be played in any role except for support, but her most popular and strongest role is toplane.

What runes should I take on Quinn?

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What abilities should I max on Quinn?

R > Q > W > E

What should I build on Quinn?

Starting Items:

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Core Items:

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Good and bad matchups?

Easy Matchups:

Hard Matchups:

Click on a picture to jump to the matchup entry!

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Pros

+ Fun and unique champion.
+ Can be dominant/oppressive in lane.
+ Insane mobility and map pressure.
+ Good burst and dueling potential.
+ Great for SoloQ.
+ Versatile: can be played in 4 positions using multiple different playstyles.
+ Bird!

is a very fun and unique champion to play due to her kit being quite unique and special (particularly her ). She can be very dominant and oppressive in lane due to her range and kit, which is good for skirmishes and duels. This allows her to get fed. Due to her ult, she can then roam around the map and snowball. can have huge burst without relying on a long CD ability. She has a smooth transition from her strong early game to an even stronger mid game. These things make her great for SoloQ. Her ult gives her a lot of map pressure and pick potential. is also a very versatile champ; she can be played in four different lanes using a bunch of different playstyles, builds and runes.

does come with her fair share of weaknesses though. She is quite squishy and vulnerable to CC, which means she must build some defensive items or she will be shut-down easily. Her short auto attack range means she can often be picked out of position. These things make her a weak team-fighter. Picking can also harm your team comp (no tank top, no AP mid, no CC as Jungler, no long range as ADC). Utilising her ult to it's full potential is also quite hard (as it's not a combat ult).

Cons

- Squishy.
- Low attack range.
- Vulnerable to CC.
- Poor team-fighting.
- Can be harmful to team comp.
- Non-combat ult.

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Main Spells

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is hands down the strongest and most common Summoner Spell. It is taken on almost every single champion. It's useful in a lot of situations such as dodging skillshots/CC, escaping over walls, chasing enemies, juking and more. There isn't really any reason why you wouldn't take it.

will give you extra kill pressure and will make your early game even stronger. This is the summoner spell you take if you want to be aggressive in lane and get fed/snowball. It also helps against enemies with a lot of healing as it applies Grevious Wounds.

is the go-to spell for ADCs to take. It's healing will not only benefit you but also your Support or later on, your team. It also gives you a burst of movement speed. Together, these things could be what turns a fight in your favour or allows you to survive/escape from an unfavourable situation.

is an essential Summoner Spell for Junglers. Without you will find it very hard to clear camps and take/contest objectives like Dragon or Baron. Additionally, it is necessary in order to build your Jungle item. You simply cannot function as a Jungler without it.

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Situational Spells

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is a more defensive alternative to . It is commonly taken against enemies which could 1v1 us and win, for example a . It is also helpful against enemies with a lot of mobility. can also be used in an offensive manner, something which is often overlooked.

allows for even greater map pressure. Sometimes getting to a location right away is essential and your ultimate isn't enough. can be taken when against tanks (as and are usually less effective) or against enemies with global ultimates (). Top-lane only.

can be taken in addition to when against tanks( and are usually less effective in those situations). It helps with kiting, chasing, evading ganks, dodging abilities and posistioning in teamfights. Top-lane only.

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What rune page you take is closely linked with what playstyle you will use. If a rune isn't mentioned, then we realistically never use it on .

Precision

Precision is a great rune path for when playing with a DPS/sustained damage focused playstyle. The runes in the tree are also all suited to increasing sustained damage or supporting the playstyle that goes along with it.

Fleet Footwork provides great sustain in lane as well as giving you amazing kiting potential. It gives you a certain degree of safety in the lane due to the healing and MS which allows you to kite back and escape ganks. It can also be used aggressively to force trades very easily by proccing on a minion whilst is up; this gives you a large MS boost to get in range of . It's also helpful when chasing retreating enemies.

Press the Attack is a good rune in matchups where you can auto-attack a lot without much retaliation. It has a little bit of burst damage but its main appeal is the +8-12% increased damage the target takes from all sources! This means it not only benefits you, but also your entire team! It helps when dealing with tanks. Additionally, it has no cooldown other than the time it takes you to auto the target 3 times. It can act as a zoning tool and it's also useful in teamfights (however, be wary that you don't waste it by constantly switching targets). If you take PtA, you will want to alter your early game trading pattern to AA --> walk with your enemy --> AA --> E --> A --> walk out. This allows you to use the MS boost from to escape a potential counter-trade or minion aggro (only autos stack PtA, so it takes a bit longer to stack). After proccing PtA, it is a good to use your for the extra damage, even if you are unable to proc the from it.

will help in those close 1v1/2v1 scenarios or when against champions with DoT. It will also help you when towerdiving (kill the guy, use the MS boost from to run away from the tower shot whilst you wait for the 0.5s delay, heal from ). Finally, it is useful in teamfights.

gives you up to 18% AS, which will further boost your DPS. is quite good as it gives you up to 8% lifesteal, which is a stat that you don't always have the luxury of including in your build. It means you can lifesteal after a duel and will help you survive fights. If unsure which to take, take .

will help you finish off low-HP enemies as well as adding a little bit of AD during teamfights. However, it only works when enemies are below 40% HP which is why it is bad when against tanks. will usually work all the time: since is quite squishy, it's very likely that enemies will have 150 more max HP then you and therefore you get a constant 4% increase in damage. If the enemy is really tanky, this goes up to 10%.

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Domination

Domination is a great rune path for when playing as an assassin. The tree gives AD which makes Quinn's early game stronger. The runes in the tree also give assassin everything she wants, including burst damage and vision control. However, it has low AS which means you either have to take from the tree or/and build (it also makes last-hitting harder).

Electrocute is the best keystone rune in the tree. Because it scales with level and bonus AD, it has good damage throughout the whole game. It suits assassin very well because of its huge burst damage. In the early game will do a ton of damage, especially when combined with (level 1 bush cheese becomes super strong; look in the 'Early Game' chapter for Top for more info). It will help in securing First Blood, especially if you also took . However, it does have quite a long CD early on (won't come off CD until you hit level 3, so limited level 2 powerspike). In the mid/late game, will proc upon performing your normal combo and will add more damage to your burst, helping you assassinate your target.

will give you 10 lethality for 5s every time you use . This is great for assassin Quinn where we often use at the start of the combo. It will make the subsequent proc hurt even more and increase your burst. can be taken in the GA Build where the target will be often slowed.

is great for Quinn due to the vision it provides. Quinn will often push the lane and play aggressively (harassing and denying CS), which makes her susceptible to ganks. gives you more safety from Junglers in lane. At the start of the game, try to predict what buff the enemy Jungler will start at and place your poro at the other buff. Check out this image for the locations. It's also useful for setting up vision in order to roam (and assassinate) effectively. Try to keep a poro in enemy territory at all times so you get the bonus stats. is an alternative, offering more AD to increase your damage.

is a strong choice if you plan on building and/or as it will reduce the cooldown of these items significantly. is a decent choice otherwise ( doesn't deal a lot of damage with her abilities and doesn't need her ultimate CD reduced, so the other two are not suitable).

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Sorcery

Sorcery should only be taken as the primary tree if you are going . The runes in the tree give you more early game damage, allowing for greater kill pressure in lane.

Phase Rush is the only worthwhile keystone rune in the tree. It is a fantastic rune to take when against slows. serves a similar purpose to but we take it if we won't be building crit. It is a more defensive rune and should be taken in losing matchups where you are unlikely to be able to kill the enemy, even if you did take .

can help save you in tough AP matchups like (hence why it's useful when playing mid). Its CD is low enough so that it will most likely be up for every all-in. It's scaling is decent. Whilst it certainly won't protect you completely from AP damage on its own, every little helps. Alternatively, you can take to help with mana management.

is the only decent choice here, giving you some extra damage while you are high HP. may seem like a good idea, but the MS you get is negligible and not really needed.

is a good rune for early game power. is a good rune if you are Jungle. It is also good for contesting scuttle. is a good scaling rune, giving you free AD as the game goes on.

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Resolve

Resolve should be taken if you need more survivability in lane, for example against difficult matchups. If you take this tree as secondary, don't pick a rune from the third set.

Aftershock is a strong keystone rune in the tree. It is a fantastic rune to take when against difficult matchups. It will activate when you use due to the knockback, giving you armour and MR. Since is used in most of our combos, gives us an edge in every trade and allows us to come out on top.

Grasp of the Undying is the equivalant of but in the Tree. Take it if you prefer the sustain over the resistances of .

is the only viable option here. can easily push the wave due to her range and can therefore easily proc the stacks on the tower. This helps to take down towers quicker, giving you more freedom to roam the map.

will help you recover health from trades and the enemy's poke. meanwhile will make you recieve less damage from the enemy in trades. Pick based on preference.

will give you some bonus health while will increase your healing when you are low.

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Inspiration

Inspiration should only be taken as a primary tree when going . You should not take as a secondary tree.

Glacial Augment is the only worthwhile keystone rune in the tree and is the only reason why you would go into the tree at all. You should only take if you intend to use the GA build, allowing you to easily kite your enemies.

should be taken if you plan on getting . You can also take it if you need early boots and so cannot take . Otherwise, is the better option.

Take for extra wave push and for extra sustain.

has great synergy with , giving you bonus MS.

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Passive: Harrier

Valor periodically marks an enemy. Using a basic attack consumes the mark, dealing bonus physical damage.

