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Hello everyone.

As most people know, counterpicking is a big part of top lane, especially at higher elos. As a GM Kennen one trick aspiring to expand their champion, I decided that creating this list would help me pick top laners based on the situation. Here you guys go! Please leave a comment if you have a suggestion, disagreement, or a question!

Aatrox: Fiora, Kled, Jax, Camille, Irelia, Sylas, Malphite, Riven, Cassiopeia,(high mobility brusiers)

Akali: Kled, Kennen, Gangplank, Kayle, Rumble

Camille: Fiora, Jax, Darius, Renekton, Poppy

Cassiopeia: Irelia, Kled, Yasuo (many gap closers)

Cho’Gath: Sett, sylas, Mordekaiser, Aatrox, Kayle (tank counters)

Darius: Kled, Fiora, Cassiopeia, Yorick, Vayne, Jayce, Olaf, sett Ryze(ranged champions) (very good 1v1 champions)

Dr.Mundo: Vayne, Fiora, Darius, Illaoi, Kled (Juggernauts)

Fiora: Kennen, Gangplank, Jayce, Poppy, Malphite, shen

Gangplank: Kled, Vladimir, Irelia, Sylas (high mobility brusiers)

Garen: Mordekaiser, kayle, Darius, Vayne, Gangplank, Urgot

Gnar: Irelia, Yasuo, Riven, Kled (high mobility brusiers)

Heimerdinger: Kled, Irelia, Yasuo, Mundo, Sion

Illaoi: Vayne, Lucian, Cassiopeia, Kennen, Mordekaiser, Tryndamere, Darius(ranged champions)

Irelia: Tryndamere, Fiora, Jax, Shen, Garen, Mordekaiser, Renekton(basically anything atm this champion kinda sucks)

Jax: Cassiopeia, Kennen, Sett, Malphite, Akali, Vladimir, Cho'gath, Shen, Poppy,

Jayce: Yorick, Irelia, Malphite (not a lot beats jayce 1v1, tanks best bet to just farm and outscale)

Kalista: Kled, Camille, Rengar, Cassiopeia(high mobility brusiers)

Karma: Ornn Sion Maokai (any tank that just ignores her poke and pushes)

Kayle: Camille, Renekton, Kled, Irelia, Jax, Tryndamere

Kennen: Jayce, Vladimir Sylas

Kled: Fiora, Jax, Kennen, Shen, Urgot

Lissandra: Cassiopeia, Sylas, Ornn, Maokai, (tanks)

Lucian: Kalista, Vayne, Shen, Yasuo, Maokai, (tanks)

Malphite: Vladimir, Rumble, Cho’gath, Illaoi, Mordekaiser, sylas, darius

Maokai: Nasus, Sett, Kayle, Mordekaiser, Darius, Olaf

Mordekaiser: Fiora, Gangplank, Lucian, Vayne Cassiopeia, Riven, tryndamere, Kayle

Nasus: Darius, Illaoi, Cassiopeia, riven, Vayne,sylas (ranged champions, early lane bullies, anything but tanks and dps brusiers into Nasus are good)

Nocturne: Fiora, Gangplank, Garen, Akali (tanks if u want to farm and outscale, not much else beats noc 1v1)

Olaf: Illaoi, Fiora, Kled

Ornn: Vladimir, Sett, Mordekaiser, Fiora, sylas, Poppy, Garen, Kayle

Pantheon: Gangplank, Mordekaiser, Darius, Kled, Fiora, Illaoi.

Poppy: Darius, Mordekaiser, Gangplank, Sett, Vladimir, garen

Quinn: kled, Camille, Cassiopeia, Rumble, Malphite, Irelia

Renekton: Gangplank, Garen, Rumble, Gnar, Cassiopeia, Lucian, Kennen, Poppy

Rengar: Darius, Poppy, Garen, sett, Renekton, Shen (or pick tank and outscale)

Riven: Renekton, Jayce, Kennen, Poppy, Quinn, Vayne (or pick tanks)

Rumble: Dr.Mundo, Garen, Mordekaiser, Sett, Darius, sylas

Ryze: Kled, Lucian, Cassiopeia, Irelia,

Sett: Aatrox, Fiora, Gangplank, Mordekaiser, Cassiopeia, Lucian, Singed, Kled, Urgot

Shen: Mordekaiser, Darius, Singed, Gangplank.

Singed: Kayle, Kennen, Darius, Gnar, Vladimir, Yorick

Sion: Mordekaiser, Sett, Darius, Shen, Vayne

Skarner (MERTHOS): Fiora, Kled, Gangplank, Kennen

Sylas: Yasuo, Garen, Darius, Cassiopeia, Vayne, Kled, Poppy

Teemo: Vladimir, Cassiopeia, Cho’gath, Aatrox, Rumble, Pantheon, Dr.Mundo

Trundle: Rengar, Vayne, Kled, Cassiopeia, Gangplank.

Tryndamere: Cassiopeia, Akali, Darius, Lucian, Vayne, Jax, Gnar, Poppy, Malphite,

Urgot: illaoi, Aatrox, Darius, Kennen, Gangplank, Mordekaiser, Tryndamere, jax, Olaf, Ornn, Sion

Vayne: Malphite, Heimerdinger, Jax, Teemo

Vladimir: Aatrox, Kled, Ryze, Riven, Cho'gath, Nasus, Cassiopeia, yorick, Kayle

Volibear: Vayne, Illaoi, Darius, Kennen, Malphite, Cassiopeia, Kled

Wukong: Anything. But Renekton, Darius, Fiora are the worst.

Yasuo: Riven, Renekton, Garen, Jax, Kled, Poppy

Yorick: Tryndamere, Renekton, Mordekaiser, Irelia,Kled, Fiora jax

Zac: Mordekaiser, Sett, Garen, Darius, Fiora.

If you are first pick, I recommend blind picking Ornn, Aatrox, Mordekaiser, Sett, or a tank.

Edit: First of all, thanks for all the attention to the post and the award! First one ever! Just to clarify some things, there are definitely counters that aren't on the list, I didn't bother to include all of them, I just wanted to provide a few per champion. And to be honest, originally I was creating this list for myself with my champion pool in mind, I only thought of making this a reddit post until after I finished, so that explains why my list is not incredibly diverse and revolves back around the same champions, (flora, GP, vayne, cassio). Please continue leaving feedback!

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over 4 years ago - /u/Kindlejack - Direct link

I still think Rumble is a decent counter to Pantheon even after the heat nerf and Panth rework.

Also Nasus is my favourite Illaoi counter because she can't turn off her passive giving you free stacks. I let her use E so I can turbo farm.

over 4 years ago - /u/Kindlejack - Direct link

Originally posted by Hypnotistical

As a darius main, Nasus can 1v1 you early game, Even if you are 2/0 against a 100Q nasus with sheen

I play Nasus but usually lose to Darius. Got any tips on how to win that early game?

over 4 years ago - /u/Kindlejack - Direct link

Originally posted by wertuy6785

Take conqueror, not spellbook. Play super careful before level 6, and use your tp to reset for sheen. At level 6 with sheen and a few stacks, provided the Darius isn't very far ahead, you can 1v1 him. Stay in melee range so that it's difficult for him to get his heal off. Good luck!

Thanks very much!