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ESSENTIAL ITEMS
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Talisman
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Treads
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Rageblade
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Amumu
Oneoftheeasiestchampionstocounterjungle,mumugenerallysitsverylow
inhisjungleandyoutypicallywanttohitlevel3,grabyourstunandjump
downtohisjungletokillhim.
Diana
Nidalee
Nunu
Rengar
Sejuani
Dianajungleisanothereasyonetocounterjungle.Shedoesn'thavean
escapeearlyandyourjungleclearismuchfaster.Yourearlygamedamageis
alsomuchstrongersoifyouhavethechanceto1v1her,takeit.
Afterherqbuffthispatch,she'sabitmorerelevantinthejungle,butoverall
notmuchofaproblemforUdyr.Youcan1v1heraslongasyoudon'tgethit
byanylongrangedspears.Dodgethoseandyoucaneasilycounterjungle
herandmakeherlifemiserable.
Nunuisanobjectivefocusedjungler,soyouhavetostayonyourtoeswith
theobjectives.Blinkforaminuteandhe'llsnagdragandriftherald,somy
adviceistokeepobjectiveswardedandtrytogetthemgoingbeforehecan.
Asforfightinghim,youcaneasily1v1nunuatanypointinthegameunless
you'rewaybehind.
Rengarisanotherchampthatyoucancounterjunglequiteeasily.You're
muchstrongerthanhimateverypartofthegame,BUTbewareofthebush
plays.Don'tlethimjumponyouandruninthebushesandjumponyouagain
andshit.Juststunhim,followhimintothebushifyouhavetoandbeatthat
squishykittensfacein(wowthatsoundedwayworsethanImeant).Alsoif
youseehisultcoming,getyourstunreadyandthesecondheshows,stun
himoffwhoeverhe'sjumpingonandblowhimup.Heonlytakesafewhitsto
bekilled.
Althoughnotaverycommonpickrecently,Sejuaniisstillaverygood
jungler.She'stankyandhasatonofcc...butthatneverstoppedUdyr.You'll
wina1v1atanypointinthegame,sofeelfreetocounterjungleorjustfarm
upanddominateherlategame.
About
Udyr'sStrengths
Masteries
FlashvsGhost
Items
InitialClear
MasteringSated
HowtoGank
TeamFighting
YourRoleasUdyr
Heyguys!I'mEllesmereandthisismyfirstguideonmobafire!Ihaveover600gamesplayedas Udyrthis
seasonanda60%winrate.FirstthingIwanttosayisthatIdiscoveredthischampiononmyownandalthoughI
doknowwhoTrick2gisandrespecthimasaplayer/streamer,heisnotthereasonIplayUdyrandIdonotwatch
hisvideos.JustbecauseIplayandloveacertainchampiondoesn'tmeanI'matrickfanboyhaha.
Let'sgetstarted!
AboutMe
MysummonernameisEllesmere(AvariationonthenameoftheelvencityfromEragonEllesmera)andI'm24
yearsoldfromtheBayAreainCalifornia.IrunmyowncompanywhichhasbranchesinLAandtheBayArea,andI
doeverythingfromtelevisionproductiontographicdesignandwebdevelopment.I'veplayedviolinsinceIwas4
andspentmywholelifepreparingtobeaconcertviolinistuntilIdecided,theyearbeforemycollegeauditions,I
wantedtopursueacareerinfilmsoIchangedcoursesandstartedmyowncompanyinLAwhenImovedthereat
18.Ilovespendingmyfreetimeplayingbasketball,videogames,andspendingtimewithmyfriendsandmy
wonderfulgirlfriend.MyfavoritetypesofmoviesareanimatedfilmslikeEmporer'sNewGroove,TheLionKing,
everypixarmovie,etc.
I'veplayedvideogamesoffandonmywholelife,mostlygameslikeLeagueandWoWbutIalsoloveplayingold
schoolshooterslikeDoomII.WithleagueI'vefoundthatIlovethemoretankychampionsthatstilldolotsof
damageandwhenIdiscovered Udyr,Ifoundtheperfectchampionforme.Withthenewdevelopmentsinthis
preseason,I'mreallylookingforwardtothestrengthofUdyrthisseason.
StrengthsandWeaknessesofUdyr
Overall,
Udyrisoneofthestrongestmidlategamechampionsthereis.Hisspeed,damageandtankiness
combinedmakehimadeadlythreattoalmostanyteamcomp.Let'sstartbylookingathisstrengths.
Greatclear,veryhardtobecounterjungled.MaxingPhoenixStancecontributestoUdyr'sincrediblejungle
clear.
Incredibleatsplitpushing.Udyr'ssplitpushingpowersareunparalleled.Oncehe'ssatedwiththisbuild,he
caneasily1v1andsometimes1v2ormoredependentonhowaheadheis,sotheenemyteamhasto
eithersendatleast2peopleforyouorjustoneandthenyoukillthemandtaketheirbase.Seemore
aboutsplitpushinginthesectionbelow.
