Rek'Sai matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind/Overgrowth (maybe unflinching can be good) Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start Q. You can punish easily when he unborrows level 1 You should probably avoid trading as much as possible unless you're very confident in this matchup. He will outsustain you pretty hard and you'll run out of mana pretty quickly Trading: Play away from his burrowed E range. Trade back with E W Q. Build: Titanic first, fill in the rest depending on draft.

Riven matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Bone plating/Unflinching Cash back/Cosmic Insight (approach velocity can be good too) Start Q. Be careful she might try to cheese you level 1 from your closest bush or try to zone you off. She will likely have prio and try to flash + ignite you level 2 if she chunked you hard level 1 Poke with short Qs when she walks up for cs, release before she reacts with E Gaining a lead in lane and denying her gold and xp afterwards is key, so you are sufficiently ahead to manage her in sides later. Trading: Spacing game. Poke with short Q, avoid all-ins. Trade back with E + W. You mostly have to play around her E (shield). Try to bait her E or Q with spacing (needs to be pretty clean) If you win early (you probably should if you're clean enough but it takes a bit of practice), she will likely try to proxy. You have to prevent that by all means. Freeze as much as possible, when she goes for proxy try to punish her. Build: Aim for chain vest first back. Then build Iceborn + boots. Titanic 2nd. Fill the rest depending on enemy draft.

Shen matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Bone plating/Unflinching Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start Q. Don't let him get close to you, you will likely lose every trade if he gets close Trading: Poke with Q. Play far so he can't get his E on you. You can sometimes bait them into dashing in you and canceling their dash with Q if you get a proper spacing + timing on Q Aim for plates + proxying when shen is level 5 or above, that way he trades plates if he wants to ult to help his team. Bait his E so you can take plates under his nose Build: Hollow Radiance first then Titanic or Unending Despair.

Poppy matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Second Wind/Overgrowth (maybe unflinching can be good) Cash back/Cosmic Insight Probably better to start W and tank her passive auto with it but I usually start Q and try to poke You should probably avoid trading. She has more damage than you, will build tanky so your damage wont matter much, and has way faster rotations than you. She will also go tear and you'll run out of mana pretty fast Trading: Just try to farm, avoid taking trades, avoid wall angles Build: Maybe unending can be good, I haven't played the matchup a lot.

Volibear matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind/Unflinching Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start Q. He will try to auto the wave and shove. Try to get good Qs off when he walks up, then step back. You can snowball early else it's a farm fest Trading: You have to kite him all the time, NEVER let him Q + E you. Disengage his Q with your E, avoid his E. Retaliate with charged Q + W. Really short trades, NEVER let him W you twice Build: Titanic first if you start getting a lead, else Hollow Radiance. I like unending second. Fill the rest depending on draft. Bramble can somewhat help later on

Dr. Mundo matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Second Wind/Overgrowth (Revitalize is fine if enemy has a lot of max health damage AND/OR your team has one or more enchanters) Cash back/Cosmic Insight Take prio early, stay behind minions, stay healthy, try to get some poke with Q Crash on 3rd wave, proc demolish Rinse and repeat for as long as possible (need to be healthy so mundo can't drag you down the lane too easily) Abuse mundo for as long as possible till he gets his warmog then the matchup shifts and becomes really hard for Sion, most of the time you can only receive waves here and try to deny platings by holding the wave. Trading: Dodging his Q (obviously), proper spacing to avoid him healing off W, dont waste your W for tanking Mundo Q and instead try to burst him with the pop Build: Hollow Radiance => Titanic => Unending Despair then fill the rest depending on enemy draft. Swifties if enemy team allows it (low amount of autoattackers/few reducible CC)

Cho'Gath matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Second Wind/Unflinching Cash back/Cosmic Insight Take prio early, avoid letting him auto you with his E up, he's rather weak early if you play your cards right Denying him CS is crucial so he doesn't get free healing and mana regen from minions. Trading: Time your W properly, release Q when he's winding up Q or W, avoid him getting close to you with E Build: Hollow Radiance => Titanic and then fill the rest depending on enemy draft. Complete boots early, either Swifties or Mercs

