r/top_mains

I've always regarded Shen as a fair champion. He is very strong early, falls off because of no combat ult, has telegraphed abilities and counter play. I've always had this opinion about the champion, whether I played as, with or against him, so I don't see how there are people hating him, when there are far more infuriating champions to play against in the same lane.

Obviously, people complain about everything that isn't their main, so I'm not surprised on that. Also, another factor would be his high winrate, and so there are people trying to abuse a "high winrate" champion without caring about the pick themselves, which I also despise as I believe playing what you like will always be the best solution, but I digress.

What's infuriating about an early game champion that can assist his allies with a 3 min cooldown tp and that becomes a supporter in late? I've seen much more bullshit in the same lane where Shen is played, that he seems pretty tame in comparison.

He is very strong good early mid and scales well into late. He isn't super hard to pilot aswell. I know he isn't flashy nor super handsome noxian general like darius yet I think he deserves a better pickrate. I rarely see urgots in my games why is that ?

I can't win againts this champion in lane no matter what I play. I can't play irelia so that's out of option. My go to againts yorick was almost nasus but I came to realize better yorick players don't even let me engage as nasus. They cage when I wither etc etc

One single E does half my hp. After lv 6 I can't even touch him.

Any advice

I keep watching Toplane tier lists for each patch, high elo pickrates, and winrates, and it's always the same or even worse: Jayce, Rumble, Vayne, Varus and now Anivia... I didn't mention the non mustache man ones like Gnar, Aurora, Teemo, and Cassiopeia (btw, the only reason people don't complain about them is because they haven't faced good ones).

The worst part is that this is nothing new. Rumble and Jayce have been the best toplaners in the game for so long that you just have to accept that riot wants this to be the toplane meta. I'm just pointing out the fact that riot actively wants the lane to be filled with toxic, uninteractive ranged bullies and then wonders why it's the least played role the higher you go up the ladder. I don't think we realized that ranged toplaners being the best is what Riot WANTS, and it sucks. I mean, 6 out of 15 of the most picked toplaners are ranged, and the 3 most picked ones in the highest level of play are ranged and it has been like this for a very long time

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champs that scale well except kayle in top, suggestions pls i am bronze 1 newbie looking to add another champ in my pool as i play kayle mostly

They have to do something with counterpicks and ranged toplaners for the love of God

the struggle of marksmans and mages are these mobile assasins: Im not saying to blind pick Fizz top, if you get a sion or a tryndamere your fked, but if you get last pick is it valid to go assasin vs vayne/quinn/anivia varus ect

as tank top laner with not so good wave clear and turret push (poppy, ornn). do i drop sidewave and join fight more?

at low elo people always fight for nothing. even if i win lane, i tend to lose game as tank toplaner that cant push tower hard.

for example when enemy shows on map with my team close assuming they will fight. but the side wave is bad, do i go side or hover to help fight?

Level 1-3 he can spam Q and DFT off cooldown every single time he wants. 3-6 he runs out of mana ONLY if he tries to spam Q to death, but it wont be a problem if he pokes with it. That alone shouldnt be possible.

Essense Reaver is cheaper than 99% of any other toplaner first item and it causes GP to have infinite mana. It doesnt make any sense. He spams QQQQQ until one of them crits for 400 damage + burn. If you are a champion who needs to break a barrel in order to engage, he just does not care and can kill you anyway with AA and Qs.

Hi I am now an Urgot main and absolutely love it! The problem is my backup top is yorick and since yorick counters Urgot terribly I keep banning my own second… is there a champ I can learn that either crushes yorick or that can counter my other bad matchups if want to play yorick into? Beats Olaf, illowi, ksante, sometimes ornn. Occasionally I do Naafiri top when needed but would rather not