In League of Legends there are currently 161 different champions. For some of them, the way to play is very clear, while others have very complex abilities. And some are simply toxic. Pro jungler “Jankos” from G2 Esports has his own toxic favorite.
Which champion has a playstyle that is very toxic? According to Jankos, Karthus is one of the toxic characters in League of Legends, if not the worst of all. Karthus is a mage who has been played in every lane in recent years:
- Karthus was most often played in the mid lane in his role as a mage
- In the top lane, he was played for a while as a response to tanks
- In the bot lane, Karthus has been seen as a mage carry or occasionally as support
- For one season, jungle Karthus was part of the meta
Jankos does not criticize the player behind the playstyle and does not really comment on Riot Games, who developed the champion. But he condemns how the champion has fit into the meta. The character shows very dull gameplay.
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What Jankos says about Karthus gameplay: In his statement, Jankos refers to the solo/duo ranked games. Karthus has a simple mechanic to continuously push the lane. He kills every minion with the Q ability.
If Karthus cannot push the lane, he goes back to base, buys more items that give him mana to use his Q ability more often, and can thus continue to push the lane. If he gets pushed himself or killed, nothing changes for him and the champion resumes his previous plan.
Once Karthus reaches level 6, he can hit all opponents on the map with his ultimate ability. If he manages to kill someone with it, everything is fine and the character flourishes. If he fails, the dull gameplay is repeated until the team wins or loses.
Here is the excerpt from Jankos, where he complains about Karthus in English:
Why is it called toxic gameplay? Toxic gameplay refers to playstyles that are made apparent through certain mechanics of the characters. Some playstyles are dictated or limited by patches from Riot Games.
Abilities receive adjustments to weaken or strengthen champions. For example, a reduction in ability power for abilities. Such changes mean that it is no longer possible to play Master Yi with ability power. This then also changes the playstyle of these champions.
Gameplay becomes toxic when champions have a very one-sided style of play without bringing variety. It is not fun for opponents to play against such champions, and teammates often do not enjoy playing with such players either.
Other champions who are hated or toxic in the Rift: Many players and even Riot Games agree on some of the remaining champions. However, throughout the history of LoL, there have been characters who were sometimes worse, sometimes not as toxic.
Teemo leads many of these lists. Riot Games has created a special game mode for Teemo where you play 5vs5 against bots. However, these bots are stronger than normal bots. The abilities deal more damage or have a larger radius. Doom-Bots-of-Doom have different levels, and Teemo is the final boss.
Other characters that also have the potential to be final bosses are mentioned in the English Reddit thread by u/IllustratorEither499, for example, Yuumi and Heimerdinger.
- shadesofbloos writes: “Yuumi is it solely because of the high number of bot accounts that are in my games.”
- Nsamurai22 states: “Heimerdinger. No one has fun when a half-hearted Heimerdinger player is present. I don’t even think they have fun themselves.”
- HubblePie adds: “Shaco. Because Shaco would make him sad.”
What are your top characters when it comes to toxic gameplay? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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