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Choose Champion Build:

The Arch-Mage
Paladin

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Starting Items

Early Game Buys

Mid Game Build

Full Build Example

Items to Consider

Defensive build

When Snowballing

Ability Order

Nasus Passive Ability

Introduction

Hello people!
My name is Baguette Good, and I would like to share with you my non-revolutionary Jesus () guide. I have been playing League of Legends since 's release and am currently placed in Plat 4 (End of Season 5) on the OCE server, not an impressive feat as I understand. is a champion I find myself continuously coming back to, I have a strong record with him and enjoy playing him, as I want you to do also.
Now before you down-vote my _dank guide for deviating from the meta I invite you to read through my reasoning behind the specific build paths, etc. that I have chosen, and perhaps even (as I imagine it is the reason you are here) try out the identified itemization choices.

Also please remember that feedback is always appreciated so feel free to visit the discussion page and drop an observational or helpful opinion. ^^

Why I Made This Guide

This build in its generality attempts to explore other options behind kit instead of focusing completely on the farming side of his skill set. Now I do realize these build paths are not as strong as what you might call 'original' or 'generic' builds however that's not the point of this guide. As I've already noted this specific guide exists to highlight optional build choices that are available thanks to Ability Power scaling and his proficient short range AoE (Area of Effect) skill set.

_{also i was bored}

Pros and Cons

Pros

Cons

Abilities

Hover over the highlighted abilities to learn more!

(Passive) - Notice how the base life-steal increases every SIX levels, this means that finds it surprisingly easy to stay in lane at all stages of the game (lmao) not that you should be in lane all game. This passive is extremely helpful for coming off on the good side of a trade even if you took more damage than the enemy as you can easily heal off of nearby minions.

(First ability/Q) - This ability is the reason why a lot of players will call 'overpowered' etc. The bonus damage is applied to the life-steal grant from passive and this can be increased further with the purchase of . The stacked damage granted from farming is not only useful for killing stuff but also for destroying towers!
Remember that most good players are known for having multitudes of stacks on their before a games end.

(Second ability/W) - Even after some specific nerfs targeting this ability it remains a core part of potential for #winning. It offers a single target slow on both the Attack Speed and Movement Speed of an enemy, this boosts aptitude to chase, run away etc.
Generally you want to use your on the enemy ADC (Attack Damage Carry) during team-fights, however if the opposing ADC has little presence you will be better off using this on the enemy teams most useful player.

(Third ability/E) - Maxing this ability while building Ability Power items is immensely useful for harassing your opponent and coming off on top of trades because it does a surprisingly HUGE amount of damage. It's also worth noting the armor reduction that provides not only for you but also for your team!

(Ultimate ability/R) - Keep in mind this Ultimate has a short but noticeable cast time which often leads to being killed before you can 'pop-it'. The Area of Effect damage granted by is amplified by building Ability Power items and is increased by 1% for every 100 Ability Power that you purchase, but remember the maximum amount of damage you can deal to an enemy per second is 240.

Masteries

For masteries I found it highly necessary to get the bonus damage from , as well as the bonus five percent cool-down reduction from . Taking as a key stone will also give you some handy bonus movement speed when dealing enough damage with your .

Runes

When choosing rune sets you have quite a number of options with as he uses a lot of bonuses to help him throughout the game, but popular choices will always include 9x and 9x .
Runes to consider:
- 3x Life-Steal Quints
- 1/2x Movement Speed or Cool-Down Reduction Quints
- 9x Hybrid Penetration Marks
- 1-3x Cool-Down Reduction or/and Scaling Cool-Down Reduction Glyphs

Skill Sequence

Whether you should max or first depends on which build path you take, of course maxing first will always be a reasonable option, however if you want to make the most out of your chosen itemization then I recommend looking at what's best for the build you run with ( for AD and for AP).
Maxing second is not something I can argue with, it's an extremely useful ability for a number of situations, however in order to maximize your damage I recommend maxing out and first. On the other hand, if you're against an Attack Speed based lane opponent, for example / etc. then I would highly recommend maxing second.

Champion Counters

Top Lane

- Danger Level: 7/10
- Any decent player will have an easy time laning against , I'll stress the need to avoid his whether amplified by or otherwise.

- Danger Level: 7/10
- A mechanically aware poses a serious threat thanks to sustain equal in power to himself made worse due to a larger range.

- Danger Level: 5/10
- Not every will pose a serious threat to , if she chooses to harass you, allow her to do so while exchanging auto attacks as you can easily out-sustain her after any minor engagement. Take her mana and be happy.

- Danger Level: 6/10
- maybe annoying for a little while but once you have a certain amount of Magic Resistance it comes to a stage where you can use and take chunks of health from him. Key point here is stay out of his Auto Attack range.

