Sett Build Guide by ak521

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I'm ak521! I started playing League of Legends in Season 6 and I recently picked up playing Sett top. I'm now beginning to consider myself a Sett OTP. The way I play him is rather unique and I chose to make a guide on him for that reason. That and I noticed that all the other Sett guides feel lacking as they do not cover the what the current meta is.

Sett is so incredibly strong. He's an incredible duelist, split pusher, and EVEN A TEAMFIGHTER! The guide will teach you how to play Top Lane as Sett. Personally I had no success playing Sett in the Jungle or Support role, so won't be including that.

Why should you play Sett? Well, let's look at his pros and cons, shall we?

Fun to play High damage Strong duelist Strong early game Great engage Great diver Good sustain Good peel & tank

Sett is known for none other than his dueling. His early game damage output is almost unparalleled. He's able to be in lane longer than others since he doesn't use mana. A majority of Sett's damage comes from his Auto Attacks because of how many he is able to weave in in a short period of time with his passive and Knuckle Down(Q) auto attack reset. And he has a massive shield which tilts enemies when they are so close to killing you and massive true damage from his Haymaker(W)! Not to mention taking a tank with The Show Stopper(R), and slamming them right into the center of the enemy team and watching the enemy team be obliterated. So satisfying.

On the other hand, in the laning phase, Sett will only fare well in all-ins, as he has no source of poke, and because of this he can only dive the enemy when they are under tower, which puts him in awkward spots when his wave is fully pushed. Then, as the game progresses, he'll likely begin to suffer since he's especially vulnerable to crowd control because he can't cast his W to shield him, much like how Ekko can't ult to escape. He'll also have a harder time sticking, until he gets Blade of the Ruined King. His range is 125, lower than most melee champions, and with the amount of mobility and crowd control in this meta, kiting is at a high, and for this, Sett hates the late game where he has to face ranged enemies.

Weak scaling No poke harass Prone to crowd control Low mobility Low range High cooldowns Snowball reliant

Sett also offers two builds, although they're less obvious than many other champions. I'll get into that more in depth in just a little bit!

What is the BRUISER (AD/DAMAGE) build? Think of someone like Camille or Irelia (minus mobility). Deals tons of damage to squishies and hard to kill due to their healing. Now just imagine that but harder to kill. Right, so your priority in this build is damage, and splitting is probably what you should aim to do if it makes sense in the game (you can also group). I'll talk when you should split in the Gameplay section. Most of your damage will be coming from your auto attacks and your Knuckle Down(Q). You'll be able to do significant damage to squishies and should be able to take AT LEAST 1 person down in team fights.
You rely on being ahead early, or at least even, to have this build work out well as many of your items are VERY expensive.

What is the JUGGERNAUT (TANK) build? Juggernaut involves you going a tankier or more defensive build. Most of your damage should end up coming from your Haymaker(W) and you SHOULD be team fighting with this build as you can peel and tank damage well with massive shields from your Haymaker(W). However, Riot has been nerfing this build for some time now, and you'll find that you won't do a lot of damage.
You'll have a relatively decent build & turnout even if behind early[! You will peel well for your teammates, so this is a great build to take when you have hypercarries on your team!

Should I go Bruiser (AD/DAMAGE) or Juggernaut (TANK)? It's mostly a matter of preference, but sometimes you will want to run one or the other. If you're into a very difficult matchup, say Tryndamere, if you build AD and he has a lead, you're going to get dived continuously post-6 (build Tank). If you're into an easy matchup, then you can just go the Tank build if you like it. There's an important thing to look at, however, and that is if your team has extremely reliable damage. I'm talking about champions like Vayne, Zoe, Brand who will dish out a ton of damage, especially if they get peel (and hence your reason for going Tank).


As far as runes, Juggernaut wants to go Conqueror with Resolve, and Bruiser/AD has an option to run to go Conqueror + Sorcery or Conqueror + Resolve (depends on matchup). Hail of Blades is another option for the Bruiser/AD build, which should be run into Squishy matchups (also run Eclipse if this is the case), champions that outdamage Sett in extended trades, or champions that will force short trades.

Conqueror

Conqueror Conqueror is once again the best keystone on Sett. It helps Sett enormously in extended duels and team fights, providing him bonus stats and healing. The stats are notable as Conqueror can be the equivalent of over 14.4 AD at level 1, equivalent to over 500 gold worth of stats. That's right. Furthermore, the healing allows you to keep alive during these fights. Triumph As Sett, you want to force a Kill Lane, which involves you playing aggressive. Especially with Ignite, you should be able to get a couple takedowns, and Triumph grants extra gold to give you a bigger lead, and health to sustain in case there are multiple enemies to fight. It's also important to note that this allows Sett to more safely dive enemy champions. Legend: Tenacity ✦ Alternative Legend: Alacrity You would want to take Legend: Tenacity in almost every case as Tenacity can really go a long way for Sett as even if you are not directly against a CC-threat (if you are, it's even more reason for you to take it), enemies will lock you down and this is one of the most common ways that Sett will end up dying. A large majority of champions contain CC abilities and I encourage you to take this. An alternative is Legend: Alacrity which increases your damage output with higher AS. I would take this into ranged matchups where your opponent does not have much CC, such as Kayle (post-6), or where the enemy team has mainly damage (such as Gangplank, Kha'Zix, Zed, Twitch, Yuumi). Last Stand Last Stand is an incredible dueling rune as it provides just the damage you might need as you lose hp. It's so much more impactful than Coup de Grace with a higher damage amplifier. Sett also relies on taking damage (with his Haymaker) to make impactful trades, and so you can make use of this rune more often. Bone Plating ✦ Alternatives Second Wind or Conditioning Bone Plating provides great defensive power as it mitigates a flat amount of damage off three attacks. The damage reduction is also quite a bit, especially for a sub-rune. The decreased damage could mean you surviving or winning a fight. A viable alternative is Second Wind, which you should take against ranged laners or champions with poke. Champions like Quinn, Vladimir, Malphite, Gangplank, Teemo (for an extremely good example) who chunk down your health slowly in the early game will have a harder time facing you when you with Second Wind. It allows for more survivability in lane, and is a great option despite it not helping Sett significantly during his duels. You can also run Conditioning if and only if you are going the Tank/Juggernaut build to beef up your defenses. Revitalize ✦ Alternative Unflinching Revitalize increases the power of your Haymaker shield, which should be full when Conqueror is fully stacked up. And in that case, Revitalize will increase the shield even further since you have less health. If you are running the Tank/Juggernaut build, you can also go Unflinching. This will allow you to keep up when you're being locked down, as you likely will be when you engage with your ultimate. Transcendence As Sett, you want to force a "Kill Lane" and constantly try to get ahead and keep the top gap wide. You should be ahead in levels as a lane bully, and gaining ability haste as you level up allows for further snowballing. You can cast your W more often, resulting in more shields, resulting in more survivability. In addition, it at Level 11, you will become a MONSTER if you're ahead enough, taking down enemies left and right. The 20% cooldown refresh on your abilities is MASSIVE for something like your W, you'll have it back up VERY quick... just so perfect on Sett! Gathering Storm This row is rather "ok" not to say that no options are good, but we don't have much of a choice in this row. Gathering Storm actually works well on Sett as it provides him with the late game power he needs. Sett's win rate falls steeply after the 45th minute and Gathering Storm is so incredibly powerful for just a sub-rune. Rune Stats First off, let's take a look at gold efficiency for each stat: +9 Adaptive Force = 5.4 AD or 9 AP = 189g (AD) or 196g (AP) +10% Attack Speed = 250g +8 Ability Haste = 213g +6 armor = 120g +8 magic resist = 144g +15-90 hp = 40g (lvl 1) - 240g (lvl 18) So of course, you want the most gold value. However, keep in mind that early defenses are also very impactful. For the offensive row, we run Attack Speed since it amplifies Sett's damage, synergies with his passive, and is most gold efficient at Level 1, giving you an edge on many top laners. Ability Haste is not as useful since we will generally build this later and an excess of AH isn't great. For the flex row, we generally run Adaptive Force for being most gold efficient, working well with Attack Speed and Sett's rapid basic attacks, however we can run both Armor and Magic Resist if the matchup may be difficult to allow us to defend ourselves. You should choose based on what type of damage your opponent deals. For the defensive row, we run either Armor or Magic Resist depending on what type of damage your opponent deals.

