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Viktor Build Guide by Flexpoint

Top TRUE POWA! [S5] Top Lane Guide

Top TRUE POWA! [S5] Top Lane Guide

Updated on February 17, 2015
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Recommended Items

Prototype Hex Core Doran's Ring Health Potion Health Potion Catalyst of Aeons Rod of Ages Sorcerer's Shoes - Distortion Giant's Belt Rylai's Crystal Scepter Void Staff Hex Core MK-1 Hex Core MK-2 Zhonya's Hourglass Rabadon's Deathcap

Spells:

LoL Summoner Spell: Flash

Flash

LoL Summoner Spell: Teleport

Teleport

Items

Primary
Prototype Hex Core Doran's Ring Health Potion Catalyst of Aeons Rod of Ages Sorcerer's Shoes - Distortion Giant's Belt Rylai's Crystal Scepter Void Staff Hex Core MK-1 Hex Core MK-2 Zhonya's Hourglass Rabadon's Deathcap
When Behind
Prototype Hex Core Doran's Ring Health Potion Chalice of Harmony Athene's Unholy Grail Boots Blasting Wand Sorcerer's Shoes - Distortion Void Staff Hex Core MK-1 Hex Core MK-2 Perfect Hex Core Rabadon's Deathcap
Glass Cannon
Prototype Hex Core Chalice of Harmony Athene's Unholy Grail Hex Core MK-1 Rabadon's Deathcap Boots Blasting Wand Sorcerer's Shoes - Alacrity Void Staff Hex Core MK-2 Perfect Hex Core
Against Gap Close Melees
Prototype Hex Core Doran's Ring Health Potion Hex Core MK-1 Catalyst of Aeons Boots Rod of Ages Sorcerer's Shoes Blasting Wand Void Staff Rylai's Crystal Scepter Hex Core MK-2 Perfect Hex Core Iceborn Gauntlet Zhonya's Hourglass
CDR Lane Bully Viktor
Prototype Hex Core Doran's Ring Health Potion Hex Core MK-1 Boots Fiendish Codex Ionian Boots of Lucidity Morellonomicon Blasting Wand Void Staff Giant's Belt Rylai's Crystal Scepter Zhonya's Hourglass

Ability Order

Glorious Evolution (PASSIVE)

Viktor Passive Ability

Siphon Power (Q)
Q

Gravity Field (W)
W

Hextech Ray (E)
E

Arcane Storm (R)
R

Threats & Synergies

Threats Synergies
Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny
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None Low Ok Strong Ideal
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
Synergies
Ideal Strong Ok Low None
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Viktor counters well

Mel
3.6 CR
Cassiopeia
4 CR
Ryze
4.2 CR

Viktor gets countered

Vel'Koz
5.8 CR
Xerath
5.8 CR
Lux
5.6 CR
More Viktor Counters

Introduction

Hi! My name is AJ, and I've been playing League for a little over a year. I've seen a lot of Viktor top recently and noticed that their aren't many guides out there for top lane, so I took the liberty of making my first guide for Viktor Top lane! I hope you enjoy it!
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Pros / Cons

PROS:
+ Insane Burst Damage, AoE
+AoE Stun
+Easy to farm and wave clear is superb
+Gains AP per Level with item Passive - Outscale ability
+Can evolve spells and gain useful buffs

CONS:
-Mana Hungry Early
-Squishy at early levels
-Low Mobility with Minor Kite
-Any sort of Lockdown is certain death
-Incredibly high skill cap
-Missing Skill shots = dead Viktor
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Runes

Pretty straight-forward runes. The only change I would suggest is Movement Speed quints. They work really well if you max Q and upgrade Q first.
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Lane Phase

YOUR ONE JOB AS VIKTOR IN LANE IS TO FARM EFFICIENTLY. IF YOU CAN FARM WELL, YOU WILL BE FAR MORE USEFUL THAN YOUR OPPONENT. IF YOU ARE FARMING WELL, WHEN YOU TELEPORT TO TEAM FIGHT, YOUR DAMAGE WILL BE CATASTROPHIC DUE TO YOU BEING HIGHER LEVEL.

