What champions counter certain meta's

TheDangerousTaco··0 votes·1,040 views

So this is just a quick post on my ideas of what champions are good to play in certain types of metas. I am not perfect, nor will this list be, so feel free to add ideas below and I will add them to the list.

Disclaimer: I do realize that meta's shift, and ever meta leads into something else, this is more of a quick guide to understanding what can better help you win games with these abundance of champions:

Assassin meta : Talon Zed Ahri Leblanc Diana Ekko Counters = Tanks with CC: Amumu Chogath Darius Galio Maokai Sion

Tank meta : Garen Illaoi Gragas DrMundoNasusSejuani Malphite Zac Sion Rammus Counters = fighters/mages with high/true damage, or % damage: Fiora Camille Yasuo Tryndamere Olaf Velkoz Syndra Rumble Teemo Vayne

Duelist meta (Champions that love sustained fights) : Yasuo Fiora Camille Gangplank Kayle LeeSin Draven Graves Aatrox Tryndamere Jayce Counters = mages with burst / cc : Lux Taliyah Ahri Syndra Anivia Veigar Azir Orianna


Mage meta : Ahri Ziggs Malzahar Kassadin Lux Syndra counters = Assassins or high mobility: Ahri Akali Zed Talon Ekko Leblanc then you rinse and repeat.

Adc meta: ( adc's in 2017 lul) Counters : ( everyone )

19 Comments

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

Here are Additional notes Champions that I consider strong in every meta: Ahri Syndra Darius Fizz Fiora Yasuo Poppy Lux

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

just fyi in your "TANK META" the only tank there is Gragas

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

nasus not a tank? garen not a tank? :/ I don't understand Edit: I'm pretty sure at least mundo is. I know I'm not crazy

EndlessSorcerer2 votes

Mundo, Garen, Nasus and Illaoi are Juggernauts (subclass of fighters).

IIRC, Kayn is either an assassin or skirmisher.

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

So I'm confused. I labeled it based of what they built. Does being a juggernaut making you less tanky? or are you meaning I should be more specific when labeling things a tank meta?

EndlessSorcerer3 votes

The classes and subclasses were defined here.

While it has change slightly in the mean-time, it should be a decent summary.

Juggernauts and Tanks are both quite durable. Juggernauts are primarily threats due to their damage while Tanks are primarily threats due to their utility.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

list of tanks:

vanguards: Malphite Amumu Leona Zac Gragas Rammus Sejuani RekSai Sion Nautilus Skarner

wardens: Braum Nunu TahmKench Maokai Shen Thresh Alistar Poppy Galio

Juggernauts Nasus Darius Mordekaiser Illaoi Trundle Olaf Garen Shyvana Udyr DrMundo Volibear Yorick

Gnar as mini is listed as a marksmen but mega is a vanguard Chogath is listed and "unique"

they may have made a few tweaks since this was originally published https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/developer-corner/3A5uuBw7-champion-subclass-list

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

ok slighty fixed it. I doubht people wil have to worry about leona's though lol

Hyperiön1 votes

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just fyi in your "TANK META" the only tank there is Gragas

Tank is a general term. Aside from Kayn, all of those champions are "tanks"

If you are being accurate, most of the are juggs, with Kayn(Rhaast) being a fighter, and Gragas being a Vanguard

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

no no ... cant use general terms...

you get crucified if you argue that DrMundo is a tank

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

lol why? does he not build tanky????

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

dont get me started lol i have argued it for a while some people are very aware...

its not about the BUILD its about what the champ does... he has no "hard cc" "no gap closer" "engage/disengage" ect

if you look at the list of tanks

take gargas for example he has an aoe slow , a stun with body slam and his ult is an aoe cc /displacement he can be used to engage and disengage

mundo only form of cc would be his Q which slows but dont hard cc and has no way to really engage you with out running straight at you

Ralanr1 votes

... Sion and Zac are tanks.

And Rammus.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

my bad must of not seen... it was all blurring together

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

no your fine, I edited it after you made your comment

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

oh apparently it was edited after my original comment

The Leo Cat1 votes

Kindred Used to hard counter the Tank meta, but Riot put a swift end to this when season seven started up. Now it's just vayne.

For mages... any high burst champions would basically finish them off.

TheDangerousTaco1 votes

oh yea forgot about kindred. As for the mage meta, yea I know what your saying, but I wanted a more specific counter that could be used to easily pick em off. When I thought about it, you could have more success with an assassin vs a mage, than a mage vs a mage right?

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

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