Meta is honestly so tiring. it just says if you dont play this you will have a disadvantage... yes i know its a skill game you can climb with any champion if you dont have skill but look at the lcs... we can guess who they pick before they pick. no surprises no shocks... nothing. its boring.
there's a difference between lcs and normal play
Find your playstyle, and beat the meta with it, I run spellvamp runes from time to time against some champions since I play mages a lot, so have sustain
along with it when I play mid with that setup I often run meditation to make sure my mana pool stays up. a guy called Aquadragon33 does some interesting stuff, check him out if you hate the meta that much. he's what got me thinking I should've found my own playstyle from the beginning.
