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Most people classify this as a hard matchup, but there's a trick to beat Darius.
When he Q's you instead of trying tu run away and eat the whole damage of his Q, INSTANTLY E INTO HIM. That way he won't heal off his Q and won't hurt you too much.
Back off when his passive is stacked.
Renekton
Hard matchup. Take Resolve secondary, farm and outscale him. Keep the wave closer to your turret, DO NOT push against Renekton, he can just run you down if you do.
Pantheon
Pantheon top is in a very weak spot right now. He outdamages you early if you take his empowered W. Play safe until level 6 then All-In him, you should win with ult all the time.
Take Resolve secondary if you're scared of him early, think of Pantheon as a weaker Renekton.
Be careful of facechecking bushes against him, if he doesn't show up in lane early he's probably hiding on a lane bush waiting for you to get close and take a one-sided trade with his stun.
Garen
Easy match-up. Poke him down with Q and all in him at level 6. Be careful if he's running ignite, if he ever uses it on you back off, you're not running a combat summoner spell.
Udyr
He can't ever touch you. Just care about him flashing into you, keep your distance.
Quinn
Skill matchup. Run Fleet in this lane. Quinn is annoying due to how her E interacts with your dash.
To beat her bait her E then Q E into her as soon as her E animation is done, you win the trade that way.
Vayne
She's Quinn but without the utility that makes Quinn good. You can run fleet if it's your first time playing the matchup, but D Shield + Resolve should be enough
Teemo
Same thing as Vayne, except that all-inning Teemo is way harder than all-inning Vayne due to his Q.
If Teemo ever Q's a minion inmediately dash into him, you should always win that trade. Otherwise match his poke with your Qs.
Buy oracles when he gets level 6.
Aatrox
A very fun matchup IMO, as it is completely skill based. Remember that you can use your E on minions to avoid the Crit spot of his Q.
You need healing reduction on this lane, but Morello costs too much and Executioners isn't good on you. Rush Bramble Vest if behind, if you're winning you can get if after finishing RoA.
Don't finish Thornail until you're full build.
Nasus
Very easy match-up. Most melee top laners will be the ones trying to run you down, but against Nasus you want to RUN DOWN HIM. He can't trade back until way later into the game, so you should get an easy first blood or at least force him out of lane burning both of his sums.
Wukong
Wukong does poorly against AP champions, you're no exception.
Be careful of his all-in potential at level 6, it's as strong as yours. However, he should never be in condition to all in you if you properly poke him with Qs.
Get Tabi if behind.
Akali
All of your abilities except your E can hit her even when she's invisible. W when she Qs you and you shouldn't take much damage from her Q spam.
If she ever uses her second cast of E into you after level 6 you can R and deny her whole combo.
Poppy
Hard matchup. It's impossible for you to kill her in lane, as she can stop your dash, thus denying your whole combo.
Poke her in lane, push and roam. She won't ever die.
Don't underestimate her damage, and stay away from walls so she can't stun you.
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