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Vamana is the new Wukong

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Vamana OP

is dead. Long live !

In the next patch Shadows of Olympus the king of solo-lane a.k.a will suffer from a "small" nerf. Not a big one. But big enough so that his supremacy in this lane ends.
Yes, there are some alternatives. and can play in the solo lane in this healer meta. But Wu cares about healers right?

Anyway, if you liked , you should like as well.
I've been trying this little dude a few times, and he can do almost everything can do with the .
I don't have time to write a guide right now (moving from France to Poland in 12 days) but you can have a pretty good guide here that fits with the current meta.

To sum-up 's kit:
- His lane clear is amazing (3+2)
- His 3 is also a 30% slow (attack speed + movement speed)
- Early game kill potential
- His 1 can be used as an escape or gap closer
- His ultimate can be used for sustain early game or for fight initiation late game

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When to rotate in solo-lane

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solo rotation strate

Hello guys,

I have been playing more and more in the solo lane, but I have a question that I haven't solved yet.
When to rotate.

I know about rotation mechanism, but my question is specific to the solo lane. I'll give more details.
If you get a kill early, it's pretty easy to rotate as you'll have some kind of snowball effect and thus a faster lane clear and plenty of time to go mid lane.

If you don't get a kill early in the solo lane, it might turn into a slap fest without any death, especially with , , , or even , all having a lot of sustain.
Thus you'll be fighting over farming and if you both have a good farming level, you'll probably be neck and neck, out farming every other team members.
You are mostly dependent on junglers to force a kill, but as you are probably way higher level than both junglers (sometimes 5 levels ahead), they might be reluctant on fighting as they will probably trade their lifes in the process.

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CTR 2 - Achilles

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Achilles | CTR2

Achilles

Lore :
Achilles is the great and renown Greek hero that led the Greeks to victory against the city of Troy. Considered as the greatest warrior in close combat due to his quick reactivity, he was also a fine strategist.
He was born to a Nymph, who protected him by dipping him in the River Styx when he was a child. This made him invulnerable except for one spot where her hand covered his skin: his heel.

Title : Hero of the Trojan War
Pantheon : Greek
Type : Melee, Physical
Class : Warrior
Pros : High defense, High single target damage

Base Stats

Passive: Achilles' Heel

Achilles takes 25% additional damages when hit from behind, but gain 25% additional physical power and 25%¨lifesteal scaling when fighting face to face.

Ability 1: Spear of Destiny

Vamana is the new Wukong

When to rotate in solo-lane

CTR 2 - Achilles

Achilles

Passive: Achilles' Heel

Ability 1: Spear of Destiny

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