Hail of Blades

Hail of Blades Hail of Blades is the go-to rune for quick, upfront massive damage, and short trades. If you know that you won't be winning extended trades, Hail of Blades should be your go-to. Think of champions like Kayle who can kite you and run away from you relatively decently, you want to take short trades. Hail of Blades increases your damage output by a stupid amount as it puts 3 attacks (and the 4th will follow the 3rd at 8x attack speed with Pit Grit's passive) right together stupid quick, providing you with an insane early game and great short trading power. Remember to buy Eclipse if you run this! Your trades will be extra bursty! Note the weakness before you take the keystone, which is a worse late game and worse extended fights & team fights. But again, you're OP asf. Cheap Shot ✦ Alternative Taste of Blood Cheap Shot increases your damage output, once again, and allows for more burst-y trading. After all, this is what this path is all about. When you use your Facebreaker(E) or The Show Stopper(R) you'll do even more damage on your next auto. You can also run Taste of Blood, which can give you an upper ledge in a duel (short, hopefully) or if you are hesitant about committing to a trade. These runes achieve similar purposes, however it depends whether you want a small heal or you want a small damage burst. Eyeball Collection As Sett, you will be enforcing a kill lane as you are a lane bully. Therefore, Eyeball Collection will give you stats the fastest as it scales on kills. The bonus stats synergy well with the AS burst from Hail of Blades. Ultimate Hunter This option is far superior than the other options as Sett will have access to his ultimate more often. Despite him not being an ultimate reliant champion, The Show Stopper does indeed apply a suppression which may be just what he needs to survive or win a fight. Legend: Alacrity ✦ Alternatives Triumph | Legend: Tenacity There's a few options here; Legend: Alacrity will increase your AS ratio even further. This build is about going full aggro and tapping into Sett's crazy damage output, and so why not just keep at it with more punches? This is recommended into ranged matchups. Triumph will help Sett when he forces a Kill Lane. Especially with Ignite, you should be able to get a few takedowns, and Triumph grants extra gold to give you a bigger lead, and health to sustain in case there are multiple enemies you have to fight. The heal is notable and helps enormously in team fights. It's also important to note that this allows Sett to more safely dive enemy champions. Legend: Tenacity is a great defensive option you should consider. Tenacity can really go a long way for Sett as even if you are not directly against a CC-threat (if you are, it's even more reason for you to take it), enemies will lock you down and this is one of the most common ways that Sett will end up dying. A large majority of champions contain CC abilities and I encourage you to take this. Last Stand Last Stand is an incredible dueling rune as it provides just the damage you might need as you lose hp. It's so much more impactful than Coup de Grace with a higher damage amplifier. Sett also relies on taking damage (with his Haymaker) to make impactful trades, and so you can make use of this rune more often. Rune Stats First off, let's take a look at gold efficiency for each stat: +9 Adaptive Force = 5.4 AD or 9 AP = 189g (AD) or 196g (AP) +10% Attack Speed = 250g +8 Ability Haste = 213g +6 armor = 120g +8 magic resist = 144g +15-90 hp = 40g (lvl 1) - 240g (lvl 18) So of course, you want the most gold value. However, keep in mind that early defenses are also very impactful. For the offensive row, we run Attack Speed since it amplifies Sett's damage, synergies with his passive, and is most gold efficient at Level 1, giving you an edge on many top laners. For the flex row, we ALWAYS run Adaptive Force for being most gold efficient, working well with Attack Speed, Sett's rapid basic attacks, and Hail of Blades's massive AS boost. For the defensive row, we run either Armor or Magic Resist depending on what type of damage your opponent deals.

A LOT of keystones will work on Sett. Here's a rundown of several more you can run.

Phase Rush - Many other keystones provide an increase to Sett's damage output, when really all he needs is the ability to stick to an enemy. Phase Rush is really easy to proc, with simply two auto attacks and a Facebreaker(E), or you can also use Knuckle Down(Q) and reset your auto and activate it. Phase Rush allows for many different playstyles, but I need to emphasize that it is DIFFERENT. Sett could engage, activate Phase Rush, and use the bonus MS to disengage. Or, he can use the bonus MS to continue to chase down opponents. Like this, you need to know what exactly to do with this burst of MS.

Press the Attack - This is REALLY easy to proc, makes short trades good, but Hail of Blades feels more powerful. After proccing it, you can either keep attacking, though, and do more damage, so it allows for a more flexible playstyle. Furthermore, the Precision tree is really nice.

Electrocute - Very similar to Hail of Blades, Electrocute is meant for a burst-y play style. It does feel like it scales a bit better into the late game, and you shouldn't have a huge problem proccing it. You should really play around this keystone if you take it-- only engage when it's up, and play back while it's down.

Glacial Augment - This is a VERY intresting key stone on Sett. You want to make the most use if to in lane, and rush a Bilgewater Cutlass so you can proc it. So, to make the most out of it, proc it and continue to auto/Q. When the effect wears off, then you want to use your E. I would furthermore suggest Approach Velocity so you can get to enemies quicker once you use Bilgewater Cutlass or Blade of the Ruined King.

Grasp of the Undying - This is your defensive option, especially into melee champions with high cooldown kits. It's also a great keystone on Juggernaut, but it hasn't much popularity. The main thing here is you want to be proccing it as much as you can, especially whenever Knuckle Down is up. This'll give you decent sustain in lane which you will need into a matchup like Yorick.

Prototype: Omnistone - Troll much? We do see this on some Sett supports but in reality this should work better on Sett top. It's harder to make use of against ranged laners, but the low cooldown feels so great. Now the reason I don't like this is it in a way "dictates" your playstyle. Almost every keystone will be good to decent on Sett, with the exception of Arcane Comet and Summon Aery. Furthermore, Sett has pretty long cooldowns in the early game, so it's even harder to make use of.

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CHOOSING YOUR MYTHIC (click below)

BRUISER (AD) BUILD

Doran's Blade		Winning Matchups "Sup meat?" Doran's Blade is a highly gold-efficient starting item that grants a great deal of dueling power, especially for the early game. Not only does it grant AD, it grants health and omnivamp, both of which synergy well with Sett's bruiser build. It's a great item to take into any champion whose duel you could win. Fighters like Renekton, Garen, or even Tanks like Maokai are matchups you would generally want to run Doran's Blade in. Buy this along with a Health Potion.
Doran's Shield		Vs. Poke, Ranged, or Losing Matchups "Hah, I ain't about to lose to that." Doran's Shield is a highly underrated starting item which can do wonders in trades. Its passive allows you to heal a decent amount in the early game whenever you take damage, making it an excellent choice into poke matchups- for an extreme example, Teemo. Most ranged champions are also good at getting damage on you, so you should run Doran's Shield into them to sustain yourself. This is your defensive option, not to say you won't get kills with it, but you want to not die in the early game. Buy this along with a Health Potion.

Spectre's Cowl		Vs. AP Poke "It ain't how many times you get knocked down. It's how many times you get back up." Many players simply skip defensive options, when in reality, they can do wonders. Spectre's Cowl is an excellent early item choice against AP laners who rely on poking you down before going all-in. Champions like Teemo make Spectre's Cowl a great first back choice for its passive. Be sure you have a Doran's Shield as well, as the passive from Doran's Shield acts similar, but is cheaper.
Bramble Vest		Defensive Vs. AD Healing "You might wanna stay down." This is your AD defensive option, specifically against champions with considerable heals. You'll want to build this into almost every scenario vs. healing, even if you are ahead. Getting more defenses means you'll be harder to take down, so might as well. For examples, matchups like Fiora due to her Vitals, Olaf due to his life steal, and Darius with is Q-axe-swing will be tilted in your favor if you get a Bramble Vest. It's also quite effective into ranged AD matchups, even if they do not heal, although you could simply get a Warden's Mail instead.
Executioner's Calling		Offensive Vs. Healing "You should get some ice on that." This is a much more offensive option compared to Bramble Vest. It's also probably a bit more reliable to mitigate healing, especially into matchups where you won't be kited (melee matchups). However, it's less cost/gold efficient than Bramble Vest and Bramble Vest builds into Thornmail, which is a very viable Final Item option. Executioner's Calling will build into Mortal Reminder, which provides no defenses, but is a tank-demolisher. Like this, you want to take Executioner's Calling into tanks that heal, and most notably AP tanks that heal (as they won't trigger Bramble Vest's Grevious Wounds). That raise a bell? Dr. Mundo is a perfect example.

