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- Why You Should Resist Vampirism
- All MIA Podcast - Mushroom Saves Teemo from Blitzcrank
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| Why You Should Resist Vampirism Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:11 AM PDT  By: corkpod No this guide isn't about Vladimir but about the siren call of the Vampiric Scepter as a first item, and why it's bad. This is especially common among those playing ranged carries like Teemo, Ashe, and Tristana. Almost all inexperienced players using Damage oriented champions pick it up, but here's why you shouldn't. So what is a Vampiric Scepter? It's a basic item that costs 450g and gives 12% lifesteal. It is an ingredient in 6 recipes: Emblem of Valour, Executioner's Calling, Malady, The Bloodthirster, and now Wriggle's Lantern and Bilgewater Cutlass. If you play an AD champ the chances are you will be getting a Vampiric sSepter every game. Players take the vampiric scepter so they can recover health they've lost while mixing it up in the lane, the theory being that they can stay in the lane forever because they can always auto attack, and auto attack with life steal is like infinite health ... right? Later in the game they can increase the amount stolen per hit either through building the Scepter into an item with more lifesteal, or simply increasing their AD. This is good, but still not wise at the start. So why not get a Vampiric Scepter first?Auto attacking is bad. You should be last hitting creeps, not auto attacking down every wave. What is last hitting? It's hitting a creep one time to kill it, just before it would have died to other creeps. If you're just auto attacking every wave to get health back, and you're facing a competent opponent, they will let you push back to their tower, where they will continue to last hit in relative safety, while you have painted a giant "gank me" sign on your back. Ashe starts to push to regain health, but she gets too far from her turret allowing anyone to gank her with ease.  Low health and bad positioning. Reason Two, its not the regeneration item you think it is. The average champ does around 50 to 60 damage per hit at level One with their auto attack. At 12% lifesteal that's around 6 or 7 health back per auto attack. Thus if anything doesn't go your way you can easily find yourself 50 auto attacks away from a respectable level of health, and a screen away from your turret because you've been pushing.   Do you see a difference between the two pictures after Ashe hit a minion once? Neither do I. Grab a recommended starting item like a long sword, regrowth pendant, or Doran's item depending on your champion. Buy some health pots. For more specific guidance on the optimum start for your champ of choice, turn to an in depth guide. You will notice a difference.   |
| All MIA Podcast - Mushroom Saves Teemo from Blitzcrank Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:04 AM PDT |
| SoloMid - Blog + Competitive Feed Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:58 AM PDT  Whats up ! So we just started our blog/competitive news feed on www.solomid.net/blog! Go check it out and leave us some feedback and comments! We're also working on a match ticker. I'll also do my best to release some vlogs (video blogs) to keep everyone up to date with the competitive side of league of legends and the casual side as well! Anyways stay tuned for my video blogs!! Good night.   |
| Sona, the Maven of the Strings - Champion Spotlight Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:44 AM PDT Sona is an exceptionally potent support champion. Her main draw over other support champions is her ability to hasten her teammates' movement speed. With this advantage, Sona applies well to very mobile strategies with teams who want to out-position their enemies. Thus, she can be extremely useful with split pushes or heavily gank-oriented strategies. When playing her, I try to get the new item, Shurelya's Firecrest, for the regeneration and cooldown as well as that extra boost of movement speed on demand. My main draw is Mejai's Soulstealer, though. If you position yourself well, you shouldn't die in most fights, allowing you to stack up your Mejai's with assists. Afterwards, I find Innervating Locket and Zhonya's Ring to be very effective items. The massive ability power, huge regeneration bonuses and 40% cooldown reduction are really effective on Sona. My skill order is:
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| New Free Champion Rotation (Season One: Week 11) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:41 AM PDT Week 11 (this week) Ashe Ranged DPS Blitzcrank Tank Kassadin Melee DPS Sion Tank Soraka Support Veigar Mage Zilean Support Nidalee Melee DPS Vladimir Mage Miss Fortune Ranged DPS See you on the Fields of Justice!   |
| Skin Sale: 50% Off Spectacular Sivir, Masquerade Evelynn, and Vandal Jax Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:37 AM PDT From Tuesday, September 21st through Friday, September 24th, the Spectacular Sivir, Masquerade Evelynn, and Vandal Jax skins will be available for 50% off. Spectacular Sivir skin (regularly 975 RP) will be only 487 RP! Masquerade Evelynn skin (regularly 520 RP) will be only 260 RP! Vandal Jax skin (regularly 520 RP) will be only 260 RP! After Friday, September 24th, these fantastic skins will return to their regular prices. Click on the Skins tab in the Store to purchase these discounted skins.   |
| EU Server Maintenance – Wednesday 22nd of September from 1:30AM UK Time Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:33 AM PDT By: Tecumseh Lead European Community Manager Hello everyone, We will be taking the servers down for maintenance Wednesday September 22nd from 1:30 AM UK Time to implement the new patch (patch notes are available HERE). The maintenance will start at 12:30AM, at which time players trying to log in will no longer be able to access the game servers. People already in game will be given sixty minutes to finish their current game but will be unable to start new ones. Servers will be back up around noon. Cheers,   |
| New Skins and Sona Bundles in the Upcoming Patch Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:32 AM PDT Hey there, Summoners! Believe it or not, it's almost new patch time once again. I'm sure you've all been eager to try out the melodious, sonorous, aurally awesome new champion, Sona. But there's more in store for you with this new patch! Read on! New Skins It's been a big week for the city-state of Freljord, which has been accepted into the League of Legends. What better way to celebrate than with Freljord royalty. Ladies and gentlemen, we're pleased to introduce King Tryndamere and Queen Ashe! While everyone else is celebrating this great day, if you're into the more underground scene, you can check out Valoran's premier heavy metal band: PENTAKILL! Lead guitarist of the band, Pentakill Mordekaiser, will be partying his own way: by melting faces and tearing holes in the sun with his majestically metal guitar riffs. ROCK. ON. Sona Bundles The melodic Maven of Strings has joined the League of Legends! Both beautiful and powerful, Sona gives a unique twist to the bard concept. So when you pick up this musical mage, you should also be sure to grab her alternate skin for a reduced price. In the Muse Sona Bundle, you get the Muse Sona skin for 50% off. The Sona Double Bundle, however, offers both the Muse Sona skin and Pentakill Sona skin for 50% off! Muse Sona Bundle Get 50% off the Muse Sona skin when you purchase the champion and skin in the bundle. - Sona champion + Muse Sona skin (normally 1950 RP) will be only 1462 RP! Sona Double Bundle Get both the Muse Sona skin and the Pentakill Sona skin for 50% off when you purchase the Sona champion and skins in the bundle. - Sona champion + Muse Sona skin + Pentakill Sona skin (normally 2925 RP) will be only 1950 RP! These bundles will only be available until the end of the weekend following the patch, so don't miss out! After the release of the patch, click on the Bundles tab in the Store to purchase these Sona bundles. EDIT: Updated artwork has been added to this post.   |
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