So I need your guys opinions. I’m currently trying to climb the ranked ladder, I’m in bronze atm and I really have trouble sticking to one champ/role. So I was wondering which champ you guys think would be the best for me to learn and stick with to climb the ladder? I’m open to playing any character and any position. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Chalze2 votesFirst you need to gauge how deep you are having trouble with sticking to one champ/role. If you're like me and find it really hard to then otherwise it may not be worth your trouble. Apparently ranked isn't all that worth it anyway.
But if need be, to find a main, instead of asking for who specifically, you should set yourself a set of requirements:
1 - Is the champion worth dedicating that much time and effort to? There are certain champions in which there is a pretty low skill floor and ceiling such as most of the 'intro' champions like Yi, Annie, Garen etc. The main reason you'd want to main someone is to master the micro-mechanics, not the macro-mechanics. When people say "Yi/Annie/Garen aren't easier to win with cuz you still need to know about map awareness" or some bullshit like that, they're saying it for the sake of macro. That goes for every champion to ever exist. Don't mix up micro and macro. Champions like Yasuo, Riven, Draven etc, with godly micro-mechanics can be incredibly rewarding.
2 - Does the champion have a high ranked presence? There's no real point in trying to main someone who is either always picked or banned for self-explanatory reasons. Take Morgana for instance. In this CC/hook/engage heavy bot meta, playing Morgana/maining Morgana seems like the perfect move, but because it's such a perfect move, she's always banned out.
3 - Can you genuinely find them fun? If you're gonna be maining someone, you will be dedicating SERIOUS amounts of time to them. If you don't or can't find said champion fun, then maining said champion just won't be sustainable, regardless of how effective your mechanics are on them.
4 - Are they grossly overpowered or grossly underpowered? If someone you really wanna main is either of these two, chances are, you're gonna run into trouble since champions in both categories are always subject to buffs, nerfs and potentially even reworks. For instance, maining someone like Akali back when she was released would've been a good move at first, but of course now we know how overtuned she was and how many nerfs she's required (or not required, but still received). Now look at Ryze. No one can really fully learn/master him because by the time you have gotten halfway through mastering him, Riot would've issued in his next annual (or even biannual) rework. What about for instance, Orianna. She would be a perfect 'main' champion since she's really a champion whose effectiveness scales 1:1 with the player's skill. She's never overbearing or underwhelming in any meta and has stayed pretty stagnant with her numbers. Of course now we know the only reason why she received the Shockwave buff is due to Worlds but that's an outliar of Riot wanting more viewership and highlights than Orianna actually being weak or not.
And finally, if you're like me: 5 - Do you like the way the champion looks? I dunno, I can't play any champion I don't like visually but that might just be me
But yeah, just a few things you should keep in mind when trying to find a main. I encourage you to not just follow suggestions people give you without running through some of these points (or all of them).
StonMon1 votesI think if I really set my mind to it I could just main one champ in ranked at least, I’ll still mess around in norms with different champs for sure though. Thanks for all the info you’ve given me some great points to think about when choosing who to main.
Kshaway1 votesI think if I really set my mind to it I could just main one champ in ranked at least, I’ll still mess around in norms with different champs for sure though. Thanks for all the info you’ve given me some great points to think about when choosing who to main.
Don’t do it. Unless if you want to. You don’t need to one trick. Another viable strategy is to adapt with the meta. (Junglers and supports do this.) Play what the team needs,
PhearBunny1 voteswhichever champion you like most. The main thing deciding your performance, is gonna be whether you enjoy the champion youre playing and if that champions playstyle resonates with you or not.
I Like Teemo1 votes
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Dont play support you very rarly can ever 1v9 on a support but if your a support main
Zero Shingetsu1 votes[{quoted}](name=I Like Teemo,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=wgoH11GE,comment-id=0002,timestamp=2019-10-11T12:34:57.347+0000)
Dont play support you very rarly can ever 1v9 on a support but if your a support main
Either I'm utterly amazing or people underestimate the impact of a good support. I carried myself from Bronze V to Gold IV with Support Rammus in half a season. Granted, this was season 3, but Rammus hasn't changed much since then. I also regularly turn games with good Support Ornn play these days. You just have to know which teammates to ignore and which to put over.
Zero Shingetsu1 votesIf you like offense, Master Yi. If you like defense, Garen. If you like range, Lucian. If you like to be sneaky, Shaco. If you like to help your team, whoever can do the most damage in a broad area quickly. Probably Yasuo.
This is how the meta looks right now. If you were asking a few years ago, I'd have said "whoever you enjoy playing", but the meta only allows for specific champions to really excel right now.
You can still play a good support game and manage to really turn a game, but... Only if you're very good at support. I happen to be a natural as I'm the type who actively ducks away from glory and would rather help my teammates look good, so it's in my mindset already. If you're also that type of player, you can still have great success at support as long as you're very comfortable with the champion. Ornn, AP Nasus, Pantheon, Tryndamere, Sejuani, Leona, Rammus, and Galio can all be great choices in that situation. Nami, Janna, and Sona are also very strong, but only if you're really good at positioning. Getting caught out for a half-second these days can get you slaughtered as a healer.
nachocheeseeeee1 votes
both offer good damage and utility, scale well into late game, and are quite strong in solo queue. When your team is behind, utility is always useful. When your team is ahead, having both damage plus utility is the icing on the cake.
LightswornLance1 votes Used to be one of the best champions to onetrick because if you played well you could win almost every matchup. 
Also has alot of winning matchups in the mid lane but he does have a high banrate.
Onetricking is very bad though because idealy you are able play a decent enough pool of champions that you can counter pick given the opportunity. Example if I'm going against a yasuo I'm not just gonna choose a mage. I'll play darius or garen or pantheon and make him feed.
Hydrohawk791 votesOne tricks are the worst players to have on your team. Someone with a deep champion pool that can counter pick or synergy pick for the team is the person I want.
My advice, stay in bronze and learn the champs, work at macro play (playing the map and around your teammates/enemy) and once you get good at a number of champions, take it seriously. There's a TON of broken picks out there right now you could be abusing instead of one-tricking a champion that can hinder your team.