Isnt much of a threat on his own, but has really brutal and easy to land CC that will absolutely kill you if he has teammates around. Ideally you focus his carries. If he launched his Q bandage at you or you have a feeling he's gonna R, preemptively E him away. Mercs are nice
Bel'Veth
Tends to invade you early, make sure you ward on the river entrance to your jungle. Use W dash to dodge her W knockup and E her into a wall when she Es near you. Antiheal is nice
Diana
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. If she lands her Q on you and looks like shes about to E dash, you can E her away preemptively. Same if she Rs
Elise
Human E stuns you and spaces you, spider E drops your frenzy and she has huge burst damage. If she somehow has neither of the Es, you eat her. Otherwise E her away. Mercs are nice
Evelynn
If you catch her lacking, you easily eat her or force her to escape with her R. If you're getting W charmed, as soon as the heart fills there will be a little arrow indicator on your character pointing towards her position, so you should E preemptively into that direction before she hits you. You can also E when shes about to R thinking she kills you. Mercs are nice
Fiddlesticks
If he's careless, you get on top him and eat him, especially early game. You can W dash to dodge his E sweetspot. E him into a wall if hes in W, and try to keep track of where he is. If you see him or have a strong feeling hes about to R over a wall, preemptively E him away as he lands
Graves
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Save your Q to cancel his E dash, and E preemptively if you feel he's about to R you
Hecarim
If you get on top of him you eat him but usually he wont let you do that. He has a lot of map presence and is demonic in teamfights, locking him down for your team to kill can go a long way
Jarvan IV
Hes just tanky and annoying, not really worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. If he puts you in the R cage, E him into his own walls
Jax
Very viable ban. You need your team to rotate for objectives or he will bully you out of them. Most you can do is E him away as he's charging up his E. Avoid landing R on him, you'll end up cancelling it with E anyway
Ivern
Bully him as much as possible, dodge his Q root with your W dash. Only Daisy is an issue, E her away if he sends her on top of you, ideally your team kills her off and you easily eat him
Karthus
You can bully him early game. If you get on top of him you kill him most of the time. E whenever he Rs
Kayn
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Save your Q to cancel his E as soon as he tries going into a wall and he dies most of the time. E whenever hes about to exit from his R on you. You can use W dash to dodge his W. Antiheal is nice if he goes red form (Rhaast)
Kha'Zix
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. He drops your frenzy with his R invis, if you want to kill him post-lvl6 you have to land R on him
Kindred
If you get on top of her, you just eat her. You can E her out of her R to kill her right after or to deny her the heal. Keep in mind her R also affects epic monsters, which she can use to try stealing
Lee Sin
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. You can dodge his Q with W dash, or E him away preemptively as he dashes on you with Q2. Care to not get insec'd with his R under a turret or his team
Lillia
Viable ban. Early game you can bully her, however late game she outscales you HARD so take advantage. Most you can do is E her away preemptively right as youre about to fall asleep from her R. She's most vulnerable without her R and passive stacks for movespeed. This matchup is really about either snowballing really hard earlygame, or locking her down for your team to finish off. Mercs are nice
Master Yi
Very viable ban. While early game is more or less even, he will beat you to death mid to late game. His Q drops your frenzy, so you have to wait it out before you can W, but a Yi with common sense will hold it and he is better than you in raw aa dueling. If you land R on him its more manageable but this matchup is really about either snowballing way harder than him early, or locking him down for your team to finish off. Remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will stop his W meditation instantly in case you need to stop his healing+damage reduction from it
Nidalee
Doesnt pose much of a threat except for her long range Q spears, just dodge lol. If you get on top of her you eat her
Nocturne
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. After your smite upgrades, save it to drop his W spellshield in fights. Keep in mind his W negates your Q E and R entirely. If he is E tethering you, E him away and smite his W if he tries to block your E
Nunu & Willump
W dash around his snowball and Q him to cancel his roll. However if he has R, you're better off saving your Q to end it early. Remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will end his R immediately. Be careful around unwarded bushes as he can R from out of vision = If you feel yourself getting really slowed out of nowhere, E immediately to reduce his R damage. Mercs are nice
Pantheon
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Make sure he doesnt E your W2 bite or you lose a big portion of your damage. Keep in mind his global presence with R if he has it
Qiyana
Her green Q that she gets from brushes makes her invisible and drops your frenzy, you have to either burst her down before she can reach a brush to get it, or land R on her. Care not to hug walls if she has R
Rammus
Personal permaban. His mobility makes him omnipresent on the map, and he can easily choose which fights he wants to engage and disengage. He has extremely easy yet brutal CC that will lock you down effortlessly and get you killed, while he himself doesnt die whatsoever. Best you can do is just avoid him. Avoid landing your R on him. Mercs are nice
Rek'Sai
Keep in mind her R makes her vanish and drops your frenzy, aside of that you eat her. Stand on top of her tunnels to destroy them and get a few gold. A niche situational tech is if you see her heading to an existing tunnel, you can drop a control ward on top it to prevent her from escaping through it (since if she right clicks on it, she's gonna attack the ward instead of using the tunnel)
