So meddler said that Karthus cannot be brought back in competition because he would be broken in regular play
but what about 
? buffed while he can also be broken in regular play
same for 
buffs
so i can't understand, how do you decide which champ will be at world when we have champions buffed despite being strong in soloq like TF who sits at 50% win rate atm?
makes no sense i swear
TehNACHO3 votesLooking at lolalytics' generalized tier list:
Karthus is already average or above average in solo q, whereas Mundo and Lux are below average or very weak.
Ergo, you can straight up flat buff Mundo and Lux if it helps their competitive value, while also not breaking solo Q, whereas if a straight buff to Karthus is given now, he can be thrown well over the top.
Ahristocats1 voteswhat about TF? irelia?
The Leo Cat2 votesMeddler also allowed Duskblade to remain the way it was for so long... sooo... it's possible that Karthas could be brought back. He just doesn't want to make the attempt.
BabyNaix1 votesLux is already broken in regular after her last buffs that lets her ult reset. I don't know why pros dont play her. Is it her mana problems in lane?
Ahristocats1 votes47% win rate is broken for you? watch anivia and malz going LUL
BabyNaix1 votesShe is a very popular champion with lots good skins so lots bad player play her. Aniva is not really popular only mains play her. The bad player will drop her win rates.
Big Lincoln1 voteskarthus doesn't make BIG PLAYS that's why
Ahristocats1 votesi don't know man, i thought that karthus pressing E and flashing into enemy team was a bigplay
Kariu Rena1 votesMages untouched and they cant live without corki donger up their ass
doodlebob6661 votesMunro has a niche in pro play that is being made even stronger, the guy you pick to punish ap top and jungle. He already did that since they couldn't force him out of lane and the buff makes this even more defined and forces diversity even if he isn't picked because it becomes a choice of picking only 1 of the 2 or risking the enemy picking Mundo.
Tf being viable means that picking a passive midlaner like ori who won't bully him will allow for the enemy to bully the sidelanes heavily, forcing you to keep that in mind and try to get safe lanes around the map if you want to have little pressure mid.
Irelia wasn't mentioned in the post but she is also a champ who will mostly likely be used as a counter, in this case against gnar. Since she will naturally bully him picking gnar becomes an actual risk instead of a safe pick.
Ekko is getting buffed for pro play since he is one of syndra's main counters because of his ult and split push capabilities.
Most of these buffs are targeted at champs that counter the current meta to force diversity through giving a strong counter pick to the s tier, rather than injecting champs into the meta
