Overview
(UPDATE: Finally got off my lazy ass and added Qi’Tara and Snork!) When I came into League of Legends as a newbie, something that helped me greatly was the lists that people compiled comparing the playstyles of DOTA 2 Heroes to League of Legends Champions. Seeing as many players will be coming into this game fresh, I thought I’d offer up the same service for Awesomenauts.
Disclamer
Before we start there are quite a few things I should probably mention.
- These comparisons aren’t perfect.
This should really go without saying. Character will not play the same just because they have mechanics that are similar to characters in other games. Some of these characters may be much harder to play than their “counterpart” in other MOBAs.
- Shout out to what I’m basing this off of.
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away
Coming from League, is there a website that does this? from learndota2
was made. I would like to thank u/Z13J of the r/learndota2 community for his extensive list detailing his comparisons between League Champions and DOTA 2 Heroes. A lot of the champions I mention here are based off of his guide. (Though I still make the DOTA 2 analogy myself.)
*EDIT – The original post was sadly deleted. 🙁
That being said: Here’s my list of character comparisons between the two MOBA bigshots and their 2D cousin. If you’re looking for a specific hero/champion: Ctrl + F to search page. I tried my best to spell all the characters’ names right.
THE LIST
Awesomenauts
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Explanation
Froggy G
Puck
Fizz
Has ludicrously high mobility with a lot of innate dodging potential. Can also do insane damage in a small area.
Lonestar
Keeper of the Light
Orianna
Takes a lane and stalls it to infinite. Incredibly easy lane clear and a strong knock-back to save allies.
Leon
Assassin: Riki
Clones: Doppelwalk Phantom Lancer
Assassin: Akali
Clones: Shaco
Assassin: Squishy assassin with an ability to close the distance between you and an enemy along with an ability to turn invisible.
Clones: Distracting illusions that can do a lot if left alone. Appears out of nowhere while you’re distracted to kill you. Can turn invisible to escape.
Scoop
Necrophos
Garen
Sustain up the butt. High damage to enemies who are close to you. Strong CC.
Note: Far more similar to Garen.
Gnaw
Venomancer
Heimerdinger
Spawns units that fight for him and can CC well. Extremely obnoxious to deal with.
Raelynn
Lina
Lux
Strong poke in lane with a powerful long-ranged nuke. Powerful CC that can easily set up kills for you and your team.
Ayla
Axe
Rammus
!@#$ING RUN AT PEOPLE. Get in the middle of fights and just stand there beating everyone into a pulp.
Note: These three characters honestly have vastly different playstyles, but they’re the closest comparison I could think of. Ayla is much more hit-and-run than in-the-thick like Rammus/Axe, but she does have a strong kill secure ability like Axe, and a good way to get into fights like Rammus.
Clunk
Huskar
Renekton
Innate healing ability along with innate self-damaging nuke. Gets into the middle of the fight and forces the enemy to scatter or suffer.
Voltar
Oracle
Lulu
Strong healer that does much more damage than you’d probably expect. Has a “do not die button” ability that can be a life saver if used properly.
Coco
Batrider
Singed
Run around dropping damage behind you while typing “heu heu heu heu heu” in the chat. Throws enemies into danger.
Skolldir
Faceless Void
Riven
Consistently whack people to CC them. Huge CCs for team fights.
Yuri
Techies
Teemo
Place small presents on the map for everyone to enjoy. Stupidly powerful CC at close range. Strong escape, but very easy to punish if locked down.
Derpl
Pugna
Teemo
Stands in place and kills anything that comes close. Annoying traps that punish mistakes.
Vinnie & Spike
Sand King
Wukong
Go in, deal damage and disrupt, get out. Considerably less powerful without their AoE disable (in the case of SK and WK it’s their ult. For Vinnie it’s Smoke Cloud, but that ability does have a decently long cool-down)
Genji
Shadow Demon
Karma
Locks enemies down and/or protects allies. Can chase pretty well and does a surprising amount of poke if left alone.
Admiral Swiggins
Clockwerk
Jarvan IV
Dive into the thick of things and lock people down for your allies.
