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[@LoLDobby]

The KR server is becoming strange. He is Rank 2 now. www.deeplol.gg/summoner/KR/%EC%A7%88%EB%B3%91%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%841-KR1

[@theteamxxx3142]

Lil bro is unstoppable btw the link isn't working can u post his op gg ?

[@Vaseto_bratme]

dobby can you please make a video about beifang qiyana please

[@daanobbes2235]

3:55 if everyone has ghost, no one has ghost

[@user-yw7kj8gd9i]

it will be easier to dodge skillshots, so target select champs will benefit

[@boomynote]

Since it’s a percent movement speed buff, champions with higher base movement speed (including flat bonuses from boots) will always benefit more. Yi with ghost for example is “more ghosted” than other champions since he’s got the highest base MS in the game at 355

[@selttsam66]

I don't wanna like this comment because its in 444

[@Rncko]

Except Vayne still has movespeed buff passive for chasing only.

[@Jon14141]

Indeed

[@starjadiancloneinvestigato1772]

when trying to kill, ghost. when trying to harass, ghost. when trying to escape, ghost. when you hit 6, ghost. when the enemy is near your tower, ghost. when the enemy uses a gap closer, ghost.

[@Kultyras]

What if he use ghost? Ghost?

[@dafvvy6601]

@@Kultyrasghost flash

[@luqmanhakim5291]

This is ike how all the girl i talk to, ghost.

[@ronaldoteixeirafrancofilho874]

when you use ghost, ghost

[@zera2314]

@@dafvvy6601 lmao

[@TheDedictvi]

dobby has done an unspeakable damage to solo queue with this single video

[@Doksia4738]

A random player: "Now im going to play it on my ranks" XDxD

[@MrMcMuggel]

@@Doksia4738 im working on it :) Gonna enjoy running it down in emerald

[@jayman9948]

This play style will have you rank 1 on all the watchlists

[@dominiorrr6510]

Banning Vayne every time she reaches over 50% win rate is my go to anti-tilt strat since a long time ago and it works wonders.

[@smalldickowner]

ong i perma ban that trash can

[@Ayzev]

There ain't enough bans to prevent tilt nowadays

[@fj7509]

Late game champ btw

[@Wingsaber]

Similar process for my anti-tilt strat except I cycle between Kayn, Irelia, Fizz (I play mid)

[@Timeforspas12]

Oh no... anyway.

[@nicberon]

This reminds me of 2011 LOL. No flashy plays. Just a vayne rawdoggin' you at every chance she gets

[@Goobie-]

yes mommy

[@YasuoHashiraYTB]

Alternative title : How unbalanced Ghost actually is.

[@NINJATABI]

true that, it's cooldown needs to be closer to flash

[@enzokhin4056]

whats really broken is fleet footwork everyone playing this instead of lethal and you cant ever punish a range as a melee with this op rune + ghost on range should give less ms

[@tommy5965]

@@enzokhin4056 i'm sure this rank 4 player has already considered that choice and eliminated it for a specific reason

[@eliaspadari2761]

@@tommy5965 yep, better scaling over safer laning phase (+with Fleet ppl cant and wont trade when he wants to bait/fights you, ofc is a guess).

[@LCsisyphus]

that lvl 1 fight clip was hilarious when 3 opponents activated ghost, it's not overtuned trust

[@Klef4626]

" now they ping the ally jungle " The ally jungle in question while in raptors : " i KNOW ITS HARD TO REMEMBER, THE PEOPLE WE USED TO BE "

[@Ayzev]

To be fair, most of us in his stead would just be wondering what the fuck is going on over there

[@Abbas-fl3bw]

ITS EVEN HARDER TO PICTURE THAT YOURE NOT HERE NEXT TO ME

[@Purpylek]

3:50 4 players have ghost

[@bladesofglory100]

And 10 have flash 😂

[@theoneshotfan150]

⁠@@bladesofglory100I mean at this point the game is built around flash, if we do anything to the spell the ripple effect will be felt by 95% of the cast

[@edipedipbulmaz]

ok? whats wrong with flash?​@@bladesofglory100

[@Seanana_]

ghost is broken, thank phreak

[@xXBenutzer235Xx]

@@theoneshotfan150 Ye there are like 2 champions that play without flash and one of them literally attaches themselves to another champion 95% of the game so yeah. Flash is pretty mandatory by now lol

[@nguyenhuuhiep1505]

