@Riot Which champions do you consider the best definition for their subclass?

Hex Veiler·3/25/2017, 2:38:50 AM·22 votes·1,875 views

I saw a red post a while back declining Camille being the "definition of a diver" and it made me wonder what champions Riot considers the best example for each subclass.

(Others are welcome to share their opinions on this as well)

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PermabannedGaren3/25/2017, 4:43:59 AM6 votes

Vanguards: Sion

Wardens: New Galio (fite me)

Juggernauts: Darius

Divers: Warwick

Assassins: Zed

Skirmishers: Yasuo or Fiora

Burst mages: Annie

Battle mages: Cassiopeia

Artillery: Xerath

Enchanters: Bard

Disruptors: Orianna

Caster Marksmen: Jhin

AA Marksmen: Vayne

Big Lincoln3/25/2017, 2:49:19 AM5 votes

camille's aids though

doodlebob6663/25/2017, 3:00:42 AM4 votes

darius for juggernauts

sion for vanguards

braum for wardens

Vi for divers

Zed for Assasins

Riven for skirmishers

Syndra for burst mages

Rumble for battle mages

Ziggs/Zerath for artillery mages

Orianna for disruptors

Marksman are a bit hard but lucian is the best caster one, Jhin for the poke ones, Varus for utility, and Jinx for hypercarries

Sexy Jack Rabbit3/25/2017, 5:53:16 AM2 votes

Sion for Vanguards.

Braum for Wardens

Warwick for Divers.

Fiora for Skirmishers.

Cassiopeia for Battle mages.

Syndra for Burst mages. (I feel she still somewhat lacks counterplay when she is strong though).

MissFortune for Caster Marksman (When she isn't abusing items)

Ashe for Utility Marksman (Isn't she the only one?)

Caitlyn for Poke Marksman

Sivir/Jinx for Hypercarry Marksman

Toastersaot3/25/2017, 5:29:01 AM2 votes

Vanguard: Sion

Warden: Thresh or Braum

Juggernaut: Darius

Diver: Tough call, but I think Warwick . However, this class is very likely to be reworked at Preseason 8, so we might get a more definitive answer.

Assassins: Zed

Skirmishers: Ekko or Riven , since we have basically killed Tank Ekko.

Burst Mages: Tough call, but I'll go with either Viktor or Lux (for now...)

Battle Mages: Gangplank or Rumble

Artillery: Velkoz

Enchanters: Nami or Taric , frankly many of the champions here are pretty ok.

Disrupters: Orianna

Marksmen: Draven for auto attacks, Jhin for caster.

Unique: Singed

I took these from this list that Riot made a few months ago. However please remember this is just my opinions as a single player and criticize my opinions as you all see fit.

Anonagon3/25/2017, 5:36:12 AM2 votes

A few people have specifically referred to Orianna as a poster child for Disruptors, and I have to disagree heavily. Orianna is pretty heavily defined by one aspect of her kit that is completely unrepresentative of Disruptors - front-loaded low-counterplay burst. A look at every other disruptor shows that their damage is backloaded and rife with counterplay, with Ori as the exception.

DwarvenGiant3/25/2017, 5:54:47 PM2 votes

League's Design Director, Ghostcrawler, actually gave his own subjective answer to this question on his personal Tumblr blog a couple of months ago:

https://askghostcrawler.tumblr.com/post/155782009488/which-champions-do-you-feel-are-the-best

#“Which champions do you feel are the best representation of each subclass.”

WARNING: This is pretty subjective. You may feel differently.

Marksmen

  • Marksmen: Caitlyn

Fighters

  • Juggernauts: Nasus
  • Divers: Vi

Mages

  • Battle Mages: Karthus
  • Burst Mages: Veigar
  • Artillery: Xerath

Slayers

  • Skirmishers: Fiora
  • Assassins: Zed

Tanks

  • Vanguards: Leona
  • Wardens: Braum

Controllers

  • Enchanters: Janna
  • Disruptors: Anivia

Spoon Drawer

  • IDK: Fiddlesticks

1/12/2017

Tychusfindlay9193/25/2017, 5:45:09 PM1 votes

I'll only speak for the subclass I have the most experience in.

Darius is the quintessential juggernaut. The one gem that came out of the juggernaut shitshow update and has remained fairly intact up to today.

Shoutout to Nasus though for being the archetype of the class, a juggernaut before Riot even knew what juggernauts were.

Psi213/26/2017, 2:35:32 AM1 votes

The subclass names is just something they cooked up to justify some tankie dps champs.

Blue Moon Wolf3/25/2017, 8:55:28 PM1 votes

Warwick for Diver Garen for Juggernaut MasterYi for Skirmisher Talon for Assassin Ryze for Battle mage Brand for Burst mage Xerath for Artillery mage Zyra for Disruptors Taric for Enchanter Jhin for Marksman (if we're talking about all marksmen in general, though they really are too varied to sit there and say one marksman defines what all marksmen should be).