Talk about Staple picks!

CurS1VE·Aug 7, 2019·1 votes·643 views

In traditional TCG's there are cards that are Staples, essentially always a net positive with very little downside as well as being versatile enough to be played in almost any sort of comp (relatively speaking). So the Staple picks that i've spoke about in other threads that i've found are 3-4 in particular.

Pyke
Lulu
Twisted Fate
Cho'gath / Sejuani

Personally I find these 4 in particular so good that if I have at least 2 of them even if I don't have great RNG or Items or even a comp working yet, they can carry to a point until I do have something, even if it means i need to sit on some gold and just get that going to hyper roll.

Are there any that I maybe over looking? what do you think? what are some picks that you think offer very little downside?

5 Comments

ModThe DjinnAug 7, 20191 votes

Twisted Fate is definitely not on the top-picks list. He's actually in need of (and receiving) buffs due to his relatively low impact.

Later in the game, I'd call all of the following great picks in almost any situations:

Akali
Cho'Gath
Draven
Gnar
Pyke
Lulu
Shyvana
Aatrox
Kennen
Aurelion Sol
Sejuani
Swain
Yasuo
Kayle

All of them either offer enough power at 2-3 stars to just be solid even by themselves and/or have some sort of gamechanging ultimate that's worth dropping into most comps.

CurS1VEAug 7, 20191 votes

I didn't say he was a top pick, i said he is low risk and high reward and offers a lot of stability without any sort of major drawbacks. TF can plug into almost any comp because of the nature of Blue Card mostly but he still offers CC (randomly) as well as decent dmg, for sure he falls off late but like I said, he gives really good plug-n potential to stabilize until you figure out what your comp is.

As for the things you listed, I wouldn't call most of those Staples. A Staple is something good where it can be put into any comp and do well; Aatrox is definitely not that he needs a lot, Similar to some of the other things you listed.

Being Good Scaling isn't really what a staple is, nor is it something that is suppose to hard carry, although it could.

Draven and Asol are probably the only 2 Damage Dealers that could really be Staple picks. Karthus as well