Plated Steelcaps		Vs. AD "Looks like I brought my fists to a knife fight. Honestly, I feel bad for the knives." Plated Steelcaps works well if the enemy top laner is AD or attack-reliant. Champions like Vayne, Fiora, Renekton, and Jax to name a few.
Mercury's Treads		Vs. CC / AP "When you're on top, there's always some chump trying to drag you down. Pullin' at your feet, scuffin' up your nice shoes." Mercury's Treads is generally a better buy since the tenacity helps Sett more. Sett suffers to crowd control, so if the enemy team has any at all, you should be asking yourself if it is OK to buy this item. If your enemy laner is AP, then you should run Mercury's Treads- Teemo, Vladimir, and Mordekaiser to name a few. If you won early and you don't think that AD is a threat, especially not from your laner, and the enemy team has some CC, then go Mercury's Treads instead. Last scenario is if the enemy laner is a CC-heavy tank. Maokai is a good example.

Stridebreaker		Vs. ANY Ranged Threat / Anti-Kite First back: Hearthbound Axe You should take Stridebreaker at least 7 out of 10 Sett games since it mitigates one of Sett's biggest weaknesses; getting kited. Even more than that, since Blade of the Ruined King no longer steals MS as an active (as it did in S9), Sett struggles to even get to Ranged champions at all. Running this rune will give you an insane ledge if there's ANY ranged threat you will face late. It'll allow you to make more interesting plays with its active since Sett also lacks mobility. Keep in mind that Sett cannot use this during Haymaker(W), but can cast it right before he begins his Haymaker(W) cast, which will likely help it land.
Trinity Force		Dueling Power, into Duelists First back: Hearthbound Axe Trinity Force is an offensive option that acts in a similar way to Conqueror, giving you bonus AD when you damage enemies, making your extended trades good. The best part, however, is the huge Spellblade passive, which will allow you to chunk anyone that is unfortunate enough to be near you. You only want to build this into matchups such as Fiora and Camille, who aren't that tanky and have potential to outduel you.
Divine Sunderer		Tank Shred First back: Phage Divine Sunderer is your go-to Mythic into health stackers such as Cho'Gath and Dr. Mundo. Often times, you should be rushing Blade of the Ruined King into these matchups since you don't exactly need to counterbuild tanks in the immediate early game. Combining Divine Sunderer with Blade of the Ruined King makes you an absolute monster and nightmare for tanks -- but make no mistake, BoRK is necessary even if you buy this if you want to go the Bruiser (AD) build path. I don't exactly encourage taking this item because BoRK and Black Cleaver will achieve similar purposes, but if there is no ranged threat and your team is unable to deal with tanks, then this is an excellent buy.
Eclipse		Burst Trading ONLY with Hail of Blades First back: Serrated Dirk The "Eclipse" build is an entirely separate build path, which I'll explain in this description itself. You want to build this ONLY for split pushing! If you are against a squishy, you will pop them, and if you are against a Tank, you will still shred them. You go Eclipse for bursty trades which grants you MS and positive trades with the shield. Then you rush Sanguine Blade and a Tiamat which will make your split pushing and dueling even better with a huge AS buff. Next, run Black Cleaver so you can deal with tanks. Finally, end with Death's Dance and Titanic Hydra, which will keep you from being burst and improve your wave clear, respectively.
Goredrinker		Self-Peel / Healing / Defense First back: Ironspike Whip Goredrinker is kind of the "outlier" of this guide. It's your defensive option, which is aimed at keeping you alive in dangerous skirmishes against many enemies. This build wants you to team fight to make best use of it, and also wants you to build more defensively. If the enemy team does not have tanks, then you can skip Blade of the Ruined King if you want to! Only if you need space for another item! Beyond this, buy Goredrinker if you hate getting burst down, it's a pretty static build meaning you can build it in most games, and if you run it, pair it with Revitalize for an insane synergy (and Spirit Visage).

Bruiser Mythic or BoRK Rush		Generally, you want to buy your Mythic item first. However, you can also choose to rush Blade of the Ruined King. This will give you better trading and sticking, especially useful into slippery enemies such as Lillia. The BoRK rush is half a matter of preference and half a matter of if you need it. You do NOT want to rush it into Ranged matchup, instead get Stridebreaker so you can get a low CD engage. Beyond this, you really have the option to rush it EVERY GAME! Avoid buying any other item besides starting items when rushing this (Control Ward is fine, but avoid boots unless necessary). This means if you have another priority item to rush (e.g. Bramble Vest into Fiora), you should get BoRK second. You should look to rush BoRK if your enemy is slippery, tanky (especially in the early game), or doesn't want to fight. If you rush BoRK, be sure to buy your Mythic item next. Don't know which Mythic to buy? See the flowchart "Choosing your Mythic" above!
Blade of the Ruined King		Anti-Tank, Dueling, & Sticking (everything Sett needs) 9 out of 10 times, you should be getting Blade of the Ruined King as your first item. It's absolutely monstrous, granting AS, AD, Life Steal, and the passive allowing you to stick after engaging. All of these will increase your dueling power. AD and AS tied together with Life Steal is insane as you get more attacks with more damage, causing you to get healed more per auto and more often due to the AS. Ok, but really, we buy it for the passive. Each auto deals 12% of the target's current health per hit. INSANE!! Remember Pit Grit, Sett's passive? Procs on that, too! So basically you'll be obliterating tanks.
Tiamat		Wave Clear Tiamat is amazing on Sett. It synergies so well with Pit Grit, proccing on both your left and right punches, giving you amazing AoE attacks. This will help you push the wave with ease, not needing to use any abilities, and funneling a ton of gold into yourself. Also, after using your Facebreaker(E), all the units around you are clustered, causing them to take max damage from your Tiamat cast. You should NOT build Tiamat if you want to freeze (the enemy will outscale you if you do not shut them down).
Sterak's Gage		Teamfighting Sterak's Gage is an excellent item to take, mainly because of the Lifeline passive. This will proc as you take damage and stack up Grit. You will definitely want to take this third or fourth depending on your preference. I like Sterak's as it helps to fight more champions at once with the Lifeline passive and survive. Into AP-heavy comps, you can instead take Maw of Malmortius.
Death's Dance		Multikills & Anti-AD Death's Dance is an almost must-build if the enemy team has any AD threat. It's 95% gold efficient without the passives, which is really good, and with the passives, it's broken. When taken with Triumph, Sett is able to survive in many sticky situations in team fights as he heals up and runs at his next target, and the 35% damage over time effect cuts into the Haymaker shield, which makes it even better. Awesome!
Titanic Hydra		Wave Clear Now, we finish the Tiamat item. There's really only two options however Titanic Hydra makes more sense. Titanic Hydra is a more defensive item. If you have Sterak's Gage, you should definitely run Titanic Hydra as both Steraks and Titanic Hydra scales with health. Titanic Hydra is definitely the more defensive option, and I personally think it's a better one, as well. Ravenous Hydra doesn't provide defensive stats, but instead Omnivamp and cleaving on your abilities, of which Sett doesn't specialize in AoE abilities.

