Champion of the Week - Captain Teemo

Captain Teemo on Duty

 

http://corruptedcartridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/teemo.jpg

 

 

Teemo. How cute, you say. He's so little and furry, you comment. Oh what a cute little yordle, you exclaim. I just want to hug - AHHHH IT HURTS!!! I'M DYING!!! OMG!!!

 

Yep, that's an encounter with Teemo alright. He is a beast and constantly underestimated. I don't see him played too often but out of a hundred and something champs that's  not irregular to not see many champs played. It's also the luck of the draw as well. Sure there are more popular champs but you're only going to see who you go up against. And you might see different champions played based on what rank you are - bronze, silver, gold, etc. Though I'm not actually sure about that. So what exactly am I sure about today?

 

That Teemo is a boss! I love teemo, he has been one of my all time favorite characters. He can play any lane except jungle...no he really can't play jungle.

 

PROS - Teemo has excellent vision. Yes this usually starts at lvl 6 because you can start shrooming up the whole world. But he can sit in the bush as support and disappear, leaving you able to see that portion of the map without being in danger. Careful of vision wards though.

 

He has a speed up - allowing you to get away, move in for that Q, or gap close for a kill.

 

He is amazing as a support. Seriously, everyone always gives me crap for playing him support until I do. He AP ratio is good enough that you can slack on building AP quickly, allowing him to do good damage as a support without necessarily having the items. He doesn't HAVE to kill the minions with his poison. As a support against the AD carry he can blind, allowing his own ADC to have uninterrupted time to go ham against the other carry. It's perfect.

 

His shrooms. They are constantly underestimated until someone steps on one. They slow, allowing easy kills. Plus once Teemo actually HAS some AP...you're dead. Get away with that fight with 20 health...teemo shroom. In their jungle stealing blue? Shroom. Dead give away. The best moments are when you get the kill when you aren't even around or trying.

http://www.team-dignitas.org/uploads/tinymce/images/teemo_meme_after_im_dead.jpg

 

 

Yep. Teemo makes it really easy to be a BAMF.

You might be asking about Teemo's cons. And that my lovelies is a valid point but one I HATE to dwell on. Harpies. All of you.

 

CONS - He's really freaking squishy. Like a goshdamn plushie. Or worse, like a moldy tomato. No really, you think I'm just being silly but LOL always provides a drawback. Nidalee and her OP spears? It's ok because their hit box is really really small. Xerath and his ridiculous range? That's ok, bumrush him, making his stun fairly useless. I've always liked LOL for putting in what I refer to as a "Oh crap" clause. So Teemo's is fairly simple. Unless you build him bulky...which takes away from building him mostly damage, then you're going to get hit. And hit hard. Unless it's an ADC in which you can Q to blind then W to run away really fast. Honestly, if you get fed, you can take on most champs 1v1. Last night I kept owning a Darius until he figured out that he could just ult me to death. Jerk.

 

His shrooms disappear. Yep, it happens. Once you level it up though, they are usually there to stay unless they get hit. Shrooms - take WAY too much mana to put down at beginning levels in my opinion though I understand...that's one of his clauses to not be too OP (over powered you non gaming nerds).

 

This is just a personal Con. I hate it when I go into a part of their jungle or a part of our river, etc and really shroom it up. I mean, the map looks like a drug cartel. Then we have a team fight and they all get walked over but no one dies. Rarely happens...but it can. Makes me angry because now, I have no shrooms. Sigh. First world problems.

 

I bet you want a chance to look at Teemo's amazing over powering move list right? I know. I'm always right.

 

http://www.lolking.net/champions/teemo#abilities

 Check this out! ^^^^^^

 

I personally love lolking. I think it gives great ideas on what all the top ranking players are using but it also allows you to look and see what the champ does before you use them. It also allows you to see the stats if that interests you. Me? Bores to tears.

