Champion Mains and their Cultures

Lord Boltrix··8 votes·716 views

I'm just curious about the people who main certain champions, as these mains often form a community, a culture if you will, and before anyone says it, I'm not talking about typical stereotyping. I'm talking about how each champion has people who consider them their main, and who often build their league identity around this champion, and it affects who they are to other league players, and perhaps who they are outside of the game.

Just as people bring their own culture into this game, this game begins to give people who play it their own culture, which makes trying to explain the game to other people who don't play it similar to trying to explain certain trends that are simply exist among the people you know most well.

And just like league itself may have it's own culture, there are those who have their own more insular cultures surrounding maybe the champion roles they are most familiar with and which they most associate themselves with. But beyond even that, there are the champion main cultures, people whose primary connection with league may be formed out of one entire champion. I have a friend who plays nothing but Sona, she has personal connection with that champion (I'm not at liberty to discuss), but Sona is what connects her most to League.

People see me around the forums all the time, I often pop up where Malicious Metal may be seen, and I'm sure some of you know who that is, an avid fan of Mordekaiser, as I am and who I consider my main. Often you get a glimpse into the culture of Mordekaiser mains whenever Malicious Metal makes a post, since it usually focuses on our main and which naturally draws in discussion by other mains.

It makes me curious about the potential cultures of other players who main different champions, people who are familiar with Mordekaiser know that trends can result among Mordekaiser mains BECAUSE of maining that champion. I myself have become a fan of metal music majorly because of Mordekaiser being a metal icon, and I have even found myself hue'ing occasionally in real life.

I'm curious as to what cultures the mains of other champions may have, as well as more interest in my own champion's playerbase culture.

19 Comments

Malicious Metal5 votes

Well, Mordekaiser mains are like magnets.

If one shows up it won't be long for others to arrive due to the power of Metal and Magnetism.

Lord Boltrix1 votes

We are, aren't we?

In other news, how have you been Mal?

Malicious Metal1 votes

I've been having a pleasant last fortnight of 2015 with a six day vacation down in Italy with loads of home made cuisine. Also having baked some pizza myself for one of my friends who had recently found out that she's gluten intolerant.

On a Mordekaiser related note; I've been playing more PBE than live for the past week to get used to the W being castable on minions (Dragon's Harvester AOE's actually twice as large as the normal one btw) and his ultimate being less bursty. The latter change is weird due to you not being able to execute those below 20% health and making their QSS' useless. The notorious R-ignite-e for an easy kill is less of an instant death, making it not as satisfying but the improved DOT makes the enemy's anguish so much more delicious.

The think they'll survive the Children of the Grave Dot and ignite but after 10 excruciatingly long seconds they're bound to be dead.

Lord Boltrix1 votes

Well that was just crazy, I went out and got some pizza from the local 7-Eleven (it's surprisingly decent for a pizza you get from a place not designed for selling pizza) when I got your response.

As for good-ol' Morde,' I have my concerns for that minion-casting ability of Harvester of Sorrow, I have the gut feeling Morde is going to see a nerf just to keep that ability, I don't consider the change to Children of the Grave a true nerf. Hell, I'm sure that the change is going to create quite a few situations where people underestimate the ultimate because of how the instant damage/heal has been changed. and end up giving a kill they wouldn't because they took a few auto-attacks from minions.

Comrade Napoleon1 votes

i sensed a strange force pulling me to this thread

HEAljvLykd4 votes

I main Nami. I'm a fish.

Lord Boltrix1 votes

Are you a Nami main because you're a fish, or are you a fish because you main Nami?

Twiggles4 votes

I'm not sure you should take this person's words at face value. They seem a bit fishy to me...

Kill me.

Lord Boltrix1 votes

(looks to Malicious Metal for approval, then casts Children of the Grave)

There you go.

Fisherman Fízz1 votes

{quoted}

I main Nami. I'm a fish.

I'm a fish too Fizz

PlsTouchMeGently2 votes

I mean... I main Malzahar. I think Malz players like to plan ahead and are content to watch the battle unfold while making sure to give everyone aids.

TurquoiseYoshi2 votes

Gnar GABAGU NABAN DEMAGLIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

biobirbbyy1 votes

I love Kennen and I'm actually good at him I love Gnar but absolutely suck at him

SpartenA79911 votes

Soraka : love being the hero that just saves people's lives. It is so satisfying to keep someone barely alive in a teamfight by healing them asap each time its off cd. Zyra : I honestly love zyra because very few people in low elo know what she does and how to play against her. Alot of cc, and i love the zone control feel of her kit. Plus the snare that can go through minions is super helpful unlike a morg bind that stops at first target.

VulcanIsHere1 votes

Quinn I have a crisis. Am I human? Or a bird?

CAW CAW MOTHA FUCKA

But often I feel Quinns play as one of the most aggressive ADCs, or at least I do. Our ult helps us with such, as we can go in pretty quickly. Also, we do enjoy split pushing, as we can ult to wherever we want to go (though some don't establish vision). Also, being able to crap on a Vayne is pretty fun, too.

HayRoss1 votes

Garen mains, (In my opinion) are (some of) the only people who main easy ass champions who don't argue that they take skill

If I said Annie was easy to play, Annie mains would come and flame me (Pun intended)

If I said Riven was easy to play, Riven mains would flame me

If I said Garen was easy to play, Garen mains would probably agree and go back to spinning

In general, Garen mains are pretty chill and they just play for fun. (Did you know that Laughing Fish mains Garen?)

Captain Aishi1 votes

Renekton i don't really know what to say about this one but... Shyvana me and other avid shyvana players often need to clarify that her champion design is not at all that of a tank and that she plays more like a melee ADC than anything else... something which non-shyv players tend to not understand and often ask for her to be reworked to have a more utility/CC oriented kit because they find her current playstyle boring, even though actual shyv fans love the way she plays... prejudice against dragons is real :P

Renekton I guess most other renek players i've seen are aware that we play a pretty big lane bully, but we know his exploitable weaknesses and aren't afraid to leak them to those who feel frustrated about facing the croc to ease their pain somewhat

Jeanne fan club1 votes

I main Ahri. I watch anime sometimes.

Chroyo1 votes

I main Riven. I hate my life.

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