Akali is one of the reasons I suggest grasp, because of her W you are forced to do little if any damage with autos when trying to trade resulting in grasp being better than Conq for trades as she can E away to stop you stacking it at all. additionally I suggest building frostfire gauntlet as it tends to be the best choice out of the mythics because of not only passive damage for her shroud but also for sticking power and survivability.
Jax
Jax is the perfect Sett counter, everything about his kit beats yours, you have one tool to try and even out trades and that's E + W combo, max out W first as you wont land your Q with his E, and try to avoid trades. now with everything i just said you may think you want grasp but you actually want conqueror, you see you want to avoid fighting jax as much as possible in lane meaning you wont really get any grasp procs off, that and his E. Also Conq is better in team fights which is something sett beats jax at because he prefers side lanes. my personal current perma ban
Graves
loser ranged top, take fleet and ghost, max W and rush tier 2 boots. play safe in this lane and wait for a gank. try to play for team fights as you can make more of an impact that he can
Nasus
take ignite and try to bully him as much as possible early, first buy a BORK as he is really tanky, if you dont get him behind enough he wins post 6. play for team fights and look to use him as an ult target
Gangplank
take fleet, max W and first buy tier 2 boots. general hard matchup as he has a lot of kite and speed, try to bait out his cleanse before ulting him. wait for ganks don't try solo him.
Kennen
take fleet, max W and first buy tier 2 boots. highly mobile and a massive team fight ult, you cant force trades with kennen so just try farm as best you can.
Vayne
The most hated "top laner" take fleet and ghost, max W and first buy tier 2 boots, let her push you under tower and try farm. if you're lucky you'll get a gank
Trundle
Very scary matchup, dont fight past 6. First buy BORK as he will be very tanky and try to play for team fights.
Gragas
take grasp. he does alot of damage out of nowhere, i dont really have any advice to beat him as i dont see him alot but try to avoid his e if possible and save E to guarantee W damage
Akshan
this here Swinger man has recently made his way into top lane, his absurd amount of Kite from his passive along leaves you pretty defenseless, take Fleet and ghost into this matchup and first buy boots. your main goal is to survive lane phase, punish him where you can if he steps up too far and remember you can R him out of his E if your jungler ever comes to gank. depending on the rest of his team comp you can get Stride, if its uncalled for go the mythic of your choosing and get a BC 2nd item for the MS
Lucian
ADC top lane, cant do much about it. I recommend taking ghost and building frostfire or stride, frostfire more so as you wont really get gold. take fleet, max W and first buy tier 2 boots
Kalista
Just Lucian with more kite. take fleet and ghost, max W and first buy tier 2 boots
Mordekaiser
take Conq and first buy Wit's end, Mord is my entire reason for suggesting Wit's End in the item section it is such a counter to him its absurd. This doesn't mean get really cocky and fight him in his ult, learn your limits, but killing him in considerably easier
Aatrox
One of Sett's more annoying matchups, into a good Aatrox you will get punished constantly for trying to CS, let him push you in and rush tier 2 boots and bramble. You generally want to wait for a gank and try with trade with him under your tower, if he's ever low enough flash behind him and ult him into your tower for a kill. Especially late game care his ult as it can solo win team fights at points, if you can try disengage if he pops it early. Save W for Q3 in lane. Early in lane (lvl 1 and 2) you can win trades but once Aatrox can start consistently using Q (post 9) you lose hard
Volibear
Take grasp with shield bash, if you're more confident you can go Demolish or even Conquer. he generally just wins trades, use E and W at the end of a trade to go even with him apart from that you win very early trades but nothing past lvl 3 so try to farm as best you can and not feed
Renekton
He has shield breaker on his W and armour shred on his E, I always recommend taking the health rune rather than armour because of his E. Play around his rage as its the source of the shield breaker and armour shred and try to avoid fighting him while his in ult. you can take Grasp as he forces trades to be short, but he also falls off so you can take conq and play for team fights. first buy a bramble and if needed tier 2 boots
Darius
Darius is the face of a bully top laners, and Sett is no exception. once Sett beat Darius but those days are gone and now he wins lane, rush bramble and take ignite, E him when he Q's and don't force yourself to fight him if you're not confident.
