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Dodge his Q and you practically wreck him, his sustain is to be concerned, but nothing that your bullets cant handle.
Cho'Gath
Not very easy, but easy. This monster is dangerous if well used, but, if you manage to dodge his Q, hes dead, your kiting powers are awesome against him.
Tankbusting this bastard is easy, but takes some time because of his sustain. But its not hard at all. Save your E to dodge his Q and you should be fine.
Darius
Tough man, very tough, this death machine can be a big threat, however if you manage to dodge his E (pull) you will be ok, still take care of his burst damage cuz he can kill you in seconds. Watch out for enemy jungler and IF you dodge his E, attack him with everything you got before it comes out of cooldown again. Jungler help will be good here.
Dr. Mundo
Not the easiest matchup because of his brutal HP regeneration, but still easy. You try to kill him early game if possible, if not just farm until you get your Blade of the ruined king, this will lower his HP to zero in a matter of seconds. Save your ignite for his ult and burst him down before he starts healing if you can.
Elise
Not hard, but not easy either, she has range, just like you, and she will take out your HP down very fast. But you my friend, you are a Tankbuster, and you dont fear anything, kite her back when she Qs you in human form, and if she turns into spider mode, buckshot her face on melee range, this will hurt her a lot.
Advice: DO NOT ULT until she wastes her E, because she can juke your ult very easily. Jungler help will be awesome for early advantages here.
Fiora
Hard, hard indeed, but not impossible. She has a sick burst and HP regen, try to bait her parry while right clicking her but NOT attacking, this will make her think you will shoot and she will activate her parry most of the times, pro fioras wont fall that easily on this trick, but it will work, trust me. Ask your jungler for early ganks to get advantage and harass her, but level 6 watch out for her ult because she dissapears and therefore she avoids your combo.
Gangplank
Not impossible, not hard either, but still a threat, this pirate can poke you back when you try to harass, his Q is dangerous, and worse if its critplank. An early dorans shield might help you. Still hes melee, and when his Q is on CD you can kite him a little. Jungler help needed here.
Garen
Tanky as hell, a nightmare, even for tankbuster graves, still you beat him while avoiding his Q, just run away, E if necesary and turn back shooting him. If you see that you wont escape his rush, buckshot him on melee range and fight back, not the best plan, but you can balance the trade a lot better. Jungler help will practically win your lane if ganked properly. Dont let his passive heal him, kite a lot and avoid the passive to come up.
Gnar
Dangerous little/big foe, this creature is a big threat for the tankbuster, because he is not only tanky, he can burst and has a big gap closer, your jungler will be key here, if you can get an early kill on him hes screwed. When hes catching his boomerang hit him once with a basic attack. If he is on mega gnar form and you see him getting close to the wall, put your finger on the flash and try to avoid his ult, if he misses his ult hes dead, use your E to dodge his W stun.
Gragas
Fortunately this drunk ginger is not the animal he used to be on middle lane, however he is usually built tanky now, and there is when you come in, tankbuster baby. Dodge his skillshots with your E and keep your distance, he cant land his W or E if you are behind your minions.
Irelia
A very good champion indeed, one of my favorites. She is very fast, tanky, and can cut your throat without you even reacting. But you are a tankbuster, and you DGAF right? So, you kite her a lot with basic attacks, and Q her when she decides to fight, save your smoke for enemy jungler. When you see shes about to farm a creep prepare to attack her fast and back away. Avoid her ult while zig-zagging, and punish her whenever she trades with auto attacks.
Jarvan IV
Tough bastard this guy, his combo is brutal, and if he maxes his E he will get free armor and attack speed, this is a problem for us, but it doesent matter because ruined king will smack his face over the time. Avoid his EQ with Quickdraw, or simply dodge it while moving, IF LEVEL 6 save your quickdraw for escaping his pit, and you should be fine. However kite with caution, his EQ combo is fast but your quickdraw is faster, just use it to avoid it pre 6.
Jax
Be careful with this ninja turtle, his E will screw you up most of the times if well timed. Try to quickdraw away in the second he lands his Q on you, pro jaxes will stun you before you can E away anyway, so ask your jungler for early ganks and be careful with his ult, he makes him a moving wall that kicks your teeth.
