Top ten attack damage carries based on personal preference. So hate on me and tell me I am wrong. But if you say Ezreal is the best ADC, I think we might need to have a bit of a private talk.
So, I have listed their damage, who they are strong against and some supports they rock with (tried to use a variety of supports). And also you will notice how much I prefer Blood Thirster to Infinity Edge
So, I have listed their damage, who they are strong against and some supports they rock with (tried to use a variety of supports). And also you will notice how much I prefer Blood Thirster to Infinity Edge
1. MISS FORTUNE
What a saucy minx using candy canes as weapons.Miss Fortune
Base Damage: 46.5
Value Damage at Level 18: 100.5
Strong against: Ezreal, Graves and Soraka
Weak against: Tristana, Draven and Caitlyn
Star Combination: Leona and Miss Fortune
Support: Thresh, Soraka and Taric
Why? Personal choice. I absolutely love Miss Fortune. She hurts and is still quite tanky and her ultimates can really change a team fight. Also, she is surrounded by love and laughs like a maniac. Who could not love a girl like that?
Pros: Team fight changing ultimate, dragon/baron stealing ultimate, double shot makes for a good harrassment, high damage levels, high health levels, slows and fast
Cons: No escape, mana hungry (do not use her e)
Advice: Always check your own positioning and be aggressive with double shot in lane.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Statikk Shiv and Black Cleaver
Base Damage: 46.5
Value Damage at Level 18: 100.5
Strong against: Ezreal, Graves and Soraka
Weak against: Tristana, Draven and Caitlyn
Star Combination: Leona and Miss Fortune
Support: Thresh, Soraka and Taric
Why? Personal choice. I absolutely love Miss Fortune. She hurts and is still quite tanky and her ultimates can really change a team fight. Also, she is surrounded by love and laughs like a maniac. Who could not love a girl like that?
Pros: Team fight changing ultimate, dragon/baron stealing ultimate, double shot makes for a good harrassment, high damage levels, high health levels, slows and fast
Cons: No escape, mana hungry (do not use her e)
Advice: Always check your own positioning and be aggressive with double shot in lane.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Statikk Shiv and Black Cleaver
2. CAITLYN
People used to call me Caitlyn. Fair enough the names and looks are similar.Caitlyn
Base Damage: 47
Value Damage at Level 18: 101
Strong against: Vayne, Ezreal and Graves
Weak against: Sivir and Varus
Star combination: Nami and Caitlyn
Support: Taric, Janna, Nunu, Thresh and Lulu
Why? Technically the best in the league in about every way, except she is a bandwagon champion and I do not reward Lakers fans. But, she is the dream ad carry with so much flexibility as well as that amazing range. She will win lane phase and she is hard to gank.
Pros: Amazing range, easy escapability, traps are always helpful, the ultimate snipes down the ones that got away regardless of distance as long as there is sight, good pusher, excellent at keeping the pressure on the other team, can get dragon/baron from over the wall
Cons: Not so useful in team fights unless you build a Runann’s Hurricane enabling her to tear up multiple candidates from afar, she scales off late game and too many people think they are a good Caitlyn (when it is Caitlyn who is making them good)
Advice: Keep the pressure on early game and always find ways to use your poke. Remember your traps. Even if you win lane phase, do not disappear off the other teams radar. Keep annoying them and roll with your teammates - you have the advantage, now do something with it.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Runaan's Hurricane and Last Whisper
Base Damage: 47
Value Damage at Level 18: 101
Strong against: Vayne, Ezreal and Graves
Weak against: Sivir and Varus
Star combination: Nami and Caitlyn
Support: Taric, Janna, Nunu, Thresh and Lulu
Why? Technically the best in the league in about every way, except she is a bandwagon champion and I do not reward Lakers fans. But, she is the dream ad carry with so much flexibility as well as that amazing range. She will win lane phase and she is hard to gank.
