Where are they now?: Champions

MajinBell··2 votes·594 views

You know I haven't been playing league for too long but i'm scrolling down the champ select list and i'm noticing these pretty good champs that can do a ton of damage but they are hardly ever picked.

Champs like for example:

  1. Yorick
  2. Nunu
  3. Syndra
  4. Swain
  5. Urgot
  6. Viktor
  7. Zilean
  8. Galio ( sorry i forgot about this guy ) Where are they ? Did the league community decide to lock up these champs because they weren't interesting to play with ?

19 Comments

Jalkan2 votes

When Urgot was played in last year's LCS, he was a mid laner. Top and mid fit him better than bot because he's basically an AD caster bruiser.

MajinBell1 votes

Urgot is special case he's either good or not , tbh i've seen top lane urgots do way better than bot lane urgots.

Juggernaut6281 votes

You're lucky never to see Syndras or Viktors. They're really strong, especially Syndra in lane.

MajinBell1 votes

I agree viktor and syndra are great in lane but like i said before i rarely see them, I usually see people picking mid champs like Yasuo, Annie, Lux, Ahri, zed , and even the occasional ezreal at some points.

LaoBushido1 votes
  1. getting a rework this year, not pick because his kit lacks purpose
  2. say what? he got pro play did you see that epic froggen vs aphomoo 1v1
MajinBell1 votes
  1. I am aware of the rework, i'm excited to see what riot will do with him.
  2. To be honest i haven't really seen Nunu in normal games or in any of my ranked games it's weird. Have you seen him lately in any of your games?
LaoBushido1 votes

oh that suppose to be a 7

MajinBell1 votes
  1. Zilean is kinda on the rise because matches like froggen vs aphomoo, but for my personal experience i haven't seen him as much. Maybe it's because not that many people can make those pro plays with him?
rand0mredneck1 votes

I just played Urgot...went like, 3-11.

MajinBell1 votes

i'm sorry to hear about that. From your honest opinion would you rather play with another adc than Urgot. I like the idea of this champ but i feel like he's missing something.

LadyRenly1 votes

nunu is cancer, be grateful

syndra is ballshit too

yorick isnt in the free rotation so everyone forgets him

swain is god tier with experience but has a lot of downsides but the recent nerf hurt him

urgots a meme, it took an lcs player playing him okish to make people stop bashing him for a while. hes a great anti carry and i think he is a perfect champ against all ad people

zilean is super good, never ever let anyone say otherwise EVER. why he isn't played is beyond me, his support is super good and you don't even need to build ap

i think viktor is super cool, but i think most people give up trying to get the hang of his laser

MajinBell1 votes
  1. lol i can agree with that , I noticed when i played with him.
  2. balls to the wall bullshit , i totally agree
  3. i gotta admit i've played yorick a couple of times he could be top tier
  4. I used to think that swain would never get a nurf, in my opinion i never thought he needed one.
  5. I never heard of the meme what is it? I also haven't seen a good urgot player in a long time.
  6. I hope one day people will figure out zilean is a great support , needs more love.
  7. Viktor's kit is pretty cool it's the best thing about him, but your right i think most people give up trying to keep upgrading his laser.
Akenero1 votes

Yorick isnt top tier, he is crippled by coordinating ganks early, but a good yorick(aka any yorick) will destroy everything and still feed early

MajinBell1 votes

I said yorick could be top tier, the current yorick isn't really that great but he isn't really bad, i think he's in the middle and could be good in the future after riot is done with his rework. I'm sorry i should have made it clearer.

LadyRenly1 votes

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  1. lol i can agree with that , I noticed when i played with him.
  2. balls to the wall bullshit , i totally agree
  3. i gotta admit i've played yorick a couple of times he could be top tier
  4. I used to think that swain would never get a nurf, in my opinion i never thought he needed one.
  5. I never heard of the meme what is it? I also haven't seen a good urgot player in a long time.
  6. I hope one day people will figure out zilean is a great support , needs more love.
  7. Viktor's kit is pretty cool it's the best thing about him, but your right i think most people give up trying to keep upgrading his laser.

the joke with urgot is his entire existence, just picking him causes your team to lose faith in you. if you carry, you are urgod but the moment you die you get flamed for picking a shit champ and trolling

MajinBell1 votes

Lol i can imagine champ select chat flaming someone for picking urgot in ranked.

sheldonbunny1 votes

Galio is one of my mains, so I play him often enough as mid, and occasional top last season.

For this season I plan on continuing with Galio, and adding in Swain and potentially Nunu into my champion pool.

I think a lot of people focus on what is currently considered OP/broken, while i've always just focused on what I enjoy, find fun, and is in my skill range.

MajinBell1 votes
  1. I never played Galio, what's your opinion about him? I see Galio doing tons of damage but i'm worried about his high mana cost. Swain is a great pick but the recent nerf has been brought him down lately but he's still good. All i can say about nunu is that he's let me down . i will agree that everyone is focusing right now on the op /broken champs which is a shame really, juggernauts like (Darius , Garen ) and late game monsters like (MasterYi, DrMundo ) can make the game unfair and at sometimes unpleasant to play against.
sheldonbunny2 votes

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  1. I never played Galio, what's your opinion about him? I see Galio doing tons of damage but i'm worried about his high mana cost. Swain is a great pick but the recent nerf has been brought him down lately but he's still good. All i can say about nunu is that he's let me down . i will agree that everyone is focusing right now on the op /broken champs which is a shame really, juggernauts like (Darius , Garen ) and late game monsters like (MasterYi, DrMundo ) can make the game unfair and at sometimes unpleasant to play against.

In preseason i'm still sorting out the mana issue. Season 5 after you got athene's, mana was under control. Season 6 will be about masteries, runes, and budgeting your mana accordingly. When mages were dominating mid months ago, he was fairly strong.

To some he's considered secretly OP. All I know is us Galio mains don't want any attention on him either way. He is mana hungry, but great at pushing lanes and pressuring. He can build tanky or ap, or somewhere in the middle. His ult can be game changing if timed properly. I've grown very fond of him.

There will always be OP/broken champions. MF is my adc main who is obviously enjoying her time in the spotlight. She'll eventually cycle out, like Veigar (another one I love to play) has. It's usually how it goes. Majority flocks to what they think is strong, the dedicated play what they want regardless. As long as we're all having fun and enjoying the champions we play. I know I am. :)

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