Question for all: Why do you love the champions you play?

The entire team··34 votes·18,691 views

Let's get some positive thoughts in this forum. Despite all the calls for frustration and hatred around these parts, I think we should look back at why we play certain champions. Is it their mechanics? Their style? Their poise? Put some replies as to why below.

For me, I always did like playing Olaf, as he was my first main when I wanted to get serious into getting into ranked. He always had this 'fuck all' mentality to him to just run towards the carries guns ablazing. The results varied, but the immunity to CC was the largest middle finger towards those champs who relied on it.

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BLACK REALM GOD19 votes

karthus.

he's dead.

he wants you to be dead.

he sings a great melody

what's not to love?

Onandaga17 votes

Nasus, he feels so powerful and unstoppable and I love it. That feeling when pop Ult + Ghost on that bratty challenjour wannabe assassin that's been wrecking your team and delete that motherfucker's health bar by slamming a halberd into his skull that you've worked all game to strengthen while being merely tickled by his damage because your a towering motherfucking beast who doesn't give fucks.

Reformedfindlay1 votes

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Nasus, he feels so powerful and unstoppable and I love it. That feeling when pop Ult + Ghost on that bratty challenjour wannabe assassin that's been wrecking your team and delete that motherfucker's health bar by slamming a halberd into his skull that you've worked all game to strengthen while being merely tickled by his damage because your a towering motherfucking beast who doesn't give fucks.

Darius, to put folks like you in their place with an axe to the skull.

Onandaga1 votes

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Darius, to put folks like you in their place with an axe to the skull.

It don't work like dat son. I've constantly dealt with folks who pick Darius into me as Nasus thinking they'll have an easy win only for them to get big dogged anyway. If you really want to give Nasus mains a hard time I would instead suggest picking up Singed or Anivia. Pure bullshit those two.

S0lShadows15 votes

I main Zoe because I am a sadistic asshole who relishes in the pain of others because it makes me feel better about myself.

Also she`s pretty funny

Novalas15 votes

Fun thread~

I like Rengar because nothing brings me greater satisfaction than the frantic prancing of an AD Carry when the exclamation point appears over their head. That and the raw, brutal, primal rage you get as you hear your preys heart throbbing during Thrill of the Hunt. It tunes everything else out and results in a 1 for 1 trade half the time because you can only focus on one thing: Taking the ADC's head.

It also helps that I like to aggressively mash my keyboard while playing and Rengar is for sure a keyboard mashing champion.

The Goodest Boy2 votes

thanks for the response novalas! lets hope the boards dont absolutely ravage you for this one

Novalas12 votes

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thanks for the response novalas! lets hope the boards doesnt absolutely ravage you for this one

I take great pride in eating squishy champions alive.

Baron Barian9 votes

Kled is a playable cartoon character. He has an amazing personality and a lot of energy, the guy he's mounting on makes it feel like you're actually riding on something (Even Riot said Sej could just be a really fat lady and it would change nothing), and it makes a guy like me, who typically enjoys a passive and peeling playstyle, ant to dive right in and just stab whatever I ran into.

I may be psychotic deep down because of Kled, but I feel the best way to love a champ is to pretty much feel like you are them in a game.

BLACK REALM GOD7 votes

kled reminds me of Yosemite Sam.

Vulkus I6 votes

Gangplank I like making ADC's see what it's like being one-shot themselves. Also he's the most badass character in the game.

Ifneth6 votes

Ashe My main from Level 5 to Level 30. I loved playing her, and she remains my favorite ADC. Good lane, midgame spike, and strong scaling, with plenty of utility to help the team. She’s also an inspiring leader and kindhearted, with a noble dream for the whole Freljord.

Taliyah Where do I begin? Her lore, lines, gameplay, personality, surfing, throwing another rock, and riding a giant wall make her incredibly fun. She’s also a true hero and a good person, with a real connection to the world in which she lives.

Anivia “On my wings.” Hearing that line for the first time made me shiver inside. She watches over the Freljord, works with Ashe, and will keep it safe from the Watchers in the Howling abyss. She is serene ever vigilant, wielding enormous power only to guard her home.

Poppy She deserves that hammer. She’s adorable, intrepid, humble, brave, funny, and has an earnest, stodgy forthrightness that is the very foundation of honor. Also, plenty of crowd control, whomping, shield-chucking, and did I mention that hammer?

