lane/mid which do you max first and which would you skill first

i would always go cannonball

as first and max?

Initiator, stun, escape, all in one.

style:

flick

safe:

cannonball

Depends. Cannonball is less aggressive than you think it may be at early levels, but the escape mechanism potential is huge. Flick is a great Lvl 1 skill, the negative armor makes a huge difference and the positioning is typically more useful than Cannonball.

Always Cannonball first.

Not if going mid against melee, right at start flick and deal massive dmg, which gives you huge advantage

i always max flick first and cannonball last

why? flick is 100% hit. if u flick someone when ur 6 he's dead.
u can use cannonball to get close rather than having to hit it to deal any damage and it same range at all level anyway.

Throws target unit behind self. Upon landing, applies Flicked to target for 6 seconds.
Flicked Effects -2/-4/-6/-8 Armor Reduces movement speed by 20/30/40/50% initially, recovering to full speed over 6 seconds.

Throw self toward target location over 0.95 seconds. Upon landing, damages enemies in a 200 radius for 100/175/250/325 Physical damage and stuns them for 1.5/1.75/2/2.25 seconds.

range and mana cost doesn't change on levels flick-350 and cannon-600 so i see no scenario where u want to max flick
if u miss the cannonball u wont be able to do anything so u want the max damage and stun on it and then u can ult for kill
rotation flick/canon/ult