Rocco
Drow Ranger
Ashe
Left click to win. AA slow. Global ranged projectile. Very squishy.
Ksenia
Clinkz
Draven
Very high damage and good chase potential. Single strong CC to get the upper hand. Very easy to burst down.
Specific to League: Ksenia can pick up her Scissors in a similar way to how Draven can grab his Spinning Axe(s). The different is that Ksenia can gab them when she misses, while Draven catches them after hitting.
Ix the Interloper
Io when played as a support
Viper when played as a carry
Tahm Kench when played as a support
Urgot when played as a carry
Support: Physically attach yourself to allies to keep them safe. Grab them and put yourself in danger to save them.
Specific to League: Similar to Tahm, Ix also has an innate self-shield.
Carry: Sustained damage at close range. Shielding that can be worked around. Are all green.
Specific to League: Similar to Urgot, Ix can swap with an enemy to put them in a bad location or him in a good one. This doesn’t come with any of the other strengths Urgot’s swap has, but it has a much longer range than Urgot’s swap.
THE LIST (Cont.)
Awesomenauts
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Explanation
Ted McPain
Troll Warlord
Jayce
Swapping between melee and ranged. Self attack speed buff.
Penny Fox
Anti-Mage
Aatrox
Jumps in and pounds faces in. Strong chase. Easy to burst down if locked down.
Sentry X-58
Sejuani
Rammus
Twisted Fate
Comparing to Enigma/Sejuani: Very potent AoE CC with a long cool-down. Can clear waves pretty fast but suffers in raw DPS.
Comparing to Axe/Rammus: Damage return and strong self-shielding.
Comparing to Ember Spirit/Twisted Fate: Global teleport that everyone can see.
Skree
Disruptor
Galio
Disrupt the enemy’s movement. Strong AoE damage if the enemy gets caught in it.
Nibbs
Queen of Pain
Ezreal
Jump in and burst people’s faces in. Very squishy and easy to punish if escape ability is down.
Professor Yoolip
Shadow Shaman
Morgana
Incredibly powerful disable. Strong AoE damage that can easily be avoided.
Chucho Krokk
Lone Druid
LeBlanc
Best buddies with your summon. !@#$ing run at people and beat their faces and still escape with ease.
Specific to League: LeBlanc’s also has a delayed burst of damage in a similar fashion to Chucho’s Sticky Bomb.
Jimmy(/Amy) and the LUX5000
Brewmaster
Gragas
Buff boy with a lot of health and damage reduction. Incredible fight disruption power.
Max Focus
Sniper
Vel’Koz
Stand in the backlines dealing massive damage. Somewhat hard to aim CC as only escape tool. Incredibly squishy and fairly slow otherwise.
Deadlift
Centaur Warrunner
Alistar
Jumps into the middle of things and takes damage for the team. Hooved mammals.
Dizzy
Storm Spirit
Ahri
Tons of mobility, as well as damage originating from where your character is standing.
Smiles
Batrider
Skarner
Disable pull and consistent high damage at close range.
Commander Rocket
Drow Ranger
Tristana
Huge damage from AA and knockback-based self-peel. Strong AoE damage if the enemy doesn’t avoid it.
Qi’Tara
Queen of Pain
Katarina
Jump in and deal massive burst.
Note: While both of these characters perform their burst instantly Qi’Tara is hindered by DoT mechanics, making her burst far less reliable.
Snork Gunk
Brewmaster / Spirit Breaker
Ekko
Dive in and slow people while bursting them down.
Credits
Thank you for reading this guide! If you found it helpful a thumbs up would be greatly appreciated. Please I want that badge it’s all I live for in life. If you also want Raelynn for free and have no friends, feel free to refer me! You get a free character, and I get Awesomepoints!
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Special thanks to Niz and Gameinsky on the Awesomenauts Community Discord[discord.gg] for their help picking character comparisons.
*EDIT – TY RONIMOO
I won![clips.twitch.tv]
Holy hell I didn’t expect this to get an honorable mention, especially with how little popularity this guide had in the beginning. Thank you a lot Ronimo for considering this guide for a badge.
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