Rengar
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Preferably burst him down enough before he gets to a brush, otherwise fight after landing R on him. If he Rs and jumps you, E as soon as you see him
Sejuani
Early game shes killable, later on she takes no damage so take advantage. Use W dash to dodge her W and you can cancel her Q dash with your Q. Avoid landing R on her unless necessary. Mercs are nice
Shaco
He's just annoying, if you're equal you eat him given the right circumstance. Most important is the early game 2-camp invade that decides your game, you have to ward the entrance to your jungle to notice him coming. If that's the case, save all of your abilities if possible, dont give him free backstab procs, when he goes on you E him into a wall or force him to Q, if he Qs you just W on him and eat him, ideally you need your mid to help you to make sure. Ignite is viable in this matchup to match his usual ignite pick and fight him early. If he Rs and both Shaco's are walking at you, E both of them into a wall (preferably not point-blank to you) Mercs are nice if he's AP
Shyvana
Without her R she's a walking melee minion, you easily eat her, and you still beat her in 1v1 even in it if she's not fed. She'll typically be rushing drakes so maintain vision on them and be ready to contest
Skarner
He doesn't do much damage but doesnt take much either. His kit is nearly entirely CC, try to avoid him and focus his carries. You can dodge his R with your W dash if the situation allows. Save your Q to cancel his E if needed. Mercs are nice
Sylas
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Use W dash to dodge his E2 chains. A neat detail to know is that if he copies your R and lands it, he has to use his E to cancel the frenzy. Antiheal is useful
Talon
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. You mainly kill him by landing R on him, otherwise he drops your frenzy with his R. Save your Q to cancel his E wallhop. If he Rs on top of you, E as he's about to recast
Teemo
His blind will waste most of your W, ideally wait until after he uses it. If you know where he is invisible with his passive, E onto his location into a wall to reveal him and eat him. Mercs are nice
Trundle
Viable ban. Runs you down, most you can do is E him away and avoid him. Avoid landing your R on him. Antiheal is nice
Udyr
Viable ban. This character somehow just outperforms you in everything, damage, tankiness, speed and whatnot. You pretty much cant fight him unless he's behind, at most you can E him away and avoid him. Antiheal is nice. Mercs are nice
Vi
You eat her if she's not fed, just save your Q to cancel her Q dash. If she Rs you from afar, E preemptively when she gets close
Viego
Viable ban. He outperforms you significantly in teamfights and his passive resets drop your frenzy. He's not as scary in 1v1s unless he's fed but his E drops your frenzy so you need to land your R on him to fight him properly. You can use W dash to dodge his W stun if needed. E to tank his R. Antiheal is nice
Zac
Really tanky with a lot of CC, you eat him 1v1 but in teamfights he locks you down and you die. Save your Q to cancel his E leap if needed. If you somehow dont have the damage to kill him off in his passive, time your E to put him into a wall when he rez's. Avoid landing your R on him. Antiheal is nice. Mercs are nice
Warwick
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Preferably W only after he Es or he will waste a good part of your W with it. If he Es and goes on you, you can E him into a wall. Antiheal is nice
Wukong
Very viable ban. Extremely obnoxious and beats you unless he's behind. He drops your frenzy and chases well with his W, just try avoiding him and getting ahead however you can
Xin Zhao
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Keep in mind you can still land R on him in his R and should, as Xin's tend to dodge less while their R is active since they take no damage from outside. Antiheal is nice
Ahri
You eat her if she has no R, otherwise she just leaves. Use your W dash to dodge her E charm. If you're not trying to fight her, try to E right as she launches her E
Akali
Wait out her W smoke before you W or she will drop your frenzy, otherwise you eat her
Akshan
Save your Q to cancel his E grapple and you eat him. (Keep in mind his E refreshes on takedown) He can be invisible indefinitely while near a wall or brush, so beware of getting sneaked up on
Anivia
Really annoying with her Q stun and W wall if used properly. If she tends to W early, you can save your W dash to jump over it. If she's in egg form and you dont have W to finish her off, time your E on her as she's about to rez, preferably into a wall. Mercs are nice
Annie
Her bear is annoying and her passive stun is essentially undodgeable. If she has neither of these, you eat her. Feel free to E her bear away or as she's about to stun you. Mercs are nice
Aurelion Sol
Watch out for his R with the knockup/stun. Save your Q to cancel his E fly and you eat him
Aurora
She can easily leave with R. Wait out her W vanish before you W or she will drop your frenzy. If she has neither you eat her
Azir
Usually really hard to reach, I prefer to focus other carries if possible. Care to not get sent under his tower by his R
Cassiopeia
Her E grounds you so you can't W or Q, and her R becomes undodgeable when you're in frenzy since you're constantly looking at her. Other than that, she has no escapes and you can eat her if you catch her out of position. Mercs are nice
Ekko
Kind of killable if he has no R, however a decent Ekko will space you with his E dash and W stun+shield. If you're about to get hit by his W or R, E preemptively. Beware of him trying to steal with E+Smite burst
Fizz
His E jump drops your frenzy. Keep in mind his R deals more damage and slows harder the further it traveled before hitting you. If it hit you dont walk up too close to your teammates and E to tank it. If youre desperate to dodge his R, use W dash into tapping E
Galio
If youre desperate to dodge his E taunt, use W dash into tapping E. Avoid him and focus his carries, avoid landing your R on him. Keep in mind his long-range peel with R
