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A Generic Rune Guide

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Introduction

Hi all, Jawzeyy (formerly JAYZORZ) here with another different kind of guide.

This kind of guide has been done more compared to my previous guides, however they aren't fully up to date, and some people still seem confused about rune pages.

Firstly, I will say you should base your rune page around a logical premise, but should also be based around your playstyle.

I.e. If you are a very aggressive player that may get caught out/punished, you might want a rune page that makes you more durable, or if you play safe but like to deal immense damage, taking an aggressive rune page might be advisable.

Runes- Why all the fuss

Runes help tremendously, particularly early game, and are quintessential to success in ranked games and high level play.

Players start with 2 rune pages, and these are all that is 'neccessary' to play, but further specialising runepages can help to increase your success.

Ideally, these 2 default pages should be made as generic as possible, so to be usable for many situations, even if not ideal for any.

Movement Speed Quintessences

These runes are universal, and as such can be used on anyone if you are willing to forego the stats.

In season 2, these were almost a must for any non-carry lane (supports,junglers,top) but this season they have fallen out of favour a bit, due to the movement speed item changes and the fact that boots are effectively redundant early.

Generic Runepages

The two featured in the cheat sheet are fairly generic, and probably advisable rune pages if you only have 2.

Rune Page 1.

,, 8x as well as 1 and give you significant boosts to last hitting and damage whilst making you fairly tanky.

The glyph that seems out of place actually adds 1 AD for the price of 1 MR, and as such is quite a good idea.

Rune Page 2.

, , and is quite good for most casters.

Bare in mind that, though its generic, it does only work for a group of casters, and that is 'mana-dependant'.

If casters you play are resourceless, or mana isn't an issue, consider armor or scaling health seals.

Supports

Supports aren't really encompassed that well by these 2 generic pages, so I will explain runes for supports first.

Passive Supports

and are both good choices, and taking 8x seals and 3x quintessences grants you 1 bonus gold every 2 seconds.

This does leave you squishy though, so taking 1x and 9x grants you some strong armour and rounds out your build.

Aggressive Supports

8x , as well as the Marks and Glyphs, + the extra seal is still relevant.

But seeing as you are aggressive, you may want a little bit more durability, and as such taking might be a good idea.

Top Laners

Top lane is completely character dependant:

For tanky aps (, , ), you will want to take:
,
,
(unless vsing ap)
and either or .

For tanky ads: (, ,), you will want to take:
,
,
(unless vsing ap)
and .

For bursty ads: (, ,), you will want to take:
Greater mark of armor penetration,
,
(unless vsing ap)
and .

AD carries

The runes within the 'generic AD page' are fairly standard for casters, and I would reccommend using them in most cases.

Some people will run or due to not needing MR as much in lane, but I just prefer the extra MR.

Taking 2x sacrifices 5 AD for 52 health, which is also an option if you are very aggressive and wish to be more durable.

Jungle

For jungling, is really a must-have. Its a standard rune so you should have it anyway, but as the creeps only do physical damage, it makes the jungle much safer.

Because the creeps only do physical damage, you are free to take .

For Marks, the best thing to take here is actually on most junglers, particularly ones that get or have onhit abilities like Energize.

For some junglers, may be better (Like ).

For quintessences, you will want either , or

(AP) Mid Laners

Mid is a bit more versatile in terms of runes in my opinion, particularly now that AD bruisers mid have became increasingly popular.

Vs. AD Bruisers

is a staple in an everchanging world.

Against these aforementioned AD bruisers mid, you are going to want to take without exception. But as they are AD, this frees up your Glyphs.

You can take still if you feel you need to, but more often, would be better.

However, you can also forego these and take to become even stronger.

is also a fairly common choice, you could trade out for a few things, such as health, but normally these are what you would use.

Vs. AP Mids

is a staple in an everchanging world.

Against an AP mid, you won't really need armor seals, so you can take some others here (unless you are against a strong AD jungler).

Other runes you can take include (for , etc.) or (for , etc.)

You should take to minimize harass you take.

Once again, is a common choice.

Champion Specific Rune Pages

If you main, and almost only play, a few characters, you should design a runepage around those characters.

Bare in mind that I don't play/aren't good with every character, even though I'm decent with most. Looking at specific champion guides may help with setting out runepages for said specific champion.

I will list a few 'sample' pages, but I still suggest looking at guides from players that play those champions.

8x
1x
9x
9x
2x
1x

9x
6x
3x
9x
3x

9x
9x
9x
3x

Conclusion

Thanks for reading. This guide isn't too long, and isn't designed to teach experienced players, but rather offer insight for newer players confused about runes.

Bare in mind, that runes are dependant on a few things: Your champion, your opponents champions, your playstyle, and most importantly having them!

So don't forget to save up and buy some generic runes.

Have fun and good luck.

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A Generic Rune Guide

Introduction

Runes- Why all the fuss

Movement Speed Quintessences

Generic Runepages

Supports

Top Laners

AD carries

Jungle

(AP) Mid Laners

Champion Specific Rune Pages

Conclusion

A Generic Rune Guide

A Generic Rune Guide