Fiora Build Guide : Fiora - A Double-Edged Sword :: League of Legends Strategy Builds

Introduction

Hello Everyone berzerk here. I am a Top lane main in Lol. Some of my favorite champions to play are Wukong, Fiora, and Jayce. In this guide I will be teaching you how I plsy Fiora.

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Pros and Cons

Pros / Cons

Pros

+ Great Burst Damage
+ Great Tower destroyer and farmer
+ Can do a lot of damage early game
+ Ultimate is awesome and She has a French accent
+ Skills take little mana usage unless spammed

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Cons

- Squishy
- No reliant escape mechanism
- If you start to do really well will get focused
- Requires player to play smart to maximize abilities
- Using can make you be somewhere you don't want to if used uncorrectly

Masteries

My masteries for are a traditional 21-9-0 offensive build that focuses on increasing her damage output while making her a little bit tankier early game. this set allows you to pressure the early game to build up an advantage and hopefully snowball to your lategame. If you are in a hard lanematchup OR if you need to be a little bulkier a 9-21 set is also a good alternative.

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Runes

Precision

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Phase Rush

Marks

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Sorcery

Phase Rush

Greater Mark of Armor Penetration: I take these marks to increase my early game damage by bypassing enemy armor. Thanks to my AD quints as well as the 15 AD Riposte gives you, you can get the ArPen marks and still deal lots of damage.
Greater Mark of Attack Damage: These marks are fine substitutes to the above marks. If you have ArPen quints or expect to buy lots of early ArPen then these will work fine for you and will compliment the AD that Riposte gives you.

Seals

Runes

Sorcery

Phase Rush

Greater Seal of Armor: These seals provide some very important early game armor that is useful all game long. They will help protect you from physical damage and minion damage during the laning phase and until you buy Guardian Angel. Pretty much a staple seal for top laners and there are no other seals that I would recommend.

Glyphs

Runes

Sorcery

Phase Rush

Greater Glyph of Magic Resist: I take these glyphs to better protect myself against the AP carries in early/mid game. This will help if you get ganked by the enemy mid or if you are going against an AP top.
Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist:I find these runes to be a viable choice top lane especially if the enemy has an AP mid that won't roam that much or if there is no AP carry on the enemy team which is becoming popular lately.

Quintessences

Runes

Precision

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Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage: I recommend these quints to compliment your marks for more early game damage to further help you with harassing and increase your chance of winning the lane.
Greater Quintessence of Armor Penetration: Take these when facing champions with heavy armor like Malphite and Nasus. They will help go through some of you armor. If you take ArPen marks then do not take these quints because you need early AD.

Summoner Spells

MY SUMMONER SPELLS

For my two summoner spells I choose and . I find these to be the best two spells for . Since does not have too much of an escape move besides I think that is the best fit. I use for early game kills and every once in a while later game kills. is great for First Blood or securing a kill that could lead to your lane being able to take a turret or save yours.

OTHER VIABLE SPELLS

This spell is one that I would definitely substitute with. While I do not find it to be as useful sometimes to how I play tons of other players use it so if you do not like to use then I would recommend as its substitute.
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is a great solo top champion. So if there is a Jungler on your team you might have to Solo Top depending on what your team decides. So in cases in which you have to go back and heal or to buy your items the quickest way back to your turret is to use this spell on the turret and in 4 seconds you are back. I would substitute this for in this instance.

This spell is a very good spell however it has taken a little bit of a hit in Season 3. will slow an enemy champion's movement speed by 30%, reduce their attack speed by 50% (which is huge when used on AD carries), reduce their attack damage by 30% (down from 70%) and reduce ability and item damage by 30% for 2.5 seconds. That is a lot of time being crippled like that so use when you need it and on AD carries in teamfights.

Skillset

Fiora's Skillset

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Duelist [PASSIVE]

regenerates Health over time each time she deals physical damage. Striking champions will cause this effect to stack up to 4 times. This is actually a pretty good passive. It provides with natural sustain in lane by auto-attacking, using or using on enemies. This combined with life steal makes it hard to push you out of lane.

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Lunge [Q]

lunges at her target dealing physical damage. She can then use this skill again within a couple of seconds at no cost. This skill is your gap closer and means of escape at the same time. It will deal physical damage on impact and grant a stack on . Use this to catch enemies and to run away from your enemies.

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Riposte [W]

Passively gives +15 attack damage to then an additional +5 every time the skill is leveled up. parries the next basic attack and reflects magic damage back to the attacker. Works on monsters, champions, and large minions. This skill is very useful to deflect damage back to your attacker. It can save you life and damage your opponent at the same time. Depending on the champion you can deflect the champions main source of damage which is nice. Some things that can be deflected are , , and .