Veryhighmobility.OnceyourBearStanceismaxedandyougetthefullspeedboostfromit,youarepretty
muchuncatchablesinceyoucanspambetweenBearandTurtle,whichgivesyoumassivemovespeedand
ashieldeveryfewseconds,plusthefullystackedpassive Monkey'sAgility.
Cansolodragearly.Yourearlygamekitisperfectforsoloingdrag,somakesuretoobtainthoseobjectives
early,readmoreaboutwhenandhowyoushouldsoloitinobjectivessection.
StrongCCwithstun.Yourstunisveryuniqueinthatyoucanstuneveryenemyontheirteaminundera
fewseconds.UsingBearStanceonanenemyputsa5seconddebuffonthemwheretheycan'tbestunned
again.Inteamfightsthiscanbeveryusefulasyoucanhelppeelbystunningtheirfrontline,andthendive
thebacklineandstuntheircarriesbeforeyouroastthemwithyourphoenix.
Oneofthehighestdamagechampslategame.Asyou'llfindoutveryquickly,thisbuildgivesyouoneof
thehighestdamageoutputsinthegameonceyou'resatedwithrageblade.Afterthatyoucangotanky,
butonceyouhityourpowerspikearound1520minutesdon'tbackdownfromfights,don'tbeafraid.
Prettymuchnoonecan1v1youtherestofthegameunlessthey'reinsanelyfed.
However,Udyrhashisdownsidesaswell,specificallyonemajorone:crowdcontrol.
Canbekitedbychampswithhighmobility/cc.Unfortunately,eventhoughUdyrhasmanystrengths,this
onethingcanbeamassiveproblemandisthemainreasonheisnotplayedmuchinLCS.Hereliesonface
tofacecombat,pummelingenemiesdownwithhisfists,butbecauseofthat,hecanbelockeddown/kited
fairlyeasily.Stuns,slows,fears,binds,silences,etcprettymuchallremoveUdyrfromafight.Thisiswhat
wehaveitemsforthough.Thereasonyoualmostalwayspurchase Mercury'sTreadsisbecauseit
reducesthedurationofallcrowdcontrolby20%,whichisincrediblystrongforyou.Forteamswithalotof
crowdcontrol(
Morgana,
Leona,etc)orchampionsthathavedisableultssuchas
Warwickor
Malzahar,buya QuicksilverSashearly.Thatisonepurchasethatyouwillneverregretasitmakesyou
muchmoredangerousinteamfightsor1v1s.
Verymanadependent.Allofyourskillscostmana,andtoplayUdyrtohismaximumpotential,everyfight
requiresyoutorotatequicklythroughyourabilities.ThiscanrunUdyroomveryquickly,soyouneedto
keepaneyeonyourmanabarbeforeenteringafightandknowabouthowmanystancesyoushift
throughbeforeyoujustbecomeanautoattackingbear.Also,alwaystakethefirst2bluebuffsunlessmid
lanedesperatelyneedsthesecondoneasitwillhelpyourjungleclearandabilitytoganklanesimmensely.
Masteries
Ifyou'regoingdevoureryouhavetotaketheferocitytreeasitwillgiveyouincredibleamountsofburstdamage
midlategame.Fortunatelywiththenewmasterysystemyoudon'thavetosacrificetoomuchtankinesssinceyou
canstillput12pointsinresolve.
FerocityTree
Tier1
Furyvs
Sorcery
Furyistheonlyviableoptionwiththisbuild.The4%attackspeedis
allaroundfarbetterthanmagicdamagewhenyou'regoingsated
devourer.
Tier1.5
DoubleEdgedSwordvs
Feast
Yourchoiceisbetweenmoresustainormoredamage,andhonestly
thisisn'tadebateeither:DoubleEdgedSwordalltheway.AsUdyr
yoursustainisalreadycrazyhigh.Add Hunter'sPotiontothe
mixandthere'snoreasonyou'dneedFeast.Plusthe3%increased
damageisinsanelystrong.
Tier2
Vampirismvs
NaturalTalent
NaturalTalentisdefinitelytherightchoicehere.Sinceyoualready
getplentyoflifestealfrom
TurtleStance,the2%
spellvamp/lifestealyou'dgetfromVampirismisnotnearlyasstrong
asscalingAD/AP.
Tier2.5
BountyHuntervs
Oppressor
ForUdyr'skit,thebestmasteryhereisBountyHunter.Onceyou
kill2differentchampions,thismasterywillgiveyoumoredamage
thanOppressor.Sinceyouonlyhaveonestunforashortperiodof
time,youcan'tmakegreatusethe2.5%increaseddamageto
enemieswithimpairedmovement.Thisissimplysacrificingavery
smallamountofearlygamedamageforatonofdamagelategame(5%increaseddamageonceyou'vekilledeach
enemychampion).