- Danger Level: 7/10
- 's low health-ability costs can be easily mitigated through certain rune/mastery setups making him an effective lane bully against champions like , however he will often find himself pushed towards your tower leading to easy ganks.

- Danger Level: 5/10
- is not a relatively simple lane opponent for , a good player will use at max range when you go to last hit. If you want to have an easier time against freeze just before your tower range, however in some cases this will not stop him from killing you.

There's a lot of other match-ups that I could talk about in detail but if I was to summarize how to survive lane phase, it would be to build defensive items to mitigate your lane opponents damage.
(Early /).

Mid Lane

- Danger Level: 6/10
- mid can do surprisingly little against because of her stun () and her ability to farm continuously with her . You can however harass her with your which will do notable amounts of damage at higher ranks.

- Danger Level: 5/10
- can be very annoying due to the amount of utility and burst offered by her kit, as always I would recommend harassing her with .

- Danger Level: 3/10
- One of the least annoying picks against any relative amount of armor can subside 's mid-late game damage.

I guess mid lane really comes down to who can harass the most, and seeing as very few people are used to the amount of damage puts out, this shouldn't be an entirely difficult task to accomplish.

Itemization!

The Arch-Mage:
- I've read some other Ability Power guides that recommend building and I understand why. However this is an 'early-game' item that you're building on a 'late-game' champion, this means you're spending a lot of gold on something that you will barely use which will cripple your late-game.
- If you find yourself lacking in health consider purchasing as it compliments your kit more than .
- You may consider swapping out for especially if the enemy team is heavy on AD, or if the opposing Mid Laner is building Attack Damage.
- Buying will compliment especially in Team Fight situations, just make sure you time the use of its active well.
- Purchasing will increase the damage done by but will also compliment the use of
- DFG no longer exists

Paladin:
-This is a Top lane 'Hybrid' build that is put together specifically to compliment the entirety of kit, therefore it makes use of both AOE and DOT items, (, , ). Because of this I will outline the possibility of taking out and and swapping them with with other armaments like and

Summoner Spells

- There are a lot of champions in the mid lane that I would recommend taking against simply to avoid certain aspects of their kit, this includes champions such as , , etc. I would also take occasionally in top lane against champions such as .

- Considering is susceptible to poke and is often forced to preemptively , this Summoner Spell will help you get back to lane fast and continue stacking . Even if you are not being forced out of lane you can use to help bot lane take Dragon/Tower etc.

- Another common Summoner Spell for , I recommend taking because it works well with the use of both and . It's also good for chasing and running away!

- Useful for securing kills that might get away, doesn't necessarily need as his kit helps him chase down enemy champions, amplified by the use of . However taking will increase the amount of DOT (Damage Over Time) that deals.

Lane Phase

Laning Phase is always an important part of every game, and its a stage that can make or break .
As your laning phase will have two important parts:
1. Getting stacks on
2. Not dying :^)

is your best friend in lane thanks to the helpfulness offered by massive amounts of life-steal, which lets you stay in lane to continuously stack . However there will be more than one occasion where you run out of mana, this can be prevented by purchasing an early or , otherwise don't abuse your abilities.
It's common for to be harassed by his lane opponent and sometimes even be forced to back to base, this is a strong and exemplified reason to take as a Summoner Spell.

A good idea in the early laning phase is to freeze your lane just before your tower range, this will allow you to farm without the threat of ganks and will also let you stay within the relative safety of your tower. If you need to know exactly when the enemies minions will reach the lane then take a look at where your own minions are on the map.

Mid Game

What you do in the mid game will depend on how well you have done so far in lane. If you are behind the standard 400 stacks at 20 minutes don't be alarmed, continue to stack at a reasonable pace and/or purchase more Cool-Down Reduction in order to get more stacks for .
If your team is already on the move at this stage of the game I recommend joining them in taking objectives if you can do so successfully, otherwise continue farming and remember to stay focused on the two important parts:
1. Getting stacks on
2. Not dying :^)

Late Game!

Around this point you should have 700+ stacks but who cares right? Most people work out how many stacks they should have by the minute x20 (20 minutes = 400 stacks) but if you're working with your team to end the game this doesn't entirely matter.
There's a difference between being good at and being good at League of Legends.

At this point you can either solo split push and take towers or work with your team to push/take baron etc. but make sure you are working to end the game.

Summary

Thank you for reading my non-revolutionary Jesus () guide, I appreciate the time you took to view it and I hope you have fun trying it out in the game itself!

If you have any questions you would like to ask me you can contact me at:
gecko009009@gmail.com
And if you have any advice/feedback you would like to share feel free to visit the discussion page and express your input.