Extremely hard matchup, try to snowball early and end the game as soon as possible, if the game gets past 20 minutes its virtually impossible to win even with a better team comp, focusing him in fights if hes caught is usually the best thing to do
Graves
Graves just beats you everywhere all the time levels 1 - 18, can invade you constantly. Try clearing away from him and DO NOT fight him on full stacks.
Master Yi
First few levels is kinda equal and with ghost u can 1v1 him in river level 4 but the extreme scaling on this champion makes it an absolutely horrible matchup, go a heavy damage setup and try to end the game asap, kite with qs dont let him auto you if possible and use e/r for his w or after q ends, DO NOT ULT WHEN HIS Q IS UP.
Bel'Veth
Similar to master yi but u dont even win early, care for invades she will either level 1 start ur jungle or invade after 3 camps, if u get caught in her e with no phase rush u are cooked. kite with qs dont ever all in her
Kindred
This champion is not picked often but, its graves yi and belveth all in 1, extreme scaling, invades, kites you and even if u do win 1v1 somehow she has ult and u cant do anything, idk dodge or something? lol
Shaco
Ap shaco is the most disgusting creature that exists just ban it bro i cba with it its impossible to play into, ad is easy. In each case u can usually run him down if he misspositons, take sweeper asap and be on objectives before him so he cant place boxes
Udyr
Regarldess of what he build he just statchecks u, isnt really in the meta so thats good but just avoid him fully, u can win early game vs him if you get any kind of lead, after 1 item or if he has any kind of lead hes not really killable ever
Rengar
In lowelo this matchup is relativly easy since no one can pilot the champion, if hes ever caught u can usually just run him down.
In higher elo he can always invade you he wins 1v1 if he plays it good and its hard to stay on top of him / cc him due to empowered abilities.
IF YOU CAN TAKE CONQ - DO SO, its one of the few matchups where it can really turn around an early game 1v1, even taking ignite isnt a bad option here (preferably wit phase rush otherwise u feel slow)
Elise
Elise can invade you after raptors so make sure to get it warded / dont start blue. Usually you can run her down but if her cacoon lands she has oneshot potential on you, dodge the e and ur okay UNLESS shes ahead, if she gains a lead over you at any point u cannot walk near her she will oneshot you without e landing, if the game allows it get mercs.
Ambessa
Early game this matchup is fine for the most part u can win most skirmishes but after she gets 3 items with deaths dance she can quite literally oneshot u with 0 counterplay, for the most part though its a skillcheck of your movement
Gragas
Very hard to stay on and actually fight him, after 1 2 items he can just kinda oneshot u, his clear sucks u can outtempo him everywhere but if u get caught by it he will oneshot u always
Lillia
She can match your clearspeed but you usually win early skirmishes vs it as long as you dodge her w, if u get a lead its somewhat easy to play although shes always usefeul in teamfights due to her flash q r combo, taking conq here is instaloss.
Viego
Very strong champion all around, when even everything is 5050 with him but u do clear a bit faster at all stages, its good to usually focus him in fights / always be aware where he is and what his plan is, dont give him a reset if possible, he always wins 1v1 with a lead, if ure ahead just run him down.
Fiddlesticks
Extremly annoying wit his point click cc, he can also match ur clear speed, but u always win 1v1, for the most part this mat
Rek'Sai
Extremly annoying matchup u can never e him and hes not really ever killable hes too slippery, his clear speed is horrible and u will always be up levels and tempo but avoid skirmishing around him he will always be more useful, higher damage builds are optimal
Kayn
If he goes blue kayn its a pretty easy matchup there isnt much he can do but deaths dance is kind of a must, rhaast is extremly annoying to deal with and he always just statshecks u, get antiheal if can, match his clear and force skirmishes vs him u are more usefull always (focus him if can so he doesnt get as many stacks)
Sylas
You clear faster, care for his 3 camp recall he can be up gold on scuttle but usually hel be late to it if he does it, conqueror is good here if teamcomp allows it, antiheal is good to get and as long as ure in an xp lead u can just statcheck him, your r on him can oneshot ur backline.
Kha'Zix
He can statcheck you at any point levels 1-13
Jarvan IV
U can usually stat check him and skirmish around him, u clear slightly faster than him at all times, if he goes a full damage setup its really easy if he builds tanky u cant really kill him, usually save r til he eqs out
Qiyana
You clear faster than her at all stages, skirmishing around her early game is pretty okay but dont isolate urself, also at 6 wit a dirk she has oneshot potential so stay out of river if possible, deaths dance later is a must as u can just walk her down with it
Aatrox
You clear slightly faster, usually want to avoid skirmishing arount him but u can win 1v1 with good movement, its just a skillcheck, if he goes full damage the matchup becomes very easy, deaths dance is a good option vs it
Volibear
Dont ever try to 1v1 it, dont fight him when ur marked with his w (wait it out dont heal him for free), usually very kitable champion just dont skirmish around it, u clear faster anyways just outtempo him
Amumu
He usually cant ever really kill you, if you can go conqueror go it its strong vs him, in lowelo this matchup can be a little rough but u win sustain fights vs him all the time and you clear a lot faster
Talon
He can clear as fast as you and has oneshot potential at 6, if he gets a lead the matchup becomes extremly hard just match him on everything you outdo him in every skirmish, start a buff not a small camp and invade his first raptor spawn if possible with prio.
