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There are a lot of ways to start off the game with items, but I think a lot of people have misconceptions. They think Doran's items provide more health and stats so they're a better start. Let me clear this up.
Starting with a Doran's gives you 100~120 effective health.
Starting with boots + 3 health pots gives you 150 x 3 = 450 effective health
Starting with mana + 2 health pots gives you 150 x 2 = 300 effective health
Starting with cloth armor + 5 health pots gives you 150 x 5 = 750 effective health.
Starting with a Doran's gives you either mana regen + AP, AD + lifesteal, or armor + health regen.
Starting with boots gives you movement speed to avoid ganks and harass efficiently.
Starting with cloth armor gives you armor to counter AD lanes and junglers.
I'm pretty sure 450 and 750 is a higher number than 100 or 120.
If you're going mid, buying boots 3 or mana 2 gives you more effective health in your lane.
If you're going top, buying boots 3 or cloth 5 gives you more effective health in your lane.
That being said, Doran's Shield is a decent item on top because of the health regen it gives, and Doran's Blade is the optimal item on bot IF YOU HAVE A SUSTAIN SUPPORT (Soraka, Alistar, Sona).
The only time a Doran's start not included in the above scenarios is viable is when you can absolutely faceroll your lane, aka if you can afford to play heavy aggressive and take minimal harass. That's generally impossible.
A non-Doran's start can **** on a Doran's start not included in the above scenarios with the help of camping jungler ganks.
So please stop saying stupid things like "Doran's Blade gives me more health then Cloth 5..."
Starting with a Doran's only helps in early engagements, which skilled players never do unless they're sure they can win. Therefore no one will be doing that. Therefore a Doran's start not talked about above is worse...
Starting with a Doran's gives you 100~120 effective health.
Starting with boots + 3 health pots gives you 150 x 3 = 450 effective health
Starting with mana + 2 health pots gives you 150 x 2 = 300 effective health
Starting with cloth armor + 5 health pots gives you 150 x 5 = 750 effective health.
Starting with a Doran's gives you either mana regen + AP, AD + lifesteal, or armor + health regen.
Starting with boots gives you movement speed to avoid ganks and harass efficiently.
Starting with cloth armor gives you armor to counter AD lanes and junglers.
I'm pretty sure 450 and 750 is a higher number than 100 or 120.
If you're going mid, buying boots 3 or mana 2 gives you more effective health in your lane.
If you're going top, buying boots 3 or cloth 5 gives you more effective health in your lane.
That being said, Doran's Shield is a decent item on top because of the health regen it gives, and Doran's Blade is the optimal item on bot IF YOU HAVE A SUSTAIN SUPPORT (Soraka, Alistar, Sona).
The only time a Doran's start not included in the above scenarios is viable is when you can absolutely faceroll your lane, aka if you can afford to play heavy aggressive and take minimal harass. That's generally impossible.
A non-Doran's start can **** on a Doran's start not included in the above scenarios with the help of camping jungler ganks.
So please stop saying stupid things like "Doran's Blade gives me more health then Cloth 5..."
Starting with a Doran's only helps in early engagements, which skilled players never do unless they're sure they can win. Therefore no one will be doing that. Therefore a Doran's start not talked about above is worse...
A Doran's ring or blade start will force you to go back early if the enemies are able to harass you / junglers are able to constantly gank you.
Please, for the love of god use your space button.
I find that the Lifesteal on the first dorans blade is useless anyway when you're only trying to last hit. It adds up by the next (or the third), but then you lose like 240 gold each time you sell one.
Unless I'm behind or rolling with