If somebody picks Vayne top they probably have mental problems. In order to help them with their mental problems, take hail of blades, Ghost instead of teleport, and Nimbus cloak secondary, then ping your jungler 60000 times to jump her at level 3. When your jungler is arriving activate ghost and sprint at her to unleash your anger. If your jungler doesn't help you at all you're ****ed, you can never fight her, and you can't ever walk up. Rush tier 2 boots, play for your team, and good luck.
Gnar
Go Conqueror. Play to farm and punish him if he oversteps. Rush Plated Steelcaps against him. If he buys tier 2 boots you can't touch him ever. When he goes Mega Gnar don't fight him or even walk up because he will use his ultimate which has almost no cooldown and run away, chunking your healthbar. Ping your teammates not to go in when he goes mega. Try to ult him away from your teammates if he goes in.
Kennen
Go Fleet footwork. Annoying *** rat champion, you only kill him if his monitor is turned off. He beats you in lane and he outscales you. Play with the minion wave in lane, most of his damage early comes from his Q. Try to ult him away from your team when he ults. Pray your team is better.
Kled
Don't make the mistake of taking long fights with Kled levels 1-3, you don't win due to his huge health pool. Don't fight him unless he misses his Q. Don't use any spell other than Q before he's dismounted because once he dismounts you need to burst him. When he's dismounted use E and W and if he's still alive ult him.
Jax
Max W in this lane and build early HP items against him. Don't fight him if his passive is fully stacked. Every time he tries to fight you just wait for his E to almost be over and then pull him and W him. Once he gets Divine Sunderer it becomes super hard to fight him unless ahead.
Trundle
Never fight Trundle level 1, you can't beat him. The only time you can beat trundle 1v1 is if you land a full grit W and you have a big minion wave. Try to have the minion wave as close to your tower as possible so he can't run you down. Be wary of his ultimate, it steals a ton of your resistances and makes you very squishy.
Pantheon
Try to bait out his Q, then you can look to grab cs. He can block your W with his E so either combo W with E or use W for the shield. He beats you really hard in short trades so try to take extended fights. Buying early armor helps a ton since he deals no magic damage and typically rushes lethality. After level 6 he will look to roam so if he's missing from lane shove the wave. He needs early kills to be useful so try not to die against him, you outscale him.
Darius
In order to win this lane you have to play nearly perfect, if you ****up once he kills you. E when he uses his Q so you can deny him from hitting you with the outer part. If you're level 6 and he tries to Q again you ult him and he can't hit you with the outer part. Don't use W until he gets full stacks on you so you can block the most damage possible, and if he's level 6 block his ultimate with your W. Never waste W, if you do his veins will start popping and his ghost will activate then he'll run you down. If he starts focusing somebody other than you in teamfights ult him away so he can't get 5 stacks on them.
Aatrox
He kites you with his whole kit and is able to land every Q because you're immobile, better learn to play dodgeball. You don't need to buy grevious wounds against him early, just take ignite. Use W when he uses Q3 to block the most damage. Try to bait out his Q1 so you can get cs. If you start the fight with full hp you can beat him in an all in but if the Aatrox is smart he won't try to fight you in all ins. He's a decent target to ult in teamfights, just wait for him to try and engage on your team first.
Gangplank
Try to play super aggressive levels 1-4 since that's where he's weakest. You want to get Plated Steelcaps against him as soon as possible because his Q spam hurts. Make sure you prioritize breaking the barrel over doing damage to him because it's his main source of damage (it also refreshes his passive), Sett's second punch makes it easy to break the barrel before Gangplank. He will probably have a massive gold lead on you so be wary of his items.
Teemo
You can't kill him ever so try to survive lane and then hope you coinflip a better team.
Mordekaiser
You have to get a lead on him someway before level 6. Make sure you attempt to dodge his Q in fights, during his ultimate you will likely have to flash his Q if you want to win the fight. If he hits level 6 and he's not behind be careful about where you position yourself, only walk up to the minion wave when it's on your side of the lane.
Riven
Rush plated steelcaps so you can match her mobility and reduce her passive auto damage. Don't try to run at her and fight, wait for her to step up to CS then take a trade against her with E stun. Don't waste W in lane because she will probably kill you. Peel her off your team if she's ahead when you teamfight.
