Originally Posted by
EJM
Right, so I figured out I play best as an AP mid. And now, I get the pleasure of picking which AP mid champ I should buy next, and I'm stuck between a crap ton of choices, could anyone help me out?
I'm thinking of buying these ones : Brand, Diana, Ahri, Xerath.
Which one should I get first?
Brand has scary good damage and AoE, and some cc, but his CD and mana costs are pretty large. He has an easy time farming, and has good lane presence.
Diana is a decent assassin, and good/great ratios, but she's a highly situational pick. Melee means she can get bullied, and it takes a while for her to get easy farm, though she can clear caster minions with her q by level 9 or so, earlier if farmed/fed.
Ahri is highly versatile, with good damage and good cc, combined with high mobility. I'm not particularly fond of her though. She feels weak in my hands, though I have seen high damage come from her.
Xerath is a decent AP champ, though suffers from somewhat low ratios and slightly above average mana consumption. His passive is fairly useless in most situations (armor per AP), but he's one of the few AP carries that scale into late game because of constant damage. He can easily hit 70% spell pen by the end of the game, making him difficult to build against. However, this is offset, as I've mentioned, by his somewhat low ratios. He has good AoE, good CD, and some CC. And, his signature capability, is long ass range on basic skills. He can spend the entire fight outside of the battlezone and still be useful.
Personally, I'd recommend Brand > Xerath/Ahri > Diana. I like Xerath, hence why I place him higher, but he's kinda out of the meta right now. Not many people play him anymore. Then again, I don't see very many people play Ahri anymore either.