Recently I started queuing up bot lane in normal games to experiment a bit. After several games, I’ve come to a couple of realizations.

First, after learning that Samira ult can deal 2k damage, it made me stop wanting to improve with Kalista (for now) because that situation was a good demonstration of how rewarding different champs within a role archetype can be. I saw how much more effort I would need to invest on Kalista to contest a Samira in the late game, if the Samira is given an almost optimal condition. While I like to challenge myself in this game, it was a bit discouraging to witness that moment.

Secondly, I enjoy the dynamic of the lane being dictated by the supports and junglers. In a solo lane, I would see Tristana and Lucian players being able to play aggressive because it would be safer for them to do so compared to bot lane. Champions that could easily play aggressive are restrained from doing so by the presence of the opposing support (usually). Dragon is heavily contested by both junglers so there is rarely a game where neither jungler shows up bot lane to start something.

Lastly, the amount of synergy in bot lane makes me look forward to finding another random and seeing how it will go. I know it’s a bit of an oxymoron but I relish in those moments when the support and I are on a similar wavelength without having to say a word to each other. There’s a sense of satisfaction that comes from them and I hope the support feels the same way. This alone is what makes me consider switching to bot lane

I did some quirky bot lane comps as well such as:

Yone and Seraphine Pyke and Heimerdinger Azir with any front line support (Nami e and Lulu Pyx apply on Soldier hits)