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Champion plans, matchup rules, combo timing, and build pivots from MacroDiff and its players — with authorship, review state, and reasoning visible.

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Ahri: create the pick before the fight

Charm is not an opener — it is the payoff. This guide covers the three setups that make it land without spending Spirit Rush first.

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Aatrox

Decision playbook

6 min
Matchup

Aatrox into ranged top: three spacing rules

The matchup is lost in the first three waves or not at all. Three rules that keep the lane survivable until your first sustain spike.

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Thresh

Decision playbook

5 min
Combo

Thresh lantern geometry you can repeat

Lantern saves are not reaction speed. They are a small set of positions you can practise until the throw is automatic.

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Jinx

Decision playbook

7 min
Build

Jinx item pivots when frontline is missing

The standard build assumes someone is holding the fight open for you. When nobody is, the order changes before the first component.

MacroDiff editorial
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Orianna

Decision playbook

9 min
Champion

Orianna: where the Ball lives in every fight phase

Ball position is the entire champion. Four phases, four default placements, and the one mistake that loses the teamfight before it starts.

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Lee Sin

Decision playbook

7 min
Champion

Lee Sin first clear: when tempo beats the gank

Every early gank costs clear time. Here is the arithmetic for deciding whether the gank is actually worth more than finishing the camp rotation.

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Leona

Decision playbook

5 min
Matchup

Leona vs Lulu: baiting Whimsy before you commit

The engage does not fail because of damage. It fails because the polymorph is up. Bait it first, then the lane is normal again.

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Camille

Decision playbook

6 min
Combo

Camille hookshot angles worth practising

Six wall angles that turn a normal side-lane into an unavoidable duel, and the two that only look good in practice tool.

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Kai'Sa

Decision playbook

8 min
Build

Kai'Sa evolve order by enemy composition

The default order is right about half the time. Three enemy compositions where it is wrong, and what to take instead.

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Sejuani

Decision playbook

6 min
ChampionUnder review

Sejuani: reading objective fights before they start

Objective fights are decided in the ninety seconds before the timer, not at the pit. What to check, in order.

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