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Burst of Speed [E]

gains additional attack speed. Each basic attack or she lands during this time increases her movement speed. This stacks up to three times. Killing a champion fully refreshes the cooldown while assists reduce the cooldown by half. This is your attack speed steroid. It will allow you to get more auto attacks in during trades while stacking very quickly. Activate before go in with so that way when you land you gain the movement speed boost.

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Blade Waltz [R]

dashes around the battlefield, becoming untargetable in the process, and striking random enemy champions 5 times. Each strike applies on-hit effects. This is a very cool ultimate. It can be used to kill targets that have gotten away from you and stop enemies from using any of their skills on you all while dealing a lot of damage. You will initially hit the first target you choose then you will hit other champions within a radius of the first target. You will end at the first target if they are still alive.

is very powerful in teamfights as well as in 1v1 fights. It is mainly used as a finisher or to turn the tide of a fight if you are losing it. Life steal will activate for every hit you make with the ultimate as well as put stacks in . If taking tower aggro activating will make the tower stop attacking you. Make a note though that if a target goes stealth then your ultimate will stop even if you are in the middle of your animation. You also will not be able to break leashes like or .

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Skill Sequence

Skill Sequence #1

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

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Maxing first will give you the greatest increase in damage and defense in the laning phase causing you to have a bigger presence during the early game. This skill should be maxed by level 9 for 35 bonus AD and a short 6 second cooldown. get maxed second to increase your DPS by level 13. is maxed last. At levels 6, 11 and 16 be sure to put points in .

Skill Sequence #2

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

> > =

I recommend this sequence if you are doing plenty of damage early game with a maxed and your items. This would occur more often against a squishy team. As stated before is a must first max and so after that you can afford to alternate putting points in and to lower 's cooldown faster while sacrificing a little bit of DPS. You will have maxed by level 17 and by level 18. As always put points in your ultimate at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Items

STARTING ITEMS:

OR Sight Ward

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To start off I take and 5 s and then proceed to top lane. This is a good start to top lane as most of your opponents are AD and some armor to stop them is always nice. Plus it allows surviving more early trading and is a pretty powerful level 1 and 2 fighter thanks to . Of course getting 5 s helps for lane sustain.

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The will provide some health regen and will build into . Along with that I take 5 for more sustain and 1 Sight Ward to protect myself against enemy ganks.

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EARLY GAME:

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Picking up one of these items will provide you with some nice sustain per auto attack and will give you a little AD boost. Getting 2 is normally unnecessary and if you are punishing your lane you do not even have to get one if you do not need to.

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Get these to increase your movement speed by 25. This will help with dodging ganks as well as running away or catching up to your enemy laner. Try to get this and in the same trip.

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Getting an early will greatly increase your damage and presence in lane. This item will provide 25 attack damage and 10% CDR and 10 ArPen. Thanks to this item being built into a much better item now it's definitely worth getting early game for .

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This item will build into and it great for early game. You gain 10 more AD as well as some lifesteal to compliment the healing that already gives you granting some very nice sustain in lane as well as helping during trading with the enemy laner or jungler.

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After increasing your damage it is time to further increase your movement speed and increase your tenacity. Getting is the item to get for this. Since has nothing to protect her from CC besides she needs the CC reduction that these boots provide. They also give you some Magic Resist. If you need to you can replace these boots with .

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CORE ITEMS:

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An excellent item on . It provides some nice life steal as well as 75 AD and 15 health regen. It also has a nice passive that will have your auto-attacks dealing splash damage to enemies around you which makes clearing minion waves extremely easy. It also has an active that amplifies what the passive does for a short duration. This item is very good for split-pushing and exceptional if the enemy likes to cluster together in teamfights. Activate this item while using your ultimate and you will heal a lot and deal lots of damage to every enemy near you.

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You already have built and now it should be completed. The passive has been remade as well. It will now shred 7.5% armor of a target you hit and will stack up to 4 times. This means that if you get all 4 stacks you will shred through 30% of their armor. The effect will stack off over auto-attacks as well as . You will also get the CDR and attack damage that gives you and 250 health. Great item.

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This item will provide you with a great amount of AD and lifesteal. This is probably your most important item to get. Between and combined you will be dishing huge amounts of damage mid game. You will get 70 AD and 12% lifesteal to start and then once you stack it up by killing minions, monsters, or champions you can get it up to 100 AD and 18% lifesteal. The lifesteal will proc with and will compliment exceptionally well.

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LATE GAME:

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This item gives 40 more AD and 35% ArPen to go along with the AD and ArPen stats given by . Between these two items you should have absolutely no issues going through enemy armor and should be dealing a lot of damage in teamfights.