Heimerdinger
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind, has no turrets around or you land your R on him. Use W dash to dodge his E stun and do NOT fight him if he puts down the RQ mega turret
Hwei
If you get on top of him you eat him, otherwise he has a stupid long range and can harass you without even being in your W range. When his brush turns purple it means hes using one of his E cc spells, you can dodge any of them or his R with your W dash. If youre caught in his R, use E as its about to burst
Jayce
If you get on top of him, you eat him unless he's fed. You can use W dash to dodge his cannon Q at most, not much else
Kassadin
Obnoxious and gets worse to deal with the higher his R level is. At lvl16 he can infinitely chase you down or just run away, try to kill him as much as you can early game
Katarina
She has no escape aside of her E blink, if you get on top of her with no minions or targets to let her blink away you just eat her. Save your Q to cancel her R or chase her after she Es
LeBlanc
Extremely obnoxious and high damage burst plus her E CC, which you can try to dodge with your W dash. You only really kill her by landing R on her and even that is not guaranteed with her mobility, I suggest just avoiding her. Mercs are nice
Lissandra
Has a free escape on E and free zhonya on her R which she can alternatively use to hard-lock you down. You can try to stun her with Q as her E is traveling so she cant recast it in time and it disappears, then you can eat her. Mercs are nice. QSS viable if she tends to save her R for you
Malzahar
Without R hes a walking mage minion and you eat him, especially if you land R on him. Keep in mind his passive spellshield doesnt negate your R, feel free to R him regardless. If his Q silence is about to hit you, you can W2 bite and/or E right away. You can also dodge it with W dash if he uses it early. QSS viable if he tends to save his R for you
Mel
Use W dash to dodge her E root, and you should be able to eat her. Try to Q her with a delay point-blank or after she used her W reflect so she doesnt ignore the stun and armour shred. If her dumbass reflects your R, stand still as soon as she does so you ensure it hits you and she dashes on you to her death
Naafiri
You have to wait out her W untargetable before you can W or she will drop your frenzy. She can also easily dodge your R with said W. Care not to Q her dogs accidentally instead of her. She is pretty squishy though so without her W you eat her
Orianna
If you get on top of her there is nothing she can do, at most waste her R. Her entire usefulness is about hitting a big R in teamfights, so watch out for it and if she doesnt have it she's a walking mage minion
Ryze
He can space you really well but if you get on top of him you eat him. Save your Q to interrupt his R, and remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will stop his R immediately as well. Mercs are nice
Syndra
Use your W dash to dodge her E shove stun and you eat her. If she Rs you E to tank it
Taliyah
Use your W dash to dodge her W and you eat her. Keep in mind she can't cast her R if she has taken champion/turret damage in the last 3 seconds. You can cancel her slide on her R with your Q and you can W dash over her R if needed. Keep in mind her global presence with R
Twisted Fate
If he has no gold card you eat him. If he tries to R while you're close enough, Q him to cancel it. Mercs are nice
Veigar
Only issue is the E cage, if he places it badly you can W dash past it before it forms. If he has no E you eat him. Keep in mind if his cage already stunned you, you can walk through it as it can only do it once. E when he Rs you to tank it. Mercs are nice
Vel'Koz
Use W dash to dodge his E and you eat him. You can save your Q to cancel his R if needed. You can NOT reduce his R damage with your E when his passive is full stacked on you
Vex
If she has passive she just fears you away and you cant do much, without it you eat her. Keep in mind if you use W dash near her she will deal extra damage on next attack and decrease her fear passive cooldown. Keep in mind her long range presence with R that resets on takedown. Mercs are nice
Viktor
You can W dash past his W field if possible before it stuns you. If he doesnt have it you just eat him. Mercs are nice
Vladimir
You only eat him without his W cause if he has it, he just drops your frenzy and leaves. Antiheal is nice
Xerath
Use W dash to dodge his E stun and you eat him. Remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will stop his R immediately, and he broadcasts his position as he's using it which makes it easier
Yasuo
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. His W windwall negates your E and R projectiles entirely. You can E preemptively if you cant dodge the tornado and he has R
Yone
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. You have to use W dash to dodge his R. If he Es from close to a wall, you can time your E to put him into it as soon as he returns
Zed
He can pretty easily leave with his W and drop your frenzy with his R. If he all-ins you with R, you have to E a little over 2 seconds after he becomes visible again to reduce the damage from it (The damage from his R triggers 3 seconds after he goes out of the untargetable state and your E can be charged up to 1 second)
Ziggs
Use your W dash to get on top of him if he tries to W satchel between you and himself and you eat him
Zoe
As long as you dodge her E with W dash you eat her. If you do get hit by E, E preemptively as youre about to fall asleep. Mercs are nice
Alistar
Unkillable champ with hard CC. His R gives him insane damage reduction, avoid him and focus his carries. Care to not get sent under his tower by his W shove. Avoid landing your R on him. Mercs are nice
Bard
Bothersome support matchup, isnt much of a threat on his own but beware of him roaming to help his jungler with objectives. Keep in mind his Q will stun only if it hits another enemy of his or a wall after it hits you
Blitzcrank
Hook champ = just don't get grabbed lol, use your W dash into immediately tapping E if you're desperate to dodge the hook.
