Which Class do You Think is Strongest in the Current Meta?

pleep··1 votes·1,030 views

There is alot of debate over which class is strongest in the current meta, no one seems to agree. What we all agree on, however, is what feels the weakest. Lets turn our subjective opinions into quantifiable data and hopefully RITO will make use of it.

Edit: I was tempted to put LeeSin as a 9th option for the free upvotes but resisted the urge to circle-jerk.

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Martyrofsand3 votes

The mobility class

Lee Kalista Zed Leblanc etc

vIbvdOwbko1 votes

Honestly all the strong champions are spread throughout all those categories. There's no specific category I'd choose out of those.

pleep1 votes

I was unable to fit in the following categories:

  1. Light fighters (melee carries)
  2. True Tanks
  3. True supports (healers/peelers)
Sandalpho1 votes

support if you think im joking ur bad

pleep2 votes

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support if you think im joking ur bad

You are thinking of things like janna, sona and soraka? fair enough

Annie is a immobile mage and leona/braum are true tanks

Sandalpho1 votes

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You are thinking of things like janna, sona and soraka? fair enough

Annie is a immobile mage and leona/braum are true tanks

exacccctly

DJ Di01 votes

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You are thinking of things like janna, sona and soraka? fair enough

Annie is a immobile mage and leona/braum are true tanks

Ehhhhh, Janna's good at what she does in this meta (not OP at all, in my opinion), but Sona and Soraka (especially her) aren't the strongest by any means.

I'd give that title to Leona, Blitz/Thresh, and Annie/Morgana.

Only Play Darius1 votes

Annie is a terrible support. She has no utility outside of her stun, once that has been exhausted she's a sitting duck that can't peel for her ADC, especially since she hasn't bought any combat items since she hasn't been farming so she doesn't do any damage on her own either.

Annie support is like Vel'Koz support, it's a glorified kill lane.

The true supports like Braum Blitzcrank Anivia Janna Karma Kayle Leona Morgana Nami Lux Lulu Sona Soraka Thresh Taric Zilean, and hell, even the uncommon supports like Ashe Gangplank Galio Maokai Sejuani Volibear, all bring far more to the table then annie ever could when it comes to buffing, peeling, and overall protecting their ADC.

I don't know why these LCS teams keep taking annie support, I have yet to see a team with annie support actually win against a team with a REAL support (Morgana is very popular at the moment). In fact, it's usually the annie support that is throwing the game, since she does no damage and has no defense items, so when she misses her stun then she just sits there, unable to draw attention and little more than an easy kill for the enemies. Meanwhile, the enemy Morgana has rooted the assassin, black-shielded her ADC, and is currently working on shackling half the team.

Do you know what the definition of insanity is?

DJ Di01 votes

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Annie is a terrible support. She has no utility outside of her stun, once that has been exhausted she's a sitting duck that can't peel for her ADC, especially since she hasn't bought any combat items since she hasn't been farming so she doesn't do any damage on her own either.

Annie support is like Vel'Koz support, it's a glorified kill lane.

The true supports like Braum Blitzcrank Anivia Janna Karma Kayle Leona Morgana Nami Lux Lulu Sona Soraka Thresh Taric Zilean, and hell, even the uncommon supports like Ashe Gangplank Galio Maokai Sejuani Volibear, all bring far more to the table then annie ever could when it comes to buffing, peeling, and overall protecting their ADC.

I don't know why these LCS teams keep taking annie support, I have yet to see a team with annie support actually win against a team with a REAL support (Morgana is very popular at the moment). In fact, it's usually the annie support that is throwing the game, since she does no damage and has no defense items, so when she misses her stun then she just sits there, unable to draw attention and little more than an easy kill for the enemies. Meanwhile, the enemy Morgana has rooted the assassin, black-shielded her ADC, and is currently working on shackling half the team.

Do you know what the definition of insanity is?

So Annie isn't a real support but Morgana and Anivia are? Technically speaking, Leona isn't even a support, she's a tank intended to have been taken in the top lane.

