New Summoner Spell Strategies for ADC in Bot Lane

Since Exhaust can be replaced, we need to find a summoner spell that can maximize effectiveness in the bot lane. Indeed, that spell is Ignite. Ignite can be said to be on par with Exhaust and has a counter effect against Heal, making it very suitable for aggressive supports like Nami and Star Guardian in this version. An Ignite can make them feel very uncomfortable, as they cannot heal AD effectively, and it also adds damage, making it easier to secure kills, something Exhaust cannot achieve.

Furthermore, the Cleanse spell has started to gain popularity recently. This is a new idea. As mentioned earlier, Heal is essential, but Exhaust is not. Considering the increasingly poor survival environment for AD in this version, especially against champions like Elise and Thresh, one might get caught easily. Sometimes, just having a Cleanse isn’t enough. Thus, we see AD players taking Cleanse while supports take Heal. This setup often occurs when the support is a protective type and the enemy support or jungler has strong crowd control. This method can maximize the combat capability of the bot lane combination. For example, when the support is Lulu, AD takes Cleanse, and Lulu takes Heal. In a skirmish, the enemy will likely apply Exhaust on AD, but Cleanse can directly remove it. If lucky, it can also cleanse a control effect. In this case, both sides have equal summoner spells; the enemy AD has Heal, and our support has it too. AD taking Cleanse against champions like Thresh works very well, rendering the enemy’s control and Exhaust nearly ineffective against AD. Meanwhile, AD possesses a skill that can cleanse control and Exhaust, making it much stronger in fights than having a useless Exhaust.

Blitzcrank, Janna

For Blitzcrank, Ignite is his standard configuration. A Blitzcrank with Ignite is extremely fierce; if he hooks someone early, they are dead without question. Janna has also recently become popular with Ignite because players have found that very few champions can withstand her harassment in lane. Janna can often reduce the enemy’s health significantly, and when she has Ignite, she can apply it directly in skirmishes, making it difficult for the enemy to heal and increasing the chance of securing kills.

Janna, Lulu

Janna and Lulu are very suitable for supports to take Heal while AD takes Cleanse because they have excellent countermeasures against assassins and melee champions. They do not need to rely on Exhaust to save AD. Whether it’s Janna’s ultimate or Lulu’s W turning enemies into sheep, they can effectively counter enemy champions. At this point, AD can supplement with Cleanse to increase survivability. In team fights, having Cleanse and Mercury Treads means that even if caught, they remain unfazed.

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