W2 bite or E him preemptively if you feel like he's about to R silence you
Brand
Use W dash to dodge his Q stun, aside of that you just eat him
Braum
Disgusting amount of peel for his teammates and hard CC. Avoid him and try picking off his carries when hes not in the position to fend you off from them. If youre about to get stunned from his passive, E preemptively. If youre desperate to dodge his R, use W dash into tapping E. Avoid landing your R on him. Mercs are nice
Janna
Her Q knocks you up, W slows and R pushes you away plus shes extremely fast by default. Hard to kill her unless shes inting, you can only dodge her Q tornado with your W dash. Care to not get sent under her tower by her R. Remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will stop her R immediately, in case you need it
Karma
Q hurts and slows, big movespeed, big shield and roots you with E. She is extremely annoying and there's quite literally nothing you can do against her than avoid her or burst her down quickly enough when she gets careless. Mercs are nice
Leona
One of the most brutal CC champs while also being completely unkillable. Avoid her and focus her carries, avoid landing R on her. Use W dash to dodge her R, and E her away if she Es onto you. Mercs are nice
Lulu
If she holds her W polymorph for you, it's miserable and wastes most of your W. She can R her carries or herself to survive your dive. If she has neither, you eat her. Mercs are nice. QSS viable if she tends to save her W for you
Lux
If you get on top of her you eat her. You can dodge her Q with W dash. Watch out for her trying to steal with R
Maokai
Tanky, tons of sustain and CC. Nightmare to deal with, if he W dashes on you, you can E preemptively as hes traveling to shove him away. Antiheal is nice but killing him first shouldnt be the priority. Focus his carries and avoid landing your R on him. Mercs are nice
Milio
Use your W dash to dodge his Q ball and keep in mind his R heals, cleanses and gives tenacity to him and all nearby allies. Antiheal is nice
Morgana
Use W dash to dodge her Q root. She has a really cheap combo of using her R into Zhonya which stuns you for free and her E blackshield completely negates your Q stun, however, it does NOT negate your R. Mercs are nice
Nami
You can dodge her Q bubble with your W dash, however her R+Q is basically undodgeable and not much you can do there. If she saves her Q its annoying though as she can cancel your E easily and bubble you while you're in frenzy. Antiheal is nice. Mercs are nice
Nautilus
Hook champ = just don't get grabbed lol, use your W dash into immediately tapping E if you're desperate to dodge the hook
He is pretty much unkillable and has a lot of undodgeable CC, avoid him and focus his carries. Care not to land R on him. Mercs are nice
Neeko
She isnt scary on her own but has a lot of ways to get out with either W, E or R. Keep in mind her E passes and gets empowered through minions or other targets, you have to dodge it with W dash. When she's in the game and you dont see her on the minimap, you have to always be aware of any entity, as she can be disguised as anyone/thing. If you dont see her on the map but her icon in the scoreboard doesnt have the ? that means she is disguised as someone/thing within ally vision. A lot of Neekos tend to get really out of position, so take advantage
Poppy
She can interrupt your W and Q dashes with her W. Avoid standing between her and a wall or she will ram you into it and stun you. If you R she will most likely R you away and essentially deny it. Instead, you can try to save your R to get back into the fight if she Rs you out
Pyke
Hook champ = just don't get grabbed lol, use your W dash into immediately tapping E if you're desperate to dodge the hook
He is the squishiest hook champ but also the most mobile. If he uses E aggressively, you can burst him down, otherwise he just swims away. If you want to be extra annoying and risky, you can save your W2 bite to last moment when you're low hp, so he tries to execute you with R but fails due to your selfheal
Rakan
You cant really catch him with his teammates around and his R charm is undodgeable and obnoxious, at most you can dodge his W with your W dash and try to cancel his E dash to teammate with your Q, but im pretty sure he has 2 casts anyway so it wont matter as much unless his teammate leaves him to die. Try focusing his carries instead
Rell
Isnt as tanky as she looks, and her CC is negligible. You can dodge her Q stun or W dismount with W dash. Focus her carries and kill her off afterwards
Renata Glasc
You can dodge her Q with W dash, however her main strength is her W second life and R. She can deny you a kill and make you end up dying, and if you get caught in the R while youre mid-frenzy you may just maul an innocent teammate to death. If the situation allows, you can W her while saving Q to make her panic and use W on self, then Q (or R if theyre too far away) her nearby carry to kill them off risk-free. Mercs mandatory
Senna
Use W dash to dodge her W and eat her. If you're outside her E she will drop your frenzy. Watch out for her trying to steal with R or using it to shield her teammates. Antiheal is nice
Seraphine
Use W dash to dodge her E and you eat her. If you're about to get hit by her R, E at the last moment. Antiheal is nice
Sona
If she has no R you just get on top of her and eat her. Antiheal is nice
Soraka
You cant react to her E and if youre in your W you will be forced to run it down and get rooted. Try using W+Q+W2 bite as soon as possible before she can silence you to get the most damage out. Always keep in mind her global heal with R, if she has it and pick your fights accordingly. Antiheal is nice
Swain
Use W dash to dodge his E root. If he's in R, E him away and jump on him after it ends. He tends to W right on top of the drakes spawnpoint if its up to check/try to steal, so try to pull the drakes out if you're not in a rush. Antiheal is nice
Tahm Kench
He doesn't die and does a lot of damage. Save your Q to cancel his W escape if needed. If he's holding his E until last moment, you can also try to kill him before he can activate it by using Q+W2 bite to finish him off. If you feel like he's about to R you, preemptively E in the direction you want to push him, as it will be still cast after you're inside him. Avoid landing your R on him
Taric
Extremely tanky and easy CC on E that he can get back pretty quickly under right circumstances. You can W dash to dodge his first E but if he can get more it won't matter and he can R your R so just avoid him. Antiheal is nice. Mercs are nice
Thresh
Hook champ = just don't get grabbed lol, use your W dash into immediately tapping E if you're desperate to dodge the hook
Most i can say is avoid landing R on him
Yuumi
Obviously is a free kill on her own, but whoever she's on becomes like twice as hard to kill. Situationally you can save your Q to lock out her ability to jump back on someone after she detaches. (it goes on 5s cooldown when she's CCd) Antiheal is useful
Zilean
Hes fast, can slow you and you're an easy target for him to double Q and stun. Always keep in mind his R, and if an enemy is being rez'd by it, time E to put them into a wall as they do. Mercs are nice
Zyra
As long as you dodge her E with W dash you eat her. If youre caught in her R, E as its about to proc. Mercs are nice
Aatrox
50/50 matchup, whoever gets ahead wins. Avoid his Q sweetspots if possible, and use your W dash to dodge/get out of his W pull. Antiheal is nice
Ambessa
Not worth 1v1ing her unless she's behind or you land your R on her. You can W dash to dodge her R
Camille
Not worth 1v1ing her unless she's behind or you land your R on her. Save your Q to cancel her E grapple
Cho'Gath
Early game snack, late game monster. Use W dash to dodge his Q knockup. W2 bite or/and E preemptively if you feel like he's about to W silence you. Later on in the game avoid landing your R on him
Darius
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. Use W dash to jump onto him and avoid his outer Q slash. Keep in mind after killing with R he can use it again for 20s, and after lvl16 its cooldown fully resets instead. Antiheal is nice. You can NOT reduce his R damage with your E
Dr. Mundo
Viable ban. Early game he doesnt do as much, but late you will just not kill him and he will run you down. Focus his carries instead and avoid landing your R on him. (His passive negates your Q but not your R.) Antiheal is nice
Fiora
Not worth 1v1ing her unless she's behind or you land your R on her. Her W parry negates everything, including your R entirely. If you're on her and she still has W parry, use your Q with a delay and point-blank so she can't react or predict. Antiheal is nice. You can NOT reduce the damage from her vitals with E, but you can try to shove her away from them, unless she has W (then she parries and you die lol)
Gangplank
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. Even then its questionable cause of his massive burst damage and spacing potential. You're better off focusing his carries. Watch out for him trying to steal with R
Garen
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. W2 bite and/or E preemptively if you think he will Q silence you in a dangerous spot. You can NOT reduce his R damage with your E
Gnar
Killable in mini form, avoid him in mega if possible, unless he's behind or you land R on him. Save your Q to cancel his E hop in mini form and you eat him
Gragas
He will not let you walk up unless he's inting. He will Q slow you, E away or into you, R you away or into his team. Especially if he has Phase Rush he just runs away. Overall not worth focusing unless he's really out of position. Mercs are nice
Gwen
Not worth 1v1ing her unless its early game, she's behind or you land your R on her. She drops your frenzy and dodges R if youre outside of her W mist
Illaoi
She's only worth fighting when she doesnt have R and many tentacles around, otherwise she quite literally will 1v5. Her selfhealing scales with missing health, so W2 bite as late as possible, if you arent already doing that. If youre desperate to dodge her E, use W dash into tapping E. Antiheal is nice
Irelia
Not worth 1v1ing her unless she's behind or you land your R on her. Preferably fight her with no ally minions around. Use W dash to dodge her E stun. Try to deal most of the damage before she Es for damage reduction. Antiheal is nice
Kayle
Early game she does nothing, late game her damage is catastrophic. Her R basically kills you since until you wait it out you're already dead and you literally cannot kill her. Most you can do is E away whoever her R is on. If she has no R you just eat her
Kennen
He stuns you every 3rd ability hit but aside of that you just eat him most of the time if you get on top of him
Kled
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. He drops your frenzy when he's dismounted otherwise
K'Sante
Avoid him and focus his carries, avoid landing your R on him
Malphite
Can be extremely tanky, extremely bursty or both at the same time. He can just run away with Q and his R is devastating. If he has no R hes kind of a walking melee minion. If he's going to R you, you can react with E to soften the blow. Focus his carries and avoid landing R on him
Mordekaiser
Very 50/50 champ based on how behind or fed he is. In an equal scenario you beat him by landing R on him, and dodging one of his Qs with W dash. Niche strat for if you get caught in an unwanted Morde R, if the position allows, you can W dash over a nearby wall and E to cancel the frenzy, then when he walks around/flashes over to you, place a ward on the side of the wall you just came from and Q hop to it, this is achievable in a lot of places and wastes most of his R duration
Nasus
Very viable ban. If he's the jungler you have a limited amount of time to do something early game while he's busy stacking. Quite literally nothing you can do against him later on aside of the basic E him away. His W slow and AS% cripple is absolutely devastating and makes you feel misery. Unbeatable in his R. Try to avoid him and focus his carries. Avoid landing your R on him. Antiheal is useful
Olaf
This guy just runs you down with R and theres LITERALLY nothing you can do about it. Only worth fighting when he doesnt have it and don't 1v1 him unless he's behind and/or has no R, even then you likely want to land your R on him first. Antiheal is nice
Ornn
You can kill him early game, mid to late he just gets too tanky. You shouldnt really interact with him, the CC has is really avoidable, just dont bother with him and focus his carries. Avoid landing your R on him
Quinn
1v1 you maul her, however she'll be mainly bothering you with her map presence, rotating for objectives and fights to help her jungler
Renekton
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind. Feel free to E him away if he tries to E onto you. Antiheal is useful
Riven
You can fight her with your R as long as she's not fed. You can interrupt all of her dashes with Q. Not much else to add
Rumble
You can fight him with your R as long as he's not fed. Try to wait it out when he goes overheated, or E as he goes on you during it, dont stand in his R
Sett
You can only fight him after landing your R on him, and you HAVE to use your W to dash behind him to dodge his W or you explode
Shen
His main strength is global peel with his R so always keep in mind if he has it and save your E to be ready to disengage from any fight if so as it easily can turn into a 1v2 for you
Singed
Avoid him and don't chase him. Only if you see him being in a killable state on a proxy, you can feel free to try but dont sacrifice your clear for it unless you're 100% sure you kill
Sion
Scales hard and is hardly killable later on while dealing too much damage. Use your W dash to dodge his Q if possible, try not to cancel it with Q unless necessary, as cancelling it will put his Q on a reduced cooldown (2s). If he dies, E him away in his passive
Tryndamere
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him and if he has no R or he just runs you down with it
Urgot
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. You can W dash to dodge his E grab to avoid getting flipped
Volibear
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. E him away if he Rs on you. Mercs are nice
Yorick
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. You have to use your W dash to jump out of his W cage
Zaahen
Not worth 1v1ing him unless he's behind or you land your R on him. Try to make him proc his rez near a wall so you can E him into it after he does. Antiheal is nice
Aphelios
As long as he doesn't have the purple gun to root you, you just jump on him and eat him
Ashe
As long as she has no R to stun you, you eat her. Try to jump right on top of her since otherwise she could kite you with the slow. If youre desperate to dodge her R, use W dash and E right after to cancel frenzy and waddle away. Watch out for her global CC with R. Mercs are nice
Caitlyn
Avoid her already placed traps and you need to dodge her E net with your W dash or she will kite you by spamming Ws. If you get on top of her you eat her
Corki
Save your Q to cancel his W fly and you eat him but care if he's really fed cause his burst and true damage can get crazy
Draven
Killable if he has no E to disrupt you, the hitbox of it is too big to dodge. You can also jump on top of him with W dash, tank his E and save your Q to catch up back on top of him after. If he's too fed he will just kill you with minimal spacing though. Watch out for him trying to steal with R
Ezreal
Unless he's inting you usually cant get on top of him cause of his safe long range positioning and E blink + Flash. Otherwise you just get on top of him and eat him. Beware of him trying to steal with his global R and watch out if your adc/supp ping danger/caution all of a sudden for it
Jhin
If you get on top of him you eat him. You can use W dash to dodge his W and avoid getting rooted. Remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will stop his R immediately, and he broadcasts his position as he's using it which makes it easier
Jinx
If you get on top of her you eat her. W dash past her E traps before they activate, or around them. If she gets a takedown she gets massive move and attack speed, that's the only case she will beat you in. Watch out for her trying to steal with R
Kai'Sa
If she has evolved E, she can drop your frenzy with the invis, and she gets a shield plus dash from her R that can dodge your E. Before she has evolved E, you get on top of her and eat her, otherwise you'll mainly kill her by landing R on her
Kalista
