Discuss your off-meta picks here?

Emerald Fang··8 votes·1,042 views

Pretty simple. Just do [Champion/{Role/Build/Team Comp}] and then say why it works/is fun to play.

For example: I like to play Caitlyn mid b/c I feel that she can counter many mages with her attack and ability range and surprise them with her double-range headshots. I play prbly 20% meta and 80% off meta, but I would like to hear from you!

Please don't harass people about their choices.

25 Comments

Veruka4 votes

Twitch Cassiopeia bot!

[zombie-nunu-hearts]

I also LOVE a Teemo jungle. item 3930 item 3115 item 3124 item 3085 item 3089 item 1311

Julanus3 votes

Galio Support - item 2045 + item 3512 + item 3060/item 3190 + item 3110/item 3075 + item 3001/item 3222/item 3102 + item 1322/item 1317/item 1332

Maokai Support - item 2303 + item 3512 + item 3060/item 3190 + item 3110/item 3025 + item 3027/item 3800 + item 1322/item 1317/item 1332

Amumu Support item 2303 + item 3512 + item 3060/item 3190 + item 3110/item 3143 + item 3116/item 3068 + item 1322/item 1317/item 1332

I'm starting to see a trend...

darkmatchwaldo2 votes

Leona Jungle.

I build item 1410item 3111item 3110 item 3065 item 3143 and either a item 3742 item 3068 item 3001 oritem 3800.

If they have a low damage team comp sometimes i'll grab a item 3041 if i get fed early game. The gold efficiency on it is just insane if i can tell that i'm not going to die.

The addition of item 2032 makes it so much easier to do clears without needing to constantly back.

Her ganking power is absolutely insane once she hits level 3. Arguably better than a lot of early game Meta junglers like LeeSin Nidalee Shaco Evelynn Elise.

The lockdown the brings is just crazy. Once she hits 6 she becomes a godlike ganker, unlike anything i've ever really played. Bot lane is basically a free double kill for your team any time it's off CD. She also counter-ganks extremely well.

The versatility she can bring to your team is amazing. She really shines in team comps that have a tank support like Braum Thresh Alistar support and a tanky top laner like Malphite Chogath Maokai. Your team winds up with such a crazy amount of CC and such a massive frontline it's nearly impossible to take on.

Don't underestimate the damage she deals with item 1410 either. I take it over item 1409 because i really love the movespeed it gives her and it gives her that little extra you sometimes need to secure a kill on that slippery laner. It makes it so easy to just walk up to a lane and gank with your WEQ combo.

An Undead brat2 votes

AP Varus top/mid, but top is better (you're squishy against assassins and burst mages and you have often a range advantage).

Summs: Flash + Barrier/Heal

Build: Nashor's Tooth Lich Bane Rabadon's Deathcap Void Staff/Luden's Echo (enemies stack resists/don't) Boots of Swiftness Last item situational (Rylai's, Zhonya's, Mercurial, Banshee's, Abyssal...)

Spell order: E, Q, W, then max W first, the second spell max depends on what is comfortable for you

Combo: R, AA (get 3 W stacks), E, AA (try to get 3 W stacks again), Q

Why is he good? You have burst. A lot of burst. "But there are many other and safer champions with more reliable burst!" Oh really? Do they melt full tank like it was an ADC? Cause Varus does. Did I mention that proper ult does this with the whole team at once? And also that you can do this every 47 seconds with 40% CD red.?

Cons? You are squishy and immobile, practically a snack for an assassin, plus you lose your AD Varus' range advantage.

LankPants2 votes

Sona mid.

I don't have any justification for it or think it's at all good, I just enjoy playing it.

Tychusfindlay9192 votes

Darius mid can bully the hell out of champions like aurelion sol or even zed and akali. I especially like darius vs zed because nothing tilts people harder than losing mid lane to a darius of all things.

Darius mid build is standard and late game is the typical bruiser darius build. If you manage to avoid pokes semi well, you can take the risk of rushing phage (which is more damage than tank). Typically, once you get phage, you can bully even the more long ranged mid champs to hell with the insane movement speed (remember that darius can attack a minion once, and the 5 second burn constantly gives him 20 move speed resets on the phage passive) for gap closing.

Dasdi962 votes

Leona top lane, Sunfire + iceborn is so op on her.

koager2 votes

Jungle Bard I get to collect all the chimes without having to worry about ADC rage! Flying into lane with Magical Journey is hilarious and it's quite easy to escape counter jungling. Only issue is that he doesn't really get strong until 2 or 3 items in so can be an issue if you fall behind in gold. I also try to gank often but if it doesn't result in a kill, it's nice for my laner but not so much for me who needs the gold and I'm probably 2 or 3 levels behind everyone for a bit. item 3508 item 3031 item 3094 item 3085 item 1412 item 3006

A Basic Island1 votes

Lee sin/Mid/any comp

Build:

Tele flash

LS+3 pots

Rush hexdrinker or tiamat (i prefer tiamat).

