So, I've realized there are quite a few champions who are stomping games right now, and who are at this point essentially- pick or ban. So i was wondering who you guys think should be banned every game.
These are my few as of yesterday:
I would say zed, but compared to all of these champs, he might as well be urgot (lol jk but not really)
Let me know if there's any others I should be taking into account here!
Drunk Rummate2 votesi dont play the champions that i think are worth banning. i ban champs that i think are extremely easy to play while still having a high impact, rather than champs that i just percieve as overpowered.
Ex: Katarina. She's extremely easy to play and perform well on, so I ban her. I don't pick her if she's available, I just try to make sure I don't lose to someone rolling their face on the keyboard because my team isn't communicating well.
Rock MD1 votesWell, Ahri just got nerfed, so...
Dreadmog 1 votes[{quoted}](name=Mia Bella Volpe,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ehjdG4iO,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2015-02-11T17:34:22.933+0000)
Well, Ahri just got nerfed, so...
I feel like she's still pretty crazy, mana costs aside and the ult range aside.
Sailor Mint1 votesBoth lock-on spells had their acquisition range reduced to slightly less than AA range.
While it's not that big of a deal for Foxfire, Spirit Rush was already unreliable against multiple targets and against moving targets.
Dreadmog 1 votes[{quoted}](name=Devi Freak Mint,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ehjdG4iO,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2015-02-11T17:41:38.189+0000)
Both lock-on spells had their acquisition range reduced to slightly less than AA range.
Very true, well in that case I guess she doesn't need to be on the list then :^)
Rock MD1 votes[{quoted}](name=Dreadmog ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ehjdG4iO,comment-id=00000000,timestamp=2015-02-11T17:40:20.819+0000)
I feel like she's still pretty crazy, mana costs aside and the ult range aside.
Her W is now down to 140 base damage again.
TeemoJenkins1 votesAkali, Yasuo, and Rek'sai are still my go to bans as teams don't know how to counter them at my elo.
PrinceOfStorms1 votesIf you're going by the champions with a >30% banrate, then the following
Azir (60% banrate) Ahri (57% banrate) Nidalee (47% banrate) Jarvan IV (46% banrate) Zed (41% banrate) Kassadin (40% banrate) Irelia (39% banrate) Rek'sai (34% banrate)
Sivir and Vi have 0.28% and 16% banrates respectively.
Dreadmog 1 votesIf you're going by the champions with a >30% banrate, then the following
Azir (60% banrate) Ahri (57% banrate) Nidalee (47% banrate) Jarvan IV (46% banrate) Zed (41% banrate) Kassadin (40% banrate) Irelia (39% banrate) Rek'sai (34% banrate)
Sivir and Vi have 0.28% and 16% banrates respectively.
Are sivir and Vi really that low? I didn't think they would be. I forgot about irelia as well, she is quite the pain in the ass.
PrinceOfStorms1 votes[{quoted}](name=Dreadmog ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ehjdG4iO,comment-id=00020000,timestamp=2015-02-11T17:49:14.311+0000)
Are sivir and Vi really that low? I didn't think they would be. I forgot about irelia as well, she is quite the pain in the ass.
people mostly ban champions that see the light of day in LCS, thinking that they're OP.
hgjkdlsaf jeldvb1 votesSivir and Vi do see the light of day in LCS. Most of those champions are legitimate terrors to face. Zed and Kass are annoying as hell, though less likely to win a game. Ultimately, champions that win in LCS aren't champions that win solo queue.
ElysMustache1 votesLast time I banned Blitz, Xin Zhao and Lee Sin.
Because I didn't want my teammates to snowball the enemy team early.
I mostly play AP Kog'Maw mid.
ravenswolfy1 votes
so i can just get the game going faster
Duke Anax1 votesI never pick him, only ban him:
I hate his "be a Tank or die" - Hook
You can dodge some, but never all of them.
Of course if I plan to be a Tank, then I don't ban him.
hgjkdlsaf jeldvb1 votesin 5.2, ahri, nid, kalista, j4, vi, in that order. I'll have to reevaluate ahri on the new patch, but none of the others are changed. Maybe shaco can take a spot there. I go by a combination of win and pick rate. If a champ is below 50%, it's not worth banning them, I figure, especially if I'm taking the role that they're normally picked in, say zed.
warpenguin5551 votesi always ban:
then i go with either:
or with a popular request from the team or somebody you will counter the champion i want to play
warpenguin5551 votestbh i dont see much value in banning reksai. shes never picked in my games when left open
insaiyanbacca1 votesmy ban list usually consists of: vi riven jarvan blitzcrank(just because that one pull that he manages to land on you means your dead or your burning flash)