Kumbhakarna Solo?
Is our big sleepy friend at all viable in solo? If yes, are there any critical points to the build or play style there?
Posted Nov 14, 2020, 2:13 AM UTC
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Playing against a good Kumbha in solo makes me want to pull my hair out.
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The only time Ive sern him in solo he absolutely destroyed his opponent. It was a smurf account and I was not only new to the role but also new to smite...he ate my butt
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Not an early god for sure because of two things, slow lvl 1-3 clear due to being a guardian without boots, and even when he does get boots it’s a bit of a struggle since you can’t really trade well with most laners. Secondly You actually lose to gods like ah puch and Artemis because they gain access to faster clear than you, much faster. But that’s ok! You’re not playing to bully your lane early, your playing to make the enemy back line want to punch the wall late game! You have the best setup in the game arguably, and that’s going to be a very valuable asset when team fights break out. Good luck and see you out there!
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Guardians have great base stats but very little damage, meaning a lot of them have trouble clearing wave. Khumba has two abilities that are great for wave clear which means he doesnt get outpressured by better warrior or assasin clear.
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He’s not viable. He lacks ANY good clear, and doesn’t counter any meta picks. You’re probably gonna be sitting under your tower getting lit up by minions the whole game. Only time I’d imagine he wouldn’t get absolutely rolled would be against some guardians and maybe some dumbass picks like Artemis or Ah Puch.
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His entire kit is built around setting up your team, please do not play him solo for the sake of your team
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Regardless of what the others said, IT’S VIABLE. It was even banned from iCreedx (solo laner of Papis) in the SCC Playoffs.
Yes, you’ll sit under tower and max the ability that throws the minions first for clear, go max CDR, Breastplate and Genjis are good choices.
You won’t have any pressure in lane, but if you want to play him in solo is because of the LATE game potencial. He is going to be SO annoying to their backline and create tons of space and setup.
He’s fine, the key is why you play him there. I’d say the best would be with a coordinated team, or friends with comms, because if they can capitalize on your setup and constant CC, then it’s a worthless pick.
I recommend you look up for VODs of Kumbha in SCC EU where I know it happened and was even banned because he was key for the first win.
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I’m not sure what the top two comments are saying or their skill level but they are wrong.
Would I recommend Kumba solo a new player? NO
Is Kumba a top solo pick right now? NO
Is Kumba viable in solo? Absolutely.
Yeah you’ll lose lane, but you’re not picking him for his lane dominance. You’re picking him for his late game setup and team fights.
This is something you’d want to coordinate with your jungler/Team since you don’t want to completely give up solo side of the map - aka you might want to be babysat. Of course, being babysat in solo gives up gold fury so your jungler will want to be high level enough to play around that.