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After all that damage and lifesteal has been built time to get some resistances. Getting an additional 50 armor and 30 Magic resist this will make you tankier and able to withstand a little more punishment allowing you to go in and do your damage. Along with the resistances you get a "Revive" every that has a 5 minute cooldown. If you die you will be revived with 30% of your maximum health and mana. Very useful for finishing off fights.

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This item is useful when facing an AP heavy team or when having to deal with a fed AP carry or late game threats like and . You gain always valuable AD from the item as well as MR. The item is a tad expensive which is why for it is best bought for later game. This item also provides a nice shield after you lose a certain amount of health from magic damage.

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This item is one of the best new items they have put in the game. It is an upgrade for You get everything from that item and its active as well as 60 AD. This item is amazing on for the AD and when you are facing a CC heavy team. You also gain a 50% movement speed bonus for 1 second when you use the active as you are not a ranged champion.

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This item is still very useful even though it has gone through some changes from Season 2. Along with giving armor and health this item will also reduce an enemy's attack speed by 20% and movement speed by 10% if they just hit you with one basic attack. That is a very useful passive against those AD carries. The active will slow enemies movement speed by 35% for 2 seconds. Replace with this item.

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Gameplay: Early, Mid, & Late Game

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This image shows your overall safety in different sections of the solo top lane. Make a mental image of this in your head so when you are in game you can properly determine how safe you are.

Green Zone: This is the safest zone for you to be in. You can avoid enemy ganks easiest in this zone so a primal zone for farming.
Orange Zone: This zone is the neutral zone for solo top lane. Both champions are susceptible to ganks by the enemy. So farm and attack with caution.
Red Zone: This zone is the most dangerous for you to be in. It shows that you are winning your lane. However this puts the enemy in their safe zone which means you are very open for an enemy gank. Tread carefully when in this zone and make sure to have wards if you plan on sitting in this zone.

Match-ups: A-H

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Akali

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Early on is not very strong. You need to use this as an opportunity to put her behind quickly. Be aggressive and call for ganks before she reaches level 6. Her only main source of damage before 6 is her Q . Do not let her hit you with repeatedly with no retaliation. If you do you are setting yourself up for a tougher lane.

Once she hits level 6 lane with caution. Her damage output increases greatly with . If you try to ult her all has to do is to throwdown and it will cancel your ultimate. To counter this buy a and place it in lane so that way you will be able to see her when she goes invisible. If you are having trouble then try to freeze the lane and try and call for ganks.

Tips:

Avoid standing in Twilight Shroud so that way you do not get slowed.
If you attack Akali past her minions save a Lunge and Flash for escape maneuvers.
Shutting down Akali is a major accomplishment and really needs to be done. Fed Akali often leads to a loss for you.

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Cho'gath

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Early game is a push over for . Be aggressive early on and do not let up. Try to zone him early and put him behind. Getting first blood or just the first kill in lane against him will go a long way. Once gets things could turn a little more difficult though. This ability does true damage. A compotent will use on minions to increase his size and health. When he is not doing this he can use it to finish you off when you get low. The best way to stop this is too try and use before he uses so that you can possibly kill him before he can kill you.

In lane dodge as much as you can. This synergies well with enemy ganks especially those who have CC like . If you get caught it could mean your death as he will then silence you will leaving you unable to do anything to get away besides moving. Since has no reliable escapes getting away might be hard. To help this buy wards all the time and have at least the river warded.

Tips:

Avoid getting caught in Rupture as much as possible.
Use your ultimate if you can before Cho'Gath uses Feast on you.
Vorpal Spikes throws spikes in the direction Cho'Gath is facing.

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Darius

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Playing against should end up in your favor should you play the lane correctly. 's passive is a damage over time (DoT) bleed effect. So it does some damage to you for a few seconds after is done attacking you. Your passive is a slight counter to that. regenerates your health when you auto-attack. Whenever you fight make sure to auto attack as much as you can so you can counter his passive. Also if you win the fight however you are dangerously low find the nearest minion and attack them to try and save your life.

intensifies 's next auto-attack so when you see him drag his weapon and it is "lit up" make sure to have ready to deflect his auto-attack. When he uses try to avoid getting pulled. However if you do get pulled retaliate and trade back with him. If you both get low use before he uses so that way he cannot use it and dunk you. Whatever you do though do not let get a lead in lane. If you do it might lead to a hard recovery.

Tips:

Use Blade Waltz when you are low to stop Darius from using his
If you survive with low health auto-attack minions to counter Hemorrhage.
Use Riposte to counter his Crippling Strike

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Dr. Mundo

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Early game is very weak however he is a big pain in the butt. He will use his s to harass you and farm from a distance. If he hits a target with his cleaver he will get half the health cost the ability uses refunded back to him. So try your best to dodge them to avoid damage and to stop from getting any health back.

