The "What champion should I buy thread"

[Deleted]

So Leona jungle viable at all? Her ganks are insane but that's a trade off for clear times. Any opinions or builds?

Well, I've dabbled with bursty Leona a couple of games in the past, which is no by no means valid experience, but what I did notice is that if you want to do anything you have to get her a sheen asap :P

[Isrozzis]

So Leona jungle viable at all? Her ganks are insane but that's a trade off for clear times. Any opinions or builds?

It's like jungle blitz. Your clear speed is awful but your ganks are terrifying. GGU did run jungle Leona in the LCS (they didn't do so great) so it has been done at high level play. If you are doing it for fun, go for it. Pretty much anyone can jungle if you really want to. She usually ends up with more gold than support leona which lets you get some more items than usual, but her clear is awful, and she is very easy to counter jungle.

[StNimrod]

I'm looking for crazy aggressive support and I'm stuck between Thresh and Leona, played both, like them both.
Got anything to help me decide?

[Vvhooya]

Yeah both of them rely's on skill shot, umm Thresh have a higher skillcap, but he is fun to play, I like Thresh more since he works well with a lots of adc's too.

[Deleted]

I'm looking for crazy aggressive support and I'm stuck between Thresh and Leona, played both, like them both.
Got anything to help me decide?

Leona is more tanky, especially early on, and more all-in. She also has more burst. Thresh has a higher skillcap and provides more possibilities - lantern and hook are awesome.

If you liked them both, then how about this for a deciding factor: Leona is getting a new, awesome skin. :3

[Toxigen]

I'm looking for crazy aggressive support and I'm stuck between Thresh and Leona, played both, like them both.
Got anything to help me decide?

They're both strong, but Thresh is by and large more flexible.

[personn5]

So Leona jungle viable at all? Her ganks are insane but that's a trade off for clear times. Any opinions or builds?

May not help much immediately, but Snoopeh is currently doing a jungle as all champions marathon, so he'll get to Leona eventually.

[Deleted]

So Maokai is like Nautilus? bunch of cc and health/armor with almost no damage for teamfights amirite?

[Isrozzis]

May not help much immediately, but Snoopeh is currently doing a jungle as all champions marathon, so he'll get to Leona eventually.

dat jungle ashe.

But ya, Snoopeh's stream is great for jungle stuff.

[Deleted]

So Maokai is like Nautilus? bunch of cc and health/armor with almost no damage for teamfights amirite?

Unless you play him AP yeah. Naut has AoE targeted stun where as Maokai has AoE protection though...

[Airlick]

I'm looking for crazy aggressive support and I'm stuck between Thresh and Leona, played both, like them both.
Got anything to help me decide?

Leona is strictly an all-in support, you'll either stomp in lane or early dragon fights, or you'll likely lose game due to her low utility outside of initiate, and that's considering she survives the initiate at all. Obviously, that's often her job - jump in, draw some focus on her, allow the rest of the team to kill the other team.

Tresh is far more versatile and doesn't have to dominate lane in order to win the game. Well, Tresh is the support king right now anyway, so better buy him.

[Deleted]

Leona is strictly an all-in support, you'll either stomp in lane or early dragon fights, or you'll likely lose game due to her low utility outside of initiate.

So your 3 stuns plus summoner spells and item actives can't be used to peel for your squishies? :P

[Jewster925]

So I'm looking at getting a new champion soon. I play both Dominion and SR.

For Dom Bot Lane: Malzahar or Yorick

For Fives Top Lane: I have Singed right now but since his nerf he's not as ideal, or so I feel. I tend to be better with champs that have high sustainability by either being tanky or have some sort of heal/regen/etc.

[Deleted]

So I'm looking at getting a new champion soon. I play both Dominion and SR.

For Dom Bot Lane: Malzahar or Yorick

For Fives Top Lane: I have Singed right now but since his nerf he's not as ideal, or so I feel. I tend to be better with champs that have high sustainability by either being tanky or have some sort of heal/regen/etc.

Cho for tanky and sustainy top ^^ Garen also an option. Both are very beefy late game, Cho brings tons of CC too.

[Alusen]

So I'm looking at getting a new champion soon. I play both Dominion and SR.

For Dom Bot Lane: Malzahar or Yorick

For Fives Top Lane: I have Singed right now but since his nerf he's not as ideal, or so I feel. I tend to be better with champs that have high sustainability by either being tanky or have some sort of heal/regen/etc.

I think Yorick would be your best bet as he is actually fairly strong in both roles you listed as in SR (I don't play Dominion much but some friends do) he is a very good top laner, combining high sustain and damage as well as a speed boost and a slow makes him a very strong lane bully that, coupled with his ult allows him to still be useful lategame.

[Deleted]

Singed wasn't touched at all by the latest nerfs.

He's still a beast.

[Jewster925]

Singed wasn't touched at all by the latest nerfs.

They removed the CC Reduction on his ulti and reduced the dmg and AP ratio on his Flip.

[Deleted]

They removed the CC Reduction on his ulti and reduced the dmg and AP ratio on his Flip.

Yes and he is still a top tier top lane champion.

[Jewster925]

Yes and he is still a top tier top lane champion.

That's true, but his effectiveness in team fights was hurt. Who else is considered "top tier" top lane champs? I've been watching the tourny when I can, but they don't necessarily make up the tiers themselves.

[Deleted]

Well, he might be slightly easier to chase down, but that's about it. Still as annoying as ever otherwise.

And well, Shen and Renekton have been crazy popular picks for top during European LCS at least.