Fav top lane champion and why?

[quote=TotemTiki]Who is YOUR favorite top lane champion and why? Tell us some concepts that you find interesting in them and some ideas for good builds![/quote]

[quote=NicknameMy][[garen]] Build: Items: [[mercury's treads]], [[sunfire cape]], [[Spirit Visage]], [[the black cleaver]], [[randuin's omen]], [[warmog's armor]] Runes: AD marks, Armor or Armor/lvl seals, MR or MR/Lvl glyphs, MS Quints Masteries: 9/21/0 Summoner spells: [[flash]], [[ignite]] Why? A champion that can dominate the top lane in the earlygame. He is the best counterpick for [[riven]] and if he wins the lane, he can also dominate the game with levels, because of his absurd tankyness and killing power against carries. Can even beat [[teemo]] if played well. Also beats everyone that has to get close to deal damage but can't escape easily until they get to strong ([[lee sin]], [[jax]], [[irelia]], etc.). Only problem with him, most of the time, [[renekton]] is just the better pick overall. [[rammus]] Build: Items: [[Sorcerer's Shoes - Homeguard]], [[deathfire grasp]], [[zhonya's hourglass]], [[lich bane]], [[void staff]], [[rabadon's deathcap]] Runes: MPen marks, armor seals, AP/lvl glyphs, AP Quints Masteries: 9/21/0 Summoner spells: [[teleport]], [[flash]] Definitly one of the most funny champs to play. Wrecks champs that need to stay close or can't flee fast enough of him. Does ridiculous burst damage thanks to [[deathfire grasp]]+[[powerball]]+[[tremors]], which kills enemies instantly. Also, [[tremors]] offers great damage over time, while beeing tanky thanks to [[defensive ball curl]]. Best thing: Wrecking Ball mode, use [[teleport]] on a ward and roll with hyperspeed into the carry line. Bad waveclear early, good waveclear late.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]I myself also Fancy [[Garen]] Top lane, my build is far different than Nickname's tho. Runes: AD Quints, AD Marks, Armor Seals, 6 Mr/Level Glyphs, 3 Flat MR Glyphs Masteries: 21/9, with Spell and Blade Weaving Spells: [[Flash]] or [[Ghost]] and [[Ignite]] General Build Order: Rush brutalizer, Sunfire Cape, Ninja Tabi or merc Treads, Banshees Veil, Youmuus if enemy team is mostly Squishy, Black Cleaver if enemy team has multiple beefy guys, Randuin's Omen, Atmas Impaler. I love playing [[Garen]] due to his simplicity and high early kill power. As Nickname stated he dumpsters on a lot of champions I hate (Irelia, Jax, Riven), so he's always going to remain near the top of my list of champions until those champs become unpopular (Likely won't happen). My other main top is [[Jarvan IV]]. Runes: AD Quints, Armor Pen Marks, Armor Seals, 6 Mr/Level Glyphs, 3 flat MR glyphs Masteries: 21/9/0 with Spell and Blade Weaving. Spells: [[Flash]] and [[Ignite]] or [[Teleport]] Build Order: Rush Hydra, Get bruta or Black Cleaver if you are fed, Ninja Tabi or Merc Treads, Randuin's Omen, Banshee's Veil, Maw/Ga/Warmog's J4 was the first champion I ever mained and I've always played him top, even when he was a top tier jungler. He's surrently a very strong top laner and his jungling suffers. Anyway, J4 is really good at snowballing top lane with his early burst and bully power. His Q+Passive combo is excessively hard to outtrade (Can't think of anyone that absolutely outrades you on this atm) and he can full combo dunk most champions at level 6. His only real issues are [[Renekton]] and other bullies with sustain. But he also has amazing ganks and that's why I'd suggest TP for some matches. And lastly, my unorthodox Top is [[Quinn]] Runes: 1 AD Quint, 2 AS Quints, AD Marks, Armor Seals, Flat Mr Glyphs Masteries: 21/9/0 with Spell and BLade Weaving Spells: [[Flash]] and [[ignite]] Build Order: Brutalizer Rush, Blade of the Ruined King, Ninja Tabi/Mercs/berserker Greaves, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Infinity Edge, Last Whisper, Banshee's Veil or GA [[Quinn]] dumpsters on nearly every meta melee top laner. Like, it's pretty sad for them. The catch? She's ridiculously easy to camp due to being an ADC. You will shove the lane unintentially, and you will be ganked. A lot. Key is to just relentlessly beat the other dude so hard that there will be no "ganks" there will only be lane holds, or 2v1 victories for you. [[Quinn]] excels at splitpushing, so in that regard she plays somewhat like [[Jax]] or [[Tryndamere]] in terms of goals after laning phase.[/quote]

