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[quote=MrCuddowls]HAHAHAHA You should be a comedian[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian]At least I'm the one who has won 90% of his [[teemo]] games~ edit: Dammit Cudd stop derailing my thread.[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/malignant-malzahar-2-0-225519]Anastasios' Malzahar Guide[/url] [spoiler] Cheat sheet is solid, but I still don't like the [[hextech revolver]] :V [b]Runes[/b] CDR Runes or AP runes? You have [[greater glyph of celerity]] in the blocks and [[greater glyph of potency]] in the description. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz nothing to criticize, boring >:l [[greater seal of vitality]] > [[greater seal of fortitude]] [b]Abilities[/b] You can control Voidlings farther than what you explained. Voidlings usually walk in the direction you're walking as well. How come you don't mention you can spam CotV in base at level 1 so your Voidling is ready immediately as you get into lane? [b]Items[/b] Don't start with [[doran's ring]] unless you're sure you can crush lane. I'm unsure about [[sapphire crystal]] though. [[archangel's staff]] [b]3[/b]% of Max mana, not 2. [b]Laning[/b] imo you should start pushing lane here, levels 5 and on or so, not during mid game. [b]Matchups[/b] [[kassadin]] Push lane, deny him the opportunity to roam. [[leblanc]] Emphasize pushing early and all game long. [b]Not going to comment on Dominion[/b] There's not a lot to criticise >:l Damn you Anastasios, making me review a gud guide. Already upvoted. [/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=tehAsian][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/luxurious-lasergaming-113843]IceCreamy's Lux Guide[/url] [spoiler] [b]Cheat Sheet[/b] Good. Exactly how I would build [[lux]] tbh :p I prefer DFG earlier though. [b]Skills[/b] [[illumination]] [quote]Her passive is [[Illumination]]. It is fairly useful throughout the game, in early game it will help you farm/harass, and in mid-late game you will find it will also proc on ult hit.[/quote] Actually, a lot of people say [[lux]]'s passive falls off hard late game solely due to the fact that it has no scaling. Not sure about this. [[light binding]] Small nitpick: [quote]That way, you can throw your snare at a minion, if you want to hit the champion behind.[/quote] Should be under tips and tricks. [[prismatic barrier]] You can throw it in the direction you're running so the second portion of the shield comes back to you faster. [[lucent singularity]] Slows people in an area and zones people :o [[finales funkeln]] Grants vision too >:l Baron/Dragon steal! [b]Items[/b] IMO always get at least 1 [[doran's ring]]. (Under GP5) Should have a disclaimer that you should buy it before 15 minutes in. [[abyssal scepter]] Why is the aura useless o_o (because of your range) [b]Lane Matchups[/b] [[brand]] [quote]Use [[Prismatic Barrier]] to counter his passive! [/quote] It doesn't counter his passive, I suggest wording it to 'absorb the damage from his passive'. [[cassiopeia]] I thought she was a sustained DPS mage, not a burst caster? [b]Positioning in Teamfights[/b] Also should position so that W hits as many allies as possible. I don't see a laning or gameplay section? And imo you should also tell people how to use [[lucent singularity]] to zone in one of those sections. A lot of your explanations seem a bit short as well, but just about everything I'd need to know to play [[lux]] on a basic level is there, so +1 when I get back home. [/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod][quote=tehAsian] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/swain-in-depth-guide-bird-is-the-word-212604]FalseoGod's Swain Guide[/url] [spoiler] [b]Cheat Sheet[/b] Solid ;o Don't like AP/level Seals, but that's 100% personal preference. [b]Pros and Cons[/b] [quote] Very "lonesome": doesn't have any particular synergy with other champs unlike AP carries such as Xerath, Kennen or Orianna. However, this also means you can function in almost any (balanced) team composition;[/quote] How is 'fitting in any team composition' a con? o_o [b]Skills[/b] [[decrepify]] [[decrepify]] can be used to kite melees at top lane. You said [[swain]] can go both top and mid, I think this is an important piece of information :p [[nevermove]] [quote]Nevermore denies lane opponents of last hits unless they want to be trapped. [/quote] ! :D [b]Skill Level Sequence[/b] [quote]At level 1, I always start up Swain with [[Torment]].[/quote] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Lvl 1 teamfight > [[nevermove]], because AoE wrecks low level teamfights Lvl 1 gank and catch someone out of position > [[decrepify]] or [[nevermove]], because CC helps you kill people. Get level 2 ganked > [[nevermove]], because snared under tower is op. Nothing happens > [[torment]] Then: [quote]Level 2 Nevermove usually helps with harass and versus early junglers. Decrepify makes up for more harass and demotivating ganks, so you can get it instead. It also increases your lane damage a ton.