Players talk about their bad champion builds in League of Legends and explain why they keep going back to them. MeinMMO tells you what’s behind it.
In League of Legends, the metagame often has the final say when it comes to which champions and builds are considered effective and competitive. But some players have the courage to go against the grain and develop and defend unconventional champion builds. They present some creations that they play again and again.
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Players rely on creative builds
Viego, the mysterious champion standing at the center of the action, is an example of players straying from the predetermined path. For example, Riot Games may have just planned it with items like Trinity Force and Kraken Slayer, but a player named Miudom finds that inappropriate.
Instead, he swears by Divine Sunderer and Blade of the Ruined King in his Viego build, as Miudom shares on Reddit. This build has undergone some changes in the past, but it remains the better choice for him. And not to mention, Blade of the Ruined King is literally his blade.
Other players also join the discussion and share their builds:
Sonic build: Another interesting example is the Sonic the Hedgehog build, where champions like Rammus, Hecarim and Quinn aim for maximum movement speed. This is done, for example, by using the Predator rune and building items such as Youmuu’s Ghostblade and Chemtank. It’s actually a common tactic, many players also play Singed in a similar speed style, for example.
The player FakeAlan writes: I don’t care how much damage I do, I’m going in and I’m going in fast. Somehow that will be enough to win the fight, regardless of team comps.
AP support with kills: DazedandConfusedTuna loves AP-Nami as support. Normally, Nami is considered a supporter who serves to support her team. But in this case it’s about something completely different.
The idea behind the full AP Nami build is to gain early game advantage and then spread the devastation. The user emphasizes: […] You haven’t lived until you get 20 kills on Nami Support.
Tank-Shaco to annoy: The player Robo-Doge relies on Tank-Shaco, he says: […]I like being an annoying ass, but I don’t like killing them quickly.
Hybrid Gnar: Hybrid Gnar brings great joy to the silvermoonbeats player: […] People never expect to do much damage with a mini-gnar if you build one or two AS items [Attackspeed]and then they also don’t know how robust Mega Gnar is because they think your build is focused on optimizing Mini.
Nautilus top: itzxFabi prefers full tank Nautilus on the topplane and not as support, he particularly relies on the items Heartsteel and Demonic Embrace, his explanation: You do insane damage, have good waveclear, are more tanky than a support Nautilus will ever be and you’re still the same CC machine. The only real fight is lane until lvl 6 and against Olaf, most other matchups are pretty survivable until you scale.
But what drives these players? One player sums it up: For me it just feels right. It’s about emphasizing the feeling, the style of play and the identification with the champion beyond the numbers.
What builds do you always go back to? Feel free to write it to us in the comments.
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