Pros: Amazing range, easy escapability, traps are always helpful, the ultimate snipes down the ones that got away regardless of distance as long as there is sight, good pusher, excellent at keeping the pressure on the other team, can get dragon/baron from over the wall
Cons: Not so useful in team fights unless you build a Runann’s Hurricane enabling her to tear up multiple candidates from afar, she scales off late game and too many people think they are a good Caitlyn (when it is Caitlyn who is making them good)
Advice: Keep the pressure on early game and always find ways to use your poke. Remember your traps. Even if you win lane phase, do not disappear off the other teams radar. Keep annoying them and roll with your teammates - you have the advantage, now do something with it.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Runaan's Hurricane and Last Whisper
3. ASHE
Ashe you can take on any mountain, because you are so versatile and awesome.Ashe
Base Damage: 46.3 (weakest)
Value Damage at Level 18: 97.6 (such a weak pancake)
Strong against: Vayne and teams late game
Weak against: Most other ad carries in lane
Star combination: Janna and Ashe
Support: Nunu, Sona
Why? Many people think I am ranking Ashe too highly because she is a pretty face and I am sexist. But, there is no one ad carry I can turn around a game with solely than Ashe. Your team might be failing, but as long as you farmed up well enough and quickly enough for a Bloodthirster and a Statikk Shiv you can poke whole groups of teams and do damage. The stun will also single one out and send the others running. Positioning is everything with Ashe, but if you do it well you can carry.
Pros: Best ultimate out of the ad carrys, easy to farm with, slows are amazing, the combination of the w and the Statik Shiv is great for team fights, her critical hits makes her a force for damage (even though she has one of the lowest base damage and scaling).
Cons: Squishy and needs farm.
Advice: Farm for a good 20 minutes and then start to be passively aggressive. You have a great gradual poke. In a tight situation go out and poke with the w and shiv combo and then come back slowly baiting them. Every poke counts.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Statikk Shiv and Last Whisper
Base Damage: 46.3 (weakest)
Value Damage at Level 18: 97.6 (such a weak pancake)
Strong against: Vayne and teams late game
Weak against: Most other ad carries in lane
Star combination: Janna and Ashe
Support: Nunu, Sona
Why? Many people think I am ranking Ashe too highly because she is a pretty face and I am sexist. But, there is no one ad carry I can turn around a game with solely than Ashe. Your team might be failing, but as long as you farmed up well enough and quickly enough for a Bloodthirster and a Statikk Shiv you can poke whole groups of teams and do damage. The stun will also single one out and send the others running. Positioning is everything with Ashe, but if you do it well you can carry.
Pros: Best ultimate out of the ad carrys, easy to farm with, slows are amazing, the combination of the w and the Statik Shiv is great for team fights, her critical hits makes her a force for damage (even though she has one of the lowest base damage and scaling).
Cons: Squishy and needs farm.
Advice: Farm for a good 20 minutes and then start to be passively aggressive. You have a great gradual poke. In a tight situation go out and poke with the w and shiv combo and then come back slowly baiting them. Every poke counts.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Statikk Shiv and Last Whisper
4. DRAVEN
Draven
Base Damage: 46.5
alue Damage at Level 18: 109.5 (highest)
Strong against: Ezreal, Vayne and Miss Fortune
Weak against: Varus
Star Combination: Darius and Draven (best comb according to Champion Select) But more seriously Draven and Zyra.
Supports: Thresh, Taric, Nami Janna and Leona
Why? You totally thought I was sexist until now, didn't you? With three hot girls on top. But then I must ask, why did I rate Draven so high? Well, his lane game is unbeatable and has hardly an ad carry that can match him. He does a lot of early game damage and is the highest damage dealer throughout the game. He has a loveable personality with hilarious catch phrases like “welcome to the league of Draven” and “I do it all with style”. Catching the axes makes him one of the more interesting and enjoyable ad carries. Also, his amazing damage plus his ultimate makes him great for team fights.
Pros: Awesome damage, sexy swag, fun to play, global ultimate, hard to beat in lane and his e can really help secure kills.
Cons: Farming can be difficult to get the hang of, some say he is useless out of lane so there is pressure to get fed early on and it easy to get carried away with how awesome his damage and get caught.
Advice: Draven does it all....with style. So you should too. And make sure to try to last hit while you are beating the behinds of the enemies in your lane.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Bloodthirster and Bloodthirster. Oh and maybe Phantom Dancer on the side.
Base Damage: 46.5
alue Damage at Level 18: 109.5 (highest)
Strong against: Ezreal, Vayne and Miss Fortune
Weak against: Varus
Star Combination: Darius and Draven (best comb according to Champion Select) But more seriously Draven and Zyra.
Supports: Thresh, Taric, Nami Janna and Leona
Why? You totally thought I was sexist until now, didn't you? With three hot girls on top. But then I must ask, why did I rate Draven so high? Well, his lane game is unbeatable and has hardly an ad carry that can match him. He does a lot of early game damage and is the highest damage dealer throughout the game. He has a loveable personality with hilarious catch phrases like “welcome to the league of Draven” and “I do it all with style”. Catching the axes makes him one of the more interesting and enjoyable ad carries. Also, his amazing damage plus his ultimate makes him great for team fights.
