GUIDE
Their team = Ra (Mid),
difficult, and they have a more
you start off with an ADC to get
Neith (ADC), Guan Yu (Support),
balanced team. What you can
used to building your character,
Hercules (Solo), Freya (Jungle)
immediately see is that you will be
than an ADC. I would recommend
then have a go at mid; since they
The first thing to look at is
facing a magical mid and a magical
are the two simplest they are
the distribution of Magical and
jungle, the two roles likely to be
good for learning, and next time
Physical damage. My team has
fighting you early on. Because
we can have an in depth look at
three physical damage dealers
of this I will try and incorporate
solo, support and the jungle.
and only one magical (I don’t
some magical defense.
To teach you how to properly
count supports; they can do good
To start with, you almost
work out your build I will give you
damage but generally they won’t
always build your preferred items
an example of my thought process
have enough to burst you down),
and won’t be influenced by the
when starting the game and how
which means I will have to provide
enemy team. You need to start
it changes during the game:
almost all the magical damage.
by focusing on getting a wave
The enemy team has two magical
clear and a bit of sustain. I know
Apollo (ADC), Sobek (Support),
damage dealers and two physical,
that I’m not in too much danger
Chaac (Solo), Loki (Jungle)
making defense building more
from Ra, as he has no hard CC
My team = myself as Isis (Mid),
and I have a movement ability
to escape with, but a gank from
Freya with Ra in lane makes for a
dangerous combination and she
can line you up for Ra’s abilities
with her Banish. I am going to
start with Vampiric Shroud for
some mana sustain (as I’m not too
worried about health) and I will
go straight into buying Warlock
Sash. As the game progresses
I will build up health from this
stacking item, which gives me
a good advantage against Freya
who, while very strong, can only
do a limited amount of damage
from her abilities early on. I will
build Shoes of the Magi (the burst
from penetration is a lot better
than the cooldown from Boots of
Focus in the early stages of the
game) for movement speed and
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