Tier3
BatteringBlowsvs
PiercingThoughts
Withthistier,you'llwantabitofeachtalent.Sinceyou'reamixeddamagechampiongettingabitofmagicand
armorpenetrationisreallystrongandwillhelpyoushredtanks.
Keystone
FervorofBattle
Yayyyy6.1,theyfinallybuffedFervorofBattlemakingitbyfarthebestkeystoneforUdyr!Sinceyou'regoing
satedrageblade,yourattackspeedisalreadyhilarious,soyoubuildyourfervorstacksfrom0tomaxinamatterof
seconds,whichgivesyouunparalleledburstdamagethatfarexceedsanyoftheotherkeystonechoices.
ResolveTree
Tier1
Recoveryvs
Unyielding
Recoveryisthebetteroptionhere.Eventhoughyou'llbebuildingsomeMRandArmoritems,overallyoumake
Unyieldingusefuluntilyou'reprettymuchfullbuild
Tier1.5
Explorervs
ToughSkin
Thisoneispersonalchoice,butI'vefoundthatthemovementspeedisn'tveryuseful,whereasToughSkinwill
makeyouabitmoretankyintheearlygametohelpyourjungleclearandganks.
Tier2
RunicArmorvs
Veteran'sScars
Sinceyou'llbemaxingyour TurtleStancesecond,thebestmasteryinthistierisRunicArmor.Itmakesyour
turtlefarmorepowerful,asitincreasesyourlifestealandshieldby8%.
Tier2.5
Insightvs
Perseverance
ThelastmasteryinthistreeyouwantisInsight,andthisoneisn'tupfordebate.The15%reducedcooldownof
yourflashandsmiteisfartoovaluabletogiveupfor75health.
FlashvsGhost
Thereisalotofdebatewith Udyrastowhichsummonerspellsyoushouldtake.Inactuality,thereareveryfew
scenariosinwhichghostismorebeneficialthanflashonUdyr.Firstoff,youhavenoabilitytogooverawallsoany
timeyouneedafastescapetopreventdeath,orajumpoverbaron/dragpittostealobjectives,you'llbescrewed
withoutflash.Second,inteamfightsthereisnobetterwaytodisruptacombo/takeouttheenemycarriesthan
flash.Let'ssayforexamplethatateamfightstartsandtheenemyteamhasanMFwhostartstochannelherult.
Insteadofghostingandpossiblybeingcc'dalongthewaytoherandbeingdeadbythetimeyoureachher,you
justinstantlyflashontoher,stunher,andsaveyourwholeteamfromtheultwhile2shottingherwhileshe's
stunned.Orforanotherexample,let'ssaytheirteamhasakillerwombocombo(malph/ori/yasuo)forexample.If
theyengageonyou,youwon'tbeabletoghostoutintimebutyoucanflashtheirengageandblowuptheir
carriesinstead.
Forearlygameganks,flashandghostareprettymuchevenintermsofusefulness.Bothhavetheirbenefits,butif
youusethemproperlyyoucaneasilysecurekills.Sooverall,flashismuchbetterforteamfights,objectivesteals,
andquickescapesearlygame.TheonlytimeIwouldadviserunningghostoverflash,isiftheirteamhasan
insanelystrongteamfightandyoursismoreofasplitpush/pickcompbecausetheonethingghostisbestforis
splitpushing.Youcanoutruntheenemyteamfordayssoyoucanprettymuchsplitpushwithoutanyconcernof
beingkilled.Butagain,thisisnotaverycommoncircumstance,andeventhenI'dbehesitantaboutgivingupall
thebenefitsofflash.
Items
JungleItems
DefensiveItems
OffensiveItems
Boots/Flasks
JungleItems
Hunter'sPotionisundeniablythebest250goldyouwillspendinagame.Youalreadystart
with RefillablePotionsoupgradingitbarelycostsyouanythingandthesustainitgivesyouis
unparalleled.Keepinmind,thisitemisboughtAFTERyourdevourer,alwayspurchasedevourer
beforebuyinganythingelse.ManypeoplewillarguethatbecauseUdyralreadyhassuchgreat
junglesustain,it'sanunnecessarybuy.However,therearemanyreasonswhythatiscompletely
false,themainreasonbeingHunter'sPotionallowsyoutoprettymuchneverbackifyoudon't
wantto.Youstartwith5stacks,andeverytimeyoukillajunglecreature,itrefills1stack(if
you'reatmaxstacksitwilluseachargeonyouandthenrefillthatcharge).Andthebestpartis,
itrefillsyourmana.Soyoucanclearyourwholejungleextremelyfastandcomeoutwithfull
manaandhealthwith5stacksstillonyourpotion.Ithasatonofotherusesaswell:soloingrift
/dragonis10timeseasiersinceyoucanjustuseall5stackswhenyoustarttheobjectiveand
endupatfullhealthandmanaafterwards.Oryoucouldgankalane,losesomehealthfromthe
fight,butuseupyour5stacksandthengostraightbacktofarmingwithouthavingtoback.And
thebestpartiswiththisitem,youcanstartyourjunglefarmingat20%health/manaand
comeoutontheothersidewith100%healthandmanabecauseitbuildsstacksasyougo.Allin
allthisisthebest250goldyouwillspend,asitallowsyoutostayinthegameformuchlonger
periodsoftimewithouthavingtoback.
