11.21 was jam packed with a bunch of meta shifting changes so we've got you guys covered
with the 3 best carry champions for each role to dominate solo queue.
and with that said, lets get right into it!
Many bruiser top laners have become indirectly weaker this patch due to conqueror and goredrinker
nerfs.
An already amazing pick from 11.20 who avoids these nerfs and becomes indirectly stronger
is camille.
Besides a patch or two here and there Camille has stuck around as one of the best solo carry
tops throughout season 11.
The fact camille runs grasp and builds divine sunderer means she'll have an even better
edge up on many meta picks.
What makes camille such an enticing pick is her consistency and kill power throughout
all stages of the game.
2 and 3 item spikes are huge and you can start one shotting everyone in sight with true damage.
For how deadly camille scales, her early kill threat with ignite is not to be undermined.
Due to the long range gap closer on E your ability to run away with the lane and completely
zone the enemy from resources is insane when ahead.
Shen is one matchup that most camille players struggle against so banning him out is a good
idea.
Your core build is divine sunderer rush into ravenous hydra second and sterak's gage third.
Trinity force can be swapped in games where you are up against a super squishy enemy comp.
The rune page is grasp with shield bash, bone plating and unflinching.
Optimal secondaries are free boots and cookies.
As if tahm wasn't already oppressive enough, he will stand alone as the most consistent
carry top for 11.21.
Bruisers losing power is only positive for tahm as he already wins at a very high rate
against those champs before the item and rune nerfs.
For how easy tahm is to pilot his bully power against meta picks is really high.
You just slap everyone around with autos, throw in Q whenever available and if they
try to flash away you now have a gap closer to follow and finish off kills.
The only matchup tahm loses to right now is lillia but shes picked at a much lower rate
than most other tops so its not really an issue.
A frostfire gauntlet rush amplifies your sticking power and by building anathema's chains second
your 1v1 potential really isn't fair.
thornmail or spirit visage depending on the enemy comp slot in nicely third.
Keystone rune will be grasp followed by shield bash, second wind and unflinching.
For secondaries grab triumph and alacrity.
After a short hiatus from the upper echelon of top lane, darius is back and an amazing
hard carry after his 11.20 buff.
The conqueror nerfs this patch obviously hurt a little but darius doesn't rely on goredrinker
so his relative power level compared to other bruisers will be even higher now.
With W on a mere 5 second cooldown at level 1 your all in potential right from the get
go is nuts.
W start level 1 is winning more than Q now after the buff so if you're still opening
with Q, look to try out W first especially in easy level 1 matchups.
If you manage to get a nice chunk out of enemy at level 1 then you can grab E at level 2,
pop ghost and run them down for first blood.
A couple matchups you'll want to avoid are wukong and riven so banning out one of the
two is a good strategy.
Trinity and stridebreaker are great rush items, you'll have more consistent damage potential
out of trinity but extra utility and sticking power from stride.
Second item sterak's and then deadmans plate third slot in great.
As for runes, pickup conqueror with triumph, tenacity and last stand.
Best secondaries are bone plating and unflinching.
With many AD fighter junglers hit this patch keep an eye on AP champs and especially ekko
who kicks off our top 3.
Ekko has been a really consistent carry option ever since his passive buff a few patches
back and is very acccessable as well.
Earlier on in the season when ekko was meta he had over a 30 percent ban rate but its
below 10 percent right now so you'll be able to lock him in for most games.
Ekko is all about that mid game spike as you can take over with your rocketbelt and nashors
completion.
If you're not already building nashors then definitely give it a shot.
Nashors users are winning more often than lich bane and the item deals more damage in
extended fights.
Lich will deal slightly more up front burst but its super minimal.
Core build is rocket belt rush into nashors second and rabadons third.
As for runes, dark harvest is the best keystone followed by sudden impact, eyeball collector
and ravenous hunter.
Optimal secondaries are magical footwear and cosmic insight.
One of the most underrated champions in the entire game cracks our top 3 for 11.21 being
fiddlesticks.
With jarvan, xin zhao and graves all moving down this patch, fiddle solidifies a spot
as a top tier solo queue option.
There are many different ways you can play fiddle after the recent predator buffs.
Fiddle's identity has always been around the level 6 power spike but with predator you
are capable of pulling off many more successful early ganks.
Electro remains a great option too so it really comes down to preference.
If your laners are playing very aggressive picks who have strong CC then running predator
and snowballing early is great.
Key to success with fiddle come mid game is controlling objectives and finding picks with
ult when enemies facecheck.
Even in the higher elos, players often completely disrespect fiddle ultimate so by controlling
vision and setting up in fog of war you'll solo win many games.
Nail down this strategy and watch as your elo rises exponentially.