Volibear
Go Second wind and Conqueror so his passive heals you. You need to keep the wave close to your tower or else he probably kills you. Try to bait out his E or you lose the fight. Late game wait for him to ult so you can ult him back into his team.
Lillia
She kites you very hard so rush Merc treads if you can. Try to prevent her from gaining Q stacks on the minion wave. Run at her with Q autos and pull her back with E and combo it with W. If you are able to buy Stridebreaker it helps a lot because of the slow.
Illaoi
Go Conqueror. People that play this champion have brain tumors. You want to try to kill her before level 6 since that's where she's weakest. Make sure you have your best shoes on because you have to play dodgeball against this dumbass champion, and if you get hit by 1 E you lose half your hp. if she lands E after level 6 DO NOT FIGHT HER you will die. If your team gets ahead she isn't much of a problem, because in teamfights she's only useful if she gets to set up her tentacles beforehand or if 5 people run into her ult.
Poppy
Go Grasp of the Undying. Her kit is supposed to be good against dashes, yet she beats you for some reason. (why does her Q do 16% max health damage rank 1?) She will just walk up and Q level 1 so don't bother fighting her. Don't walk up when she has her passive up, wait for her to use it on a minion. If she uses her passive and it doesn't kill something it will drop to the ground, you can walk on it to make it disappear and she can't get the shield off it. Don't stand next to walls or you will get E'ed and half healthed. I would say bait out her Q but the cooldown is so low that it doesn't really matter. You are best off just farming out the lane because you are a bit better than her in teamfights and she is a good ult target because she's a tank.
Garen
You beat him in extended trades so just run up to him when he goes for cs and auto-attack him, and if he tries to run away pull him back in. He's unnecessarily tanky with his W so try to save Q until it wears off. After level 6 make sure you save W for his ultimate, you can block a majority of the damage. Once he gets an item or two you probably can't fight him 1v1 unless you're ahead so play for teamfights after that.
Malphite
Take Grasp of the undying and max W. Pull him and W off cooldown. Be careful not to ult him until his ult is finished.
Renekton
You can fight him and win hard levels 1-3. Once he has fury it becomes a bit harder to fight him but it's still playable, just respect his burst potential. Make sure you combine E and W together, otherwise you most likely won't land the W. Save ultimate until he uses his because he gains health from his which makes yours deal more damage. Make sure you ult him away from your backline in teamfights.
Tryndamere
Cringe champion, how hasn't he been reworked yet? Level 1 don't let him get fury off minions, if he gets fury don't fight him. If he doesn't have any fury you can take trades with him. If you waste W in this lane he will run at you and bash your head in. Rush Plated Steelcaps into him, and if you really hate Tryndamere buy a Warden's Mail as well. Don't ult him unless it's towards your side of the lane because he will kill you. Once he gets Kraken Slayer don't fight him unless he's behind. Try to prevent him from getting tier-1 tower because he will counter jungle a ton if he does. Match him in a side-lane later into the game and don't bother fighting him because he will heal / run away / kill you. If he decides to teamfight ult him away from your team, he's pretty **** in teamfights so you will probably win if he tries to.
Rumble
Try to only walk up when you have your spells up otherwise he will poke you super hard. His poke can get annoying but if you fight him every time he tries to harass, you will win. Rumble has super high damage so make sure you don't use W early because you'll probably need the shield from it.
Heimerdinger
You can cheese him level 1 by sitting in the third bush top lane and running at him once the minions come. You probably can't kill him in lane and he pokes you out. If their jungler or mid laner is also AP rush Merc treads against him. If your jungler ganks him you can probably kill him just by running into him and using E, just watch out for his insane burst. If they don't have any frontline for you to ult he outscales you.
Camille
Use 2nd punch on her and back off because it has more range than her auto. If she procs shield on you back off and wait for it to go away, the cooldown is 20 seconds long so you have time to punish it. You win long fights with her so if she tries to run away pull her back with E. If she tries to W use E so she doesn't get increased damage. The timing is quick, but at level 6 you can ult her out of her E animation which cancels it and leaves her with no escapes. Don't use W for damage in long fights after level 6 because she can dodge it with her R, use it to block her Q2. At level 6 she will also probably try to roam mid so getting a control ward in river close to mid helps. Once she gets 2 items it gets hard to fight her but you are better at teamfights than she is.