 

 

So Finally my favorite part. What to Build????? This is the age old question on every champ. I want to take a minute to explain to you guys why this is just my opinion. Why even lolkings is JUST an opinion. LOL has it's moments. Sometimes the game is SICK! ...Mostly when you're winning. And sometimes it plain sucks - yep when you're losing. But the coolest thing they have added into this game is versatility. The amount of champions x the amount of items x the amount of abilities x players choice = FREAKING INFINITY! Well, probably not but I'm bad with math so we'll go with infinity.

 

So the important thing to realize is - a lot of items are situational. Am I going to build an

 



Iceborn Gauntlet - Gives Armor, AP, CD, Mana

if I'm playing Leona against of team of all AP. HECK NO! Why? Because it gives armor. I'll be building tank MR (magic resist) items.

 

So, normally in Teemo I like to build

 

Liandry's Torment - Gives AP, health, MP, and a percentage DOT (damage over time) effect. First of all, percentage damage in this game is way too over powered. Secondly, imagine me, Teemo with my shrooms that now have more MP and AP, I have more survivability given my health, and now I have a percentage DOT. For Teemo and most other AP's this is an amazing item.

 

Nashor's Tooth - Teemo is helped a lot when his attack speed goes up. So this item does that plus AP. It has CD plus a bonus magic damage when you deal basic attacks. Besides his Q, all Teemo will do is basic attack you. See why I like this item?

 

If I HAVE to put a Rabadon's Deathcap down...you're halfway too stupid to read.

 

Carrying on

 

A

Lich Bane is great.

 

Situational items against AP include

Abyssal Scepter and

 

Athene's Unholy Grail

 

Remember this IS a cool down hit cap so make sure you don't go over 40% or you're just hurting yourself.

 

Against an AD team

 

Zhonya's Hourglass

 

There is plenty of different items that suit Teemo really well. Some don't. It's about playing him to your advantage. If people are stepping on your shrooms all the time? Go high AP, plus those items that "burn" the target longer like a Morellonomicon.

 

Play with what is comfortable for you.

 

Finally. Love Teemo. He is a great fantastic Champ with a lot of versatility and usefulness. You can hold your own against fed ADC's, tanky brawlers, and even go head to head with some mid laners.

 

"Armed and Ready"

 

 

The Trials and Tribulations of Ravioli Soup

Ravioli Soup: When Plain Ravioli Just isn't Good Enough

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/ravioli-soup

 

I got this recipe from Taste of Home website just by Googling Ravioli Soup. I forget where I first got the idea, some where on the net to be sure.  I love all things pasta, bread, grains...really anything and everything bad for you right? But I'm on this...I'm not going to kill myself before I'm 30 kick. So I know I just can't keep eating all the bad crap. I need to make healthier choices...even if it's one healthy choice per meal. Life changes one choice at a time right?

Ok way too deep. Anyway, back to the shallow soup. Yes, I'm quite clever. The soup is not necessarily what you would want if you want chicken noodle soup. You can make it more "soupy" so to speak but I loved it lumpy and filling. If you click on the link below the picture it takes you straight to the recipe that I used. However, I changed it up in several ways so my opinion of this does not necessarily have any reflect on their recipe one way or another. 

Let's start with the ingredient list. Which I took fabulous pictures of, of course. 

Told you it was pretty! So. As you can see ... I need to buy more spices! No, but in all seriousness there were several ingredients I did  not have. Such as the second 14 oz can of tomatoes, onion salt, nor did I have actual onions. I love to use actual ingredients so being out of onions plus the salt...blew. In hindsight, I liked the sweeter version that I made. 

Ingredients I added. I added colorful ripe bell peppers which gave the soup a sweeter taste and more of a texture that both me and my little one really enjoyed. I have two colors of peppers because I can actually taste the difference. My favorite are the orange and red so I used though. Two were more than enough. I used two huge cloves of fresh garlic. You can NEVER have too much garlic. ... No really...you can't. It's impossible. 