[quote=emoriam][[Irelia]] [list] [*]Items: [[Ninja Tabi]]/ [[Mercury's Treads]], [[Trinity Force]], [[Randuin's Omen]]/ [[Frozen Heart]], [[Banshee's Veil]], [[Zephyr]]/ [[Blade of the Ruined King]]/ [[Youmuu's Ghostblade]] (early [[Doran's Blade]] is important, two of them generally) [*]Runes: AD/ AS Marks, Armor Seals, MR/ MR per lvl or CDR Glyphs, AS/ MS Quintessences [*]Masteries: 21/9/0 [*]Summoner Spells: [[Flash]], [[Teleport]]/ [[Ignite]] [*][[Irelia]] can snowball easily and dominate many lanes aswell except against some lane bullies like Renekton or Gragas. Her ability to assassinate while being able to tank is phenomenal along. You just rely on one main damage item because her mixed damage and especially true damage are hard to deal with. Farming with [[Bladesurge]] and using the reset tool to initiate or outplay is a spree. You can use [[Sheen]] to its full extent with your ultimate and due to her passive and the correct item build your sticking power is uncontestable. I like building extra tenacity on her and if building a second damage item it should provide AS and MS either directly or by using an active. Max W > E > Q and start with E against melee in lane and Q against Ranged - not a rule but it works often.[/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100]I've mained a lot of different top laners (some longer than others): [[Lee Sin]], [[Irelia]], [[Olaf]], [[Zac]], [[Elise]], [[Kennen]], [[Renekton]], [[Shyvana]].... Out of all of those, I'd have to say [[Zac]] was my favourite back when he was stronger, my games on him were probably the most enjoyable experiences I've had playing this game. Right now it'd have to be [[Jarvan IV]], though OTG already posted a setup for him. I'm also quite liking [[Rumble]] (though I haven't played him too often just yet), so I guess for the sake of the thread I'll leave some info on what I feel is an optimal setup to use on him: [[Rumble]] [list][*]Items (late game): [[Liandry's Torment]], [[Rylai's Crystal Scepter]], [[Sorcerer's Shoes]], [[Zhonya's Hourglass]], [[Void Staff]] + a final offensive ([[Rabadon's Deathcap]]) or defensive ([[Banshee's Veil]]/[[Guardian Angel]]) item depending on the game. [*]Runes: Magic pen Marks, Armor Seals, Magic Resist Glyphs, AP Quintessences [*]Masteries: 21/9/0 [*]Summoner Spells (for solo queue): [[Ignite]]/[[Flash]][/list][/quote]

[quote=Electro522][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/living-is-highly-overrated-a-guide-to-top-lane-mordekaiser-387862]Mordekaiser[/url]. :D Im sure my guide will explain as to why. [[nasus]] is also a favorite of mine. Items: [[trinity force]], [[sunfire cape]], [[spirit visage]], [[ninja tabi]], [[warmog's armor]], then [[randuin's omen]] or [[banshee's veil]]. Runes: Lifesteal Quints, Attack damage marks, Armor seals, and scaling MR glyphs (straight MR glyphs for ap tops) Masteries: 9/21/0 [[nasus]] may be a risky pick due to his weak but extremely crucial laning phase. However, if played correctly, he can win a game single handedly. If he ever gets to 4/0 (4 kills, 0 deaths), the game is basically over unless the other team has a really strong late game. [[garen]] is a favorite of mine as well. I build him the same as Nick, except I get [[ninja tabi]]. I have found that Garen tends to be consistently good against many of the top laners. Yes, he counters [[riven]] and such, but I always use him as a champ to fall back on if I am unsure of the matchup, because I know he will perform well against pretty much anyone (except [[teemo]]).[/quote]

[quote=TotemTiki][quote=Electro522] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/living-is-highly-overrated-a-guide-to-top-lane-mordekaiser-387862]Mordekaiser[/url]. :D Im sure my guide will explain as to why. [[nasus]] is also a favorite of mine. Items: [[trinity force]], [[sunfire cape]], [[spirit visage]], [[ninja tabi]], [[warmog's armor]], then [[randuin's omen]] or [[banshee's veil]]. Runes: Lifesteal Quints, Attack damage marks, Armor seals, and scaling MR glyphs (straight MR glyphs for ap tops) Masteries: 9/21/0 [[nasus]] may be a risky pick due to his weak but extremely crucial laning phase. However, if played correctly, he can win a game single handedly. If he ever gets to 4/0 (4 kills, 0 deaths), the game is basically over unless the other team has a really strong late game. [[garen]] is a favorite of mine as well. I build him the same as Nick, except I get [[ninja tabi]]. I have found that Garen tends to be consistently good against many of the top laners. Yes, he counters [[riven]] and such, but I always use him as a champ to fall back on if I am unsure of the matchup, because I know he will perform well against pretty much anyone (except [[teemo]]). [/quote] I really like how [[Nasus]] can get few damage items and loads of tank items, and still be massively successful. In certain cases, and correct me if I am wrong, I would prefer to make a [[Iceborn Gaunlet]] on [[Nasus]]? Do you think that that is viable, or just plain absurd?[/quote]

