Support Morgana is a very SPECIFIC pick; you don't run her like you would Taric or even support Lux. Mainly because support Lux outclasses support Morgana with most carries.

You pick support Morgana if (1) The carry is one of the synergizing carries for Morgana, or (2) The enemies have picked supports or carries that Morgana lanes well against. Please don't complain if your carry has low synergy with her and you lose. When support Morgana doesn't work, she REALLY doesn't work.

PROS Cuz we all pro + Black Shield makes your carry un-CCable. + Great harass + Most people don't expect her as a support + Synergizes very well with AP teams + Great split-pusher

CONS You thought you could get away? - No heal - Black Shield does not block physical damage - Her passive spell vamp doesn't really suit a support - Squishy - Difficult to handle her damage output

Soul Siphon is Morgana's passive, one of the reasons why she is generally considered a mid-laner. It grants you 10-20% spell vamp based on level. For a support, you're not concentrated on doing damage, so it makes it difficult for you to make full use of this passive. The only time I would consider it would be if your carry is missing and you want to push the lane, you can use Tormented Shadow to hit the minions and drain them.

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Your snare. It's a skillshot, but unlike Lux's Light Binding, it only hits the first target. It starts off as a 2-second snare and goes up to 3 seconds as you upgrade it. Beware! Snare does not mean stun. I train this skill second but max it first to get the snare damage and duration up.

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A debuff. Tormented Shadow creates a small area (which you can select) where enemies take damage over time and lose magic resistance. It makes for great harass and you can use it to convince enemies to move in a particular direction, like a trap. I train this last because its better utilized as a warning against movement, and your carry does not utilize the MR-debuff effectively.

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This is what makes Morgana so annoying. Black Shield blocks a certain amount of magic damage (with 70% AP scaling...not like we're building AP) and prevents all CC on the shielded ally until the shield is broken or disappears after 5 seconds. I train this first to increase the power of the shield and decrease its cooldown, enabling your carry to farm with much more liberty, but I don't max it until later due to the nature of the laning phase (in terms of magic damage).

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Soul Shackles is a 3-second slow-leash that targets enemy champions within its range. If enemies stay within its range for the full 3-seconds, they are stunned for 1.5 seconds.

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Standard Harass

Throw a Dark Binding, then a Tormented Shadow approximately on top of them, but favor the space behind them. That way, they get snared and can run forwards (towards your carry) or backwards through your Tormented Shadow. Or run around XD

Gold per 10 quints for extra gold. Supports aren't supposed to rely on making money via kills, though you certainly get a lot from assists. Do not farm minions unless your carry tells you to or your carry is not present, in which case you aren't stealing their creep score.

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Flat armor yellows for additional early game sustain. You can also use scaling health or scaling MR, but most of the damage you're taking will come from the enemy carry. Kills early game determine late game, so we wish to discourage this as much as possible. You can also take Greater Seal of Scaling Health or Greater Seal of Scaling Magic Resist, but I think they are situationally more effective.

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Greater Mark of Hybrid Penetration

Magic Pen reds to increase your harassment damage. Alternatively, you can use Greater Mark of Hybrid Penetration to increase your AA harass too or Greater Mark of Armor for a more traditional support rune page.

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Scaling AP blues to increase the effectiveness of Black Shield and her harassment without giving her so much KSing potential early game. Alternatively, Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist can also be purchased if you are aiming for a more traditional support rune page.

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Offensive Masteries Summoner's Wrath : Take this to increase the power of Exhaust. Now, when you set up your carry by using its slow, you also drop the enemy's Armor and Magic Resist by 10. If you take Clairvoyance or Heal, put this point into Artificer instead! ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████

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Defensive Masteries Durability : To unlock the next row of Defensive Masteries. Provides a lil tankiness/level. Hardiness : To lower the damage of the enemy ADC Resistance (1/3): To lower the damage of the enemy support. We're not as concerned about them. Veteran's Scars : Because +30 HP at Lv1 is a big difference when minions are doing a large part of your health. Relentless (1/2): Lowering the effectiveness of slows helps you get into position better. Unyielding : To lower the damage done by enemy champions Block : To lower the damage from the enemy ADC. Makes a bigger difference than you'd think early game, especially with all the other masteries. ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████ ████

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Utility Masteries Summoner's Insight : Lowers the cooldown of Flash. Morgana uses Flash to engage, so this is more important on her than other supports, but it's a good choice on ANY champion. Meditation : Increases your mana regen. You're a mana-draining support. Mastermind : To lower the cooldown on Exhaust and Flash, to give your carry even more utility Artificer (1/2): Lowers the CD on all active items, including Shurelya's Battlesong and Zhonya's Hourglass. Greed : You don't make money. This mastery is your lifeline. Wealth : +50 gold! holy cow! I HAVE STARTING MONEY!!!!! Yeah, it pretty much lets you buy one more potion XD Biscuiteer : This IS a potion, in a way. Except it's a yummy cookie. Sinful Succulence Morgana approves. Explorer's Ward: For those moments when you say "Dammit, I really wish I had a ward right now." You can use it to check bushes or walls. ████ ████ ████

Flash is a general utility. All PvPers carry this spell. While it has the longest cooldown of any summoner spell, it's just too useful. You can Flash to catch up to enemies, escape, hop walls, dodge skill shots...really, it's everything.