Stalker'sBladeisbyfarthebestjungleitemforUdyr.Thisitemgivesyouthepassive"Chilling
Smite",whichallowsyoutocastsmiteonchampionsdealingtruedamageandstealing20%of
theirmovementspeedfor2seconds.ThereasonthisissopowerfulisbecauseUdyrrelieson
gettinginthefaceofanenemyandblowingthemup.Onceyou'reinmeleerangeofthem,9
timesoutof10theywilldie.Butgettingtherecanoftenbethehardpart,especiallyagainst
championswithhighmobility/escapeandlotsofcc:thisiswhereChillingSmitecomesin.Not
onlydoesitslowthemsoyoucancatchthem,butitalsospeedsyouup,makingitmucheasier
foryoutorunuptotheirfaceandstunthem.Thatandtheinstanttruedamageitdealsgives
youabitofrangeddamagethatcanbeextremelyusefulforfinishingenemiesoff.
Skirmisher'sSabreisagreatitemforduelingbutisnotthebestforUdyr.Theproblemwith
thisitemonUdyristhatitdoesn'tgiveyouthegapclosethat Stalker'sBladedoes.Thisitem
ismeantforChampionswhohaveenoughCCtolockpeopledownsotheydon'thavetochase
you(
Rammus,
Warwick,etc),orchampionsthatcansticktoanenemynomatterhow
muchescapethehave(
MasterYi,
Shyvana,etc).
DefensiveItems
IcebornGauntletisyourgotofirstarmoritemforafewreasons.Whatyou'relookingforin
yourfirstitemafterdevourer/ragebladeiscooldownreduction,mana,andtypicallyarmorunless
theenemyteamdoesn'thaveanythreateningADchamps.Thisiswhyalotofpeopleadvise
gettinga FrozenHeartasyourfirstitem.However,mostofthetimeyoursupport,oreven
sometimestoplaner,willendupgettingoneandyouwon'tneedtobuythisitem.Iceborn
Gauntletprovidesthesamemana/cdrandplentyofarmorbutgivesyouoneofthestrongest
passivesinthegameforUdyr.It'sthesheenpassive(bonusdamageonhitafterusingaspell)
butitalsocreatesanicyzonethatslowsenemies,thaticyzoneiswhatmakesthisitemso
powerfulonUdyr.Younowslowenemiesanytimeyouattackthem(sinceyou'reconstantly
changingstances),whichmakesit10timesharderforenemiestoescapeyourclaws.Because
yourelysoheavilyonclosecombat,thisitemhelpspreventyourbiggestdownfall:beingkited.
Andthatiswhythisisanessentialiteminthisbuild.
SpiritVisageisyourmainmagicresistitem.Itgivesyoualittlemorecdr,tonsofmagicresist
andhealth,PLUSapassivethatincreasesallhealingby20%.Becausewealsotook
Runic
Armoryourturtlestanceisnowincrediblydeadly.Notonlydoesitgiveyouamassiveshield
whenmaxed,butyoualsogainatonoflifesteal.Thisitemisespecaillystrongwhenyouhave
anyoneonyourteamthatgivesheals(
Soraka,
Sona,
Fiora,etc).Overall,spiritvisage
worksgreatwithyourkitandshouldbeyourgotomagicresistitem.
Thornmailisoneofmyfavoriteitemsinthegamebecauseit'ssomuchfunwatchingenemies
killthemselves.Thisisanitemthatyouonlywanttobuildifateamisveryheavyonattack
damage/autoattackchampions.Thereasonitissostrongiswhileyou'rekillingthemwithyour
spells,iftheytrytoautoyouback,theykillthemselvesintheprocesssinceitreflects15%ofthe
physicaldamageyoutake(+25%bonusarmor)backtothemasmagicdamage.Overallavery
funitembutshouldonlybebuiltagainstmostlyallADteams.
Asmentionedabove, FrozenHeartisagreatitemforUdyrbecauseofthecdr,mana,armor,
andpassivethatitgivesyou.However,youshouldonlybuildoneifnooneelseonyourteamis
goingtobuildoneandshouldbebuiltinreplacementof
IcebornGauntlet.
DeadMan'sPlateisafantasticitemonUdyrbecauseofthespeeditgivesyou.Thisitem
makesyounearlyuncatchable,soyoucansplitpushfreelyandfloodtheirgates.Thatbeingsaid,
thatisprettymuchit'sonlyuseotherthansomeextrahealthandarmor.Youshouldonlybuild
DeadMan'sPlateifyouareplanningonsplitpushingmostofthegame.Thiswouldbeyour5th
or6thitemandwouldreplaceadamageitemliketrinityforce.