Fiora matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind/Overgrowth or revitalize if you have an enchanter in your team Cash back/Cosmic Insight (approach velocity can be good too) Start Q. Be careful she might try to cheese you level 1 from your closest bush or try to zone you off. Taking a proper trade here with good spacing and vital denying can be pretty good. She will likely have prio and try to flash + ignite you level 2 if she chunked you hard level 1 Poke with short Qs when she walks up for cs Gaining a lead in lane and denying her gold and xp afterwards is key, so you are sufficiently ahead to manage her in sides later. Once she gets hydra, you want to freeze perma and only take trades when the wavestate doesn't allow her to sustain in the wave Trading: Spacing game. Poke with short Q and take short trades. Freeze as much as possible. E to disengage. Trade back with W + shield bash Build: Aim for bramble first back. Then build Iceborn + boots. Titanic 2nd. Depending on the state of the game you can either build more damage with Overlord or fill the rest with defensive items. Protoplasm/Sterak can be good

Yone matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind/Overgrowth or revitalize (if you have enchanter in your team or enemy team has every % hp damage) Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start Q. bait his Q or wait for him to Q1 the wave, then poke with a charged Q. Chunk him as much as possible level 1 Trading: Dont walk up when he has Q3. Punish his Q1 or Q2 with your Q. Poke with Q and release before he reacts with E or W. Avoid extended trades Winning early is key here Build: Aim for bramble first back. Then Thornmail + tabis, then Titanic. Randuin 3rd is pretty good also.

Zaahen matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind (Bone plating is ok)/Overgrowth Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start Q. don't let him auto you. Poke with Q, chunk him as much as possible level 1 Trading: Don't let him auto you for free. Q poke. Be wary of his Q2 + E combo. Tap Q and release when he starts casting E. Go for E W Q if he uses E first, then back off. Build: Aim for bramble first back. Then Thornmail + tabis, then Titanic.

Kled matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind/Overgrowth Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start W, block the second part of his Q with it. Trading: Avoid trading early unless very confident. You usually want to retaliate to his all-ins with E W Q. When he's dismounted, try to poke him and play around his W. You have to know perfectly your damage to find a proper execute Game gets a lot easier once you have Tabis + First item Build: Randuin first if enemy draft has a crit reliant champ; else frozen heart is good. Warden mail first back is ideal. Then go for titanic

Sett matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Bone plating/Unflinching Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start Q. Space his E. Ideally you want him to miss E by baiting it and trade back with Q Trading: Bait his E. Then E W Q. If he hits E, E step back a little and W Q. Keep trades short, step back once you hit W + Q to avoid getting hit by his W Build: Aim for chain vest first back. Then Iceborn gauntlet + tabis, then Titanic.

Camille matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Second Wind/Overgrowth Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start W if she starts W, else start Q You can pressure her early as she's quite weak, and it's fairly easy to get good Qs on her Trading: W her W, position yourself in a way that doesn't let her get a free Hookshot on you. Poke with Q, pop W, keep trades short. Be mindful of when she wants to ult to cancel your Q or avoid your R Build: Titanic => Bloodmail (optional, good if you're winning lane) and then fill the rest depending on enemy draft (unending can be good, randuin if they have access to crit, probably get some MR on 4th slot). Get tabis early.

Garen matchup: Grasp/Shield Bash/Second Wind/Overgrowth Cash back/Cosmic Insight or approach velocity are both good here Start Q. Space properly to ensure hitting Q without him retaliating with either Q or E. Good garens will usually start E and try to shove first wave with E while trading you. Pressure early, aim to freeze. You can release Q when he's about to Q you to get the stun off before his silence cancels you Trading: Poke with Q, W at the end of his rotation. Keep E for when he uses Q or tries to disengage. Build: Iceborn first then titanic. Fill the rest depending on draft. Chainvest first back is really good.

Malphite matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Second Wind/Overgrowth Cash back/Cosmic Insight Start W if he starts Q, block his Q with it. Else start Q You stomp him all game long Trading: Pretty much just W his Q and Q him whenever you can. You win short and extended trades Build: Hollow radiance or Titanic => Fill the rest depending on enemy draft. Avoid rushing bamis to proc demolish under his nose

Zilean matchup: Grasp/Demolish/Second Wind/Overgrowth Cash back/Approach velocity Start Q and try to poke him You can pressure her early, but you should mostly play for demolish procs Build: Hollow Radiance first. Negatron if he is going AP, Titanic if he's going support