Exhaust is for slowing enemies and reducing their armor and MR. It's a great way to assist kills when your Dark Binding is on cooldown.

Clairvoyance is mostly a support summoner spell. It reveals a large area shrouded by the Fog of War for 8 seconds. It can be used to track the enemy jungler or just to make sure your jungler doesn't have incoming enemies. It will not reveal stealthed units.

Heal is just a way to make up for your lack of sustain. I don't recommend it a lot, since Exhaust is more powerful, especially late game.

Boots I prefer Mercury's Treads for Tenacity (when you need to Black Shield an ally). Boots of Swiftness for keeping enemies in range of Soul Shackles and Ionian Boots of Lucidity for the cheap 15% CDR are also viable. Why not Mobility Boots? 1) They wear off in teamfights. You need to wade into the middle of teamfights, unfortunately, and that's difficult to do if you get focused/CCed. 2) You don't want to be outrunning your carry, who most likely has Berserker's Greaves and Enchantment: Furor; they're not going anywhere fast. Why not Sorcerer's Shoes? Your job is not to do damage, which is something Morgana easily does. You can ask your team if they want you to build it, but chances are, they want your utility more, which can be obtained via Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Enchants Enchantments are situational; a lot of wandering leads to Enchantment: Alacrity, success in teamfights can be attributed to Enchantment: Captain, and a lot of moving out from your base would be best benefitted from Enchantment: Homeguard. If you feel it would be beneficial because you're having teamfights fairly often, Enchantment: Distortion will lower the cooldown on Flash, making it easier to use with a total CD of 187.5 seconds.

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Ruby Sightstone = Wards. "Free money"...you're not spending on wards. There is something seriously wrong if you are not warding your lane. Also, gives HP. Not that bad.

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Shurelya's Battlesong is another support staple. 10% CDR and a 3s 40% movement speed buff, along with a few other things. Builds off of Philosopher's Stone, so it makes a good endgame item.

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Zhonya's Hourglass is a typical pick for mid- Morgana. It provides the early Seeker's Armguard against AD-mids (in your case, AD carries) and then builds into an item with very high AP. Additionally, it's a popular tactic to show up behind the enemies (via Flash), use Soul Shackles on a heavily CCed enemy team, and then use the Hourglass's active to become immune while the timer for Soul Shackles ticks.

Zeke's Herald

+20 AD and +10% lifesteal to all nearby allies! Your carry will love you, and it slightly makes up for your lack of sustain. I only recommend this on a high AD team, which you really shouldn't be using Morgana with.

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20% CDR and 95 armor, which gives Morgana a bit of tankiness. It also assists in discouraging attack speed champions, such as the enemy carry.

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Abyssal Mask is a situational pick. If your team is heavy AP and no other team member takes it, this is a good choice. It works well with Morgana's Soul Shackles yet again, slowing the enemy and giving them an MR-debuff as your team drops nukes on them. Don't forget Tormented Shadow!

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Hey look! Morgana's Black Shield is down! CC the enemy carry! ... HOW THE HELL DID HE ESCAPE? :D

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This is not your typical support item; in fact, I think the only champion who goes out of his way to build it is Heimerdinger. However, this is a good choice if you want to split-push. Combined with Morgana's natural wave-clearing abilities, this item offers armor, ability power, and 10% CDR.

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Morellonomicon offers the cheapest 20% CDR in the game, along with a decent amount of AP and mana regen. If your team is not doing well, I would recommend this as it is cheap and more or less effective. It also builds out of Kage's Lucky Pick, which is a good item to build on a support. Extra money is always good.

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Shard of True Ice is one of the items I recommend if you or your carry are having mana troubles. It uses Kage's Lucky Pick and Mana Manipulator, plus it retains its gold bonus (the only "end" item to do so). You can probably get this built earlier on than other items, since it cheap and it strongly retains its supportive values.

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Locket of the Iron Solari is generally a support staple because it gives an aura "shield". Try to get your jungler or top to build it. If they won't, you should REALLY consider it based on how well your team is doing in lane and what items the opponent has, especially if they have an AoE magic champion...or three.

Simply put, wards enable people on your team to view targeted areas normally clouded by the Fog of War. To use a Ward or Sightstone, hit the corresponding number on your keyboard (or click it in your inventory) and then click again on your screen to place it. If the reticle turns green, you have placed it in a bush, which is the most ideal place for it.
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Free 60s ward you get from the utility mastery tree. Use it to ward river or a bush.

