His only real weakness is that he ' s not aa good at solo killing as other meta mid laners . His problems originate from this he can not solo kill his enemy because his initial damage is very low compared to other meta mids such as Syndra . Think of the implications of this lost 2 v 2 s , enemies escaping with 5 hp , etcGold card is very very good , completely true , but only once maxed and with cdr . It ' s not particularly impressive at rank 1 . You can ' t max it 1 st because you ' d lose waveclear if you did . His waveclear isn ' t particularly outstanding without ap either , as Viktor for example , can easily outpush him . His ult is great but enemies often ward in high elo so his potential is gated by wards . Later on , the split pushvisioncatch potential it provides are priceless . All his weaknesses can be played around but it takes actual practice and dedication to get good at TF , a seemingly easy champion . Once mastered , he ' s the ultimate noob smasher , which is why you often see high elo mids playing TF when they smurf .