Mordekaiser in LCS Showed That you Don't Have to Follow the Meta to be Good

Legacy Hydralpha··5 votes·1,079 views

We all talk about the "meta sheep" following whatever the hell the pros play because it's "the meta", but since when has Mordekaiser been meta? Of course, now the so-called sheep will be playing him like he's the next OP pick, but see LCSkaiser a bit differently. With the right team comp and practice, any champion can be really strong. Despite the bugs, nerfs, and overall weird kit, Mordekaiser works. That isn't to say that Mordekaiser is in a good spot, he really needs a VGU, but there is something to take from this. If you're one of the players who likes to just follow the pros, know that you don't have to follow them to be a great player. There are a lot of good Galio, Urgot, Mordekaiser, and Aatrox players out there who practiced their champion, ignored what the top-tier players were doing, and became great on their own.

Don't let a bunch of pros define what you play. The pros may force Riot to make decisions, but they don't force you. There are exceptions, make sure your team is OK with what you're doing. We don't need more Nunu "supports".

8 Comments

Ahristocats3 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfwuqCkq9ao

i don't follow the meta and i can be punished by not doing it if i don't explain to my team that i'm playing adc darius

Thief of Space1 votes

Who would you say are the harder matchups as Darius adc when it comes to any champs botlane? Just curious since a few weeks ago I started playing Zed adc just to try something new for a few matches.

To be on topic, Wukong seems like a champ on paper is redonk strong lategame with his ult + stealth combo.

Ahristocats1 votes

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Who would you say are the harder matchups as Darius adc when it comes to any champs botlane? J

Caitlyn Ezreal KogMaw

Mordepool1 votes

I don't run into alot of teams that are Not Ok with me Carrying the team to victory

Smitemuffin1 votes

And the following nerfs absolutely gutting Mordekaiser to make him unplayable for everyone shows why that doesn't matter

Sir Fuzzi1 votes

In before MM comment.

Breaking meta has always and always will be viable. It's just that most of League's playerbase is still in high school or less, and that doesn't lend to a lot of creative or intuitive thinking.

Zetto1 votes

"When your entire team builds around you"

You forgot that little tidbit.

Maddmazz1 votes

For starters you have to already be good..

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