Something I notice with the most recent champion releases.

IronyAndSublime·5/3/2019, 4:24:15 PM·1 votes·1,234 views

were VERY popular are on release. Everyone picking and banning for the fact they were new. Now, a few months later...notice these champs never really get picked anymore. The most common would be since the marksman class is the smallest roster. But really, do you ever see or mid lane anymore? People would rather support or jg with them. Don't get me started on being the least popular ad assassins next to These new champions, they get popular for like 2-3 weeks and then they die.

I have a gut feeling Yuumi will be this way.

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TheUrbanKitsune5/3/2019, 6:35:55 PM1 votes

This happens to literally every single champion. There’s always a “hype” phase where people spam the champion to test them out. Sylas, Neeko, and Pyke all eventually ended up receiving some nerfs that left them being either garbage or ‘just ok’ after all was said and done. Kai’sa persists as a strong ADC pick which is why you still see her. I’ve been seeing Pyke more frequently since his recent buffs too, though.

NovaPh5/3/2019, 10:18:18 PM1 votes

I've seen Neeko and Pyke pretty frequently in the games I'm playing (at least 30-40% of the time), and I've even seen Sylas once or twice once I went into ranked...so I really wouldn't say they've died out in popularity at all. Sylas is obviously seen less due to the nerfs, but I've still seen him here and there and he's very playable in low-elo despite how much they nerfed him for the sake of high-elo/pro-play.