Viable champion to main

danmarge·1/26/2015, 9:06:07 AM·1 votes·820 views

I'm relatively new to Lol I'm looking for a viable champion to buy and play in the current season. I've been hoarding a decent amount of IP I play pretty much everything but top (everyone seems to call that first so I've given up trying to get it). Jungling definitely isnt my strongest role but I can do it. I'd appreciate a nice supp mid or adc. I'm pretty much open to learning any character though and willing to watch a decent amount of videos to really learn the mechanics.

11 Comments

mvargus1/26/2015, 4:12:01 PM2 votes

Dan,

There are a lot of choices here and it all depends on your play. I found a youtube channel run by "scrapcomputer" that might help. He's done long videos on "How to choose your X". I'm not sure if he has a top lane one, but he does have support, ADC, Jungle and Mid. (warning the mid one is almost 2 hours long). It's not an in depth look at each champion, but it will give you a idea of how they play and allow you to start thinking who might fit your play style.

I can say that even if you decide "I want to main support as Thresh", be ready to both have another support choice available (as once you get to draft you might not get your first choice) and to have at least 2-3 other positions you can play comfortably. I am like you but have already decided that for now I'll work on maining ADC as Jinx. However yesterday I had a number of games where I played anything other than ADC as another player immediately called ADC or locked in an ADC leaving me having to choose an alternate. I also have friends who are in ranked and a couple have been playing multiple games away from the position they main while in solo queue and trying to claw back up the ranks after the "soft reset"

I could try to suggest a specific champ, but I don't know your playstyle so I can't really say who might work for you. I know that I've had some luck with Jinx as ADC, Sejuani as a jungler/top, Diana as mid, and Zyra or Sona as support. (and that's with Zyra being considered a poor choice by many players, but she works for me.)

Leti the Yeti1/26/2015, 10:16:34 AM1 votes

Tanky supports are absolutely god tier leona braum thresh... and as been viable for a really long time

Mid... dominated by assassins but due to incoming nerfs, that is subject to change ... so get your freelo Zed while you can go 28/1/2 and carry games to victory

ADC... corki and graves i dont know why, they just work

EmittingXs1/26/2015, 8:13:03 PM1 votes

I bought Karma a while back and kinda forgot about her... I recently picked her up and man have I been missing out. I mainly play her as a Support but she can also go Mid. Her skills are where the magic is at. She's Ability Power based so her damage is mainly from her skills. What I really enjoy about Karma is how versatile she is. She can support people because her E can generate a shield that absorbs damage and gives a small speed boost. But she can also poke with her Q which slows whatever she hits. She also has the ability to root enemies in place for a short while with her W. Her ultimate is amazing in that, when activated, it empowers her other 3 skills basically generating 3 new skills. Her Q pokes but it also creates a circle that slows and deals damage after a short while. Her W can root enemies but also steals their health and returns it to Karma. And her E, the shield, can expand to a greater radius and shield more allies.

She can go one on one with other supports who don't have her power and she can also defend quiet well. Her ability to poke the enemy team and also protect her own allies is what I think makes her an amazing Support. My suggestion from here would be to check out her Champion Spotlight or some game play videos about her.

Here's a link to her CS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWIj3IRz8DI

The Chin1/26/2015, 8:48:11 PM1 votes

Every champion has the potential to carry, so any champion is a viable main. Just go with your favorite :)

QuantumLight1/26/2015, 9:32:30 PM1 votes

PLAY WHOEVER YOU FEEL LIKE PLAYING.

unless its urgot... never seen a good urgot... buff him plz

GummyBearWookiee1/26/2015, 9:50:42 PM1 votes

Annie....Annie's viable top, mid, and support....cheap too.

ADC wise...everything can still easily work for the most part...strongest are probably Graves and Corki...but honestly as someone who's new...any ADC outside of Urgot works. Seriously...avoid Urgot.

ZeroAnarchy1/26/2015, 10:27:23 PM1 votes

Graves Nami Orianna

Acidic Puddle1/26/2015, 10:57:13 PM1 votes

Nidalee OP

SEKAI1/26/2015, 9:08:48 AM1 votes

All champions are viable in Normal, if you know the way.

In Ranked, any champion that has a popularity higher than 1 - 2% or so is viable, you just need to know the kit, the matchups, the builds and ofc practice.

But you will run into many people who judge you from the picks you have, it's annoying.

Blancmark1/27/2015, 2:07:04 PM1 votes

Honestly, I'd say try out a bunch of champions and see which you like best. In my opinion, there are no "bad" champions. Only "bad" players. Meaning that it takes a lot of practice to get good at a number of champions. Some have a higher learning curve than others. A viable main basically means a champion you enjoy playing, and that you're good with. Also, as mentioned before, make sure you have at least a few champions ready for each role/lane, as indeed you might not always get the one you want.

Yes, you might get nasty comments from people because you pick a champion not commonly chosen (like Urgot), but whatever with that. If you're good with the champ you pick and in the role you pick, I'd say why not? Do it.

Like me picking Urgot a few times and dominating the lane. Last time was Urgot with a Supportplank (Gangplank support). We worked so well together. ^-^

Sometimes unusual picks work just as well as the standard picks. Sometimes even better. I remember being up against a Sion (reworked Sion) ADC with an Evelynn support. My word, that was monstrous. We got served. -chuckles- They definitely practiced that.

It's true that in ranked, rules for picks seem a bit more restrictive. So be sure to practice some more commonly picked champions as well. It's received better in most PvP on Summoner's Rift.

Every player in League has their own opinion on what works and what doesn't, what's good and what's bad...and actually all of them are correct in their own way. I'd advise you to form your own opinion and stick with what works best for you. ^-^ For example, one of my mains is Shen. I've read many varying opinions on Shen, but he works for me, so why not? I love playing as Shen, and I'm getting better at it every time. As an ADC, I often pick Varus, cuz I love to...and I'm pretty damn good with him, too. I know he isn't picked as much as Corki, Graves, Lucian, Vayne or Jinx, but who cares? Doesn't mean I can't.