I cannot stress the importance of efficiently farming.

TAKE AD MARKS IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE LAST HITTING

I understand that you will miss a few here or there, but Viktor relies on items to deal his damage thoroughly. His base damages are pretty high, but imagine if you had 1 more item than your enemy.

Even if you are 0-3, if you have 30 CS more than your opponent, I'd rather have you on my team than him. Make it easy on yourself, and farm well.
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Max Q or E?

Very great question, and a answer that has many parameters.

MAX Q TO FOCUS ON OUT-TRADING
MAX E TO FOCUS ON FARM AND HARASS

To clarify,
OUT-TRADING is the ability to deal excess damage while receiving inferior damage in return.
HARASS is the ability to deal damage without receiving any in return.

If you are against low cooldown champions, I suggest you max Q to focus on out-trading. If you're against a pure-melee champion or a caster with high cooldown, I suggest maxing E.



Unless your opponent has a gap closer such as Darius' Apprehend or Gnar's Leap, don't get W level 3, just get another point in Q or E for harass.

EITHER WAY, CS EFFICIENTLY
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Team Work

During team fights, I catch myself casting my ult to the backline, while being able to peel the front line. Of course, you'll have already build Rylia's to help with that. It's very easy to use your ult to zone out, and the best part about it is that it stays active after your death. If you can manage to get into the backline, cast your ult and W simultaneously, so that if they have an escape, it won't be useable until the silence ends.

At level 18, you're ult should deal around 700 ON IMPACT, and 190 damage PER SECOND FOR 7 ADDITIONAL SECONDS. That comes out to nearly 2.1k magic damage from ult alone. Which is broken.

REMEMBER TO USE THE R KEY TO DIRECT YOUR ULTIMATE CLOUD OF DOOM

Here is a video that I recorded to show how to properly use Viktor Pre-Teamfight and during team fight.

Notice how I use my W pre-fight to zone so that we can ward, and that I use E to harass as well.
ULTING THE CARRY IS GREAT, BUT IF YOU CAN LAND YOUR ULT ON 3 PEOPLE, DO THAT.
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Spells

Always Flash and Teleport. Ignite Viktor is strong in lane to cheese, but I feel it's better to have a global presence.

Ghost is also viable on Viktor, but Flash is a tad safer imo.
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Farming

CSing with Viktor is pretty easy with his spammable Q and its' passive and the range of his E. If you find yourself getting zoned by a Volibear or Riven, max E and upgrade it IMMEDIATELY. This allows you to one-shot the backline and harass more effectively for farm.

Your farming from level 1-6 will determine if you will be useful, or useless.
IF you have 80-100 farm by 12 minutes and have 0 deaths, you're probably more useful than your opponent.

IF YOU ARE BEHIND IN FARM BY OVER 20, YOU WILL NEED TO SPLIT PUSH TO CATCH UP.
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Summary

In conclusion, I find that going bruiser Viktor really depends on how well you can farm in lane. If you are bronze - gold, I wouldn't suggest my ROA-->Rylia's build because the only reason you're still in Bronze, Silver, or Gold is because you have yet to learn how to cs efficiently. If you struggle with farming well, I suggest my Athene's build. I know this isn't very detailed, but for a first guide I hope that it teaches you, whether a lot or a little, about Viktor's strength and weaknesses.
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Upgrade Q or E first?

THIS IS VERY SIMPLE


ALWAYS UPGRADE YOUR E FIRST
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS.

Not to be confusing, throughout the guide I'll tell you to max Q first, but that DOES NOT mean UPGRADE.
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Viktor counters well

Mel
3.6 CR
Cassiopeia
4 CR
Ryze
4.2 CR

Viktor gets countered

Vel'Koz
5.8 CR
Xerath
5.8 CR
Lux
5.6 CR
More Viktor Counters
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TRUE POWA! [S5] Top Lane Guide
Introduction
Pros / Cons
Runes
Lane Phase
Max Q or E?
Team Work
Spells
Farming
Summary
Upgrade Q or E first?

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