Kill him early on because once reaches level 6 and acquires he will become extremely hard to kill. His ultimate provides a huge amount of health regen which can just heal him back from all the damage you did. Whenever you engage in a 1v1 fight with him be careful. Between , and can stick with you constantly while dealing out an unexpected amount of damage. Also the more health you cause to lose the more attack damage he will get whenever he activates . Late game try to keep him off of your carries as he is great at getting to them and shutting them down.

Tips:

Dr. Mundo is a late game champion and is very weak early game so be aggressive.
Avoid getting hit by as many Infected Bonesaws as possible to avoid taking damage and avoid Dr. Mundo from getting back some of his health.
Use Ignite when he uses Maximum Dosage to reduce the healing effects on himself. Also if necessary buy an Executioner's Calling

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Gangplank

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This match-up is probably one of the best match-ups you can get when playing as . wrecks in lane whether it be Critplank or Bruiserplank. I already say to max first but in this match-up it is crucial. Max it and lower its cooldown to its lowest so that you can parry everyone of 's s. Since this is his main source of damage if it can't hit you then he cannot harass you effectively. will heal for a certain amount. When in a 1v1 fight save until after he uses .

will increase his attack damage and movement speed. He will most likely use this in a fight and to get away. Most likely he will not max this skill first so luckily the attack damage increase will not be that much to truly make a difference. is a global ultimate so warn your teammates when he reaches 6. He will also use it in a 1v1 fight. Use to negate any damage and the slow from . Like his passive will do damage over time to you. To counter this auto-attack minions to activate .

Tips:

Save Ignite for after Gangplank uses Remove Scurvy to negate his heal.
Use Riposte to repel Parrrley. Also max it first always against Gangplank.
Use Blade Waltz in Cannon Barrage to avoid its damage and slow in a 1v1 fight.

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Garen

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is a very strong early game opponent and can give many people headaches. His damage from is huge early on and he can zone his enemies quickly because of this. You have a tool to stop that in . You need to max it first. will stop the damage from however you will still be silenced. You want to get as many early game ganks and kills on as possible. However between the speed boost from and the bonus in defense from will make that difficult. So make sure to co-ordinate with your jungler very well and you both go in together. Preferably a jungler with CC will be the best choice.

's most known skill A.K.A "Spin to Win" will most likely be maxed first. Whenever he starts spinning towards you try to jsut walk away to avoid taking as much damage as you can. You avoid this skill then will not have to much to hit you with anymore besides his ultimate. His ultimate though can be countered in a 1v1 fight. Like his ultimate is used as an execution move. However it does not use true damage but a base damage and bonus damage depending on how much health you are missing. So when you both get low, like , try to use before he can get off . Hopefully you kill him.

Tips:

Use Riposte to counter the damage from Decisive Strike however you will still be silenced.
Garen is really strong early game so call for early ganks to try and shut him down.
In a 1v1 fight use Blade Waltz when you both get low before he can use Demacian Justice.

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Match-ups: I-N

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Irelia

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can turn the tides of a game if given the chance to. However without farm it is hard for her to do that. Therefore it is your job to shut her down early and to avoid giving her as much free farm as you can. Early on you dominate her in terms of damage. Therefore use this to your advantage. If you feel uncomfortable being aggressive then get your jungler to gank early and kill her. If you can zone her early she will have to rely on to last hit effectively. makes her lunge to a target although if she kills a unit the cooldown will refresh so keep that in the back of your head.

gives her sustain in lane and when maxed give her good strength in the laning phase. Not only does she get sustain her auto-attacks deal true damage while it is active. This is what makes her hurt so much. Be cautious at this stage of the game even if you are destroying her. Avoid . They are skillshots so constant movement will cause her to miss. If you eat all four blades it will hurt. The cooldown is shorter than your so remember this. It also gives back health from if you get hit. Watch your health in compared to hers for . If you have more health then her you will be stunned. If not you will be slowed.

Tips:

Go after Irelia early. She cannot take your AD in the first few levels.
Irelia is strongest in lane from levels 7-9 when Hiten Style gets maxed so be cautious.
Never let Irelia get a lot of free farm time. Even if behind all she needs is some time to farm and she can become a terror once again.

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Jarvan IV

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Known as somewhat of a counter to you shouldn't have a hard time in this match-up. More commonly seen in the jungle is tough champion whose job is to get in the middle of fights and do his thing. He has too skills and that make him tankier by themselves. provides a shield to protect from damage increasing based on the amount of enemy champions nearby. provides armor to him passively. Depending on how the lane goes it is possible that you might need to buy an early to get past some of that armor.

can throw down in an area. It reveals the area and he can use to pull himself to the flag that was thrown down. Any enemies in the path are knocked up. He can use this to put you out of position when the enemy jungler comes to gank so be careful. After level 6 he will use in fights. It does damage while trapping you in an "arena". You can get out of it easily by using on a nearby enemy or minion or you can just use to get out of it. has no sustain and has high mana issues early game. Use this to your advantage and push him out of lane early and zone him. Make him go out of mana and out of potions while you sit there and regenerate health from minions and him by auto-attacking.