Yone
In this lane you need to play around your cooldowns, don't walk up too far without them or he can all in you. When going for cs without cooldowns walk back and forth between the minions to try and bait out his Q/W. Rush plated steelcaps if possible because he can kite you very hard. He gets very strong when he gets more items so be careful fighting him later in the game. In teamfights try to ult his ult so your team doesn't get comboed.
Dr. Mundo
You can't ever kill him in lane unless he's as stupid as Mundo IRL, you can't pull him because of his passive and he runs away with his cleavers. Stand behind minions so he can't poke you out of lane. Try to get as much CS as possible and look to ult him in teamfights.
Maokai
Take trades against him during the first few levels because that's when he's weakest. You have to combine E and W together or else he's going to dodge W's damage with his W. After he gets his first item component ( armor boots, bami's cinder, etc) it becomes hard to trade against him because he can disengage super easily. Be careful of his ultimate, it's practically impossible to dodge so make sure their jungler isn't around before you push up.
Singed
If Singed proxy farms the entirety of the lane (going behind your tower to farm.) Tank the minions after 5 minutes into the game so the tower doesn't get low on health. Don't even bother him while he proxy's, ping your jungler back if he tries to gank him when he's proxy farming because it's a waste of time. If he tries to lane against you, you can't really trade because he will just flip you and laugh so just farm.
Kayle
Go Conqueror or Hail of Blades. Rush Boots of Swiftness. At level 1 (if she doesn't start doran's blade) try to zone her off of the XP of the first 3 melee minions. After that slow push the minion wave and crash it once the canon wave comes (3rd wave). If your jungle paths top side and is very strong early game, you can ping to tower dive her. If it goes well she misses a lot of minions and will be forced to tp back to lane. After you crash the 3rd wave, the wave will bounce back to you and you can freeze it on her, pre 6 she's pretty useless so she can't do ****. She can be hard to deal with after level 6 so you need to have a lead before then.
Jayce
Rush Plated Steelcaps to run him down. Jayce gets strong when he gets serrated dirk, so you want play behind the wave to avoid getting hit with his E+Q combo. If he uses melee E you can W and still hit him with it if you time it right before he hits you. If he melee Q's you, you can E it and interrupt it. Try to ult his Melee E so you don't get knocked away. Mid-game he will try to shove waves quickly so hide in bushes to surprise him.
Lucian
Rush Plated Steelcaps so you can negate his damage and chase him down. If he ever uses E aggressively look to hard engage on him.
Akshan
At the start of the game run to the first bush in top lane so he can't cheese you from it. Your goal is to survive this lane because Akshan is a massive lane bully but isn't very useful if he can't get a lead. If you manage to grab him you usually win the fight, just make sure you R him out of his E so he can't run away.
Urgot
Go Conqueror and rush Warden's mail against him, and he won't do much damage. Don't fight him level 1. In lane try to bait out his E, if you can bait out his E you hard win the fight but if you get hit with it you lose. Don't try to 1v1 him after he gets to level 13 because it's a huge powerspike for him.
Gragas
Take Conqueror or Grasp of the Undying. Buy D-shield and take trades every time he walks up and force him to use mana since his mana costs are very high. If his team is mostly magic damage rush Mercury's Treads, it helps a lot in trades and makes it harder for him to disengage the fight. He can be hard to kill because he can just E and run away so just try to get a cs lead.
Nocturne
Rush Plated Steelcaps if possible. He can block your W with his W so only use it right as you're going to get feared so you can block damage while feared.
K'Sante
Try to gain an advantage before he gets items, his early levels are where he's most beatable. Be careful when close to his tower, he can easily pull you into it with his 3rd Q. Don't use W if his E is up unless you combo it with your own E, if he dodges W he will likely run you down.
Warwick
Take Conqueror and ignite into him because he will outheal your damage with it, try to save your spells to burst him when he's low because that's when he heals the most. Don't use W until he Q's because he can go behind you with it and dodge it. Don't fight him without ignite up. If you ever think he's dead you're wrong. He falls off late game so try not to give him a lead.