Banshee'sVeilisyourotheroptionformagicresistance.Althoughnotasstrongoverallfor
Udyrasspiritvisage,itbringsaveryuniqueandimportantpassive.Itgivesyouaspellshieldthat
blocksthenextenemyability(refreshesafternodamageistakenfromchampionsfor40
seconds).Thisitemcantbebuiltinreplacementof
canruinyouwithasinglespellengagesuchas
SpiritVisageifateamhaschampionsthat
Blitzcrank,
ForteamsthatareheavyonADandcrit/autoattackreliant,
Ashe,
Leona,etc.
Randuin'sOmenisagreatarmor
itemforyou.Itgivesyoulotsofhealth,armor,slowstheenemiesattackspeed,andreducesthe
damageyoutakefromcriticalstrikesby10%.Ontopofallthatithelpsyoukitechampionsby
givingyouanonuseabilitythatslowsenemieswithina500yardradiusby35%for4seconds.
Thisisaverystrongitemoverall,butshouldonlybebuildafter ThornmailagainstallAD
teams.
QuicksilverSashisanamazinglyusefulitemforUdyr.It'sverycheapandgivesyouabitof
magicresistance,aswellasoneofthebestonuseeffectsinthegame.Theonuseremovesall
debuffsfromyou(90secondcooldown),whichisvitalagainstcertainteamcomps.Youshould
buildthisitemagainstanyteamwithheavycc(
Leona,
Amumu,
Thresh,etc)OR
againstanychampionsthathaveanultthatcanoneshotyou/removeyoufromateamfight(
Malzahar, Warwick, Zed,etc).Onceyouarefullbuild,youcaneitherupgradeyourqss
to
MercurialScimitarorsellitforabetterendgameitem.
OffensiveItems
Guinsoo'sRagebladeisthemainfocusofthisbuild.Asasatedjungler,itgivesyoueverything
youcouldeverwishforfromanitem.Massivedamageonattack,plusinsaneattackspeed.Since
you'realreadysated,itonlytakesafewfastautostobuildtomaxstacksandonceyou'rethere
you'llbeamazedathowfastyoucanshredanyenemy.
Although
TrinityForceisoneofthebestitemsoverallforUdyr,withthisbuildittakesaback
seatsinceyouhavetobuildtankyafteryougetyourrageblade.Oneofthethingsaboutthis
buildisthatsinceyou'realmostalwaysgoingtobuy IcebornGauntlet,thesheenpassiveonit
andTrinityForcedonotstack.Thatbeingsaid,justbecausethepassivesdon'tstackdoesn't
meanit'snotworthbuyingboth.ThemainpurposeofTrinityForceisnotthesheenpassive,it's
theallaroundstatsthatbenefitUdyrmorethanmostchamps.Evenwithouttheextrapassive
youstillgetAD,crit,attackspeed,health,cdr,mana,zealmovementspeed,andofcoursethe
everimportantPhagemovementspeed.Thisiswhyitcostssomuch(3800g),andasalastitem,
evenwithoutthesheenpassivethatgetsnullified,itstillgivesyoufarmorethananyotheritem
couldasyourlastitem.HavingtheslowonhitfromIcebornGauntlet,plusthe
Phagemove
speedonhitfromtriforceisanincrediblydeadlyandverypowerfulendgame.Betweenthatand
theallaroundstatsyouget,itmorethanoutweighsthemissedsheenpassive.
BladeoftheRuinedKingusedtobeaverystrongitemforUdyrbeforethislastpreseason,but
withtheintroductionof
Guinsoo'sRagebladeithasbecomeamuchlesscommonpurchase.
Thereasonwhyisifyou'rebuildingdamage,TrinityForcejustbringsmoretothetableforyou
thenbork.Butiftheenemyteamisprettymuchalltanks,thiswouldstillbeastrongbuyasthe
combinationofsatedragebladeandborkwillshredanytank.
Wit'sEndisafantasticitemundertherightcircumstances.IfateamhasalotofAP,awit's
endcanbetheperfectextradamage/tankitemtomessthemup.Notonlydoesitstealupto25
magicresistancefromanychampionyouattack,butitalsoprovidesyouwithatonofattack
speedandmagicresistance.ThismakesWit'sEndoneofthestrongestitemsforUdyragainst
heavyAPteams.
Boots/Flasks
Although Mercury'sTreadsareyourgotobootsinmosteverygame.Thereasonyoualmost
alwayspurchasetheseisbecausetheyreducethedurationofallcrowdcontroleffectsonyouby
20%,whichisincrediblystrongforUdyrsincehisbiggestdownfalliscc.
NinjaTabishouldbepurchasediftheenemyteamisallattackdamageandhaslittlecc.
