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Hecarim vs Udyr every single game. If they are banned someone insta pick Lillia. Mid lane dominated by Ori and Viktor. Top lane Gnar/Sion/Renekton, sometimes GP if open..

What are your thoughts about this meta? The problem are the items or the lack of enthusiasm by the pro playes that avoid trying new picks?

EDIT: Yep i also remember ardent censer meta (season 4? can't remember). Without a doubt that time was one of the most brainless periods of League history.

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I think item diversity is very good.

Sure the Chemtank junglers are running over everything. That’s obviously an issue. But I just saw Renekton build three different first item builds in a single bo5 this weekend and then the next day he swapped his mythic midgame as the game state evolved.

Lillia and Nidalee regularly build three different mythics. Supportive tops have 2-3. And that’s not counting the 2nd and 3rd options. Marksmen have a ton of choices across ER, Collector, Hurricane, PD, Rageknife, and LDR third. There are further edge cases and that’s not counting the 5-6 different first items that get chosen.

Mages are a little lean except that they choose among 4-5 of the 6 mythics every game. Seraphs is a sometimes 2nd. Void is OP though.

People think their fighter options are limited. They are not. Gangplank regularly uses like four different builds though.