Views: 960 Who to Ban?
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In ranked, it's always a huge question at the very start- Who to ban?
A lot of people just call out the bans everyone wants. Usually, these include Alistar, Malphite, Shen and Morgana. You'll almost ALWAYS see these 4 champs banned, but *why?* And who would be a better ban based on who you have laning?
Alistar. He's a strong, un-gank-able support who can heal his ADC. The issue is, he's amazingly aggressive, and most people can't cope with that. So why wouldn't you ban him?? Well, to start off, if you stay back and don't let Alistar get behind you or your partner, he has to burn his flash to *possibly* get a kill. But if you're playing an ADC such as Caitlyn or Tristana then you have an ability flash that should mostly clear you from a blow. Cait's 90 Caliber Net also slows him, so aim well :)
To be perfectly honest, I'd rather use the ban on Blitzcrank or even an entirely different lane.
Malphite. He's got a slow, a knock-up, 2 AoE's, and a shield worth 10% of his hitpoints. He's tough to take down, and if you *do* damage him, he can just sit out of the battle for 10 seconds before coming back in to farm. So why wouldn't you ban him?? Malphite's shield takes 10 seconds to regenerate, so that's about 2 creeps he doesn't get. Also, if you play a smart top, such as Nidalee or even Irelia who can keep poking him about every 5-8 seconds, then he can't regenerate his shield. Also, he's probably the thirstiest champion I've played, I personally think he ranks along with Ahri and Evelynn with the sheer amount of mana he requires. He has to give up 1 if not 2 items he could be using for damage or for tankiness just so he can use more than 3 spells. Also, Unstoppable Force is a click/place ability, allowing for you to run out of his range (and if I were you, I'd stay there).
Shen. Oh, Shenny-dearest. He has a short-range dash, a short-cooldown shield, a health-regenerating q, and a global ult that everybody hates. He is a strong solotop because you can't take down his turret, he's an epic jungle (huehue) because he doesn't require Smite, and an AMAZING support/tank because Vorpal Blade heals the ADC based on *his* max health, he can Shadow Dash and stop you from attacking their ADC, and he can use Feint and run away giggling. So why would you ban him?? Yes, Shen is a strong champion who can totally eat your brains. But he can't carry the entire team, so if Shen is doing well along with your solotop, you might not win. Champions like Vi or Vayne can get fed and win their team the game, and they're not even over-powered (well Vi might be, but we have yet to see). His Stand United is on a *crippling* cooldown, and his Shadow Dash requires 60% of his energy and only returns energy if he hits someone. He has no special talents without items, so shut him down early and keep him there and you're golden.
Morgana. She has a stun, an AoE damage, a magic-damage shield that prevents disables, and a damage/slow/damage/stun ultimate that shreds in teamfights. So why wouldn't you ban her?? Well, I know from personal experience that champions such as Teemo or Cho'Gath mid CRIPPLE her. Not sure why or how, but they do, and I can't walk over them and it makes me cry. Also, if you play a heavy-magic-damage champion such as LeBlanc, you can bait her Black Shield early and let your jungler gank (it has a 20 second cooldown if I remember correctly). Also, her Tormented Shadow is her best/only farming ability, so she'll have to push to outfarm you. Since she'll be pushed, just damage her and force her to use her Black Shield then send in your jungle Kha'Zix and totally **** on her.
Well, that's all for now, I'll post something about my favorite ban choices later, but this was a freaking LONG post and it took me forever... Till then, happy leaguing!
Frnchie
Shen isn't worth a ban anymore. A good Shen is nice, but this is solo queue, not competitive ranked 5s.
Malphite is OP. Don't know why you wouldn't ban him. If I see him open, I just pick him and accept the free elo. He can start towerdiving at level 6, and if the game isn't already won from that he Flash Ults from 1500 range and Es your ADC late game and basically makes him or her useless. Also, the tankier he gets, the more damage he does. Frozen Heart basically solves all his mana problems and gives him a ton of damage and tankiness all in one go.
Morgana isn't worth a ban because lolsquishyapmid. Pick a bruiser mid and 2 shot her.
Shen can give you easy 5-man ganks on a lane (usually bot) + dragon.
Alistar is legitimate although he's not as hard (and his jungle is eh)
I find Kha'Zix, Amumu and Evelynn ban worthy as well. I usually manipulate bans so I can get malph/shen/amumu/eve (don't own khazix). Two of them wreck teamfights, 2 of them apply huge global pressure.
Shen and Malphite are perfectly legitimate bans. Even if you beat them in lane, their ults are utterly game-breaking. Shen can instantly guarantee a win in a crucial team fight anywhere on the map (if you fight bot you can usually get dragon as well) and Malphite has one of the strongest initiation spells in the game and gets really tanky without losing damage. He can also bully a lot of top laners if you pick your top before they pick malphite.
Yes, I understand, the shield Shen's ult gives is annoying. But honestly- he's counter-able. If you beat him in-lane, sure his ult still shields them for tons of damage, but after that A- he's got another two minutes before he can do it again, enough time for an ace and a win, and B- he is SO DAMN item-dependent that if you DO beat him in lane, once he teleports to said teammate you have a squishy, no-damage champion ripe for the picking. Most people who ban him are just too damn lazy to counter him. Note- another way to counter a champ really well is to learn to play them. :)