lecture 8 - top lane

Bachelor of League of Legends

Leaguecraft 101 – Top Lane



Definition • Apply pressure without dying.

• Trade your way to victory.

• Tents are your worst enemy.

• You are usually the anti-carry/assassin (Sometimes tank).



*TRADING IN TOP LANE*



Harrassing through creeps. • If you have a long ranged harrass on a melee champion, harrass

them and get the CS at the same time.

• Eg. J4, Zed, Olaf



Melee vs Range • If you will take 2 or more auto attacks for the CS, give it up.

• A general rule, however if you take too much harrass, you will have

to give up far more down the road.

• Use the bush to CS. Try to stay in the bush unless Csing or trading.

• Important: Reduce their retaliation window.



Harrassing Under Tower • Stand near the range minions.

• Hit them when they go to CS. They have to concentrate on

farming.

• Be careful for the jungler.



Harrassing When They Go for CS • Stand on/near the dying creep.

• Lower the retaliation window.

• Hit skillshots when creeps die.

• Eg. Thresh hook, Elise cocoon.



Creep Wave Control + Lane Momentum • Pushing

• Freezing

• Centre

• Holding Wave near Tower



Level 2 All In • This must be premeditated.

• Ideal to start with an offensive item. (Red Elixir/Long

Sword/Dorans)

• Very strong on J4, Riven, Rengar, Darius



Using Bushes • Very important for melee laners.

• Allows you to CS without minimal punishment.

• Allows for lane counterganks.

• Helps to spot for jungler.



Proxying/Creep Skipping • Fantastic to draw jungler attention.

• Takes down the tower very fast.

• Gives space for your jungler to dive.



*TENTS*



Going Camping • Top lane is the hardest camped lane.

• Very easy to overextend, even with a ward.

• Try not to overextend without a dash ready.

• If you are getting camped, please stop harrassing them at tower,

you will die every time.



*MID GAME/ROAMING*



Roaming Criteria 1. Someone is dying in your close vicinity.

2. Mid Lane is overextended and you have pushed to their tower.

3. Hiding in random bushes is fantastic.

4. If you are losing lane after shopping, you can lane gank bot.



*ITEMISATION*


Leaguecraft 101 – Top Lane Building Tank vs Building Damage • Building tank is good in ranked 5’s or scrims.

• Building damage is much better in solo queue.

• If you get ahead, you will naturally become tanky through levels

and base stats. (Very Important)

• Top laners have very good HP/Armour stat growth.

• Playing anti carry is much better than tank in solo queue.



*TEAMFIGHTING*



Your Job • Get into dem squishies in the back line.

• Use your flash/ghost offensively.

• Don’t enter the fight immediately.

• Let your jungler/support do the initiate (Unless you are the

tank).

lecture 8 - top lane

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