Should i buy runes at level 17. But i mostly play with my friend who is level 30and other level 30.

TheTackler·8/18/2015, 6:08:13 AM·6 votes·5,792 views

I Play with my friend 90% of the time. Who is level 30. And other ppl who are above 20. Should I but runes. Because I'm playing ppl who have runes. To keep up. My stats

31 Comments

RiotMeddler8/18/2015, 6:39:14 AM15 votes

I'd recommend buying tier 1 runes for the slots you've currently got. A single first win of the day game will pretty much let you fill out a rune page and in the long run the extra stats should pay for themselves in IP. Once you hit 20 of course you can then start grabbing Tier 3 runes which are what you'll want long term.

Retillin8/18/2015, 8:04:43 AM9 votes

Ignore the Rioter who responded. Don't buy them. In 3 levels you unlock access to the best tier runes in the game. So if you are going to fill out a Rune Page, save them up until you hit 20.

Minrog8/18/2015, 7:02:54 AM8 votes

I wouldn't buy Tier 1 runes anymore.

You'll have to keep turning off the Tier 1 checkbox so they don't block your real runes later on. You can't get rid of them ever.

Tier 1 Runes = Riot Herpes

exe38/18/2015, 9:17:52 AM4 votes

Don't ever waste IP on anything but Tier 3 runes. Everything else is worthless and furthermore clutters your rune pages later on.

Tier 1 and 2 are pretty much just noob traps. Hopefully Riot does something about the entire system sooner rather than later (fingers crossed for this years preseason).

Transgressor8/18/2015, 6:12:09 AM4 votes

No, worst mistake you could make. Keep hoarding your IP until lvl 30, but you still wont have enough to build a proper specialized page for the role you play the most(so you could at least have runes for your main champions), so I suggest purchasing an IP boost. If that's out of the question, then just grind untill you have enough IP to comfortably build a generic rune page that will fit the role you enjoy the most across all its corresponding champions.

PapaGreg218/18/2015, 1:28:50 PM3 votes

Don't ever spend your ip on Runes that are lower than tier 3. I hate the rune system and everything about it is a needless ip grind but you need the tier 3 to be on even footing with everybody else once you start ranked.

Solidair38/18/2015, 12:16:14 PM3 votes

no, just wait till you can get tier 3 runes.

RogueWill8/18/2015, 6:14:59 AM2 votes

Wait to buy runes until you are able to buy tier 3 runes.

As the runes are right now buying tier 1 and 2 are a waste of IP since they are quite expensive and there is no way to sell them or trade them for tier 3, plus the benefit is minimal. Wait for tier 3

Earl Eulrich8/18/2015, 2:03:17 PM2 votes

you can easily buy 1 generic ad and one generic ap runepage with tier 1 runes, they are pretty cost-efficient. Just stay away from Tier 2 runes, they are a trap!

ExHentai8/18/2015, 6:56:16 PM2 votes

Oh no, I bought tier 1 runes. Now I can't buy that 1 armor seal I've been saving up for months to buy. Woe is me!

EROTIC RAID BOSS8/18/2015, 5:23:52 PM1 votes

I got the same advice when I was leveling up from people, they said dont get tier 1 or 2 runes theyre a waste of IP

Kinda feel like those people are total idiots though, considering how insanely cheap t1 and 2 runes are and what a difference they'd have made when I was trying to learn how to jungle etc.

For basically the price of nothing at all you can get tier 1 runes in every slot and theyre about 50% effective compared to t3. they're actually a great bargain that help you not be at such a disadvantage compared to higher level players

warpenguin5558/19/2015, 6:00:28 PM1 votes

just get tier 3 runes. tier one and two suck

Scryer8/19/2015, 8:29:26 AM1 votes

Go for it at level 20, the only runes that matter are T3

Hollabakatchya8/19/2015, 5:57:42 PM1 votes

Ide recommend waiting until 30 to buy the tier 1 runes. What I would start doing asap however, is start building up IP so when you hit 30 you'll have around 20k worth of IP to build some worthwhile pages.

I would also start getting really really good at a handful of champs that would work well with a standard AP/AD rune page.

Shroom Junkie8/18/2015, 5:03:06 PM1 votes

Never buy tier 1-2 runes. Ever. They're just so ew and its best to just level up and then spend your RP on champs and tier 3 runes.