Valor marks an enemy as Vulnerable for four seconds. If you attack the Vulnerable enemy you will deal bonus physical damage. Enemies hit by or the primary enemy hit by will also be marked as Vulnerable. is disabled during Behind Enemy Lines ('s ultimate) and for 8 seconds after the mark ends. This cooldown is reduced by critical strike chance.

Tips n' Tricks

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Q: Blinding Assault

commands Valor to fly forward in a line, stopping at the first enemy hit and marking them as Vulnerable whilst also dealing AoE damage. If the first enemy hit is a Champion, Valor applies Nearsight, significantly reducing their vision range for 1.5 seconds. If the first enemy struck is a monster, it cannot attack for two seconds.

This is a skill-shot that might decide the outcome of a duel or skirmish. It is the ability you should max first (apart from your ultimate). It scales with your AD and deals a nice chunk of damage. The damage is dealt as an AoE but only the first enemy hit is marked and in the case of a champion, given Nearsight (if it's a jungle monster, it will be unable to attack for two seconds). Nearsight removes allied vision and reduces their vision radius to 300 for 1.5 seconds. This basically means that unless you're standing right next to them, they won't be able to see you. This allows to duel certain champions and for some cool outplays and even jukes.

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W: Heightened Senses

Passive: Attacking a Vulnerable target increases 's Movement Speed and Attack Speed for 2 seconds.
Active: Valor reveals the surrounding area for 2 seconds.

This ability is good for scouting in many situations, such as when you’re expecting a gank, invading the enemy jungle or contesting dragon/baron. Note that enemies can see the spell effect of 's active portion, even if they do not have vision of you. It has a rather long cooldown, so think carefully before using this ability. The MS and AS steroid you get from proccing is excellent, giving you extra DPS and allowing you to kite or chase effectively. Max this second (after Q) for increased kiting and DPS. Some people prefer to max this first instead of Q, usually when top-lane and in combination with a DPS build.

Tips n' Tricks

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E: Vault

dashes to an enemy, dealing physical damage, slowing them by 50% which decays over 2 seconds, knocking them up for 0.25 seconds and marking them as Vulnerable. Upon reaching the target she jumps off and lands near her maximum attack range away from the target.

This is arguably one of the most fun abilities in the game. There are lots of things that it can be used for (look in the Spoiler). can be used to cross small patches of terrain, dodge abilites, dodge skillshots or even interrupt dashes. Check out the 'Advanced Tactics' chapter for more information. We max this last as the damage increase is small and we most likely won't use it twice in a fight so the CD reduction is less important.

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R: Behind Enemy Lines

After channeling for 2 seconds, calls upon Valor to assist her. Together they gain bonus Movement Speed equal to up to 130% of their TOTAL Movement Speed. If suffers immobilizing crowd control effects while channeling, the ability is put on a 3 second cooldown. Taking damage from turrets, monsters or champions will remove the bonus movement speed for 3 seconds. Reactivating this ability or using any sort of attack will cancel . When it is cancelled, activates and deals 40% of 's AD in an area around her.

This is another ability that is super fun! This ability defines and makes her who she is: a unique and fun Champion! You should always put a point into this when you can. Valor arrives, picks up and and flies her around. You can achieve amazing speeds with this ability, because it takes your TOTAL Movement Speed and multiplies it. This ability has no cooldown unless the channel was interrupted by hard CC. In this case, it goes on a 3-second cooldown. Reactivating the ability or using any sort of attack will cancel the ult and perform , which deals damage in an AoE. Taking damage from non-minion sources will slow you temporarily.

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Below you will find some common combos that you might use. Keep in mind that these are not set in stones and different situations will not only require different combos, but they will also need to be modified and changed to suit the current situation. This might mean adding more auto-attacks, doing less auto-attacks, saving certain abilities for later etc.

Lane Harass

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This is a typical combo that you might use in lane to harass your opponent. You start by auto-attacking the enemy to proc your passive mark. The enemy will usually then try to back away to avoid further harass. You use your to close the distance between you and jump over any minions which might be in the way. You then once again proc . Now that there are no minions in the way, you can use and proc the final mark. Here is a video of this combo in action.

In the above example I use before . This is because using first allows me to 'jump over' any minions which might be in the way. Then I have a clear shot for . However, in cases where the enemy might retaliate rather than retreat (for example a or ), it is sometimes better to use first and hold on to our so we can use it as a disengage or a dash cancel. Finally, you can add some more auto-attacks in between marks or at the end of the combo for more damage.
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Maximum DPS

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AA > > > > > >

This combo is designed to get the maximum possible DPS it can. You begin the combo by using an AA whilst ulting. This will cancel your ult and perform . Your passive will show up and be automatically procced by your auto-attack. Now you have a choice; for truly max DPS, you carry on auto-attacking for 2 more seconds (in order to use the AS steroid from our W passive). However, you can skip the extra auto's and go straight into . This will once again activate and once again you have to make a choice about how many AA you want to include. Next, use and for the third time proc .

This combo uses all three marks in order to increase the damage output. You can adjust this combo by adding or removing auto's after procing your marks.
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Assasination Combo

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This combo is the one you will probably use when assassinating people who are alone (for example the enemy ADC). You begin the combo by using out of your ultimate. This will cancel your ult and perform as well as applying to the enemy. You proceed by consuming the mark. Next you and once again proc the subsequent mark. If for some strange reason the enemy is still alive (they have GA or Sterak's for example) then you can also proc your passive in order to finish them off.

You can wait a bit before using to see if the enemy uses or some sort of dash; if they do, you can then to keep chasing. Alternatively, you can swap and : generally this is not a good idea, but sometimes ing first is necessary (for example there is a huge minion wave in the way and if you tried going around it, the enemy could escape).
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Burst Combo

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This combo should only be used when far ahead of your enemy and only against squishies. It is also good when you want to minimise your assassination time (either the target is very dangerous or the enemy team is close by). You begin by using your straight out of your ultimate. Usually this is a bad thing to do, but in this instance we are so fed that we can be a bit reckless. Using will cancel your ultimate, perform and apply to the enemy. We don't proc the mark (you could if you want to, it's optional) and instead use our . If the enemy is still alive, just proc the subsequent mark to finish them off. DO NOT attempt this combo against tankier enemies.

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Below you fill find various items that commonly buys. If an item is not listed on here, it is either too situational or simply not good. For information on what items should be brought together aka 'Builds', look at the top of the guide or at the section underneath this one. The combination if items you build is very important: some items are better brought early, some better late, some have good synergy whilst other's don't.

Starting Items

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Doran's Blade is the optimal starting item for . It gives you a bit of health and AD as well as 3% life steal. This will help you with early trades and with sustain.

Hunter's Machete is the optimal starting item for Jungle . The 10% lifesteal it provides you is more beneficial than the mana regen and slower heal from . It gives us a healthy first clear.

Refillable Potion can be taken alongside for extra sustain in the laning phase. It is also your sustain for the Jungle.

Health Potion is your main source of sustain. Take as many of these at the start of the game as you can. You can also buy more when you back, especially if you're losing lane or against a tough opponent.

Warding Totem is the recommended trinket. It will give you an early warning of any incoming ganks and it provides your team with vision of the enemy and their movement around the map. However, you can swap this out for one of the other trinkets later on in the game depending on preference.

Damage Items

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Infinity Edge is only strong when combined with a Zeal item. With IE + Zeal, you will have plenty of AD and AS, 50% crit chance and increased damage on your crits. This significantly increases your DPS.

Essence Reaver is a good item to take for additional damage, offering AD and crit. Its CDR is also very useful when against champions with gapclosers, to ensure your is always available to disengage. Although it doesn't boost your damage as much as , it's slightly cheaper and has a nicer build path.

Blade of the Ruined King is taken in the GA Build as one of the core items. It offers a decent mix of AD and AS. It also gives you lifesteal which is great for sustain in lane. It's passive will help you deal extra damage whilst it's passive synergises well with .

Skirmisher's Sabre is the best jungle item to take as really benefits from its dueling potential.

Warrior is the best choice. It offers good early game damage which can then be used to snowball. The other enchantments don't fit 's playstyle.

Lethality Items

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Youmuu's Ghostblade is a good first item due to its cheap price and nice build path. It offers you a good mix of AD and Lethality, which combine together to give you decent burst. The 10% CDR is also useful and probably all the CDR you will need. YGB also offers some OOC MS. What separates this item from the lethality items is its active which allows for chasing, running, dodging skillshots and easier kiting.

Duskblade of Draktharr also has a nice build path and price and also offers 10% CDR as well as the AD and lethality. What separates it from the other lethality items is its burst due to its passive. Duskblade works fine on its own, but works best when combined with other lethality items due to its passive scaling with lethality. It's second passive, Blackout, is also extremely useful, helping your roams and giving you powerful vision control.

Edge of Night is the third and final lethality item. Just like its siblings, it gives a good amount of AD and lethality. However, it also gives you some HP and a spell-shield active. This makes it a great item against AP champions with CC or heavy damage abilities. It allows you to assassinate people without being CC'ed straight away, for example a . It's also very slot effective as you get good damage and burst as well as the 'defensive' stats and passive from one item.

Zeal Items

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Statikk Shiv is your default Zeal item, providing some AS, Crit and MS. Take it if you want additional burst as well as waveclear (for more efficient splitpushing) from its passive.

