I think its due time these two items were removed from the game.

Anonagon··1 votes·532 views

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Lets be real; when you play against a champion who has bought one of these, it normally feels like aids. These items have effects that have quite literally been deemed "uninterative" "no-counterplay", and "toxic" on multiple occasions (see: Skarner , Olaf )

They have shitty build paths, not because the final product is notably powerful, but because the final product is so god awful to play against that Riot wants to discourage people from getting it.

When you actually encounter one of these items in game, it normally takes an already annoying to play against champion and makes them literally impossible to escape without a lengthy dash or super significant instant CC (see: MasterYi , Cassiopeia )

Sure, removing these items would create voids in the areas of high hp + damage items, but just imagine filling that void with an item that isn't cancer incarnate?

11 Comments

Dreadlocks2 votes

Uh nooo i love these 2 items.

TNHA Baritone1 votes

Both items counterplay. Swiftness boots and Masters have slow reductions

Anonagon1 votes

counterbuilding =/= counterplay

Doctor Jarvis1 votes

Well in that case...do any slows have counter play? Obviously we can't just pick the Garens and Evelynns of the world to counter slows so like, what? Sure, Frozen Mallet is miserable and dumb and nobody likes it, but Rylais I think is fine

Anonagon1 votes

The items don't have counterplay because they can be continuously applied.

Doctor Jarvis2 votes

Yeah, thats the problem with Frozen Mallet. Rylais has natural cooldowns though and the slows that it applies aren't terrible, just annoying

Anonagon1 votes

See: Cassiopeia

Doctor Jarvis1 votes

Yeah, alright, the item lets Cass infinitly slow which...sucks, I guess. To be fair though Cass really needs that and even with it is still seen as an unreliable pick, so whatever.

insaiyanbacca1 votes

but muh singed

HopFrogger1 votes

Such a vapid and unpersuasive post, this is. The attempt at being witty is truly godawful.

Marthian1 votes

Wouldn't care about Frozen Mallet going away.

As for Rylai's, the only thing wrong with it is DoT slows. They last too long, crippling immobile champions more than it does mobile champions, and it lasts a very long time on Damage over Time effects (Mordekaiser alone applies a 20% slow for freakin 10+ seconds. Brand and Casseopia are big abusers as well. This issue also applies to Liandry's dealing a lot of current% hp damage over a lengthy period of time from just one DoT spell.)

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