Jayce
A Tankbuster fight, hes a tankbuster just like us, and the problem here is his QE (or EQ) range mode, if he lands his cannonball on you you will have hard times, cuz you will have to pot or lifesteal back your HP, but if you dodge his EQ(QE) with your E you should be ok, now in melee form, he will try to Q + basic attack + E you away, but he takes a moment to land his Q, there is when you buckshot him, and when he pushes you back with his E you land 1 or 2 basic attacks, not a hard encounter. Jungler help can win the lane for you though.
Kayle
She has range like you, but thats not so bad because her range runs out early game, you wait for her E to turn off and then you engage, if she is the one who engages first, you just buckshot her and fight, i doubt she can outdamage you early game because of your passive, still be careful and farm up. An early kill with your jungler wins this lane for you.
Lee Sin
Blind, but not stupid, he can win trades on melee range if he lands his Q on you, but if you stand behind your minions and avoid his Q there is no way he beats you, watch out for the enemy jungler but play aggressive when minions are in front of you.
Lissandra
Avoid her Q and kite her back, no big science here, care with her ult and dont get too close cuz she roots you, jungler will be helpful against icy-gaga, but you can beat her alone if you are good enough.
Lulu
As Dunkmaster Darius says: "Uh oh, here comes lulu and her butterfly", sounds funny but shes not that cute when the fight begins, try to avoid her Q at all costs, E if necesary. Farm until your jungler comes by and then fill her with bullets, smoke and bombs.
Malphite
Oh no, a tank! Ha, poor little stone, tankbuster arrives to turn him into dust, hes not a big threat, his big armor can slow your poke down a bit, but once you get your anti-tank kit hes dead. Careful of his ult + gank anyway, flash away and punish back.
Maokai
Hard to kill, it takes time, but you have unlimited ammo :P, when he drops his W on you, wait for him to land and then buckshot him, kite back when he backs away from you. Ask your jungler for early kills and you should be fine.
Master Yi
He can cut you in 2 whenever he wants, but he has no poke but his Q, when its on cooldown, punish him very hard and buckshot him when he lands his Q on you (if he lands it), and beware of his level 6, hes a freaking car, with swords on it. Ask your jungler for ganks since he has no early escape and dont drop the whole combo on him if he didnt meditate yet, it can reduce your damage a lot. You can always ignite him tho.
Mordekaiser
Underplayed, but not underpowered, this metal beast is an awesome trader, pusher and teamfighter. Try to bait his E just like you did with fiora´s W, right clicking him without attacking and backing up. Ask your jungler help as many times as possible, cuz he has no escape mechanism, take advantage on that and be patient.
Nasus
Early game you gotta be EXTREMELY agressive on him, ward your jungle and push him to his turret, you will be mana thirsty here because you will use everything to stop his farm, get mana potions, and be as agressive as possible, cuz if he farms his Q without your punishment he will become a train, and nobody wants THE CANE to be released. You can also ask your jungler to camp him too, 1 or 2 kills above him and you wreck him, push hard and harass.
Nidalee
Another tankbuster, be careful with her traps and spears, when she is on human form just kite her back whenever she spears you, on cat form she will have to come melee range, and there is when your Q is effective, do not fear her, but know that she wont go down without a fight. Jungler can win the lane for you tho, because you two are very similar champions.
Nunu & Willump
Very badass pick, luckily people dont pick him very often on the top lane, he has poke, sustain and tankyness, plus the most nuker ult in the game, fortunately it takes time before it explodes, just quickdraw away from his ult. Jungler help can get your advantage up, get your ruined king fast and try to gank him with your jungler often.
Olaf
Pre 6 is very easy, avoid his axes and kite him back, post 6 he becomes a threat, but you just wait for his ult to turn off and then you come back and fight. Jungler help wins you the lane practically. If not helped by the jungler just poke and dodge axes.
Pantheon
Tough bastard, his shield will screw your poke up, and his spears have very low cooldown, farm up and ask your jungler to help you here because his trades are very hard to avoid. However you canwait for him to stun you, then you quickdraw to a side and avoid his E, always kite him when he stops the trade to balance the HP loss in both of you.
Rengar
Easy, very easy, wait for him to jump to you from the bush and buckshot + auto attack him twice. If this process repeats he will be dead in no time. Play him agressive but stay close of your minions, so they punish his bravery with little hadokens d:
Riven
Shes a hard foe to fight with if well used, use your E to escape her triple Q or E, then kite back, be ready to flash to your sides so she cant land her ult. Jungler help will be apretiated.