BootsofSwiftnessareyourthirdandleastusedoptionforboots.Youshouldonlybuildthese
iftheenemyteamhaslittletonoccandyouplanonsplitpushingformostofthegame.
WiththeremovaloftheHomeguardbootenchant,
Enchantment:Alacritybecametheonly
trulyviableenchantmentforUdyrtopurchase,sincehiskitreliesonmovementspeedsomuch.
ElixirofIronistheonlyelixiryoushouldbuywiththisbuild.Forone,becauseyoualreadydo
tonsofdamagewiththisbuild,gettingextratankyisfarmorevaluablesoyoucanfocuson
blowingthemupwhilenotgettingblownupyourself.Fortwo,becausegiantsizedUdyris
hilarious.
Inmyopinion,thisisthebestbuildforUdyranditwouldn'tworkwithanyjungleenchantother
than
Enchantment:Devourer.Theonlyotherviableenchantforyoutotakeis
Enchantment:Cinderhulk,butit'snotwhatUdyrexcelsat.Ifyouwanttoplayacinderhulk
championtherearemanyothersthatarefarstronger.
InitialClear
Animportantaspectof
Udyristhathecan
clearafullsideofhisjungleandcomeout
level3withfullhealth.Thisisaquick
explanationofhowtomaximizetheefficiency
ofyourinitialclear.
Firstoffalwaysstartatgromp,regardlessof
whichsideyou'reon.Cast PhoenixStance
inbasewhenyouloadin,thenwhengromp
spawnsautoitonce,thenrecastPhoenix
(alwayssmiteassoonasitspawns,unless
you'rebeingleashedbydarius,twitch,orany
otherchampwithadamageovertime
effect).Ifyouendgrompwith3stacksof
phoenix,hitbluebuffwithameleetouse
yourfullstacksthenbeginthe Turtle
Stance PhoenixStancerotation.After
bluegodowolvesandhitlevel3.Atthis
pointyouhaveachoice:gankalaneearlyor
powerfarmtherestofyourjungle.Yourlevel3willbealanerslevel2,andmostjunglersdon'thavethesustainor
cleartimethatUdyrhassoyourgankisextremelyeffectivethatearly.Inmostsituationsyouwillbeabletogank
midortop/bot.
Aboveisavideoshowingyouwhenyoushouldignoreyourlevel3gankandinsteadfinishclearingyourjungle.If
youchosetopowerfarmtherestofyourjungle,youwanttotakeasecondPhoenixpointandcleartheother3
campstohit4andthengrab BearStance.YoushouldONLYdothisifeveryoneofyourlanesispushinghard
andyouknowtherearen'tanygankingopportunitiesavailable.
Finally,youhaveonelastoptionafterhittinglevel3:stealingtheenemyjungler'sbuff.Onlydothiswhenyou
havevisiononeverylaneandknowaboutwheretheirjunglershouldbe.Also,youshouldbecarefulabout
invadingcertainjunglers,toseeafullguideonwhichjunglersIrecommendcounterjungling,checkoutthe
championthreatlistabove.However,undertherightconditions,let'ssayyoubothstartedinbluebuffjungle:hit
level3thenrunuptotheirredbufftotryandstealit/getakill.Ifyoustartedblueandtheystartedred,hitlevel
3thenrunacrosstotheirblueandgetasecondbluebuff!
MasteringSatedTime
Aboveisavideoonhowtogetyourselfsatedin12minutes,withoutpowerfarming.InthevideoI'mabletoget
satedincrediblyfast,whilealsosnowballingeverylane(andmyself).Noamountofpowerfarmingcangetyouthis
fastofasatedtime,orwinyouagamethisquickly,whichiswhyit'ssoimportanttofocusongankingjustas
muchasfarming.Oneofthemostvitalpartsofplaying UdyrishowquicklyyoucangetSated,without
sacrificingyourmappresence.Withthechangeinriftheraldstacks(nowgrants5stacksuponassistorkill),you
cangetsatedincrediblyfasteverygame(Iaverage1316minutes),butI'vebeensatedinunder11minutes
beforewiththerightcircumstances.Priortogettingyourdevourer,youshouldfocusonhittinglevel3andfinding
alanethat'spushedtogank.Gettingafewassists/killsearlywillspeedupyoursatedtimesignificantly.
OnceyouHAVEyourdevourer,youshouldturntoearly
objectives.Forexample,ifyourtoplaneispusheduptothe
enemytower,pingthemtocomedoriftheraldwithyouas
theopponentlanerwillnotbeabletofollowsincetheyhave
wavestoclear.Ontheotherhandifyourtoplaneispushed
intotheirowntower,gogankthem,getthekillandthen
secureriftherald.Samesituationgoesforbotlaneanddrag,
ormidlaneforeither.Ifyoucansecureanearlyriftherald
anddrag,yoursatedtimeisguaranteedtobeunder15
minutes.Youcannotsoloriftheralduntilyouaresated,but
dragoniseasytosoloatanylevel.Ifyouaregoingtosolo
dragon,makesureyoubringapinkwardtoclearany
enemywardsandthenkeepaneyeoneverylaneforMIAs.