Tips:

Watch to see if Jarvan IV places the flag of his Demacian Standard on or behind you as he will Dragon Strike to it and knock you up.
Whenever Jarvan IV uses Cataclysm either Lunge to a minion out of it or Flash out.
Jarvan IV has no sustain in lane. You do. Use this to your advantage and push him out of lane.

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Jax

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is a very powerful late game monster and has the potential to take on whole teams when he gets his items. There is an argument about whether is a true counter to or not. I believe that he is however you can with this lane match-up if you can outwit . will cause to dodge any incoming attacks. If you use BEFORE he uses he can just use it to stop your ultimate dead. You need to bait him into using prematurely or using it on your auto-attacks. If you cannot do that then it will be rough after level 6.

Once reaching level 6 makes much more powerful. Between that and a fully maxed at level 9 can give out devastating burst and overall damage. will cause to stick with you when you are trying to get away. So try to have a ready if the fight goes bad to try and get away. I will re-iterate, if you cannot outwit to use his before you ult it will be a very hard lane.

Tips:

Harass Jax early. You have the favor in lane Pre-6 especially if you can get some ganks.
Try to bait Jax to use Counter Strike on your auto-attacks or Lunges so that he can't use it to stop Blade Waltz.
This match-up relies heavily on outsmarting Jax. If you feel that you cannot do this then do not pick this match-up if you can avoid it.

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Jayce

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This match-up totally comes down the skill level of the both of you. has the tools to beat however you have to know when to engage and disengage effectively if the enemy is of equal or better skill than you. has no sustain. You do. does burst damage. You have the sustain to get back your health especially with the recent nerf to . You need to know when to use It is best used to counter the amplified auto-attack that gets when he switches from hammer stance to cannon (ranged) stance and vice versa.

provides mana regen when auto-attacks in hammer stance. If he goes out of mana deny him from auto-attacking minions to get mana back. You can also use for Hyper Charge however I recommend you only use it for his stance changes. will be used along with to harass you from afar when is in ranged stance. Try to dodge as many of these as possible to lower his harass and to make him go out of mana faster. His combo is great. So is yours. You have sustain. He doesn't. Use this to your advantage and may the best player win in this lane.

Tips:

A skilled Fiora will win this lane. The skill level of you and your enemy heavily determine a win or loss in this match-up.
Use one Lunge to dive in and wait for Jayce to hit you with Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate. Then use Lunge again to come back to him.
Build an early Wriggle's Lantern to lessen his burst and give you lifesteal. Jayce has no sustain. Beat him with yours.

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Lee Sin

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Fighting against will once again come down to the skill level of both players and how well they know their champions. Most of the time is found in the jungle and only those that have a decent skill level of take him top lane. So more than likely you are not facing a first time (however it might happen). can use to lunge to you and deal damage and use to slow you and decrease your attack speed. Then he can just get away with to an allied ward, minion, or champion. This can all happen in a matter of few seconds so you have to be vigilant.

If you attack first he can use to shield himself and then use to slow your movement speed and attack speed leaving to be rendered useless. Therefore only use after 's effect wears off. Iron Will in will give armor and lifesteal and spellvamp. This will give your passive a run for its money. will kick you back while dealing damage. If walks in front of you be prepared for him to kick you backwards sometimes into his team or a turret.

Tips:

Avoid getting hit with Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike as much as you can to stop Lee Sin from lunging to you and doing damage.
A skilled Lee Sin excels in being slippery to catch. Their ability to "ward jump" and fly around the lane/fights should help you determine the skill of your enemy.
Tempest / Cripple will slow your movement speed and attack speed by a very high amount. Save one Lunge to come back into the fight for when the debuff ends.

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Malphite

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is an extreme counter to probably the number one counter to her. He has a slow, an attack speed debuff, and builds pretty much nothing but armor. These things wreck . is an area of effect (AoE) skill that lowers the attack speed of enemy champions around . At max level it will decrease your attack speed by 50%. This pretty much renders useless. While you are attacking he can just use his passive to absorb some of your damage. So a shield and a attack speed debuff. Things do not look good against this guy.

will be 's main harass move from a distance. It slows you while giving a movement speed boost giving him the ability to get closer to you to use . has some serious mana issues early game and before he buys a Philosopher's Stone and . Therefore use this for a level 2-4 gank by your jungler to try and kill him. Otherwise you will not be able to kill him after that. builds armor like crazy in addition to the bonus he gets from so you will need early ArPen to do ANY damage at all. At level 6 be cautious and ward for enemy ganks because his ult synergies extremely well with ganks as he will lunge forward and knock you up into the air. Personally avoid this match-up at all costs if possible.

