Meta Snapshot (Patch 13.14-B)

This is a 4-cost carry comp, so you have two options: you can either roll on level 7 on either 3-5 or 4-1, or fast 8 on 4-2 or 4-5. Usually, you want to roll on 7 though, and come up with some variation of this board. This comp is pretty flexible, so you should also hold other units like taric, jarvan, heimer, senna, and ryze. Don’t be scared to play 2 or 3 deadeye if your units aren’t upgraded and you need to fit more frontline. Aphelios’s most important item is rageblade, as he really wants his attack speed to ramp late into fights. You can get away with RFC or augments like pumping up, but it’s less than ideal. After that, you want two damage items like deathblade, guardbreaker, ie, giant slayer, and runaan’s. Urgot is the comp’s secondary carry; his best items are titan’s, bloodthirster, hoj, edge of night, and any other AD items are also fine. Also don’t be scared to itemize akshan 2, as he pumps out a ton of damage as well. You should usually put your tank items on sejuani, but they can also go on sion or shen.

This comp plays differently whether you have piltover or not. If you do, try to loss streak until at least 3-5, where you want to roll down for a strong board to cash out your t-hex. This is the standard board on level 8, but you can drop 4 zaun if you don’t need it and don’t have urgot items, and you can drop 4 gunner if you don’t have senna. If you hit heimer, you want to always play him on this board, and either go for double mechano plus shrink if you don’t have shred, and triple mechano if you do. In general, you don’t want to sell the t-hex unless he’s below 40, or it’s late game and it’s your only way to win fights, as he’s a really strong unit. If you don’t have piltover, you usually want to roll down on 3-5 or 4-1 for a similar board, just drop to 2 or 3 gunner until you hit senna, and play units like jarvan, lissandra, sion, shen, and heimer. Zeri’s best item is last whisper as you always want shred and she applies it very well. Freljord or shrink module are good substitutes though if you can fit them. Her other best items are rageblade and AD items like giant slayer, ie, hoj, guardbreaker, and runaan’s. Urgot’s best items are once again titan’s, bloodthirster, hoj, edge of night, and any other AD items. Tank items can go on pretty much anyone, but usually sejuani is the best holder.

This comp can be played a few ways: if you are ahead, you want to roll only a little or not at all and push for a fast 8 to fit this board. If you are behind and have to roll on level 7, you either have to either drop demacia or 6 sorcs. Usually, it’s best to just drop 2 sorcs for shen. If you have +1 sorcerer, always put the spat on sona, and roll on level 7 to stabilize. Usually you use lux as your main carry, but if you are in a good position to hit velkoz 3, you should definitely go for it and use him as the main carry. Do not play 4 multicaster, as it was nerfed and is much weaker than this board. If you manage to hit ahri, you should try to itemize her if possible, as she is incredibly powerful and allows this comp to play for a top 2. Velkoz, ahri, and lux all use similar items well. Usually you want a mana item, especially for ahri and velkoz, like shojin or blue buff, and two damage items like jg, guardbreaker, giant slayer, or deathcap. Gunblade is also a good option to heal up your limited frontline. Taric is the best holder for tank items in this comp after the buffs. His most important item is spark; after that, and tank items will do, especially warmogs, gargoyle, bramble, and d-claw. If you can, try to get a vow on jarvan, as it buys a lot of time for your backline to wipe the enemy board.

This is a 3-cost reroll comp, so you want to slowroll on level 7 for darius 3 katarina 3. If you are ahead and have a bunch of money, try to go for kled 3 and swain 3 as well. Noxus stacks are very important, you want to make sure to level to 6 on 3-2 and stabilize your board to start winning. Always roll for 6 noxus, but you can also roll for kat 2 and darius 2 if you have pairs or your board is bad. You want to play a juggernaut like warwick, nasus, or aatrox on level 7 and drop cassio for sion if you hit him. Play jarvan, senna, heimer, or a rogue at level 8. If you have a noxus spat, put it on ekko and roll for ekko 3 as well, or you can put it on azir and play cassio and nasus for shurima. Darius’s best items are a healing item like hoj or bt plus two damage items like titan’s, ie, giant slayer, and last whisper. Katarina wants spark, AP items like jg, deathcap, and guardbreaker, and a healing item like hoj or gunblade.

Invoker karma is a newer 3-cost reroll comp to the meta. You should slowroll on level 7 to hit karma 3. Soraka, lissandra, and taric are also great if you 3-star them, but they are not a priority. Play cassio until you hit ryze and add in ahri or any ionia unit at level 8. If you have +1 invoker, just play ionia at level 7. If you aren’t in a position to hit 3-stars, consider pushing level 8 to maintain tempo with the lobby to get a top 4. Another good option when playing this comp is to roll on 3-2 at level 6 for 4 invokers plus any frontline, especially if you have multiple pairs. Karma’s best items are jg, guardbreaker, and gunblade. Other options are deathcap, archangel’s, hoj, and giant slayer, but they are not as good. Itemize soraka as a secondary carry if you 3-star her, and itemize shen with your tank items unless you hit taric 3. The most important tank items for this comp are spark for magic shred and antiheal like morello or sunfire, as the fights tend to last awhile. If you hit ahri, try to itemize her if possible, as she deals a ton of damage even at one star with all of the mana from invokers.