Alternative title: How to make every single melee top main disgust you

[@anon1963]

eh top laners are pedos so it's actually good

[@SIMON-dk8sm]

I hate vayne top player so much

[@athraxis]

Good

[@tranpaul4550]

wait till you see vayne top with exhaust. Almost 0 counterplay in lane as melee, truly testing my patience to not int in the first 10 mins

[@vanjamenadzer]

@@tranpaul4550 Just play Pantheon with ghost/flash

[@Eitya]

The lvl 1 invade is madman levels of play

[@twinksta36]

10:30 the 1/9 vayne no full item stomping smolder with full item 2 lvls and 14 mejais stacks is nuts

[@hiimc4ndypanda31]

The first invade clip has to be a war crime

[@oliverstaunton10]

That poor Yone in that bush lol

[@brandohall5116]

that and the 2nd darius clip with the control wards. holy shit hahaha

[@eis6570]

​@@brandohall5116bro gave up too late

[@scooterman9058]

alternative title: how a person without a dad looks like

[@doffy5394]

Womp womp

[@shikanab]

It's been 15 years he went out to get cigarettes, surely he won't be long now

[@eebbaa5560]

@@doffy5394hey don’t be sad i saw him eating dinner at a restaurant with his new family it probably wasn’t your fault that he left

[@phineassss4901]

I love Vayne

[@user-ll9xz6yz6i]

So every toplane pick that can make kills? Okay

[@reyroldan3565]

Vayne top has been a good counterpick to champions like garen and darius for ages, dont think the title of "troll pick" applies

[@Richard-ks5fg]

She destroy aatrox too

[@ags8507]

she counters everything that doesnt outrange her or has a point and click stun if played right

[@blobpoop457]

She's a counter to absoluetly everything

[@coolbrotherf127]

​@@blobpoop457Teemo is unplayable for Vayne as she does basically 0 damage while blinded. Malphite is really good too with his point and click poke.

[@blobpoop457]

@@coolbrotherf127 Yeah sry I meant against every melee. Teemo, akshan, varus and other cancer ranged picks can shit on her.

[@Marchew1200]

Vayne is not a troll pick. Nobody likes playing against her. She is bullshit and overpowered especially on toplane.

[@user-ch4wb3en3y]

Indeed. Unlike other ranged pick like Kalista, Karma etc. She gave almost every melee champ a headache, and often being ungankable with her crazy mobility and cc. But we all know they suck on balance. Even pro players are trying to play ranges top now. How more toxic do they want the game be?

[@B..P..]

Vayne is far from overpowered. She is actually very weak in the botlane. She is only good versus melee champions top. Also TEEMO,jayce and kennen are a hard counter to vayne.

[@Wunde]

@@B..P.. LMAO Weak in botlane

[@B..P..]

@@Wunde she is weak early game and relies on a good support to survive lane. Vayne is only good at bullying melee champions.

[@geovanjosemafra]

@@B..P..wow like every adc

[@PKensington]

3:50 yeah, ghost seems balanced and not almost a requirement now

[@psychokuca302]

Just like flash.huh?

[@dominiorrr6510]

@@psychokuca302 You can't compare the two. If flash was an ordinary summoner spell it'd get nerfed a thousand times already, but it's not and league is literally balanced around flash. It's the secondary runes that are supposed to be diverse.

[@psychokuca302]

@@dominiorrr6510 And who said that? That’s right. It was players. And now players think ghost is really important too, just like flash:)

[@babbababaabab]

@@psychokuca302 flash is balanced around its long cd meaning u have to use your brain and you can be easily punished if you use it poorly. ghost lasts way too long and the cd is barely a problem unless you blow flash AND ghost. tp was also a massive problem a while back and had to be hard nerfed.

[@PKensington]

@@psychokuca302 That's my point, yes!

[@Hakumen_Gaming]

At this point I'm less disturbed by this vayne but by the fact that Annie, Varus and Azir are apparently toplane picks now Edit: Also Ezreal and Smolder

[@dafvvy6601]

Even caitlyn appears

[@chromulus2225]

Pretty sure it’s because the opponent saw Vayne top and went “well if you’re going to play a ranged top then so am I” but I could be wrong about that

[@zera2314]

@@chromulus2225 a good Annie can shut down a Vayne, yeah. That Annie was trash.

[@codeisme]

You dont remember Season 5 AP Off-tank Bruiser Tear Rush Sereph's Mana Converting Iceborn Gauntlet Annie Top? Made popular by LS(xyz9)

[@LuizH.]