Ornn
Take Conqueror or Grasp of the Undying. Use W shield on his Brittle proc to deny most of his damage during trades. At level 6 Use your ult when he's about to headbutt the ram with his ult to stop it. Try to get leads by farming or roaming since he's very hard to kill in lane. Ult him into the enemy team during teamfights.
Quinn
Her early game is annoying but you end up outscaling her in teamfights. Buy Plated Steelcaps and you can start running at her and E'ing her. If she isn't in lane assume she's roaming so shove the wave and ping your team she's missing.
Ryze
Go Hail of blades or Conqueror. Ping your jungler to gank him because you probably can't kill him otherwise. Don't stand next to the minion wave because he will hit you with E-Q.
Olaf
At level 1 just walk at him with W and beat the **** out of him, if he tries to fight back he loses. You win this matchup insanely hard before level 6 so try to get a lead before then, you win every trade/engagement so fight as much as you can. After he gets to level 6 don't use R on him unless his R is down, you can still stat check him pretty hard unless he's ahead of you.
Irelia
If she tries to dash around like a bug put her in her place with E and knock her out. Don't let her get 4 stacks. If you freeze the wave close to your tower she can't really do anything about it. This character does waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much damage for no reason, so don't use W without full grit, she will probably kill you at least once in lane while you blink.
Wukong
You can beat him from levels 1-5. If he E's onto you run into your minion wave and fight him. Save your E so you can guarantee your W to land. After level 6 don't even try to fight him in an all in, his level 6 is probably the strongest in the game. Try to get the wave close to your tower and take short trades. If you waste W you probably die, use it with at least 75% grit. Rush Plated Steelcaps against him. If you buy Goredrinker you can heal from him and his clone. Ulting him in teamfights is really hard with his clone making him invis and his ult's double knockup but you have to or else say bye to your backline.
Gwen
Try to prevent Gwen from stacking her Q on the wave, if she doesn't have her Q stacked you will win the fight and you can just auto attack her to death. Try to use W to block her fully stacked Q or her 3rd ultimate charge.
Akali
Go Fleet footwork for your keystone. Try to abuse her pre 6 because that's when she's weakest. Try to use W to block her 2nd R because it does missing health damage. In teamfights try to ult her away from carries because she can easily one-shot them.
Fiora
Buy bramble vest if behind. If a vital is in a bad spot you can run away and the vital will reset. Try to position yourself next to walls when fighting her so if the vital is next to the wall you can hug it and make it almost impossible for her to hit it. She usually will try to parry your W because your E is too fast to react to. Make sure to not make your E's telegraphed so she doesn't parry them. If she Q's into you Q at her and double auto her every time.
Rengar
You can fight him level 1, but don't even try to fight him when he has 3-4 ferocity stacks. There isn't much of a point in fighting him until you buy a bramble vest because he heals off all the damage you do with his double W, after you have bramble you win. He will probably try to roam after level 6 so make sure you ping your teammates if he's missing. Try to group with your team out of lane because he will probably try to pick off isolated targets.
Graves
This matchup can be annoying since he's able to just push the lane so easily. Buy plated steelcaps early on. Always look to land E on him. Usually, you can just use Q and run at him and he will waste his E without you using yours.
Vladimir
Try to force early skirmishes around scuttle crab or dragon / herald because he's weak early game. Make sure you don't walk up when he gets his Q stacked up because it does a **** ton of damage. He gets a lot of health but hardly any armor so your Q and R destroy him making him squishier than he looks. If he looks for an engage into your backline in teamfights look to ult him away.
Sylas
His first few levels are a bit weak, so you can look to deny him early cs. Slow push and crash wave 3 and then try to freeze the wave after it bounces back to you. If he ever uses E into you he should either die or lose most of his hp. Be careful after level 6 because he can take your ultimate and use it to bring you under tower.
Nasus
Do the same early strategy as I said to do against kayle. If you allow him to get stacks it's actually a really hard matchup but as long as you prevent him from getting them it's fine. If he walks up auto attack him and use Q, and if he tries to run away pull him back in and beat his **** in even more to remind him he's a dog. If you allowed him to farm he will be able to fight you at level 6.
Yorick
Try your hardest to dodge his E or you will take a ton of damage from ghouls. Your auto attacks are fast so use them to kill his ghouls quick. Don't use E until he uses his wall on you so you can pull him back when he tries to run away. Prioritize the maiden over Yorick, if the maiden is dead Yorick is basically useless.