Yourrotationforsoloingdragonshouldbe TurtleStance
>
TigerStance>
PhoenixStance.
HowtoGank
Peoplegenerallyassumeas
Udyryou'regoingtobepowerfarmingandnotgankingmuchearly.Thetruthis,
Udyrisaverystrongearlygamegankeraswellasagreatpowerfarmer.Yourjobistofindagoodbalanceandonly
goforsmartganksyouknowwillgetresults.Towatchdifferentwaystogankandwhereyoushouldenterfrom,
checkouttheMasteringSatedTimevideo.Gettingyourlanesfedearlywillultimatelybe10timesbetterforyour
teamthanhavingyoupowerfarm,butifyourlanesarepushingoryoudon'tseeagoodopportunity,youdon't
wanttowastetimethatcouldbespentfarmingyourearlypowerspike.
Gankingisallabouttiming,youhavetoknowwhenitwillbeworthsacrificingyourjunglefarmandwhenitwill
justbeawasteoftime.Ifyoucangetalanesflashorakill,itisalwaysworthleavingyourjunglefor.AsUdyr,
givinglaneskillsisgood,butoftentakingkillsisequallybeneficialtotheteam.Onotherjunglers(like Amumu)
oftentimesitisbesttogivethelanesthekill,butifUdyrgetsafewkillsearlygame,thatmatchismostlikelyover
sincethisbuildsnowballsincrediblyfast.
Themostimportantaspectofgankingiswhereyouchoosetoenterthelanefrom.Thegoalistobeinbetweenthe
enemyandtheirtowersoyoucankillthembeforetheygettotheirsafezone.Trytogankfromasclosetotheir
toweraspossibleandcutthemoff.Rememberearlygametowerdivingisveryrarelyagoodideasooftentimesif
yougetalanesflash,ratherthancontinuingtochase,backoffandcomebackaroundaminutelatertosecurethe
kill.Ihighlyrecommendsmitingbirdsasoftenaspossibletogetthewarddetectingbuffsoyoudon'twasteyour
timehidinginawardedbush.
Aboveisavideoshowinghowyoushouldproperlyexecuteanearlygametowerdivegank.Inthisvideoyou'llsee
myself(Udyr)andLulusettingupadiveonJarvin.Thereasonthisworkedsowelliswewerepatientandtookno
chances.FirstIstoletheenemyjungler'sgrompwhileLulupushedherminionwavetothetower.Thiswas
essentialsothatwewouldn'ttakeanytowerdamageuntilweengagedonhim.Oncethewavewaspushed.Iran
infrombehindandLuluimmediatelypolymorphedhim,preventinghimfromflashing.Rightbeforethepolymorph
ranoffIstunnedhimsohewaslockeddown,unabletoflashorescapetheentiretime.Thenallittookwasa
phoenixhittofinishhimoff,allwhileLulutankedthetowerformeandthendroppedtoweraggrobeforeshedied.
Thisearlygametowerdiveworkedbecausewewereabletocclockhimthewholefight,hewasalreadylow,and
wehadtheminionspushedtohistower.Makesurethatifyoudecidetodiveearlyyou'reverycarefulwithitand
havegoodcoordinationwithyourteammatebecausethelastthingyouwantistheenemytoturnitaroundand
getadoublekill.
TeamFighting
Inateamfight,yourjobvariesbasedontheteamcompyouhave.Aslongasyouhaveasupportonyourteam
thathasgoodpeel,yourjobistodivetheenemybacklineandtakeouttheirmostdeadlydamagedealers,whether
that'stheADCarry/Mid/ToporsomeobnoxiousAPsupportlikeAnnieorBrand(damnyouRiot),youneedtofigure
outawaytojumponthemandstunthemasquicklyaspossiblesoyoucantakethemdown.Thisiswhereflash
comesinhandy,becausethere'snothingmorevaluablethenbeingabletoflashdirectlyontotheenemiescarries
andtakeeachofthemoutofthefightforafewseconds,aswellas(hopefully)blowingthemup.
Nowontheotherhandifyourteamlackspeel,oryou'renotdoingverywellinthegame,yourjobbecomesmore
ofabuildtankyandprotectyourcarriestypeofrole.Sowhenthefightstartsandtheyhardengageontoyour
backline,youstunthenimmediatelyandblowthemupbeforetheycanmessupyourpoordefenselessmarksmen.
