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S: Dark Stars, Brawler Yi, Primordian Reroll,
A: Vex Fast 9, Twisted Fate Reroll, Leona Teemo Reroll, Cho’Gath Ezreal Reroll, Stargazer Xayah, Corki Riven,
B: Urgot Reroll, Vanguard Karma Leblanc, 7 Shepherd, NOVA Marauders, Space Groove Riven, Lulu Reroll, Rogue Reroll, Miss Fortune Reroll, Meeple Veigar, Jhin Fast 9, Mecha, Samira Reroll
C: Shepherd Viktor
Very Special: Invader Zed, Bonk! Nasus, Shieldmaiden Leona, Termeepnal Velocity,
Special: Big Bang Meepsie, Contract Killer Pyke, Self Destruct Gragas, Heat Death Mordekaiser
Not Special: Reach For The Stars Jax, Stellar Combo Aatrox,
Vanguard Flex
Leveling Pattern:
Fast 8/9
Win Streak
| Round | 2-1 | 2-5 | 3-1 | 3-5 | 4-2 | 5-2 |
| Level | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Lose Streak
| Round | 2-3 | 2-7 | 3-2 | 3-5 (40g+) | 4-1 | 5-5 |
| Level | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Mixed Streak
| Round | 2-1 or 2-3 | 2-5 or 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-5 or 4-1 | 4-2 | 5-5 or 6-1 |
| Level | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Conditions:
- AP or AS generating Arbiter
- Guinsoo’s LeBlanc
- 2 Sets of carry items
- Lots of flexibility in what to play frontline
How to Play:
- Gameplan: This comp can be played from almost any spot, win or loss streak as long as you have Guinsoo’s for LeBlanc and a second set of carry items. Ideally you have an offensive Arbiter that allows LeBlanc to scale into the fight but it is not fully necessary if you can reach her BIS. There are a lot of variants to this comp, the 4 Vanguard version is the simplest to stabilize around but is by no means max cap.
- Stage 1-2: Play your strongest opener, ideally around a Guinsoo’s slam. If you don’t have a strong opener prioritize taking an econ augment and playing Primordians or Timebreakers for econ.
- Stage 3: Continue to play into your streak in either direction and collecting LeBlanc and Karma core items.
- Stage 4: Level on 4-2 for LeBlanc and Karma, focus on making 3 LeBlanc items if you have Guinsoo first. If you don’t have Guinsoo it is recommended to try to play around a different carry unless you have specifically a AS generating Arbiter.
- Stage 5+: Level to 9 when possible and cap around legendaries. The board shown above is not max cap but will be stable for early stage 5.
- Tips:
- Picking the correct Arbiter is very skill testing for this comp. Try to plan out your items to compliment what you pick. For example, if you have an Archangel’s built AS Arbiters will be better than AP Arbiters.
- Karma and Nami can’t primary carry, they do a lot of AoE damage but struggle to finish off targets on their own, prioritize LeBlanc’s items first.
- Nami and Karma are interchangeable, they both utilize generic AP items decently. Prioritize playing Replicator for Nami.
- The core traits to the board are 3 Shepherd with LB + Karma/Nami + 2 Arbiter. Your front line can be 5 costs or Mecha if necessary but these options are often more expensive and specific than 4 Vanguard.
- 3 Arbiter will often be overkill but if you need the raw stats on LeBlanc consider playing Zoe.
Item Holder: Teemo, Veigar
Best Emblem/Spatula Holder: Vanguard LeBlanc, Shepherd Emblem Karma or Nami
Items:
- LeBlanc: Guinsoo’s, Archangel’s, Gunblade
- Deathcap, Jeweled Gauntlet
- Karma: Jeweled Gauntlet, Nashor’s, Void Staff
- Blue Buff, Shojin
- Nami: Deathcap, Shojin, Void Staff
- Nunu: Mana generating Tank items
Gods: Kayle, Ahri
Augments:
- General: Items > Econ > Combat