Starting Items

• This is my start 100% of the time

Core Items

Situational Items

Boots

if youre against Ad heavy,aa reliant comps, otherwhise.

Generall build patern

So for a generall build path, you will start dorans and pot and stay in lane until you have 1200 gold for. This is core for early game. After that its either into  if you're laning an AP champ or straight to rushing  in almost any other matchup.

After hydra you will want to go for  or . If you're facing a tank top like  or  you will want to go for  whereas if youre laning a more squishy champion like  or  you will want to go for  second item.

As third item I either get / depending on what I got before, or I go for my first semi defensive item. The general path here is  against ad comps and  against ap comps.

This is what your generall lategame build will look like / /.

As last item there are a bunch of possible items, you should see for yourself which one you need:

And here is the build path for your generic game which you can follow for your first few games,this is not what I always build as every game is different, but this should get you a get idea of the champ and the generall playstyle:

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  Darius

  Hard
• 

  Gangplank

  Easy
• 

  Illaoi

  Hard
• 

  Olaf

  Easy
• 

  Riven

  Medium
• 

  Yasuo

  Medium

VS

Darius

Hard

So this one is a rather tricky matchup to win, but winable nontheless.

 

I advice going as you will, more than likely, go to base a lot and the damage reduction offers will not stop his true damage execute from .

So early on you will be, straight up, Darius' bitch. Not all that much you can do about it. Like in so many difficult matchups, you will want to farm that   for mobility and damage before you even dream about fighting him 1v1.

From post 6 on you can win fights with these items, but its difficult. First of, with you can start poking his vitals with because the movement speed from passive and  will allow you to run away fast enough. If you have poked him enough to win an all in (most of the time about 1/4 of his health), move close and aggressive to him until he uses . This is the opportunity to fight him, jump right next to him with so he doesnt heal. If you managed that you can activate ultimate and run him down most of the time.

While difficult to pull off with that adrenaline pumping in a fight,  is rather easy to predict and thus you can it easy, but its hard to react that fast in the heat of the battle most of times.

VS

Gangplank

Easy

I recommend using  for this matchup

This is a pretty easy matchup. 

Stay back in the early game to not get harrased too badly and you will be fine. Post 6 and  you should be able to kill him.

The damage of his is easy to avoid by using .

You can also just kill the Barrels yourself easily by using AUTO-> when the barrel has 1 tick off to instantly deal 2 damage and kill it

VS

Illaoi

Hard

So this one is also rather difficult, but manageable.

I advice going  in this matchup to avoid her initial burst after her ult .

So pre6 is actually not too bad. You shouldn't be hit by any tentacles  because your allows for quick dodging. Try to poke her vitals as often as possible to keep her low hp since there is not much she do about and so you should abuse it.

Important to note is that it is 100% worth it to parry her if there is no way to dodge it. She has nothing else worth  anyway so do parry it if necesarry.  is the only way she can gain control of the lane early on.

Now post level6 is where the fun starts. You will not want to fight before you have  and . This grants you decent damage and more importantly a lot of mobility which is key vs Illaoi. With these items you can look for fights. But first off you will want to poke her down to 1/4 to 2/3 hp before any fight, do not try to fight if youre both 100% hp unless you're already fed. 

There is not much she can do about your  so take advantage of it.

If the fight does start and she uses her ult; run. If she has many tentacles nearby already and if she got a  off on you, drop an exhaust to avoid burst. Fighting Illaoi in midst of her tentacles is a death sentence.

After getting out of most of tentacles range, or when the ult is about to expire, you can turn on her as she most likely is chasing you.

VS

Olaf

Easy

I recommend using  for this matchup.

Only advice I can give is not to get his by or you will be run down early game. Just constantly poke his vitals with to keep him at too low hp to all in you,

Other than that this matchup is pretty straightforward you can win it pretty easily.

Nothing too fancy to know about this matchup.

VS

Riven

Medium

This one ranges from Medium to Hard depending on if the enemy Riven is good at the champ or not. 

First off you will want to go  do be able to avoid her all in.

Secondly you will want to play rather passively in this matchup until you have  and . The  allows for more mobility and dodging certain spells.

Her 3rd is easy to, however most good Riven players will not use their 3rd  knowing it is so predictable, and if they do, most won't fall for it again.

Instead you will want to predict when she will.Most of the time you can Q at a vital and instantly ,because most Rivens will instantly  if you get too close to them, leading to a stun and possibly a kill.

Should the early game not go in your favor, I advice picking up  early.

VS

Yasuo

Medium

This one is somewhat similiar to the matchup, depending on how good the  is this is either easy or hard, so I will put it on medium.

