Is there a new meta for s3?
Asked by Ryan3307 on January 11, 2013
There a new meta for s3? I've been seeing adc/bruisers mid over ap. I was wondering is there a new meta or is it still in the works? If the later is the case could someone provide me with a sort of framework that's "becoming" the new meta.
Now it is fairly commonplace to see champions such as Pantheon, Kha'Zix, Talon and many other such champions in the mid lane. Heck, Shushei even played a mid lane Garen and was fairly successful. Depending on the champion, they can also make appearences in top lane, but not nearly as often as mid I find. Other than that, the meta is still fairly similar, although supports generally have more money and build fairly differently with the introduction of Sightstone and the removal of Heart of Gold.
Important is to realise what a bruiser mid does and how to play against it as AP. Most classic mid-laners cannot burst bruisers or win straight up fights but they make up for that with increased AoE damage and higher utility. The "old meta" or classic AP mid setup thus wants teamfights whereas the "new meta" wants laning with double bruiser ganks (e.g. Lee Sin mid and Amumu jungle).
Lastly, supports and junglers saw a huge change with the removal of Heart of Gold and the addition of Sightstone and Hunter's Machete. Machete is pretty much required to jungle and Sightstone is core on supports. The jungle now favours single-target a lot more which made some tank junglers a bit slower but still very viable.
Overall, not really a new meta but a new way of playing the current meta.
Jungle got harder to kill but junglers got alot of new items replacing the gp10 ( Mobility Boots are now really strong). And supports don't need to go gp10 anymore either (finally) because they don't have to constantly spend money on wards ( Sightstone).
One quite important change is the nerf of boots and the Crystalline Flask that has been added. This has the result that alot of laners now start flask, potions and wards (mostly top, mid and support) making it harder for junglers.
Stacking health is pretty much op since it's so cheap...
We'll have to see what the pros come up with in the next tourney (=
Maybe everything will still change? :D I don't think so though.
Hope I'm not way to late xD
Cortez Cardinal
owait, we're not talking about dominion?