Black Cleaver		Anti-Tank (vs. 3/+ tanks) Black Cleaver grants health, AD, and a good amount of AH alongside it, great stats for a Bruiser. Its passive, however, makes the item so valuable. It does a number to tanks and how useful they are, so run Black Cleaver against a high-armor team. If you are running Hail of Blades and there are enemy tanks (getting Armor), then definitely run Black Cleaver for its passive. You'll get the full stacks VERY quickly.
Thornmail		Defensive Anti-Heal (Optimal Anti-Heal) Build Thornmail if you want to mitigate the healing of an enemy AD champion. It's defensive, and that's good- you want a defensive item as your final item so you don't get popped. Trust me when I say that the amount of healing is unreal in the game. Run Thornmail into champions like Renekton, Master Yi, Darius, Fiora, Kayn (red), Olaf- you get the idea. If you built Bramble Vest, it's probably a good idea to upgrade it.
Chempunk Chainsword		Offensive Anti-Heal This is your offensive anti-healing option. You can take this into tanks like Dr. Mundo as well as hyper-heal enchanters like Sona, Yuumi, or Soraka, as well as champions like Sylas who'll do magic damage but not proc Grevious Wounds from Thornmail. This is not as great an option as Thornmail, however, due to Thornmail giving better stats, but the antiheal debuff is more reliable in Chempunk Chainsword.
Spirit Visage		Heal power / Vs. AP This item works excellent into AP-heavy teams, or if the champion carrying the enemy team is AP. The healing increase amplifies Death's Dance and Sterak's Gage's healing, which works great, but it's also important to realize that Sett doesn't heal much aside from that. If you have an Ocean Soul, then you have a really good reason to buy this. Similar if you have a healer on your team.
Silvermere Dawn		Anti Crowd Control Take Silvermere Dawn into Long/Heavy CC comps. You should buy this only for the passive, meaning you should purchase Quicksilver Sash first and that should achieve your purpose- you simply upgrade it for the bonus stats once you're overflowing with gold. There's only a few champions you want to take this into: Morgana, Mordekaiser (for his ultimate if you lose to him), Malzahar, Ashe. I may have missed a few but this is the general gist.
Dead Man's Plate		Map Traversing & Engage / Picks This is your offensive armor option which will allow you to run at enemies and lock them down. Dead Man's Plate helps so much to make an engage, get picks, and go around the map. If your team is ahead AND you have turrets, then you probably need Movement Speed to traverse the map faster- this is the item for you!
Randuin's Omen		Crit Defense Build Randuin's Omen into AD-heavy crit-reliant champions, like Tryndamere, Jhin, Yasuo, Ashe, Caitlyn, etc. Generally, you want to be looking for 2 crit champions, however if there is one crit champion that is carrying the enemy team, then this item will still be great. The bonus health also increases the shield from Sterak's Gage.
Guardian Angel		Solo-Carry I label this the "Solo-Carry" item, even though some might disagree, as it is a more "selfish" buy that will focus on keeping yourself alive. In other words, you won't be peeling as well as you would buying other items- meaning you shouldn't peel. Run Guardian Angel for its passive if you have a lead so it's harder for you to throw it. Sometimes players will just not try to damage you once they see that you have Guardian Angel up unless you get caught. If you're building Guardian Angel, be sure to get Stopwatch first as it can make for a really good play.

JUGGERNAUT (TANK) BUILD

Doran's Shield		Vs. Poke, Ranged, or Losing Matchups "Hah, I ain't about to lose to that." Doran's Shield is a highly underrated starting item which can do wonders in trades. Its passive allows you to heal a decent amount in the early game whenever you take damage, making it an excellent choice into poke matchups- for an extreme example, Teemo. Most ranged champions are also good at getting damage on you, so you should run Doran's Shield into them to sustain yourself. This is your defensive option, not to say you won't get kills with it, but you want to not die in the early game. Buy this along with a Health Potion.

Bami's Cinder		AoE Burn There isn't a lot of question about your First Back as there would be if you're going the Bruiser/AD build. You don't need to worry about counterbuilding since you're already going tank. You want to get your Mythic first item as it's a big powerspike and a BoRK rush doesn't go that well on Tank, and this item gives you slightly better trades against melee enemies. TL;DR Nothing shocking about this buy.

Plated Steelcaps		Vs. AD "Looks like I brought my fists to a knife fight. Honestly, I feel bad for the knives." Plated Steelcaps works well if the enemy top laner is AD or attack-reliant. Champions like Vayne, Fiora, Renekton, and Jax to name a few.
Mercury's Treads		Vs. CC / AP "When you're on top, there's always some chump trying to drag you down. Pullin' at your feet, scuffin' up your nice shoes." Mercury's Treads is generally a better buy since the tenacity helps Sett more. Sett suffers to crowd control, so if the enemy team has any at all, you should be asking yourself if it is OK to buy this item. If your enemy laner is AP, then you should run Mercury's Treads- Teemo, Vladimir, and Mordekaiser to name a few. If you won early and you don't think that AD is a threat, especially not from your laner, and the enemy team has some CC, then go Mercury's Treads instead. Last scenario is if the enemy laner is a CC-heavy tank. Maokai is a good example.

Sunfire Aegis		Tank + Damage, especially in extended fights First back: Bami's Cinder Sunfire Aegis is your go-to Mythic if you're running the Tank build. It's the strongest Tank Mythic with the insane amount of damage its passive provides. The damage scales with time in combat, and Sett also loves to take extended trades. The stats are also relevant to the Tank build, giving you health and resistances (armor / mr) to survive and cast bigger Haymakers.
Turbo Chemtank		Better Engage First back: Bami's Cinder Turbo Chemtank is the Tank Mythic which you should only consider when your team lacks a really good engage. Yes, you are a great engage yourself, which is why this item is not so great on Sett. It's still noteworthy since you can activate it to run in on a high priority target and ult them into your allies (hopefully that someone isn't a Nunu) - just make sure it's safe to do so. Buying this will also allow you to save your ult for later.

Thornmail		Defensive Anti-Heal (Optimal Anti-Heal) Build Thornmail if you want to mitigate the healing of an enemy AD champion. It's defensive, and that's good- you want a defensive item as your final item so you don't get popped. Trust me when I say that the amount of healing is unreal in the game. Run Thornmail into champions like Renekton, Master Yi, Darius, Fiora, Kayn (red), Olaf- you get the idea. If you built Bramble Vest, it's probably a good idea to upgrade it.
Dead Man's Plate		Map Traversing & Engage / Picks This is your offensive armor option which will allow you to run at enemies and lock them down. Dead Man's Plate helps so much to make an engage, get picks, and go around the map. If your team is ahead AND you have turrets, then you probably need Movement Speed to traverse the map faster- this is the item for you!
Randuin's Omen		Crit Defense Build Randuin's Omen into AD-heavy crit-reliant champions, like Tryndamere, Jhin, Yasuo, Ashe, Caitlyn, etc. Generally, you want to be looking for 2 crit champions, however if there is one crit champion that is carrying the enemy team, then this item will still be great. The bonus health also increases the shield from Sterak's Gage.
Force of Nature		Anti-AP Run Force of Nature if there are plenty of AP champions on the other team and you want to sustain yourself in a fight. This item will grant you a lot of mobility and durability against these AP champions, which are both essential to Sett in skirmishes, whether it be team fights or dangerous 1v3's or something of the sort.
Spirit Visage		Heal power / Vs. AP This item works excellent into AP-heavy teams, or if the champion carrying the enemy team is AP. The healing increase amplifies Death's Dance and Sterak's Gage's healing, which works great, but it's also important to realize that Sett doesn't heal much aside from that. If you have an Ocean Soul, then you have a really good reason to buy this. Similar if you have a healer on your team.
Silvermere Dawn		Anti Crowd Control Take Silvermere Dawn into Long/Heavy CC comps. You should buy this only for the passive, meaning you should purchase Quicksilver Sash first and that should achieve your purpose- you simply upgrade it for the bonus stats once you're overflowing with gold. It does cost quite a bit, and there's only a few champions you want to take this into: Morgana, Mordekaiser (for his ultimate if you lose to him), Malzahar, Ashe. I may have missed a few but this is the general gist.