I advice  for the damage reduction here aswell.

To start of, push the lane while avoiding unnecesarry damage by 's, so you get your level 2 ahead of him. Proc his shield before your level 2 with a , and do a small all in level 2 with  to assure a small lane advantage, sometimes leading to a kill if the Yasuo decides to fight.

Generally you will look to fight him head on post 6 with at least  and  for both damage and mobility. If you are able to avoid the Tornado you should be fine in this matchup from this point out.

A decent trick to do is the -> if he casts the tornado which might lead to a stun and kill.

Should the early game not go in your favor, I advice picking up  early.

Champion	Difficulty	Notes
Darius		Author Notes
So this one is a rather tricky matchup to win, but winable nontheless.   I advice going as you will, more than likely, go to base a lot and the damage reduction offers will not stop his true damage execute from . So early on you will be, straight up, Darius' bitch. Not all that much you can do about it. Like in so many difficult matchups, you will want to farm that   for mobility and damage before you even dream about fighting him 1v1. From post 6 on you can win fights with these items, but its difficult. First of, with you can start poking his vitals with because the movement speed from passive and  will allow you to run away fast enough. If you have poked him enough to win an all in (most of the time about 1/4 of his health), move close and aggressive to him until he uses . This is the opportunity to fight him, jump right next to him with so he doesnt heal. If you managed that you can activate ultimate and run him down most of the time. While difficult to pull off with that adrenaline pumping in a fight,  is rather easy to predict and thus you can it easy, but its hard to react that fast in the heat of the battle most of times.
Gangplank		Author Notes
I recommend using  for this matchup This is a pretty easy matchup.  Stay back in the early game to not get harrased too badly and you will be fine. Post 6 and  you should be able to kill him. The damage of his is easy to avoid by using . You can also just kill the Barrels yourself easily by using AUTO-> when the barrel has 1 tick off to instantly deal 2 damage and kill it
Illaoi		Author Notes
So this one is also rather difficult, but manageable. I advice going  in this matchup to avoid her initial burst after her ult . So pre6 is actually not too bad. You shouldn't be hit by any tentacles  because your allows for quick dodging. Try to poke her vitals as often as possible to keep her low hp since there is not much she do about and so you should abuse it. Important to note is that it is 100% worth it to parry her if there is no way to dodge it. She has nothing else worth  anyway so do parry it if necesarry.  is the only way she can gain control of the lane early on. Now post level6 is where the fun starts. You will not want to fight before you have  and . This grants you decent damage and more importantly a lot of mobility which is key vs Illaoi. With these items you can look for fights. But first off you will want to poke her down to 1/4 to 2/3 hp before any fight, do not try to fight if youre both 100% hp unless you're already fed.  There is not much she can do about your  so take advantage of it. If the fight does start and she uses her ult; run. If she has many tentacles nearby already and if she got a  off on you, drop an exhaust to avoid burst. Fighting Illaoi in midst of her tentacles is a death sentence. After getting out of most of tentacles range, or when the ult is about to expire, you can turn on her as she most likely is chasing you.
Olaf		Author Notes
I recommend using  for this matchup. Only advice I can give is not to get his by or you will be run down early game. Just constantly poke his vitals with to keep him at too low hp to all in you, Other than that this matchup is pretty straightforward you can win it pretty easily. Nothing too fancy to know about this matchup.
Riven		Author Notes
This one ranges from Medium to Hard depending on if the enemy Riven is good at the champ or not.  First off you will want to go  do be able to avoid her all in. Secondly you will want to play rather passively in this matchup until you have  and . The  allows for more mobility and dodging certain spells. Her 3rd is easy to, however most good Riven players will not use their 3rd  knowing it is so predictable, and if they do, most won't fall for it again. Instead you will want to predict when she will.Most of the time you can Q at a vital and instantly ,because most Rivens will instantly  if you get too close to them, leading to a stun and possibly a kill. Should the early game not go in your favor, I advice picking up  early.
Yasuo		Author Notes
This one is somewhat similiar to the matchup, depending on how good the  is this is either easy or hard, so I will put it on medium. I advice  for the damage reduction here aswell. To start of, push the lane while avoiding unnecesarry damage by 's, so you get your level 2 ahead of him. Proc his shield before your level 2 with a , and do a small all in level 2 with  to assure a small lane advantage, sometimes leading to a kill if the Yasuo decides to fight. Generally you will look to fight him head on post 6 with at least  and  for both damage and mobility. If you are able to avoid the Tornado you should be fine in this matchup from this point out. A decent trick to do is the -> if he casts the tornado which might lead to a stun and kill. Should the early game not go in your favor, I advice picking up  early.