JADE guide
A mysterious gunslinger with a score to settle. Born with eagle-eyes and armed with a lethal sniper rifle, Jade’s pinpoint accuracy is a serious threat for anyone who enters the arena. For close encounters she prefers a good old combination of stealth and homemade revolvers. The rumor says Jade joined the arena games to find the villain who killed her brother. Will she complete her dark quest of vengeance?
I. INTRODUCTION
PROS:
Can deal a lot of burst damage and have a strong sustained damage;
Can interrupt almost every ultimate using Disabling Shot (E)
Strong orb control;
Very good in combo compositions;
Good for beginners;
CONS:
Only have heals with battlerites;
1 I-frame;
Hard to win a 1v2 without ultimate;
M1 is ammo based, beign more hard to NOT hit enemy counters;
Suboptimal versus reflect compositions;
Her kit and Stealth can be predicable, to play well you need to be unpredicable.
II. LOADOUTS/BUILDS
The builds provided here are references, always try to adapt your build based in your playstyle, team composition and enemy team composition.
Standard Loadout
Description:
This build focus on using Revolver Shot (M1) as your main source of damage, making the damage high after a space with Blasting Pistols and making the cooldown of Stealth (Q) lower with Gunslinger battlerite, Concussion Bomb make your more safe if use when melees are trying to punish you, since the stun time will be more long. With this build you can use your Snap Shot (Shift-M2) more in trades of damage, since the battlerite Deadly Focus make the damage high. Abuse of stuns of Junk Shot (R) with Black Powder battlerite.
Replaces:
Desperado combined with Blasting Pistols can be desvastating, this is very good versus ranged compositions because you can deal more damage in less time.
If you think need any replace, replace in the slot of Black Powder or Concussion Bomb.
III. SKILLS KIT
Click on skill button or icon to open their tips.
General strategy to M1 Ranged Ammo Champions
Try to kiting (attack - move - attack - move) while using this skill to dodge some stuff;
Don't hold M1 against champions with interrupts (Iva, Jade and Poloma) and champions with counters/shields off cooldown;
If you think your enemy have a counter off cooldown and will use you can miss purposely one shot to bait his/her counter;
As your best skill to farm energy use this to deal free damage and farm every time you can, remember, you can deal damage to Blossom's Tree (Q/EX-Q) and Pestilus Queen (Q) to farm energy, but don't let them heal the Tree/Queen, if they heal they will get energy too;
Use this to dismount melee enemies what are trying to get next to you.
M1 - Revolver Shot
Use this a lot, try to use this to initiate but have caution with enemies counters;
Don't miss your bullets, every bullet lost is less damage;
After you unload all bullets you will auto reload yours guns, fill this time using others skills like Snap Shot (Shift-M2) or Disabling Shot (E), but have the care do not be predicable;
You move slowly while casting, use this to try to dodge stuff.
IV. COMBOS
Almost every combo of Jade interweaves with Revolver Shot (M1), you can change the order of interweaves of E/R/Shift-M2.
Full M1 + E + Full M1 + Shift-M2 + Full M1 + R + Full M1 (very strong if R stuns in a wall because o battlerite Black Powder);
Space + M1 Charged + R + M1 Charged;
Trade damage: Shift-Q + Full M1 + E + Full M1 + Shift-M2 + Full M1 + R + Full M1;
M2 + Full M1 + E + Full M1 + R + Full M1.
V. MIDDLE ORB CONTROL
Tips to how control and get the middle orb. Have in mind, almost every combo here works based in our loadout of battlerites.
Full M1 + M2 (with Deadly Focus battlerite you only will need 3x M1);
Full M1 + R the middle orb away + Full M1;
Next to the orb: Full M1 + Space out from middle orb + Full M1;
Full M1 + Shift-M2 + Full M1;
You can use ultimate to get the middle orb and deal damage to melees what are next to the middle orb.
VI. COMPOSITIONS
The most optimal compositions for this champion, but you can try and climb using almost every composition you can imagine.
2v2
Jade + Croak
Invisible burst combo composition, the best duo of damage dealers, HARD to make this work well.
Croak Ex-Q first hit Jade M2 Croak Ex-Q second hit Jade Full M1 Croak M1 + E (if have root) Jade E Both M1
Jade M2 Croak Q Jade Full M1 Croak M1 + E (if have root) Jade E Both M1.
Jade + Blossom
Agressive composition with some support
Abuse from shields and protections of Jade's Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) and Blossom's Forest Sanctuary (Shift-Q) while is being aggresive.
Jade M2 Blossom E Jade Full M1 + E Blossom Shift-Space Both M1
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3v3
Jade + Croak + Blossom
Much agressive and combo composition.
Abuse from shields and protections of Jade's Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) and Blossom's Forest Sanctuary (Shift-Q) while is being aggresive.
Croak Ex-Q first hit Jade M2 Blossom E Croak Ex-Q second hit Jade Full M1 Croak M1 + E (if have root) Jade E All M1.
VII. MATCHUPS
Some tips for playing versus certain champions.