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Sight Ward

180s ward you can purchase for 75g or place via Sightstone and Ruby Sightstone.

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Same as a Sight Ward, but enables you to see stealthed enemy units, such as champions, traps, and wards. Costs 125g.

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Upon placing a ward, the ward will be visible if placed in a visible area, and then stealth itself over time. Champions can attack the ward if it is visible, which is possible through the placement of a Vision Ward or the use of an Oracle's Elixir once the ward has stealthed itself. Placing a ward near an enemy turret will cause the turret to target the ward (I think).

You should always be placing wards around your map and you should have at least one Vision Ward at all times to refresh the ward at Dragon . Carry multiple Vision Wards if the enemy has a stealthing champion, especially a stealthing jungler. During teamfights, drop it to keep the enemy stealther in vision.

Generally, these are the best places to have wards to control paths in the jungle:

Early game, you fulfill a typical support role. This means you should (1) ward your lane, (2) protect your carry, and (3) harass opponents. Morgana is a great harasser at early levels, so don't be afraid to use Tormented Shadow alone to harass (as you should keep Dark Binding to protect your carry in case the enemy jungler ganks), especially if you go for Chalice of Harmony. Placing it in the enemy bushes is pretty effective for weeding out their support, especially since it won't damage minions. You can also use AAs to harass; her AA range isn't as long as other supports like Sona and Lux, but it will easily outrange Leona, Taric, and Blitzcrank (provided you are in a position to harass them).

These are good places to put wards to protect yourself from ganks early game. Shaco, Shyvana, Nocturne, and Rammus tend to gank early game, so get wards more frequently when you see them on the enemy team.
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Harass opponents until your carry is ready to kill them. When your lane is ready to push, start using Tormented Shadow to kill the caster minions while your carry takes his or her pick from the melee minions.

Do not be afraid to boost your CS while your carry is not in lane or when you deem it is time to push lane. If your carry cannot reach a minion that will die, feel free to take it. You're going to need gold due to your expensive kit (compared to other supports).

After the first turret is down, you have two options. Stay in lane with your carry and keep pushing up bottom lane or wander with your carry.
I recommend stealing the enemy buff (blue for Morgana or red for your carry) or at least warding that bush so you can see the buff monster. Lay a ward near the river entrances again to protect yourself from incoming sandwiches. The pink lines in the picture below shows where we want vision.
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If you go for wandering (most likely to mid, unless you recall to go to top), STAY WITH YOUR CARRY.
I would also ward important objectives as you wander, such as Dragon (this is a good place to drop a Vision Ward) and some of the key traffic areas in the jungle (see below).

Here's a reference for shooting Dark Binding from behind walls.
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It's pretty far, right? Of course, one should never shoot a skill shot perpendicular to the target's path, as it has the least chance of landing. Missing means you give away your presence. Landing...means your carry can do what carries do, provided they are in a position to engage.
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By now, there should be a lot of team fights going on. This is where you excel, given how far you are in your build and your team composition. First things first: you want to keep dropping wards, especially near the most popular team fight lane (this is normally mid, but it's not unusual for it to be bottom or top).

Regarding team fights, you need to learn how the enemy team works. There are two lines of thought in team fights - target the carry (AD or AP) or target the closest (tank). It's is absolutely imperative that you learn how the enemy team works during the first team fight so you know who needs Black Shield during the next team fights. This is also why it's useful to have Mikael's Blessing; you can Black Shield the carry and prepare Mikael's for your tank (since it has a heal attached).

Other than that, focus on dropping your Tormented Shadow in the middle of the enemy team and use Dark Binding to catch escapees. Flash → Soul Shackles → Zhonya's Hourglass is a great initiation tool, especially if you can toss in Dark Binding as you Flash. If Zhonya's Hourglass is on cooldown, do not use Soul Shackles to initiate; instead, save it to hold down any people who may try to escape.

The purpose of each League of Legends match is to destroy the enemy turrets, and ultimately destroy the enemy Nexus. The turrets act as defense mechanisms in each lane, dealing increasing amounts of damage to enemies who stray within their range. Turrets can only be attacked in order; that is, you cannot capture the turret behind the first turret until the first turret has been destroyed. Destroying a turret rewards every member of your team with 150 gold...making you a very happy support. Be warned - turrets will prioritize enemies who damage allied champions within their range. Stay well out of their range while harassing. Upon destroying the first three towers in each lane, the enemy inhibitor for that lane becomes vulnerable. Inhibitors have no defense mechanism other than the minions and champions. Destroying the enemy inhibitor allows your lane to spawn a Super Minion , which deals more damage to structures and has much higher health than normal minions. These spawn every 30s at the end of the normal minion wave. If all three inhibitors are down, two Super Minion s will spawn in each lane with every minion wave. Spawning a Super Minion disables the spawning of Siege Minion s in that lane. Inhibitors WILL respawn after some time, unlike turrets. Once one inhibitor is destroyed, the enemy Nexus turrets become vulnerable. These turrets have higher stats than the normal turrets. Once both are destroyed, you can attack the enemy Nexus. Destroying the enemy Nexus wins the game. As an AP support, you are not very reliable for destroying structures, though your ability to wave-clear with Tormented Shadow is a big help for keeping your minions alive (and soaking damage from the turret). It is mainly your carry's job to destroy turrets, though you can pitch in with autoattacks. Turrets deal physical damage, meaning Black Shield will not save your carry from turret damage.

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Dragon is a highly-contested jungle mob, located in the circular gap in the bottom lane river. Upon death, he grants 190 gold to all teammates, plus 25 gold to his slayer. Your job as a support, to prepare for taking Dragon is to make sure the area is well warded. That means a Vision Ward in front of the Dragon pit in order to destroy the enemy's vision of this target, plus various Sight Wards in the area so that you can be wary of any enemies who might check that area. He spawns at 2:30 and respawns every 6 minutes. Earlier in the game, you will want AT LEAST your jungler and carry with you to take out Dragon , and you preferably want your jungler to have Smite up. You will want to initiate Dragon when most of the enemy is either dead or in top lane, where it will be difficult for them to reach you in time. Things to note: He's immune to the secondary effects of Tormented Shadow (the MR-debuff) and the snares/slows of Dark Binding and Soul Shackles. It does no magic damage, instead relying on its physical damage AAs and it's true damage-over-time

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Baron Nashor is the "boss" of Summoner's Rift , located in the river gap near top lane. He grants a buff to all living team members of the team who killed it, which gives AD, AP, mana regen, and health regen. He also gives all living team members 300 gold and 900 XP. Like with Dragon , your job as a support is to ward the area to make sure no enemies will "steal" Baron Nashor or ambush you while you fight him. He spawns at 15:00 and respawns every 7 minutes. Unless your jungler is soloing Baron Nashor , you'll most likely need your entire team to take him out. Again, your jungler should have Smite up and you should be ready to initiate when the enemy team is dead or in bottom lane. Things to note: Also immune to crowd control , he's got an ability which increases magic damage done to a target, one that decreases incoming physical damage (to himself) and increases outgoing physical damage (to the target), and two knock-ups. That in addition to his regular attacks.

Okay, go on. Use Tormented Shadow to clear the minions around the nexus turrets so your super minions have full reign. Lock out any enemy champions who come out with a Dark Binding. Don't get too close to the enemy platform, as you are still a squishy witch.
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Um. Hmmm. I would say your team probably wants you defending your base from super minions. Try to Soul Shackles the enemy team in your nexus turrets if possible. If you get any relief from the siege, stock up on Elixir of Brilliance and make sure your tank/bruiser gets Sight Wards and goes with your carry to the enemy base to take out inhibitors while the rest of your team tries to push the lanes back out.

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Ashe improves critical strike chance while out of combat. Has a AoE slows and bonus gold. Sync: Medium. She doesn't have a strong early game presence. Her slows make it easy for you to land Dark Binding and get more damage out of Tormented Shadow, making this a decent combination for mid-game. If you can, time Soul Shackles to start its channel as Enchanted Crystal Arrow hits to take full advantage of the AoE slow it makes.

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Caitlyn does extra damage every 2-3 AAs. Has a snare, linear AoE, and positioning mechanic. Ultimate is almost inescapable. Sync: Medium. Caitlyn is an overall strong pick, but she does not have any particular synergy with Morgana. Try to time your snare to land after her Yordle Snap Trap finishes. This has potential VERY early game, allowing a lot of free hits on the enemy if you can pull it off right. It will fall off later in the game though.

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Corki does 10% AD in true damage on AAs, but low range. Skills are damage-based. Sync: Medium. Has decent burst and AoE damage. Has no synergy with Tormented Shadow, but appreciates Dark Binding and Black Shield to be able to land his Gatling Gun.

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Draven gets bonus gold on kill. Has a damage skill, a speedup, and a positioning skill. Overall, better AA damage than other champions. Sync: Medium. Your snares are useful for him to max out his DPS, and you cover his gigantic weakness to CC via Black Shield.

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Ezreal gains attack speed after using abilities. Lots of ranged skills and a flash in his skills. Sync: Medium. You have synergy with his hybrid skillset, and the snares are great for locking down opponents for easy skillshots on his behalf. Run this lane as a poke AND burst lane.

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Graves gains armor & MR in combat. High utility kit (AoE, AoE slow+blind, dash). Sync: Medium. Dark Binding makes a good opening for Buckshot.

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Kog'Maw turns into a walking bomb on death. Has superior range and a slow. Sync: High. One of the matches made in heaven for Morgana. You both weaken the enemy's magic resist and Kog'Maw does magic damage. You can cover his escapes with Black Shield and Dark Binding. I'd give this pair an 11/10.

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Miss Fortune has improved movement speed while out of combat. Works well against healing teams. Sync: Medium. If you can do it, Tormented Shadow + Make it Rain. This team has a decent early game presence and has some potential mid-game, guaranteeing that Miss Fortune lands her ultimate if the enemies don't have Flash.

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Quinn is a short-ranged ADC with a blind and good mobility. Sync: Low. Morgana can't really keep up with Quinn when she's in full-mobility mode ( Tag team), and even has trouble due to Vault, making it difficult to protect her with Black Shield. Quinn's short range means she can't take full advantage of Dark Binding, and she deals no magic damage.

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Sivir gains movement speed with each AA. Has decent AoE damage and great chasing capabilities. Sync: Low. She can chase, so she doesn't really need your CC; she'd rather have a damage buff, which you can't provide.

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Tristana gains AA range as she levels. Specializes in positioning and AoE damage. Sync: High. Dark Binding → Tormented Shadow → Rocket Jump → Buster Shot (towards Morgana) → Soul Shackles → Explosive Shot. GG.

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Twitch does bonus DoT true damage every AA. Has a burst that builds off his AAs. Sync: Low. Benefits well from Black Shield, but does not have any true synergy with Morgana.

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Varus gains a temp AS buff with each kill/assist. Focus of his damage is Blight, which does damage based on % health. Sync: High. The other match made in heaven. Both deal magic damage, have strong magic-based AoEs, snares set up for easy kills, and if that fails, Piercing Arrow. Delicious.

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Alistar Ignores unit collision and deals AoE damage after each spell cast Knock-up and stun Gap-closer and knockback Weak AoE heal. Targets minions. Breaks out of CC upon cast + bonus Tenacity Opposition: Medium. Alistar is okay to lane against, provided you keep the bushes warded. He specializes in a Headbutt- Pulverize combo that stuns enemies where they stand. The range on Headbutt is 650, whereas your range on Dark Binding is 1300, making it easy to keep him off your carry. Since he bursts his CC in one go, screwing up normally does not mean a chance to use Black Shield unless his carry also has heavy CC.

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Blitzcrank Grants 10s shield at 20% HP based on half his mana MP-costly pull Movement speed and attack speed boost (self-only) Knock-up Damage over time (passive) + AoE silence (active) Opposition: Low. You beautiful beautiful thing. You counter poor lil Blitzcrank. Even if your carry manages to get pulled by Blitzcrank, hover your mouse over Blitzcrank and spam Black Shield to prevent the Power Fist that always follows up. You can also try baiting his Rocket Grab, but remember that his hook has a shorter cooldown than your Black Shield. Your ultimates have the same range (600), so make sure you wait to use it until after he's popped Static Field if possible, and try to stay out of his autoattack range during your ultimate, or else you'll get a Power Fist.

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Fiddlesticks Lowers MR of nearby enemies. If he's MIA, look for it in your buff icons. Target cannot act, will move slowly in a random direction. Heal-over-time (self). "AoE" silence + poke 5s AoE. Deals damage per second. Opposition: Medium. Fiddlesticks counters any support with his Lv5 Terrify (essentially, a three-second stun) and can launch his Reap at your minion wave to silence you if you're behind him. His Crowstorm lasts longer than your Soul Shackles and has a longer range, so don't expect to use it to counter him unless you're prepared to sacrifice yourself for your team. Feel free to Black Shield the target of his Bountiful Harvest and make sure you watch for his A Harmless Scarecrow debuff.

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Janna 3% Movement Speed bonus to all allies Linear AoE knockup. The longer it charges, the longer the range. Passive movement speed bonus and ignore unit collision. Active slows enemy champion. Shield + AD boost to target ally champion. Immediate AoE knockback and heal over time to allies (only while channeling) Opposition: Medium. Janna has a lot of CC, which you can help your carry ignore (though they should be able to dodge Howling Gale by themselves), and you can really punish her for using her Zephyr. However, her ultimate knocks you out of range and you have no way to disrupt her channel. Additionally, her shield provides an AD-boost, which you can't block the damage from.

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Karma Dealing spell damage lowers the CD on Mantra. Skillshot AoE slow. Does more damage and heavier slow and leaves a secondary AoE when Mantrad. Tethers to target enemy, who gets rooted if remains in tether for duration. Heals Karma if Mantrad. Shields and gives a movement speed boost to target ally. Deals AoE damage and shields allies nearby when Mantrad. Provides secondary effects to skills, turning them into mini-ultimates. She starts the game with this skill. Opposition: Low. Karma is going to have a hard time using her gimmick ( Mantra) if you keep using Black Shield on her targets. However, her natural cooldowns are longer than yours, and her range is pretty long, though still not as long as Dark Binding.

