A trend I've noticed in my recent ranked games

Malicious Metal·Dec 20, 2016·4 votes·709 views

Most teams nowadays consist of FIVE damage dealers.

It's very common to see team comps like : or something similar

People always complain about tanks being too overbearing but nobody even bothers picking some team utility. Everyone wants to be the CARRY, nobody wants to take one for the team and bring the utility needed to carry.

Because if that team comp gets behind it's GG because the enemy will simply have more damage and thus win.

I'm somewhat guilty of that, picking Mordekaiser top most of the time but unlike most of these top lane picks recently I deal damage AND am DURABLE. And then the enemy complains that they're losing because they simply picked all the damage but none of the CC to stop something like Mordekaiser.

Like, this is exactly the YoloQ everyone knows and loves/hates.

15 Comments

VorpalKitsuneDec 20, 20162 votes

I cant say for others, but playing a tank for me recently is not really enjoyable cause it feels like i melt when i ever am in a fight. Kinda ruins it for me playing a tank and not feeling tanky. It might just be me though.

Malicious MetalDec 20, 20161 votes

Nautilus is my second most played champion. He does not melt if you actually play smart and not jump into five people and expect to live.

You are a tank, not a god.

VorpalKitsuneDec 20, 20161 votes

yeah, i dont expect to last if i do that. Might need to play naut more.

VorpalKitsuneDec 20, 20161 votes

I am probable just bad, so it is most likely just me.

Radiant WukongDec 20, 20161 votes

I play Alistar top, go look at my match history. I build him full tank (No offensive items at all) and I've picked up 2 pentakills, a few quadras and a lot of triples and doubles.

New trample makes him a monster!

VorpalKitsuneDec 20, 20161 votes

Cool! I personally am not a fan of him, so he isnt someone i would want to play, but i am glad you are doing awesome with him! :)

VorpalKitsuneDec 20, 20161 votes

Cool, i am glad that is working out for you so well! :) unfortunately Alistair so far hasn't been a champ that i enjoy playing so it is not for me.

Radiant WukongDec 20, 20161 votes

Try Darius Illaoi MonkeyKing Chogath Gragas JarvanIV Sion Nasus Olaf Trundle they're tanky af but will tank your skull off.

blashblahDec 20, 2016

Maybe your not building efficiently, or building smartly to counter the highest dmg dealer in the enemy team. In my experience tanks are extremely powerful and in some cases, can solo carry games, especially in lower elos. I have had a lot of success in playing amumu, malphite and rammus. These champoins don't require any any damage items to deal a ton of damage and also have a ton of cc. Couple with the fact that bronze and low silver players rarely build armour pen or magic pen, you can literary become invincible and easily go up against at least 3-4 people by yourself.

Try building item 3047 and item 1054 when you have gold to spare. Its a great combination that can make you very beefy early game against adc, yasuo or any aa reliant champoins.

item 3102 I would go for this if you are struggling against ap. Tons of MR and can negate a burst mage's combo when you engage.

WoonStruckDec 20, 20161 votes

I've noticed this as well.

bad arcade kittyDec 20, 20161 votes

soraka is pretty currently, nami is pretty popular

janna... they regularly create threads complaining about janna on the forum and janna is like the least damaging support ever

upd. i meant "soraka is pretty strong currently", she is pretty always :3

ACENOXDec 20, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Malicious Metal,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=VnX1KWuo,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-12-20T09:18:58.085+0000) Everyone wants to be the CARRY, nobody wants to take one for the team and bring the utility needed to carry.

item 3070 rip me and my fun