I really wanted to add Chicken stock. It turns out that it has been in my fridge for a REALLY really really long time. I became aware of this due to the acidic terrible smell that wafted from the top when I opened it. Tip - Don't use out of date chicken stock. I'm lucky it smelled so terrible before I put it in the soup. 

As you can see, there is a half empty wine bottle in the back. It is a super sweet red wine that honestly, I can't drink on a regular basis. So I'm slowly but surely getting rid of it. One large splash at a time. Again, the soup was not sweet but due to the wine and bell peppers it did have a lovely sweeter taste and I wouldn't have had it any other way. 

When the recipe called for the tomatoes...I was not concerned with brand. Sometimes you need a better brand. Like with toilet paper. But tomatoes...no. As you can see, I bought a frozen brand of ravioli due to it's cheaper cost. I chose to get tiny rounds instead of big raviolis and it made the soup strategically easier to eat. I chose to do cheese because mushroom wasn't available. Seriously. I LOVE mushroom ravioli. Otherwise there were just meat choices which I thought was counter-intiutive as I was already adding a meat.

Right the meat. How did I make this healthy do you ask? First, the cheese ravioli because it doesn't have meat is healthier. I also used fresh vegetables as I mentioned before but the healthiest choice that, in my opinion, didn't change the taste of the dish was the meat. Instead of ground beef, I used ground turkey. I used Jeannie O which is usually all natural. It says on the package. See. You looked. It's ok. I did too. Now... some people could be like me with bell peppers and be able to taste the difference between the beef and turkey but I think because of the strong taste of the garlic and tomatoes you won't notice the difference. 

Just changing beef to turkey makes a huge difference in how healthy the dish has become. It has less grease and less fat. Less sodium, etc. HOWEVER...there is a less difference if you are buying lean beef which you could be. It's usually more expensive especially when it's organic or all natural but some people prefer to do it that way.

Ok to begin I started cooking the ravioli. Now the biggest bestest tip I could give you. How do you know when it's done???

As you can see, the rounds are super tiny! Anyway, you know ravioli is done when it floats to the top. Do I know this for sure...well no. I forget where I learned it but it has been a true and tested way to tell when it's done. Never failed for me. 

Then I took it out and strained it. Using the same pot to cook the ground turkey. As that cooked I put together all the dry ingredients. I did not have fresh parsley so I used dry. 

Yep, that's a plastic fishy bowl. Uh huh. No judgement. No, in reality it's always better to use glass or metal while cooking but the ingredients were dry so it wasn't a super big deal.

What beautiful Veggies!

 

As you can see, there isn't a whole lot of veggies. But with using less tomatoes, I made the entire dish a bit smaller and it all worked.

After you cook the turkey which takes about ten minutes, you add all the other crap. Yep...well except the pasta. You save that for last. 

This is how it should look (basically) after you've added everything but the ravioli. You let it boil, then turn it down to simmer. Put the lid on and relax for 30 minutes. This really lets all the spices and garlic permeate the entire dish. I would even say the time to simmer is vital to how it will taste. Again, just personal preference. Not like it's life or death or anything. *wink*

Thirty minutes later...after you've watched that new episode of Enlisted, because why not? You come back and add your ravioli. Stir, and I would let sit for another five minutes to heat. Then I did the most amazing part. I added a crap ton of Parmesan cheese throughout and I added it to the top of the final bowl. My darling little me decided against cheese on the top which I thought was a poor decision but I let her decide. 

This is my final product in my very lovely beautiful amazing smooth shiny bowl. You can tell I like my dishware huh? 

How did it taste?
DE-FREAKING-LISH! I loved it. I have a terribly sore throat and it was smooth and warm. The vegetables added excellent flavors and the spices were a great choice. I loved the taste of the turkey and felt like I was making a healthy choice.

NOW the most important part. The ratings. 