Phantom Dancer is the alternative to Shiv. Although it has less AS then Shiv, its Spectral Waltz passive gives you additional MS and you pass through units for 2 seconds after auto-attacking an enemy champion. This is very in fights. Its second passive, Lifeline, gives you some defense without compromising on your damage output; however note that this passive is shared with and and therefore these items should not be built together.

Boots

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Berserker's Greaves are your default and optimal boots. The extra AS will increase your damage output. These boots can be taken in any situation and can be taken instead of any of the other 3, as they will always be useful.

Ninja Tabi could be taken when against a team that is very reliant on auto attacks, for example or .

Mercury's Treads could be taken when the enemy team has lots of heavy CC such as or .

Boots of Swiftness can be taken when there are a lot of slows on the enemy team.

Lifesteal Items

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Mercurial Scimitar is another lifesteal option. Although it only gives 10% lifesteal, it also gives you 35 MR and great active. The active is the main reason you might want to take this item, especially if the enemy team has a lot of CC or some CC whist must be avoided at all costs.

Death's Dance is the second lifesteal option. It has the best build path out of the three. DD gives the same AD as BT but less lifesteal. However, it also has 10% CDR which is always nice and the bleed effect increases 's duelling potential (which is why DD works great with PD). That being said, the bleed effect will slow you in your ultimate (if you are trying to escape after a fight).

Anti-Tank Items

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Lord Dominik's Regards is your default item against tanks. We buy this item when tanks start getting enough armour to withstand our damage. It helps us to take down the enemy frontline. We can also take it alongside lethality against squishies to do close to true damage to them.

Mortal Reminder is an alternative to LDR. We take it when the enemy has a lot of health regen, for example a or a . Usually you want to pick up earlier in the game and then upgrade to in the late game.

Defensive Items

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Guardian Angel is a very good defensive item against AD. It is cheap and gives both armor and AD, so it has some offensive power too. Additionally, it's passive is immensely useful. It will stop assassins from bursting you down and it also stops you from getting focused in teamfights (or gives you a second chance if you do get focused). We can take it if we are carrying our team and cannot afford to die. However, it is important that you use the passive correctly: your positioning in fights must be so that if you die, your team is close by to help out. A drawback of GA is that the passive has a 5 min CD. This item is best against assassins with long CDs and in teamfights.

Maw of Malmortius gives decent MR, good AD, a bit of CDR and a nice passive. The passive shield scales with bonus MR, so Maw goes well with . Take this if you are against an AP-heavy team or against AP assassins and you prefer the shorter CD.

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First things first: you should NOT be building exactly the same thing every single game. There are lots of different items and builds for that can be successful. Quinn is very versatile when it comes to builds and items, a luxury that other champions don't have. The key is to adapt your build according to the game. Every single game of League will have a different mix of enemy champions and ally champions. Every single game will play out differently, with different people getting kills, gold and different items. This means that every single game, you should be actively thinking about what items are suited to your current situation and which items are not. Just because we suggested a full build doesn't make that the best build. Adapt to your team, to the enemy team, to the items that are being build and how the game is playing out.

At the top of the guide we have provided you with several different builds. Each of these builds has its own strengths and weaknesses and each of them fill a different role or playstyle. Below I will explain each build. But remember, these builds are only guidelines.
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Triple Lethality Build

The Triple Lethality Build provides you with immense burst at the cost of DPS. It only works with an Assassin playstyle, which makes it perfect for midlane and unsuitable for ADC. You may also decide to use it toplane or Jungle.

If you are Jungle, then start off by getting your Jungler item. with is the best choice, giving you good AD and dueling power. Some Quinn mains skip completing their Jungler item; instead, they build machete and finish it later on. The build is very simple, with the core items being all three lethality items. The order in which you build them does not matter, although and are the preferred first items. Some mains like to buy a if they back with enough gold; it will provide you with AD which is very strong early game and you can turn it into or later on. The lethality items provide you with AD and lethality as well as their respective passives. They are fantastic one-item powerspikes and are great for the early and mid game. For your boots take ; although other boots may be taken, provide some much needed AS. Once you have completed all three lethality items, you build situationally. You may decide to take for some extra damage. You could build some lifesteal but it won't as effective due to your low DPS (this build has very little/no AS or crit). Defensive items will help you to survive after you assassinate your target, but they are not as important due to 's and 's passives acting as pseudo-defense. Anti-tank items will stop you from being useless against tanks, but just like lifesteal, they will not be as effective.
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GA Build

The GA Build provides you with a lot of sustained damage. The GA Build is good for kiting your enemies. With this build, plays out similar to an ADC.

Start off your build by getting . BotRK will provide you with a mix of AD and AS as well as some lifesteal which is great for the laning phase. For your boots take , although other boots may be taken. Next build for crit and more AS. Alternatively, you could build if you feel like you need its shield (but not if you have/plan on getting or ). Afterwards build to boost your damage. After your core items you build situationally. Getting a second Zeal item will increase your crit chance to 75% and increase your AS even further. You might decide to build , which also gives crit buit more importantly gives a lot of AD as well as some useful CDR. Crit decreases your cooldown, which results in more uptime on your steroid ( passive) and therefore more MS and AS. You don't need a lifesteal item due to the lifesteal from BotRK, but you could get for it's active. Getting a defensive item is always a good idea. Getting an anti-tank item can also smart, especially if the enemy tanks are stacking armour rather than health.
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Critality Build

The Critality Build is a very well-balanced build, providing you with a mix of burst and DPS. Out of all the builds it is the most versatile, being viable in all lanes and all matchups.

If you are Jungle, then start off by getting your Jungler item. with is one choice, giving you good AD and dueling power. However you may take the instead for a more DPS/less burst orientated playstyle. Some mains skip completing their Jungler item; instead, they build machete and finish it later on. Some mains like to buy a if they back with enough gold; it will provide you with AD which is very strong early game and you can turn it into or later on. This does not apply to Jungle. The first full item in the Critality build is a lethality item, usually either or (if you are Jungle, you can skip the lethality item, especially if you took ). Both items provide us with AD and lethality which give us a very strong early game with a one item powerspike. Their passives are also very useful. For your boots take , although other boots may be taken. After you have completed your first item (and boots) get a Zeal item. is the go-to but can be taken for its shield (but not if you have/plan on getting or ). Next we build . The Zeal item + IE combo will give us AD, AS and crit (as well as increased crit damage), significantly increasing our DPS. Crit decreases your cooldown, which results in more uptime on your steroid ( passive) and therefore more MS and AS. After the core items you build situationally. Llifesteal will help you stay alive during teamfights, a defensive item will help you survive enemy burst whilst an anti-tank item will increase your damage vs tanks.
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Crit Build

The Crit Build has the highest DPS of all the builds (but it still has some burst!). It uses a DPS playstyle and is therefore best suited for botlane, although it can be taken toplane too.

This build has three different build paths for its core items. The first one is to build some early AD (at least a , but a may also be taken) before building your Zeal item ( unless you feel you need the shield from (but not if you have/plan on getting or ). After the Zeal item you would finish and then build . Alternatively, some people prefer to build first, then get the Zeal item and finally the . The third option is to get first, then and build last. All three build paths are valid and it's up to you to decide which you prefer. For your boots take , although other boots may be taken. The core items in this build provide you with everything you need to have a high DPS: loads of crit and AD, bonus damage on crits and AS. We also get the CDR from . Crit decreases your cooldown, which results in more uptime on your steroid ( passive) and therefore more MS and AS. After the core items you build situationally. You may choose to get a second Zeal item to boost your DPS even further. Lifesteal is very effective in this build due to your high DPS. A defensive item will help you survive enemy burst, giving you the opportunity to dish out your damage. An anti-tank item combined with your high DPS will make you melt through tanks.

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Below you will find an example of how you might act in the game. The important thing to remember here is that this is just an example! Not one game will be the same as another and therefore your actions will also differ. How you play your lane/jungle will depend on many factors such as your/enemy team composition, lane opponent, how confident you are with the champion and many, many others. So take the following as a general guideline and as always, adapt it to your current situation! If you're new to , or if you're not confident about how to play against the enemy laner, or even if the enemy laner has a good early game, then you're obviously are going to have to adapt to that and probably play a bit safer than normal. If you want the information quick and dirty, read the summary at the end of each section.

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The early game is when most of the laners stay in their lane. Once people start going to other lanes and taking objectives such as towers or dragon, then the early game is over. One of the most important skills in the early game for a laner is wave manipulation. Being able to manipulate the wave allows you to dictate how your lane plays out and dominate your lane. Below is a fantastic video by QuinnMastermind on wave manipulation.

Top

As top, you will frequently be up against a melee champion. This gives you an advantage: not only can you farm your creeps from a safe distance, but you can also harass the enemy without putting too much at risk. However, there are two important things to note here:

You must balance harassing the enemy with farming. If you just farm, then you are wasting your advantage. If you harass too much, you will miss out on CS and put yourself at a disadvantage. Striking a good balance is critical!
Attacking the enemy will draw minion aggro onto you (the enemy minions will start attacking you instead of your minions). Minion aggro hurts and early game it can even kill you. After harassing the enemy, walk into a bush. Because the enemy minions lose sight of you, they'll go back to attacking your minions and you'll lose the aggro.

