User blog comment:Supp0rt4n00bz/Some Champs need a nerf!/@comment-5453544-20130521081928

Yeah, you beign new to the game totally explains those "OP choices". Turns out none of them are actually op, as every champion in the game has a flaw in some point.

However, i think some champions brings too much. Not sure if they are OP, but i feel like they are the strongest picks at the moment for each role:

Ryze - Tankiest mage by late game while still doing insane amounts of AoE damage. You basically bring tanky/mana items and a Void Staff, them you are set.

That is not the problem, actually. The problem is that every late game oriented champion usually takes high skill to execute them and/or have very poor early~mid game. Ryze doesn't exactly follow any of those two rules.

Zac - Already pick or banned in any tournament since people started to max E. Ridiculous range initiations and he isn't even hard to play. Already FOTM, always consider him in your team.

Tristana - She could be perfect if her jump had no cast time. If you can CS perfectly and/or dominate your lane opponent, you will close your Infinity Edge first and your damage will spike so high you will overcome your early~mid game lack of damage easily. Since Nunu is getting mega buffed and she is simply godlike with Tristana by late game, i'm guessing we will see a lot more of both.

Thresh - His kit is MADE for peeling/initiation and he is ranged; enough said.

Jayce - Not as safe as, let's say, Renekton or Elise, but he can always farm so easily and out trade you by poking. Late game he is a beast. His damage gets high once he gets Blue Buff + Muramana on... Has been severely nerfed already, but it's still good since he has great damage/utility on his kit.