With the end of Season 2 last night, everyone's elo has been "soft reset" to compress everyone closer to 1250. I thought it would be interesting to see the range of players I would play against while I started this season at 1570 elo. Most of the people so far have been platinum (in S2), with usually one diamond or one gold player depending on which way the elo is swaying.

Here are the two games I've played so far today:

Game 1

I played mostly AD Carry near the end of S2, so I was worried my AP would be rusty. It turns out that I was a... Read More

I suspect that people will be talking about LustBoy's Lulu from MLG Dallas, see that she's free this week, then come and look at random guides. His Lulu had items that were very "out of the norm" for supports. For the love of Teemo, do not build a Stinger on Lulu in solo queue just because you saw LustBoy do it in a tournament.



During game 1, LustBoy built double GP10, but only built one aura item. He used his other gold to make a Spirit Visage and a Negatron Cloak. At first glance, this looks pretty weird because... Read More

Who is Wickd?
Wickd is a pro player who plays top lane for CLG.eu. He is very famous for his Irelia play. Recently on his stream, he's been playing and building Irelia differently than usual. Recently at MLG Dallas, Wickd used his non-standard build in a game against Team Solomid. Some might be interested in it since he used it in a tournament game.

How is this different from normal Irelia builds?
Normally, Irelia players build Doran's Blades, Trinity Force,... Read More

Ever since the change to Deadliness , you can only start off the game with crit if you buy a Brawler's Glove first, or you use crit runes, or through a character skill like Ashe's passive. Normally on AD carries or AD top laners, you fill rune pages with 15 AD from marks and quints, and don't get any crit until you buy a Zeal. I've found great success in replacing 1-2 Greater Mark of Attack Damage with Greater Mark of Critical Chance. Without any crit, your crit is 0%, having something is statistically better than having nothing. One... Read More

It's funny how completely different my actual Sona playstyle is compared to the guide I wrote.

In my guide, I advise...

• Start with Faerie Charm
• Build a Philosopher's Stone
• Recommend Kage's Lucky Pick if ahead
• Use mana regen runes
• Locket of the Iron Solari on cheat sheet
• Athene's Unholy Grail under questionable items
• Talk about Sona being a backliner

But in reality, I...

• Start with Boots
• 8 out of 10 times I skip Philosopher's Stone and build only Heart of Gold...

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