A good strategy is to wait in the top-lane bushes until the enemy laner comes. You walk out of the bush, proc , then E/Q (depending on which you got first) and then proc the second . 's level 1 is really strong and by doing this, you can get the enemy laner to half HP straight away. This combo is even more powerful if you have . Here is an example of Quinn's level one power. Getting to level two before your opponent is also a huge advantage. You will now have access to two abilities ( and ) and three potential marks. You should try to harass and possibly even secure a kill during this period. However, be careful because some champions also have a strong level two.

Before level 6, you want to farm, harass and eventually kill the enemy. However, once you reach level 6 and unlock your ultimate, your objectives change. has a non-combat ultimate. Apart from getting to lane quicker, your ult will be pretty much useless in lane. So...don't stay in lane! is designed to be used for roaming. So use it! Because roaming is so important, there is a whole chapter dedicated to it below. Go there to find out about roaming.

To summarize:

Use your level one to poke down the enemy.
Try to get level two first and then use that advantage to get some good damage off on the enemy or even secure a kill
Focus on farming and harassing the enemy
If they are low from your harass, go for the kill
Once you get your ultimate, roam!

Mid

As before use your strong level one to get some poke down and try to get level two before your opponent and then use that level gap to your advantage. Harassing the enemy isn't as important as it is in top lane because most mid-laners are ranged too, so you don't have that advantage over them. Additionally, mid-lane matchups are typically a lot harder than top-lane, so you have to be more careful. That being said, you still want to trade with the enemy in favourable situations. In the early game as mid, you want to focus on farming and a bit of harass. However, most of the time you want to focus on getting your ultimate as quickly as possible. The best reason for going mid is that you are in the center of the map and you can therefore roam to both top-lane and bot-lane. You can also help your Jungler invade both sides of the jungle. Roaming is of the utmost importance when playing mid and it should be your main objective. For more information on roaming, look at the chapter below, which is dedicated to it. Whilst roaming is the name of the game when mid, don't forget about keeping your CS up! It's a common mistakes that players make. Finally, try to defend your tower as best as you can. Mid tower is an important objective and since most mid-laners have good waveclear, you need to be careful not to give up your tower too easily.

To summarize:

Use your level one to poke down the enemy.
Try to get level two first and then abuse that advantage.
Farm and get some harass on the enemy if you can.
Once you get your ultimate, roam like crazy!
Don't neglect CSing and don't give up your tower too easily!

ADC

With most matchups, actually has the ability to bully early. The damage from marks can out-DPS a lot of other marksman. This should allow you to get a lead, which you can then transfer into a continued steamroll. This is why it's important to try and get level two first: it provides a great opportunity to get first blood and snowball from there. In lane, it is essential that you land your on the enemy ADC in order to win trades: missing Q means no damage, no blind and no . If you don't manage to get kills early game, you can still make an impact mid/late game if you keep up with farm. A late-game Crit is very powerful. Crit takes longer to reach her potential, but once she does reach it, she can do incredible amounts of damage. However, without the expensive items Crit needs, you are weak and won't be able to help your team win. Hence farming up on botlane is more important than roaming and getting early kills. You can still roam (especially if you have a roaming support) but just make sure that you don't lose too much CS when you do. You also have to take into account what kind of support you have and what kind of support the enemy has; some supports are aggressive and good for engaging whilst others may be more passive.

To summarize:

Try to get level two first.
Adapt your playstyle to suit the supports.
Use your Harrier marks to out-damage the enemy and get an early lead, which allows you to snowball.
Hitting your Blinding Assault when trading is the key to winning trades.
Make sure you keep up in terms of CS.
ADC Crit Quinn is very strong mid/late game when she has her items, but if she doesn't have them and she falls behind, you will find it difficult to make an impact, let alone catch up and complete your build.

Jungle

needs Red Buff in order to have a good clear speed, meaning your starting clear pretty much has to be Red Buff > Wolves > Blue Buff (additionally, if you start Blue Buff on red side, you run the risk of getting invaded while you are level 2 trying to clear your Red Buff, a fight which is not likely to go your way). After your 3-camp-clear you should look to gank, invade the enemy jungler or to take Scuttle Crab. When looking for ganks, look for people who are pushed up or low on health. An early gank like this will usually result in a kill or a .

When clearing camps, it is essential that you kite the monsters, walking them to the edge of their reset range. Then use to disarm them, protecting you whilst you walk behind them., before using to create some distance again (it will also interrupt their auto-attack animation). Try to keep out of their range but be careful not to stray too far away; if the patience bar drops to 0, the monster will quickly regain health and walk back to its camp. Here is an example of how you should be kiting camps (this is NOT an example clear!). When clearing Raptors early on, you actually want to walk out of reset range whilst you kill a couple of the small ones and let the rest of them reset; this thins them out before you kite the remaining ones. In multi-monster camps you should focus on killing the small monsters first. Finally, you shouldn't attempt to solo Dragon until you have at least two completed items.

After getting level 6, your ganks become a lot easier. Just fly into any lane and the enemies are guaranteed to as soon as they see Valor flying at them. However, make sure you also keep up your farm. When ganking, consider what abilities the enemy has, whether they have summoners spells available, if the bushes are warded etc. Read the roaming section, as roaming and ganking are very similar.

To summarize:

Your first clear should be Red Buff > Wolves > Blue Buff.
After that either gank, invade or take Scuttle Crab.
Kite the monsters but don't let the patience bar drop to 0! Use Q and E once you reach reset range.
Always kill the small monsters first.
Farm until 6 and unlock your ultimate; ganks will now be quite easy.

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In the mid game, people leave their lane to go take objectives such as dragon or towers. This is also the stage in the game where team-fighting and small skirmishes take place. In the mid game, you have two options: Team-fighting(/Skirmishing) and Split-pushing. You should be doing a mixture of both with rotations in between, but the balance between the two may change depending on your game situation. The most important goal of the midlane is to transfer your early lead into objectives. If your team has had a bad start, the mid game is also your chance to make a comeback.

Split-pushing

Split-pushing is when you go to a lane and push the enemy minion wave. This usually happens whilst everyone else is engaged somewhere else. is a great split-pusher. She can easily clear waves with (and if you got it). 's abilities make her a good duelist, which is helpful in case you run into an enemy champion. Finally, her ultimate allows her to travel around the map quickly, so you can apply a lot of pressure. One second you may be pushing top-lane, the next you're back with your team. Split-pushing keeps your towers safe (even if the enemy team aces you, if all the lanes are pushed up, the enemy team won't be able to take down many towers), denies the enemy farm (because you are pushing your minions towards the enemy tower, which will kill them), gives you money (from killing enemy minions) and gives your team objectives as well as global gold (from destroying towers). However, split-pushing isn't always the best option. There's no point pushing top-lane if the enemy team is taking down your Nexus towers. If you're going to split-push, make sure your team is capable of defending 4v5. Also, if you're ADC, keep in mind that your team depends on you to, well, be the ADC. You are the one who is supposed to stay at the back and deal out damage. If you're not there in team-fights, your team might lose them (and then flame you for it). Think carefully before going to split-push. And always ward the area around the lane you are pushing. This gives you just enough time to channel your ult and escape. Here is a pretty good video on splitpushing.

Team-fighting

Team-fighting is...well, fighting with your team...duh! If split-pushing isn't an option, than team-fighting is what you should be doing. It allows your team to get kills as well as objectives. That last bit is really important; there should always be a Baron, tower or dragon at the end of a team-fight (assuming you won it). It is objectives that win games, not kills. This is why it is crucial to keep your lanes pushed up: once you ace the enemy, you will be in a great position to take down several towers. However, 's team-fighting isn't that great. You have two options in team-fights. You can either try to use your ult to flank the enemy and burst down a squishy. Or, you can stay at the back of your team, protecting your carries and dealing out damage (this is especially important if you are the carry). It is essential that you land your Q in team-fights, as it is the only ability that also benefits your team (apart from W, but that isn't a combat ability). If you manage to land your Q on the enemy ADC during a fight, then it is a great opportunity to take them out. Also make sure you focus the correct person in team-fights. There's no point in attacking the 4000 HP if the enemy is standing behind him, shooting rockets in your face. Bad focus in team-fights is one of the most common reasons for losing them.

Both options, if successful, should result in you taking objectives. If things go well, you might even be able to end the game at this point (for example, if your team has built up a large lead and has taken down multiple objectives). If not, however, then prepare yourself for the late game.

To summarize:

In the mid game, you will either be doing a mixture of split-pushing and team-fighting with rotations in between.
There are times where split-pushing is better, but there are also times when team-fighting is the way to go. You must decide what balance of the two to aim for.
Make sure you use wards when split-pushing.
In team-fights, either assassinate their carries or stay in the back and deal damage.
After team-fights look to take objectives!

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Late game is usually somewhere around 40 minutes and onward. Some games will end before you get to the late game, but not all. At this point in the game you will be approaching full build. You should have taken down several towers and dragons, maybe even a Baron. This is the point in the game where you should be actively looking to take down the Nexus and finish the game. However, if you're behind, it's best to defend against the enemy and wait for them to make a mistake or for someone to get caught out. This presents an opportunity to get objectives and perhaps even end the game. Remember, the longer the game goes on, the longer the death timers get. Being able to catch their ADC out of position might result in 50 seconds of 4v5, which could then lead to an ace. If this happens, you have about 50 seconds to end the game, which is plenty of time. While waiting for an opportunity, stick together and don't stray too far away on your own, as you will be an easy pick for the fed enemy team.

