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Playing Against Sett
TopPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Sett is a juggernaut lane bully who wants to take 'bad' trades, build up his Grit bar, and then turn the fight with a massive shield and true damage blast. He excels at punishing immobile targets and using the enemy's own health against them with .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy alternating punches and rapid health bar ticking up | His right hook is faster and harder. He gains massive health regen when low, so don't expect him to stay in kill range for long without an ignite. | |
| Hands glow with orange smoke; he runs faster | A 2-hit auto-reset that deals % max HP damage. The move speed only works when he's running towards you, so kiting away is effective. | |
| A yellow secondary bar under his HP and a huge golden punch | His most dangerous tool. He converts damage taken into a shield and a blast. The center line is TRUE damage. If he misses the center, the damage is negligible. | |
| He pulls enemies from his front and back together | A pull that stuns if it hits targets on BOTH sides of him. If he only hits you on one side, it is just a slow. He will use minions to trigger the stun. | |
| He grabs a champion and suppresses them into a slam | He slams a target into the ground. The damage scales with the HP of the person he grabbed. If he grabs your 4k HP Cho'Gath and slams him into you, you will die. |
Respect
- !Full Grit →At full Grit (yellow bar), the center of his can deal massive true damage that ignores all your armor. If you see the bar is full, prepare to side-step or Flash.
- !Minion-assisted →Sett will wait for you to stand near your own caster minions so he can pull you and the minions together to guarantee a stun.
- !Passive Attrition→Because of , he wins if you both walk away with 20% HP. He will regenerate back to 50% much faster than almost any other top laner.
- !Counter-Engage →If you try to dive him, he can use to suppress you under his tower or carry you away from your escape route.
Punish
- +Cooldown (18-14s)→Once he uses his punch, he loses his only shield and his biggest source of damage. This is your window to go for a lethal all-in.
- +Empty Grit Bar→Sett is remarkably squishy when he hasn't taken damage yet. Burst him hard at the start of a trade before his shield potential grows.
- +Missed Pull→Without his pull, Sett has no way to force you to stay in the center of his . You can safely kite him or trade and walk away.
- +Post-Punch Shield Decay→The shield from decays extremely fast (within 3 seconds). Wait for the shield to vanish before using your execute or big damage spells.
Laning Tips
- •Always stand to the side of your minion wave, never inside it, to prevent his from stunning you.
- •Save your dash or movement ability specifically to dodge the center line of .
- •Buy Ninja Tabi (Plated Steelcaps) early; they are highly effective against his and auto-attacks.
- •If you are playing a ranged champion, never walk into his move-speed range; only poke when it's on cooldown.
- •Take short, bursty trades and then disengage before he can stack enough Grit to make his meaningful.
- •Use Ignite early in an all-in to counteract the massive health regeneration he gets from when he's low.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not stand behind your high-HP tank; Sett will use on them to delivery massive AoE damage to your backline.
- ⚠Avoid clumping in tight corridors like the jungle, as a single can stun your entire team.
- ⚠If Sett has Stridebreaker, he can slow you to guarantee the center hit of his . Keep your distance.
- ⚠Focus him down only if you can chain CC him; if he is allowed to cast at 1 HP, he can turn the entire fight.
- ⚠The landing zone of applies a 99% slow; even if you survive the impact, you are a sitting duck for his follow-up.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached