Remember when top laners actually got to pick summoner spells

FalconPawwwwnch·Jul 19, 2017·21 votes·1,087 views

Instead of having tp only

21 Comments

DisembarkJul 19, 20178 votes

Remember when ADCs got to choose summoner spells? Remember when junglers got to choose summoner spells?

And right before the exhaust changes supports didn't choose summoner spells either.

The meta evolves and people realize what's best

IcyPepperJul 19, 20177 votes

summoner 4 summoner 6 summoner 12 summoner 14 summoner 11 summoner 21 summoner 3 summoner 7

From what I recall from other seasons, those are generally the choices. And ghost is usually champion-based, making flash the most commonly picked spell ever...

Unfortunately, the game is balanced around flash, so it's not like Rito can do anything about it at this point. That's always been the problem spell in my opinion.

SEKAIJul 19, 20172 votes

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From what I recall from other seasons, those are generally the choices. And ghost is usually champion-based, making flash the most commonly picked spell ever...

Unfortunately, the game is balanced around flash, so it's not like Rito can do anything about it at this point. That's always been the problem spell in my opinion.

Much like how Recall used to be an item but made into something everybody has as everyone was buying the crap out of it. Flash may as well be the next Recall.

At least that'd return us with 2 summoner's slots instead of today's 1.

SB ArneemanJul 19, 20171 votes

summoner 4 summoner 12 summoner 14 summoner 6 summoner 11 summoner 21 summoner 3 summoner 7

These are pretty much the options atm. Shaco takes ignite jungle instead of flash, olaf takes ghost, and top also have other options to go very aggressive or counter kiting later. Midlane has a lot of options as the spell in addition to flash. ADC is actually the role with no other options then flash and heal.

AlistarMilkingJul 19, 20173 votes

You still have the choice between summoner 4 summoner 12 and

Mysticman89Jul 19, 20172 votes

I see ignite fairly often too, with the occasional ghost.

Contrast with adcs, who are basically exclusively flash/heal.

Big LincolnJul 19, 20172 votes

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PhantomGGJul 19, 20172 votes

Dude you must be from like season 3 -looks at your icon- Oh...

But in all honesty if it's solo play unless you are in like high Diamond it's fine to take exhaust/ignite top if you can promise your team you can carry. It only becomes a issue in super high elo where the enemy top laner will consistently be doing good Teleports, so basically the guy who didn't take it is basically a douche bag for he can't counter tp. But like I said that only happens in super high elo.

AhristocatsJul 19, 20175 votes

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unless you are in like high Diamond

that's the problem

PhantomGGJul 19, 20171 votes

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that's the problem

oh....

GoddUsoppJul 19, 20172 votes

then you pick shen :v

TheHappyReaperzJul 19, 20172 votes

When they don't take tp, you get this:

Pantheon summoner 14 summoner 4

Ariel the CruelJul 20, 20172 votes

Remember when junglers got to pick summoner spells? That was a fun season.

Remember when supports got to pick summoner spells and/or half their items? . . . Neither do I.

The only ones who get to pick summoners are mid and ADC's.

SohleksJul 19, 20171 votes

I wonder what would happen with the top lane meta if TP didn't exist. I'm guessing more carry champs but also more ranged.

JamenawerlJul 19, 20171 votes

Renekton & friends meta. It already happened before the tp buffs.

YaskamasandwichJul 19, 20171 votes

Hmm I see more summoner spells than before personally. Before tp/flash it was only ignite/flash. Now you see the tp/flash/ignite/ghost/exhaust sometimes. Sure it's mostly but at least it's not like bot lane being always the same.

AwesomeGuyDjJul 19, 20171 votes

In low elo its not like it matters. They just use it to tp back to lane all game.

Sire HippingtonJul 19, 20171 votes

Well, i always prefered TP toplane, even back in S1, it had huge impact in lane if you were carefull against ignite all-ins, and the potential map impact always is huge.

WinBoatJul 19, 20171 votes

Hmm, checks the game. Still called League of Legends. Checks to make sure I can select summonor spells while in the top lane role. Still available to choose whatever I want.

So no, I don't remember when top laners got to choose other summoner spells because I already do so and run ignite sometimes.