@@zera2314 Yeah, a challenger in Korea is trash. lmao

[@eebbaa5560]

The Rift has fallen.

[@zdoz]

welcome to toplane.

[@napalmfacepalm4101]

wake up babe new Dobby vid

[@Wunde]

Vayne is such a well designed champion Very balanced and healthy for the game

[@kingol4801]

Actually she is. She is one of the better designed champions in the game. The issue is that she has base damaged. All of her base AD and ability damages should be reduced to 0. Let her attack monsters and minions normally, but make her work as intended against champions. Then she will be finally fair, in a sense that every enemy will die in equal number of hits, subject to outside interference.

[@hubertmiszuk6908]

super cool videos man dont stop!

[@richard8670]

"troll pick" my ass, vayne is actually really strong top

[@alvinluk9724]

Alternative title: Get a mentally capable jungler willing to dive with you

[@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904]

Which is basically the same as saying good luck winning. Like even if you have a mentally capably jungle on your side, Vayne is really hard to catch once she hits 6 due to her ult plus Ghost giving her insane mobility. And if the Vayne is one son of a bi***, she will be building tank after BoRK and Rageblade.

[@itsThiagoBatista]

Vayne COMBO LIST: Q-Auto-Q End.

[@dafvvy6601]

U forget about most important GHOST

[@arforafro5523]

I always love how this videos boil down to an iron cheese strat but refined through Challenger macro and micro.

[@fajson239]

Curse you dobby , now i wont be able to play toplane anymore 😢

[@user-ii9xv3pc3d]

Embrace the ranged top. Stop resisting the urge of dominance. Take that kiting dopamine and become one with the devilish ranged top triad of Vayne, Teemo, and Quinn. Or, perhaps, something even more devious like Akshan or Kennen?

[@iatemyshoe.617]

​​​@@user-ii9xv3pc3d No. Never. Honorable top mains, stand up. The ranged meta is grueling, but only in the times of hardship one can shape himself to become unstoppable

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

@@user-ii9xv3pc3d Once I played honorable toplaners, I went through suffering and in suffring I found cheese, cheese comforted me, cheese strengthened me and now I embraced the cheese and became a Warwick top OTP readyto inflict havock and frustration on unsuspecting range top would be abusers...

[@lehuynhuc3924]

3:50 Welcome to the LoG - League of Ghost !

[@k1ngol3gend]

1100 games as vayne and i had a few things I didn't figure out myself here. Thanks for helping me be better :) my key things were vision control, accurately using ghost and using condemn in my trades

[@kagenxekkios8540]

the mass ghosts used made me giggle, its about time ghost became useful again; been so long. the pick only feels good if u have enough tank/cc to cover a missing one top

[@jackpagn8424]

imagine calling vayne top troll pick

[@chohsena627]

I didn't realize people considered Vayne top a troll pick... I guess it's the insane mobilty, stealth, range, percent health true damage and insane scaling that made her sooo unrealistic and unserious.

[@sebapanero1414]

When I play league (a lot of years ago) in season 4, vayne top was a consistent Top pick, and it's gonna forever be for all the things you say. And now, is still is a good counter to a lot of top champs

[@Seanana_]

@@sebapanero1414 You mean a good counter to ALL top melee champions? Shes a troll pick because of how fragile the pick is. Thing is, if you dont get a gank vs her, you cant do fuck all. She also beats most other ranged matchups too, especially early with tempo.

[@ugandabrudah9878]

Yo,thx for the vid,always get people trying these in ranked and abusing them having no clue how to play them well is a good laugh

[@ShurimanHero]

what are these matchups annie and caitlyn top thats a server for sickos

[@eebbaa5560]

my friend plays annie top sometimes and cait top also happens sometimes but i think they’re just trying to pick something that doesn’t get fucked by vayne

[@faichuntsui852]

they're on red side, probably last pick tried to 'counter' vayne

[@phineassss4901]

It only happened because Vayne was toplane.

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

@@eebbaa5560 Why not Malph? Way better than than those two, and playable by any decent toplaner whereas Cait needs you to know how to play a range.

[@sebastianmontoya3462]

0:32 imo i dont think vayne top is « a troll pick » its actually pretty strong!

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

In lane yes, in game not so much, you need rally good macro like what is displayed here to make it work. When I play against top ranges I nearly systematically out immpact them on the long run because the enemy team has no frontlane allowing me to run them down and I will be better able to outscale a range top once I have items.

