User blog comment:Lesanthosxia/My Opinion: Leona's teamplay and my built./@comment-569195-20111024195359/@comment-3358335-20111025190722

^That is not correct. That is the current perceived "meta." But, like so many other things in this community, people have taken what the streamers are doing and assigned it as the rule.

What the top ranked streamers are doing is trying to force the biggest mismatch/advantage for their team. There is a lot to be said by sticking the support with the ad carry so they can get farmed and stay in the lane a long time. However, if a tank like Rammus, Leona, or Shen is in the lane and can trap the other teams "support-ranged carry" combo with stuns or taunts so that their own ranged carry can get the kills, then it certainly serves better. Not to mention the support can go top or mid and pretty much lane forever.

Don't be foolish and fall into the "meta" trap. Look to why it is the meta, first.