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Last updated: November 28.
Kayn Vayne is a midrange deck that wants to win the board presence. A leveled-up Kayn can turn into a win condition allowing you to damage the opponent’s Nexus with Rhaast’s Overwhelm or Shadow Assasin’s elusive keyword. Furious Wielder, Tumble, and Cataclysm accelerate your game plan and lets you level-up Kayn faster.
Teemo Zoe is an elusive deck that use equipment to buff up elusive units and chip down the Nexus’ health.
- Strong against: Leona Diana, Varus Pantheon
- Weak against: Miss Fortune Swain, Annie Jhin
Gwen Katarina acts as an aggressive deck that puts pressure on the opponent with the assistance of Hallowed keyword.
Fallen Reckoner can give you an edge on the board by eliminating a blocker.
Eternal Dancers and Ruined Reckoner combo play can set up multiple attacks if Eternal Dancers isn’t dealt with.
Lulu Jinx is a discard deck that tries to go wide on the board and maximise the damage it deals to the Nexus. Jinx acts as your win condition late game. Her ability to draw you an additional card while also providing a burn plan can be enough to close out the game.
Gangplank Sejuani Plunder is a midrange archetype that wants to level up both champions as soon as possible.
Both Gangplank and Sejuani can present a lot damage with the Overwhelm keyword and the assistance of their unique abilities.
Champions (6)
landmarks (3)
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Seraphine Viktor is a value control deck. The list runs a lot of removal tools to keep the board in check while you work on buffing up Viktor with keywords. Viktor can turn into a win condition along with Seraphine making sure you outvalue your opponent.
- Strong against: Seraphine Ezreal, Vayne Zed, Annie Jhin
- Weak against: Pantheon Vayne, Seraphine Viktor IO
Heimerdinger Jayce is a control archetype looking to remove the opponent’s units with the cost-efficient removals from Piltover & Zaun and Shadow Isles.
The archetype usesTech synergies and strong removal package from Plitover & Zaun and Shadow Isles to get control over the game and start taking over the board. Jayce is a powerful finisher once the deck is ahead, which happens easily if Heimerdinger ever gets to stick on the board.
- Strong against: Draven Jinx, Annie Jhin
- Weak against: Sun Disk, Vayne Pantheon.
Annie Twisted Fate relies on advancing Ravenbloom Conservatory and creating a Tybaulk as soon as possible. The deck runs a lot of cheap ping spells, and along with both Annie and TF’s unique skills you’ll find yourself ready to play Tybaulk by turn 6/7.
Once Tybaulk hits the board, all the damage of your spells and skills will be increased, which will allow you to switch to the burn plan. Reptide Rex is your strongest play. His Cannon Barrage along with Tybaulk’s damage amplification will leave your opponent’s board in shambles.
Strong against: Annie Jhin, Zoe Teemo, Draven Jinx.
Weak against: Heimerdinger Jayce.
Annie Jhin is a hyper-aggressive archetype, looking to swarm the board with cheap aggro units. Stuns from the Stagehand and Solari Sunhawk allows the unit to continue pushing damage through the opponent’s units. Then, burn damages help finish out the last of the opponent’s nexus health points.
- Strong against: Vayne Pantheon, Varus Pantheon
- Weak against: Twisted Fate Swain, Seraphine Ezreal
Feel the Rush is a control archetype looking to remove the opposing units with Shadow Isles removals and Freljord’s board wipes. The deck features a high amount of ramp to accelerate toward its late-game win conditions. With Feel the Rush, It That Stares, and She Who Wanders, the deck finishes games very decisively in the late game.
- Strong against: Ezreal Caitlyn, Pirate Burn, Yordle in Arms.
- Weak against: Sun Disk, Taliyah Ziggs.
Quinn Vayne is a midrange deck that uses Vayne’s Tumble to accelerate the level-up condition of both champions. The Darkin Harp allows your challenger units to remain on the board when they kill off enemy units.
- Strong against: Seraphine Ezreal (NX), Vayne Zed, Seraphine Viktor IO
- Weak against: Pantheon Vayne
Varus Patheon works on leveling up both champions by targeting your own units. Once leveled, both champions turn into a win condition, using the Overwhelm damage to deal Nexus damage.