[/quote] [[decrepify]] doesn't increase your lane damage a ton, I thought that's what [[torment]] does? o_O [b]Runes[/b] A few coding errors here and there, nothing too big. You recommend AP Glyphs but not AP/Level? What about [[greater quintessence of transmutation]]? [b]Items[/b] [quote]I consider Swain at the moment has two core items: boots and Rod of Ages, plus some mana regen/augmenting device like Athene's Unholy Grail or Archangel's Staff.[/quote] No AA staff please ._. [[swain]] doesn't have the cooldowns or spammy abilities to utilize the tear, and it's a completely glass cannon item on a short ranged tanky mage. Le [[cloth armor]] start against [[talon]] or [[pantheon]]? Under [u][b]Building after the first item[/u][/b] I see you like to call your [[doran's ring]]s Rod of Ages. :3 Also, ALWAYS GET at least one [[doran's ring]]. Three to massively snowball your lane. [[abyssal scepter]] Also good if you're losing lane and you need the MR. [[void staff]] [quote]Nearly if you bought Mercury's Treads;[/quote] ? Typo? [b]Laning Phase[/b] Take da Wraiths if your jungler lets you :3 [b]Lane Matchups[/b] [[ahri]] [quote]She's a natural ganker. If she's MIA and you see her go to another lane, follow her;[/quote] Or, you can shove lane and break her tower, giving more overall map pressure. Only follow your lane if you being there can provide a definite advantage. If you're 0/10 and [[ahri]] is 10/0, it's better to shove lane, break tower, gain map presence than following her and possibly giving a triple kill. [[anivia]] [quote]Around level 6-7 she will go for blue. You may try arranging for a gank;[/quote] Or more precisely, 7:10 if their jungler started Blue, 8:15 if their jungler started Red, about. [[ezreal]] AD or AP? I'm assuming AP. [quote]Don't push this because it's easy. If your health gets too low, he can Arcane Shift and destroy you with his combo;[/quote] Actually, you [i]should[/i] push because of how hard it is to CS under tower as AP [[ezreal]]. [[fizz]] Kite/counterharass him with Q after he blows all his gap closers. [[galio]] Counters you, [[bulwark]] + MR makes your DoTs useless :l [[gragas]] He roams a lot, call ss. [[karthus]] If you're low and near jungle creeps and [[karthus]] uses his ultimate, you can use your ult to heal enough health to barely survive. [[morgana]], [[mordekaiser]], [[malzahar]] Consider maxing W first to outpush? Just a suggestion for those you can't kill. [[ryze]] Not 'decent' early damage, very high trade damage. QWEQ HURTS at level 4+. [[twisted fate]] [quote]Dodge his [[Wild Cards]] and all will be k;[/quote] Most TFs don't use [[wild cards]] unless 1) You're stunned by Gold Card, or 2) using to instaclear minion waves. That being said, 'dodge his Q and all will be k' isn't very accurate. [quote]He is usually picked to help snowball other lanes thanks to his ulti, try helping out your team;[/quote] Or, you can counterpush and break his tower. [[swain]] doesn't have the mobility to follow TF into his ganks, you MUST hardcore push his tower so he can't roam. [[xerath]] [quote]Jungle [[Nocturne]] is specially good versus him since his shield can deny Xerath's stun;[/quote] What the hell does this have to do with playing as [[swain]]...? >__> [[ziggs]] [quote]Staying well behind minions denies his Q;[/quote] Not really. Also, [[ziggs]] is a really good harasser, you should probably point that out. [b]Not going to comment on Twisted Treeline[/b] Looks preeetttyy good, just some minor mistakes here and there. Dat throatslasher help really made it good. +1[/spoiler] edit: will upvote later, crappy internet won't let me upvote. [/quote] Hmm, some things are clearly bad english, (like the Ez thing, although you don't really wanna push because he's so easy to kill), Archangel's is a leftover I thought I had erradicated. There are some things I can clarify here tho: - About the "lonesone comment", it's simply because he doesn't have super cool combos like [[Orianna]] with pretty much any gap closer and high cc tank. Fitting into most team compos is good on one side, but no big team synergy is not (he does have some synergies, like jungle Cho). I'll fix this; - You get [[Nevermove]] first if you are 90% sure enemy team is ganking jungle or if your team is doing it. EVEN SO, if you have blitz it's 1000x better to simply [[torment]] and [[ignite]] the target before they run. [[Decrepify]] at level 1 offers NOTHING. [[Torment]] at level 1 is genious in lane, you almost trade except with [[Orianna]] if she can kite with autos. You use it, do one auto, get out of the way before minions come