Rumble
Early game just poke him like crazy, cuz his flamespitter wont do anything to you honestly, your passive will null its effect. but level 3+ be careful try to avoid his harpoons while moving and E, if he decides to fight get out of his ult immediately and keep fighting taking advantage of his overheating if he overheats. Jungler help is very useful here, a minimum advantage and you win the lane on him.
Ryze
Care with this blue guy, his trade is unavoidable if you are on range, and his damage is higher than yours, BEG your jungler to help you here because hes a big threat. Plus he gets tankier late game and does a lot of damage.
Shen
Easy lane, dodge his taunt with your E and beware of enemy jungler, if you see him standing still its because he is about to ult another lane, smoke screen him fast so he loses vision.
Shyvana
Feel free to harass her, but be careful cuz she runs like a beast, Q her when she gets too close, level 6 use your E to dodge her transformation.
Watch out for enemy jungler.
Singed
As long as you keep your distance and poke him you wont have any trouble, the problem comes when he starts getting tanky, so get your anti-tank kit fast (botrk + lw) and poke him from afar.
PD: STAY OUT OF THE GLUE!
Sion
Maybe the easiest lane atm, he is sooooo slow right now, his Q? takes centuries to land properly all you gotta do is E away or simply walk, W? 2 or 3 auto attacks and its gone, E? dodge it with your own E, and here comes the funny part, the ult, when he ults you just E to a side and watch him smack his head to the wall. Its really funny to do, dont fear him and get your anti-tank kit fast, push like crazy btw.
Swain
Watch out for the old man, or you will hear "you have been swain". He is very versatile, he has sustain, damage, poke and can beat you 1 on 1. Ask your jungler for help here cuz hes a big threat, try to save your E to dodge his W, pre 6 just play agressive when his cooldowns are down. But 6+ hes a truck, post 6 jungler has to help you mostly cuz he wins the trades, still ignite can win you a fight.
Teemo
Hardest enemy of the Tankbuster imo, he will win the trades with his Q, he just stops your damage output, gank him a lot with your jungler pre 6 as much as possible, and post 6 buy pinks to destroy his mushrooms. Generally just play passive.
Trundle
Nothing he can do unless you waste your E, if he throws the pilar of ice you just buckshot him, auto attack and E away from it. Repeat this and you should have no problem at all. Try to not use your E until he uses his pilar.
Tryndamere
Very hard to kill, luckily hes underplayed right now, but if you face one you gotta poke him a lot pre 6, and if he decides to go in with E + W, look at him when he is about to use W, so the slow effect doesent proc, because it only slows you when you are giving him your back. Post 6 be careful, you can combo him from the bush before he even realizes he has to ult, but it doesent work all the time. Jungler help is kind of needed here.
Vladimir
Another tankbuster, but with a big load of sustain, once he gets spell vamp his HP will be full all the time, ask your jungler to put him down, still you can play agressive early game so he cant farm properly.
Volibear
Gotta admit it, hes scary as hell, but not fast enough, E away from his Q and poke back. Feel free to Q + Ignite + Ult him with his passive up if you think your damage is high enough, if not just poke him until his passive turns on, wait for it to end and keep poking. Watch out for enemy jungler and save your W for that situation. Not a hard lane at all.
Warwick
Pre 6 = Easy lane
Post 6 = Be REALLY careful, when he starts getting items his HP will be full all the time, just like vlad, ask your jungler to help cuz he has no escape. But pre 6 he is yours.
Wukong
Be careful with this monkey, he will probabbly win the damage trades, but if you are good enough to Q him in the air when he uses his E, you should be ok, still his burst post 6 is sick, so be careful. Post 6 wait for him to E you and VERY VERY FAST you E away before he ults, its hard but you can master it with practice.
Xin Zhao
Easy champ to play, so its practically impossible to face a BAD xin, here is the deal: Try to E away when he uses his E W Q on you, so he wastes 3 abilities and you just 1, then kite back. Still be careful, dont get overconfident. Jungler help can win the lane for you here.
