Happychimenoises has made a lot of videos about off meta picks like sion invade smite support, pyke mid, yuumi top, etc that reach high elo. Since many players like to stick to the meta rather than find creative ways theirself, I wonder what are some off meta picks, their runes, build, playstyle that makes them playable enough to be considered not troll. (e.g Something like crit nunu or full ap darius is troll)
Disagree. If your team doesn’t loose mental because you have something unexpected, the surprise factor often outvalues the fact that your pick is somewhat sub-optimal if it is just somewhat sub-optimal.
Kassadin jungle for example is a big miss because he brings nothing new, his alternative cost is huge (not picking a proper jungle) while being a jungler delays his power spike a lot. Having Elise as a top laner as an example can be viable even nowadays although she is better in jungle but she is still a lane bully but experienced toplaners might get surprised.