Tips:

Perhaps the hardest counter to you. If possible avoid this lane. Even swap with your mid if you have to.
Ground Slam destroys Fiora as it lowers her attack speed for a few seconds leaving Burst of Speed useless.
Seismic Shard will slow your movement speed and increase Malphite's by a percentage. This skill will probably be used to harass you the most.

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Mordekaiser

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Playing against is a pretty even match-up. This lane should come down to how good you are at farming under your tower and how well the junglers perform on both teams. is a natural pusher so eventually you will have to farm underneath your tower. This will give you good practice for that. Remember melee minions can take two tower shots and caster minions can take one before you should attack them. makes his next auto attack do a lot of damage especially on single targets therefore he will use this skill on you most of the time.

is an area of effect ability that will hit minions and you as well if you stand to close to them. Your best chance of harassment without too much retaliation will be to attack when this skill is on cooldown. in, harass, and out. can be cast on an ally, minion, or himself. This will increase his armor and magic resistance and will be used to protect himself during trades and to keep a cannon minion alive while pushing. Lastly will be used when you are low. It will do damage of time for 10 seconds. To counter it use s or hit minions to use your passive to gain health.

Tips:

Siphon of Destruction is Mordekaiser's only form of ranged harass. He will also use it to clear minions. Stay away from minions and harass Mordekaiser when this skill is down.
The more damage Mordekaiser does the more of a shield he gets from Iron Man. Therefore he is not easy to towerdive as his shield can save him sometimes.
Children of the Grave is a DoT ultimate that will hurt you for 10 seconds. If you die while under this ability Mordekaiser will gain a clone of you to do his bidding. It cannot use your skills but it can auto-attack.

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Nasus

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is not a very viable solo top right now in this meta. He is easily countered by a lot of top champions. There is a debate on whether he is a counter to or a pushover. I find him to be a pushover early game and then becomes an issue in lane as the game goes on. He gets like . He has which will decrease your movement and attack speed. It crushes just like does. will also build a lot of armor just like .

gets his main damage from farming up his . This means that for to have relevant damage he needs to spend the laning phase and beyond, farming. This is what makes or breaks . You need to have him distracted from farming as much as possible. Use early ganks to shut him down early and put him behind. The farther behind he is the longer it will take for him to catch up. Also never towerdive when he has . His ultimate combined with will most likely leave you dead under his turret.

Tips:

Siphoning Strike is where Nasus's main damage output comes from. However for it to be relevant Nasus needs a lot of farm with it. Therefore deny him as much farm as possible.
Nasus can either sit there and take your harass or attack you and lose out on farm. Force him to lose out on farm. The less farm he gets the less of an impact he is late game.
Do not ever towerdive Nasus when he has Fury of the Sands. This combined with Wither will most likely get you killed.

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AP Nidalee

Playing against AP :

AP is most commonly found in mid lane however some people do it in top lane although I believe AD is better for top. Be prepared for a lot of dodging and moving around in this lane as you will need to dodge her in human form. It does more damage the farther it travels so try not to get sniped however it will hit minions so you can stand behind them. Her will allow her to lay down traps that will do damage to you and grant her and her team vision of you. As AP they will hurt more than AD. They can be seen however so try not to step on them if you can see them.

will heal for a good amount in human form so be careful when towerdiving her. This ability in cougar form doesn't do too much besides a little damage. It is useless to chase . Thanks to her passive she gets an additional 15% movement speed when moving through bushes. She can just kite you and run away all day so chasing her is a waste of time. just changes her from human form in cougar form however a small note on it is that none of her abilities in cougar form cost mana so she usually cannot be chased out of lane by going out of mana.
Tips:

Hide behind minions as much as possible to avoid getting hit with Javelin Toss / Takedown.
AP Nidalee can heal for a great amount thanks to Primal Surge / Swipe. So be careful when diving.
AP Nidalee's cougar form deals a lot of damage beside Javelin Toss / Takedown so be careful also never chase Nidalee as she gets increased movement speed from Prowl in the bushes so it is a waste of time.

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AD Nidalee

Playing against AD:

The more common way to build in the top lane. The difference will be greater and more consistent damage output from her auto-attacks in human form and in cougar form. She can dish out a lot of damage in with this ability and it has a 5 second cooldown so she can use it pretty often. The lower your health gets the more damage it does to you.

So to counter this harass her and try to kill her as much as possible before level 6 with ganks and trades. Your early game damage is very high compared to hers so take advantage. Then when she hits 6 and can use her cougar form you need to use to stop . She will reflect the auto-attack move but the cooldown on is higher so make sure to use it when you need it the most.

