User blog comment:YourPrivateNightmare/A discussion about Runes/@comment-5955640-20150915235047/@comment-4091261-20150919035920

In my eyes, its not that the runes themselves are useless; rather its that some people make them useless.

The only gripe I have against runes is that it creates has the opportunity cost of choosing a champion. It is difficult to determine when it is better to get a champion or a set of runes due to how expensive runes can get at tier 3.