On the other hand, you want to avoid this situation when your team is ahead of the enemy team. Make sure you are not caught out of position yourself. A silly mistake might be the end of the game for you and your team. Instead, you want to focus on sieging towers. Your team is ahead, so unless you have a poor team-fighting composition, you should win team-fights. If the enemy has a lot of wave-clear and you are finding sieging hard, take Baron. Contesting it will be a risky move for the enemy team. However, you are also at risk of Baron being stolen from you, so always try to take it when the enemy is defending or dead. Baron is a great way to close down the game.

If both teams are about the same in terms of strength, then you have to wait for an opportunity. If you don't make mistakes, you can't lose. But in order to win, you have to use the mistakes of your enemies (Sun Tzu's Art of War).

To summarize:

If behind, defend and look for opportunities created by the enemy making mistakes. Keep your lanes pushed up and look for picks (e.g. the enemy ADC is farming your jungle alone). Catch someone out of position, fight 4v5 and then end the game.
If ahead, siege towers, take Baron or look for picks (which should be easy as you should be in control of the map). Don't make stupid mistakes.
If equal in power, ensure you don't make silly mistakes whilst waiting for the enemy to make one.

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Roaming is a huge part of 's playstyle. It is important that you know when and how to roam.

First of all, why do we roam? Is roaming necessary? Well, yes it is! Quinn has a non-combat ultimate. It won't help you win lane. In fact, it's pretty much useless in lane. So... don't stay in lane! If you do, you will be wasting the immense map pressure your ultimate gives you. As Quinn you need to roam! But what is the point of roaming? Well, roaming is how you win the game. Winning lane is great, but it won't win you the game. Roaming will. Why win just your own lane, when you could be winning all three?! By roaming you take the advantage you got by winning your own lane and spread it to the other lanes. This ensures that your whole team gets ahead, not just you. You can help your teammates out, get kills for your team and take objectives.

There are several things you should do and consider before roaming. First of all, make sure your minion wave is pushed up. This ensures that you lose the smallest number of CS possible and that the enemy laner cannot follow you; if they do, they will lose CS themselves. There is no point in roaming when the enemy laner is taking down your tower.

Secondly, analyse the situation. Let's pretend you're top and you want to roam to mid. Your mid-laner is , theirs is a . Consider the following: Is pushed up? Has he warded? Does he have ult? Does he have ? Has he used his shadow already or could he use it to escape the potential gank? What about , does she have ult? Has she used her yet? And what about the enemy jungler? Is s/he waiting somewhere near, hoping to gank your ? Could the 2v1 suddenly turn into a 2v2? All of these things are important and you should quickly consider them all before roaming.

The most important thing about roaming is timing. Arriving too early or too late can result in your roam being a failure. If you roam too early, you will have to wait for the correct opportunity. This gives your enemies time to realize you're missing and for the enemy top-laner to clear the wave and follow you. On the other hand, if you roam too late you might miss the opportunity; the enemy might kill your and escape before you arrive, resulting in you wasting your time.

Think about how the roam will benefit you and your team. There should be a clear goal or objective at the end of your roam, be it a kill (or two), a tower or a dragon. Otherwise your roam will be inefficient and not worthy.

Also, remember that roaming doesn't have to be to other lanes. You can also roam and invade the enemy's jungle. If you ward their buff and you see they are taking it, then consider trying to steal it and perhaps even get a kill. Roaming the enemy jungle also allows you to set up deep wards, which increases your team's safety as you know where the enemy jungler is. However, be wary because if your enemy laner follows you, you might become trapped in their jungle and end up giving them a free kill. Keep track of where all your enemies are when invading. Roaming the enemy jungle is riskier then roaming mid lane, because you're still going to be 1v1'ing someone instead of a 2v1 in mid-lane. Only do it if you're ahead or if you're sure you can get a kill (or ask your Jungler to come with you).

Here is an example of a good roam:

There are several things to notice in this video. Firstly, the pushes up the minion wave. This ensures she loses less CS, her tower isn't in danger and also that can't follow without losing CS himself and risking his own tower. Additionally, it stops the from freezing the minion wave. Finally, it also creates the illusion that is pushing the lane so that she can back to base. Next, the moves out of 's vision and ults: this ensures that the enemy has no warning of her incoming roam. She goes behind 's tower and picks up the kill. The video ended there, but the next step would be to take an objective such as dragon or mid tower. The roam was very well executed and followed all the correct steps. This is how you should roam.

Another example:

One more thing to mention is the 'fake roam'. Similar to the above, you pretend like you are about to roam and go out of vision. However, instead of actually roaming you wait in a nearby bush. The enemy laner will use their abilities in an attempt to push the wave, giving you an opportunity to fly back in and engage whilst their abilites are on cooldown! This works especially well in the midlane with the assassin build.

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This chapter will cover some more advanced strategies and tactics that can use. The first one isn't actually that complicated, so focus on mastering it first; it's a quite important technique!

Dashes and blinks

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This section covers the interaction between and blinks/dashes. First we will look at using to follow blinks and dashes. If you use on someone just before they use a dash or a blink, will follow the target until she collides with them. This means that you can use to follow the target's dash or blink. This works with any dash or blink, for example , 's or 's . This is particularly useful if the enemy goes over a wall, as you will follow them without having to blow . In order to pull this off, you need a bit of prediction, a bit of skill and a bit of luck. Your timing must also be correct; if you do it too early, you might cancel their dash, which we will learn about next (which isn't too bad) but if you do it too late they will be out of range. Here are some examples:

Now, let's look at using to interrupt dashes and negate their damage. This only works against dashes, not against blinks! Being able to reliably cancel dashes can be a huge advantage and can lead to some cool outplays like stopping 's or 's . Since knocks the enemy up, it will also interrupt most dashes and sometimes even negate their damage! Once again, this requires a bit of prediction but it's mostly skill and reactions. The timing is once again pretty important. Some dashes are slower and longer range than others and therefore easier to cancel, whilst others are much harder. To cancel a dash, simply use on them as they dash towards you. You will collide with them about halfway, interrupt their dash (sometimes negating the damage) and then vault off. You can also cancel dashes that are away from you, for example stopping a from using or a from using . The idea behind this is a combination of a dash follow and a dash cancel. The important thing is that most collide with the enemy just after the dash starts; if you do it too early, it will have no effect on the dash whilst if you do it too late, you will either follow the dash or just be out of range. Note that not all dashes can be cancelled. Here is a short compilation of some dash cancels:

Vault-Flash

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The Vault-Flash technique is a bit more complex than cancelling dashes. Although it is rarely used, it can be a live-saver in some situations and allows for some cool plays! Here's how it works. You USE on an enemy and wait until collides with them and starts to vault off. At that moment, you in a direction of your choice. This sounds simple, but it's a bit harder to carry out. You want to as soon as you hit the enemy; that way your will cover the most distance. If you before collides with the enemy, will do no damage and you won't knock-up the enemy (but will still be applied); this is what happens in the second example. Vault-Flash is used to get out of a sticky situation or to cover more distance. Below are two videos of the Vault-Flash in action:

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Here is a list of common mistakes that you should try to avoid whilst playing Quinn!

Don't cancel your auto-attacks, especially right after using . 's auto-attacks are fairly easy to cancel, especially ones. After ing, wait a fraction of a second before popping the subsequent mark. This is because it's quite common to accidentally cancel your auto-attack after , which wastes the mark that is applied to your target (enemies tend to back off when Valor has marked them, so you might not get another auto-attack in before they run away).

Make sure you balance harassing the enemy with maintaining good CS. On one side, you don't want to be missing out on CS and gold, but on the other hand you don't want to play too passive (especially in the top-lane, where your ranged autos are a big advantage over the standard melee top-laner). You have to strike a balance between those two things.

Equally try to maintain a good balance between CSing in lane and roaming. It is very common for players to spend too much time roaming and therefore fall behind in terms of XP and CS, as well as possible endangering your tower. Your roams should be efficient and hopefully end with an objective being taken.

Try not to use as an engage, especially from Valor form. Firstly, it makes it easy for the enemy to land skillshots such as 's . Secondly, you might need to use your as a disengage or as a gapcloser. Finally, it's better to use the speed from your ult to close the distance to your enemy and then when they use some kind of dash/disengage, you will still be able to Vault to them and keep on chasing. Here is a good example of why you should wait before using your E.

Save your ! It has so many useful applications such as negating dashes and abilities, creating distance, as a pseudo-gapcloser, cancelling channeled abilites and crossing terrain! SAVE IT!

As , you're generally going to be pushed up to the enemy's tower (especially in top). If this is true, make sure you have wards set up and good vision of the area, because their Jungler is likely to come gank you.

If you get an advantage over your lane opponents, use it! Roam to other lanes and try to get the other lanes fed too (so don't just take all the kills for yourself).

If you land your , don't waste the blind by staying inside the radius. Use or the speed boost from to get out of the radius!

Finally, be careful when you use your abilities. In some match-ups its fine to spam them, but in others you want to save them for when the enemy engages (for example saving your when laning against a ).

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Below you will find matchups for . The matchups are listed in the order they were added. However, you can use the alphabetical images below to quickly navigate to a particular champion (due to the large number of matchups, text and images, MOBAFire doesn't always jump to the correct matchup, scrolling to the bottom so all the images load will fix the problem). You can then go back by clicking on the "Back to matchups" button below each matchup.

