who are you glad ISN'T Meta?

A Basic Island·May 24, 2017·35 votes·4,728 views

who do you just despise facing and are so happy they aren't meta or ever picked?

How would you feel if they were meta?

How would you feel if they were lee sin or yasuo pick levels

311 Comments

Who is TaliyahMay 24, 201744 votes

Honestly?

Azir.

I like Azir and stuff.. but he was extremely annoying to play against as Taliyah. Poking me out of range without much risk was really hard to hold up against.

LauchmelderMay 24, 20173 votes

I would say Azir as well.

For one: I love playing him and him being meta just makes me play him less due to getting picked/banned.

And then there's actually playing against him.

ChaosThiefMay 24, 201720 votes

"Hi there" stab "I heard" stab "That you" stab "Wanted to" stab "Farm. It would be a shame if I..." stab "Harassed you out of lane."

Wînter FoxMay 24, 201724 votes

Quinn Kayle Gnar Kennen Swain

Aka ranged bullies in top lane

Blue Moon WolfMay 24, 20175 votes

wouldn't Ryze and Teemo be on that list too?

GayFluffyUnicornMay 24, 20173 votes

Thank god i'm one of those rare individuals who take swain into midlane. 1% pickrate or something.

Big LincolnMay 24, 201722 votes

TwistedFate

The cooldown on his Gold Card is absolutely unfair, I don't play champions with untargetability or multiple gap closers so I can't do anything about him

fuck this champion

Erractic EickMay 24, 20175 votes

I used to hate him for the same reason, so I tried to learn him.

Either I suck or he's harder than he seems, but at any rate I just decided to learn champions that can bring the fight to them.

Andrey0345May 24, 201713 votes

He's actually way harder than he seems.

Funkin DunkinMay 24, 201721 votes

DrMundo Heimerdinger Kayle Ryze

A Basic IslandMay 24, 20173 votes

what's wrong with mundo =(

DurzakaMay 24, 201720 votes

He's a ball of stats champion.

He basically says "I have more stats than you, I win" as he runs at your face.

Mostly because of how binary his kit and health scaling stuff is.

So when he is strong, he is very strong.

nm1010May 24, 201721 votes

Most of the cancer champs in this game

Xerath Anivia Evelynn Kennen Braum Karthus Lux Orianna Corki Nidalee Vayne

Just to start with

DrCyanideMay 24, 201743 votes

I think this is the first time since Season 4 I've seen someone call Xerath cancer.

nm1010May 24, 201720 votes

Long lasting aftertaste of his 2.25 second stun days in Season 5. Not to mention his generally uninteractive waveclear over the years also made me dislike him quite a bit.

Cosmic WarperMay 24, 20176 votes

{quoted}

Long lasting aftertaste of his 2.25 second stun days in Season 5. Not to mention his generally uninteractive laning phase over the years also made me dislike him quite a bit.

Sorry but if you let yourself get hit by that max range stun then you're garbage. it has a slow ass projectile speed

nm1010May 24, 201716 votes

I know this is hard for some of you, but there is more to the game then just sitting in front of each other in laning phase. A fog of war stun from Xerath used to be a better pick tool than Ahri charm. All while he could also poke/waveclear/KILL YOU from 1400+ range.

TheorcheroMay 24, 20177 votes

{quoted}

I know this is hard for some of you, but there is more to the game then just sitting in front of each other in laning phase. A fog of war stun from Xerath used to be a better pick tool than Ahri charm. All while he could also poke/waveclear/KILL YOU from 1400+ range.

Yeah.

I miss the 2.25 second stun. I used to take Xerath as support for this reason.

BakedLotionMay 25, 20174 votes

{quoted}

I think this is the first time since Season 4 I've seen someone call Xerath cancer.

No one calls him cancer because he's never played.

But generally, it's because he wave clears instantly and there's nothing you can do about it.

Stars ShaperMay 24, 20178 votes

If you think Xerath is cancer then you need a new mouse because you can't move.

nm1010May 24, 20176 votes

I find his waveclear and pressure with globals to make him generally a nuisance to play against. I have no problem laning him specifically, but laning is like 1/3 of the game.

Stars ShaperMay 24, 20173 votes

says a zed main

nm1010May 24, 201711 votes

The last ranked game I played with Zed was March 2016, right before he came back into meta and I dropped him. Can you put some effort into looking me up if you are going to do it?

SciFi ScrivenerMay 24, 201719 votes

With a 1.72% pick rate Singed is horrid to play against.

Bouncemaster ZacMay 24, 20176 votes

{quoted}

With a 1.72% pick rate is horrid to play against.

I agree. He may not be popular, be that doesn't mean he isn't strong. His playstyle is so completely odd that even the Champs that counter him don't really beat him. You're a Champ that beats him in lane? He just won't lane against you. He beats you in lane? You're fodder, prepare to feed him. (sorry Riven )

GayFluffyUnicornMay 24, 20173 votes

Idk i consider him a free lane. But i also play GP so i'm glad he goes proxy and let me farm my 10 cs/min for free. He doesn't win lane anyways against gp.

TormentulaMay 24, 201719 votes

Kindred - PTSD from when they were meta in season 6. Both do and don't look foward to next patch as a kindred player myself. Corki - Got sick of seeing him and his roams were so annoying to deal with, not to mention his hybrid damage. Tristana - I hate ADCs that basically one shot you with a combo, and none did it more suddenly than khastana. I still find it bullshit but I know trist is one of the weakest ADCs in the game right now. TahmKench - we all share a small love for him in design, and tons of hate when playing against him.