Titanic Hydra		Wave Clear There's really only two Tiamat options however Titanic Hydra makes more sense. Titanic Hydra is a more defensive item. If you have Sterak's Gage, you should definitely run Titanic Hydra as both Steraks and Titanic Hydra scales with health. Titanic Hydra is definitely the more defensive option, and I personally think it's a better one, as well. Ravenous Hydra doesn't provide defensive stats, but instead Omnivamp and cleaving on your abilities, of which Sett doesn't specialize in AoE abilities. Be sure to buy Tiamat first and then finish your build.
Sterak's Gage		Teamfighting Sterak's Gage is an excellent item to take, mainly because of the Lifeline passive. This will proc as you take damage and stack up Grit. You will definitely want to take this third or fourth depending on your preference. I like Sterak's as it helps to fight more champions at once with the Lifeline passive and survive. Into AP-heavy comps, you can instead take Maw of Malmortius.
Death's Dance		Multikills & Anti-AD Death's Dance is an almost must-build if the enemy team has any AD threat. It's 95% gold efficient without the passives, which is really good, and with the passives, it's broken. When taken with Triumph, Sett is able to survive in many sticky situations in team fights as he heals up and runs at his next target, and the 35% damage over time effect cuts into the Haymaker shield, which makes it even better. Awesome!
Black Cleaver		Anti-Tank (vs. 3/+ tanks) Black Cleaver grants health, AD, and a good amount of AH alongside it, great stats for a Bruiser. Its passive, however, makes the item so valuable. It does a number to tanks and how useful they are, so run Black Cleaver against a high-armor team. If you are running Hail of Blades and there are enemy tanks (getting Armor), then definitely run Black Cleaver for its passive. You'll get the full stacks VERY quickly. As a Juggernaut, this will also help you do a lot of damage, surprising your enemies since you're both tanky and dealing so much damage!

ABILITIES

PASSIVE ABILITY

Pit Grit ✦ Passive Heavy Hands: Sett switches between Left and Right Punches, beginning with a Left Punch. The Right Punch follows the Left Punch in quick succession, granting Sett increased attack range dealing bonus on-hit damage on that attack. ✦ Passive Heart of the Half-Beast: Sett gains bonus health regeneration based on his missing health. Pit Grit is what makes Sett deal such an insane amount of damage and give him a ledge on a majority of the top-laners, including meta top laners. Think of Master Yi's Double Strike, except it occurs EVERY attack, the second attack deals BONUS damage as opposed to reduced damage. Of course, Sett requires 2 autos as opposed to Master Yi's one auto, but the bonus range it grants allows you to keep at them.

Q

Knuckle Down ✦Active: Sett gains MS while moving towards enemy champions. Sett's next two basic attacks deal bonus physical damage based on the target's maximum health. This is Sett's bread-and-butter ability, and one of his main damage outputs in the Bruiser Build. It's so incredibly strong when you start max-ing it, with a mere 3 second cooldown at level 9 with 67 AH. You can use Knuckle Down to threaten an engage and put pressure on the enemy team, forcing them to back up a bit. You can also use it to chase, engage, etc. However, the most effective use is during fights as you can reset your auto. There is implicit synergy with Pit Grit and Knuckle Down. The next two basic attacks should be a Left Punch - Right Punch, which should go across VERY fast. The ideal combo would be LP-RP-Q:LP-Q:RP. LP is left punch, RP is right punch. As soon as your second auto, the first right punch triggers, use Knuckle Down to reset your Auto Attack timer and maximize your damage output. Use it as soon as your Right Punch lands.

W

Haymaker ✦Passive Grit: Sett stores damage he takes as Grit, up to a cap of half his health. ✦Active: Sett expends his Grit, gaining a shield and dealing physical damage to enemies in an area. The damage and shielding scales with Grit. Enemies hit in the center take true damage instead. Probably one of the most tilting abilities in the game, aside from Teemo's whole kit. You can gain a MASSIVE shield through this ability and are able to deal MASSIVE true damage. This should generally be a defensive cast, however in duels, it may also work well as an offensive one. Conqueror goes well with Haymaker as you'll stack up Grit throughout the extended trade, and then are able to expend it. They're both great in extended trades. In a losing lane, you're going to want to use Haymaker to defend yourself. Either that, or you can use it to poke the enemy, much like Mordekaiser's Q at a smaller scale. It's best to wait for your Grit to fully stack up and flash Yellow before using it, although many players know to disengage before this happens. It's important that you make use of the shield as well, so don't be casting a maxed out W while they are running away or disengaging. Use it when you think the trade will end SOON, keeping in mind that Haymaker will probably make them rethink whether they want to continue fighting you. Around 70% into the trade is the ideal cast, and try to fit in an auto attack before casting. It's important to understand that Haymaker is one of your essential defensive tools. Prepare yourself to be harassed while it's down. You can use the center of Haymaker to zone off opponents, but you generally want to aim the center into where they are OR where they are walking (get accustomed to their playstyle). You can Flash during the cast of Haymaker to change the area of damage, much like how you can with Aatrox's Q's.

E

Facebreaker ✦Active: Sett pulls enemies on either side of him, dealing physical damage and briefly slowing them. All enemies are stunned if he grabs at least one enemy on each side. After using Facebreaker you will focus (AA) an enemy champion if they are hit. It's a great ability to engage smaller skirmishes and even some fights. Keep in mind that the range of Facebreaker is smaller than that of almost every marksman. It is 490, and a low-ranged top laner like teemo will have a range of 500. You can simply use Knuckle Down to close this gap, but many experienced players will kite you.

R

The Show Stopper ✦Active: Sett grabs an enemy, suppresses them, carries them forward, and smashes them down. Enemies in the impact area are slowed and take damage that increases based on the target's bonus maximum health. Ever looking for that champion with a hard engage? Well, here it is. Sett's The Show Stopper is one of the most underestimated engages in the game. What's even better is that it has a AOE slow, AOE damage, and a suppression. And point-and-click! In lane with Blade of the Ruined King, you can rapidly reposition yourself and smash your opponent into your wave or even your own turret, almost guaranteeing a kill. Similarly, you can do this to catch enemies out. During team fights, the main idea would be to carry forward a juggernaut/tank/frontliner and slam them into the backline. It's not uncommon that the squishies will take half of their health from this ultimate. If you engage with this, you want to use Facebreaker shortly after (not instantly) after they start to run. The slow lasts 1.5 seconds, so you would generally want to do it around then. You can also use this in duels or skirmishes that you are losing simply for an escape or to suppress an enemy. As a final note, your dash BEFORE you grab the enemy can cross walls, however after grabbing them, you will collapse with them on terrain.

D (FIRST SPELL)

F (SECOND SPELL)

TELEPORT ✦ Teleport Absolutely excellent in many cases for example to get back to lane (preventing your turret from taking damage AND preventing you from missing CS), get to other lanes for a flank/roam, get to other lanes for a fight, or teleport to secure a Dragon . Sett's offense is already strong and this allows him some utility and map agency. While ahead, he can easily shove the wave into the enemy turret and then teleport to another lane to help them win. While behind, he can teleport back to lane, staying in the CS-game. This is a "safer" pick, however is harder to use and easier to waste (or just not use).

IGNITE ✦ Ignite The emerging meta of healing with items such as Death's Dance has made anti-healing almost a must. Ignite helps you save on costs so you don't HAVE to run Executioner's Calling (might still be a decent idea in certain matchups). Regardless, most top laners you struggle with have some form of healing or sustain, which makes it difficult to fight them. Ignite helps with kill pressure, secure kills, and its low cooldown synergies well with Nimbus Cloak. Low cooldown- you can use Ignite twice and still have time to spare against someone running Teleport. All-in-all a more aggressive spell that I would highly encourage you take.

GHOST ✦ Ghost People run this to aid in mobility or close gaps, but in reality, you don't need this. Sure, it might help, but with Knuckle Down, you're already pretty decent. I'm not encouraging anyone to run this rune, but feel more than welcome to experiment in normals and see if this works for you. You could run this into Darius if you're uncomfortable dueling him, but you should still win if you follow this guide. I personally don't like the new cooldown of 210 seconds, you'll have a harder time against people running Ignite, and I would list Teleport as a better option than this.

