User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/ADC Mid....It can work!/@comment-128.230.240.63-20130130014528

A big part of mid lane is having lane control and being able to roam. Carries are generally pretty bad roamers, since they're VERY squishy, and their damage is spread throughout their autoattacks rather than the straight frontloaded burst that typical midlaners usually have.

Additionally, only a few carries can wave clear on a level that they would be able to apply pressure on the lane to prevent the enemy mid laner from leaving. Caitlyn, Graves, and Corki all some pretty good waveclear, but carries like Ezreal and Ashe have large difficulties pushing a wave back once it hits their tower.

Typically, midlaners also bring either a large amount of utility (Orianna, Galio, Lux/Zilean), or snowball like crazy (Katarina, Kha'zix, wukong, etc.) ADC's have pretty much next to no utility, and only a few of them can really capitilize on kills and snowball in the same manner than a Katarina or Wukong could.

These factors, when added to the fact that ADC's are very squishy with limited escapes, means that they are usually very easy prey for junglers. Also, if you think for a moment, you're sending an ADC against the very same champions that would be diving and blowing them up in fights.

I think you're vastly overestimating an ADC's ability to withstand the level of harass and control a lane without a support. If you think you're going to be able to poke down the enemy mid laner and not eat just as much pain, if not more, in return, you're crazy.

Can an ADC mid work? Yes, it was the norm for the meta not so many years ago. Is it the best idea? Fuck no. The meta exists for a reason.