- Strong against: Pantheon Vayne, Rumble Vayne
- Weak against: Ezreal Seraphine (NX)
Draven Jinx is an aggressive deck that tries to go wide on the board and push early Nexus damage. The discard cards allow you to level up Jinx easily and set up your burn plan with Super Mega Death Rocket and Get Excited.
Ekko Jinx is a predict deck that operated on the win condition if both champions. Ekko offers the Chronobreak on level-up whichs sets up the revive and Rally. Voice of the Risen empowers your whole board, allowing you to set up powerful attacks. Jinx can be your burn tool with her Super Mega Death Rocket!
Strong against: Draven Jinx, Annie Jhin
Weak against: Annie Twisted Fate, Heimerdinger Jayce (SI)
MF Swain sets a more aggressive plan early on in the game compared to Twisted Fate Swain in an attempt to push early Nexus damage. Swain can later put pressure on the opponent and with The Leviathan on the board you’ll slowly burn your opponent down and set up a stun lock.
Vayne Rumble us a combo deck that relies on Rumble as a win condition. Legionary Charge helps you find Rumble and set up your combo. Giving the champion the Overwhelm keyword from an Equipment sets up a strong attack. Additionally, Cataclysm and Tumble put more pressure on the opponent and set up a win condition.
- Strong against: Seraphine Viktor IO, Pantheon Vayne
- Weak against: Ezreal Seraphine, Vayne Zed
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landmarks (7)
Taliyah Ziggs is a deck centered around landmark synergies. With its good early curve, it can defend itself and/or pressure the opponent. Leveled Taliyah and Ziggs have powerfil abilities to burn down the opponent’s Nexus. The Absolver is a deadly combo with Taliyah, allowing you to slam the Nexus with a powerful Overwhelm attack.
Zed Hecarim is an ephemeral deck that puts pressure with their attacks using Shark Chariot. Hecarim can push Overwhelm damage late game and empower the ephereral attackers.
- Strong against: Pantheon Vayne, Pantheon Varus
- Weak against: Annie Jhin, Seraphine Viktor Karma
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landmarks (2)
equipments (2)
Vayne Gwen squeezes the pressure Gwen imposes to the maximum with the assistance of Rally, Cataclysm, and Tumble. Eternal Dancers can also be problematic for the opponent with the summoned unit on the attack phase. The Harrowing is your strongest late-game play, allowing you to set up a powerful finisher.
- Strong against: Seraphine Viktor SI
- Weak against: Ezreal Seraphine, Rumble Vayne
Leona Diana uses both Daybreak and Nightfall as part of its game plan. You’re able to stun multiple units with a leveled up Leona, setting up a powerful attack. The Winding Light gives your units the Overwhelm keyword, threatening a lethal attack.
Elise Norra can go wide on the board and chip on the opponent’s Nexus. Yordle Captain empowers your board, creating buffed up units for your opponent to deal with.
Your ability to go wide on the board means Eclectic Collection can be used to its fullest, putting your opponent on a timer with Poison Puffcaps.
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Seraphine Targon wants to play cheap spells and attenp to set up a Purrsuit of Perefection as soon as possible to win the game. Aphelios and Viktor can turn into your win condition if left on the board unanswered.
An equipment oriented deck that focuses on leveling up Jax quickly with the help of Vayne’s Tumble.
- Strong against: Seraphine Ezreal, Pantheon Vayne
- Weak against: Rumble Vayne, Vayne Zed, Annie Jhin
Akshan Varus runs a lot of spells and Equipment to target units which advances the level up conditions of both Akshan and Varus. Your main win condition is leveling Varus and using his Overwhelm keyword to push Nexus damage. Xolaani is your secondary win condition, that can squeeze just enough overwhelm damage to win the game.
Vayne Pantheon is a mid-range deck that wants to level up Pantheon and have him on the board as soon as possible. Vayne can put more pressure on the opponent with the Tumble she generates, allowing you to set up a strong attack with one of your buffed-up units.
- Strong against: Swain Twisted Fate, Karma Master Yi, Poppy Taric
- Weak against: Akshan Lee Sin
Norra Heimerdinger is a value deck that wants to run the opponent out of resources and slowly take over the board presence. Both champions help develop the board and once Norra is leveled, the Mysterious Portal units will be too difficult for the opponent to handle.
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