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Rune 4 Thought: How to Improve, but Just by a Bit

evilswitchkix·9/23/2016, 9:54:21 PM·1 votes·320 views

I think a lot of people are stuck copying popular builds and this means rune choices as well not just itemization.

But here's something to remember about runes: you need to practice with them just as much as you need to practice your mains.

Just like playing your main(s) champion(s), you become familiar with how certain runes "work" on particular champs. If every other game you're constantly trading out health runes for armor runes because you got wrecked by a Tryndamere top, you won't actually know how those runes work OR your reactions to plays based on the same rune selection for say, a Malphite top.

Just a thought. Even if you lose, continue to practice with the same runes that suit your play style and make little tweaks rather than whole new rune pages and you might see your gameplay improve, just a bit.

P.S., Lol OP prolly got wrecked by a Tryndamere top!

2 Comments

Jbels9/23/2016, 10:04:47 PM1 votes

I definitely agree with you, non-meta runes are sometimes much better for your main than people realize. I learned that Hybrid Pen Runes are a much better option for Sion because half of his kit does Physical damage and the other half does magic damage, so having both of those different types of pen really helps in the early game. Did I enjoy paying 8000+ IP for those runes? No. But was it worth it? I think so

oSEXYPLATYPUSo9/23/2016, 11:04:21 PM1 votes

runes are great for starter stats so ideally you get some base stats to make early game easier and typically most people dont take scaling runes for late game. but knowing what build paths you are gonna go vs a certain champ match up or team comp will greatly influence what runes and masteries you should choose. they should compliment each other and increase the value of items and runes. such as vs Tryndamere an item like item 3143 is strong and paired with ad and hp runes will make it better. also item 3047 helps wonders vs that type of champ. also if you dont need the summoner 12 top vs a champ like that i suggest summoner 3 to help vs them