Pros: Awesome damage, sexy swag, fun to play, global ultimate, hard to beat in lane and his e can really help secure kills.
Cons: Farming can be difficult to get the hang of, some say he is useless out of lane so there is pressure to get fed early on and it easy to get carried away with how awesome his damage and get caught.
Advice: Draven does it all....with style. So you should too. And make sure to try to last hit while you are beating the behinds of the enemies in your lane.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Bloodthirster and Bloodthirster. Oh and maybe Phantom Dancer on the side.
5. VAYNE
You're so vain thinking you deserve all the minions and kills. You have to earn it.Vayne
Base damage: 50
Value damage at Level 18: 108.5
Strong against: Sivir, Ezreal and any ad carry in a 1v1
Weak against: Caitlyn, Draven, Quinn, Graves
Star combination: Nunu and Vayne
Supports: Blitzcrank, Alistar, Thresh Taric and Lulu
Why? Ever heard of the expression "gg fed Vayne"? Well, by now you definitely should have. She has amazing damage and can 1v1 any other ad carry. Her ultimate makes her a little bit slippery and harder to focus during team fights and condemn can always end with an easy kill. She is so amazing, you would think she would be higher on the list. But maybe I suck at her or maybe it is because she is really dependent on her team. Also it might be because you really need to stay back when playing her and have good positioning to stay alive throughout the team fight. It also helps if the enemy team does not have much life.
Pros: Amazing damage, tricky but useful ultimate and has a stun
Cons: Bad early game, needs good positioning and a team
Advice: Stay back and don't get too involved. Sometimes fights are none of your business. Just hit whoever is in front of you and tear them down and learn to take unconventional paths. Then as you gradually learn Vayne maybe try out the condemn, but remember you need those angles.
Core items: Blade of the Ruin King, Phantom Dancer and Last Whisper.
Base damage: 50
Value damage at Level 18: 108.5
Strong against: Sivir, Ezreal and any ad carry in a 1v1
Weak against: Caitlyn, Draven, Quinn, Graves
Star combination: Nunu and Vayne
Supports: Blitzcrank, Alistar, Thresh Taric and Lulu
Why? Ever heard of the expression "gg fed Vayne"? Well, by now you definitely should have. She has amazing damage and can 1v1 any other ad carry. Her ultimate makes her a little bit slippery and harder to focus during team fights and condemn can always end with an easy kill. She is so amazing, you would think she would be higher on the list. But maybe I suck at her or maybe it is because she is really dependent on her team. Also it might be because you really need to stay back when playing her and have good positioning to stay alive throughout the team fight. It also helps if the enemy team does not have much life.
Pros: Amazing damage, tricky but useful ultimate and has a stun
Cons: Bad early game, needs good positioning and a team
Advice: Stay back and don't get too involved. Sometimes fights are none of your business. Just hit whoever is in front of you and tear them down and learn to take unconventional paths. Then as you gradually learn Vayne maybe try out the condemn, but remember you need those angles.
Core items: Blade of the Ruin King, Phantom Dancer and Last Whisper.
6. GRAVES
I accidentally googled graves and got a bunch of cementeries.Graves
Base Damage: 51(highest)
Value Damage at Level 18: 106.8
Strong against: Ezreal, Varus, Vayne and Ashe
Weak against: Sivir, Caitlyn and Miss Fortune
Star combination: Taric and Graves
Support: Leona, Nami, and Blitzcrank
Why? I feel so dirty giving him such a late spot on the list because his q and ultimate are powerful and bursty, he has a dash and his passive enables him to gain resist over team fights. He has a relatively good kit on him. Unfortunately, his range is awful and he scales off late game. Like with Ezreal, I have a good win percentage with him, but not good enough for a higher ranking.Sorry dead man walking.
Pros: Good combination of dash > q > ult, he can have a large impact on team fights and with any support that has any bit of cc will help him dominate the lane
Cons: Average range, he falls off late game and it can be tempting to run out of mana with how easy it is to farm with his q
Advice: Do not be tempted to just farm with your q even though it makes farming easy and practice lining the q and ult, because you do burst to small area that no other ADC can match.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Last Whisper and Statikk Shiv
Base Damage: 51(highest)
Value Damage at Level 18: 106.8
Strong against: Ezreal, Varus, Vayne and Ashe
Weak against: Sivir, Caitlyn and Miss Fortune
Star combination: Taric and Graves
Support: Leona, Nami, and Blitzcrank
Why? I feel so dirty giving him such a late spot on the list because his q and ultimate are powerful and bursty, he has a dash and his passive enables him to gain resist over team fights. He has a relatively good kit on him. Unfortunately, his range is awful and he scales off late game. Like with Ezreal, I have a good win percentage with him, but not good enough for a higher ranking.Sorry dead man walking.