[@Myuui-VspoKrnk]

​@@azarshadakumuktir4551 you kinda overestimating, yes you need to know more in depth when playing vayne compared to some other champions but once you get used to her atk range and dmg, its not that hard probably only going to take 10-15 games for most people to accustomed with her kit

[@azarshadakumuktir4551]

@@Myuui-VspoKrnk Yeah but that's only to win lane. If the enemy doesn't ff15 playing a range top isn't good for the compo since doubling ADcarries is worse than actually having a frontlane, even if you have decent mechanics. A Vayne top also can't really match the splitpush of a bruiser/tank meaning she will gradually lose her advantage and he enemy team will generally have the push on sidelanes. This means that a fed Vayne top can quite quickly lose a game simply by becoming irrelevant while her opponent can make a comeeback simply by using toplane basics. This is why the pressure on the jungler demonstrated in the video is so effective, it allows Vaynee to have huge gameimpact during heer strong laning phase before becoming gradually irrelevant strategicaly in midgame. Warwick top for example uses the same strategy.

[@quieness]

This is a VERY fragile pick. Is insane counterpick, legit can solo win u the game, but god is it awfully useless if you get ganked and killed before an item. Great video as always :D Ps. I hope maybe we get a video on Elder-Wood Azir, the korean Challenger Azir main who popularized Tank grasp Azir (which was picked recently in LCK by Showmaker) such an interesting tech c:

[@dreampower8738]

10:27 ah the usual vayne toplane experience. 1/9/0 40 cs and 2 lvl down but still gets to just run down the 5/1/7 "mage"

[@J_C95]

don't try to act like that wasn't smolders fault lol, vayne got 3 autos while he uses cds on minions and autos them, then after he flies away he reengages instead of just running. newsflash, duelists win duels if you throw

[@dreampower8738]

@@J_C95 found the vayne top main. In all seriousness, do you really think that smolder had any chance of living there? Vayne even missplayed and had to use flash because of it. She could have just e him into a wall twice at least. Smolder was just securing a couple minions before death

[@dreampower8738]

@@J_C95Also the first basically 2 aa he could literally not even see vayne

[@alvinluk9724]

Smolder's not a mage and it's a shit champ. Change that same kda to lissandra or syndra and it will be them chasing the vayne

[@J_C95]

I don't play vayne anywhere but bot :) but yeah he really did have a chance of living. I made a mistake initially and didn't see he had smolder running the wrong way, regardless because vayne misplayed he could've lived if he played it better. Idk if there's a chance of killing the vayne even when she doesn't condemn, hard for me to say since idk smolder well. He did only use 1 skill and on her, didn't ult, and missed most of his auto opportunities so maybe he could've, but he also could've just used his flying over one wall then flashed another and he lives. Regardless this is the type of situation where vayne should kill, the smolder went AP and smolder is not a 1shot burst mage.

[@kevinfuller2310]

this is like highest wr pick in the game rn, been pretty broken this season along with TF top

[@mandy11254]

Highest winrate in ur pisslow elo 😂

[@kevinfuller2310]

@@mandy11254 oh yeah pretty sure it’s like 54% percent across the board all the way to challenger (at time of post)

[@kevinfuller2310]

@@mandy11254 you’re a troglodyte for sure haha 😆

[@Seanana_]

Ever since the kraken change to be a buff at level 1-18 and pre full build, all champions that buuilt it saw a 2+% winrate increase. also @mandy11254 is plat4 0lp at best, aka old silver 1

[@Sandro234]

That level 1 strategy is art.

[@davihlucas6987]

Despite of how strong ghost is now, vayne is straight up a monster right now. Despite of how mobile (with invisibility) her items are amazing, straight up giving her 3k health and almost 200 armor/magic resistanca (if you find yourself with the need for so much resistance)

[@Hakkene]

troll pick? Vayne top has insane WR ever since this season started

[@LoLCoachGabi]

woulden't say it's a trool pick in soloq even so fleet helps a lot to fix her issues in harder matchups

[@isukekondo9861]

Yes fleet is op af in some Matchups u can Even go fleet in any Matchup if You get usted2 not play with tempo

[@shunshin123]

Tell me we did not just call top vayne a troll pick lol

[@toukv5433]

it is unless you're good

[@zz-fk4nl]

champ has 55% winrate in dia2+ and 52% all ranks in top lane, a literal monkey can play it and still carry cause turbo cancer @@toukv5433