One thing you will notice is that we haven't given matchups any real difficulty ratings. We feel that these ratings can be ambiguous, misleading and sometimes do more harm then good. Additionally, you will find that we try to refrain from recommending items or summoner spells. This is very important. When building your items, you should almost never itemise just against your lane opponent. You should always look at the bigger picture. Whilst your lane opponent might affect what items you buy, it should by no means by the sole deciding factor. Itemising is a complicated process where lots of variables come into play. Hence we have decided not to recommend any specific builds for any matchup.

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Botlane

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With Catch Support: Keep your and up in case your support catches the enemy ADC or all-ins so you can follow up and maybe get a kill.

With Sustain Support: Trade whenever you can, as you have sustain.

With Poke Support: Together with your poke support poke the enemy down until you can get them low enough to all-in.
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VS Catch Support: Try not to be caught by their CC, if it’s related to skillshots you can start with + 4 s. Getting and upgrading early can help. Try to stand behind minions when possible.

VS Sustain Support: Try not to trade with the enemy ADC as they will out-sustain you (if you don’t have an sustain support as well). Wait for opportunities to all-in together with your support. If it's a healing support, consider getting at some point.

VS Poke Support: If you don’t have a sustain support, you need to either dodge their poke or at least get to compensate for it early on. Try to stay back and farm safety, you might have to give up some CS.

Also, remember the following:
A sustain lane has an advantage over a poke lane as they have the shields and healing to withstand the poke. A poke lane has an advantage over the catch-lane because they can poke down their opponents before they get all-ined. Finally a catch lane has an advantage over a sustain lane because they can quickly burst down the enemy in an all-in before they can sustain.

In most matchups, you want to utilise your on the enemy ADC to win trades.

Back to matchups

Darius

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is melee. Use your range advantage to harass him and deny him CS as much as possible.

Knowing the range of ’ grab and being able to avoid it/bait it out is a huge advantage in this matchup.

Be cautious if he builds / . He could use the movement speed from killing a minion to get on top of you.

Getting boots earlier than normal is really helpful, as being able to successfully kite is a big part of winning the lane. The steroid from proccing is especially useful for this.

If you are having trouble vs Darius you could consider taking & . However, is by no means necessary.

If the takes + and , the matchup becomes trickier (this is where taking could’ve really helped). Saving your to disengage becomes even more important in this scenario. Try not to push the wave brainlessly as he could pop and and use the movement speed to outmanoeuvre you. Try to punish him for not taking by forcing bad back timings and by making plays across the map.

’ TP plays can be quite effective, so be mindful of his CD when making plays botlane/around dragon.

Save your to disengage after he uses his grab. However, if you are comfortable with the matchup you can still trade with your ; just make sure to step a bit backwards after the animation so he can’t grab you whilst you are mid-auto. If he doesn’t attempt to do that, the slow from should be enough to get back into AA range and proc .

If you time it right you can avoid getting hit by the head of his axe by ing him. Handle hits don’t heal or apply his passive. However, be careful as that leaves you exposed to getting punished by his grab or slow.

’ W, , increases his auto-attack range and also applies a slow. Be cautious of this, as he could use the slow to reposition in such a way that makes ing off him unfavourable (aka he walks behind you). It also allows him to stack his passive on you easier.

If you time it right, can be used to cancel ' ultimate. can do so too. However, you should not be saving your abilities just for this purpose. You will often need to use your skills at other times and even if they are off-CD, cancelling his ultimate isn't reliable. Finally, the CD of his ult is refunded so it's only a very brief respite.

”If you don't make mistakes, Darius is never going to win the 1 v 1. If you misposition... get ready for the ****.“ MCrossS, 2017

Great video for the Darius matchup: Matchup Mechanics: Darius.

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Pantheon

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The first thing to know about this matchup is that despite what you might think, it’s winnable. Because of its notorious reputation, a lot of people go into the matchup with the mindset “I’ve already lost”. This is not the way to go about it!

A lot of people use a very defensive playstyle against . Whilst this playstyle may work, we believe a different playstyle is more suited. The best way to describe this playstyle is “counter-aggressive”. Essentially, we acknowledge ’s upper hand in the lane, but at the same time we refuse to give up and fight him every inch of the way. We try to punish him for his aggression but without necessarily being over-aggressive ourselves.

We recommend taking - to help survive his combos - or - to sustain against his poke. Alternatively, you can take as your keystone, as it works well in short trades. The tree is also a good choice here (either as primary or secondary) as the runes will help protect you against his damage.

For summoners, take and either or . gives you greater kill pressure in lane. Meanwhile, is better if you fall behind. It is also more useful if your Jungler ganks and benefits your team as well as you.

For starting items, + 3 s will give you optimal damage and sustain. However taking is an option.

Level one, can actually go even with . Wait in the bushes and when shows up, go >>.

The #1 rule for this matchup is to not allow to spear you for free. ’s Q, range is greater than our auto-attack range, so if you are going to fight back you will need to walk towards rather than running away (and most likely getting speared anyway).

Being able to reliably cancel ’s jump and stun is a huge advantage in this lane as it cuts a significant portion of his damage. We highly recommend learning to do this. Don’t use to harass unless you are certain his jump is on CD.

In the event that he does land W () on you and you want to trade back, auto-attack him before using ; this will get rid of his passive (which he will have gotten from his W).

In most matchups ’s harass consists mostly of marks, either passive ones or ones from abilities. In the matchup, we can’t harass him with due to his Q range being greater than our AA range. Instead, we use our to harass him instead. does AoE damage so you can use it to poke through minions as long as is standing close to them (and being melee, he most likely will be). Be aware that this will push the wave though. Alternatively, you can hang back at the edge of your AA range. When goes to Q you, he will have to move in front of his minions, leaving him vulnerable to your combo. He will also take minion aggro.

If you time your attacks and position at the correct distance, you can take down ’s passive -- as he goes in to CS. This opens up opportunities for trades.

Learn the general CD of ’s spears and try to keep track of it in lane. If you know his spear is on CD, that gives you the opportunity to harass/trade with him.

Remember that will outscale , so going even or even slightly behind is a perfectly acceptable outcome to the matchup.

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Yasuo

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are good boots to buy (especially if rest of the team is AD heavy too).

Consider starting with ; it will make his passive, , shield useless.

Try to poke down ’s passive shield whenever you can, for example when he goes in to CS. This will help tilt any future trades in your favour.

’s level one is weaker than ’s since he needs both his Q ()and E () to be effective. Harass him and punish him for going in to CS.

Try to save to disengage rather than using it aggressively.

Try not to stand too close to minions so that he can’t get on top of you easily. When engaging try to move away from your minions so that he can’t use his mobility so much.

Try to keep count of his whirlwind stacks and be cautious when he has his whirlwind up, as he might look to engage on you. Dodge any ranged whirlwinds if possible.

The best time to engage on is when his shield and are down. has quite a long CD, giving you a good opportunity to trade or all-in. Try to force him to use it and then once your abilities are off CD, engage on him.

Try to predict his dashes and him mid-dash so that he can’t block it with his .

When running away from be aware of any incoming ally minion waves that he could use to catch-up to you.

You can cancel ’s dash with , putting it on an internal CD (on yourself). This is high-risk high-reward, as he will most likely be going for an E>Q knock-up combo. If you too late, you will get knocked-up during your animation and it will be put on CD, leaving you without any escape.

Don’t get too cocky if you manage to get a kill or two early. Whilst they will definitely help to even out the odds, has a lot of tools to stay safe and once he gets some items, will still be a big threat.

isn’t necessarily the way to go, reason being that can always wait it out by using or by dashing away and then re-engaging later.

’s ultimate refreshes his passive shield. Be mindful of this, especially if you are going to him.

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Riven

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If you are having trouble with the matchup, try to save your as a disengage, in particular to cancel 's 3rd Q (). Being able to cancel the 3rd Q is a huge advantage.

However, if you are comfortable with the matchup then feel free to use to harass; just be ready to kite back with and marks if she tries to engage. Also be wary of doing this if has ult and could potentially turn on you (especially if your is on CD).

is a very strong Summoner Spell in this matchup. It allow you to play aggressively without having to worry about all-ining you

Be mindful of 's XP as she approaches level 6. She could try to all in you.

Try to keep track of when ’s ultimate - - is on CD. Without her ultimate, loses a lot of her kill pressure.

Remember, if ults and goes all-in, you don’t have to fight it out. Try to disengage with and kite back using the MS from marks, and then re-engage on her once her ultimate is down.

Once has engaged on you and used her abilities, she doesn’t have much left. After you have disengaged and kited back, make sure to keep chasing and autoing her as she backs away. Punish her for her aggressiveness.

After using , will most likely use her E, , to defend herself against the incoming proc. Just walk towards her whilst the shield fades and then unload the rest of your combo.

Although she is melee, has a lot of mobility due to her Q and E. Be careful of her large 'threat/initiation' zone, in particular when it comes to ganks.

A mind-game tactic is cancelling your passive in the last second. This could bait out ’s shield and open her up to trades.

If you ever get in a bad situation with , try to save for dodging .

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Renekton

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Try to zone away from minions so that he can’t generate his Fury.

If you cancel his first dash with before it hits you or a minion, then he won’t be able to reactivate it for a second time.

If you get ahead enough that he can’t kill you even if you don’t , save it in case he dashes out so you can keep chasing him and secure a kill.

If he is far enough that he has to use both dashes to get to you, save your for his second dash and then chase him down.