Take care to not receive a Flamestrike (Q) + Fire Storm (M2) combo;
Cancel his Fire Storm (M2) using your Disabling Shot (E);
You Blast Vault (Space) is your scape for his Flamestrike (Q) and Infernal Scorch (F) use carefully;
If you haven't any out you can use your Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) to half the damage of Ashka Fire Storm (M2).
Take care with the Bakko's Bulwark (Q), this can reflect your Snipe (M2) and ultimate;
When he use Valiant Leap (Space) you can cast Blast Vault (Space) before he lands the ground, for out, stun and damage Bakko;
Try to dodge his Blood Axe (M2) full charged to lower his damage;
Don't use Snipe (M2) wrong or Bakko will use Valiant Leap (Space) canceling your casting and dealing much damage in you, or worst he can use his ultimate, Heroic Charge (F).
Take care with Gust (R), this can reflect your Snipe (M2) and ultimate;
Try to play around Blossom's Tree of Life (Q), she can cast this right in your front to tank your Snipe (M2);
Cancel his ultimate using your Disabling Shot (E);
Try to not beign hit by her Boom Bloom (E).
The most important thing versus a Croak is, NEVER being stunned and you will be fine;
If he is coming to you walking use your Stealth (Q) and run away;
If he ults on you and allies and you or one ally i-frames are in cooldown you can use Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) to absorve the damage;
If he burn his moves quickly cast your Snipe (M2);
When he turn stealth and too next to you, you can jump away with Blast Vault (Space) or try to hit him with your Disabling Shot (E), but is risky.
Don't waste your space for nothing, since you can be trapped in a combo;
If she will deal a combo on your ally try to hit your Disabling Shot (E) to interrupt her M2 casting;
Interrupt her M2 casting with your Disabling Shot (E);
Fake cast (casting-cancel) your Snipe (M2) to bait her counter/wall, never hit her counter with your M2;
Try to dodge her M2 and Magnetic Orb (Space).
Don't let he grabs you with his Chaos Grip (M2);
Take care while casting Snipe (M2) he can grab you with his Chaos Grip (M2);
If the Ezmo try to rush you using Tome of Destruction (R) + Displace (Space) use your Stealth (Q)/Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) to go away or trade while is dodging.
Have attention to not hit his Arcane Barrier (Q) with your Snipe (M2) or he will unload too much damage;
Use Stealth (Q)/Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) to out from his root.
Don't hit the counters or you will be heavy punished, if hit use your Blast Vault (Space) to go out or Stealth (Q);
Try dodge her Storm Mace (M2) what is going to incapacitate you in a wall;
You can force her I-frames and counter using your Snipe (M2).
Don't hold your M1 button until she uses her Tazer (E), or she will interrupt and stun you;
If she is using U-Turn (Double Space) battlerite, you can always land a Snipe (M2) in the position what she will land;
Try to dodge her Concussion Shot (Shift-E) or ROCKET X-67;
Use his M1 ammo based as your advantage to trigger yours Disabling Shot (E).
Don't hold your M1 button until she uses her Disabling Shot (E), or she will interrupt and silence you;
After she spaces out you can hit a Snipe (M2);
Cancel her Snipe (M2) or ultimate using your Disabling Shot (E);
In a 1v1 scenario you try to get the ultimate and force her space, if can't get ultimate you need to spam Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) and Snap Shot (Shift-M2) while trading damage;
Use his M1 ammo based as your advantage to trigger yours Disabling Shot (E).
Don't get trapped or you will receive much damage;
If he uses his Seekers Arrow (Shift-M2) you can just walk to a wall to the arrow hit the wall and stop damaging you;
He have more range than you, don't let he go out of your M1 range;
Interrupt his Steady Shot (M2) or ultimate using Disabling Shot (E);
Only use your ultimate if he wasted both scapes since their immaterial is long enough to run away or just go to a wall.
Avoid to being hit be her Panic Flask (E) using Blast Vault (Space);
Avoid if possible hit targets with her shield;
In the start of the match try to focus Lucie, she don't will have energy to Roll (R), abuse this.
Have care to not hit his shield/chronoflux using your Snipe (M2), play around this, fake cast your M2 to bait this skills;
Use your Stealth (Q)/Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) to remove root or slow from him Quicksand (E);
Avoid to being hit be his Stone Glass (R), you can use Blast Vault (Space) before being petrified (using I-Frame to avoid being Petrified).
Try to not focus mainly Pearl, only if she make bad moves;
Try to not trigger her counter, make some fake cast (cast-cancel) to bait her counter and bubble;
Avoid to being hit be his Charged Staff (Shift-M1) walking/dodging or using Blast Vault (Space);
Play around her Bubble Barrier(E), this make your Snipe (M2) null;
Have in mind, the Pearl's Bubble Shield (R) can remove the Stun/Silence.
