In the next patch Shadows of Olympus the king of solo-lane a.k.a Sun Wukong 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. Hel and Aphrodite can play in the solo lane in this healer meta. But Wu cares about healers right?
Anyway, if you liked Sun Wukong, you should like Vamana as well.
I've been trying this little dude a few times, and he can do almost everything Sun Wukong can do with the Bluestone Pendant.
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 Vamana'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
Does it remind you of Sun Wukong? Yep.
Try Vamana. Adopt Vamana.
Who do you think is gonna be the new king of solo lane?
Witchblade is also a good situational item on Vamana.
That post was kinda intended as a joke. Sorry for not making that obvious! :D
I'd still prefer Hel, Sobek, Hades or an hypercarry in that lane.
Still, Vamana is really underrated and can really be a good counter pick when Sun Wukong is banned. With the recent nerf of some items (especially Mystical Mail), he could make a real comeback on the top tiers.
Overall, Vamana is in a fine spot right now, but calling him king of the solo lane may be a bit much :P