Order of Difficulty Why it’s Difficult?

How to Beat Itemization

Them?
1. Kayle Constant harass with her If you were stupid Cloth/4 pots
E, a Q that makes it enough to pick Garen or Dorans Shield
impossible to gap close into Kayle, take 4
and an ult which basically pots and a cloth
makes your ult null and armour. Sit under AD:
void. tower and farm, try Hexdrinker
and proc passive as Merc
much as you can.
Pray to god for Tank:
ganks. Spectre’s Cowl
Merc’s
If Kayle is on Then Finish visage
extremely low mana
or doesn’t have 6
and you have
somewhere near the
same amount of
health (a little bit
less is fine), you can
try and flash q, auto
e, ignite then ult.

Max Q
2. Heimerdinger Very similar to Kayle in Take Dorans instead Doran’s shield
terms of being very of cloth, otherwise
difficult to get to (with basically the same as Same as for Kayle
less damage however) but Kayle.
is very difficult to gank
Max Q
3. Ornn Completely over-tuned kit If he isn’t braindead Cloth/4 pots or
that out damages you and he will beat you in Dorans Shield
out tanks you long engages, so just
poke with your auto AD:
and q then run out Cleaver
and try to freeze the Tabi
wave near your
tower. Engage if he’s Tank:
super low or you get Sunfire Cape
a gank. Max Q Tabi
4. Pantheon Passive blocks your Wait for him to Cloth/4 pots
silence and his Q’s stop waste out his mana
your passive from first, then auto him AD:
activating, annoying but once to proc his Tabi
beatable. passive, then Q and YG
E. W his stun
Tank:
For the most part Sunfire Cape/Tabi in
however, you want whatever order
to wait till you get lvl
 11 for you regen
powerspike and then
you can comfortably
beat him
Max E
5. Teemo W to escape, harass with Tbh, Teemo is more Dorans Shield
his auto’s and a Q which annoying than he is a
blinds your Q. major threat. Q AD:
towards him but Hexdrinker
don’t auto him, E Merc’s
first while your Q is
still giving you bonus Tank:
movement speed Spectre’s Cowl
and then hit your Q Merc’s
on him at the end of Visage
your E rotation.
When he sees you Q
initially, he will likely
try to blind you and
therefore, you can
wait out the blind on
your Q while still
doing damage to
him.

You can max either Q

or E but I prefer E on
this matchup.
6. Jayce E knocks you away which If he overextends Cloth/4 pots
makes it difficult to get into your creep
your armour shred on wave, you can try to AD:
your E, his auto’s shred fight him with the Tabi
your hp and he out basic Q, auto, E, YG
damages you easily. Combo although if
you’re more Tank:
experienced, you can Tabi
try and bait out his E Bramble vest
with an auto first and Thorn or Sunfire
then Q to chase him
down. For the most
part, keep your
distance and farm
under turret.
7. Gnar Same idea as Jayce really, Wait for ganks or Cloth/4 pots
except now you have to wait for your regen
keep an eye on his mega spike at level 11. AD:
gnar bar as you get Tabi
blasted Cleaver