for you. They jost lost nearly half their HP; - [[Decrepify]] increases level 2 damage for the same reason. You [[torment]] and [[decrepify]], if they try to trade they'll eat the augmented [[decrepify]], which will hurt them more than a torment + nevermove; - [[Greater Quintessence of Transmutation]] is unnecessary. Swain is slow as crap so Swiftness is 1000 times better for your harass. If you really want to heal, get level 6 and flat AP. On Swain, AP = Heal. You don't need extra spellvamp, you need to be a brute; - Going to correct the Doran's Ring thing, but two is the maximum, you really need to jump to RoA or Abyssal or even a lucky pick; - Throatslasher actually just spoke to me about the runes :P Bloated my ego as crap. Thank you very much, TONS OF REP[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian][quote=FalseoGod] Hmm, some things are clearly bad english, (like the Ez thing, although you don't really wanna push because he's so easy to kill), Archangel's is a leftover I thought I had erradicated. There are some things I can clarify here tho: - About the "lonesone comment", it's simply because he doesn't have super cool combos like [[Orianna]] with pretty much any gap closer and high cc tank. Fitting into most team compos is good on one side, but no big team synergy is not (he does have some synergies, like jungle Cho). I'll fix this; - You get [[Nevermove]] first if you are 90% sure enemy team is ganking jungle or if your team is doing it. EVEN SO, if you have blitz it's 1000x better to simply [[torment]] and [[ignite]] the target before they run. [[Decrepify]] at level 1 offers NOTHING. [[Torment]] at level 1 is genious in lane, you almost trade except with [[Orianna]] if she can kite with autos. You use it, do one auto, get out of the way before minions come for you. They jost lost nearly half their HP; - [[Decrepify]] increases level 2 damage for the same reason. You [[torment]] and [[decrepify]], if they try to trade they'll eat the augmented [[decrepify]], which will hurt them more than a torment + nevermove; - [[Greater Quintessence of Transmutation]] is unnecessary. Swain is slow as crap so Swiftness is 1000 times better for your harass. If you really want to heal, get level 6 and flat AP. On Swain, AP = Heal. You don't need extra spellvamp, you need to be a brute; - Going to correct the Doran's Ring thing, but two is the maximum, you really need to jump to RoA or Abyssal or even a lucky pick; - Throatslasher actually just spoke to me about the runes :P Bloated my ego as crap. Thank you very much, TONS OF REP [/quote] -About Nevermove vs Decrepify and level 1 skill Your guide specifically stated to always take E at level 1 :p imo you should have put a section about level 1 teamfights/invades somewhere. W vs E - I guess the snare would be better, but it has come to my knowledge that a targetted CC ability will net a kill on a straggler more often than a skillshot, but I guess I should have noticed the slow was only 20%. I also didn't think [[torment]] + AA does so much :p Guess I don't play [[swain]] enough. -SV Quints Sorry, I overrated them :P -[[doran's ring]] Still think it's okay for snowballing~ But I guess it's just me. NP, that's why this thread was made :3 ([s]for the rep[/s] for reviews)[/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod]Yeah, I added the W pick in case of invasion, thank you for that ^^ [[Torment]] + AA really depends on their MR, but many mages can't beat that level 1 damage. Exceptions I can think of are Orianna coz of passive, Cassiopeia (Q hurts. It hurts so much. Why does it hurt mommy?), Viktor's trollshield and mayhaps Ziggs Q + Passive.[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/skarner-support-tank-comprehensive-jungling-guide-235676]KSS Awake's Skarner Guide[/url] [spoiler] Seen this guide before, it's good. Zzzz so many good guides today, nothing to criticize. [b]Cheat Sheetp[/b] Full tank [[skarner]] is best [[skarner]]. I prefer boots start, but you're probably going to get to that anyway. [b]Pros and Cons[/b] [quote]His base stats enable him to deal enough damage even when built as a tank[/quote] Base stats and base damages along with his kit. [b]Summoner Spells[/b] Why not [[exhaust]] for ganks? All you say it does is shut down carries, what reason is stopping you from using it to gank? [b]Situational Items[/b] [[wit's end]]? Other than all this, the guide is perfect. Extremely comprehensive and lots of depth in matchups and item choices. Definitely a +1, and a +scout when I get Scout status. [/spoiler] Why u all give me good guides? >_> It feels like I'm half-assing this.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]I'll have to get a review from you once my [[Draven]] guide is complete, Asian.[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian]Sure :p[/quote]