Players must play a minimum of 10 games to be ranked I'm not saying first timing a meta champ in ranked is a good idea, but actively practicing on meta champs will make climbing easier/faster. If a player has played fewer than 50 games with that champion/role → score * 0.75 for each missing game.
Complete match history and champion stats for i only play meta's league of legends profile (na) You're not wrong that you shouldn't only play what is on the tier list but statistically, if you only care about ranking up, playing meta champs is more likely going to get you there See ranks, lp per game, and recent performances in ranked, normals, aram, and all modes.
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