Skye, Mage's Nightmare by VGSkurf

Skye, Mage's Nightmare

By: VGSkurf
Last Updated: Oct 5, 2015
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Skye

Build: Mage Wrecker

Ability Path

Target Lock
Heroic Perk
Forward Barrage
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Suri Strike
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Death From Above
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Item Choices

Second Shop

Blazing Salvo
Barbed Needle
Heavy Steel
Sprint Boots

Mid game

Serpent Mask
Breaking Point
Sprint Boots
Reflex Block

Full Build Late Game/Situational Defense

Serpent Mask
Breaking Point
Aegis
Sorrowblade
Metal Jacket
Travel Boots
Crystal Infusion
Weapon Infusion

First Shop

Swift Shooter
Halcyon Potion

Core

Sorrowblade
Serpent Mask
Breaking Point
Reflex Block
Sprint Boots

Threat Meter

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Threat Hero Notes
1
 Celeste Celeste depends solely on skillshots to deal her damage. Your strafing prowess should render her useless. If caught, remember your reflex block.
1
 Petal Hello there I am a potato nice to meet you
1
 SAW Go ahead and try to hit me with your B.
2
   No Threat
3
 Koshka Most of her damage is done within seconds of contact. A simple forward barrage should scare her off at least.
3
 Skaarf A little bit more effective than celeste, nevertheless your strafe should keep his fire at bay.
4
 Joule Joule's skillshot abilities are countered by your strafing power, however her damage is bursty and very heavy when hit. Make sure to stay out of her stuns.
5
 Ardan DO NOT GET TRAPPED IN GAUNTLET. This renders you very immobile, defeating your purpose. If trapped inside, throw a desperation ult to attempt a wall separating the gauntlet into halves.
5
 Glaive Afterburn will make mincemeat of you if hit. Kite him on sight and remember your block.
6
 Phinn Watch that hook! Other than that, you shouldn't be in range of his A or B.
7
 Catherine Her stun is devastating to your positioning, especially when paired with a stunlocking team comp. Make sure you're out of her range or things WILL go south.
7
 Krul As usual, keep that undead leech away from you at all costs.
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   No Threat
9
 Vox Vox is near broken with his mobility and damage output. Whether he is going weapon or crystal, do not engage head on.
10
 Taka Every laner's worst nightmare by far. Although nerfed recently, any decent Taka will attempt to wreck your day, and your farm. If he appears in the lane, remember this combo. Block Boots Forward Barrage. This is your best chance to escape his ganks.
10
 Ringo Ringo shoots much faster than you and deals single target damage, rendering your tactic for mages useless. Do not engage head on unless you know his B is on cooldown.

Early Game (1-10 Minutes) Top

1-5 Minutes


As Skye, your early farm will be tough to get. Under turret farming becomes very complicated as your level 1 auto attack only does 39 damage. This early game period is very very important, as it decides how well your farm scales into the mid game. If you can get at least decent early game farm, your mid game farm will become very very easy, allowing you to reach 200 CS by the end of the game.

6-10 Minutes


Somewhere in this period you should be purchasing your serpent mask. At this point, stay somewhat focused on farm, but pay extra attention to your jungle in case you are facing an invasion comp, such as Adagio, Ringo, Taka.

TL;DR


Weapon Skye has a pretty decent early game, but you will need to be careful of ringo and SAW's first few minutes.

Mid Game (11-15 Minutes) Top

By now you should have your breaking point as well as serpent mask. Here is your power spike, use it well. You will be a terror in the lane, able to constantly go after 1v1 kills against a mage. Strafe around while slowly moving forward, then choose your perfect moment to go after the enemy. Do not use forward barrage unless they start to disengage.

Teamfights


In a teamfight, your best bet is to kite laterally around their melee or jungle position, while staying ready to use your reflex block. If their support is attempting to bait, don't be afraid to shoot. It's free breaking point stacks.

Late/End Game (16 Minutes +) Top

End Game


At this time in the match, you should have at least your core build. You are now a devastating force in teamfights. Here I will outline for you a late game teamfight and the perfect way to take it.
Your team: You, Catherine, and Celeste (jungle)
Enemy team: Ardan, Skaarf, Taka
Enemy Ardan starts by throwing a gauntlet. You know taka is about to hit so you gain target lock on Ardan and throw up a wall inside the gauntlet using your ultimate. Your Catherine silences them both with Blast Tremor. Meanwhile, enemy Skaarf has caught your Celeste in burning goop, as she tried to hit taka under your ult.
Here is what you do. Activate your boots and rush to Skaarf, gaining target lock. Suri strike behind him to dodge his fireball, then proceed to kite yourself around him until you are between him and celeste. Now Taka re-engages, hitting you with an X-Retsu. What do you do here? Reflex block, wait for him to kaiten, then blast him down with forward barrage.

TL;DR Top

Skye 1.9 is an incredible weapon carry, and destroys mages utterly and completely. Leave a comment or vote if you enjoyed!

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