https://i.imgflip.com/1da3hc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t1Ab8qo.png
But no seriously, anyone who uses the, "It's meta for a reason" argument out of diamond level matches deserves to dedicate every second of their life thanking Riot for not adding any divisions below bronze.
Laughing Fish19 votesHis work is still a hack job.
shots fired https://49.media.tumblr.com/0cb72e592f1162c21e44bd1edc1a65b3/tumblr_o54w73hc7w1qjnbtgo3_400.gif
TeCoolMage7 voteso-o what's this I'm seeing
Is this laughing fish becoming
laughing stock?!?!
Stratego337 votesLaughing Fish downvoted [zombie-brand-mindblown]
ChaosThief4 votesIt's simple; we're setting him to 4 upvotes.
badooga6 votes"Lol this dumbass chose 
into 
, watch him feed"
5 minutes later, I'm 4/0/1 with 40 farm while Riven is 0/4/0 with 22 farm.
GULAG 4 U3 votesIf you're good at aatrox shitting on riven is def possible.
Boulderox1 votesIf you're good at aatrox shitting on riven is def possible.
http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2324227977/210988112?tab=overview [slayer-jinx-wink] old but relevant to the point
Poppy My Cherry5 votesI used to get flamed for picking poppy (before her W buff) and people used to say "pick a real tank, poppy cant take any damage omfg" i would purposely build full AD and still do better them just to hear them cry "cant even build right, such trash" gotta love them mid/bot laners sometimes, especially if you do better than them with whats considered a wrong build / bad champ ;)
ThePompf2 votes"pick a real tank" "Poppy can't deal any damage" https://i.imgflip.com/11gn1b.jpg
Photos of Ghosts1 votes*can't take
Poppy My Cherry1 votesdidnt you know? some league players believe that if you rearrange the letters in the word "tank" it spells "ADCarry" LOL
but nah i said take :P
Big Lincoln4 votesanything works in oce
TeCoolMage30 votesanything works in NA
Auz the Ripper3 votesCan confirm, topturne is great
SwaggyMcGhee4203 votesThere was a diamond mid Nocturne main in Korea.
TeCoolMage12 votesIn Korea, anything works too.
Not because they're all scrubs like us of course.
They just make everything work by constantly knowing the optimal choice.
Fazor3 votesBut im a mid noc main...
DeathBot6662 votesI used to be a garen ADC main.
It's just now dawning on me why it took so long to get out of bronze...
Fazor1 votesNah. If you dedicate enough time to garen adc, you'll make it work. I believe in you. And if it doesn't work one game, keep this in mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEI3N9kIyP4
Melledoneus1 votesNope. If you try to build anything but tank on Shen you're useless.
TeCoolMage1 votesNah man you gotta build the sightstone + zz'rot then full attack speed shen for maximal damage, place your portal in the middle of the river so you get the movespeed to roam between top and mid while bot is being 4 man pushed to inhib, split push two lanes at once and still have ulti to return!
Melledoneus1 votesIs this River Shen's return?
TeCoolMage2 votesYeah, if your team is behind and only has towers on one of the side lanes, this is the OP korean strat that will carry you to a decent comeback. Lets you rotate like a beast and get them sick outer tower deaths.
Romtheguy1 votesLet us not forget the strange build of Lightning Shen!
ModWulf Helhammer3 votes125,793 Mastery 7 Quinn ADC here. Experience always wins
Valeckserai3 votesA dedicated comfort pick is way better than a flavor of the month pick most of the time in my opinion. Unless you KNOW how to play the fotm champ well, it won't really win you any more games from what I've seen.
WinTheWarOnPants3 votesmeta or not, please don't play 
"sup" in my ranked games... thank you.
Otter Fire2 votesThere is a division below bronze. Everyone below level 30.