Directions - 5 out of 5. The directions were easy, concise, and to the point.

Taste- 5 out of 5 no doubt. I will be cooking this again.

Presentation - 5 out of 5. Isn't my bowl amazing! Ok ok a 3. I know the websites picture looks better. Sigh.

Versatility (I'm adding this as a rating) - I would give it a 4. You can't completely change the dish but you can add so much or take a away ingredients and it's the same dish, essentially.

Lifetime Percentage - 99% going to make this again. It was easy, I can change it up, and frankly it was delicious. For a person who is not so adept at cooking, a dish like this! Where you'd have to be kind of an idiot to screw it up - makes it perfect for me to make. 

On that idiot note, if you got your feelings hurt. First - I'm 100% sure you'll get over it. Second - I left my cell phone in the cabinet behind the soup. No idea how or why. But when my husband called that's where I found it. Proceed with your damn giggles.

 

 

Elise: the Spider Beotch!

Elise!

 

Yeah Yeah, you read that right! My next "IMO LOL" Segment comes the elusive, the graceful, the extremely hot in a really weird because she's a spider way - ELISE! Now, this character is not played all that much at least not in the ranked games I've been playing nor in the regular games. I'm still not exactly sure why as she is surprisingly OP. My only conclusion could be because she has two sets of moves and besides Lee Sin, characters with two sets of moves aren't hardly played.

 

For Example - Jayce (never played) Udyr (I might eat my words cuz he's played so-so) Shyvana (never played) Nidalee (even though she can snipe a...person) Quinn (only seen her in ARAMS lately)

 

Ok ok you get the point right? I'm sure I haven't listed them all nor have I got into characters with one skill change like Jinx's Q. But I think you understand what I'm getting at. I considered these champions the opposite of faceroll. Why? Because you have to memorize 8 moves instead of 4, because they all do something different. ESPECIALLY ELISE!

 

Now let's get a good look at Spider Chick herself.

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/mOz4uDKs2dM/maxresdefault.jpg

 

Now she has a variety of skins... actually I think she only has one other one. OH just kidding two. But one is the victorious Elise and I'm not entirely sure how you get that. Being good?

So I'll just show her other regular skin.   Death Blossom Elise

http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/elise-death-blossom.jpg

 

I don't really have any sort of preference for the skin...though now that I'm playing her more I may get her other one. Who knows bro?

 

Ok on to WHY Elise is such a BAMF

 

Reason 1. My husband is deathly afraid of spiders. I play her out of spite.

Reason 2. She's hot.

Reason 3. She can be a top laner which is usually against tanky brawler types i.e. shen, darius, malphite, nasus, riven.

Reason 3.1 She is tanky brawler types COUNTER! Just the other day I beat a Shen! Yep, to be fair he had no ult anymore but still. I kicked his ass. How you ask? I'll get to it soon.

Reason 4. No mana? No problem! If you run out of mana you conveniently find yourself now a complete huge ass spider who doesn't need mana and relies off cool down timers.

Reason 5. In Spider form you have little baby spider minions to help you fight. Yep, creepy but awesome.

Reason 6. She's hot.

Reason 7. She has amazing cc and escape. If you can land her Cacoon you have a convient gap closer or an opportunity to run away. If you change into spider form and Rappel then you have another gap closer or a way to buy time or save yourself from a variety of enemy barrage.

Reason 8. Yes I said barrage. What can Rappel save her from? Caitlyn's ult! Any number of other CC I don't want to get into.

Reason 9. I don't have any more reasons I just didn't want to end on 8.

 

Abilities.

http://lol.gamepedia.com/Elise_-_The_Spider_Queen

Passive

Spider Swarm

	(Innate) Elise's Human Form spells will ready a Spiderling upon hitting an enemy. When Elise transforms, she summons Spiderlings to attack nearby foes.