Core build is rocketbelt into zhonyas second and void staff third.
By far the best assassin jungler you can play is kha'zix and he rounds out the top 3.
Only thing that really changes for kha this patch is that his bruiser variant builds are
likely phased out.
Not a worry though as ghostblade rush is even more insane.
Kha players who rush ghostblade are winning 54 percent of the time compared to duskblade
at 50 percent.
Duskblade slots in well second but you really want that youmuu's as your first purchase
to run away with the early to mid game.
Its almost unfair as to how easy it is to pick off squishies with all the movement speed
and long range gap close from E. One of the most underrated benefits to kha'zix's
build is the 75 haste you acquire.
This puts Q on an extremely short cooldown providing you with very reliable consistent
DPS.
Dark harvest and electrocute perform identically stat wise on kha so it comes down to preference
as to which you choose.
Electro provides more early game snowball power and one shot while dark harvest is better
in drawn out skirmishes.
For our question of the day, if you had the ability to make one change on the balance
team what would it be?
Personally I would take the opportunity to remove a champion and its a toss up as to
who id choose but the likely culprit would be yuumi.
Sorry to all the yuumi mains out there but I just cant stand playing against the champ
as she can turn any carry into an unkillable god with little skill required.
So what would you guys do with such power?
Let us know down in the comments below!
To much of our surprise vex avoids the nerf bat in 11.21 so priority on the pick remains
extremely high.
Vex's kit is unprecedented for the solo queue environment as you have long range pick power
with one shot potential to capitalize on enemies positional errors.
What is it with riot and giving these new champions long range gap close spells that
reset on takedowns.
Its just a little overloaded in our book as vex ultimate can single handedly shift the
momentum in an instant.
Thanks in part to vex passive she is seeing insane results into picks like yone, leblanc
and sylas who are the most picked mids of 11.21.
Kat and Kassadin are two picks who can give you some issues so its a good idea to ban
one out.
The best core build is a ludens rush into horizon focus second and zhonyas third.
Electro works best for the keystone with taste of blood, eyeball collector and ultimate hunter.
Ravenous has been most popular throughout 11.20 but as a result of the nerf we expect
ultimate hunter to take over the slot.
Secondary runes are manaflow and transcendence.
Even after recent buffs and a drastic increase in power many players are sleeping on fizz.
Fizz is without a doubt a top 3 assassin mid for 11.21 and becomes even better with nerfs
to akshan.
Fizz fairs super well against other meta mids like katarina, zed and yone.
Kat heavily relies on procing her passive in order to win out on trades so with fizz
E and Q mobility he can do a great job at dodging out on loads of damage.
Kassadin is one of the most annoying meta matchups you can run into so removing him
from the rift in champ select is advised.
Definitely look to try out either relentless or ultimate hunter after the ravenous nerfs.
Relentless already wins more than ravenous prior to the nerf so it wouldn't surprise
us if play rate really shot up in 11.21.
You wana play fizz very similar to fiddle for maximum success.
Finding picks with ultimate on enemies out of position is key, so setup objectives well
before they spawn, wait in fog of war patiently and one shot squishes as they walk in alone.
Build for fizz is a ludens or zhonyas rush depending on matchup.
Whichever you dont purchase first slots in well second followed by lich bane third.
With akshan dropping out of the top 3 due to his nerf, moving back up is katarina.
What makes kat such a strong solo queue mid is her ability to excel in clown fiesta skirmishes.
The reset mechanic from passive allows kat to thrive in those caoitic situations and
clean up multiple kills which leads to a massive snowball.
All it takes is one kill with kat to completely roll over your opponent.
The teleport ignite strategy is something that pushes the champion over the edge.
Its definitely not a coincidence that the strongest top laner and mid laner both abuse
this setup.
With ignite you retain great early kill threat and by running teleport your map impact and
ability to clean up kills is amazing.
If you're unsure of who to ban when playing kat, galio and fizz are two more difficult
matchups.
Playerbase is very split in regards to the setup for kat so there are a few options to
try out.
Nashors rush is very standard while rocket belt and riftmaker are viable second pickups.
Rocket belt is the more snowbally one shot option while riftmaker gives you more power
in drawn out extended fights.
Same thing goes for runes, if you want maximum 100 to 0 power then roll with electrocute
while conqueror is the stronger skirmish choice.
Keep in mind that due to the ravenous hunter nerf resolve secondary becomes indirectly
stronger now when running conqueror.
We were deinfitely a little shocked to see jinx buffed this patch considering she was
already in a good spot so we welcome her back into the top 3.
Ultimate and passive buff will make your snowball power way stronger this patch.
Cooldown buff on ultimate allows you to capitalize on all in plays more often while the passive
buff enhances clean up potential.