Pros: Good combination of dash > q > ult, he can have a large impact on team fights and with any support that has any bit of cc will help him dominate the lane
Cons: Average range, he falls off late game and it can be tempting to run out of mana with how easy it is to farm with his q
Advice: Do not be tempted to just farm with your q even though it makes farming easy and practice lining the q and ult, because you do burst to small area that no other ADC can match.
Core items: Bloodthirster, Last Whisper and Statikk Shiv
7. TRistana
A yordle makes a high spot on the list with her cute, rosy cheeks.Tristana
Base damage: 46.5
Value at level 18: 100.5
Strong against: Miss Fortune, Caitlyn and Ezreal
Weak against: Corki and Draven
Star combination: Blitzcrank and Tristana
Support: Alistar, Taric and Blitzcrank
Why? Longest range in the game and can burst down and do a lot of damage. Her e passive might be hard to get used to when it comes to farming, but once you get used to it, it can really help to get those stubborn creeps the enemy is zoning you from getting. She relies on farm, but once you master that there is no stopping you from dealing awesome amounts of damage and have great poke.
Pros: Jump provides great escapibility and damage, her e can help farming as well as poking, her ultimate is great to either get away or lock down a specific champ when combined with her jump and her level 18 range is the best.
Cons: Very reliant on farm and on a team with a bit of a learning curve to become a carry.
Advice: Learn to adapt to her e passive as fast as you can and know that at level three you and your support can beat most other lane compositions.Remember that minions and staying back are very important to the whether you can carry or not.
Core items: Statikk Shiv, Last Whisper and Bloodthirster
Base damage: 46.5
Value at level 18: 100.5
Strong against: Miss Fortune, Caitlyn and Ezreal
Weak against: Corki and Draven
Star combination: Blitzcrank and Tristana
Support: Alistar, Taric and Blitzcrank
Why? Longest range in the game and can burst down and do a lot of damage. Her e passive might be hard to get used to when it comes to farming, but once you get used to it, it can really help to get those stubborn creeps the enemy is zoning you from getting. She relies on farm, but once you master that there is no stopping you from dealing awesome amounts of damage and have great poke.
Pros: Jump provides great escapibility and damage, her e can help farming as well as poking, her ultimate is great to either get away or lock down a specific champ when combined with her jump and her level 18 range is the best.
Cons: Very reliant on farm and on a team with a bit of a learning curve to become a carry.
Advice: Learn to adapt to her e passive as fast as you can and know that at level three you and your support can beat most other lane compositions.Remember that minions and staying back are very important to the whether you can carry or not.
Core items: Statikk Shiv, Last Whisper and Bloodthirster
8. EZREAL
Who needs a map? You do. You need a map to your sexuality.Ezreal
Base Damage: 47.2
Value Damage at Level 18: 101.2
Strong against: Most supports and Ashe
Weak against: Graves, Draven, Caitlyn and Miss Fortune
Star combination: Lux and Ezreal
Supports: Alistar, Sona, Soraka, Lulu, Leona and Taric
Why? Whether you are a blue build ezreal or you are standard ad build, you can still provide a lot of damage and poke for your team and you have one of the best escapes for an ad carry. Minionsmight be frustratingly in your way and you might have a harder time learning how to effectively poke and carry with him than other ad carries, but he is a flexible and useful champion. My win percentage with him is atabout 80% (check)
Pros: Great escape, ultimate can help team fights or finish off kills, q with blue build does so much damage it is kind of stupid and getting an item like the spirit of the elder lizard or phage make him really frustrating.
Cons: High learning curve, does not help too much early game, his main game is a skill shot so he can be somewhat risky.
Advice: The blue build can be very powerful, but only if carried out well otherwise it might not be the best choice. Ezreals used to run Trinity Force in the day and I still am a big fan of that item on Ezreal just because of the slows and the increase of damage in the ultimate. And yes, I realise that it is not a common opinion any more, it is still good. Try to poke all the time, if you aren’t thinking about your next q, perhaps Ezreal is not the one for you.