If he can reach you in one dash, it as soon as he uses his first dash (try to cancel it if possible). Make sure to walk back a little after the animation and then proc (so that you create more distance in anticipation of his second dash).

After has used both his dashes he has no disengage, so make sure to kite him and get as many autos off as possible.

is the recommended Summoner Spell. It is very hard to ’s burst and gives you more kill pressure.

needs all 3 of his abilities to pose a threat to you. Bully him early to build a HP advantage that you can then use to stay in control of the lane.

Ward the enemy jungle in order to have good vision of the enemy jungler. This gives you more freedom in lane to play aggressive and pressure .

If you have good vision, you could try shoving the wave into his tower. This draws Jungle pressure away from your team, makes it easier for you to harass (make sure to punish him for every CS he tries to take) and also forces him to use his abilities to farm (and since needs all of his abilities up in order to deal with you, it also stops him from engaging). However, it also allows him to build up his Fury and makes you vulnerable to ganks, so be cautious of doing this (not recommended if you struggle with this lane).

The vast majority of s will build first item. Watch out for the movement speed they get for killing minions as they could use it to get close to you.

Try to stay at max range so as not to get hit by his AoE abilities or be in range of his E.

Don't towerdive him if he has his ultimate up.

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Fiora

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has a gap closer - - that has its CD reduced if it hits and true damage, so the damage reduction and slow from is less valuable in this matchup: don't take it. and are good summoners to take. will cut the healing gets from proccing Vitals and her ultimate, . However don't use when she is in her animation; it will be blocked!

Try to learn and keep track of the cooldown of her (24s on rank 1 opposed to 12s on ’s ).

If she uses as you her, you will get stunned. If she uses after you use , step to the side to avoid the slow and to prevent her from blocking your (similar to the matchup, you could try baiting her by cancelling your auto attack).

You can also do the same thing with : after using it, walk with her a little bit to see if she would try to anticipate your auto and it. If she does, that gives you a free to follow up with.

In this matchup, you could either play really safe and never her aggressively or you could still be aggressive with but risk getting stunned by her .

If you choose to use your offensively (which is recommended), try to vary your combos to make it harder for to predict when you will . Additionally, you could try ing from bushes to make it harder for her to react to it.

Continuing from the previous point, don’t use directly out of : it’s too predictable.

You can reset her passive's () Vital mark on you by walking out of her range. Watch out for any marks facing her that she could easily proc.

A little trick you could do is hugging a wall when she ults you (if you have no way of getting out. That way she won't be able to proc all the Vitals).

Cancelling ’s is very hard and it won’t stop the damage, so it’s not worth trying as can be used more effectively in a different way. Also she can use during the animation!

’s E, is a lot of her stickyness and damage. If you see her waste it, use that opportunity for a favourable trade.

could be an option, if there are other members of the enemy team relying on autoing a lot.

Always keep the wave frozen if give you the chance to do so. She has no wave clear without , so it's hard for her to reset the wave.

Check out this game analysis featuring the Fiora matchup!

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Shen

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’s waveclear is very poor, so you can easily push him under his tower and make him lose CS. This enables you to roam and put pressure elsewhere on the map. If decides to use ult, he will either miss CS or risk you destroying his tower. will also become very tanky, so it’s better to pressure the map than try to get kills of him.

Don’t attack him whilst he is in the protective zone from his W, . You won’t do any damage but will still draw minion aggro. Additionally, it will consume any marks but won’t deal the damage.

If suddenly walks out of your vision, he could be preparing to ult an ally. Use your to reveal him. You can then cancel his ultimate - - with your .

Be careful when harassing him under his tower; he could taunt you with and you could take tower aggro.

Save your so you can disengage after he taunts you. Then retaliate.

All of ’s abilities have quite long CD. Harass him when they are down.

Be aware of where is Spirit Blade is and avoid getting hit by it when he recalls it using .

You can cancel the dash of his taunt, but you will still get taunted.

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Galio

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Dodge his Q, , either backwards or directly forwards (since it goes in an arc).

Save so that you can disengage after he uses his dash - . This also stops him from taunting you effectively with (since bounce-back range is greater than his taunt range).

When dodging his dash, move in a direction that allows you to safely afterwards.

Try to kill him if possible in the first few levels, because after that he will get really tanky and you most likely won’t be able to kill him without help from your jungler.

’s waveclear is very good, so roaming is risky as you could potentially lose a lot of minions and even a tower. If you are going to roam regardless, make sure your timing is correct and limit how long you roam for.

Additionally, be careful as he could follow your roams with his ult, , potentially turning the tides of battle.

Like you, will also look to roam with his ultimate. Do your best to keep the wave pushed up (which has the added benefit of him using mana on creeps rather than you) and remember that you can stop his ultimate with if you are quick enough.

Try to zone him away so that he can’t Q your caster minions, which will help stop him from pushing the wave.

Be careful of harassing him under tower; if he manages to taunt you, you will take tower aggro.

If you are confident that you can use it to its full extent, then could be a good choice in this matchup.

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Irelia

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In this matchup you shouldn’t try and get fed or bully the too much. Focus on farming and not dying and then use your superior mid game to get a lead. Also utilise your roams.

Early game can harass . Poke her with auto-attacks but save your ; if she tries to Q () onto you, you can then use it to disengage and retaliate. Use instead of to harass.

Once she has her E you have to play cautiously. If she shoots out her first E, move around unpredictably to make it harder for her to place her second E and hit you with the stun. Dodging her E is very important in this matchup.

Her E and auto-attack animations are quite similar, so when she throws out her first E keep careful watch so you don’t get surprised by her second E.

can place the first blade of her E behind walls and out of sight and then surprise you with the second blade in order to stun you.

Avoid standing next to low health minions: it allows to get on top of you whilst still having her Q to follow your .

You can try to predict which low health minion will try to jump to and use your on that minion as she starts her animation. After you land your Q, auto-attack her (saving for if she tries to engage on you).

If there is no threat of an incoming gank (from the enemy jungler OR midlaner) then you can position yourself towards the river. This allows you more freedom with zoning : there are no minions for her to use and you always have if she tries to Q onto you.

Be wary once gets . She could use the MS from killing a minion to close down the distance between you.

Avoid fighting when you see her stacking her passive: she will be preparing to assault you.

While she is in her W - - you can keep on auto-attacking her, but save your /.

It is quite tricky to manoeuvre inside her ultimate . She can use it both for defense and offense. Don't panic , most cases you will hit the wall and be unable to do anything while she chunks you down. Try to use your marks to kite towards the opening and then once you’re outside, away.

Stay away from walls so that she can't ult you and force you to walk in her blades.

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Tryndamere

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Be aggressive early: zone him away from the wave so that he is unable to stack his Fury.

’s E, , gets its cooldown reduced whenever he critically strikes: be aware of this and once again try to zone him away from minions.

Save your to disengage from him if he tries to get on top of you using his spin. If you can, try to cancel it.

If you take , when he uses his ultimate count to 3 or 4 and then and walk away: usually this will be enough to kill him.

One thing you could do in this matchup is try to figure out what is maxing. If he is healing for a lot, even without Fury, he is probably maxing Q () and is looking to sustain your poke. However, this means he won’t have the additional slow from W or the reduced CD on E to pressure you.

If your AD is getting reduced heavily, or if the slow portion of his W - - is particularly strong, he could be maxing W. In this case, you should not look to trade in the time when he is debuffing you. Additionally, be cautious of his spin > W combo as the slow can be significantly strong, especially if paired up with a active.

If his damage is greater than usual and if he has a low CD on his spin, he is probably maxing E. Be wary of trading his spin for , as he could have his spin up sooner than comes off CD.

Because will be splitting a lot, it´s important that you are able to hold him off. Therefore itemising against your lane opponent is more important in this matchup compared to others.

Only roam if you are certain you will get something out of it; if you lose your first tower, becomes a bigger threat as he can then put pressure on your inner tower and soon after that Inhibitor tower.

Consider getting against him (but take the rest of the enemy team into consideration too)!

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Kled

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If he hits his Q, , at long range, simply walk out of its range. If he hits it at close range, either straight away so that it breaks the chain before he manages to pull you in or wait until after the pull before ing (the pull itself will cancel ).

Early on you can him safely, but after 1 or 2 backs you will have to be more careful with your usage. Only use when his Q is on CD (you can try baiting it out).

If he manages to hit Q and E () onto you AND his W is off CD, then you are in trouble (this is the worst situation). You can either try breaking the Q rope by ing him before the Q pull and then try to use the MS from to kite out his second E, or you could wait until he has used his second E and then .

Avoiding either his Q or E will give you a large advantage, as he needs both of them to be able to apply his W properly.

’s damage comes from his W, in particular the 4th auto. Keep track of his auto animations so you know when it is up: when it isn’t, you can trade. Make sure to apply pressure when his W is on CD.

An orange-red circle below your character indicates whether ’s E has hit you and therefore whether he can recast it.

Once is dismounted, you have a lot of kill pressure on him. His movement speed is very low when not walking towards you and his only real ‘escape’ is his . Try not to take a full Q to the face or get autoed randomly else his passive will come up again in no time.

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Teemo

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Don’t him if he has his Q, , up: he will blind you and win the trade. The blind lasts between 1.5-2.5 seconds depending on whether they max Q or E.

Use to poke him through minions. If you land it, it gives you an opportunity to do a full combo on him without him retaliating with his blind. If you can do this twice early on, it should net you a kill with .