Rune optimization will be really important for 11.21 after the ravenous hunter nerfs.
Inspiration secondary has already been slept on in previous patches so definitely look
to swap over now.
Complete rune page is lethal tempo with presence of mind, bloodline and coup de grace.
Run biscuits and cosmic insight for secondaries.
There are many options in regards to your build for jinx so we'll give you a few to
try out.
Best teamfight DPS build is a kraken into hurricane and infinity edge.
For a heavier single target focused setup grab firecannon second and stormrazor third.
This build works best against comps who lack a strong front line and are more squishy or
assassin based.
Gale and kraken can always be swapped around as well especially when you're against comps
with skillshot reliant champs.
The low elo queen who wont be going anywhere after the 11.21 nerfs is miss fortune.
Honestly MF has been broken for every single elo bracket over the past few patches and
we dont see that changing with these mana nerfs.
We mentioned in our 11.21 tier list that if you do find yourself running into mana issues
then incorporating a manamune into your build path is completely viable.
The mana nerfs will further incentivize you the run the comet page with manaflow instead
of precision.
Taking biscuits in secondaries will also help to combat the nerfs.
The fact nothing damage based was changed is huge.
MF ultimate with lethality items chunks for ludacris damage in teamfights and can straight
up solo win games.
Build of ghostblade into eclipse is the perfect mix of damage along with nice survivability
from the movement speed and shield.
third item can be manamune or serylda's grudge depending on preference.
If you're a vayne main then you should be having alot of fun with how the meta has shifted
recently.
With lulu, yuumi, nami and soraka in meta all at once its a perfect time to add vayne
to your arsenal.
We were actually really surprised shieldbow wasnt nerfed at all for 11.21 so vayne can
continue to abuse it as her mythic.
When you take into account the mobility from Q, stealth from ultimate, survivability from
shieldbow and a lulu by your side, the ability for dive champs to take you out in fights
is at an all time low.
Oh yea, we almost forgot to mention wits end which turns vayne into a ranged tank.
Hit your two item spike of shieldbow into wits and you have the ability to completely
run away with the game.
Rageblade slots in great as the third purchase.
In games where the enemy comp lacks any AP threat then swapping wits for phantom dancer
is optimal.
For runes grab press the attack with triumph, alacrity and coup de grace.
Free boots and biscuits will work great for secondaries after the ravenous nerf.
So much for amumu nerfs as the champion remains a dominant pick and a support who needs to
be on your radar for 11.21.
All in threat from having 2 Q charges is insanely potent and provides you with some of the best
gank assist for any support.
Level 6 kill potential is even more crazy as you have the ability to chain CC a target
for multiple seconds due to Q and Ult.
This makes your teamfight power top tier as well since you can completely take out a high
priority target from the fray.
Locket is the standard rush item while thornmail and abyssal mask can be interchanged second
and third.
Run aftershock with font of life, bone plating and unflinching for primary runes.
Prime secondaries are cheap shot and ultimate hunter.
Nami has proven to be a highly valuable support pick after recent changes so she's back in
the top 3 for another patch.
Imperial mandate buffs along with direct buffs a few patches back have propelled nami into
a top tier position.
On mandate completion you provide your carrry with so much extra damage.
Toss your point and click E on your carry, and watch as they melt away at the enemies
HP bar.
Not only can you buff up teammates but your ability to start fights and be the engage
tool with ultimate adds another layer to your solo carry potential.
Lucian in meta is another big reason for nami's power surge as that duo is one of the best
for 11.21.
Core nami build is mandate rush into chemtech putrifier second and staff of flowing water
or ardent censer third.
Runes are pretty diverse as aery is the standard keystone however electrocute works great if
you want to bolster early all in strength.
And the final feature of the patch to round out the solo carry supports is blitzcrank.
A consistent hard carry pick is what you're getting out of blitzcrank over the past while
now.
Blitz was buffed while many other meta supports saw nerfs and as a result he has jumped into
a powerful position.
Every support should have blitz in there champion pool right now as he does so well into meta
picks.
Blitz has a positive winrate into nami, yuumi and lulu who are the 3 most common blitz matchups.
Blitz can absolutely feast on squishy supports as one hook sends them to fountain and gives
you full control of lane.
Its a bonus when playing into a squishy support with a shield as your ultimate completely
nullifies there effectiveness.
Core build is locket or shurelya's rush into zekes second and knights vow third.
Frozen heart is situationally strong into heavy AD comps.
Due to the guardian nerfs aftershock will rise back up in priority now.
Predator is actually a really interesting option as well after its recent buffs and
can be run in matchups where you lack reliable kill threat.
Alright guys, that concludes our update on the best solo carry picks for every role in
11.21.
Good luck this patch and we will see you in the next video!