Malicious MetalMay 24, 201718 votes

Mordekaiser

Jeanne fan clubMay 24, 201717 votes

Illaoi I hate getting 1v5ed to death

KONO RUBICK DAMay 24, 201715 votes

as a support main who has memories from the past in season 4 or 5 i don't remember

fuck this shit Leona

you get killed in lane, come back and killed again because she has her ult again her E goes through minions, and is hard to dodge due to the low time to reach you. once in the meta, she's too tanky and you can't win 2v2. the only way to survive in lane is to pick Janna and cancel her E, which means that if she's viable and you get caught you simply get destroyed

honestly fuck this champ, i don't want to lane against leona anymore, they increased Riven ult cd because you would get killed everytime you get back to lane, but with leona it was the same thing but bot lane

xWatersMay 24, 20173 votes

[{quoted}](name=Metal Malicious,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=RTxEUqvf,comment-id=0009,timestamp=2017-05-24T17:33:36.764+0000)

as a support main who has memories from the past

fuck this shit

you get killed in lane, come back and killed again because she has her ult again her E goes through minions, and is hard to dodge due to the low time to reach you once in the meta, she's too tanky and you can't win 2v2. the only way to survive in lane is to pick and cancel her E, which means that if she's viable and you get caught you simply get destroyed

honestly fuck this champ, i don't want to lane against leona anymore, they increased ult cd because you would get killed everytime you get back to lane, but with leona it was the same thing but bot lane

Thresh could also work to flay her out of E. But yeah I just got Janna. Ive been thinking of maining her and Sona tbh.

RexxieeMay 24, 20177 votes

[{quoted}](name=Metal Malicious,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=RTxEUqvf,comment-id=0009,timestamp=2017-05-24T17:33:36.764+0000)

as a support main who has memories from the past

fuck this shit

you get killed in lane, come back and killed again because she has her ult again her E goes through minions, and is hard to dodge due to the low time to reach you once in the meta, she's too tanky and you can't win 2v2. the only way to survive in lane is to pick and cancel her E, which means that if she's viable and you get caught you simply get destroyed

honestly fuck this champ, i don't want to lane against leona anymore, they increased ult cd because you would get killed everytime you get back to lane, but with leona it was the same thing but bot lane

I can understand you, leona ult has like almost half of the janna ult CD too.

Athenes LuluMay 24, 20175 votes

Even though I main Lulu I hated dealing with that shit.

Her E hitbox is longer than it appears. Wait, or was it Q?

ZerenzaMay 24, 201712 votes

DrMundo

Can anyone remember that when he's strong, he's REALLY strong. He's so laughably easy to use and his kit is so simple yet sooooooo effective when he isn't nerfed. He doesn't have to build ANY damage and he'll still face tank then out damage a lot of juggernauts that, on paper, are stronger than him. He's extremely difficult to play against because of his massive speed boost, increased health regen and incredible damage, all coupled with the crucial fact, all he does is right click. And finally, that fucking sound his Clever makes when he hit's you with it....triggered

Sraeg2013May 24, 201711 votes

Akali If she's ever strong enough to become "meta" she's an absolute cancer to deal with.

SSJTribeMay 24, 201710 votes

who do you just despise facing and are so happy they aren't meta or ever picked?

- Zed

How would you feel if they were meta?

-I hate it when this guy is strong/picked often. I play immobile mages obviously, and it is so hard to do anything during the laning phase against Zed. His harass is stronger, his passive lets him farm more easily, you can't follow his roams well because of the high chance of him turning around and engaging on you, you can't out push him since he's manaless, the delay on his ult's damage will often cause some players to burn their flash in a futile attempt at survival, he can tower dive with ease thanks to his ability to shadow swap, and even if you go even with him in lane it is likely that he just roams bot and picks up a kill or two there, and then just become absolutely oppressive. He can build Hexdrinker/Maw without really harming his buildpath, while a mage needs three items (mana/regen, zhonya, boots) before they can even co-exist within 1000 units of him.

How would you feel if they were lee sin or yasuo pick levels

-Since I can play all five roles equally well, when Zed is picked often I will switch to another lane for awhile until he is brought back into line. I can't imagine Lee or Yasuo pick levels though. I might stop playing altogether for a few months if that happened.

Andrey0345May 24, 20173 votes

pick Kayle free lane

SSJTribeMay 24, 20176 votes

I've heard this, but could you please elaborate? Also, you don't always get to enjoy the luxury of counter-picking him :(

SlythionMay 24, 201710 votes

Zed's entire kit revolves around being able to do damage to you while his death mark is active on you. Kayle's kit involves an ability (R) that prevents her from taking any damage during the time Zed needs to.

You can essentially just bully him around with your E and sustain yourself. He can never engage on you and he can never cs.

ez lane ez lyfe

Stars ShaperMay 24, 20179 votes

Kennen

No risk high reward.

NAY WrecksauceMay 24, 20176 votes

Isn't ad kennen meta?

AmazoXMay 24, 20179 votes

Poppy

Thank the Riot Gods for nerfing her damage.

Comerade SylasMay 24, 20175 votes

Im still crying

LeagueOfJhinMay 24, 20176 votes

Teemo

Yordle XayahMay 25, 20176 votes

Vayne

Vayne should NEVER be meta. Was it Scarra that said that if Vayne became meta it was a sign that something was terribly wrong with the game? Or maybe it wasn't Scarra and I heard it somewhere else...