This is, in reference to, your general AP carries who lane solo mid. This is NOT an overall tier list. This is my opinion concerning AP carries, considering it is a role I main and considering the fact that I know how to play most of these champions. This tier list is focused on solo queue and competitive play, based on what I have seen and what I have expirienced at 1700+ elo. Organized left to... Read More

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

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Don't X out your screen, you aren't in a HoN blog. Yes, denying also exists in LoL, but it isn't like it is in other games. In dota/hon denying means literally last hitting your own creeps so they can't. **** move... Read More

For any of you who actually read this blog, here's what's been up with me.

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

Solo Queue should be taken in small doses

Solo queue is absolutely terrible. 1500-1700 is full of trolls and overall bad players. It's like the bridge do high elo, with a bunch of planks missing and the ropes coming undone (that's my best attempt at a metaphor, take it or leave it). It's the most rage-inducing... Read More

Hello, and welcome to my second installment of strategy sessions. This is going to be a weekly (or biweekly, haven't decided yet) series of blog posts covering some basic game strategy that is certain to step up your game if you don't do these things already. If you would like a topic for me to touch base on in strategy sessions, let me know in the comments. Let's get to it!
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Map awareness is one of the things that pros stress so much, and yet it is still something that I feel players overlook for whatever reason. Have you ever found yourself saying this, "YI... Read More

This is, in reference to, your general AP carries who lane solo mid. This is NOT an overall tier list. This is my opinion concerning AP carries, considering it is a role I main and considering the fact that I know how to play most of these champions. This tier list is focused on solo queue and competitive play, based on what I have seen and what I have expirienced at 1700+ elo. Organized left to right from best to worst, changes marked in bold.

Tier 1: Karthus, Xerath, Cassiopeia, Morgana, Annie, Gragas
Tier 2: Sion, Zilean, Kennen, Kassadin, Ryze,... Read More