Tank:
Tabi

8. Darius Bleed stacks counter your
passive, a good Darius will
destroy you in long-fights
due to his in-fight sustain
with his Q.
9. Olaf Each of his axe’s do 1/6th
of your health, the lower
health you get him to, the
more damage his puts out
so make sure if you ult
him, you put him away.
10. Singed He’ll run away if you try
to E him and if you chase
him, he’ll poison you to
death. Especially difficult
because of Garen’s lack of
a gap closer.
11. Kennen Auto attack and Q harass
also has E to escape if you
chase him.
Bramble
Thorn/Sunfire
Short trades with an Doran’s shield or
auto or Q, do not Cloth/4 pots
fight him unless he’s
straight up walked AD:
into your massive Cleaver
creep wave and Tabi
you’re confident in
dodging his q or you Tank:
get a gank Tabi
Sunfire Cape
Dodge his axe’s as Cloth/4 pots
best you can, wait
for ganks and farm. AD: Guess you can
You won’t beat him take Cleaver or YG
in a sheer 1v1 unless depending on if he’s
he’s low on mana or going ravenous or
he’s overextending. righteous glory
Tabi
Tank:
Tabi
Bramble
Thorn or Sunfire
Farm and wait for Doran’s shield or
ganks, nothing you Doran’s blade if
can do but low kp as you’re feeling frisky
long as you’re under
turret. AD:
Hexdrinker
Mercs
Tank:
Spectre’s
Mercs
Visage
Try and dodge his Dorans Shield
Q’s then outsustain
his auto’s. If he uses AD:
his E to wave clear, Hexdrinker
you can go in with Merc’s
the full wombo
combo. Tank:
Spectre’s Cowl
Merc’s
Visage
If Kennen builds AD,
just take the generic
auto attack counter

12. Rengar Disgusting damage
jumping out of the bushes
with his q, also has his e
to stun you if you chase.
13. Fiora Can parry your silence or
ult, destroy’s your hp with
quick dash poke.
Especially difficult to beat
after buying Tiamat.
14. Irelia Harass isn’t too bad but
her engage is frustrating.
She will likely q towards
you, e when she sees your
trying to silence, get a few
auto’s off and then pop
her ult, if she lands her
full combo, you will lose
the trade unless you’ve
hit all your abilities and
you’re under a massive
creep wave.
15. Trundle Silence isn’t really that
useful against Trundle as
he’s mostly auto attack
based. His chomp gives
him superior sustain in
fights, especially with
Tiamat. His ult makes any
armour you’ve bought
useless.
16. Rumble Every ability he has is
ranged harass which
build I’ve laid out but
you take YG instead
of cleaver if you’re
going AD.
Stand on the far side Cloth/4 pots or Long
of the bushes behind Sword/3 pots
your minions, try and
Q him when he Q’s AD:
for CS. Rengar is YG
totally worthless Tabi
without his Q in
fights. Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire
Garen is one of the You will not win this
few champions who matchup if you go
can actually fight AD unless you’re
Fiora super early, try either
and fight her at lvl 2 AdamReformed or
if you can if you have the Fiora is
ignite. Other than braindead.
that, farm passively
and wait for item Take Cloth/4 pots
power spikes.
Go tabi and
thornmail then build
whatever you like
A good Irelia will just Cloth/4 pots
beat you in fights, so
keep you distance, AD:
farm and wait for Tabi
fights. YG
Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire
Again, you can try Cloth/4 pots
and fight him at lvl 2
but I would suggest AD:
just playing passively Phage
against him. Tabi
Cleaver
Tank:
Tabi
Thornmail
If he uses his fire At this point I
blast on the creeps, realised how stupid it
 makes your passive pretty you can go for an is to write out the
useless. engage. Other than same build over and
that, just wait. over again.

Same generic
MR/Hexdrinker build
17. Vladimir Auto attack and Q’s give You will out regen Generic
him decent poke, he out him at lvl 11, till then MR/Hexdrinker build
sustains you even with just wait and farm
your passive. under turret.
18. Poppy Extremely tanky, harass If she uses her You can basically go
with her passive, if she passive on a minion, with anything into
gets a lead you can not block her from this matchup, it
even attempt to fight her. collecting the really depends on
armour pack then your playstyle
rush her with a fight.
Stay away from walls Cloth/Long
so she can not you Sword/DB/DS
for half your hp.
AD:
Normal boots while
building Cleaver
Maybe an Armour
pen item or YG

Tank:
Sunfire
Tabi
19. Urgot Shred’s your armour with When he hits his W, Again, anything you
his W, good bit of poke just run out the circle like really but I would
with his Q and his E can with your movement suggest playing
delay out your silence and speed from Q, then passively early if you
he will likely proc W go back in once he’s take the long sword
straight after which can done. Also dodge his start
not be cancelled. Q to keep your
passive up. AD:
Cleaver
Tabi

Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire
20. Dr Mundo Good sustain, harass with Dodge his cleavers Anything you like as
his meat cleavers. and you’re Gucci, long as you dodge
unfortunately he can those Q, if you can’t
spam them. then take Cloth

AD:
Cleaver/boots
Armour pen or YG
 Tank:
Sunfire
Tabi or maybe
Merc’s for the
tenacity against his
cleavers (and he’ll
likely start bami’s)
21. Quinn Poke with her auto’s and Take cloth and 4 Cloth/4 pots
an annoying blind that pots, wait for item
can delay your silence. spikes and you win AD:
lane. Only farm Tabi
under turret and last YG
hit.
Tank:
Tabi
Bramble
Sunfire
22. Maokai Can out sustain your Personally, this lane Dorans shield/blade
poke, very difficult to kill bores the hell out of or Long Sword/3
once he builds sunfire me so I just push the pots
cape. farm under turret
and try to spot AD:
roams mid. Hexdrinker
Mercs
Cleaver

23. Nasus Out sustains your poke
and his trinity/ult power
spike makes him
borderline unkillable
24. Illaoi Seemingly bottomless pit
of mana to throw out Q’s
and E’s, if you stay inside
his ult you have a death
wish.
Tank:
Spectre’s
Merc’s
If he’s a bad Nasus Anything
and he’s trying to
contest farm in the AD:
middle of the lane, Tabi
go to town on him. Cleaver any order on
Otherwise, just push these two
the wave under
turret and then roam Tank:
mid because you Tabi
don’t have enough Bramble
sheer damage to Thorn or Sunfire
burst him and kill
him.
Dodge everything, Cloth/4 pots
still lose half your hp
and cry into a pillow. AD:
In all seriousness, Look at his build, if
this matchup is he isn’t getting any
entirely about item armour, you can go
power spikes. Take for YG instead of
cloth and 4 pots and Cleaver but I’d
dodge everything, suggest getting
 wait for ganks and Tabi’s first as it helps
easily win lane. you dodge his
abilities

25. Shen A good shen will be able
to taunt and then q to get
off 3 quick empowered
auto’s then back off by
reactivating his q. Your
silence is also pretty
useless as he is auto-
attack based with already
long cd’s.
26. Swain Can be extremely
frustrating to play against
with his constant stuns
and slows.
27. Yorick His ghouls do a ridiculous
amount of damage if he
hits his e, his w is very
difficult to escape.
Tank:
Tabi’s
Sunfire
Don’t ult or silence Anything
while his shield or W
is up. Otherwise an AD:
easy matchup Cleaver
Tabi
Tank:
Tabi
Bramble
Thorn or Sunfire
Just a nuisance, let Generic
him waste out his Mr/Hexdrinker build
mana with his no
damage poke and
then go for it.
Dodge his e and his If you can dodge his
w, you can then kill abilities successfully
him. then go for whatever
you like otherwise
take cloth

AD:
Look at his build to
decide between
Cleaver or YG, take
Tabi to dodge his
abilities

Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire
28. Kled Very difficult to dive if you Dodge his rope, keep Cloth/4 pots
don’t know when his pet an eye on his
is coming up. passive. AD:
Same schtick as laid
out for Yorick

Tank:
Tabi
Bramble
Thorn or Sunfire
29. Akali She can stop your passive Try to stop her Generic
from re-activating by hitting her blade by Mr/Hexdrinker build
throwing out her blades keeping your
 constantly, good sustain distance, Q her if she
in trades. tries to farm a
minion and then E
while she’s in her
field if you know
whereabouts she is.
W her Q and you’re
Gucci.
30. Camille Her W and her E give her Don’t hit your silence Cloth/4 pots
decent dis and re-engage or e when her shield
tools. is up, wait for it to go AD:
and then hit the full YG
.combo/ Tabi in any order

