I Encourage you to Break the Meta

I apologize for the wordiness but this requires a lot of explaining because of my thought process. So** TL;DR: Find something under-appreciated and attempt to maximize the potential.**

I've been stalking the forums a lot more recently and I see a lot of posts about players saying "X champion is broken" or "Y champion is useless"

What I want to discuss today is being innovative while also making the game fun for you. I make League fun by taking under-appreciated champions/items and trying to make them viable in some way.

Yes, there are champions who perform very consistently by building X way or Y way. Example can be very consistent by building heavy damage or by building heavy tank due to his flexible kit. But let's try to look at key components of champions and how we can maximize their potential.

Let's jump right into what I mean by using one of my favorite examples, bruiser . When I play Yi I too like to build damage to kill people in the blink of an eye. However, I would often GET killed in a blink of an eye. This inspired me to look at his kit and attempt to extend his teamfight capabilities. This caused me to make a build such as this build. I had to face a top lane which can be devastating for a Yi at any point of the game. I chose to show this match in particular because I remember at one point saying "I think I can take on their team now" over voice chat and proceeded to 1v5 pentakill.

While building I had several things I had to focus on.

1. Master Yi's active E means I can focus more on the true damage than overall damage.
2. I need to stick onto the target to maximize #1
3. I need to survive long enough to maximize #1 for resets.
4. I need to be able to kill tanks. #1 is the best way to do this.
5. Since I substitute AD for survival, Atk Speed > AD for his E.

Other things I have tried include (Still highly experimental) + = your base is your graveyard Main focus was because it applies spell effects The wall. Main focus was maximizing his W's passive and causing enemy AD's to kill themselves because Garen's ult scales off of enemy missing health. Early(ish) GA

However, while experimenting keep some things in mind

1. Plan things out. Ask yourself what you like about the champion and what you hate about that champion. Maximize the likes while eliminating the dislikes.
2. You will fail. A lot. But that is part of the process. Trying something new takes time and effort.
3. People will tell you that you are wrong and that isn't how you play that champion. I use this as fuel to prove them wrong.

Last but not least, have fun. Use your support and try that top lane . I played and top lane late Season 2 and was told not to. I performed consistently and often won my lane. Season 3 rolled along and they became strong laners. Alex Ich from Gambit told Darian to try WW top because he saw the potential of his kit. That is my goal for you.