Champions: 20 Champs Who Dominate Pro Play but Suck in Solo Queue
By Josh Tyler
Why do these champions dominate pro play but suck in solo queue?
5. Trundle
Why he’s good in pro play: One of the best counters to tanks like Ornn, Sejuani, or Maokai, Trundle is often picked in games specifically to negate those front-liners for the opposition. He also has a fairly solid jungle clear once he has a Bami’s Cinder and great sustain so he’s hard to duel. Plus, he has a decent gank set-up with his Pillar, which can not only slow but also force the enemy to walk a longer path to escape.
Why he sucks in solo queue: First of all, no one plays tanks in solo queue, and if they do they’re basically never building properly, so Trundle’s main utility is non-existant. Second, having a great clear means nothing when you’ll be facing hyper-scalers like Master Yi in the jungle. And finally, it appears borderline-impossible for any regular Trundle player to land a proper Pillar, making his ganks totally worthless.
6. Karma
Why she’s good in pro play: A super-versatile champion with a fairly flexible build that can also go into three different lanes (top, mid, and jungle)? What’s the downside?
Why she sucks in solo queue: An enchanter support with little-to-no utility other than giving allies a shield and speed up? Or a low-damage mid/top laner with no sustain (let’s be real, no one is using Mantra to empower Focused Resolve) and very little reliable waveclear? What’s the upside?