DeracadaVenom2 votes

I LOVE anivia

Ifneth2 votes

^_^ Me too.

Bisaknosp5 votes

Ahri because i have a chance of actually playing the game vs the assassin cancer

xZabaksx7 votes

But ahri is an assasin :D

The Goodest Boy1 votes

she didnt say ahri WASNT an assassin. you see; what better way to beat an assassin than to play a kite poke burst mage assassin with sustain and god tier mobility????? shes 4 steps ahead of all of us. ahri is assassin EVOLVED

xZabaksx2 votes

Fight fire with better fire!

The Goodest Boy1 votes

exactly!

also my comment seems to have been downvoted. it was meant to be humorous you guys

[cass-cry]

xZabaksx1 votes

It's okay downvotes/upvotes are just numbers :)

The Goodest Boy1 votes

why the hell did your message get downvoted??? the boards are wild

EbonyBladeJ884 votes

I love Juggernauts. Being this big buff warrior badass wielding an equally big and powerful weapon. The power fantasy of being able to shrug off blows ala the Juggernaut of X-Men Comics and pound the fools that dare to stand in your way just makes me happy, I guess.

My personal favourites and most played of them are in this order:

Garen : Call down that glorious golden sword of Justice, you wonderful man you.

Darius : How better to describe it than with one of his own quotes: "Defy Noxus, Taste your own blood."

Yorick : At least he gives you your last rites before bashing your head in with a shovel.

Urgot : Shotgun Legs. What more do I need to say?

3TWarrior4 votes

Illaoi : I'm not big on sermons. Broken bones teach better lessons!

BlubrrY3 votes

Well for starters. I love Jax. Im a pure jungle player and he was my first Jungler i learned. Kayn is great because hes a load of fun and Kha zix was the first champion I ever played back when I installed the game 2 years ago.

I suffer from "too many mains" problem where i love every champion I own almost so i never take the time to get super good at a few XD.

CauseSCIENCE3 votes

Swain's personality hits just a little bit close to home for me.

ReWeebdown3 votes

Ekko Hands down best champ right there. I learned playing league through him and it was hard af in the beginnning but here I am sitting at 200k mastery points. He is the most fun champion for me to play and I love his personality. I think some people still underestimate his damage output and outplaying your opponent with Ekko is just so damn satisfying i love it.

Shen Shen is another champion I just LOVE. I only play him when I'm with my friends cuz he needs so much teamplay and communication. But there is nothing better than saving your AD Carry with your ult, getting that sweet 5 man taunt and peeling for your Carries. I 've never been the kind player who likes building tank or played for the team rather for himself but Shen changed that.

Honorable metntions: Rakan Super fun + most inspiring positive personality Akali She's op i know but I enjoy playing her and shes super cute ok Jhin The only AD Carry I really enjoy playing. Of all champs he probably has the best story and personality. Really something unique. And the way its implemented in his gameplay... Perfection

DeathBurst3 votes

I like Garen and Sona because I win.

I like Kled and Braum and Ornn for their VO. (And Xayah and Rakan, and Kindred, and Tahm, and Ivern and A.Sol and Bard too, and also Jhin, but I don't really play them.)

I like Fiora because she feels bad-ass. And Thresh too. And Leona a lil' bit. And let's not forget Jinx.

I like Illaoi and Urgot and Cho because theirs ults are satisfying (for different reasons, but same principle). And Annie isn't too bad either. Bonus point for Garen here too.

I like Trynda and Singed because split-pushing is fun and winning without fighting is the best way to tilt someone. (Yeah, I feel guilty for enjoying tilting others ^^' It's still fun, though.) (Again bonus point for Garen here. Yeah, I'm a Garen one-trick in Ranked, sue me.) And Jana too, she's great at tilting people.

I like Tanks because no matter what, you can still be useful. (Malph, Maokai, Sion, Nautilus, ...)

I like Mundo because he does what he pleases. And Morde because he's cheesy.

I like a lot of fucking champs.... This game's a good game :)

AggressiveWolf2 votes

Darius its the most satisfying thing every to chain Ult. Also as someone who hates losing to numbers instead of pure outplay this guy can take on multiple enemy champions at a time which I find awesome. Lastly I just love melee on melee brawls and this champion always gets into the thick of fights.