Tips:

AD Nidalee does a lot of damage in cougar form from Javelin Toss / Takedown. If fed she can wreck your carries so beware.
While she is not AP avoid getting hit by Javelin Toss / Takedown in human form as getting hit at maxed distance will still chunk you for a lot damage.

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Olaf

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is a tier 1 top lane champion meaning that he is very powerful. This is rightfully justified as he can dish out amazing damage while taking in a lot of damage. His main damage comes from which will do true damage to you. At max it will do 340 true damage to you while being on a 5 second cooldown. There is nothing you can do to stop it and not many champions can fight against it. is not one of those champions. Even if you manage to get your health back from he can just use to hit you again.

allows to throw one of his axes and deal damage and slow you if you get hit. This ability does go through minions so you must dodge them by moving around. In top lane this skill is not maxed first normally but you can tell if it is if the damage on it increases without getting any items. This means he is maxing that over which would be a good thing for you. makes immune to CC as well as giving him high boosts in armor and magic res. Very powerful ultimate. makes a scary fighter when he gets low on health so be careful when fighting him low.

Tips:

Undertow is Olaf's only ranged attack. Avoid getting hit by this as much as you can to avoid taking damage and to waste Olaf's mana.
The lower you get Olaf the stronger he gets thanks to Berserker Rage. Do not underestimate him when he is low.
Attack Olaf a lot before level 6 so that way he cannot dodge your team's CC with Ragnarok

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Pantheon

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is a very tough opponent for especially early-mid game. He can block her attacks and can poke her from afar all day. is 's main harassment skill. It is not a skill shot so you cannot block it even with . If maxed he will just poke you down all day. You can try to continue to hit minions to gain health back from your passive and make him go out of mana. This is best done by freezing your lane (keeping the minions as close to your tower as possible without them taking turret shots) and trying to farm there. From levels 1-3 however cannot stand your early AD and you should take full advantage of this. With the new jungle you might be left more on your own from 1-3 so be wary of this.

's combo will more than likely be to jump and stun you then use . He will finish off with a and some auto attacks. This can be very deadly especially with jungler ganks so be cautious. If you find yourself getting behind in lane then nicely ask for ganks and some help. falls off faster than you do so remember that. Lastly when he hits level 6 warn your teammates as can use to make an entrance into a fight from a very far distance. Calling MIA when he is not in lane should also be done.

Tips:

Probably one of the few match-ups that I would recommend put more than 1 point in Lunge in the early levels to put more pressure on him.
Aegis Protection will block one turret attack as well as an attack from you. Between hitting q + aa + q ++ aa at levels 1-3 Pantheon will not be able to handle it.
Early [Ninja Tabi]] and Chain Vest will help you greatly in this lane to handle early game Pantheon.

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Renekton

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is an AD caster solo top champion that puts out burst damage and can get pretty tanky just like . He runs on fury like and gains it by auto-attacking. Once he builds up his fury bar to 50% or higher he can use it on his next ability that will make it be a little bit stronger. For example if is used with 50% or more fury then it does a little more damage and doubles the stun duration. [{Renekton]] can clear creep waves very fast thanks to while healing himself for 5% of the damage done. This can be used to push the wave to you for him to go gank other lanes as well as base.

is a dash move that also deals damage to those in his path. The first dash is slice. If he hits a target he can dash again for dice. A very common combo for is to slice in and use on you to stun you then use to do more damage and heal himself. Lastly he will Dice out. You can the damage from however you will still be stunned. This match-up will come down to skill level and jungler presence. You are both AD Casters who have a similar build so this is a relatively even match-up.

Tips:

Do not dive Renekton while he has Dominus. If you do you can get killed pretty quickly.
Both of you are AD casters. This will come down to skill level of both of you and jungler presence.
Renekton runs on fury not mana so the only way to chase him out of lane is to get him low on health. Remember that.

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Rengar

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Tips:

Always try to wait for Rengar to use Savagery to use Riposte to counter his hardest nuke.
Wait to use Blade Waltz when Thrill of the Hunt is on cooldown or if you have an Oracle's Elixir or Vision Ward so you can see Rengar when he stealths.
Ward the bushes in lane so Rengar cannot jump on you for extra damage repeatedly.

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Riven

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is a powerful AD caster who can dish out a lot of damage while being exceptionally tanky. She is quite the lane bully and will not be afraid to get in your face. I find these to be a pretty even match-up with player skill and jungler presence having a big factor in deciding this lane. I would recommend you take for boots if she gets too overwhelming. One thing you cannot do is let her roam freely to mid lane to get kills. The moment she gets ahead of you it will be tough to fight back.

