Throatslasher AMA, general AP mid convo thread

[quote=BluAnimal]I can give input on Cass and Xer [[cassiopeia]] - I prefer maxing [[noxious blast]] in ranked play or whenever the enemy doesn't have much mobility/is a difficult match up for me. If I'm confident I can crush my opponent I max [[twin fang]] for the most damage output possible in early an mid game. I'm almost certain Q has more damage but isn't spam able like E. [[xerath]] - [[mage chains]] ends up hitting harder than [[arcanopulse]] and can prove to be a great kill secure. I max [[locus of power]] against anyone with heavy MR or [[galio]]. The reduced Cooldown on it is also appreciated.[/quote]

[quote=Embracing]IMO Cass r>q>e>w Xerath r>q>e>w Annie r>w>q>e And uh quick question throat how do you play zyra? planning on picking her up don't know any tips and tricks to her And also Veigars play rathr aggressive in lane, not like the farmtillate thing. The q stack bonus is just the icing on the cake. veigar's q is a low cooldown nuke that's a good harass in lane. You only stack q's if you know you're not going to be bullied hard.[/quote]

[quote=wRAthoFVuLK]WELL IMO Ahri W second, single target dmg, e just for ultility. Aniv wall is nice to have at 4 but you can wait till like 10 to get it. Annie Q max cos easier last hitting and single target nukeage, guaranteed hit. Cassi E, if you get any poison off you get so much dps with the 0.5 CD. Veigar no clue Vlad is still nice to have that ult damage increase and extra burst. Xerath if you mean max second, E, get second, E. You want E Q stun combo asap, and for maxing, maxing W gives you nothing on your normal combos, E adds a lot of nice burst. and zyra I explained to rose =D[/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod]Veigar usually gets a second point on E for a guaranteed W's, and maxes it last[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard][quote=FalseoGod] Veigar usually gets a second point on E for a guaranteed W's, and maxes it last [/quote] Actually this is relatively uncommon. Most of the players and guides I've seen (I've done a fair amount of research on this in the past) either max W second asap or max E second asap and leave W much later. I used to put 3 points in E, then max W, but I switched to a very low emphasis on W. There are some great players who use different orders, I'm just curious as to throat's perspective.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Am I the only one who maxes Fox-Fire first on [[Ahri]]?[/quote]

[quote=tehAsian]^I do that sometimes :p AKA vs [[katarina]]. It's better for bullying.[/quote]

[quote=Temzilla][quote=OTGBionicArm] Am I the only one who maxes Fox-Fire first on [[Ahri]]? [/quote] How do you shove lane?[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]I'm still learning [[Ahri]]. But the few times I played her I honestly just stayed in lane and killed the laner myself. But I have been conditioned to this style of play by maining [[Viktor]]. That's wrong for [[Ahri]] isn't it? I never asked anyone how to play her XD[/quote]

[quote=Crows foot]It was worth maxing foxfire first until they nerfed it. Now q is maxed first.[/quote]