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Hello everyone, this is impaKt and I'm back to deliver a few tips for everyone's favourite
*** Machine - Blitzcrank! Nope, not a guide. Nope, not a full game with commentary.
Just a few tips that I'm pretty effin' sure are going to make the difference.
Right now blitz isn't that strong. The current meta enforces the use of incredibly tanky
top laners, sneaky and slippery mid laners, tanky supports, tanky junglers and ADs can
also have escapes. So picking Blitzcrank is often a great idea if you're planning on losing.
But there are games where this guy shines, mostly due to the amount of sunlight in the
sky and his metal plating, but also in games where there aren't that many tanky champs
on the enemy team. And he's incredibly fun to play, so I figured I'd make a little 5
tip video for this guy.
Let's start with the stuff that most people already know about. If you're not sure you'll
be able to grab someone, knock them up first....... Holy crap, this sounds like really terrible
RL advice! But I'm talking about LEAGUE OF LEGENDS KIDS! If your target is too far away
from you, just pop your speed up, knockup and grab afterwards. If they have an escape,
they'll have to use it to dodge your initial CC, in which case you'll still have your grab!
Alright so second tip, switch targets! Pretend you're going for a champion by running towards
him, and when the other players start feeling a little more comfortable thinking you're
not going for them, prove them wrong by shoving a fist down their throat and dragging them
to their domize! This works especially well during the laning phase when facing 2 squishy
targets.
Third tip - your range is LONGER than your indicator says it is. Fun right? So, if you
don't use smartcast (or quick cast after patch 3.14... whatever), you'll find yourself trusting
the indicators really often. If you're playing with the *** machine of nightmares you
really shouldn't trust them at all. The indicators show you a really short rocket grab range,
while the true range is a lot longer. On your screen right now you have a comparison between
the range that the game says you have, and the range that you actually have. Master this
range, and you'll find yourself landing some pretty sick grabs. Even if it's on minions.
Still worth. I grab minions all the time so my ADC can farm better!.. erm...
Fourth! The way most skillshots work in league is pretty simple: a particle will be cast
from the center of your champion and it will travel all the way to whatever you click.
Blitzcrank works differently. His rocket grab isn't centered! He fires the hook with his
RIGHT HAND. So this means that even if you have a minion in front of you, if your right
arm has enough room, it'll still go through! So is this important? Because you can pretty
much land hooks that your enemies think are impossible to land! Getting the hang of this
can be especially useful when you're being pushed under your turret, which will happen
pretty often because of Blitz's lack of pushing potential early on.
And fifth. How to actually HIT the hooks - It's all about movement prediction. Do you guys
remember the tip I gave you on my Thresh guide? Well it's pretty damm similar, except Blitzcrank's
rocket grab is a lot faster so it's supposedly easier to land. But in case you didn't watch
the video, which I recommend you do, my method is pretty simple. Imagine characters around
your target. Really close to him in fact. Then you have to imagine you're that guy and
hook the character that's in the position that you think he's going to be in.
It's all about movement prediction. You can also spend some time looking at your opponents
and try to read their movements. If they always dodge right, then chances are they'll keep
doing that, so next time you go for a grab, aim to his right side.
Short little video, I know! On your right side you have links for 2 of my past videos.
The top one will explain how to get a free riot nasus skin that I'm giving away, in case
you still haven't checked it out, and the bottom one will take you to my Season 3 Thresh
Guide. Check out my little tip on how to hook people if you still haven't done so, and maybe
that'll help you even further. As always, don't forget to click the lantern,
message me on my facebook and twitter if you'd like since I always reply back to you guys,
and if you're planning on playing some League, I hope you feed monstruously! So until next
video guys, good luck & have fun! Peace!