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BEFORE GAME Make sure you have the cheat sheet here pulled up! It's best to be ready when the game starts as opposed to rushing things up when the game starts. Also be sure to have about 45 minutes allotted for the game! If you don't, then don't play (or play ARAM). LOADING SCREEN So I'd just one thing, not to rely completely on it, but for a guide. What keystones are the enemies running -- are there obvious deviations? What does this tell you about their playstyle? This is the idea of Conqueror vs. Predator on someone like Hecarim, or if you see a Darius running Hail of Blades. Also look out for Fleet Footwork, the people running this generally want a safe early game to scale. Possibly means they will play passive. The opposite I would feel are most of the keystones in Domination. As you can see, this by itself should tell you PLENTY. It also gives you some insight on what they will build! For an obvious example, take a Neeko running Press the Attack (I know this lost popularity) instead of something like Arcane Comet or Electrocute. GAME START Watch for invades! Especially against champions like Rengar, Blitzcrank, etc., be ready to rotate if necessary. Place Buff Safety wards if necessary, depending on your Jungler's preference.

EARLY GAME Early game, you want to maximize pressure on the enemy laner and get yourself as much of a lead as you can. Main way to do this is through CSing, which I explain in a section below, however there are further strategies you can make use of. For example, you can Cheese the enemy laner if you are on Blue Side, waiting in the tri brush, which I explain in the next section. In lane, you want to be initiating trades whenever Haymaker(W) is up (or Hail of Blades if you running that). Make skirmishes while you have appropriate vision to do so. Remember, with Hail of Blades you want SHORT trades (no more than 6 autos, abilities, etc.) and with Conqueror you want LONG trades. Use your Haymaker(W) near the end of the trade to even the trade out or make it in your favor- make use of the shield, though! Shield is valued more than damage. I talk more about trading in the "Trading" section following "Wave Management" Set yourself up for the mid and late game through CSing. Kills should come naturally and not be forced, meanwhile you want to pressure the enemy so they miss CS and experience. Your first back should be at 1400 gold. This translates to around 6:00 in the game. It's best to have your wave shoved when you do so so you won't miss CS. Last for this section, a few warnings. Be aware if you're Blue side vs. Twitch, you're 90% going to get lvl-2 ganked. Most Junglers that start Bot-side will complete their first clear and look to gank Top around 3:30 to 3:45 on their first clear. Make sure to back only when your wave is pushed (unless you have Teleport & it is up), otherwise you'll lose CS, your turret will take damage, and the enemy laner can either look to back safely (not losing CS) or take plates.

Do not engage until they enter the brush. Wait till 1:48ish before going back to lane to get the first minions. If you see them, then you want to get as much damage down as possible. Start Facebreaker and complete at least 2-4 autos, and use your Facebreaker(E) when they are running away to continue attacking them. If they Flash, let them be, pressure them (don't AA, just walk) to put them under turret, and deny experience from the first 3 minions dying. If they are not there and in lane, note the enemy jungler started Blue. This means they'll appear top side around 3:15 to 3:45. If your Jungler started Red in such game and is pathing towards the Scuttle, push the lane starting at just after 3:00 just past the middle of the lane. This will leave you safe if the enemy jungler ganks and able to assist your jungler if there is a skirmish at the Scuttle at 3:15. Also, you will 90% hit Level 2 before your opponent does you should 100% force a trade when you do.

CS'ING CSing is the process of killing minions for gold. The gold is often underestimated. Casters (Ranged minions) grant 14 gold, Melees grant 21 gold, and Sieges (Cannons) will grant 60 gold early game. If you're unable to get a minion in a wave, you want to prioritize in such Siege (Cannon) > Melee > Caster (Ranged) to maximize your gold input. Throughout the early game (until 15:00 minutes) the average possible Gold in a single wave is 125. That's a lot. The first wave of minions will meet at roughly 1:50 minutes in the game, spawning at 1:05, and then subsequent waves spawn every 30 seconds after. Every 3 waves will contain a Siege (Cannon) until 15:00 minutes, where every other wave will spawn a Siege (Cannon), until 25:00 minutes, where every wave will spawn a Siege (Cannon). After 1:50, everyone will generate 122.4 gold per minute naturally. Back to the gold costs, with 2 waves spawning every minute, you can get up to 250 gold from minions, resulting in 377.4 gold per minute. Impact of CSing (Gold Calculations) Let's do some quick calculations, and then compare what it means. We'll convert 10 minutes to 600 seconds, and 1min50s to 110 seconds. The difference is 490 seconds, which is the window in which you can gain gold (with 10 minutes simply being a measuring mark). With 377.4 gold / 60 seconds, we get 6.29 gold per second. Multiply that by 490, and we get 3082.1 gold at 10 minutes - simply by farming - no turret plates, no kills, no assists, no ward kills, none of that. This is crazy as you're likely to sneak in a kill, assist, or even a plate or two, giving you over 3382 gold. 15 minutes translates to 900 seconds, difference of 790 seconds, 790*6.29= 4969.1 gold. And by the way, both of these are disregarding starting items- you start with 500 gold. So by 15 minutes, you can have a BoRK, upgraded boots, and a Ruby Crystal in preparation for Black Cleaver. And that's good! Most players will get their first item around 14 minutes (but this includes them getting kills. At this rate, you will be above countless pro players in terms of gold. Ok but let's be real. That calls for about 12 cs/min and for you to get almost every minion in that wave. No one's perfect, and don't expect to get every one of them. You'll miss a few, so do professional players. Your goal, a realistic one, should be a minimum of 70 minions at 10 minutes for those who run Ignite, and for those who run Teleport, you're likely to get an extra wave or so, so you should have at least 80 CS at 10. To get all 3 melee minions in the first wave, you want to LeftPunch-RightPunch one melee minion on the side when it has less than 30% of its health, then LeftPunch the next at rougly 15% of its health, and RightPunch the last one. You'll almost never lose the first 3 minions this way. Continue to CS! There's no reason to stop, consider it an "investment" of time and effort for you to absolutely dominate in the late game team fights. Players who focus on CSing well over kills, especially in the early game will score more multikills and carry games easier. If you can do both, well, you've mastered the game!

WAVE MANAGEMENT I wouldn't consider myself too great at explaining wave management but I know a pretty good amount, I'd say. You want to be positioning the wave in a way that is optimal for you. I'd recommend watching a video on how to control waves, including what Freezing is, etc. Here are a few clips that can help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8RxGZ5OPMs (skip to roughly 8:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd0boZQkyuo (skip to 0:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7QXeujR5XA (skip to 1:00) - NOTE: Some of these are outdated. Think of the minions as having a sort of "Equilibrium" until they are affected by champions. They'll indefinitely fight each other, push minimally, etc. Now you can break the equilibrium by damaging the enemy wave and give the lane "Momentum". I know it sounds stupid, but it's a very accurate word. The more damage you do, the more the wave pushes (as it has more "Momentum"). Even if you do the slightest damage, say just one auto attack, it will cause the wave to push, however at a slower rate. Similarly, if the wave is pushing to you, you have to match that "Momentum" to stop it from pushing. Momentum is measured in the amount of minions and type. The further you push, the more vulnerable you are to ganks and roams. Also note that the further you push, the harder it is to score a kill, especially while you don't have a lead. This doesn't mean that pushing is bad. High risk high reward is something that fits this relatively well. You receive more experience and CS while pushing the wave. You also can damage the enemy turret, either yourself or with your minions. This allows you to get plates, resulting in more gold. Additionally, the enemy laner will have a harder time CSing under turret, and that's not because they're bad, it's because it's generally harder to. Furthermore, the enemy laner will not be able to back (they will lose a lot of Gold/xp with they do) and they will not be able to roam or respond For those who don't know: A melee minion takes 45% of its health per auto attack. Therefore, 2 turret hits and 1 auto attack will kill it. A caster minion takes 70% of its health per auto attack- so 1 turret hit and ~2 auto attacks. Dealing AOE damage will push a wave rather than simply using auto attacks. For Sett, that's his W and E. Additionally, Tiamat if you run that (Juggernaut build). While an objective is up, make as much map pressure as you can. You can do this by shoving, pushing the wave as fast as you can. This is especially prevalent if the enemy laner has left lane. You'll get a lead, but this may be selfish as your team may fight a 4v5 and likely lose it. Your next option is to shove and leave to match the enemy laner and 5v5. You'll be late to the fight, especially if the enemy laner used Teleport and you don't have it/didn't. Your third option is the most optimal, and is if the enemy laner is still in lane. Shove the wave and then leave, forcing your enemy laner to push back, resulting in a 5v4. The enemy laner is unlikely to make it to the fight in time unless they let the wave crash. Keep in mind this can happen to you, as well.

