Madge META
One of the earliest known METAs where a person would buy 5-6 instances of this item due to its nature of stacking armor shred
Black Cleaver META
A famous murderer from Ionia known for his art in death. Obsessed with the number 4, and is known as "the Virtuoso" due to his proficiency in multiple weapons
Jhin
The player with the most Worlds wins, known as the "Unkillable Demon King"
Faker
Zhonya's Hourglass/ Stopwatch
Biggest Snowball Ever!
Nunu & Willump W
This item caused enchanters to be ridiculously broken throughout Season 7 and Worlds 2017 because of its healing/shielding and damage-amplifying power. Arguably the most infamous META of all time
Ardent Censer META
This champion was a high-ranking soldier of Noxia, but severed all ties to the nation after a battle on the Ionian front. They are accused of murdering Yasuo's brother
Riven
After a close-fought battle that was taken to Silver Scrapes in 2022, this team was crowned the World Champions
DRX
ACTIVE - Thirsting Slash: Deal damage to nearby enemies. Restore Health for each champion hit.
Goredrinker
Death from Below
Pyke R
These 2 champions dominated Season 11 and Pro-play due to direct buffs and the overall strength of Turbo Chemtank
Udyr & Hecarim
This champion is a Shojin Order Dragon disciple, with the power of a dragon locked within them. They met Udyr in the Freljord and helped him find peace and calmness from the spirits that possessed him
Lee Sin
Famous for his backdoor play as Kassadin in the 2011 Worlds Finals, he won the first and only cup for Europe and etched his name into League of Legends history
PASSIVE - Immolate: Taking or dealing damage causes you to begin dealing magic damage per second to nearby enemies (increased against minions and monsters).
Bami's Cinder
Siphoning Strike
Nasus Q
This item was buffed by reducing its AD in favor of defensive stats in Season 10 to encourage Bruisers and Tanks to build it. This backfired as every ADC began building it
Death's Dance ADC META
The original 3 sisters of the Freljord. 2 of the 3 spirits are reincarnated inside of Ashe and Sejuani. They are all trying to reunite the Freljord under their rule
Avarosa, Serylda and Lissandra
The runner-ups for the 2019 World Championship. Known as the best European team and has a strong rivalry with Dplus KIA
G2 Esports
PASSIVE - Safeguard: You are Safeguarded, reducing incoming champion damage. Safeguard persists for 2.5 seconds after taking champion damage.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Force Pulse
Kassadin E
This META allowed strong late-game carries to bypass their early-game weaknesses by running a rune which gave bonus items and extra gold generation. Prototype Omnistone replaced this rune and later First Strike
Kleptomancy META
These 2 champions married purely for political reasons. After one refused an order from Viego, the other slaughtered them in hopes of increasing their standing to his king
Kalista & Hecarim
In 2017, this player ended the SKT T1 dynasty alongside his team Samsung Galaxy with his legendary Varus pick, winning the series 3-2.
Ruler
PASSIVE - Spelldance: Damaging a champion generates a stack of 2.5% Move Speed every 1.5 seconds for the next 5 seconds up to 10% Move Speed. At 4 stacks, gain an additional 10% Move Speed (20% Move Speed total). Dealing damage refreshes this effect.
Cosmic Drive
Last Breath
Yasuo R