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Kayle Kayle's AAs decrease the armor and MR of her target Poke + slow. Heal + movement speed boost to target Changes from melee to ranged. AAs do magic splash damage. Makes target ally invincible Opposition: Low. Kayle is great for you to lane against, though I would max Black Shield first. If she wants to poke, Black Shield her target. Black Shield also protects its target from Righteous Fury. Both of you can push against each other if she's feeling aggressive. And while Intervention makes her target immune to damage, it does not make them immune to CC. Cue the choir for a funeral dirge.

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Leona Ability damage dealt by Leona causes any ally's next attack on that target to do bonus damage Stun + AA reset Temporarily increases Armor + Magic Resist. Does some AoE damage. Leona hops to furthest enemy champion hit by a linear AoE, rooting them briefly Orbital laser that stuns targets it hits directly, and slows targets hit indirectly. Opposition: Low. You see Zenith Blade, you pop Black Shield to prevent the follow-up Shield of Daybreak. The Solar Flare gives plenty of warning to use Black Shield if she engages with that instead. If she tries chasing anyone during a teamfight, you should shoot Dark Binding at her, so that the enemy squishies either need to expose themselves by moving forward or wait for their tank.

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Lulu Pix deals bonus magic damage to whoever her current partner is attacking. Linear AoE poke + slow Gives a movement speed + AP boost to target ally or silence + slow to target enemy Pix jumps to target ally, shielding them and boosting their AAs OR jumps to enemy, dealing damage and revealing them for 6 seconds. Makes target ally giant, increasing their HP, knocking up nearby allies upon cast, and giving a persistent slow effect around the target. Opposition: High. Lulu pokes with both her autoattacks and Glitterlance (which has a low cooldown), so you cannot afford to waste Black Shield on those pokes. Her other skills are instantaneous, so you cannot predict their target. She can easily Whimsy you to make you useless in combat.

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Lux Dealing spell damage enables Lux to do extra magic damage on her next AA on that target. Skillshot snare. Hits up to two targets. Linear AoE shield. Creates a slow field. Acts like a ward during its travel time and active time. Linear AoE with a long range and short CD. Opposition: Low. Given that all her abilities have travel time, you can easily predict her target. Using Black Shield on a target inside Lucent Singularity makes them immune to its slow effects and "pop" damage. I would consider maxing Black Shield first against Lux so that you can block Final Spark damage.

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Nami Hitting an ally with a spell gives them a movement speed boost. AoE stun. Enemies can see the target area. Heal + poke. Alternates between enemy and ally targets within range of each "hop". Target ally does bonus magic damage and applies a slow effect for its next three attacks or next 6 seconds (whichever comes first). Wide linear AoE with long range. Knocks up enemies hit and slows them based on how far it travels. Opposition: Low. Nami's abilities are easy to predict the targets of, and Black Shield will block the CC and magic damage from Tidecaller's Blessing. Make sure you dodge her Aqua Prison when possible; try to get boots earlier to assist with that. Other than that, be wary about the range on Tidal Wave, as you can only shield one target from its effects.

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Sona Every three spell casts enables Sona to apply a secondary effect on her AA. Attacks two targets upon cast, prioritizing champions. Gives an aura AD+AP boost. Heals Sona and nearby ally champion with lowest health on cast. Gives aura armor + magic resist boost. Gives instant movement speed boost to nearby allies and a weaker aura movement speed boost. Wide linear AoE stun. Opposition: High. Her abilities are super-spammable, meaning she can easily spam Hymn of Valor to poke you and your ally, despite Black Shield. Her other skills are buffs for the most part, which you cannot disable, and she easily counters Soul Shackles with Crescendo and Song of Celerity.

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Soraka Consecration Nearby allies gain MR AoE poke that lowers targets' MR. Heals ally and gives them an armor boost. Restores mana to any non- Soraka ally or silences target enemy. Heals all allies on the map. Opposition: High. Soraka easily out-pokes you and definitely out-sustains you, like Sona. Her Infuse makes you useless so you can't Black Shield your ally from the enemy carry's CC effects. You have no way of stopping her except for Dark Binding when she's chasing you.

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Taric Deals bonus magic damage with each AA based on his maximum mana. Heals Taric and target ally. Gives passive armor. Loses passive armor upon activation and deals AoE magic damage, lowering the armor of all enemies hit. Stuns target enemy. Deals AoE damage and boosts AD+AP of nearby allies. Opposition: Medium. You should be able to predict Dazzle easily, so Black Shield your carry and use Dark Binding to poke their carry who may try to follow up. He has a lot of sustain and burst AoE damage, making him a difficult choice to engage on.

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Thresh Collecting souls gives Thresh bonus armor and AP. Pulls target enemy, stunning them for 1.5 seconds or rappels to target enemy. Allies near Thresh's lantern gain a shield and one ally can use the lantern to rappel to Thresh's current location. Wide linear AoE slow around Thresh. Passively gives bonus magic damage on each AA. Creates 5 walls around Thresh. Walking through the walls decreases enemy's movement speed 110 (the movement speed floor). Opposition: Low. Death Sentence has a wind-up, making it easy to predict. Flay requires him to be in range, so even if he rappels to Black Shield's target (he cannot pull them), Flay will be useless for the duration of Black Shield. Try to keep your distance from Thresh in case he uses The Box; you should be able to walk around it while using Soul Shackles.