Yasuo
One of my personal favorite champions, his wall will waste ALL your abilities, except your E, you can use it to pass through the wall and keep fighting, the hard part against yasuo is the Statik Shiv, once he gets this item it feels like he just got 10 kills all of a sudden, bait his wall just like fiora´s W and morde´s E, clicking him OR getting close to throw a Q and laugh (ctrl + 4) the laugh animation will make him think you are about to shoot, and he will mostly use his wall to block your Q.
Post 6 just wait for his wall to end and he is away from your minions, cuz he can dash and avoid your ult or just block it with the wall. Play safe but dont stop poking.
Yorick
His big advantage lies on the poke, but he cant poke better than you, and plus (at least on 3v3 it works) his slaves give you gold when they die, so try to last hit them without stopping paying attention to the normal creeps. Hes tanky but you are a tankbuster as i said before. Dont fear him and poke like a maniac.
Zed
Early game just use him as a dummie target, shoot him with everything you got and dodge his Q, its an easy lane pre 6, post 6 you just wait for his ult to land and E to a side to avoid his Qs, his ult wont do a lot of damage if you manage to do that last i told you.
Hello everyone my name is Federico, also known as Primus here in League, im from Argentina, im a Season 1 player who made it to diamond and mains Jungle, Top and Mid lanes. I Play on Latin America South server (hell itself by the way :P).
Anyway, im here to share with you guys of allover the world the AWESOME idea i had one day, that idea was to bring the badass Outlaw to my dear top lane, sounds bad doesent it?
I will show you why it´s not bad at all, starting with your passive:
Your passive will be a KEY component of tankbusting, because, you are pretty tanky yourself too, this passive transforms this humble ADC in a brutal tank piercing bruiser, because you can FIGHT them in melee range without worrying about your HP very much.
Next: your Q:
Your Buckshot (Q) will be the second part of your melee reaper skills
Why is that?
Because at the bot lane for example, this ability will not be 100% effective most of the times, they will always be far away (unless you want to focus that lovely leona who wants to hug you). The ability procs better when all 3 bullets hit you, and that is easier to do in melee range, thats why i bring this dude to the top lane, when an enemy tries to use a gap closer to get to you, you just buckshot his face and run away, of course poking him/her with basic attacks and a Quickdraw (E) forward if you think you win the fight.
So, this guide begins, have fun as i did making it, and enjoy!
Pros / Cons
Pros / Cons
Pros:
- Tanky as hell because of his passive. - Farms like a boss, even more with Ruunan´s Hurricane. - Can deal with tanks, and also can deal with squishies, if built properly. - Mobile as hell with the cooldown reduction of Ruunan´s Hurricane on his E. - Persistent chaser, and good escape mechanics.
Cons:
- Certain champs like Teemo, Yasuo, Swain and others have ability kits that can mow you down. - He looks like Nicholas Cage in "A new dawn" :/
Items
Items
Blade of the ruined king:
This will help against those punks who build just armor and HP, this is your piercing tool generally.
Last Whisper
The 2nd piercing tool, this shreds those armor addicts, you dont want to get this early game unless its absolutely necesary.
Mercury Treads
This are always good for persistance, and you will have to be persistent, the CC reduces and your bravery grows, nevertheless you can replace this boots with the Berserker ones (attack speed) but i recomend this ones because of the CC reduction and that little bit of magic resist.
Frozen Mallet
One of the main items of this build, you shoot, shoot, shoot and more shoot your foes, without anything they can do about it, in a matter of chase you are a beast, a beast who slowly takes your HP down (or fast, depending on how fed you are :P), this is also useful for those chasers like nidalee for example, you shoot her once and run away, and repeat the proces until you reach your fountain.
Ruunan´s Hurricane
Farm 101, this beauty will help you push like an animal, and rise your gold like an elevator, plus, on teamfight you bust not only tanks, but everything its on it sides, this item is not very popular, however i find it really good, you can always sell it late game when changing your items, but early/mid game this will be a very awesome item.
PD: Your Quickdraw will have practically NO cooldown with this item, because those mini arrows it throws count to your cooldown reduction as basic attacks.
The End
The End
I hope you enjoyed the guide i made for you, you will have a lot of fun i can asure you that. If i had any mistake (language, my english is not the best right now i think) or if you have suggestions just let me know in the comments.
(By the way, the guide works in twisted treeline too, personally tried it and works like a charm).
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