User blog comment:Aphostropils/A short statement on new masteries/@comment-26186030-20160111031350

'''First off, tanks and squishies aren't that different at lv 1, and they're not supposed to be. At level 1 no one is supposed to be very specialized in tankyness or damage, and only a few people are actually distinct from everyone else at level 1. '''This isn't new, unless your champion has a heal or shield they have access to at lv 1 they're not going to be tankyer than anyone else, and unless you have a strong damage boost at level 1 you're not doing more damage than anyone else. As for the diversity, a bunch of new champions who were practically forgotten just reemerged into the meta due to the new masteries. When was the last time people actually banned Brand, Swain, Malzahar, or DR. MUNDO consistentley? That's right, fucking MUNDO is a real, played champion now. Can you imagine how crazy that would've been to think about just last season? It's not just in a few cases, almost all through the map we're seeing diversity. A primary example would be the state of ADC's. Last season there was a small pool of ADC's who were actually worth playing- Vayne, Draven, Tristana, Kalista, and sometimes Graves and Corki. Now prety much every ADC is good and worth playing, and unique instead of just all right clicks. In the Jungle we're seeing all types of junglers coexisting. '''When was the last time you saw Diana, Fiddlesticks, Jax, Mundo, and Vi able to peacefully coexist in the jungle without having one being necissarily the right pick? '''I don't think it's been that way in a long time.

Essentially despite the dominance of Thunderlords as a mastery it doesn't limit the diversity of the current champion pool of who is viable. '''Just because everyone takes Thunderlords doesn't mean we don't see several different types of champions. Your argument seems to be very unsubstantiated. Tanks are still tanks, adc's are still adc's, apc's are still apc's, but no one inherentley resembles their role that well at level 1 regardless of masteries.'''