User blog comment:Ohatsu/skill diference and why/@comment-24113846-20150416163930

Another reason why some people may suddenly rise in terms of rank is because the game is constantly changing, ebbing, flowing... those players that rise quickly may simply have a style/champion set that allows them to take adventage of these changes.

Take the new jungle. Udyr was one of the most commonly played junglers, right next to master yi. Master Yi was always counterable, of course, but he was still a solid pick. While he is still one of the most dangerous champions to feed, he is not so hard to shut down. Now he is generally a weak point in a team, unless handled with care. Udyr used to be nearly unstoppable. Once again, now he is only a minor annoyence with stuns. He can still contribute good Crowd Control, but he is no longer a hyper carry.

While the new jungle style is one of the most blatantly obvious shifts in game flow, it is not the only one. Instead of some champions being practically spit upon by the community, almost all champions are viable now. Look at Urgot. He used to be the "Wrost champion in the game." Now he can be seen ADC'ing, even top laning, with succes. Now Cho'gath, who used to only be that annoying bot who kept you from playing fiddlesticks in Co-op vs. A.I. Now he is a dangerous super-tank.

If you took the time to master Udyr, good job! Are you going to get as much pay out now as someone who decided to master Yasuo? Thresh? Even Veigar? Maybe not. My grand point being, no matter how good you are at one (or more) specific things, fortune may favor another.