Yasuo
Stupid wind****ter, just take Conqueror or Hail of Blades and hit him when he walks up.
Cho'Gath
He can be hard to kill in lane, but luckily you don't need to kill him, just outfarm and outscale him. Like Sion, he's a massive meat bomb so you can just ult him and kill the entire enemy team. Try to use W to block his ultimate's damage.
Sion
In lane look to interrupt his Q using your E. Try to bully him early and gain a farm lead. You instantly win teamfights if you use ult on him and hit the enemy backline so pay attention to his position.
Shen
Make sure you take teleport into him. You can beat him level 1, but you have to take a long fight to win. After level 1 you can always fight him, you won't lose. If he walks up for a minion auto attack him, and if he tries to run pull him back with your E and keep hitting him, you can also use E to pull him in the middle of his dash but it's really hard to do. If he has ignite he can kill you if you're low hp. After he hits level 6 always push the lane so he doesn't have a good opportunity to use his ultimate. Be careful about being too close to his tower, he can taunt you while your under it.
Lee Sin
Pull him if he tries to use E and make him fight you. You can try to predict his ult with your own and dodge the CC from it. If he tries to ward hop and kick you ult him before he's able to.
Ivern
Ivern works really well with every melee bruiser, and Sett is no different. His Q makes it easier to gap close to land E and his E shields are amazing for you.
Yuumi
Rat gives good stats
Sett
One for all Sett is OP
Zilean
Going 1k movement speed into their team is fun.
Galio
His ult is a really good follow-up to your ultimate, and his W combos with your E pretty well.
Lulu
Good shields
Katarina
You are a good distraction to the enemy team for her and also combo pretty well with her.
Synergies
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Ivern
Ivern works really well with every melee bruiser, and Sett is no different. His Q makes it easier to gap close to land E and his E shields are amazing for you.
Yuumi
Rat gives good stats
Sett
One for all Sett is OP
Zilean
Going 1k movement speed into their team is fun.
Galio
His ult is a really good follow-up to your ultimate, and his W combos with your E pretty well.
Lulu
Good shields
Katarina
You are a good distraction to the enemy team for her and also combo pretty well with her.
Sup, I'm BoilTheOil and I'm here to teach you how to play Sett (or at least teach you some new things.) I've been playing Sett since his release and have over 1 million mastery points on him. My peak rank is challenger 1092 Lp, and I've also been ranked the #1 Sett in the world by league of graphs at one point.
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Why play Sett?
"Why should I play Sett?" Well, there are many reasons why you should play him, he's satisfying to play, has massive playmaking potential, can turn the tide of a fight, bombs tanks into the enemy team, knocks people out, and he rewards aggressive play. If any of these sound up your alley I would recommend trying out Sett. Also if you are a Jojo fan he is made for you.
"When would be the greatest time to pick Sett?" The best time to play Sett is if the enemy team has a big beefy frontline that you can ult into their backline for a massive combo.
Pros & Cons
Before you play Sett you need to know what his Strengths and Weaknesses are.
PROS
+ Good teamfighter + Tanky + Tank bombing + Good counter-engage + Resourceless + Solid crowd control + Massive AOE damage + Easy to play + Good early game + Good peel
CONS
- Slow - Long cast times - Short Ranged - Easily Kited - Easy to gank / no escapes - Long cooldowns - Spells aren't consistently useful (W requires high grit, Q and R scale off HP, E requires stun) - No safe way to farm - forced to overextend to utilize kit fully - No Poke - Mediocre side laning / slow rotations - Falls off in 1v1
Runes
Here I will explain the runes that I take. I have basic pages at the top of the guide.
Precision
This tree is always good on Sett and many other bruisers due to it giving you a ton of extra power in extended trades.
Conqueror
This is the rune Sett and many other bruisers take the most. It's generally good and gives you what bruisers want which is more AD and Healing for extended fights.
Lethal Tempo
Good to take when you're able to beat down people with auto attacks. Don't take into ranged champions.
Triumph
Another rune that is generally good, Sett is a great teamfighter and this can give you just enough health to survive a teamfight or a 1v2 gank. Also, the other two options are useless so you don't have a choice either way.
