Top Team Comps #11: The Dunking Comp

Archive post, November 2012. The AP Master Yi this lineup puts in the middle isn't a build any more. Alpha Strike [Q] pays out physical damage off his attack damage and can critically strike, Wuju Style [E] adds true damage to his attacks, and nothing left in the kit scales with ability power at all, so there's nothing for a Deathcap to multiply. Everything else here has aged surprisingly well. Darius, Alistar, Blitzcrank and Jarvan all still knock people up and smash them down the way the post describes, and a draft with two supports and no marksman is exactly as reckless in 2026 as it was then.

DUNKING - What exactly defines "Dunking?" Well it's hard to say. Some forum goers say dunking is when you run through everyone and dunk the ball in the hoop no matter who's in your way. Yi's got the speed for it. Then again, other people call Darius the dunking master since well...his animation makes it pretty clear.

To top it all off we've got the guy who dunks so hard the ground splits open...Dunkgod Jarvan!

So who's the dunking master anyway? How about all of them?

SUGGESTED LINEUP

Top: Darius the "Dunkmaster"

Mid: Master Yi (The AP Dunkmaster)

Jungle: Alistar (Ali-ooper) 

Support: Blitzcrank 

"Support" #2: Jarvan IV ("Dunk God")

While Alistar and Jarvan can be interchangeable as far as where you place them in on the map, it's nice to place Jarvan in lane so he can also farm up.

STRENGTHS:

What you have here is 3 champions that set up the dunks, and 3 champions that do the dunking. (Dunkgod Jarvan plays by himself) It's a pretty simple formula, pop them up, and smash them down.

In terms of initiation and CC, this team is absolutely beast. However, late game you might have difficulty without ranged damage, but the team is beefy enough to take on a good deal.

WEAKNESSES:

The major weakness of this set-up is really just making sure that your team snowballs to victory. You'll also need to shout out in all chat "GET DUNKED" once in a while, especially if someone gets a pentakill.

You might feel that late game you'll be pressured without a ranged AD carry, but with all the gap closers and CC at your disposal, just grab an oracle and some wards and set that dunking trap...

CONCLUSIONS:

This team most certainly isn't optimal for competitive play; however, I must say that playing this team was one of the most fun I've ever had in League.

- Credits to DragonRaider for introducing it to me =]
- Thanks to Zachary for making sure I didn't forget the Dunk God himself

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