Don’t let him Q or auto attack you for free. Don’t auto-attack trade with him; he will win due to his E - . Keep out of his range when possible.

Keep a mental note of where he places his mushrooms. When walking through the Jungle, keep to the sides of the path rather than the centre.

is a fantastic item vs (the shield will only be procced by his Q and 'shrooms). He will either have to wait out the shield, or waste his blind.

If he blinds you, try to stay out of his auto-attack range but within range so that you can retaliate when the blind wears off. You can also try blinding him yourself with .

After level 6, could try throwing mushrooms at the landing spot of . Be wary of this.

You could try pushing in so that he has less freedom regarding his mushroom placement.

When you are blinded, don’t bother trying to proc as it will not work (you will just waste an auto animation). Wait until the white ‘blinded’ bar above your name fully disappears.

Matchup Mechanics video on Teemo!

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Gnar

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The more levels he gets, the harder it will be to trade effectively with him as his auto range increases with level (whilst his Q CD decreases) making the trading pattern for easier.

Early on you don’t be afraid to trade with him, his Q will be down for several seconds even if he catches it (additionally, you out-range him at this stage).

If you feel confident in dodging his Qs, you can camp the bushes and zone him off the wave by going for trades when he tries to CS. You can also stand behind the creeps so that he can’t hit you by the full Q damage.

It’s even easier to trade with him when he transforms into Mega Gnar; he won’t be able to get CS with his Q since the boulder will not fly back to him, keeping it at a pretty high CD. It’s also easier to cancel his jump () with since the animation is slower. Just watch out for his W ().

Once reaches 97-99 rage, he can into the wave and then jump again onto you. Since he is in combat he will get the missing rage, allowing him to activate his ultimate mid jump! Be cautious of this.

Once he gets and you should be more careful as it is a pretty big powerspike for him.

When trading with , always try to get the first auto on him as this allows you to unload your combo without him proccing his W - - passive.

Be careful as his R can cancel (although he will need to time it right which is quite hard).

Check out this game analysis featuring the Gnar matchup!

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Nasus

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is a fantastic rune to take against .

are better than to deal with the slow from (Mercs simply reduce the time it takes to get to max slow).

If you time it right you can interrupt his Q () AA whilst his axe is in the air with .

Save for his (look below).

When he uses on you, just walk without autoattacking: the lower AA speed means auto’s take longer. Then once he gets into melee range off, but don’t proc the yet: wait until the wears off and then use the MS to retaliate.

If he s you whilst running away, do the same in reverse; follow him without autoattacking until he gets to max range and then (you can then proc the subsequent , since if you don’t he will most likely get out of range).

Avoid standing inside your minion wave so that he can’t poke and farm with his E, (this is especially important if the is an AP ).

You can use to prevent him from applying his on you (since he has no vision).

Be wary of his ultimate - - when moving in for the kill.

Early game you should be able to bully him freely. Try to zone him away from the minions so he can’t stack his Q.

Against AP , use his E down-time to get damage in. AP is usually squisher than normal and his late game is worse.

If you have the option of choosing whether to hard push or to freeze the lane, always go for a freeze unless you think you will be able to dive him.

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Jarvan IV

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Be cautious of his Q, , harass; if he chunks you down you are in danger of getting killed if he hits his E>Q combo. Dodge as many Qs as possible - it will also make him have mana trouble.

As long as you stay close to full HP you shouldn’t be afraid of his combo when you have up: it will chunk you but you have an easy time retaliating with your own abilities as well as being able to kite him as he retreats.

However if you took a lot of damage before, you cannot run the risk of getting all-inned like this and should play cautiously.

If he uses his Q or E to farm, make sure to punish him for it by harassing and poking him whilst they are on CD.

After level 6 and once he has brought some AD you should respect him and hold your . Harass him with autos (he will have to get close to the minions or use Q). If he uses his Q to farm, feel free to him.

Don’t stand in line with your low HP minions and him unless you want a lance to your face.

A good opportunity to harass him is when you proc on a minion: you can then use the MS+AS steroid to get 1-2 quick autos without being vulnerable to his E>Q combo. If he tries it, you can juke it easier and then retaliate.

Be wary of the enemy Jungler: J4 is good at setting up ganks, especially past 6.

s perfect combo would be to E>Q>AA, forcing you to use . Then he uses his ultimate and you are trapped inside. There are three things you can do:

(Korean advice) Don’t get hit by his combo.
Flash his R ( Cataclysm) damage (possible if you Flash as soon as his ult animation goes off).
Don’t use Vault after E>Q and instead try to get away with Harrier procs and then Vault once you get ulted.

In general try to keep moving at all times in this matchup: this makes it harder for him to hit his combo.

Be careful of his roams to mid: his ultimate makes them quite potent.

Regarding the interaction between and his E>Q combo:

You cannot interrupt the combo sideways, it will cancel your Vault.
If he is facing away from you, you will either follow him or you will not interrupt him. Only in rare cases can you interrupt him when he is comboing away from you.
If he is comboing towards you, you have a high chance of cancelling him (as long as you are in Vault range at that time). Vault as soon as you hear the flag drop sound. You will still take the Q and E - Demacian Standard damage but the combo gets interrupted and you will Vault off him. Before level 6, this is a huge advantage as it screws him up dearly. However, this requires good timing: if you do it too late you will get knocked up.

As you can see the interactions are quite buggy and since they are not essential to winning lane, it’s up to you whether you attempt them.

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Jayce

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could be taken in this matchup. is also recommended to help kite ( has various movement speed steroids).

Harass him when he goes in to last hit minions (try to time this with your passive coming up so he gets marked).

Your can cancel his melee Q (). If you manage to do this then you have a good opportunity to kite him until he can switch forms again. Always save your for his melee Q!

The key to winning this matchup is knowing when you can go in with without dying after. If you jump in and he has his combo, you will most likely take a lot of damage and die. Save your for when he goes aggressive and instead harass him with auto’s and .

A good will use the movement speed from and as well as potentially to get on top of you. When you to create some distance, they will then use to cancel your , putting you in a very sticky situation. Be aware of this and try to position accordingly.

If he walks up to try and melee Q you, just throw out for an easy hit.

Try to bait out his ranged Q by moving unpredictably through your wave. This will help turn trades in your favour.

If you are on blue side and get pushed in beware of his s from the river bush if you don’t have vision. Keep to the left side of the lane.

If you are on red side he can position behind the thick wall on the right or just sit in the bushes.

Don’t let him push you in: he will then spam his at you whilst you are farming under turret. Force him to use his Q to clear the wave.

Later on in the game you can engage with : since you now have a few items you can kill him fast enough so he can’t get away with whilst having to keep yourself safe. If you didn't take , you will have to be more careful!

Starting Q is safer in this matchup: if you him level one he will hit his , switch forms and hit his Q again and then run you down.

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Camille

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doesn’t stop true damage so it's not that good, but it can still be used.

The majority of her damages comes from her Q, . If she uses it on minions, you have a short window of opportunity to aggressively trade with her.

You can dodge her W - - by ing at the right time, putting you inside the cone at the time when the ability goes off. This way you won’t be slowed as well.

First few levels are pretty easy and you can use aggressively.

After level 6 you should stay away from walls to make it harder for her to hit her E ().

When fighting be aware of the passive shield she gets when she autos you (). It’s recommended that you wait it out (1.5 seconds) as you most likely won’t out-damage it anyway.

If she ults you, walk slightly to the side and then so that you end up closer to your tower. Then use procs to kite her.

Be wary of the enemy Jungler as can set up ganks easily with her E and R - .

In the mid-late game she will be doing a lot of damage, so pick your fights carefully.

The only time you can cancel her E with is if hook has attached to a wall but she hasn’t jumped off it yet. This also includes the time during which she is traveling to the wall.

If there aren't any minions in the way, throwing your at as she E's to a wall can be a good response: it screws with her aim and gets you a free .

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Maokai

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Early game you should have no problem. Try to get a CS lead and remember to reset minion aggro by ducking into bushes. Just be careful of entering bushes when you see him use his E, .

After a few bases you will have a hard time killing him, so try to make best use of the early few levels. After he gets too tanky to kill, focus on roaming but make sure to keep your tower safe.

Make sure to keep track of the enemy Jungler, as you can easily be dived by .

When he has used W - - on you, user procs (passive or from ) to kite back towards your tower. Once he retreats, you can then and keep chasing him to retaliate.

If you want to dive when he's low, move in under his turret without autoattacking and him. If he W's your Q press S (this stops you from autoattacking) so that you don't autoattack him while rooted, instead wait a moment for the root and his resistances to wear off. If he doesn't W it just walk in and combo him while he's nearsighted.

You can off a minion or in the middle of his W to cause him to jump somewhere that he really doesn't want to be.

Demacia's Wings: r/QuinnMains' Guide To Quinn and Valor!

Demacia's Wings: r/QuinnMains' Guide To Quinn and Valor!

Choose Champion Build:

Recommended Items

Runes:

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Ability Order DPS/Kite

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Recommended Items

Runes:

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Ability Order DPS/Kite

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Recommended Items

Runes:

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Ability Order Standard

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Runes:

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Ability Order DPS/Kite

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Harrier (PASSIVE)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Heightened Senses (W)

Vault (E)

Behind Enemy Lines (R)

Champion Build Guide

Demacia's Wings: r/QuinnMains' Guide To Quinn and Valor!

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