Legend: Tenacity
I only take this in games where the enemy team has a ton of crowd control where I'm also unable to buy tenacity boots.
Legend: Alacrity
Generally good, having this makes Sett feel a lot less clunky.
Last Stand
This rune synergizes with Sett because his W shield and passive health regeneration will keep him alive at low health which means he gets better use of this rune, and if you build Sterak's Gage it's even better.
Resolve
Every Resolve rune is great on Sett for a secondary tree other than Font of Life and Shield Bash, you have to be flexible with this tree.
Grasp of the Undying
Take this rune against tanks such as Malphite. The Max health you get from the rune is very underrated and is extra good on Sett because it makes your W better with the extra health you gain.
Demolish
Good in matchups where you are able to walk up and hit the tower for free.
Good into melee champions that do a quick burst of attacks, such as Fiora and Jax.
Overgrowth
Good against champions where you farm out the lane, such as Singed, Cho'Gath, and Ornn. It's also a good scaling combo with Conditioning
Revitalize
Really good when you build items that heal or shield you, and it's also good in lanes where you fight a lot early game, such as Darius, Fiora, Wukong, and Irelia
Unflinching
Good into teams with high crowd control / slows, such as Leona, Gnar, and Zilean. Pair this with Legend: Tenacity for high crowd control reduction.
Domination I only take this tree when I go Hail of Blades. It's fun to use for sure, but if you fall behind it feels really bad, and I would rather just have Conqueror in every situation where I'd think about taking this tree.
Hail of Blades
Honestly, I don't like this keystone very much, but other Sett players have had success using this rune to get kills in matchups, such as Yasuo, Talon, and Illaoi.
Cheap shot
More damage for your burst combo.
Eyeball Collection
Gives good AD when stacked and the other options kinda suck.
Relentless Hunter
The passive movement speed allows you to run around the map super fast and make plays.
Ingenious Hunter
Great with Predator and active items such as Stridebreaker. It also reduces the cooldown on your trinkets allowing for more vision control.
Sorcery
I take this tree when I'm going support Sett, it lacks the damage / sustain that Sett needs in top lane, but gives you a lot of options when you're support.
Phase Rush
The only keystone that will ever be worth using on sett in this tree, the speed you gain from it is insane, and will let you disengage or keep chasing.
Nimbus Cloak
Good synergy with Hextech Flashtraption and your normal flash. Combined with phase rush you go insanely fast and can get better angles for your E and R. It's also good mid lane as a secondary page with Transcendence if you need the movement speed.
Transcendence
You only take this secondary when you need Nimbus Cloak mid lane. The 20% cooldown reduction when you get kills can give you another W in a fight that you would not normally get.
Celerity
Good for getting around the map faster as a support.
Good synergy with Nimbus Cloak, and let's you surprise the enemy with Hexflash + E.
Cosmic Insight
Makes your flash come up 40 seconds quicker which can give you a massive advantage during that timespan, and also reduces the cooldown of Turbo Chemtank by a little bit.
For stat shards go attack speed, adaptive force, then health per level, unless the enemy team is very heavy on one damage type, then you can take armor/magic resist.
Items
Here is where I will explain the items that I buy. I have a list of all the items I buy at the top of the guide. I don't have set-in-stone builds because I build different **** basically every game, but I have a general set of builds I go at the top of the guide. A tip I have for building is don't just build for lane, keep in mind what type of champions the rest of the enemy team is playing. For example, if they have Ryze top lane but Talon, Graves, Jinx, and Pyke don't buy a **** ton of magic resist for lane, because later it will be almost useless against the rest of their team.
Legendary Items
Sundered Sky
Great item to rush first, gives you tons of healing and makes you hard to trade with.
Titanic Hydra
Generally good item for tankiness and damage. Great item to rush, the auto attack reset gives you high burst and great damage to towers.
Blade of the Ruined King
This is a great item for Sett when you want to splitpush and win 1v1's. Never buy this item past your first item, it's an item that's best for early game!
Stridebreaker
Generally very good item on Sett, it gives you everything you want stat wise.
Hullbreaker
Buy when you need to 1v9 games and win by splitpushing.
Experimental Hexplate
Great item to chase people down with auto attacks.
