Forget about Runes - Forget about Masteries - Think Role Builder
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The intent of Masteries/Runes is to give customization over how champions play, Masteries tried to deviate away from minor statistic changes only to highlight that blanket changes work ok for some and all to well for others.
So let's try something radically different, champion specific customization for each of the roles on summoners rift; hence the name Role Builder.
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#What is the purpose and intent of Role Builder? To counterbalance the qualities of a champion to better fill a specific role.
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What does it take to be a: Top Laner? Jungler? Mid Laner? Support? Carry?
Jungle and Support are the easiest to define so let's start with those:
- Jungle needs to clear camps, counter jungle, be mobile on the map for ganks, take part in the warding game
- Support is the bedrock of utility for the team, baby sitting the carry, roaming mid and dropping wards
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Let's try this out for 
a basic champion we've all played at least once.
#JUNGLE examples
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Jungle Talent A - Excessive Perseverance Reduce the lvl required when non-epic monster damage no longer stops Perseverance
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Jungle Talent B - Hardened Perseverance Epic Monsters no longer stop Perseverance
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Jungle Talent C - Tranquil Perseverance Increase the power of Perseverance while in the Jungle
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Jungle Talent D - Decisive Speed Increase the duration of the movementspeed buff outside of combat in the Jungle
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Jungle Talent E - Bush Strike Decisive Strike has its cooldown reduced when entering a bush by 'x' amount
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#SUPPORT examples
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Support Talent A - Deflective Courage Deflect projectiles for the duration of courage while near an ally
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Support Talent B - Resounding Courage Nearby Allies gain Courage's effects for its duration, redirecting the mitigated damage toward Garen
- Support Talent C - Healing Justice Demacian Justice can now be used on allies to heal them for the damage it would otherwise cause
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Support Talent C - Judgement's Redemption Heal allies inside the radius of judgement
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Support Talent D - Judgement's Exemption Remove snares and slows from an ally within the radius of Judgement
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Garen is great to test this on because he's so blank and basic, the buff that he got to his E in recent patches is the kind of thing that can be swapped out easily - for example:
Top Talent A - Judgement's Shred After several ticks of judgement damage, the target champion will have its armor reduced
For more complicated champions some of their kit may have to be taken out to be put into a role, which should be ok considering how certain champions are overloaded compared to others. This is just an idea, it's not actually happening, no need to freak out no ones going to jail or florida.
Have some fun, what would you do?
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