WAVE MANAGEMENT CONT. Here are tips to shoving: Focus the caster minions. They are squishier, and deal more damage. Use AOE abilities Use W and E if it is safe to do so. Use Tiamat if you run it. Stun the minions, especially Casters. Use your E to do so. Take aggro from minions, especially casters. Here are a few scenarios of what you should do in certain situations regarding the wave etc. I'm ahead, but my wave is pushed, and I do not want to be continuing to push as the enemy laner is playing too safely Establish Deep Vision in the enemy jungle. See next section. I'm behind, my wave is pushed, and the ahead enemy is freezing the wave near their turret. Try shoving the wave, or asking your jungler for help in shoving the wave. The wave will reset near the center of the lane after a short delay. See if you can roam during this time. I'm behind and the ahead enemy laner is persistently pushing the wave into my tower, and poking me- I'm losing CS and cannot back. Make sure you have Doran's Shield. Try forcing a fight and/or using The Show Stopper to dunk the enemy into your turret. Try your best to shove wave in either case, and continue to shove. If you are unable to get Jungler help, try to establish a freeze before the wave gets shoved into your turret. My wave is pushed to the enemy turret and Deep Vision tells me that enemy jungler is coming top. Safer option: Back. OR, if your mid laner and/or jungler is available and nearby, spam ping the enemy jungler and collapse on them, getting a kill. Enemy top laner will have difficulty reacting. Avoid dueling the enemy jungler in their jungle. I'm low on health, while my opponent is not, and my wave is pushed. Back. If you do not have gold, see if a Honeyfruit is up in the topside river and go to that to refill your health. TRADING Your trades become freakishly positive if you're able to walk up to the enemy without using Facebreaker(E). If you save your E, then you can auto, and when they start to run away, use your E to pull them back in to keep at them. This type of trade should look like Left-Right-Q[reset auto]-Left-Right-E[stun if possible]-Left-W. If you don't save your E, try your best to at least get a stun. This way, you'll still have done some damage. This type of trade should look like E-Left-Right-Q[reset auto]-Left-Right-W. Try saving your Haymaker(W) until the enemy is about to disengage or your Grit is full. Notice the "about" in "about to disengage"-- your W should force them to disengage, but also try to make use of the shield. You can get a free W-center if you stun the enemy with your E. In ranged matchups, you can use your Knuckle Down(Q) to close the gap and then E, as your E range is 490, while most ranged champions have ranges of 500-600. If you have Stridebreaker, you can gap-close with that instead. But most times, you won't be able to just walk up. Furthermore, your W has a range of 790, so you'll be able to easily land it on most champions who do not Flash.

ROAMING WITH Teleport
Your general goal for roaming with Teleport is to get Bot Lane after the enemy bot lane engages on yours. Like this, you become ahead in numbers and logically win the fight. Now, that's not to say go ahead and TP at any time. You want to see if you can Teleport after the enemy team use their mobility for an engage.
Ideally, you want to come from behind. Like this, you can easily use The Show Stopper(R) to pick an enemy up (preferably the ADC) and slam them right next to your allies so your allies can focus them.
Most Teleports should be coming from wards that are on the enemy team's half of the map, or minions if the enemy team is extended (pushed too far).
You can also Teleport for Dragon fights. With the meta (explained in the next section), objectives are of the utmost importance and it's important to secure them. You do this by winning a fight, or just scaring the enemy team off, and your presence will do that.
You should look to flank with Teleport, but not risk getting caught out.

POST-LANE GAMEPLAN
After the laning phase, identify how you did and how your team is doing. Like this, you should know what exactly you have to do to close out the game if the outlook is good or get back in the game if the outlook is bad. If your performance and your team performance contradicts each other, it's a bit of an issue which is what I want to discuss here. I noted both "Won lane" and "Ahead" since they should coincide, if you win lane, you need to also be denying Gold and Experience by good wave management since you will have lane priority (you get to decide where you will put the wave).
Won lane & Ahead:

• Team is ahead: Amazing! You should look to snowball and create an even bigger lead if not immediately close out the game. The only way you really will lose this is if you die, that is throwing your lead since the enemy will get big shut downs which will give them free items and put them back in the game. The most likely way you'll die is
  
  MID GAME
  In the Mid Game, you want to be playing for Souls. Souls are the current wincon for most games- yes, the winrate is really that high. Killing 3 dragons results in a ~80% winrate (https://www.leagueofgraphs.com/rankings/drakes). That along with baron, which gives you over an 80% winrate as well. If you have Teleport, you want to split in the Top Lane, especially if you can win a 1v1. If you do not have Teleport, you need to shove Top and then rotate closer to Drag, pushing the Mid Lane, etc. Keep in mind that killing only the Casters will still cause the wave to push. It's a better idea to be pushing Bot Lane instead of Top in this situation so you can rotate faster. Keep in mind it's a lot easier to overall win drag fights when you have prio on all lanes. Even if you do not get the dragon, you'll likely get one or two turrets, and you if your team survives but gives the drag, you can push the waves even further.
  Sometimes it's worth it to completely isolate yourself, especially if your team is doing well, and split push. See more in the Split Pushing section.
  Most times, however, you should be there to assist fights, peeling for your carries with your Facebreaker(E) and The Show Stopper(R). In many cases, use your ultimate to CC a high priority target, but you can make the most out of it if you use it on a tank. Also note that if you are focusing that high priority target, you don't want to ult them away from your team, but somewhere where you team can follow up.[/columns]
  