Q

Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite

	(Human Form Active) Deals magic damage based on the target's current health. Cost: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 mana Range: 625 Cooldown: 6 seconds Bonus Damage: (8% of target's current Health) (3% per 100 Ability Power)	Base Magic Damage: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 Maximum Damage To Monsters: 60 / 120 / 180 / 240 / 300
	(Spider Form Active) Deals bonus damage based on how low the target's health is. Range: 475 Cooldown: 6 seconds Bonus Damage: (8% of target's current Health) (3% per 100 Ability Power)	Base Magic Damage: 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 Maximum Damage To Monsters: 60 / 120 / 180 / 240 / 300

W Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy (Human Form Active) Summons a venom-gorged Spiderling that moves to target location and explodes, dealing magic damage when it nears an enemy or after 3 seconds. Range: 950 Cooldown: 12 seconds Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 mana Magic Damage: 75 / 125 / 175 / 225 / 275 (+0.8 per Ability Power) (Spider Form Passive) Spiderlings gain bonus attack speed. (Spider Form Active) Elise and her Spiderlings gain attack speed and heal Elise on each attack. Heal: 4 health per attack (+0.04 per Ability Power) Cooldown: 12 seconds Attack Speed: 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140% Passive Spiderling Attack Speed: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25%

E Cocoon / Rappel (Human Form Active) Stuns and reveals the first enemy it hits for 1.5 seconds. Cost: 50 Range: 1075 Projectile Speed: 1,450 Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 seconds (Spider Form Active) Elise lifts herself high into the air and descends upon an enemy target. Range: 1075 Cooldown: 26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18 seconds

R Spider Form (Active) Elise transforms into a menacing spider, granting access to arachnid abilities and summoning her Spiderlings. Spider Form deals bonus magic damage per attack and grants bonus movement speed. Cost: No Cost Cooldown: 4 seconds Movement Speed: 10 Spiderling Reduced Damage(From AoE): 25% Bonus Magic Damage: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 (+0.3 per Ability Power) Spiderling Base Damage: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 (+0.1 per Ability Power) Spiderling Armor: 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 Spiderling Magic Resist: 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 Maximum Spiderlings: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

 

 

Now that you understand why Elise is innately awesome let's go into how to build her. Or rather, how I build her.

 

She has completely crap AP ratio. Why? I think it's because she does percentage damage plus bonus magic damage. They don't want to let her just build AP then completely crush so they put limitations on it. SO I build more items that help to further her percentage damage.

 

 

Now this is not a complete failsafe guide on how to build. I do not add runes or masteries because I believe that's more preference than anything. There are also other items that you can build based on what their team comp is like.

 

But I like to build

 

 

 

Liandry's Torment

 

This is one of my first builds. Why? Because it has a small damage over time effect, it has magic pen to channel your ability power, it gives AP AND health. It is an over-all good item

 

Rod of Ages

 

Again, this is a great item. This gives health, AP, and mana. Frankly Elise is a mana whore with her spider bust move and her Q. This gives a little help.

 

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

 

Do you see a pattern yet? This is a high AP item and can be a little expensive but it also gives a good chunk of health. This is also extremely useful because it slows the target allowing you to use those gap closing moves even more efficiently.

 

Of course get a Rabadons. and consider a Zonya's and a Lich Bane. Those are dependent on laning as well.

 

I got the pics directly from http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/items/

This is a great website if you want to look over items before you play to get an idea of how they are used and which champions they are best for.

 

Finally after all of this amazing information you're going to play Elise right? Hopefully :D. Now from what I've read, she can be a decent mid laner and she is a fast jungler. I have yet to jungle or mid her but I don't think it will be too long before I do. I think she is an amazing top laner and has surprising assets to help her team and sustain in lane.

 

Now you must be thinking, "If I am against an Elise...how will I ever win?" Well I have an answer for that two. Because I'm godlike. < Give love if you get the reference.

 

 

http://www.solomid.net/guide/view/40422-elise-build-guide-by-agsutingbdq