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Zilean All allies gain bonus experience. Places a time-delay AoE bomb on any target. Allies are not hurt by this bomb. Can be detonated early if another bomb is placed. All spells other than Rewind have their CD lowered by 10s. Slows target enemy or increases the movement speed of target ally. If fatal damage is dealt to target while Chronoshift is active, their HP is restored to its value at the start of Chronoshift. Opposition: High. Zilean is very good at poking and zoning, and has incredibly short cooldowns thanks to Rewind. Your best bet is to Black Shield yourself when engaging so that you can use Soul Shackles free of his Time Warp.

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Zyra Can use a true damage skillshot 2 seconds after death. Deadly Bloom AoE magic damage. Converts seeds to plant turrets. Plants a seed. Zyra can hold two seeds and have a maximum of four out at any time. Skillshot. Converts seed to a short-ranged plant with a slow. Large AoE with delayed knockup. Plants within range have their attack speed increased by 50%. Opposition: Low. I would definitely max Black Shield first when playing against Zyra. Other than that, keep track of her seeds (and pop them when possible). If you snare her carry and Black Shield your carry, she will disengage most of the time. Watch out for Stranglethorns during your ultimate and Black Shield yourself if she uses it.

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Ashe (600) Gains critical strike chance while out of combat AAs slow target Cone AoE (range 1200). Applies Frost Shot. Passively increases gold per kill. Skillshot reveals enemies in its path. Global skillshot. Stuns first enemy champion hit, slowing all nearby enemy units. Opposition: Easy. Ashe's main gimmicks are Frost Shot and Enchanted Crystal Arrow. Being that you block CC (and the magic damage from Enchanted Crystal Arrow), you're well set to lane against Ashe.

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Caitlyn (650) Does bonus damage every few AAs. Linear AoE (range 1300) Places a trap that snares, reveals, and applies a magic DoT to enemy champions who walk into it. Caitlyn can have 3 traps out. Knocks Caitlyn back (400) and slows first enemy hit. (range 1000) Fires homing projectile at target. Can be blocked by target's allied champions. (range 2000-3000) Opposition: Medium. You can force her traps to deactivate via Black Shield and walking over them, disabling her normal early game dominance of the bushes. However, it is difficult to keep her out of range of your team and you may end up using your Zhonya's Hourglass to bodyblock her Ace in the Hole. Build Zhonya's Hourglass → Frozen Heart → Shurelya's Battlesong.

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Corki (550) AAs deal bonus 10% of his AD in true damage Vision + magic damage. Immediate cast (range 600). Linear gap-closer AoE (range 800). Main escape mechanism. Goes over walls. 4s AoE cone (range 600, 35 degrees). Reduces armor per hit. Linear skillshot (range 1225) w/ explosion (range 75). Can store 7 at a time and every 4th deals bonus damage. Opposition: Easy. Corki does a lot of magic damage, but there's no need to max Black Shield early; leave it at 3 until later. His main focus of damage is Gatling Gun, but it has a relatively short range and is easily stopped by a snare. Your Black Shield will easily stop damage from his ultimate too, so I might consider swapping Shurelya's Battlesong and Ruby Sightstone in your build.

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Draven (550) Receives bonus gold on kill after farming. AAs deal bonus damage so long as Draven catches the axe Gains bonus movement speed and attack speed. Effect refreshes if axe is caught. Linear skillshot (range 1050) that knocks enemies aside and slows them. Global skillshot. Damages all units it passes through on the way out and back. Opposition: Hard. Draven hurts. Too much physical damage. He also has very little CC to protect your carry (or yourself) from. While Dark Binding can stop him for a little while, he's got a MS boost that can make up for distance lost.

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Ezreal (550) Gains attack speed after landing a spell Linear skillshot (range 1100) that applies on-hit effects and reduces CD of other skills if it lands. Linear skillshot (range 900) that damages all enemies who pass through it and raises the attack speed of all allies who pass through it. Teleports (range 475) and attacks nearest enemy unit Global skillshot. Damages all enemies it passes through. Opposition: Medium. Ezreal's main poke damage source is his Mystic Shot. However, the rest of his skills deal magic damage. He has no form of natural CC. Be prepared to Black Shield your carry when they get low on health; he'll most likely burst an opponent down ~200 HP pre-6 or ~600 HP post-6. He can Arcane Shift out of Dark Binding.

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Graves (525) Gains armor+MR while in combat Fires three shots (range 950). Enemies can be hit by more than one shot. Creates a field where enemies are slowed and blinded. (cast range 950, AoE range 250) Gap-closer (range 475) and attack speed boost. AAs lower its CD. Fires projectile that explodes in a cone (range 800) upon reaching the end of its range (1000) or hitting an enemy champion. Opposition: Hard. A lot of burst AD skills in his kit, and he gains MR in combat. Black Shield will stop the slowing effect of Smoke Screen, but not the blind. Try your best to snare him after he dashes.