  SPLIT PUSHING Split pushing is GREAT to snowball leads, and should especially be done when your team is self-sufficient (they are somewhat aware of what they are doing, able to pick fights wisely and win them, and not get caught). Let's first talk about what split pushing is, though. Split pushing is commonly confused with pushing a side lane. Pushing a side lane is not split pushing, and split pushing incorporates pushing a side lane. Could you split push mid? - Well, technically, you could, but it's not really logical. Split pushing is best done in a side lane. Split pushing comes from the logic of numbers. It revolves on you pushing a wave in a side lane, however has some strategy involved. Most split pushers are good duelists, and may even be able to 1v2- or at least survive this. You have 4 members on your team, and then the enemy team has their top laner and 4 additional members. It's not necessary that they will send their top laner to match your split, which means them pushing the wave back towards you or protecting their turret, but they almost generally will send someone. If they don't, then you can CS freely AND get turrets, or possibly even an inhibitor! If they do, you want to try to force a fight IF you can win it, which you should be able to. Then you can continue to CS freely AND get turrets, or possibly even an inhibitor! Now, this sounds almost like just pushing a side lane, but you need to be cautious while doing so. You should be checking the minimap VERY often to see if enemies are missing. If that's the case, they're probably coming FOR YOU! In this case, back off! You can take some camps in the enemy jungle if it's safe to do so, or you can simply reset. It's actually a great idea to go invade the enemy jungler for camps every time you clear a wave. This way, you can also see how the enemy team will react. If no camps are open, establish Deep Vision if it is safe to do so. Deep Vision will give you an advance when an enemy is coming to you. I cover this in the "Warding" section. When they send more than 1 person to deal with you, you want the rest of your team maximizing map pressure. Make it very clear- all 4 of your teammates should be pushing OR taking an objective, however not necessarily taking a fight, unless if it's positive in numbers for them. When I refer to numbers, I refer to the number of allies/enemies alive, ready, and present. Like this, even if you do get caught or die to the hands of multiple enemies, you'll end up allowing your team to take a turret or an objective. LATE GAME Most Sett players will begin to fall off. The only way you can prevent yourself from falling off is CSing! As the game progresses, your CS/min should RISE, not FALL. It does seem to happen naturally that it falls, but try your best to keep those numbers up. More cs = more gold = more items = easier kills! The most important thing in late game are objectives. Turrets, inhibitors, dragons, barons. They raise your winrates insanely! Don't be taking these at the risk of dying, however. Your best bet is to push lanes as far out as it is safe, establish vision without "Vision Flooding" (ward every other brush, if that makes sense) and make good fights. Use your The Show Stopper(R) on high priority targets or tanks. Get picks, and don't get picked. Stay appropriately close to allies, especially when going into a dark area. Run Farsight Alteration if no other ally is running it/using it so you don't face check brushes and get caught. Sweep often if you have Oracle Lens, which may allow you to get a pick, allowing you to win the subsequent fight, or get an objective. The Elder Dragon is perhaps one of the most powerful things to ever exist in the game. If you killed the enemy jungler and the Elder is up, try to get it. If you're on Red Side, pull the dragon out, but not so much that you lose aggro. Baron is also incredible to give your team a lead and push. It's always a great idea to back as soon as you kill the Baron Nashor. Your main objective is to close out the game- however necessary. Sett's not great at backdooring, especially without Teleport, so keep that in mind while playing. Your ultimate can be a game changer, but main thing is: Pick or Get Picked. And how do you Pick and prevent yourself from getting picked? Well, VISION! You can sweep to Pick, and ward to prevent yourself AND ALLIES from getting picked. Bait out objectives if you're in an optimal spot that's sweeped, but never stay too grouped for the AOE kings & queens.

  
  Useful Terms
  AA'ing - Auto attacking
  AA Reset - Casting an ability during the attack cooldown (AS cooldown) to reset the cooldown, attacking again. Best used as soon as your AA finishes. Sett loves this as he can use his Q after Right Punching, dishing out a lot of damage.
  CSing - Process of killing minions for gold
  Dueling - 1v1'ing, Sett excels at this.
  Engaging - Initiating a fight or skirmish. Sett has an excellent hard engage with his R and can threaten an engage with his Q.
  Freezing - Keeping the wave in a position, generally near your turret.
  Kill Pressure - What it sounds like, the ability for a champion to kill another and therefore the pressure exerted by it. Sett has a LOT of Kill Pressure in most matchups.
  Last Hitting - Attacking minions only to kill for gold, used to push minimally.
  Objective - Turrets, dragons, rift heralds, etc.
  Presence - The proximity of nearby allies... if you have Jungler presence and you see that your enemy doesn't (since they just ganked bot maybe), you should feel safer to play more aggro. If you have team presence when Dragon spawns, you will likely take the dragon unless pushed out by enemy- zoning is important here to hold off engages, Sett does not have good zoning.
  Priority (Lane) [abbr. prio] - Advantage of being able to push / pushing the lane. A Malphite will not have prio into a Heimerdinger top, but the jungler can tell Malphite to get prio when Heimer backs and Malphite will push the wave.
  Push (wave) - Allow your minions to move further down a lane. Generally to create a gold/experience difference, or push to the enemy tower to back.
  Roam - Heading to another lane to gank for them to get a lead, best when wave is pushed.
  Shoving - Pushing the wave as fast as possible, used to punish when enemy roams.
  Winions - A large minion wave crashing an enemy turret, often the Nexus or Nexus turrets.

IMPORTANCE OF VISION
A major part of the game is vision. Vision helps you react to ganks, roams, potentially saving yourself from a difficult situation. By doing so, you may save a summoner spell or even yourself from dying, which is TERRIBLE as it gives the enemy team gold, while they are able to do what they want with the wave, including taking Turret Plates, giving them a further lead. Enemies with a lead may end up snowballing as they can continuously win trades. So let's prevent that from happening in the first place.

EARLY GAME WARDING AREAS
Here's an image of the top lane, disregarding the Season 10 map changes. Dots represent different things for each side.

For the BLUE side:

✦ The YELLOW dot represents where you should place a Control Ward, especially when the wave is in the center of the lane. Attempt to place the ward slightly further in the brush towards the river when you won't risk losing CS. Like this, the enemy laner will have a harder time clearing it and you'll get a slightly more vision in the river. ✦ The RED dot represents where you should place a ward WHILE pushed, OR if the enemy jungler is Kayn, Fiddlesticks (post-6), or Zac and the wave is at the center of the lane. If you are consistently winning trades and keeping the wave shoved, keep a Control Ward here instead. ✦ The PURPLE dot represents your deep vision ward. When you have the wave pushed, but the enemy laner is there or you aren't comfortable with damaging the turret, you can instead go in the enemy jungle to get deep vision, giving you a great advance on when the enemy jungler is coming towards you. It's better if you can get the enemy Red buff in sight as well, in case your jungler is looking for a steal OR looking to take a dragon while the enemy jungler takes red. When you take first turret and continue pushing along the horizontal stretch, you'll want to keep a ward in this brush, however not necessarily with the Red in vision. An alternate position is where the Blast Cone near the Rift Herald is. ✦ The GREEN dot represents your general ward position while the wave is in the vertical stretch after your Outer has fallen. You can ward here if your Outer is still up, but the wave is at turret and you worry about getting dived. You should keep the wave pushed, however if you are losing lane, this is your next warding position. While splitting bot, the OPPOSITE brush (the tribrush near enemy Blue) should be your warding place. ✦ The BLUE dot represents your Buff-safety ward. Many junglers who are reliant on blue will have their blue stolen. Good idea to ward at 1:40, fake a leash, and rotate when you see the Blue being stolen (if your jungler/midlaner is on their way!). Also prevents your Jungler from tilting. If your wave is pushed to your Inner, along with your Mid wave, then you can place a ward just a little below that, just below the brush near the Blue Buff. ✦ The PINK dot has no significance.

For the RED side:

✦ The RED dot represents where you should place a Control Ward, especially when the wave is in the center of the lane. ✦ The YELLOW dot represents where you should place a ward WHILE pushed. If you are consistently winning trades and keeping the wave shoved, keep a Control Ward here instead. Attempt to place the ward slightly further in the brush towards the river when you won't risk losing CS. Like this, the enemy laner will have a harder time clearing it and you'll get a slightly more vision in the river. ✦ The PINK dot represents where you should instead place a regular Stealth Ward while your wave is either in the center of the lane or pushed ONLY WHEN THE ENEMY JUNGLER IS Zac, Kayn, or Fiddlesticks (post-6). Simply ward from the Top river brush, across the wall. ✦ The BLUE dot represents your deep vision ward. When you have the wave pushed, but the enemy laner is there or you aren't comfortable with damaging the turret, you can go in the enemy jungle to get deep vision, giving you a great advance on when the enemy jungler is coming towards you. When you take first turret and continue pushing along the horizontal stretch, you'll want to keep a ward in this brush, however not necessarily with the Red in vision. An alternate position is where the river merges with the pathway to the enemy Blue Buff. ✦ The GREEN dot represents your general ward position while the wave is in the vertical stretch after THEIR Outer has fallen. If you are split pushing in the Top Lane, keep a Control Ward here instead. ✦ The PURPLE dot represents your Buff-safety ward. Good idea to ward at 1:40, fake a leash, and rotate when you see the Red being stolen (if your jungler/midlaner is on their way!). Also prevents your Jungler from tilting.

It's especially important to use Control Wards and get Deep Vision if the enemy jungler has stealth, such as Twitch, Evelynn, or Shaco (among others).

SWITCHING WARDING ITEM
As explained in the "Late Game" section of Gameplay:
Run Farsight Alteration if no other ally is running it/using it so you don't face check brushes and get caught. Sweep often if you have Oracle Lens, which may allow you to get a pick, allowing you to win the subsequent fight, or get an objective.

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