Warn players when they pick an intentionally dumpstered champion in ranked
Riot has even stated that when they don't know exactly how to balance a champion, they often leave them to rot in the gutter. So, when I get the random Azir from a player not aware of this part of Riot's balance philosophy, it ruins the game. The champion is just so completely shit that it completely skews the team's chances just by virtue of being picked. 43% winrate champions are not just preference and that's why the argument "let them do what they want" falls flat on its face. It has a big negative impact on our ability to win even if played well.
Thus, when Riot chooses the "trash till rehash" balance option, they should inform the players picking the champion with something like "We're currently in the proccess of rebalancing Azir and his performance may not be competitive right now." I basically have to dodge when shit like Azir is picked because he's even worse than Teemo, Malphite, Kog or Sona mid. I have nothing against unorthodox picks. The problem is how completely awful he is (yes, even in Diamond+).

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. Youre just not going to be very effective.