[quote=TotemTiki][quote=Wayne3100] I've mained a lot of different top laners (some longer than others): [[Lee Sin]], [[Irelia]], [[Olaf]], [[Zac]], [[Elise]], [[Kennen]], [[Renekton]], [[Shyvana]].... Out of all of those, I'd have to say [[Zac]] was my favourite back when he was stronger, my games on him were probably the most enjoyable experiences I've had playing this game. Right now it'd have to be [[Jarvan IV]], though OTG already posted a setup for him. I'm also quite liking [[Rumble]] (though I haven't played him too often just yet), so I guess for the sake of the thread I'll leave some info on what I feel is an optimal setup to use on him: [[Rumble]] [list][*]Items (late game): [[Liandry's Torment]], [[Rylai's Crystal Scepter]], [[Sorcerer's Shoes]], [[Zhonya's Hourglass]], [[Void Staff]] + a final offensive ([[Rabadon's Deathcap]]) or defensive ([[Banshee's Veil]]/[[Guardian Angel]]) item depending on the game. [*]Runes: Magic pen Marks, Armor Seals, Magic Resist Glyphs, AP Quintessences [*]Masteries: 21/9/0 [*]Summoner Spells (for solo queue): [[Ignite]]/[[Flash]][/list] [/quote] [[Olaf]] top... Currently SOOO broken. I hate it. That true damage OP. And for [[Rumble]], AP quints or Scaling AP quints?? Additionally, I have seen [[Rumble]] top a lot in ranked, and I feel like Zhonya's is more of a situational item than core? OR do you believe it is needed?[/quote]

[quote=TotemTiki][quote=NicknameMy] [[garen]] Build: Items: [[mercury's treads]], [[sunfire cape]], [[Spirit Visage]], [[the black cleaver]], [[randuin's omen]], [[warmog's armor]] Runes: AD marks, Armor or Armor/lvl seals, MR or MR/Lvl glyphs, MS Quints Masteries: 9/21/0 Summoner spells: [[flash]], [[ignite]] Why? A champion that can dominate the top lane in the earlygame. He is the best counterpick for [[riven]] and if he wins the lane, he can also dominate the game with levels, because of his absurd tankyness and killing power against carries. Can even beat [[teemo]] if played well. Also beats everyone that has to get close to deal damage but can't escape easily until they get to strong ([[lee sin]], [[jax]], [[irelia]], etc.). Only problem with him, most of the time, [[renekton]] is just the better pick overall. [[rammus]] Build: Items: [[Sorcerer's Shoes - Homeguard]], [[deathfire grasp]], [[zhonya's hourglass]], [[lich bane]], [[void staff]], [[rabadon's deathcap]] Runes: MPen marks, armor seals, AP/lvl glyphs, AP Quints Masteries: 9/21/0 Summoner spells: [[teleport]], [[flash]] Definitly one of the most funny champs to play. Wrecks champs that need to stay close or can't flee fast enough of him. Does ridiculous burst damage thanks to [[deathfire grasp]]+[[powerball]]+[[tremors]], which kills enemies instantly. Also, [[tremors]] offers great damage over time, while beeing tanky thanks to [[defensive ball curl]]. Best thing: Wrecking Ball mode, use [[teleport]] on a ward and roll with hyperspeed into the carry line. Bad waveclear early, good waveclear late. [/quote] WOW [[Rammus]] is extremely fun to play, but have you tried [[Rammus]]] jungle? And about [[Garen]]... I have lately seen [[Garen]] players make a Hydra. Do you think that is legit, or what?[/quote]

[quote=TotemTiki][quote=emoriam] [[Irelia]] [list] [*]Items: [[Ninja Tabi]]/ [[Mercury's Treads]], [[Trinity Force]], [[Randuin's Omen]]/ [[Frozen Heart]], [[Banshee's Veil]], [[Zephyr]]/ [[Blade of the Ruined King]]/ [[Youmuu's Ghostblade]] (early [[Doran's Blade]] is important, two of them generally) [*]Runes: AD/ AS Marks, Armor Seals, MR/ MR per lvl or CDR Glyphs, AS/ MS Quintessences [*]Masteries: 21/9/0 [*]Summoner Spells: [[Flash]], [[Teleport]]/ [[Ignite]] [*][[Irelia]] can snowball easily and dominate many lanes aswell except against some lane bullies like Renekton or Gragas. Her ability to assassinate while being able to tank is phenomenal along. You just rely on one main damage item because her mixed damage and especially true damage are hard to deal with. Farming with [[Bladesurge]] and using the reset tool to initiate or outplay is a spree. You can use [[Sheen]] to its full extent with your ultimate and due to her passive and the correct item build your sticking power is uncontestable. I like building extra tenacity on her and if building a second damage item it should provide AS and MS either directly or by using an active. Max W > E > Q and start with E against melee in lane and Q against Ranged - not a rule but it works often. [/quote] Geez a stomper. I had a game yesterday where I played jungle [[Skarner]], and our top was a GP. That [[Irelia]] ate him, our carry, our mid, and me. GEEZ TOO STRONK. I still can't figure out how to counter her. Any tips?[/quote]