U WOT M8 Top
Not Your Ordinary Lane
Every good laner has a nice build, set to reap the rewards of collecting last-hit minion gold. Usually, the point is to farm. Everyone loves to farm. Money, money, money, money. This build is for those teams that have forgone traditional styles of play. If you simply wanna
360 NOSCOPE SCRUBS and
TURN UP ON YA M9. If you feel like you just can't wait to gank every player and feel
3 GOOD 5 THOSE CHEEKY SCRUBS with a
DORITOS bag in one hand and a
MOUNTAIN DEW in the other, 420 BLAZE IT for a read here. This is your guide, my friend.
Note: This guide is meant to provide extra tips on an aggressive style of play in coordinated team battles. While it will be successful in random matches, it thrives in battles you can communicate in. (
Discord is a great app choice to talk over data/WiFi).
Battle...BEGIN Top
Ganking's Mah Friend
Open up the battle with two options:
A - Clear a Couple Waves of Minions
B - Jungle Boogie and Farm
Our offense really depends on having two experienced players. You will most likely want a support and a tank. Catherine can be a useful teammate with her stun, enabling Kestrel to escape attempts to gank you. You'll find this happens often because of Kestrel's long range.
Early in the game, gathering weapon power is huge. It makes minion farming easier. Kestrel's WP will directly impact her abilities. It is especially useful with empowering her ult later in the game. (
It's even called, ONE SHOT ONE KILL) Keep Kestrel's Hero perk Adrenaline running as much as you can when near enemy Heroes;
Glimmershot is a nice finisher when they try to run away. Little do our enemies know who's about to get
REKT. When taking heavy damage, do not be afraid to run away. Kestrel may be squishy at first, but we will work on this mid-game. This is exactly the reason to rush Journey Boots.
MID BATTLE DAB ON EM Top
I used to shoot you with my arrows, late game when you see my kills. -Drake
When you get tired of ganking (
said no one ever), and you done turnt on dem fools, remember to work up defenses. Reason being, opposing forces will all hate you and your
720 QUICKSCOPES. I guarantee you will be the target of abilities and stuns. So..PROTECT yourself. If you die way too often, rush the Reflex Block (Aftershock should also be useful to stay alive). Allow your tank to take the damage (Active Camo is
only useful when you're not the one being attacked). Kestrel can be a good skirmish initiator in this way. If the enemy team runs into a bush Kestrel hides in, turn up Camo, run out and stun the sad bastards. Let the tank rush in and you now have an advantage. This tactic is great in mid-battle, but tougher to execute as the battle runs on. Enemy abilities and speed just
GITS 2 GUD.
LATE GAME BRUH Top
OOO BABY! A TRIPLE! OOH YEAH!
By the time the Kraken hits, you'll want a majority of your build together. Experiment with what you like...but
YOLO WHEN YOU SEE THE WP EFFICIENCY. If the Kraken pops up, and you haven't pushed them back to their last two turrets, your team has not been efficient or aggressive enough. Do not fret, good gentleman or lady, if you have not yet accomplished this. For there are reasons for the final build we have, and they will be good enough to push your team to victory comrade! The combo of
Bonesaw and
Tyrant's Monocle provide instant armor-piercing bloody damage in battles. You may be suprised how effective these can be for Kestrel. She depends on constant hits for real power, so the bit of speed from each upgrade significantly change the dynamic and danger of your power. Enemies will really have to think twice before engaging in battle if you are involved. You can now chase them down for the
WOMBO COMBO.
VICTORY & NOTES Top
KESTREL QUEEN PEST - FOOLS
With the power invested in this guide, you are now an
ILLOOMINATEE$-licensed
MLG M8
. You have taken down evil doers everywhere, forced down the
Faze Clan, and produced many
MONTAGE-worthy
ONE SHOT ONE KILL cross-map.
HEADSHOTS I am proud of you.
Results
I'll be putting in results from team coordinated ranked matches as soon as I can. So far this build has done well, but I want to make sure I'm 100% trained on Kestrel in high-tier matches.
Not bad. JimmyJohn in the pic.
Last Last Note
I hate to be
that guy, but understand this is a new character. This will most likely have to be updated and new ways of playing and defending Kestrel will emerge. That said, I will make sure to update this should I feel there is a more efficient way of playing her. Feel free to approve, criticize, and comment. I will respond and make notes/adjustments where I can. At the end of the day...we all are
MLGers in the making...waiting...meditating...anticipating the moment...we...are...
not...Spoderman... ...but ef I em win...
den who iz kill? It's simple.
HIS NAME IS
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