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Which champion should I buy? Should I get XXX...

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Well, First off, let me say that I'm very new to the game, and I've only a few champions. Sorry if it's been answered before, but I really don't feel like going through 38 pages. >>

So...my question is:
Is it better to first buy champions focusing on what you like, and do well at (ie- getting a bunch of tank champs, AP champs, etc.) Or would you recommend getting a few different champions? I'm only level 15, so it's not like I'm going to be playing ranked games against anybody. But...I would like to kind of know if it would be better to invest in a cheaper AD champ, or continue saving IP for a really neat AP champ.

Thanks =]
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Its up to you, I myself bought Yi when I could (mostly for the jedi skin) and from there I lived on a diet of free champs, experience the different playstyles till I settled for Twitch as my main. After that I've begun to spread out to different champs once more till I have my own roster if you will of five champs I can choose from. Because with five champs you are sure to have at least one not being banned in a ranked game and always having options for different types of champs to play. Try and keep them diverse though if you can or at least have utility between offense and defense. Once you reach your true Elo spread out again, sample champs you are interested in and try to become comfortable as you understand each one more you become better as a player.
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GP or gragas? :< Gp is nice carry if he gets fed and kidna OP, gragas is nice mid and solo top, usefull in team fights. Ofc i will get both champions but i would like to buy one first then second. I cant play that much so it takes a while to get me 3150 IP
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GP just needs crit and damage in order to destroy people, gragas takes a degree of skill in order to do good but he is one of the more unique champions I feel.
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InnerZerg wrote:

GP or gragas? :< Gp is nice carry if he gets fed and kidna OP, gragas is nice mid and solo top, usefull in team fights. Ofc i will get both champions but i would like to buy one first then second. I cant play that much so it takes a while to get me 3150 IP


Other thing to consider is the roles they can play, and how they fit your own style. GP is fairly versatile, he excels at both jungler and solo-top roles (he can do other roles, but I feel those are his two standouts). Gragas is a little less versatile, but he's also got multiple paths, either as the AP nuker or as a tank (AP of course being the most common, and probably the best way to build him).
If you like to jungle on occasion, I'd go for GP first. If you like playing mid-lane a lot, Gragas first.

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Question of my own here, now.
So I main Irelia, myself. Huge fan of her ability to be both tanky and bursty all in one neat little package; I like playing as the solo lane a lot, preferably solo-top, though I also enjoy solo-mid and the occasional jungle. For a bit of reference, my usual choices in the jungle are Tryndamere and Nocturne; Tryn for his ability to avoid death like crazy, Nocturne for his ability to stifle counterattacks while he bursts.
I seem to have an affinity for champions that are both durable - either via tankiness or defensive skills - and have burst capability, and/or CC to secure a kill. "Tanky DPS" with a focus more on the DPS, I suppose. Irelia's passive ability to shrug off CC is also a godsend for me, since I tend to overextend a bit when I'm playing aggressively.
Who are good champions within this role that I should be looking at? Right now, Jarvan IV has my eye, as he's similar to Irelia; however, I don't know how his DPS stacks up to Irelias (I just know he's more tanky and has good damage). Renekton is another one I'm considering, though the reverse here; I'm not sure if he's durable enough, but I know his damage is definitely high. (played him once before, but it was versus bots, so I never had a chance to really see how tanky he was.)

TL;DR: I like Irelia for her burst damage and durability. Is Jarvan IV similar, or is he going to be too tanky with not enough damage for my tastes? What about Renekton? Out of the two, which one's a better choice for someone who enjoys solo-top Irelia (and are there any other options that might fit)?
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Who brings me more QQ juice between lee sin or brand? Can't decide on who to buy first between them two.
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Who brings me more QQ juice between lee sin or brand? Can't decide on who to buy first between them two.


Well.. Can you jungle well?
Or are you better with AP Carries?

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Bryun wrote:



Well.. Can you jungle well?
Or are you better with AP Carries?


Both. I have jungled udyr, noc, amumu often and for AP I usually use malz, morg, zilean.
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I say Lee Sin He's hella fun.

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Bryun wrote:

I say Lee Sin He's hella fun.

Thanks and btw do you think akali will be less of a instant killer with the Hextech Gunblade nerf coming up.
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