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Why do the pros play the champions they do

MG Pink·2/12/2015, 3:21:12 PM·1 votes·2,389 views

The Champions played in competitive/professional league of legends are all champions give the stereotype as a good champion by the name as the pro players, the same way players designate what champions go into what lane while other less played champions such as Urgot and evelyn are played less. All Champions can be played well if you understand the playstyle and the combos this player can set off. Professional players from what I can tell mostly play 6300 champions thinking they're better because of their cost while there are some outstanding champions who can play defensively early game while later in the game if they didn't feed can play amazing late game. All champions are good EVEN TARIC if played correctly just because a champion cost more doesn't mean they're better. I have played a lot of really cheap champions and dominated more expensive. Professional players play specific champions that can work together as a team and can play together, because it is draft pick you have to work as a team and pick the champion as the first player to pick you have to look at the strongest player on your team and you want to make sure that they can get a champion that they are strong with. Personally I want the professional players to play a random champion like aram but they would still get their role, Like a jungler would get a random jungler same for all the other roles. All in all pro players shape the game for all other players setting the standards, they're the reason that top laners are top laners and why braum doesn't jungle, they get the statistics of the player evaluating that most junglers will help late game and need all their abilities to set off combos to kill allow them to gank.

6 Comments

Kira Onime2/12/2015, 4:00:47 PM1 votes

The pros are paid to win thus they'll take whatever gives them the best chance of doing so.

Acidic Puddle2/12/2015, 4:12:44 PM1 votes

6300 champions are not better, they are just newer. The pros play the champions they do because they fit well into their team comp and are actually good champions. Champions like Urgot can be played well, but when 2 players of that skill level play against each other, the kalista or corki or jinx will win almost every time.

xFeelsbadx2/12/2015, 9:00:47 PM1 votes

6300 champs aren't "better" than lower IP champs. Where did you get this? Players pick certain champs because it works as a composition and because they have had practice on said champ/are comfortable on them. Yes, every champion is good if played correctly. But why play a weaker champ/less played champ when another champion does that same thing but they do it better.

Like Cait. Jinx has the range, but she also has more burst damage and a damage multiplier with her E.