Morgana and Annie are on the same boat; originally Midlaners that were used in the support role, and were then balanced around that. You still see Annie mid frequently and sometimes a Morgana mid, but they can support.

pleep1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Jelly Mac,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lK56tx2H,comment-id=0002000000010000,timestamp=2015-03-04T06:09:46.280+0000)

Annie is a terrible support. She has no utility outside of her stun, once that has been exhausted she's a sitting duck that can't peel for her ADC, especially since she hasn't bought any combat items since she hasn't been farming so she doesn't do any damage on her own either.

Annie support is like Vel'Koz support, it's a glorified kill lane.

The true supports like Braum Blitzcrank Anivia Janna Karma Kayle Leona Morgana Nami Lux Lulu Sona Soraka Thresh Taric Zilean, and hell, even the uncommon supports like Ashe Gangplank Galio Maokai Sejuani Volibear, all bring far more to the table then annie ever could when it comes to buffing, peeling, and overall protecting their ADC.

I don't know why these LCS teams keep taking annie support, I have yet to see a team with annie support actually win against a team with a REAL support (Morgana is very popular at the moment). In fact, it's usually the annie support that is throwing the game, since she does no damage and has no defense items, so when she misses her stun then she just sits there, unable to draw attention and little more than an easy kill for the enemies. Meanwhile, the enemy Morgana has rooted the assassin, black-shielded her ADC, and is currently working on shackling half the team.

Do you know what the definition of insanity is?

And then you look at pleeps OP gg and realize that annie support is the only support worth playing.

Duke Anax1 votes

Soraka is absolutely broken, give her some AP and she is harder to kill than Mundo.

Beerstein1 votes

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Soraka is absolutely broken, give her some AP and she is harder to kill than Mundo.

Until veigar 1 shots her.

pleep1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Duke Anax,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lK56tx2H,comment-id=0002000000010001,timestamp=2015-03-04T06:30:02.292+0000)

Soraka is absolutely broken, give her some AP and she is harder to kill than Mundo.

This. If a soraka team gets a slight lead the game is OVER.

Juggernaut6281 votes

Mobile ADCs are complete BS because the point is that they carry their team from the back, not be able to do a Vayne 1v5 pentakill with a 3 second tumble and go invisible.

OhOkYea1 votes

ADCs should get mobility because playing ADC in league is the most boring thing in any game ever created in the history of mankind.

SleepyLionCub1 votes

I love how tanks isnt even an option. not that anyone would pick it.

But yea, fighters such as nidalee/Leesin/ and Irelia are the best right now. Just look at j4, and Vi too.

pleep1 votes

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I love how tanks isnt even an option. not that anyone would pick it.

But yea, fighters such as nidalee/Leesin/ and Irelia are the best right now. Just look at j4, and Vi too.

Yea. it wouldn't let me fit more than 6 options so i omitted the 3 that were least likely to be picked:

  1. Light fighters (melee carries)
  2. True Tanks
  3. True supports (healers/peelers)
Mayor Stubbs1 votes

I think burst mages are quite powerful in the current meta, these come as mobile and immobile mages though.

TheKingDodo1 votes

fighter... because everyone's a fighter I win

Beerstein1 votes

Anyone with high CC.

YossarianSensei1 votes

AP Mage by far

They're probably the closest thing you'll get in solo queue to a 1 man carry. They have a ton of everything desirable in a champion except for tankiness, which is pretty easily written off with a Zhonyas.

Mages have a steady power progression that starts scaling extremely early on due to the nature of AP vs bruisers who need damage+MR+Armor+Health or ADCs who need AS+Crit+AD, so their early/mid team fight presence is huge. Their late game is also formidable, comparable to even ADC - and best yet most mages have at the very least a decent late game as opposed to tanks and fighters who have clear cut categories of 'early game', 'mid game', and 'late game'.

If your team is feeding, as a mage you can at least fall back on your superior waveclear and stall out the game. If your team is on par or ahead, mages have the strongest harass and siege.

And to top it all off, it's extremely hard to build MR

FooDang1 votes

ADC's...by far...

Raptamei1 votes

Who cares? Both teams have one of each role, so it's balanced.

Mathbalnase1 votes

Doesn't matter what role so long as they're incredibly mobile

pleep1 votes

I cant believe people actually think AD assasins are strong in this meta. Just because of zed?

meanwhile Khaxiz, regnar, shaco, yasuo, are all shit tier.

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