TeCoolMage6 votesNot even true: All the level 20 - 30 players I've seen are better than the B5s
Idroold1 votescause they are smurfs :D
IA9hRfpP5q2 votesI will always be a supported of the "Unranked should not exist. The placement submission should be decided by battling in "The Wood Division"
Tentacle Love2 votesMy comfort pick is Ultimate Bravery.[slayer-pantheon-popcorn]
Atreus Jones1 votesI have the same problem with certain champs or even builds for that matter.
EndlessSorcerer2 votesI've had a couple people rage at me for building Warrior + Skirmisher's Sabre on Evelynn.
While it might not be the optimal build, I find that I'll often have to build defensively for the sake of our team composition and I find Warrior to be a better sole offensive item than Runic Echoes.
Atreus Jones2 votesI've had a couple people rage at me for building Warrior + Skirmisher's Sabre on Evelynn.
While it might not be the optimal build, I find that I'll often have to build defensively for the sake of our team composition and I find Warrior to be a better sole offensive item than Runic Echoes.
A friend of mine has the same problem. He feels that Morello isn't a good item on Veigar for early game, so he builds a grail for early mana regen, he actually ran into a problem yesterday with someone criticizing it, my friend, finds it to benefit him, but he isn't the most open to criticism when the build works.
TeCoolMage2 votesGrail? Why not just get an early chalice then sell it?
Atreus Jones2 votesGrail? Why not just get an early chalice then sell it?
I'll be sure to suggest that next time we play together
TeCoolMage2 votesyeah :P I've been wanting to try that too but honestly the mana tome thing that builds into morello is enough if I'm not a tear user
Small Tiddies1 votesI'd agree, recently picked Aatrox up. Got level 4 last night.
Idroold2 votesQER BOOM BOOM EVERYWHERE
The 2nd Horseman1 votesI mean, you could've picked, like anything, other then Aatrox to main though. I am including prerework Poppy and Yorick. Don't get me wrong, I like my splitpushers top lane, but I haven't even seen Aatrox's winrate hit 50.
Sorakas Pantheon1 votesPrerework Yorick's win rate was not even in the 50's because not many people played him same as Aatrox not many people play him to give a good measurement of his win rate and he is really good
Serika Zero1 votesThe thing is: stuff are more effective when played as "meta".
Example: ADC Ahri works just fine, but she is more effective. So, her "meta" build is APC Example: Ahri is a fine mid laner, she has some wave clear, roaming potential and pick potential, all good. But she isn't as strong as current meta champions that are more suited to fight the champions the enemy picks (or are overpowered). That's why some people favor picking meta over comfort.
HOWEVER, learning a champion takes time. Picking "meta" just because is "meta" while you didn't put in the time to learn it (like most players don't actually put in the time at the start), you will harm your chances by picking meta over comfort.
Personally, I prefer mechanically easy champions. So, even when Azir was meta, my mid lane picks were (pre rework Malzahar, Morgana, Ahri, Diana). Also, since it takes time to learn a champion. You might want to use that time to master your comfort champions that suits your playstyle.
Even in a fight between a Sword user, Spear user, Scythe user, Knuckle user, Mace user, Axe user. Even if right now most people are using swords -> which means spear wins (coz its longer) and it makes spear meta. If you got good enough with your preferred choice, you are going to kick the "ass of the meta weapon user". Even if they know to use all from above, if you are better on your own, you can win :)
Then there are "Gun user", "Riffle user", "Nuke user". Those are OP or cheats ;)
PS: this worlds we had a demonstration that meta doesn't really matter even in the highest tiers. You can play off meta (brand support, mf support, zac jungle, etc) and win even in a game between the best 50 or so players in the world.
Sorakas Pantheon1 votesI am at my best when i am Playing Pantheon as Support 2nd best when playing Pantheon anywhere else
Buddelmuddel1 votesIf you play against Faker, he would ban you out everytime - so I think it is a meta pick^^
Borbland1 votesI mean, meta picks are meta picks. I would've been called crazy if I played Miss Fortune support just some months ago.
People are sheeps, even at pro level, and there is only few people innovating and finding new strong picks, which transforms into meta picks
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