User blog comment:Derpinator Power/Rarely Played Champions/@comment-16462528-20140806044001

Underplayed champions. Hmm. All champions have their uses, but sometimes they require the rest of the team to help build around them. Some champions don't have this problem so much because they're quite popular and it's easy to help fit them into a team compistion *cough* Yasuo *cough*. Other times, certain champions work well against enemy team compisitions, Teemo/Quinn against AA based teams, Galio against Ap heavy. Some champions are just too hard to play around, like Urgot. But the biggest problem is, like I imagine lots of people will say, is that this champion has someone else who can do everyhting they do but better. Another thing that can cause players not to use a champion could be hidden power that some players don't see within a champion straight away.

Galio counters ap heavy teams, but an aoe taunt absolutely cripples champions that require invisibility to be a effective. I had a game where a Galio ulted in the middle of a teamfight, only to reveal the hidden Rengar that was about to jump on the ADC, making him an easy kill and stopping a threat before he could even do anything.

Viktor has a delayed stun. It's pretty ineffective as a stun, but it forces enemies out of position, and counters dive comps, as it can just come down and while they try to take you down, they stop. His ult also counters channeled abilities, leaving some champions stranded in the middle of a team without anything to do.

Urgot does a ridiculous amount of damage, but it isn't burst. However, with the right comp, he can use his ult effectively in a team, as his high damage over time output combined with a massive increase in defenses can help him bait out damage. Think Urgot combined with Lulu or Soraka to help keep his defense up while he goes ham.