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3 | last change: 2020-03-05 | ban worthy champions: Fizz, Heimerdinger, Galio, Diana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Updates: | adjustments on matchups (Patch 10.5), Itemization list added | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Ahri | hard | Hexdrinker and/or Mercs early if you struggle in lane | charm interrupts your dash, but if you bait it out by walking up then sidestepping she is a really easy kill, cleanse or mercs recommended (cleanse if only ahri for major cc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Akali | medium | Hexdrinker and/or Mercs early if you struggle in lane | don't give her passive procs and stay behind if she uses shroud, since patch 10.3 she has not the possibility to poke alot with her Q so if she uses her Q look for a trade because she wont have enough energy to trade back, care she can kill you level 6, if she takes fleet footwork she will outsustain you, so take time warp tonic, corrupting potions and biscuits and wait for your level 3, generally an annoying lane though usually will not result in kills for either side because of stealth, her first ult is targeted so get water Q and wait for her to all in you and cc chain her with Water Q + Ult | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Anivia | easy | Tiamat to shove her in and roam early, mercs only if more cc | you outpush and outdamage her early, try to kill her in one clean combo, at level 6 she will outpush you, beware of passive but otherwise easy matchup, can ult off her wall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Annie | easy | Serrated Durk rush, mercs reccomend, Tiamat when you have some pressure in lane, EoN recommended | Annie is a pretty easy matchup, all you have to do is wait till she uses her passive stun and then trade her, you outdamage and outpush her, however at 6 she can 1 shot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Aurelion Sol | medium | Tiamat rush, mercs optional | Aurelion will outpush you for first 3 levels but after that you can kill him easily, ward in center of lane to watch for roams early, at 3+ just kill him if he overstays punish him, till ROA he is squishy and a free kill, after roa still doable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Azir | medium | mercs if multiple AP if not mobis and tiamat and look to roam | Azir, while weak early, heavily outranges you, also his ult is an assassin counter so makes it a lot harder to get onto him, however he is very weak and easy to kill if you do get on top of him and also has fairly long cds in the early game. pre level 6 you can kill him if he wastes his Q (moves his soldiers) at level 6 you should not fight him. His ult does alot of damage (patch 10.1) and can interrupt your dashes or your allins in general pretty good. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cassiopeia | hard | mercs if more AP | Cassiopeia is a lane bully who can easily kite you and kill you without any problems, try to sidestep her Q and care if you engage her because of her Miasma (W), if you stay in her Miasma you can't use your W or E because you are grounded, normally you should be able to outpush her but be very careful and sidestep a lot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Corki | Medium | Tabis if insecure, Tiamat | Corki is a late game monster, but still is a ranged champ and can basically poke you out of lane or even kill you. His Ult got buffed (patch 10.1) so dont get poked too much. Wait for your level 3 and all in him. Try not to use your E till he uses his little dash (w) so you can stay on top of him. Otherwise try to sidestep alot and clear the wave fast. Care his waveclear is not bad at all! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Diana | hard | Hexdrinker and/or mercs recommended | diana kind of wins lane agaisnt most melee assassins, she wins trades with her W and can dash to you with E and run you down with conqueror, however her laning is pretty weak when ganked (no escape) and Qiyana has a lot of gank setup, can also buy tiamat and look to roam though she can easily trade with you in the minion wave, bait her W and go in for short electrocute trades, then its not that difficult to win this matchup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Ekko | medium | Hexdrinker if he gets ahead, ignite mandatory | you win trades early as ekko in lane is not too strong, at 6 you still win if you ignite before he ults, if you dont ignite the trade is likely 1 for 1,note though that he outscales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Ezreal | easy | Mobis + Tiamat | There is a reason no one plays ezreal mid, he lacks waveclear, just rush tiamat and mobis and roam and if he is stupid enough to follow you kill him in river, return to lane and farm the next wave that is probably just now crashing under tower, only downside is he can go iceborn and kite you | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Fizz | hard | Hexdrinker usually really good into fizz (EoN can work as well if you are fast enough after shark lands) | Commit to a heavy trade level 2, if you swap elements and proc electrocute he will be chunked quite a lot, afterwards just take short trades initiate with grass so he cannot target you (he will likely e the root anyways so grass is better), you have kill threat pre 6 but post 6 you should look to roam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Galio | very hard | Mercs recommended, cleanse usually as well | Galio has a lot of cc so he will outtrade you because you are melee and he can chain-cc you before you even get your combo off, if you do get the jump on him aftershock will negate the burst anyways and he wins extended trades, on top of that he can match your roams with ulti, hard matchup in general I recommend dodging tbh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Heimerdinger | very hard | Mercs recommended | Heimerdinger is basically the most annoying bully champ in the mid lane that exists, just let him do his thing and let him push and farm under turret, otherwise you will just die unnecessary, luckily he is low pickrate so not worth a ban | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Irelia | medium | Tabis if insecure, Tiamat | Irelia is basically a skill matchup, you only can trade her if you dodge her E what should be easy as a Qiyana, and bait her W so you can win the trades and dont blow off your combo in her W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Jayce | medium | Tabis if insecure, Tiamat | Jayce is a mix of an AD Assasin and an ranged DPS champ. in the early game he will just auto attack you with his ranged weapon till you are low health and all in you with his hammer. try to get your level 3, dont get poked too much and all in him level 3. use bush Q so he can't knock you back. water Q is not required to engage because he doesnt have a dash or a disengage except for his knock back. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Kassadin | easy | stack Lethality, dont buy Tiamat to win the lane hard | Kassadin is a mage counter, but you are Qiyana an AD-Assasin, zone him from cs and engage him instantly if he steps up too close, abuse his weakness and his low base armor, don't buy Tiamat so you dont shove the wave automatically, instead freeze the wave on your turret and deny him as much as possible, make sure to pressure other lanes once you get your level 6 and your lead as he will outscale you | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Katarina | easy in lane hard outside | Hexdrinker is good, tiamat can be strong as her waveclear weak early on | in lane Qiyana smashes this matchup and can likely get snowballing, however Kat is free to rush armguard here (no mana), outside of lane both can be impactful in teamfights but Katarina is generally more impactful due to her resets and low cds in general (R is 90-45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Kayle | easy | Tiamat | Kayle is a pretty easy matchup for you till she has level 6, because she is melee and you can poke her with your Qs, best way to win the lane against Kayle is fight her | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | LeBlanc | medium | Tiamat or hexdrinker (both delays lethality but can be ok) | till level 3 there is nothing you can do against LeBlanc, with level 3 you should dodge her chain and then trade her or even better you push her in with Tiamat and roam because LB has no wave clear | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Lissandra | hard | Tiamat, mercs | easier than galio but still annoying, if you play around aftershock cd (35 seconds) ,or her w pre 6, you can actually solo kill her quite easily, but she is in general a neutral midlaner and is meant to just go even, look to roam and play off other lanes, care with her poke damage, her Q is splitting through all minions and got buffed with Patch 10.5 so she can easily poke you down while still being a tanky beast because of aftershock | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Lucian | medium | Tiamat, Lethality, Tabis (optional) | Lucian can me really annoying as he can kite you pretty easily with his E and also has a lot of damage with his passive + Press the Attack, you should anyways be able to oneshot him with Durk + Level 3, if you miss your combo just stay back so he cant get free autoattacks on you | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Lux | easy | Lethality, Tiamat, mercs if cc heavy enemy team | All you gotta do is dodge her Q with a sidestep or one of your dashes (W or E), if she has no Q you can free trade her, don't force too much 'cause she can outtrade you cause she will probably take Barriere as her summoner spell and has another shield on her W, trade as fast as possible because her Q cooldown and AP Ratio got buffed in Patch 10.4 and she will get her Q back up really fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Malphite | easy | Tiamat, mercs if cc heavy enemy team | Malphite is not a big thread pre level 6, so just shove him in (preferably with Tiamat) and look to roam on side lanes, respect his level 6 all-in especially when he buys AP, you won't be able to kill him in lane because Malphite is a AD-counter with his passive, his high base-armor and his W giving him additional armor stats | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Malzahar | easy | Tiamat shove him in early, qss tax tho | Despite what people say, malzahar can be shoved in early very easily, he is also easy to solokill (e in wait for passive to drop then snare and full combo), only issue is 1300 g sink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Mordekaiser | hard | Mercs needed, qss can cancel R but not always needed | Morde is melee counterpick in general, he wins long trades and has good burst as well if he lands his combo, look to roam here and help team, if he ults you spam stealth to live | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Nautilus | very hard | MERCS, tiamat can work before he gets protobelt | Naut is similar to galio and lissandra with aftershock, only difference is he doesnt need aftershock to win the trade due to his shield, can be shoved in easier than galio or liss tho | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Neeko | very hard | mercs, tiamat can be risky (in wave means 3s root, and full combo) | Neeko is assassin counter in general (lockdown and anti assassin R) can be quickly bursted if you do get the jump on her, play with team to create lead as shes hard to pressure after Patch 10.5 there is basically nothing you can do against a Neeko anymore .. her attack speed got buffed so if you go for minions she will proc her W passive alot faster and more often .. her E AP Ratio got buffed so if you get hit it will hurt more and her Ult shield got buffed .. if you want to all in him she will oneshot you without taking too much damage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Orianna | medium | nothing special needed, can take mercs if more AP though | Orianna is only above easy because she is in general a safe and easy laner so a lot of the pressure you have in lane is negated because of that, can shove and roam easy though | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Pantheon | very hard | Mobis early to try to roam before he can hit 6 and match | he is usually banned right now but pantheon is an assassin counter (E block, W stun), also if you try to roam he can match with his R, one of the hardest matchups for midlane | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Rumble | hard | Hexdrinker very good | Rumble is an assassin soft counter, big shield and easy to build defense items (no need for mana item like other mages), he will shove you in early and is more impactful in early fights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Ryze | easy | Mercs optional (get if more CC champs) | Ryze will push you in early but thats about it for laning phase, you can all in lvl 3 and gain control of the lane, beware he can match roams with tp or R, scaling monster so end fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Senna | medium | Tiamat, Mobis | stay healthy till level 3, go for an allin with level 3 - start with E-WaterQ, grab Earth Q, ignite her, auto attack 2 or 3 times (maybe more if she has barriere) and finish her off with Earth Q. Generally an easy matchup, but her early poke with her high range pre level 3 is really annoying and she can pretty much outpoke you out of the lane so you cant do anything. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Swain | medium | Tiamat, mercs if cc heavy enemy team | Swain will poke and auto attack you for free, get your level 3, dodge his E and free kill him. this matchup gets medium if he has level 6 or RoA so try to pressure the map. In teamfights he can match your teamfight potential with his ult and cc and tankyness, so care. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Sylas | hard | hexdrinker and mercs recommended, lethality if ahead | Well what should I say to this champion .. its basically "good job rito" they wanted to nerf his early game damage and give him a scaling .. I dont know why but this champ is a monster in early game against qiyana .. if you trade him you loose the trade just because he heals every damage you did with his W .. he has better poke then you just because his Q got buffed in Patch 10.4 and he also wins all ins because of his W and conqueror .. if you face a good sylas and dont win trades ping your jungler and get a free kill with a gank | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Syndra | medium | Mercs and hexdrinker not bad | Syndra is a statcheck mage, she has really high base numbers and is a "lane kingdom" champ, she is a mage though so if you get on top of her easy to kill, her e can interrupt your e | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Talon | medium | Tiamat mobis to match him | Talon is similar to qiyana so its kind of an annoying matchup, he has better lvl 1 and 2, 3+ you can usually trade, try to E him as soon his second W comes back so he cant get his passive proc off and you outtrade him, otherwise you can "sidestep" the second W with your W, level 3+ should be easy for Qiyana to 1v1 Talon, his level 6 is way stronger, care if he is 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Tristana | hard | Tiamat or lethality | Trist has really strong lvl 2 all in start w (she will naturally push wave) grab bush so you can instant stealth q at 2, lane bully that is also really hard to get on top of (w+r), look to roam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Twisted Fate | easy | Cleanse, can go tiamat as his early waveclear sucks | If he goes AD this matchup is probably medium as it is more lane pressure but its still pretty easy, his early game is nothing too special in a 1v1 only issue is his gank setup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Veigar | hard | Tiamat mobis to shove early and roam | Veigar cage is OP here, stops your all in and allows him to full combo you, if you do manage to catch him out he is easy to burst though but in general his kit counters yours | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Vel'Koz | easy | Lethality is better since he pushes you in | Velkoz is not particularly hard, just annoying, he can perma push in the wave but is very easy to kill if you do get on top of him, save w to dodge his knockup when you all in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Viktor | medium | Tiamat early | Matchup could be hard as well it really depends on how good the viktor is, go aggressive before he gets his first upgrade viktor has bad time if forced to recall early, careful of q/e poke | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Vladimir | medium | Tiamat mobis shove and roam | This matchup is a ticking time bomb, you have to look for plays to snowball the map or you just lose, cannot really solokill him in midlane as pool+phase rush and he is at tower | ||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Xerath | medium | Tiamat or lethality are fine | Save w to dodge poke in lane, this will force him to walk up and auto when he is oom and then you jump on him, "attrition" matchup both can run oom and lose so try not to use spells | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Yasuo | medium | Tiamat to shove him in | NOTE: If yas takes Hail of Blades this matchup is hard, if not you outtrade him lvl 3+ and have better all in, he will probably windwall as you go in so bait it first then go in again (26s cd) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Zed | medium | can do either tiamat or lethality | This is skill matchup, most all ins are going to be dictated on who hits more spells, at 6 though if he ults you first you get an easy ult setup into burst combo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Ziggs | medium | lethality since he outpushes you | Ziggs has great zoning tools with e and w so try to bait them out then all in, he is pretty easy to kill if you manage to get on him and also is a terrible roamer so mobis early can be good | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Zoe | medium | Lethality & Tiamat | all you have to do is dodge her E, jump on her and trade her, force her flash and kill her for free, if she is playing really really safe just go Tiamat, push her in and roam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Zyra | easy | Tiamat, Lethality, Mobis, Mercs if insecure | Zyra is similar to Lux. If she doesnt hit her root, she is easy to kill. but care about her annoying plants. Don't stand next to them so she can free poke you. Bait out her E and all in her level 3+. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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