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Kog'Maw (500) Upon death, Kog'Maw becomes a walking bomb Passively increases attack speed. Active (range 625) reduces target's armor and MR. Gains increased AA range and does bonus %maxhealth magic damage. Linear field slow (range 1000) Drops a spot of acid that damages and reveals enemies hit. (range 1400, 1700, 2200) Opposition: Easy. You can mitigate all of his skill's magic damage and hold him down for your carry. I would be more concerned with protecting your carry from damage than protecting your carry from his CC Void Ooze. Don't rely on Dark Binding to peel for your carry, as he can easily double his attack range.

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Miss Fortune (550) Gains movement speed until damage. Fires a shot that ricochets to another enemy behind the target. Passively adds magic damage to AAs. Active increases attack speed and causes AAs to apply Grieveous Wounds. Field AoE that slows and damages enemies caught inside. Cone AoE (range 1400) that hits enemies 8 times. Miss Fortune must channel for the duration of this. Opposition: Medium. While Miss Fortune will build mostly AD, you can completely nullify Make it Rain and the bonus damage from Impure Shots. Just make sure you cover the target of Make it Rain and snare her during engagements and chases to smooth laning phase over. You cannot do anything to stop Bullet Time other than counter with your ultimate.

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Quinn (525) Does bonus damage to designated target. Skillshot w/ AoE-upon-impact. Blinds. (range 1025) Attacking a marked target increases Quinn's movement and attack speed. Active clears nearby fog of war (range 2100). Slows and knocks back target enemy. (Initial cast range 750) Tag Team Quinn switches with Valor, becoming a melee fighter with increased movement speed. Can activate Skystrike at any point to switch back and deals AoE damage (range 700). Opposition: Medium. You can't really COUNTER Quinn, but you can stay out of her range easily. Focus on poking her and snare her if she tries to engage.

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Sivir (500) Damaging enemies increases Sivir's movement speed. Linear AoE. (Range 1000) AA reset. Causes next AA to bounce onto nearby targets. Blocks next ability used. Sivir and nearby allies gain bonus attack speed and movement speed. Opposition: Hard. Make sure you know what her CD is on Spell Shield (starting 22s). She does full physical damage, has great range, she is great at chasing targets , and can block your Dark Binding.

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Tristana (550) Gains attack range with each level. Increases attack speed upon activation. Gap-closer. Deals AoE damage upon landing. CD resets if Tristana performs a takedown. (Range 900) Passively does AoE damage when Tristana kills any unit. Active inflicts Grievous Wounds. (Range is current attack range +100) Knocks back target and nearby enemy units. (range 345) Opposition: Easy. All of her skills deal magic damage, and Black Shield should stop the knockback from Buster Shot (only on your target, not if you shield the main target). Her initial range is average for an AD Carry, but expands quickly towards lategame. Make sure you shut her down early if you can, but beware the Rocket Jump, as she can escape Dark Binding with it.

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Twitch (550) Deals true damage over time. Stacks up to 6 times. Twitch turns invisible and gains bonus movement speed. Gains attack speed upon leaving stealth. (range 950 cast) Circle AoE that slows and applies 2 stacks of Deadly Venom. Expunge (range 1200) Detonates all Deadly Venom for bonus physical damage. Gains bonus AD and range. AAs become linear AoEs that decrease the target's AD. Opposition: Hard. You can't counter Twitch with your kit alone; place Vision Wards in your lane bush and possibly your tribush. Be ready to peeling or locking him down, not mitigating damage done to your carry.

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Varus (575) Gains attack speed when he kills something Long range linear AoE; must be charged for maximum range (1475). Does less damage per enemy hit. AAs deal magic damage and apply Blight, which can be detonated by using his other abilities, dealing %maxhealth damage. (range 925 cast) AoE that applies Grievous Wounds and a slow in a field effect (range 1075 cast) Roots first enemy champion hit and roots nearby champions after 2 seconds. Opposition: Medium. You can't block damage done from Piercing Arrow, but try your best to stop the CC from Hail of Arrows and Chain of Corruption. Harass him far out of range.

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Vayne (550) Gains 30 movement speed while moving towards visible enemy champions Gap-closer (range 300) w/ AA-reset and bonus damage on next AA. Attacking the same target three times does bonus true damage. Knockback that stuns if target hits wall (range 650, knockback distance 470) Increases AD, triples Night Hunter's effect, and makes Vayne invisible when she uses Tumble. Opposition: Hard. She can Tumble past your Dark Binding, so don't shoot it off until she's used Tumble. If your carry is near a wall, be prepared to Black Shield them to stop the stun from Condemn. Make sure you have an Oracle's Elixir after she hits Lv11.