Brand Matchups

Hard Counters

Xerath★★★

Xerath outranges your abilities and can poke you before you get in combo range.

Velkoz★★★

Vel'Koz outranges you and can proc his passive from further away than your combo reaches.

Zyra★★★

Zyra matches your poke and outranges you while also providing better zone control.

Favorable Matchups

Leona

You can punish Leona with Pillar of Flame and Sear whenever she tries to engage on your carry.

Nautilus

Nautilus walking up to hook lets you land your full combo on him for free.

Alistar

You can poke Alistar down before he gets in range to combo and his engage is predictable.

General Laning Tips

• 1.Always try to land your E on an ablaze target to spread the passive in teamfights.
• 2.Your ultimate bounces between grouped enemies, so look for clustered teamfight opportunities.
• 3.Combo your abilities to proc the passive explosion for maximum burst damage in trades.