User blog comment:KaptnKrok/How do you guys pick your champs?/@comment-24420226-20140425225016

If their isn't a specific champ/role I had in mind when i queued (doing something anti-meta like Nami Mid or wanting to practice jungle), I really try to pick the best champ for the situation. This is a combination finding the right fit for my team (Thresh if my ADC needs a lot of peel, Leona Top if our team otherwise lacks engage power) and counter-picking (Not picking Leona Top against Darius). I try not to play the same champ so many times in a row if my goal isn't to specifically practice that champ, trying to keep a steady rotation in my roster. If it doesn't seem to matter, or I really just don't care at the moment, I have a list of 3 champs for each role that  default to, champions that I know well and feel comfortable playing in any matchup:

-Mid: Ziggs, Orianna, Anivia

-Top: Shyvana, Renekton, Nasus

-ADC: Caityln, Kogmaw, Ashe

-Support: Thresh, Leona, Nami

-Jungle: Khazix, Shyvana, Nautilus

Buying is a little less planned out. I remember Kha'zix was on sale a while back, so I bought him with RP for just that reason. It turned out he was super fun to play and I seemed to do well with him, so I kept picking him more frequently. I actually end up getting most champions exactly a week after they come out, so I'll probably end up buying Braum in a similar fashion. The rest are spur of the moment purchases where I have a lot of IP accumulated, so I just buy a champion since I can afford (My most recent purchase being Kassadin. Still Haven't played him in a real PVP game yet). If i try someone while they're free and I really like them, I buy them as soon as the free-week roster turns over.