Nocturne
Annoying champion to play into but mostly an even / easy matchup, use ur mobility to walk out of his e when he uses it and just kite his autos wit qs, stay together never have people on side alone just force 5v5s u do everything better than him
Brand
U wont really ever see this but if you do its same thing as elise, they clear fast and have only 1 spell to worry about, if you dodge the 1 cc spell you can just run them down, he does do less damage than elise and is less slippery though (and his ganks suck)
Shen
This champion cant clear, just fullclear outtempo him and force every objective, careful when ganking he can always just r it, cleaver is a good item vs him as well as generally building tankier instead of a lethality item rush
Rammus
Can be annoying as he can taunt ur e but other than that, your clear is much much better he cant really protect his backline from you in any fight his skirmishing and objective control suck so just focus that, cleaver reduces his damage as well good item to have.
Briar
She clears slow does no damage u can usually just kill her lol nothing much to it, she can cheese some early invades ask for wards and dont give her unecesarry leads. If she goes full damage u just kill her if shes tanky just ignore her shes useless anyways
Diana
Play around her long cooldowns and force extended fights early game, she clears slightly slower so forcing early plays is usually the play, shes always usefull with her flash r but if u play correct tempo shes usually always behind in everything, loses 1v1 always.
Shyvana
Pretty weak champion, bad clear, low damage just all around not that strong and u wont even see it often.
U clear faster and have better skirmishing power especially pre6 so use that to play objectives and deny scaling.
After 2 items she always stat checks you dont bother tryign to kill her.
Sejuani
Similar to shyvana, she just does everything worse than you but her ganks after 6 are really deadly make sure to ping where she can be usually every gank of hers is a kill, she cant really ever kill you though.
Gwen
Slow clear, horrible ganks, mid skirmishing, dont let her scale shes useless without few items u always win 1v1 with good movement
Nunu & Willump
**** champ clears slow ping out ganks nunu will just spam gank and u can use that to gain a permanent xp lead each time, fight every crab u can as it makes her ganks stronger, u always win 1v1 but if shes full tank she can just walk away.
Morgana
Insane clear speed and can be really annoying with her r movement speed, thats about it. You should never get hit by her qs and if u catch her she just dies
Taliyah
She moves a lot faster around the map and u cant use ur e and r with her e up, careful of her having stopwatch / rylais otherwise you can just run her down at all stages.
Zilean
The single best champion to have on your team by far.
When playing with it keep an eye out on how far he is away from you at all points in a fight its crucial that u dont distance yourself too much which can happen often with the amount of movespeed he can give you.
Actually makes you scale.
Nami
Gives you everything you need, if you are playing vs assassin(s) do not let her die for nothing protect if can.
Actually makes you scale.
Janna
Extremly good synergy love having a janna on my team, same thing as nami but shes a lot more slippery with her r and q.
Actually makes you scale.
Karma
Stay close to her, her e cooldown is a lot shorter than you think she provides so much for you.
Actually makes you scale.
Yuumi
not as strong as it was but having an untargetable enchanter on you always feels good to have
Yasuo
Nothing really special but keep in mind that every time you have a yasuo ur e is a free kill for him.
Synergies
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Zilean
The single best champion to have on your team by far.
When playing with it keep an eye out on how far he is away from you at all points in a fight its crucial that u dont distance yourself too much which can happen often with the amount of movespeed he can give you.
Actually makes you scale.
Nami
Gives you everything you need, if you are playing vs assassin(s) do not let her die for nothing protect if can.
Actually makes you scale.
Janna
Extremly good synergy love having a janna on my team, same thing as nami but shes a lot more slippery with her r and q.
Actually makes you scale.
Karma
Stay close to her, her e cooldown is a lot shorter than you think she provides so much for you.
Actually makes you scale.
Yuumi
not as strong as it was but having an untargetable enchanter on you always feels good to have
Yasuo
Nothing really special but keep in mind that every time you have a yasuo ur e is a free kill for him.
I personally believe Axiom has an edge over Cyclo in about 80% of games but in each case i rush Shojin more often than a lethality item.
If you really need ur ultimate to get to their backline (games where they have more than 1 backline carry, think of games where they have Senna + Viktor, Axiom is better than Cyclo.)
Games where you are trying to buy Cyclo but are missing a bit of gold and can afford Axiom it is perfectly viable to go it and u shouldnt walk out of base with components and wait for Cyclo.
I personally prefer Grudge over Black Cleaver in games where i rush a lethality item but Cleaver is still more than viable if you get oneshot / have a lot of ad on your team already.
Boots options are explained in the Note next to them.
900 gold recall after fullclear + crab
I find myself rushing Lucidity Boots more ofthen than pickaxe for games where they have a fast clearing jungler since they help me match it (things like mundo zyra karthus etc).
Games where they have a bruiser that you cant kite and will just be a fistfight u can go pickaxe instead.
If you base with 2200 gold at some point in the game around 3rd 4th item, you can just full buy locket or zekes, i think its a really good game closing / stomp item i really enjoy building both.
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