[@gookie2035]

@@toukv5433 They removed everything that is actually skill expressive with ghost flash swiftys and fleet. Vayne(a champion that scales,has stealth and low cooldown mini-dash) doesn't even get punished when she's not good at spacing just cause Riot refuses to understand that range and movement speed are the most broken stats in the game,it's pure comedy. Challengers smurfs playing melees getting shitted on by random emerald Vayne players,damn these emerald players going crazy when they crash the first wave,they pop ghost and they auto you to death. Surely the guy is good to reach rank 2,but Vayne is obnoxiously overpowered.

[@DavidTran-hu8cp]

@Lol Dobby Love your content any chance of updated fiora/irelia guide

[@miamesa8652]

Here's a short version for anyone wondering about this and *any other weird trollpick that someone at high elo is making work* Cheese the early with unpredictable plays to not fall behind/get ahead (always mandatory), Then win because you're good enough to carry your trollpick.

[@shinopark]

Man I feel bad for top laners

[@lukasmerten7697]

"TROLL PICK"? Takes big balls to call a 2.8% picked top-laner with 54% winrate a "troll pick"!

[@Yan-my7es]

"Troll pick" viable and one of the few sources of anti-tanks back in season 3.

[@Roman_Imperator]

Thanks alot Dobby. With this video now every single fatherless person who plays LOL will spam this pick in top.

[@phineassss4901]

Fathers are useless anyways. ❤

[@Apoc33]

fatherless behaviour

[@toukv5433]

yh he should play wholesome aatrox instead!

[@linolam1495]

for sure aatrox is less fun to play against and much weaker than vayne :D @@toukv5433

[@georgeg9779]

​@@toukv5433nah aatrox needs to be nerfed. Still less cancer than vayne

[@kingol4801]

Sexism with a tint of potential toxic masculinity

[@cahallo5964]

This is all very standard play he's just really really good at it

[@bragiodinsen4604]

that level 1, absolute psychopath

[@samuelweick9481]

This is why I keep vayne permabanned in any role 😎

[@Veatice]

Ladies and gentlemen we have found druttut undercover

[@HazardProfile]

This makes me wonder how are they gonna nerf ghost? Are they going to buff other sums to compete? Or just reduce the move speed? (Which probably would kill it)

[@n4bu385]

3:49 you hear that sound 4 times, you know it's about to go boom boom

[@Curly_Fried1]

2:46 holy shit this guy is absolutely ruthless Oh it’s a new match

[@mcbi1840]

Hi, If you do a vayne video, do one about the best vayne EUW, whose "Pandore" he reach 1000 lp+ this season ! (He is an OTP btw ) It could be fun to see a video about an Adc vayne ;3

[@oliverstaunton10]

"If you do a vayne video"?

[@Noone-dh7yg]

huge terminus buff

[@derp_sherpa]

Praying for another video on some funny picks so solo q becomes a fiesta 😂

[@perigosu8449]

I like how ghost is all of a sudden the best summoner... yet I still sometimes have teammates ping my sums at the beginning of the game, lol

[@Purpylek]

I would have picked yorick lethality and simply don't care just play my game vayne has to go teamfight to be useful and that's what's good for me plus if I hit my E vayne is dead 90% times

[@hkl2007]

Why would vayne go teamfight? You're a melee vs vayne, she's gonna crush you in lane and in sidelane the entire game

[@barkedog]

Yorick isn't terrible into Vayne because you can keep her under tower for most of the laning phase but she really doesn't want to teamfight and you really aren't going to land your E if her Q is up.

[@fioragaming19]

Did you really call Vayne top trollpick?

[@riccardocarlini1746]

0:34 "troll pick" I CAN'T BRO

[@JustAViewer44]

Could you please cover Ezreal Support? ❤❤❤❤

[@marikafukuroi86]

You are not Keria

[@davidgg2301]

Yo @SaskioLoL u didnt mention ur trip to korea😮

[@balintmolnar5153]

Vayne good anytank and riot handless ofc work

[@DanielFlailed]

Dude is still incredibly good

[@joshuayong4455]

Hi Dobby, can we have another riven video?

[@Rave.-]

I'm not convinced that's not a scripter. That's some insane movement and reaction time.