Garen LUL 1k true dmg

Moody P2 votes

juggernauts are dope and I like being good at them

TekkenPlayer2 votes

I like two play two types of champions

  1. Champions that deny other people fun

  2. Champions that are control mages

  3. because I am seriously depressed and nihilistic to the point of not really caring if I'm winning or not. As long as I can make other people suffer, I can actually feel something, whether its shame or sadistic pleasure or not.

  4. I personally enjoy control mages but not as much as type 1 because I feel like I can change the flow of things quickly by being a mix between really supportive and really damagey, like a DnD wizard

Anivia SwainOrianna Zyra

Mokuto Bunshi2 votes

Happy outlets in order of increasing need for an outlet: Braum Nunu Zoe

My more COMMON out lets when I am...... agitated: (my) Main outlet(smaller): Kled I got filled outlet(Only replaces small): Pyke Secondary outlet(BIGGER): Aatrox

I usually start with Zoe and have REALLY been getting into Aatrox lately btw! :D

ZerglingOne2 votes

Nasus Thresh Sion Veigar I always liked the characters that could accumulate stats. Although when they gave the unlimited stacking to Cho I hated it quite vehemently. They completely ruined him with that change.

Sivir Far and away my favorite ADC of all time. Once they put in her W being able to crit, it felt like that was what she had always needed. Even back when every attack could use W. Also technically the longest range ADC in the game. She can easily best trist near a creep wave.

SirTinymo2 votes

I Main Zoe cause im just that type of person ;P*[slayer-jinx-catface]*

WHY INT XD2 votes

Draven because Draven

VloodLord2 votes

I play Vladimir Vladimir because when my enemy'sFizz think i'm dead i get to throw up my mastery and see their health bars go from full to empty with pings of question marks of why i'm at full health from being in a pool on the ground with nothing left, from my team. their is nothing as satifying as an outplay like that and i get to do it almost every dayitem 3089 item 3907 item 3020

3TWarrior2 votes

TwistedFate Twisted Fate: his aesthetic is awesome and there's something about having a lot of control and range over engages, though his power is pretty weak for an early game champion now

Chogath chogath: chogath exerts a lot of pressure on opponents without being overbearing. He's a lane bully but has his own weaknesses to those he commonly encounters and he's a very versatile champion, able to play 4 out of 5 roles, which is quite a feat!

Illaoi Illaoi: she might be a bit overpowered, but with how many weaknesses her kit has, it's more than justified. There's something about having that one moment and "wham!" they're in for a world of hurt. It also feels awesome to land those slow skill-shots and occasionally get a kill AFTER THE ENEMY IS SAFE XD

MissFortune : I don't know about her new self. It used to be a lot of fun to use her versatility to her advantage and change playstyles according to the opponent, even if it was basically the same method each game, that and that ultimate is like the ultimate party favor!

Zilean: I'd say he's lower on this list, but come on, it's crazy fun to see the enemy running around like headless chickens trying to dodge your bombs. it sometimes even gives you that unpleasant surprise when you put a bomb on an ally and they run away, thinking it was an enemy bomb XD

Mordekaiser : I used to love his SHEER POWER AND THAT NO ONE WANTED TO PLAY HIM but after his update, I didn't like the changes. I could probably adapt, but that three hit Q is just...well, boring. Eh, maybe I should just turn him into a dragon ult bot XD Too many gimmicks in a kit kind of ruins the charm... and the power budget

#I'm surprised I had so few champions that I consistently played that weren't just about their power

TheSingularity1 votes

You've built illaoi full AD b4 right? If not. You don't know the true meaning of "WHAM!!!!"

3TWarrior1 votes

i've tried the three builds and overall, tank and bruiser are likely more effective just so you can survive your engage. I'd have to check her AD ratio on her tentacle though

after looking, it's still impressive between 120% AD ; then Q is 132% AD - 156% AD

I do love that her ult has the highest damage potential in the game though XD

TheSingularity1 votes

Oh no doubt that her beefier builds are the best. But that glorious 600+ AD E, chunking a cho gath down to under 10% of his HP...

it's so beautiful

3TWarrior1 votes

well, it's not true damage, but yeah

Ecophile2 votes

Malphite Love that rock, love the lore about him, building full AP and smashing everyone when they try to do baron or dragon. BOOM!

