User blog comment:Chase999/Anti-meta Champions/@comment-5557556-20140219153611/@comment-6000413-20140220132424

All you say is true and I follow myself this philosophy, but there is a counter-point: unpopular champions are unpopular because they are weak in most team compositions and match-ups. I love Urgot, but he gets destroyed by cc and mobility. I know that and try to make up for that by mastering him and surprising enemies through the pick, but honestly that's a risky strategy. If I take him I either win easily or loose badly, but if I take Renekton I usually win. Maybe not by so much as when I'm facing Urgot's favourite enemies that have no idea how to counter him, but I still win most of the times.