Items "help" but they do not win you games
My game had a player that rushed level 9 while obtaining at least 8 fully completed items. 3
2
2
and a
at least. He had Imperial/Wild/Shapeshifter/Blademaster at least on his team as well. He was pretty much gifted everything he could ever want in sealing 1st place. He destroyed the team i worked on all game and i landed in 4th. I watched the remainder of the game and this same player came in 3rd because his 2 hyper carries
were either yoinked by
, or one shot by
.
Moral of the story: Items definitely give you an advantage to win, but team placement and champion counters will always net you a win.
Also rush a rank 2
in any scenario. 8 sec stuns are op