Release the Pupnado! - KKK (?) Quick Guide for Mid Laners (Y11, 11.1)

• You are VERY WEAK and an easy target until mid-game SO AVOID CRAZY FIGHTS.
• Try to clear the wave as soon as possible, and try to don't take damage from the wave. If the enemy cleared his wave first, retreat to your tower. If you cleared first, try to poke him safely.
• It's recommend you take the damage buff. If you see that there is a chance of the enemy take your buff, then do it even before your jungler comes. Bring the buff to your tower if needed to not lose a lot of hp.
• In teamfights try to participate from some distance and run for your life using Slipstream if someone focuses on you.
• PUT WARDS ON THE MAP to avoid Ganks!!
• Poke your enemy as soon as possible (See the "poke poke" on Combos Section) and be careful doing it, he might call for help and put you in serious trouble.
• FOCUS ON FARMING, you need to get big as soon as possible so every farm you see, do it if possible (camps or minions waves), especially the camps on the right and left side of mid lane.
• Be careful dying. IF THE ENEMY GET BIGGER THAN YOU, YOU WILL KNOW WHAT PAIN IS because you're pure damage, no big cc, no good escapes.
• Ask for help every time you need it, and don't do anything that can compromise yourself badly.
• Remember that you have a low health pool and 0 defenses so "be smart".

• Now you do decent damage, probably you are killing a minions wave without problems using Whirlwind.
• Now it's time to become a little aggressive. Your damage scales very well now (book is already stacked). Squishy target should be dying extremely easily for you if you hit your entire combo (including your ulti). Time to shine.
• REMEMBER THAT OBJECTIVES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN KILLS, so it's time to start to rotate, taking down towers, and kill with your team jungle bosses such as gold fury and pyro.
• ALWAYS try to participate in teamfights now, 'cause your skills ARE VERY USEFUL to the team and they do a VERY GOOD amount of damage.
• Now it's a nice moment to start rotating to surprise enemies and summon some kulkupupers!!!

• Time to group up.
• Now you are stronger than ever so, time to keep shining.
• Use wisely your skills now, specially your ulti that is hard to hit.
• Stay with your team. Participate in the team fights combining your skills with theirs. If the enemy got stunned, put a tornado and spit on them to slow them.
• Unfortunately, you are very squishy, so YOU DIE VERY FAST at late game, BUT, you can counter it by playing safe behind your teammates. So, as long as you don't try to be a front line and stay together with your team you will still be a killing machine.
• As you should notice, a single Whirlwind combined with the big kukulpuper can also kill a full health squishy target, so use it wisely.
• Try to keep your 2 always ready 'cause if someone turns to you, you can active Ayrton Senna mode, I mean... Slipstream and just run away.

Now I will talk about how you should build KKK (lol) properly, what your build must have to be decent and viable.

how to build

What a Kukul build must have?

• Power: To make a decent damage output
  
  
• Flat Penetration: To hurt squishies and tanks a bit ( Spear of Desolation and/or Divine Ruin).
  
  
• CDR: As any ability-dependent mage, you need CDR to spam your skills.

What a Kukul build may have?

• % Penetration: If spear isn't enough, then go to Obsidian Shard.
  
  
• Mana: This stats has a good synergy with Kukul (due the passive + ability-dependent) and is always welcome.
  
  
• HP ("solved" on power items): Some occasional HP may be useful sometimes.
  
  
• Anti-heal: Some enemies will require anti-heals if you want to beat them and ability based anti-heals like Divine Ruin can be decent options.
  
  
• Lifesteal: a LS is always welcome, specially if it has synergy with other items in your build (E.G: Book of Thoth + Bancroft's Talon).
  
  
• Utility Items: Generically, items with some utilities for your match like Gem of Isolation to keep apply some slow after use your Whirlwind, Magi's Cloak to absorve a hard cc...

What a Kukul build mustn't have?

• AS items: like Demonic Grip, hastaned ring...
  
  
• Defenses (in general): For a obvious reasons. You are a mid laner, you should deal damage in the area plus you can stay away from the target to apply your damage, no need for any defenses (unless if you are being focused).
  
  
• Tank items: like Stone of Gaia, Gauntlet of Thebes...

In this section, I tell you the pros and cons of each build and for each situation, each build was made for.

Please don't forget to read the notes of each build, they have important comments ;)

builds

Heavy Ability Damage Build

This build is the opposite of the next one, providing more ability spam and heavy damage, just the traditional annoying long range mage casting skills that do a lot of damage. You will have excellent damage on abilities, especially during those long tfs. Your early game will be bad due to your starter + 1 stacks, but at late game you will have a high amount of power + good cdr from it.

Burst Build

This build provides more power on your first ability with Archmage's Gem. It helps you deal more damage on your engage, dealing giant burst damage from long range, but is less powerful during long teamfights or for ability spam. You will have a good early game but unless you burst 1 guy and wait your team to do some distraction while you wait your cd return, your late-game will not be as powerful as it could be (like with the first build).

details

Item		Explanation
		Breastplate of Determination If the enemy jungler is pissing you off, you can get BoD to tank him a litte bit + get tons of CDR.
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		Ethereal Staff If the enemies have a lot of HP and/or you are looking for some more survivability, this item is the right choice. Try to get it at mid/late game, when the % is more efficient.
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		Gem of Isolation If the enemies are sticking on you, this might be a decent option to keep them away. Build it after you already have some CDR and boom, just kite the enemy (throw your skills then run). It's also a decent option if the enemy shields are being a huge problem.
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		Warlock's Staff If the enemies are diving/bursting since the beginning, get this item to increase your HP and survive a bit more without sacrificing (a lot of) damage. Play safe until you stack it.
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		Divine Ruin If the enemies have too much lifesteal (like Anubis) and/or healing (like Aphrodite) build this to lower their healing. It's more efficient in the early game. You may build it instead of Spear of the Magus on any build.
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		Soul reaver A good option only if the enemy has too much HP/is tanky, but you need to deal great damage on them.