Gnar
Gnar has a lot of harass in lane meaning you wont be getting the best of cs. in his mega form you can actually win trades by playing smart but care this form when you're low as its easy to dive you with the amount of cc he has. Take conq with ghost and max W
Camille
Take grasp and play around her passive shield, try to avoid her E when possible and use E + W to guarantee true damage.
Wukong
The one counter to every ad top laner. he beats you pre 6 so care his early damage and tankiness, take LT as its better for trades and play for teamfights
Yorick
you can try to kill him with ignite early but generally a hard matchup, you never win a 1v1 if he has maiden.
Illaoi
you beat her pre lvl 3, but once 3 she wins trades, and once she hits 6 she is devastating. play for team fights and ult her out of her ult.
Tahm Kench
He's just really tanky, you can kill him early with LT if you push for it but if you don't kill him before 6 don't try to force a kill, play for late game/teamfights where you can use him as an ult target
Riven
Take Grasp, riven doesn't allow you take long trades to stack conq or LT apart from that very skill dependent on her end, if she knows how to animation cancel you dont win. if she doesn't know how you usually win. Take W lvl 1 either way, for a mix of bonus kill pressure and survivability
Quinn
conq with ghost, max W and first buy tier 2 boots. along with Jayce and teemo she is one of the easier ranged matchups, care her vault and play around bushes. once she uses W to show you in bush, move out before going back in, that ability has like a 20 second cd
Kled
Take LT and care his early durability, you can take ignite if you want to kill him in lane, if not just play for team fights
Poppy
she does alot of damage especially once she gets divine, play around her Q and passive and you should be able to survive
Shen
Shen is a matchup Sett wins but not by brute force, play around Shen's W and grasp is optional, care if he has ignite if he takes it. take TP
Sylas
Sylas loses trades with Sett but don't be fooled into thinking this matchup is easy, Sylas even if barely will have lower cool downs than you, don't fight him if you don't have W or you will lose and try to save E to combo with W to guarantee the true damage.
Malphite
Malphite is one of the more annoying champions to play against, not saying he's hard just dont lose your patients or play hyper aggressive as his can E deletes your attack speed, for this reason you want to take Grasp as you wont be getting long trades in, and if possible try to save your E to land W true damage if he engages you, most of the time though you will be engaging with your E so get good at hitting skill shots.
Tryndamere
Take ignite to counter his ult, with the tp nerfs its always worth as trynd will take ghost or ignite, take W lvl 1 as he might try to cheese you early. care his rage and time your ult with the ending of his and you should turn out fine.
Kayle
Take ghost and Conq, dont have to rush tier 2 boots but defiantly buy tier 1 boots before your mythic. she scales like crazy so try to contest her when she side lanes and try to stop her from scaling as much as possible.
Urgot
1/2 ranged champs you dont take fleet into, urgot is a general menace as his level 1 is one of the best in the game. take W lvl 1 and care his E, that goes for all stages of the game, try to save E for your W damage and care post 6.
Dr. Mundo
rush bramble best and play for team fights, punish him for stepping up/close to you, he will probably play back and not let you trade.
Fiora
rush bramble and always watch your vitals, position yourself with minions to where if she hits a vital you can stun her with E or she is forced to use W, from there you can trade pretty easily, just back off once you use W.
Viktor
take fleet, max W and buy merc treads. Viktor's goal is to bully you in lane but Sett has good enough sustain to survive well enough. try farm as best you can and look for trades using fleet, care his slow/stun bubble.
Jayce
take conq and ghost, max W and first buy tier 2 boots. if he tries to melee you without a lead you win the trade, dont get greedy in terms of grit because he can just knock you away.
Lillia
2/2 ranged champs you dont take fleet into, i still recommend buying tier 2 boots first, E her when she tried to Q and use your ult to counter hers
Sett
Shouldn't really put sett here but if you ever have a mirror matchup in blind just try to use your W 2nd or stun with E before you do use W
Sion
Not a very notable matchup, try to land your E when he charges his Q then you can force a trade, dont get cocky as like many champs he has alot lower cool downs than Sett
Ornn
Ornn is great ult target in team fights just care that he's unstoppable during his W cast (fire breath) and care his passive knock up aswell and the one from his dash in lane
Gwen
Try not to fight her in her W, bait her Q and care ult damage not a very hard matchup. Additionally Lethal Tempo is optional into Gwen.
Cho'Gath
Sett's dream matchup, you kinda just win this lane care him eating you past 6 but apart from that the only advice i can say if stand away from your minion wave so he is forced to use Q on you or the minions, not both.
Garen
Easy matchup, care his silence and try W his ult.
Heimerdinger
take fleet, max W and first buy tier 2 boots. donger is really only good in lane phase, dont give him an advantage and play for team fights.
Rumble
Not a notable matchup, his ult is the only scary part about him, care his poke and your fine.
Singed
First buy boots and singed can never really do anything about you, if forced to farm under tower just do it, sett has the sustain and damage. remember: casters die in 2 tower shots, melee in 3 and canon's in 8
Rengar
Off meta lane that doesn't work out for rengar, let him shove you in or more ideally shove him in. as long as he's not near a bush he cant do anything. do care his damage when leaping though as he can do your health in. take grasp
Yone
Easy matchup, take Lethal Tempo and play around his Q3.
Yasuo
Take Lethal Tempo, he is significantly more mobile than his brother so save E to combo with W.
Irelia
By far one of the simplest matchups, care her passive stacks and fight her when she has low/none, if possible save E to land W
Teemo
Not actually a hard matchup at all, care early levels as teemo will win, but once you buy tier 2 boots you will be fine, don't try to force a kill on teemo unless you're confident. keep conq or fleet its your choice, take ghost, max W and first buy tier 2 boots
Viego
Take Lethal Tempo and its easier that yone/yasuo
Sett
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Yasuo
Your E counts as a knock up making you one of the best set ups for his R.
Diana
Using an R into E combo can set Diana up for an easy 5 man ult
Yuumi
Pretty self explanatory, the funny cat champ sits on you and makes you one shot the enemy Sion, her ult is pretty good with yours to cc the whole team too.
Rumble
step 1: You press R
Step 2: Rumble presses R where you land
Step 3: Win teamfight
Amumu
Amumu is just a weaker Diana as he doesn't do as much damage and his slower, still strong.
Seraphine
Seraphine is just another rumble
Vi
swapping things around this time, Vi ult can set up Sett's ult, holding them in place so you can R them into the enemy
Lulu
Yuumi 2 electric boogaloo
Jarvan IV
Jarvan can force the enemy team in a spot with his R so you can get a nice engage
Synergies
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Sett
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Yasuo
Your E counts as a knock up making you one of the best set ups for his R.
Diana
Using an R into E combo can set Diana up for an easy 5 man ult
Yuumi
Pretty self explanatory, the funny cat champ sits on you and makes you one shot the enemy Sion, her ult is pretty good with yours to cc the whole team too.
Rumble
step 1: You press R
Step 2: Rumble presses R where you land
Step 3: Win teamfight
Amumu
Amumu is just a weaker Diana as he doesn't do as much damage and his slower, still strong.
Seraphine
Seraphine is just another rumble
Vi
swapping things around this time, Vi ult can set up Sett's ult, holding them in place so you can R them into the enemy
Lulu
Yuumi 2 electric boogaloo
Jarvan IV
Jarvan can force the enemy team in a spot with his R so you can get a nice engage
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