Off meta builds or roles that actually works and is fun

Tusutaki··4 votes·1,085 views

Ever since the early days, I have always tried to avoid the flavor of the month meta picks and builds. That if I would to climb, it would be because of my game knowledge and adaptability even though my mechanic skills is average at best. So I thought to create a thread dedicated to off meta choices that makes the enemy and your team question whats going on but at the end of the day, it works. Have you found your off meta picks/builds?

Some of the successful off meta findings I have had if you're interested...

On Hit Jungle Graves item 1416 item 3153 item 3812 item 3085 item 3071

Why? Because of how his auto's work. Each pellet can inflict onhit effects, meaning you can inflict multiple enemies with bloodrazor and botrk per shot. So even if the enemy isnt hit by your first/main pellet, the full onhit damage will still be applied. However the enemies can only be inflicted by it once but that is where Runnan comes in as since its also works as his pellets as it stops on first contact but bypasses the onhit limit. Meaning that PER SHOT, you can inflict the same enemy champ with onhit effects 3 times for 12%maxHP + 24%currentHP + whatever AD you currently have.

Hip Penetrating Top Garen item 3142 item 3071 summoner 6 + 30 lethality from Runes and Masteries

Become the juggernaut you always wanted Garen to be. 45 flat armor pen + 55% armor reduction from his E and BC will literally melt anybody from just those two items alone. Anybody with less than 120 armor will be taking true damage or additional damage since I dont remember if damaging them as if they were in the negatives works on enemy champs still. At max rank with 10 spins, E deals 300 + 370% AD. BUT WAIT, THERES MORE! It deals 33% more when damaging a single enemy. Making it a total of 400 + 492% AD. So imagine doing all of that damage as true damage to carries. With Ghostblade, Q, and Ghost, it will be almost impossible to escape. Remember thats just with those two items alone so you can build the rest as tank making you a tanky assassin.

Ultimate Fighter Top Taric item 3748 item 3078 item 3068 item 3174 item 3190 + Fervor

Taric top is still alive and well. Although not as simple as he used to be, he can still be a devastating top laner. Able to beat out Riven, Nasus, and even Warwick. The amount of damage you can deal is staggering and unexpecting on top of all of your healing and shields. Why Athenes though? Because Sunfire build's Athene's charges and everytime you shield or heal somebody they will receive an additional 200hp. Due to how quickly you're able to shield and heal, you become a Soraka light with the damage of a Jax. Triforce is if you're fed and planning on split pushing, or Iceborn for more safety. Fervor is there for trades since you will be autoing a lot.

15 Comments

1wolfpack3 votes

Support: Ashe Items: item 2302 item 3504 item 3071 item 3085

How it works: their is a keystone Mastery in the defensive tree (cant remember what its called) that allows your allies to heal everytime they attack an opponent you have recently attacked and hit with a slow

Ashe auto attacks already apply a slow so its a perfect combo with a ADC Ardent provides more bonus life steal + Attack speed for your ADC Black cleaver reduces opponents armour Runaans allows you to hit multiple enemies at once

Paquay2 votes

Umm, item 3504 only applies AD and lifesteal when you heal or shield an ally... This would be an abysmal item for Ashe.

1wolfpack1 votes

the heal from STONEBORN PACT (I looked up the name of the mastery) interacts with ardent censer.

So no it would not be an "abysmal item for Ashe"

now I demand my upvote, I DEMAND IT!!!!

Paquay2 votes

Wait really? Hmm that's interesting. Didn't realize the mechanic worked like that. I figured it was basically just a mark that you would gain health from rather than actually coming through as a heal from the support. Very interesting.

1wolfpack1 votes

Yeah I just learned about it a week ago. have only played that Ashe support once so far. its def fun and it works, atleast in low gold elo.

Paquay1 votes

Well as a support main, I might just have to try it.... as long as it's not as bad as MF support. Ick.

Although another really fun one is to take Bard and do an on-hit build. You can't do it as support because no income but you can rush statikk shiv, then go berserkers and IE, Guinsos, BORK, and Runaans. Once you get your 3rd item and have enough keeps, you start to get ridiculously powerful.

By the time you are near full build, you're like 3 shorting squishies. Q them, and about 2 seconds later they're toast.

It'd work a lot better if I was a decent player but, yeah. Haha

Kai Guy2 votes

I am a fan of blue draven. Draven item 3043 then item 3078 or item 3025. Keep his W going all of the time and enjoy kiteing folks out. use Rest of items to fit comp or counter enemy comp.

HalcyonDweller1 votes

Looks fun! Making me want to try that Taric build.

[slayer-jinx-catface]

Handy Sandy 1 votes

Nunu summoner 11 :^)

Azir item 3115 item 3115 item 3115 item 3006 item 3135 item 3089 (kill ppl in 3 secs)

Leblanc item 3146 (actually the new core item for lbs now)

50000000000000001 votes

"that actually works"

AFilthyCaitMain1 votes

well i mean it depends. Because some things are absolute cancer. EG: Fiddlesticks and Illaoi Bottom.

Kukan Seishin1 votes

Cassio Support Cassiopeia item 3092 item 3040 item 3030 item 3116 item 3110 item 3151 I call it the blue build And it works (trust me I tried it once)

l Helios l1 votes

Bro, where's your item 3091 and item 3022 for on-hit Graves ? Enhances BORK :D

Oh also on hit Varus or AP Varus

ChaddyFantome1 votes

My bread and butter. Every patch cycle i look through is 50% spend on contemplating just that.

Orianna item 3040 item 3107 item 3165 item 3020item 3285 summoner 21 https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/03/Windspeaker%27s_Blessing_mastery_2016.png/revision/latest?cb=20151103094744 I call it "Shields for Days" Orianna Mid.

Between the Mana from Moreelo and Seraph, AP(which scales with Total mana) and the shield (which scales with Total mana) it provides is great, and between that, Barrier and Orianna's E which is further boosted by Windspeakers and Redemption, you become deceptively hard to all in. Very useful for those pesky Assassins.

Windspeakers Ally Armor/MR bonus also synergyses with Orianna's E resistance bonuses.

You still do tons of damage while also being more useful and harder to kill. xD

Consider item 3174 as an option for extra luls at the cost of some damage. Rod or Frost Cannon are also options over Ludens if you want more Mana and HP.


A less crazy path i like to take is just goingitem 3165 into item 3028 . The early 40% CDR plus the utility it provides is surprisingly effective in certain matchups. it also gets you a nice bit of sustain and MR. Your jungler will love you :P

SpookyNeedle1 votes

On hit Nidalee jg

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