Blue build core items: Spirit of the Elder Lizard, Murumana and Iceborn Gauntlet
Regular build Ezreal: Bloodthirster, Trinity Force, Last Whisper
Base Damage: 47.2
Value Damage at Level 18: 101.2
Strong against: Most supports and Ashe
Weak against: Graves, Draven, Caitlyn and Miss Fortune
Star combination: Lux and Ezreal
Supports: Alistar, Sona, Soraka, Lulu, Leona and Taric
Why? Whether you are a blue build ezreal or you are standard ad build, you can still provide a lot of damage and poke for your team and you have one of the best escapes for an ad carry. Minionsmight be frustratingly in your way and you might have a harder time learning how to effectively poke and carry with him than other ad carries, but he is a flexible and useful champion. My win percentage with him is atabout 80% (check)
Pros: Great escape, ultimate can help team fights or finish off kills, q with blue build does so much damage it is kind of stupid and getting an item like the spirit of the elder lizard or phage make him really frustrating.
Cons: High learning curve, does not help too much early game, his main game is a skill shot so he can be somewhat risky.
Advice: The blue build can be very powerful, but only if carried out well otherwise it might not be the best choice. Ezreals used to run Trinity Force in the day and I still am a big fan of that item on Ezreal just because of the slows and the increase of damage in the ultimate. And yes, I realise that it is not a common opinion any more, it is still good. Try to poke all the time, if you aren’t thinking about your next q, perhaps Ezreal is not the one for you.
Blue build core items: Spirit of the Elder Lizard, Murumana and Iceborn Gauntlet
Regular build Ezreal: Bloodthirster, Trinity Force, Last Whisper
9. VARUS
9. Varus
Base damage: 46
Value damage at level 18: 100
Strong against: Draven, Caitlyn and Vayne.
Weak against: Graves, Tristana and Sivir.
Star combination: Sona and Varus
Support: Leona, Thresh and Soraka
Why? Hard to decide where to put Varus, because he has such a great kit. He has the long sniping arrow which when paired with his e or his area of hailing arrows it can quickly burst down the enemy and finish them. His ultimate is also a little helpful for the team and is similar to Ashe's, but nowhere near as awesome. He also seems a little slow.
Pros: Good burst, great range with his q and being able to kite well will reward you.
Cons: Squishy and slow.
Advice: Personally, I like to use his e because that extra slow enables Varus to hit the enemy once or twice, which will do more poke and damage than the q. But perhaps that is because it is difficult to line up and nail the q. Definitely worth getting to know the q.
Build: Statikk Shiv, Last Whisper and Blood Thirster.
Base damage: 46
Value damage at level 18: 100
Strong against: Draven, Caitlyn and Vayne.
Weak against: Graves, Tristana and Sivir.
Star combination: Sona and Varus
Support: Leona, Thresh and Soraka
Why? Hard to decide where to put Varus, because he has such a great kit. He has the long sniping arrow which when paired with his e or his area of hailing arrows it can quickly burst down the enemy and finish them. His ultimate is also a little helpful for the team and is similar to Ashe's, but nowhere near as awesome. He also seems a little slow.
Pros: Good burst, great range with his q and being able to kite well will reward you.
Cons: Squishy and slow.
Advice: Personally, I like to use his e because that extra slow enables Varus to hit the enemy once or twice, which will do more poke and damage than the q. But perhaps that is because it is difficult to line up and nail the q. Definitely worth getting to know the q.
Build: Statikk Shiv, Last Whisper and Blood Thirster.
10. lucian
10. Lucian
Okay, so he is not in the game yet. But I am just preparing for how awesome he is going to be and yes that is just a superficial assumption.
Want to know more about this epic looking man?
Oh, and no he is not the first black champion. Remember Ryze?
Okay, so he is not in the game yet. But I am just preparing for how awesome he is going to be and yes that is just a superficial assumption.
Want to know more about this epic looking man?
Oh, and no he is not the first black champion. Remember Ryze?
LOSERFRUIT'S ADC TOURNAMENT
I ranked the ADCs according to Reign of Gaming's ADC tier list and then advanced the ADC according to who would win in the match-up in a typical bot lane scenario.
Ranking
1. Graves
2. Urgot (bleh)
3. Kog' Maw
4. Corki
5. Ashe
6. Vayne
7. Trist
8. Sivir
9. Ezreal
10. Miss fortune
11. Caitlyn
12. Kayle
13. Draven
14. Varus
15. Twitch
16. Quinn
Ranking
1. Graves
2. Urgot (bleh)
3. Kog' Maw
4. Corki
5. Ashe
6. Vayne
7. Trist
8. Sivir
9. Ezreal
10. Miss fortune
11. Caitlyn
12. Kayle
13. Draven
14. Varus
15. Twitch
16. Quinn