Black Cleaver
Good when you need armor penetration.
Dead Man's Plate
Good when you need more movement speed / slow resist to chase people down.
Force of Nature
The best magic resist item for Sett. Build if you need movement speed and a lot of magic resist.
Sterak's Gage
Good when the enemy has high burst.
Spirit Visage
Good when you have an enchanter or ocean dragon soul.
Randuin's omen
Good when they have 2+ crit champions.
Thornmail
Good when they have a lot of healing and you need armor.
Spear of Shojin
Strong item to buy when you want maximum W damage.
Chempunk Chainsword
Good when they have a lot of healing and you need to do more damage.
Death's Dance
Great item when you're snowballing and the enemy team consists mostly of AD champions.
Anathema's chains
Really good when they have a strong carry or a splitpusher you need to match in a sidelane. Can build this anytime after first item if you need to.
Serpent's Fang
MFW SOMEBODY BUILDS THIS DISGUSTING ITEM IT HALVES MY ONLY TANK STEROID WTF!?!
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Build when the enemy team has strong auto attackers / high ad damage
Mercury's Treads
Build when the enemy team has tons of CC or Ap
Boots of Swiftness
Build if you're support or the enemy team has lots of big slows.
Tips & Tricks
Some small mechanics that every Sett player should know, Sett is a very straight-forward champion so don't expect anything too crazy. If you don't know what his spells do hover over the icons.
Passive - Pit Grit
- Your second punch has more range than your first punch - Your second punch's attack speed is 8 times higher than your first punch's attack speed - Don't use potions unless you're about to fight because your passive heals you more the lower health you are, so you basically get more healing for not using potions
Q - Knuckle Down
- This spell resets Sett's auto attack timer
W - Haymaker
- You can flash in the middle of your W - Your W is great for tanking tower when tower diving - When shoving a wave after killing somebody you can tank 1-2 tower shots so you can build up grit to do more damage to the wave - Use W to block hard hitting spells - Crowd control doesn't interrupt your W's cast
E - Facebreaker
- Use with an enemy behind you so it stuns - Flash E to catch people by surprise - You can use your stun to guarantee your W's true damage - Flash or use stridebreaker's slow to get a better angle for your E - Your E has slightly more range when aiming it diagonally
R - The Show Stopper
- If people get too close to your tower you can flash behind them and ult them into the tower - When your jungler ganks your lane Use E on the opponent, then run behind them and ult them towards your jungler - Ult tanks in teamfights because the damage scales off the enemy's bonus health - Flash or use Stridebreaker's slow to get a better angle for your R - When chasing somebody, use ult on them if you need a slow, it slows them for 99% for 1 second and gives you a slight dash - you can ignore crowd control if you time this spell correctly - If you get ganked you can ult the enemy towards your tower to escape
Early Game
General idea on how you should be playing Sett early game
Before you start the match, look at your team and the enemy team and make a game plan on how you're going to play the match.
For the first 6 levels of the match, Sett is one of the strongest champions in a fight, so look to gain an early lead. You can do this in many ways, such as by gaining lane priority to help your jungler take scuttle crab, getting an early recall, getting a kill / cheesing bush, denying CS, etc. Sett is immobile, which makes him easily gankable so make sure you put a ward down around 2:45 so you can avoid ganks. You can easily set up your jungler with your E stun on ganks, so ping your jungler to gank if the enemy is playing too far up.
Mid / Late game
General idea on how you should be playing Sett mid / late game
If you're ahead you should look to extend your lead, whether it be by taking the enemy jungle camps, grouping for dragons or barons, roaming to another lane, split pushing, flanking, etc.
If you're behind look to get as much CS as you can and try to get picks with your team. Play around who is the strongest member of your team. Sett has really good CC so you can set up plays around the strongest member on your team even if you aren't fed.
Sett has insane potential in teamfights, he's super tanky and can get a massive engage off with his ultimate. In teamfights you can either look to get a big ultimate combo onto their team or peel for your carries. If you want to get a massive combo off look to ult the person with the most health into their team. If you want to peel your carries ult the enemy threats away from your carries and do whatever you can to keep them alive.
Conclusion
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[14.3] Challenger Sett Top Lane Guide
Build Guide By BoilTheOil
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