Let’s begin with a look at the dude giving you evil eyes from the other side of the lane, and go from there. As we start to look at and analyze different champions, matchups, and how to play against them, we need to keep in mind that no two champions are the same. All champions have different themes to them, different strong points in the game, and varying strengths in different characteristics like sustain, trading, etc.
One of the first steps to becoming a solid, well rounded, top laner is learning select champions that you enjoy playing, and figuring out how matchups against different top laners play out. There are several ways to learn. My favorite is literally hurling myself into the fray, learning by experimentation, and seeing for myself what works, and what doesn’t. (Do this only in Normal games, or practice games against friends; do this in ranked and you announce with trumpets that you’re a retard.)
This type of eager experimentation isn’t for everyone. Other people enjoy reading about matchups and getting a rough idea of what to expect before diving in. For these sorts of people, I can direct you to websites to find specific matchups where your champions are good, or bad (though, oftentimes not why). The guides section of LoLKing.net also isn’t too terrible anymore; many high ranking guides have rather good information with regards to matchups.
Regardless of the how, the bottom line is you need to do your best to learn matchups in top lane; you don’t want to be that Nasus who thinks he can free farm at level 1 against a Riven because he’s an ignorant shit.
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