Watch out for for great damage output and her stun. She can use to dash to you and use to stun and damage you and use hop away unscathed. She can also swap and to get to you and get away. She is a very mobile champion and has more mobility than you do. Lastly a good will use as a finisher when you get low in fights. This would be the best time to use to prevent her from using it.

Tips:

Get an early Ninja Tabi if you are having trouble against Riven. Armor is a great way to help you early on.
Use Blade Waltz when you get low in fights to stop Riven from using Blade of the Exile's active on you.
Riven has 4 mini dashes. 1 in Valor and 3 in Broken Wings making her very mobile. If you know that you will be facing Riven try to have a jungler with a lot of CC to try and keep her from escaping easily.

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Rumble

Playing against :

This mechanized menace is a very powerful top lane and like is a giant lane bully. He is an AP top so you will need and possibly an early if you are having problems. Also starting + s + Sight Ward is a great option. If you know you are facing (draft/ranked) it would also be wise to take the .

will slow you and can hit you twice. However it can hit minions so stay behind your minions. If you do get slowed he will follow up by harassing you will . Then he will just float back with . He will also gain movement speed when he shields himself so catching him will be tough if you are not quick enough. Do not get caught in . When he uses it use to avoid taking damage and to try and cause to retreat.

Tips:

Try to get your jungler to come and stop Rumble early and before he can get his Haunting Guise.
Take Mercury's Treads and an early Negatron Cloak if you are having problems with Rumble's damage.
Stay behind your minions to avoid getting slowed by Electro-Harpoon and DO NOT get slowed by it if you towerdive Rumble. If you do it will most likely get you killed.

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Shen

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is a great tank champion who is usually perma-banned in most elos. He becomes a tank yet can still dish out a surprising amount of damage for a tank. He is known for his global ultimate which allows to teleport to any ally on the map and shield them. This allows any fight to be turned into the enemy favor. If a fight is breaking out in bottom lane 2v2 he can make it 3v2 by shielding the AD carry.

It is best to attack him in the early levels when he is the squishiest and has less points in . Try to get after him early and get ahead of him. Early level also will not hurt as much and not be able to be thrown at you more often. Once he hits level 6 it will most likely just turn into a farm lane. If you know you are going against you might want to take to counter his ultimate. Lastly avoid his . He will use it when his jungler comes to taunt you and keep you from getting away.

Tips:

You can take Teleport to counter Stand United. Otherwise make sure to announce when Shen hits level 6.
Watch out for Shadow Dash as it will taunt you and cause you to attack Shen leaving you greatly vulnerable to ganks. Save Flash for when the jungler appears.
Attack and go after Shen very early it will be your only chance to get some kills and to get ahead in this lane. Otherwise it will just turn into a farm off

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Singed

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is another one of 's counters. A skilled can absolutely bully around. If you try to go in and attack he can just turn on his and harm you while kiting around. If you do not go in he will just slow you with and you backwards into his . If at all possibilities try to avoid this match-up as more than likely you will lose the lane. All needs is to get and a Catalyst the Protector and you won't be able to kill him.

If you are stuck in this lane the best advice I can give is to try and get a level 2 or 3 gank from your jungler and get a first blood kill on while he is not as tanky. Then for the rest of the laning phase do not try and fight him. You will most likely end up feeding or losing XP because you have to base. will naturally push the lane. Because of this play a passive lane and farm underneath your tower. Get farm and get your items as quickly as possible. Make stay pushed too far to leave him open for any ganks. Also try to get a gank from your jungler and your mid laner make it a 3v1 fight.

Tips:

Avoid this match-up if possible.
Farm as best you can underneath your tower. Try to leave Singed as vulnerable for ganks as possible.
Once he gets Ninja Tabi and Catalyst the Protector do not try to fight him 1v1. You'll lose.

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Teemo

Playing against :

This little yordle is going to be a pain in your ***. He is not a counter to you but is annoying none the less. is a very squishy champion but is also ranged giving him an advantage over you in harassment. His will blind you for a short duration however while blinded you will not be able to auto-attack which will diminish some of your damage and make rather useless. Otherwise has no advantage over you. He has no sustain in lane you do.

After level 6 practically becomes ungankable thanks to his s. These little mushrooms will provide with vision right next to the shroom and will litter the bushes with them. He will know if someone comes to gank him if they hit his mushrooms. Therefore try to be creative with your ganks and if need be place some s in the bushes so that way you can dispense your lane of the mushrooms. Other than that has a built in mini- in he will use this to try and get away.

Tips:

Save Burst of Speed for after Teemo uses Blinding Dart.
Teemo is squishy. 1-2 kills in the early levels and you will be ahead.
Use Vision Wards in the brush to destroy and reveal his Noxious Traps.

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