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Gideon Build Overview
This Gideon build focuses on maximizing his ability damage output and utility in team fights, combining burst potential, cooldown reduction, and survivability.
Crest: Soulbearer – Provides healing upon damaging enemies, increasing sustain during prolonged engagements.
Megacosm – Enhances damage over time effects, synergizing well with Gideon's abilities for consistent pressure in fights.
Timewarp – Reduces cooldowns, allowing Gideon to cast abilities more frequently and maintain consistent crowd control and damage.
Overseer - Adds additional ultimate damage and heals you up. Combine it with crest until you got the bracelet, and you got yourself a deadly machine.
Truesilver Bracelet – Adds survivability with a shield effect, helping you survive dives or burst damage when engaging or escaping.
This build emphasizes high ability damage and sustained team fight impact while retaining survivability for prolonged skirmishes.
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Abilities
Cosmic Rift (Q): Summons a meteor at the target location, dealing high burst damage in a wide area. Use this to poke enemies, secure last hits, or dominate fights with precise placement.
Torn Space (E): Creates a portal that allows you to teleport a short distance. It’s versatile for initiating, escaping, or repositioning in fights.
Black Hole (Ultimate): Summons a massive vortex that pulls in and damages enemies over time. This is your signature team fight ability, capable of turning engagements in your favor when used with proper positioning.
Void Breach (RMB): Sends out a void orb that explodes on contact, dealing area damage. This complements Cosmic Rift, allowing for devastating area damage in team fights.
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UPGRATE PRIORITIES: RMB > Q > E
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Gameplay Tips
Early Game:
-Focus on farming and poking with Cosmic Rift to establish lane dominance.
-Use Void Breach to harass grouped minions or deter aggressive enemies.
-Torn Space is your safety net—use it sparingly to escape potential ganks.
Mid Game:
-Start rotating for objectives and skirmishes. Your abilities excel in controlling areas, so use Cosmic Rift and Void Breach to pressure grouped enemies.
-Coordinate Black Hole with allies to secure kills or zone enemies during critical moments like objectives.
-With Soulbearer and Timewarp, you can sustain through prolonged fights and stay relevant in constant engagements.
End Game:
-Prioritize positioning during team fights. Use Torn Space and Truesilver Bracelet to reposition and survive.
-Your role revolves around landing a decisive Black Hole in clustered team fights. Ensure you hit multiple priority targets while staying protected by -allies.
-Use Caustica’s penetration to deal significant damage to tanks and high-health targets.
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Final Thoughts
This build optimizes Gideon's natural strengths as a burst mage with utility, ensuring he remains impactful throughout the game. The combination of high damage, cooldown reduction, and survivability items makes him a consistent threat in team fights. Mastering the timing of Black Hole and leveraging Torn Space for positioning are keys to excelling with this build.