Final build

One of the hydras, Deadmans, Hexdrinker/Maw, Boots of switness, depends from there

AD reds/Armor yellows/MR blues (mix)/ Lifesteal reds

Q>W>E, get W to 2 or 3 before leveling Q (unless you start out winning by lvl 4/5)

Why?

I don't like to jungle but i like to jungle

I roam alot. I get the fast tiamat so i can push wave easily without getting shit stomped as much, and its extra burst. PUshing lane incredibly fast allows me to roam/do whatever. Because I'm going W and lifestealing up chances are you'll out sustain their first mana pool

I take teleport because, i hate ignite and i anticipate i'll be getting rekt fairly early. Usually ill tele and have that first buy and be able to kill my lane opposition

Boulderox1 votes

TopSejuani , her waveclear is insane mid to late, max w then e, have a gap closer, %hp, aoe slows, and a game changing ult. Just last night 3v3 stole baron without a smite

Valhalla Rising1 votes

Atm AurelionSol Tanky support.

item 3116 item 3020 item 3110 item 3102 item 3026 item 3151

I start item 3303 and sell it later, rush rylais for obvious reasons.

heart for mana armor and cdr, banshees for safer engage health and mr, ga for ga, and liandrys if the game goes super late.

No I dont buy sightstone since they buffed trinkets and red trink isn't a huge deal when you play right and are abusing sol correctly, but it could easily be a part of the build instead of liandry's.

post 20 min just Q from base tell your team be ready mid, use homeguards then E to make a giant black hole and the enemy can't do much about it.

Support because he's extremely good at roaming to gank/assist other lanes, and isn't responsible for csing so he can spam this cheese back to back.

P.s. 3 points in Q, then max E, W last because its only a slight damage increase.

Athenes Lulu1 votes

Braum jungle.

Just because. Shit's really fun too.

Beldair1 votes

I try to do Morde Support and Renekton support but ppl rage at me too much.

Lately i've been doing Azir Top because the Shuriman Emperor won't be confined to Mid XD Works too, though Diana is a pain with that dash....

63536895_DEL1 votes

MonkeyKing Mid. AD itemization is ridiculously better than AP right now, he has good roaming power, and most of all he shits on the big 3 AD mids Talon Yasuo Zed, and he's really good against most mages. Despite all this he's still one of the most balanced champs in the game. He hasn't been nerfed since mid season 4, so there's no chance of him being nerfed.

Shaco Top. He has good and bad match ups, you need to know them like with any other champ. Only someone who plays Shaco top would know this, but I swear he counters Nasus harder than any other champion, it's ridiculous.

Gragas Anywhere. If it wasn't for this piece of shit item 3155 I would play him mid way more often.

Talon Jungle. First clear is bad, but after that he's really good. As us Talon players know, we love to roam and gank lanes, with Talon Jungle you can do nothing but roam and gank without having to worry about protecting some worthless tower.

Lissandra Support. Heavy cc support, nothing special, but if you like Liss like I do it's completely viable, she's OP at setting up ganks.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

Graves Mid. Jinx Top. ulting people in bot lane from top lane YEA BABY Gnar Blitzcrank jungle. gnar jungle is one of the most fun things you can do in this game.

Darkslayer851 votes

BEAT ME TO IT!!!!! I love Gnar jungle.

Catastrop1 votes

Nocturne Mid One shots, one shots everywhere. Seriously though, his spell shield is amazeballs in mid and since you're not restricted to jungling builds, you can spike much quicker.

theragingnerd1 votes

you lose sated devourer tho -_-

Mhihnj1 votes

full spell-effect rammus

RookPusher1 votes

The galio mid counter against assassins. I love it.

Combatmau51 votes

Taric jg.anything.

Hybrid1 votes

Jax with summoner 4 and summoner 14 Renekton with summoner 4 and summoner 14 JarvanIV with summoner 4 and summoner 14

Asyde1 votes

Been playing Amumu top lately. Been able to do pretty well against most champs.

item 3009 item 3027 item 3068 item 3001 item 3116 item 3157

Nagma is back1 votes

darius . zyra jungle

r4ndomkill1 votes

ap Tristana item 3124 + item 3115 + item 3152 + item 3089 +item 3285 +item 1301

it kinda works i guess. you have surprising burst at every stage in the game and you can play in credibly safe with you range and jump.it does have the down side of never having constant damage until you get guinsoos and the tooth.

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