[Kafriel]

Originally Posted by drift_shifter8

I either pick Garen or Volibear.

Anybody else use the bear effectively? Needing tips.

Spoiler for Voli tips:

1) Start off however you want, Doran's+pot is a good way to hit it off.

2) If your jungler follows the "gank top->win game" mentality, skill Q first: the bonus MS and reduced cooldown will help you catch someone once and maybe twice, in case your jungler has some kind of CC. If you're playing top farmers with the enemy top, skill frenzy to provide better punishment. You will still be needing your Q for the event on an enemy gank.

3) Buy wards. Either at tribrush or at the brush to the left end of the river, you WILL need vision. Ward your blue/red as well as the game progresses and, of course, baron as soon as it spawns.

4) Your best damage-increasing items are sunfire cape and wit's end. As for defense, sunfire cape is a good big item to complete first, but if you're having trouble against a caster, you can go for a spirit visage or a banshee's veil. Ideally, you'll want both on Volibear; the new banshee's veil gives you heavy regen every time you're hit and SV boosts your passive quite nicely...and, of course, they all offer HP. If you're covered in terms of AR/MR, you can get warmog's instead (covered meaning you hit a nice cap of 150 each).

5) In case of hard focus from AD carries with percentile damage, Randuin's Omen is a must, since it works twice as well against them.

6) You shouldn't really try to initiate, leave that for someone with safe CC (ideally a support or jungler with a hook) and follow up immediately afterwards. Your main role is that of an offtank - drop CC, soak some damage, deal some damage and let everyone else finish the job; thunder claws and wit's end synergize well, but farmed carries will heal fast with lifesteal and most supports will keep you busy if they're still alive, so don't overextend in order to chase.

Most of it is common knowledge, can't really go in-depth unless you want specific matchups.