On the topic of meta breaking

Visigoth··2 votes·574 views

If you were to ask almost anyone what role Khazix most excels in, they would probably say jungle. And if you asked the same about Lissandra they would probably say top.

Funny thing is, those champions were both designed to specifically be mid laners. But one day, someone sat down and said "What if I took Kha'Zix and played him jungle" and lowly but surely Kha'Zix is predominantly picked in the jungle.

Remember, the meta only exists in its current state if you let it exist like that. I've found that Nocturne can easily play top lane with his sustain on passive and poke from Q, but Nocturne is a jungler, right? Velkoz was supposed to be a mid laner, but now he is more likely to be played support since he has a better chance of success there.

Another really good example is Fizz. If you went back to last May and tried to play Feral Flare AD Fizz jungle, people would think you're insane and just trolling. But recently Fizz was nerfed AP wise so now people have found another way.

4 Comments

Seth Lightheart3 votes

Zix was designed to be a jungle.

That aside. You are right. There is nothing wrong with 'breaking the meta.' As long as you know what you are doing.

(Also, one side thing >.> top and mid are nearly interchangeable. The only time a mid champ won't want to top is if they don't have a reliable escape, like a Malzahar or something. )

The5lacker2 votes

"Khazix Was explicitly designed to be a mid laner."

What exactly are you smoking? Please, I must know how someone gets that high.

Wase1 votes

yes but people tend to feed after they see voyboy season 3 ap tryndamere and decide "Oh hey, thats a great idea!" and lose 0/5 in lane. I just say pick the champs you're comfortable with

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