Themostimportantaspectofateamfightishowyoudecidetoengage,andfromwhichdirection.Therearemany
waystoengageateamandalotofitwilldependonbothyourcompandtheirs.Let'ssayyourteamhasafantastic
combo(MalphandOri,MumuandLeona,etc).Youwanttowaitfortheirengageandthenflankfromanother
directionsothatyoucuttheirescapeoff.Forexample,ifyourteamisinbetweenthetier1towersinmidlaneand
youwalkbehindtheenemyteambygoingthroughtheirjungle,assoonasyourteamengages,youcanrushin
frombehindandhaveadirectlinetostunandtakeouttheircarries.Flankingisveryusefulandwillsecurea
victoryinateamfightifdonecorrectly,butifdonepoorlycanalsoremoveyoufromthemostimportantpartsof
thefightandthrowthegame,soalwaysmakesureyourtimingiscorrectandyouaretheretofightwhenthe
engagehappens.
Inthisvideo,you'llafewexamplesofhowtoteamfightasUdyr.Forthefirstexample,you'llseeafightinthe
enemybase,it's2v2atfirst,andthenAhricomesin.Sincewe'reintheenemybasebytheirtowers,wedon't
wanttoengageonthem,wewantthemtoengageonus.SoIbaitthemintocomingoutabit,allwhileworking
ondestroyingtheirinhib.AssoonastheyengagewiththeMFult,Ireengageonthem,dodgingtheultand
stunningherquicklysoIcanblowherup.ThenIturnbacktotheinhib,untilAhricomesdownfromaboveleaving
menoescape.Atthispointit'sjusta1v1andIshieldmyself,thendoublebackrightasshethrowsoutherorb,
dodgingtheinitialhit,flipintobear,steptothesidetoavoidherorb,stunherandkillher.
Forthesecondexample,you'llseeateamfightbydragonpit.It'sa4v3favoringtheenemyteam(azircomesin
latertomakeit4v4,ouradcisdeadandtheirmidlaneistop).Evelynnimmediatelyengages,andratherthan
goingstraightfortheiradc(whoisprotectedbyNami,Malphite,and2trapsblockingthepath),IblowupEvelynn
whoisbindedandpulledforaneasykill.Atthispoint,MalphitecomesinandreengageshardwithaNamistunas
well,butassoonaswe'reoutofitCaitlynhasnowmovedinfrontofhertraps,allowingmetogetinherface.I
ignoretheMalphitesincehe'salreadydonehisdamageandwedon'thaveacarryinthefightformetopeel,andI
gostraightforCaitlyn,stunningherandkillingherbeforeshecanescape.AtthatpointIturnbacktoMalphite,
switchingintoturtletostayalive.Whatyoushouldtakeawayfromthisisknowingwhentofocusthecarryand
whentopeel/stoptheengage.Don'trushthecarriesifthey'retooheavilyprotectedortoofarawaywithescape.
Yourjobistopeelyourcarriesandwaitfortherightopeningtochargethebackline.Oncetheopportunityisthere,
youchargethemhardandlightthemallup.
Withallthatbeingsaid,whereUdyrexcelsmostisinsplitpushing,whichI'llexplainbelow.
YourRoleasUdyr
Udyrisoneofthegamesstrongestsplitpushers.Hiswaveclearisunbelievableonceyou'resatedwith
rageblade,andhecanshredtowersincrediblyfast.Ontopofthat,hehasaverygoodescapewithbear/turtle
stancesandoncehehassated/ragebladehecan1v1prettymuchanychampionnomatterhowfed.Theideais,
laterinthegametheenemyteamhas2choiceswhenyou'resplitpushing.EitherA,send2peopletocomekill
you(whichevensometimesyoucanstill1v2),orB,letyoutaketheirtowers.Sotheyreallydon'thavemuch
choiceinthematter.Typicallyteamswillsend2peopleforyouwhichgivesyourteamafree4v3inwhicheverlane
theyarepushing.Keepinmindifyouaresplitpushing,makesuretherestofyourteamispressuringanother
lane.Iftheysend2foryou,yourteamwinsthefightortakestheirtowers.Iftheysend01foryou,youwinthe
fightortaketheirtowers.Soeitherwayyourteamshouldwin.
Thisbeingsaid,oftentimeswhenyouaresplitpushingit'seasytogetlostinyourownworldsinceyou'reso
isolatedfromtherestofthegame.Whenyousplitpush,iftherestofyourteamisn'tpushinganotherobjectiveto
drawtheenemyteamaway,youcanexpecttoseetheirwholeteamcollapsingonyouandtakingyoudownwith
ease.Whenyousplit,youneedtohaveknowledgeofwhereeveryenemychampionisbeforeyoustartpushing
hard.Keepwhereveryouaresplittingverywellwarded,andkeepyoureyesontheminimapatalltimes.Also,
makesureyou'restillgroupingforobjectivesandhelpingdefendwhenyou'reneeded.
Summary
Thanksagainfortakingthetimetocheckoutmyguide,Ihopeithelpedanyonewho'sinterestedintryingoutthis
amazingchampion.PleasefeelfreetoleavecommentsorsuggestionsformeontheguideandI'lltrytoupdateit
asoftenaspossible.
/LNH
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