Monstermushmush2 votes

Ekko because of DEM SICK OUTPLAYZ!

SKELLYSGRANDMA2 votes

Singed I love trolling

GangcAte2 votes

Fiora because I love the fact that she is the best duelist in the game if you play her right. My favorite feeling is when there is a fed enemy and they come to stop me from splitpushing and I beat them even though they were so ahead in gold. Nothing better than the sight of the enemy that thought he could beat you and gets stomped to the ground.

Jax pretty much the same reason why I love Fiora, but he also has tankiness so I feel safer splitpushing as him. He also beats pretty much everyone, the difference is that people try to fight me way more often than when I play Fiora as if they forgot Jax's dueling potential.

Camille because I love the moments when the enemy ADC/midlaner feels hopeless as I force them to fight even though they have no chance of winning.

Iota Theta2 votes

JarvanIV I recently picked him up, and his playstyle is a lot of fun. I’ve had some of my better recent jungle games with him. I love that, even if I’m behind and don’t have enough damage, if I can survive long enough for the flag-and-drag and ult, I can make a contribution to the fight.

Poppy / Maokai I’ve always enjoyed tanks, and having the ability to engage or change a fight in my team’s favor is incredibly satisfying to me.

Ornn one of my all-time favorites, although I preferred him much more around release. The idea that he was a low damage, high teamfight impact tank was incredibly satisfying to me, and timing that perfect ult with the old delay just felt amazing. That and blacksmithing was something I’ve had an interest in for some time. Edit: Even after the changes, I still enjoy the feeling of landing those abilities.

Velkoz feeling like I’m using geometry to land those Q’s..

Terozu1 votes

Lux Stay positive as I blow you up with my charging laser from 5 screens away, did I mention a double rainbow is a phenomenon of optics that displays a spectrum of light due to the sun shining on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere? Cause yeah, that's a thing. Ahahahahaaahaa! Easily one of the most fun supports in the game, her shield is very powerful when you land both parts, her snare is a powerful catch tool, and her zoning and poke make for fun laning opportunities. She's also one of few supports who has been consistently played outside of the support role to the point where a lot of people think she's not even a support, which is a nice inversion on the Brand and Zyra transition.

Katarina PENTAKILL In all seriousness she has a far more complex kit than most would give her credit for, and her mini-game is rewarding when played right but also punishable and not overly difficult to counter so she's not too oppressive. Her feast or famine game-play is fun especially since her rework which makes it so even when famining you can still do something while when feasting the enemy can still play around your main damage.

Ezreal Is it to soon to call you honey? It's too soon. It's literally just those voice lines. jk His kit allows for a lot of varied playstyles, particularly the main divide between ap and ad Ezreal, his update made AP Ez far more viable especially in lane sustain which was a real problem with old Ezreal.

Teemo ICH HEISSE SATAN! His gameplay is really fun and is a good mixture of macro and micro play, his blind is a good mechanic and one of few that denies s Marksman's free auto attacks, conversely he is a marksman and is very toxic to fight.

DorkunedAuras3 votes

"HIs blind is a good mechanic"

Please go back to hell where you belong

HungryAngry2SPP1 votes

Garen I love Demacia. He's rETardNeSs is funny. DEEEEEEMAAAAAAAAACIAAAAAAAA!!! Did I say I love Demacia? Xerath It's like playing a World of Tanks arty, but in LoL Ekko Cool time-travelling lore, gadgets etc. R "whoops I fucked up" Blitzcrank "Beep Boop The time of man has come to an end". I go around acting like a robot Ornn "Pretty ironic when you are the one being fucked by a goat" Poppy It's cute as fuck. Rakan It's HANDSOME as fuck (no homo btw, well, maybe only with him) Quinn [initial D "gas gas gas" intensifies] Taric I swear I'm not homo... Yasuo I love Yasuo memes (0/10 power spike and HASAGI) Malphite "I'm hard rock" and like MagicarpUsedFly said "Unstoppable Force, I'm sure there's a sex joke there" and there is: you build full AP, see adc, r click adc, "where he go" adc. You buttfuck them so hard... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4MJpOZTL_4 (watch till 1:20)

DeracadaVenom2 votes

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