User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/A New View On ADC's IMO/@comment-199.27.75.23-20130213092740/@comment-6443052-20130213175938

I have been blamed for trolling many times, yet the thing is, as long as your character is at least viable in that spot, it can work. Jungle Sona, on the one hand, is completely idiotic. An movespeed buff, and an AOE stun on a massive CD. No jump or quick engage capabilities, and good luck not dying to bluebuff without a good leash. But Sona mid, on the other hand, is at least partially viable with the AP ratio's on her heals and Q, not to mention her ult. Her sustain is godly early game, in comparison to most mids, and she can control her lane until the jungler arrives to gank, then ult for a nice, hard-to-miss stun.

Personally, I was called a troll when I played AP Maokai mid around two weeks ago. I was in a normal game, draft mode, and last pick. It was Viktor free week, and the first pick on the enemy team was Viktor. I chose Maokai, ignoring my teamates, who began calling GG in the first few seconds of the game. I proceeded to beat down on the Viktor.

My point is, you don't have to fit the meta, but there is a reason it is the accepted playstyle. Those chars work the best where they are. I think one of the reasons I did well as AP Maokai mid was because it is at least slightly viable, with his AP scalings. (Those Saplings hurt!) The other reason I did well, I believe, is becasue I guessed, (and hoped) that it was a new Viktor, wanting to try him out for the first time in PvP, and unsure of how to build/play him well. As long as you are smarter than those you are against, and make at least some sense with your pick, you can win with a "troll" setup.