Tank:
Tabi
Bramble
Thorn or Sunfire
31. Yasuo Dashes through minions Farm passively, Cloth/4 pots or Long
and pokes you out with dodge his Q’s. Fight Sword/3 pots
his Q. him whenever you
feel like he’s AD:
encroached on your YG
space. Tabi in any order

Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire or Bramble in
any order

32. Jax If he uses his E while you W his stun, don’t Cloth/4 pots or Long
silence, he will make you attack him during his Sword/3 pots
waste one of your helicopter then hit
abilities. the Demacian combo AD:
on him. YG/Tabi

Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire
33. Gangplank Q poke can be annoying. Use your passive to Cloth/4 pots or Long
deal with his Q then Sword/3 pots or
fight whenever he Doran’s blade if
over gets close to you’re going very
you. aggressive early

AD:
Tabi
YG

Tank:
Tabi
 Sunfire
34. Tryndamere Good sustain with his W, All about items, play Cloth/4 pots
can poke you with a few passively till you get
auto’s then dash out with Tabi and bramble AD:
his e unless he fights you. Tabi/YG
Once you get these
items he become Tank:
useless, take cloth Tabi
and 4 pots. Bramble
Thorn or Sunfire
35. Jarvan Constant poke with his Q, Wait for him to miss Cloth/4 pots or Long
can dash out of engage’s his Q and then Sword/3 pots
quickly with his Q/E engage.
combination. AD:
Cleaver/YG
depending on his
build
Tabi

Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire
36. Sion Extremely tanky. Silence while he’s Long Sword/3 pots
charging his Q,
dodge his and he AD:
dies. Cleaver (If he
building lethality, go
YG)
YG

Tank:
Bami’s
Tabi
Sunfire
37. Renekton Can dash in, auto, stun Silence him every Cloth/4 pots or Long
and then dash back out. time he dashes in. W Sword/3 pots
Good sustain. his stun.
AD:
YG/BC depending on
his build
Tabi
38. Malphite Tanky. W his boulder, wait Long Sword/3 pots
for him to run out of
mana (Malphite runs AD:
out of mana quicker Cleaver
than Stone Cold Merc’s or Tabi
drinks a beer) and kill depending on
him whether he’s
building any ap or
not
 Tank:
Really depends on
what he’s building, if
he’s going tanky just
go the usual Sunfire
into tabi route.
39. Chogath Good sustain and tanky Dodge his Q and he Long Sword/3 pots
dies.
AD:
Cleaver
YG

Tank:
He’s mixed damage
so I’d suggest always
taking cleaver first
for the health and
then going Merc’s for
the tenacity
40. Wukong Can be difficult to kill with If he farms, you Q Long Sword/3 pots
his clone. him, if he clones, run
past it with your Q AD:
and chase that YG
monkey down. Tabi

Tank:
Bami
Tabi
Sunfire
41. Riven Riven will q before gets to Anytime she goes for Cloth/4 pots
you, his her knockup, use poke or CS, Q her
her stun and dash away and engage. She AD:
with her e. must learn her place. Tabi
YG

Tank:
Tabi
Sunfire

3 Key rune builds:

Tank - Resolve/Precision – Grasp, Unflinching, Conditioning, Second Wind, Triumph and Coup De
Grace

AD - Sorcery/Domination (Best build in my opinion) – Summon Aery, Ultimate Hat, Celerity, Scorch,
Taste of Blood and Ravenous Hunter

Splitpush – Resolve/Precision – Grasp, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend Alacrity and

Coup De Grace
Only take the splitpush build when your teamcomp is clearly not really built for teamfights

Take Ignite/Flash for every matchup besides Kayle If you’re experienced but if you’re below Gold I’d
suggest taking tp for everything I’ve marked in yellow or red.

Make sure to diversify your builds if you are losing lane with the one set out (if you’ve only got
enough for a cloth armour when you back but you want to buy a cinder, just get the cloth armour). If
you need an armour power spike, always take the tabi early. Tabi is extremely important for Garen.