Really annoying constant mobility with her hops after each aa, and huge E burst that can finish you off if she stacked enough spears in you. Early game you eat her, late she will be obnoxious. Prioritise killing her over her supp, as she can R to pull them out and save them
Kog'Maw
If you get on top of him, you eat him. Late game he has significant damage and from a really safe range, so dont let him kite you. Dont forget about his passive and if you cant escape it, E as he's about to explode
Lucian
If you get on top of him, you eat him. Save your Q for either his E dash or his R, depending on how fed he is. (If you cant facetank his R, you save your Q to cancel it instead of the E)
Miss Fortune
If you get on top of her you eat her. Save your Q to cancel her R if needed. Remember that your R hemolith hit cancels all channels, which means it will stop her R immediately
Nilah
Can be surprisingly scary and 1v1 you if she's fed. You have to wait out her W dodge before using your W on her or she will negate almost half of it
Samira
Save your Q to cancel her R and you eat her. Her W destroys your E and R projectiles and negates them entirely
Sivir
She can just run away with R. Without it if you get on top of her you eat her. Use your Q with a delay and point-blank so she can't react or predict with her E. Keep in mind her E negates your R entirely
Smolder
Save your Q to cancel his E fly and you eat him. You can dodge his W with your W dash to avoid the slow if needed
Tristana
She has easy engage/disengage with her W and her E burst is devastating, plus she can push you away with R. You can pretty much only eat her if she has neither
Twitch
If you get on top of him you eat him. Just watch out for being ganged up on while he's invis. You can also W dash past his W to avoid the slow if needed
Varus
You can use W dash to dodge his R but if he saves it until you're pointblank you cant do much. If you get on top of him you eat him though. Mercs are nice
Vayne
Viable ban if you see your team hovering several tanks and adc may counterpick them. The worst adc to deal with. Her E keeps you away and when she's in R each her Q drops your frenzy, and her passive melts you. You pretty much only kill her after landing R on her and using W dash to avoid standing between her and a wall as if she puts you in one with E she'll just run away
Xayah
She roots you with E with enough feathers and her R drops your frenzy that she can also use for feathers to root you and/or dodge your R. If she has no feathers and R you eat her
Yunara
She has some kiting potential with RE+RW but aside of that she doesnt do much, if you get on top of her you eat her
Zeri
Don't let her E away over a wall and you eat her
Galio
His R is a perfect follow up after you land your own R, and he's extremely tanky with good CC to set you up
Orianna
She can put her ball on you for a neat armour+magic resist bonus and a shield, and if you have it on you can set up a good R for her by getting on top of the enemies
Lulu
Needless to say her R is amazing for any carry, giving you extra health and slow to the nearby enemies, and her W and E are extremely useful as well
Yuumi
If she decides to sit on you, you become twice as scary. Especially if she has Mikael's which will make you even more unstoppable disregarding the heavy CC
Zilean
His R lets you full run it down, if its on you make sure to full jump the enemies to make sure they cannot wait out the R and are forced to proc it. He can also give you speed and put Qs on you which is neat too
Kayle
Her R is extremely good on you to full run it down, while she is pouring damage herself from behind you
Shen
He can R you for a massive shield and peel at any time given he has it, which means you can full send it with your R and if he's willing to, you two can be at any fight or objective given the right circumstance
Nilah
You both love to full run it melee range into the enemy team, and if she hits a big R you two can 2v5 given the right circumstance, make sure to walk into her when she's using her W to briefly gain its' effect as well. Her passive also makes both you and her self-heal more when near each other which is neat
Synergies
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Galio
His R is a perfect follow up after you land your own R, and he's extremely tanky with good CC to set you up
Orianna
She can put her ball on you for a neat armour+magic resist bonus and a shield, and if you have it on you can set up a good R for her by getting on top of the enemies
Lulu
Needless to say her R is amazing for any carry, giving you extra health and slow to the nearby enemies, and her W and E are extremely useful as well
Yuumi
If she decides to sit on you, you become twice as scary. Especially if she has Mikael's which will make you even more unstoppable disregarding the heavy CC
Zilean
His R lets you full run it down, if its on you make sure to full jump the enemies to make sure they cannot wait out the R and are forced to proc it. He can also give you speed and put Qs on you which is neat too
Kayle
Her R is extremely good on you to full run it down, while she is pouring damage herself from behind you
Shen
He can R you for a massive shield and peel at any time given he has it, which means you can full send it with your R and if he's willing to, you two can be at any fight or objective given the right circumstance
Nilah
You both love to full run it melee range into the enemy team, and if she hits a big R you two can 2v5 given the right circumstance, make sure to walk into her when she's using her W to briefly gain its' effect as well. Her passive also makes both you and her self-heal more when near each other which is neat