[@maximuswillcarry]

Alternate Title: HOW A TOP VAYNE MAIN LOST CONNECTION WITH THEIR FATHER KR CHALLENGER

[@valnaglyz4148]

This guys will go to hell - a random top bruiser player

[@kristophershaun]

Inspiring 🤣

[@chris_afxon]

Let's hope her therapies are going well

[@Jon14141]

Nice video

[@yorchmr3603]

wish i could see naayil lane vs this guy

[@shinji136]

Love seeing naayil get destroyed. Only Yamato getting destroyed is better.

[@lazytoad2616]

Undercover Deft doing side quest.

[@gaevlos1281]

2:06 hes just standing there..- MENACINGLY

[@fishmasin5334]

its time yorick gaming

[@Haku-md6hd]

Time to play vayne top again🎉

[@nicolocampanaro343]

i always win against teemo by going fleet and energized crit items, he can't blind you before your q auto goes through and you just poke him out of lane, even if he goes fleet you can always proc it on him when he goes for a cs and with all your energized damage he can't outsustain you, in late game you can easily 1v1 him by waiting the blind out in your ult invis

[@undergroundrevolutionarypr6694]

it was never troll and has always been meta. i got to GM this split one tricking vayne top mid and adc

[@zuzurusu9660]

Alternative title: What playing adc top on 9 ping looks like

[@Touse107]

As a jungler I genuinely don’t know what to do when the enemy top runs after me during my camps. Can I have some advice?

[@Alfhar]

Run to other buff

[@nhattaivu2813]

@@Alfhar and then other buff was stolen by ally jungle

[@burakucak]

Monsters check under their bed for Vayne before sleeping.

[@feitopuns]

alternatige title how op range % max hp true damage

[@fuzzwobble]

Him taking a Runaan's when it proccing will cancel his own W is a real ??? move

[@trandien8414]

She's not a troll pick, she's Z tier same as Gragas

[@VeeZzz123]

Troll pick? The S+ pick?

[@fattcoke4705]

What if the enemy laner also has ghost?

[@pinuz4247]

do a Briar video please, your only one was when she released.

[@undead12345678]

when Aram player decides to go ranked after 10 years of aram.

[@blueninjaduck]

Troll pick? In what world?

[@kelthuzad4634]

maybe its time to turn vaynes 3 shot proc into a active skill with a cooldown

[@potatocorgi6235]

dobby how tall are you

[@cj-zp1pw]

she works better in top than adc omg

[@theduelist92]

Vayne top hasn't been a troll in quite a while, ask high elo toplaners in every elo and they'll say the same :D

[@torsken3997]

Yea it's not troll just niche. Has the ability to fuck your comp so it needs to be picked later otherwise good players will counterpick.

[@theduelist92]

@@torsken3997 It's not even that niche tbh. It makes your comp jankier (not even by that much tbh, champs like Trundle or Illaoi or Darius dont do much for the comp either) and she's amzing into everything that is strong rn.

[@kingol4801]

@@theduelist92 Illaoi is actually a viable frontline. Darius however…. Him being the tank is a waste of his potential.

[@theduelist92]

@@kingol4801 To be fair i'd rather have a Darius in frontlinen hitting the enemy frontline to stack his passive than an Illaoi that desperately tries to play in range of her tentacles. The Darius will be able to Ghost or Flash on a squishy with full stacks and oneshot them or clean up the fight lategame, Illaoi is only really good in frontline if there are a bunch of Melee diving on top of her.

[@kingol4801]

@theduelist92 No, you did not get the point. Darius is akin to “Jack in the box” kind of threat. He needs to be NOT in focus to stack his passive first, and once he has his passive, it does not matter if he is in focus or not anymore - they are all dead. It is very easy to shut down Darius by focusing him first, and even if he stacks his passive, it is often too late to matter and he just dies. In a situation where Darius is the ONLY frontline, he SUCKS, because he will ALWAYS be damaged first and taken out of commission first as well. Illaoi is a very strong frontline, comparatively, since she WANTS to be in people’s faces and does not CARE if she is damaged first. Of course the teamfight formation becomes stationary, as you mentioned, because she is only tanky inside her sweet spot zone…. But it is a strong formation nonetheless, even if limited. Darius frontline is anti-thesis of his character concept, since Darius being the first one to be bursted down is the opposite of what he wants as a character. If Illaoi is very situational and limited frontline in terms of capability, Darius does not even have that capability period. Asking Darius to be a frontline is akin to asking Yi to tank…. Don’t.

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yone should just stay top?