Buzz
The latest update, patch 13.16, has arrived on the Vietnam server and the competitive scene is buzzing with excitement. In today's article, we bring you a list of the most powerful top lane champions at the current moment.
Let's find out which champions can significantly improve your win rate!
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Naafiri
First up is Naafiri, the new Darkin that has just been released in League of Legends. Originally designed as a mid lane assassin, this champion is now excelling in both the jungle and top lane roles in patch 13.16.
Advantages
- Extremely strong in solo lane, especially in the early game phase.
- Good sustain, lane resilience, and stable damage output.
- High mobility, capable of targeting attacks, and snowballing tremendously when gaining an advantage.
Disadvantages
- Late-game strength is not emphasized.
- Difficult to master, especially for players with average individual skills.
- It's very challenging to recover once falling behind.
Rumble
Being one of the few top laners utilizing SMPT, and recently buffed in the last update, Rumble is making a strong comeback in the top lane position. This might be the solution for you to counter those dominating Aatrox and Jayce picks.
Advantages
- Possesses an ultimate ability with extremely powerful overall combat capabilities.
- Efficiently creates disruptions with the ability to initiate long-range engagements.
- Extremely strong in early game damage exchanges.
Disadvantages
- Lacks mobility, often susceptible to being left behind in skirmishes or caught out alone.
- Very difficult to master, especially the art of drawing the ultimate ability.
- Very challenging to proactively engage and eliminate enemy targets.
Renekton
Many seasoned players say 'the crocodile ties lane, the crocodile loses lane'. This statement truly reflects Renekton's playstyle - dominating the lane, annihilating opponents comprehensively, and controlling his territory.
Advantages
- Exceptionally strong single-target damage, robust in early game skirmishes.
- Flexible itemization choices depending on the match situation.
- Capable of exerting lane pressure against most other top lane champions, depending on the player's individual skill.
Disadvantages
- Once fallen behind, it's very challenging to regain pressure.
- Requires good individual player skills and effective map control abilities.
- It will be very difficult to dominate lanes against tanky top lane champions like Ornn, Poppy,...
Camille
Camille is making a strong comeback in the League of Legends patch 13.16 update with the rise of a one-trick pony on the Super server, LiuBai, who has climbed to high ranks on this server's Challenger ladder and has recently appeared on BLV Hoàng Sama's channel. Essentially, she is an extremely powerful top laner with good lane resilience, ready to destroy any enemy with a starting item such as Trinity Force or Ravenous Hydra.
Advantages
- High damage output, including both physical and standard damage, capable of trading effectively against all other top laners.
- Ultimate ability isolates targets, extremely useful in skirmishes and lane engagements.
- High mobility, easily traverses between lanes and provides long-range cover for teammates.
Disadvantages
- Requires exceptional individual skills and player's keen sense of timing to execute impactful plays and profitable trades.
- Weak in the early game phase, needs to carefully sustain the lane while conserving resources.
- Particularly vulnerable once fallen behind.
Illaoi
Without much exaggeration, Illaoi is truly a top lane monster. Many gamers say that Illaoi's lack of mobility isn't her weakness, but rather a prerequisite for her to balance against two or three opponents on top lane.
Advantages
- Superior strength, especially when dueling with more than one enemy champion.
- Maintaining lane parity in the early game can lead to becoming a mid and late game monster.
- Once gaining an advantage, extremely difficult to gank.
Disadvantages
- Lacks mobility, vulnerable to being kite after using its abilities.
- Requires significant resources to unleash its power.
- Not easy to switch lanes, hence doesn't create as much pressure as Renekton, Kled,... when ahead.
These are the top 5 strongest top lane champions in the early stages of the patch 13.16 update for League of Legends. Hopefully, these will be the perfect trump cards for you to climb the ranks.
