half of them are staple masteries of the current system while the newer ones are just too weak or underwhelming. most importantly tho the customization STILL isnt there because you are gated by a single tree and half of another tree on top of some runes just being blatantly better than others in that slot...
there will always be a best in slot rune, which is a problem for diversity and exploration.
Meep Man4 votesThey just got added onto the PBE and will be balanced over the next, like, 3 PBE cycles. Of course when they first come out there will be obvious choices that are better, but I have hopes that by the end it will be a pretty cool system.
Variks the Loyal2 votesHonestly, there aren't that many best-in-slot runes. Some are just objectively bad (Dark Harvest, Minion Dematerializer), but they're all so different that there's just more than one that's really good. Sure, one will probably be best for specific situations, but you won't be able to predict those things so you'll need to put a lot of thought into these.
It's a lot to think about, and this is the most excited I've been about League since the Juggernaut update.
KoKoboto1 votesMinion Dematerializer if you're against a team with insane siege or clear. Minion dematerializer if you're the only wave clear on your team. Minion dematerializer if you wanna hard farm and clear waves fast.
Variks the Loyal2 votesI wasn't saying it was just a trash rune that should never be taken, but it's not as good at face value.
If even the 'bad' runes are good, then we have a good system.
KoKoboto1 votesIt's good at face value for the reasons I gave. Note that minions don't have any resists so that's why this rune is pretty damn good.