Keep in mind the Threats & Synergies section is based on each champ in their main role (or at least where I saw them the most) and is listed in order of Jungler > Mid > Support > Top > ADC then alphabetically
0. Start 99% of the games topside and path bot, the 1% are the very rare cases when the enemy bot comp is not gankable whatsoever 0.1. Always look to gank mid after clearing 3 camps of your jungle quadrant if : your midlaner is being pushed inand/orthe enemy midlaner doesnt have an easy way to drop your frenzy and escape. If neither of these occur, dont bother and simply continue to full clear into looking for a bot gank 0.2. You're extremely good at soloing the objectives, make sure you have enough vision on the enemy jungle and laners to avoid getting ganked. You can also contest most junglers 1v1 on the objectives that they're soloing, given that they are not fed/outscaling you and/or you land your R on them. (For simplicity, you can contest all junglers that I put into Even or lower as threats. Exceptions for ones above Even that you can attempt situationally are: Elise, Lillia, Master Yi, Viego, Wukong, Amumu, Jarvan, Skarner. Most of these you can only contest early game and/or by landing R on them)
1. Your W2 bite does increased damage based on the enemy's missing health, you should use it as late as possible in your W frenzy most of the time if you want to squeeze out the most damage 1.1. This also applies to monsters, so smite before you W2 bite while clearing your jungle
2. Your W dash goes over terrain, both natural and champion-created, as long as the indicator reaches their end 2.1. Keep in mind that due to your initial W cast being a dash, you can NOT cast W while you are grounded
3. Your W frenzy target priority by default is attacking the closest : Champion > Monster/Minion > Other 3.1. This means if you cast W intending to attack a monster with an seen/unseen champion in range, you will reveal them and start running at them instead (unless they are invisible/stealthed) 3.2. Casting Q on anything that is NOT a champion changes target priority to attacking the closest : Monster/Minion > Champion > Other 3.3. I recommend using a keybind for the toggle of targeting champions only in your settings when you're trying to Q an enemy amidst a group of minions/monsters/etc to avoid accidentally switching target priority 3.4. This only applies to W frenzy, during the R frenzy your only target will be the champion that was hit by your R hemolith regardless of range or Q casting and you can NOT change it. If the target champion goes untargetable, you will use the W frenzy target priority until they are targetable again
4. Your E always gives 35% damage reduction for up to 1 second while you're charging it, to anything that isn't true damage and it is your main way of surviving burst and also the only way for you to cancel your W/R frenzy preemptively, always keep in mind if you have or will have it up before committing to a fight 4.1. Your Eheals you for around 2.5% to 4% (depending on E's rank)max health every 0.25s during casting time, totaling to around 10% up to 16% max healthheal on full 1 second cast 4.2. If you're forced under an enemy turret, E as soon you walk out of its range for the heal and damage reduction to tank the last turret shot
5. If you put an enemy into a wall using your E, slightly delay your Q until the stun from E is about to wear out to chain-CC them for maximum downtime 5.1. If you put an enemy into a wall using your E, buffering your R into them will guarantee its' hit
6. You're extremely good at stealing/securing objectives with your Smite+W2 bite burst. Keep in mind on your W2 bite cast it resets your aa and it will proc when that next aa hits, so you have to smite right before that to guarantee the steal/secure 6.1 Don't forget to Q the objective before you do this to switch target priority to monsters
7. Your Q besides enemies also lets you jump to allies and allied/enemy wards, in the latter case also dealing 1 damage 7.1. You can near-instantly kill regular 3hp stealth wards with aa-Q-aa
8. Most of the time really long range Rs are not worth it in low elo as it's a complete 50/50 if they will stand still or reactively move away as they hear it. Prioritise casting it at someone if they're within the range to not be able to react (They will hear your R sound announcement as soon as the hemolith is in flight)
9. Remember that your R frenzy gives you extra 10-20% lifesteal, 10-30% bonus movespeed(depending on R's rank) and armour plus magic resist equal to 20% of your AD while it's active, so it's more than just an infinite W and has immense value in landing, don't waste it 9.1. You can and should cast your W while you're in the R frenzy, it does NOT override it but can be used as a dash to dodge/escape key abilities and use W2 bite for extra damage and heal
Why did I make this guide?
I had a long phase of around a year of mainly one-tricking Briar as I was starting out League and I think she is an extremely fun, simple and consistent way of climbing in low elo, in my case from around Iron-Bronze to Gold and hitting my shortlived peak of Plat (lmao)
I just wanted to make this guide for fun as a little homage to her and the things ive learnt and experience that I've had from playing her for a while. I'm not expecting this guide to be used much but if anyone takes out something useful from it or gives Briar a try it'd be pawsome, she means a lot to me and I'm always happy to see Briar players in the wild <3
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