At start you can force his scape/queen with Snipe (M2), if he uses Infest (Space) few seconds before he lands you can cast Snipe (M2) and aim where he will land;
Avoid staying in the AoE of Queen (Q) if he will explode it;
Avoid to being hit be his Arachnphofobia (E) or Brain Bug (Shift-E) walking/dodging or using your Blast Vault (Space);
Remember, you cast cast your Snipe (M2) if Pestilus and/or allies stay in the back of Queen to force them to out.
Don't hold your M1, she can interrupt your hit and panic you, if she comes close to you use 1x M1 each time to bait her panic;
Avoid to being hit be her Spirit Wolf (E) if he picks battlerite of root;
Cast a ultimate versus Poloma is hard, since she can use Other Side (M2) to deny the damage to enemy focused, can use Soul Transfer (Shift-Space) or Spirit Rift (Q) to cancel your ultimate;
Remember Other Side (M2) can remove your stun and silence (except on own Poloma).
Fake cast (casting-cancel) your Snipe (M2) to bait/force Parry (Q);
Avoid to being hit be his Tectonic Shock (Shift-E), force this skill for not have your ultimate interrupted;
Remember, you cast cast your Blast Vault (Space) for disrupt his Parry (Q);
Try to dodge his Retribution (M2) to deny his damage and heals.
Never hit his counter, or you will be heavy punished;
You can Blast Vault (Space) before he reach you with Rush (Space), don't be baited, wait until he start the charge to you jump, if you jump right before he hit you, you will stun, damage and receive energy from your space;
If anyone triggers his counter, cast Desabling Shot (E) to counter his Frenzy or just use Junk Shot (R) to knockback him;
You can Stealth (Q) after he uses Crushing Blow (M2) and pass through him to not be hitted.
Dodge Claw of the Wicked (E) at all costs or you will be heavy punished,;
Try to not receive Shadowbolt (M2) because this will deal much damage and can Amplify the damage you receive if Ruh Kaan get this battlerite;
Avoid Reaping Scythe (Shift-Space), cancel this with Disabling Shot (E) or Blast Vault (Space) is very good versus you;
If Ruh Kaan Ult try to maintain distance and use Disabling Shot (E)/Blast Vault (Space).
You can hitBlast Vault (Space) or Disabling Shot (E) during his Ultimate Whirlwind (F) to interrupt;
Try to jump to a wall to don't let the Shifu use Javelin (E) on you;
His immaterials dispells your Root;
Try to not hit his counter and not being hitted by her Javelin (E), avoid his Impale (M2) to lower their damage.
Don't hit his counter and avoid being hitted by Crescent Strike (M1) Charged;
If you have fast reflects you can interrupt his Prismatic Strike (R) before he can attack;
You can use Smoke Veil (Shift-Q) to deny the damage of his M1 charged;
Use your Stealth (Q) to go out from petrify AoE and his ultimate beam.
If she uses Wind Bomb (E) on you, you can Blast Vault (Space) out, Stealth (Q) and go out or interrupt with Disabling Shot (E) to go out from his X Strike (M2);
Is hard to land your Disabling Shot (E) when she is Hasted;
Avoid to receiving the double tap damage (go and back from boomerang) to lower the damage.
Don't hold your M1 in a target protected by Barbed Husk (R) or you will make allies next to the protected enemy receive much damage since you M1 are 4 bullets what trigget 4x the damage AoE of Barbed Husk (R);
Dodge or use your i-frame (Space) to not being hit be Entangling Roots (E) and Thorn Barrage (Shift-M2) you can use the Disabling Shot (E) to interrupt the casting of this spells;
If he comes to you using space you can Blast Vault (Space) stunnig he right when he go out from the ground;
Dodge his his Entangling Roots (E) and Evil Clutch (Q), your Stealth (Q) can make this more easily;
Have attention if you are casting Snipe (M2) to get the middle orb and he try to grab with Evil Clutch (Q) you need to change your aim based in the grab position, have in mind you can wait for Thorn grab and after cast Snipe (M2) too;
Have caution with Snipe (M2), try to use more after he used the Burrow (Space);
If he uses his Barbed Husk (R) you can cast your Snipe (M2) right before he go out/cancel his protection to deal the damage when he goes out his protection.
If you receive the both debuffs you almost will lose the trade, try to not reiceve the debuffs while trading;
Avoid to being hit be his Shatter (E) using Blast Vault (Space) or Stealth (Q);
Don't cast Snipe (M2) or ultimate if you have Judgement debuff on you, he can just Shatter (E) in you and interrupt;
Bait he counter, shield and Reform (R) using your Snipe (M2).
VIII. MAPS
Sky Ring and Orman Temple are good with Black Powder battlerite, since you can stun almost every time.
IX. TO READ/SEE MORE ABOUT
Streamers
X. CHANGELOG
Last edition: 04/12/2017 - Updated the best loadout.
28/11/2017 - Fixed some english errors.
23/11/2017 - Destiny matchup added.
18/11/2017 - Added a Streamer.
17/11/2017 - Thorn matchup added.
09/11/2017 - Edited the Cons of the champion, added one use for Smoke Veil (Shift-Q);
08/11/2017 - Created.