Learning to farm with... Episode 4

Learning to farm with...

Midlaners are the usually fantastic at wave-clearing in the late game, and often have the best CS numbers at 20+ minutes, unless the ADCs are doing a really good job. The best style of mid-laner for this high CS number is the waveclear and seige style champions such as Ziggs and, you guessed it, Xerath. These champions have fast and effective waveclear from some serious distance, and in the late game can often clear a wave with one or two spells, while being so far back the enemy has no chance to capitalise on it. However, Xerath has a mildly better laning phase than his closest rival of Ziggs and is far less blue buff dependant thanks to his passive, so I believe he's a little more 'noob-friendly' due to not needing as much mana management skill, so here he is!

Unorthodox Picks Episode 3 - Twisted Fate ADC

Usually played as a bursty midlaner with a fantastic global presence, Twisted Fate can also rarely be played as an Attack Damage and Attack Speed based carry in the bot lane, bringing plenty of utility with Pick a Card and his ultimate. It does lose out on his presence from the midlane, meaning roams are harder, and he is far less bursty. However, with more consistent damage output he can be useful, and he even has a steroid on his E in the form of stacked deck, which stacks with attack speed. However, he does somewhat lack any burst, and his ultimate becomes less useful due to the lack of a Zhonyas, as well as his Q becoming almost entirely useless.

Champion of the week - Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai is not too different to how Lee Sin was in season 4. She excelled in the Warrior heavy meta, and is great with Cinderhulk too. Whatever the jungle throws at her, she has a great kit for ganking and applying pressure early game, and has enough CC for the late game. Whether played as a tank or as a bruiser, she excels from the jungle. She is also great in most team comps, and makes a fantastic diver or peeler, and her two forms mean she is a great duelist and counter-jungler because she essentially has six skills rather than the three that most other junglers have, similar to Lee Sin and Elise. She is a little weaker than some junglers at level six due to her low-impact ultimate, but is still a fantastic pick nearly all the time.