Sunday, April 23, 2023

How to counter Malzahar.

Malzahar, a powerful mage with a range of abilities that can deal significant damage to his enemies. However, with some knowledge and tactics, you can learn how to counter Malzahar and turn the tables in your favor.

Malzahar's strength lies in his ability to control the battlefield and deal significant damage from a distance. He can silence and suppress his enemies, making them unable to cast spells or move, and can deal significant damage over time with his abilities. However, Malzahar is also relatively fragile and can be taken down quickly if caught off guard.

One of the most effective ways to counter Malzahar is to pick a champion that can interrupt his abilities. Champions with abilities such as stuns, knockups, or displacements can prevent Malzahar from casting his spells and keep him at bay. For example, champions like Leona or Alistar can use their crowd control abilities to lock down Malzahar and prevent him from using his abilities effectively.

Another way to counter Malzahar is to invest in early-game pressure. Malzahar is relatively weak in the early game, and his abilities have long cooldowns. Taking advantage of this weakness and pressuring him early on can prevent him from scaling up and becoming a significant threat. Champions like Zed or Talon can roam and gank Malzahar early on, putting him behind and preventing him from becoming a significant threat.

It is also important to keep track of Malzahar's ultimate ability, Nether Grasp. This ability can lock down a single target for a significant amount of time, dealing significant damage over time. Try to bait out Malzahar's ultimate before engaging him, or use abilities that can interrupt it, such as Yasuo's Windwall or Morgana's Black Shield. By doing so, you can prevent Malzahar from using his ultimate effectively and take him down more easily.

In addition to these strategies, it is also important to communicate with your team. Malzahar is most effective when he can catch his enemies off guard, so try to stay close to your team and avoid wandering off alone. If you see Malzahar approaching, alert your team so that they can help you take him down. Similarly, if you are playing as a team, coordinate your attacks and focus on taking down Malzahar together.

Finally, it is important to remain patient and persistent. Malzahar is a challenging champion to counter, and it may take some time to learn how to effectively deal with him. Don't get discouraged if you lose a few matches against him; instead, use each match as an opportunity to learn and adapt your strategy.

In conclusion, while Malzahar may be a challenging champion to counter, with proper strategy and communication, he can be effectively dealt with. Pick a champion that can interrupt his abilities, invest in early-game pressure, keep track of his ultimate ability, communicate with your team, and remain persistent. By doing so, you can effectively counter Malzahar and come out on top in your matches.

Top 5 Lane Counters Against Malzahar are : Ziggs, Viktor, Tristana, Akshan & Talon

Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Best Mid AP Hero For League Of Legends (Statistic) - Aatrox Patch

Method : Obtain the winning rate & total game plays of LoL AP based heroes from http://www.elophant.com Duration : Past 30 days from 25 July 2013.

Analysis :

1)Lux is the most popular AP hero in League Of Legends.

2)Kassadin has the highest winning rate in both ranked (52.8%) and normal (52.76%) game. His higher than average winning rate can be explained by his high mobility and high burst damage once it reaches level 6. The same explanation also applies on Ahri (3rd place)

3)Twisted Fate, Rumble & Ryze appear to perform much better in ranked game with better skilled players than in normal game.

4)Leblanc, Syndra and Karma are the bottom 3 worst AP champions with a winning rate of less than 45% in ranked game. These 3 champions may not be ideal for competitive play.

Conclusion : The top 3 lol AP champions for mid lane are Kassadin, Kayle & Ahri. (Aatrox Patch)

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Xpeke Lissandra Build/Guide - League Of Legends

Xpeke from Fnatic is one of the best (if not the best) mid lane players in Europe. He is famed for his skill, intelligence and backdooring ability. The word "xpeke" was created for his amazing backdooring play at IEM event. Xpeke build for Lissandra @ mid lane in LCS competitive game is as follow.

Early Game @ Mid Lane : Doran Ring + Health Pot

Mid Game Build : Doran Ring, Zhongya Hourglass, Mercury Thread. Xpeke prefers to rush Zhongya Hourglass so that he can be the one who initiates in teamfight.

Late Game Build : Mercury Thread (+Homeguard), Doran Ring, Zhongya Hourglass, Rabadon Deathcap & Void staff. Xpeke prefers to maximize damage as the game progresses to late game.

His most active masteries for AP mid lane heroes

Xpeke favorite runes for AP mid (Lissandra) : Greater Q Of Ability Power X 3, Great G Of Scaling Ability Power X 5, Greater G of Ability Power x 4, Greater Seal Of Scaling Ability Power x 9, Greater Mark Of Ability Power X 9.

Another Xpeke Lissandra Game where he faces 2 (ADC + SP) at top lane. In this game, he focuses on sustainability by buying mana regen item, health pot and mana pot in the early laning phase.

Monday, July 22, 2013

The Best ADC/Marksman In LoL (Analysis) - Aatrox Patch - League Of Draven?

Method : Obtain the winning rate & total game plays from http://www.elophant.com Duration : Past 30 days from 23 July 2013. Sort using spreadsheet to figure out the best ADC/Markman

Analysis :

1)Ezreal, Vayne & Caitlyn are the top 3 most popular ADC/Markman in League Of Legends.

2)Draven remains the most OP ADC/Markman in league of legends with a winning rate of 53.87% in ranked game. Draven appears to perform even better in higher level play, achieving a high winning rate of 55.18% in Diamond Tier.

Diamond Winning Rate

3)Ezreal is the most popular ADC in league of legends. Despite his popularity, Ezreal underperforms in both ranked and unranked with a winning rate of 47%. His slightly poorer DPS in late game could be the main reason.

Conclusion : League Of Draven is no joke.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Best Support Hero In LoL (Analysis/Statistic) - Aatrox Patch

the best support champion in LoL

Method : Gather the winning rate of unranked and all tiers from http://www.elophant.com . Calculate the ranked winning rate using data from all tiers and unranked. Duration : Past 30 days from 21 July 2013.

Analysis :

1) Janna remains the top support champion in LoL with a 54.92% winning rate in Ranked Game. Sona is the second best with 52.78% and Zyra is the third with 52.14%.

2) Alistar continues to perform horribly as support with a 43.43% winning rate in ranked game. Perhaps it's time for Riot to give some love to our beloved cow.

3) The top 3 most use support champions in both ranked & unranked are Leona, Blitzcrank & Thresh.

4) Nunu is not listed as top 3 support because he is played mostly as a jungler now due to the recent buff on his jungling ability.

Conclusion : The top five support champions for Aatrox patch are Janna, Sona, Zyra, Thresh & Nami.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Doublelift Vayne Build For LCS (S3) - League Of Legends

Doublelift is well known for his amazing mechanic with Vayne. In the above video, Doublelift shows his amazing skill with Vayne in surviving four men dive and scores a triple kill in the process. The below guide shows the favorite build Doublelift uses in NA LCS games (2013).

Doublelift's core build for competitive game (LCS) is as follow:

Early Game : Doran Blade

Mid Game Core Items : Blood Thirster, Phantom Dancer, Berserker's Greaves & Last Whisperer

Late Game Items : Blood Thirster, Phantom Dancer, Berserker's Greaves, Guardian Angel & Infinity Edge

Banshee Shield, Quicksilver Sash or Warmorg are 3 defensive items Doublelift uses in competitive games to replace Guardian Angel.

His favorite summoner spells for Vayne is Flash & Barrier.

His most active ADC masteries as of July 2013 is 21/1/8.

His favorite runes is 3 Greater Q of Life Steal, 9 x Greater M Of Attack Damage, 9 X Greater S of Armor, 9 X Great G Of Magic Resist.

Highlights of Doublelift Vayne in action VS Curse during LCS Summer Split 2013.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Doublelift Ezreal Build - League Of Legends

Doublelift is one of the best ADC in the world for league of legends game. Doublelift preferred core items for Ezreal are as follow.

Berserker's Greaves, Trinity Force, Last Whisperer, Blood thirstier (Weixiao used BOTRK sometimes) , Infinity Edge

Depending on enemy team comp, his last defensive item is either Guardian Angel, Banshee Shield Or Mercurial Scimitar (Built from Quick Silver Sash)

His most active AD masteries is 21/0/9 with biscuit.

His most actively used runepage consists of 3 GQ of Attack Damage, 9 X GG of Magic Resist, 9 X GS of Armor, 9 X GM Of Armor Pen.

Reference : http://www.lolking.net/

Doublelift exceptional mechanical skill

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