Assassins Are Really Buffing My Mage Winrates

SirLime·11/11/2016, 11:55:58 PM·14 votes·1,046 views

I'm really bad at Ahri, Ori, Brand, Viktor, Vel'Koz and Ziggs (although he's not the best anyway) but my winrates are improving a lot because the new assassins are either weak or not played well. You legitimately destroy them with Brand, Ziggs or Vel'Koz and they are supposed to be your counter. The thing is that because their burst is more situational or extended, you actually win due to your range. Brand also has pretty good damage over time with his passive. Basically, unless the assassins can one shot you, I think they just make the standard mages stronger picks.

8 Comments

Ben Sharpio11/12/2016, 12:12:19 AM11 votes

my winrates are improving a lot because the new assassins have only been out for like... two days

Fixed that for you

Guy Fox Teemo11/12/2016, 4:58:38 AM3 votes

The new assassins aren't weak, people are just bad at them, because now instead of one shotting in a blink without any counter play you have to actually be good at them [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Succubús GF11/11/2016, 11:58:29 PM1 votes

I find that ori has always been a good pick at assassins, however with champions like kat there was always a "you lose" potential. Now with her changes, everything is so predictable, you can just e,q,w or q,w,e and win trades. In fact at lv 1 i just take e first and proc thunderlords first trade and she is half health. G'bye assassin meta

WorksAtAGayBar11/12/2016, 2:16:23 AM1 votes

Yea I got two S+ as Ahri in a row last night and any game I have against the new talon it's just really easy for me to avoid his damage. Pre rework I used to get dicked on by Talon because of his jump behind you but now that he jumps in front of me I can just E-Q and run away with taking minimal damage. Also since LeBlanc's burst is so delayed now I can just Q away from her when I have the mark on me. The only assassins that are strong right now are Khazix and Rengar and Khazix is mostly because of his new ultimates evolutions synergy with Dusk blades rework.

notmebuthim11/12/2016, 4:47:09 AM1 votes

Thats kind of assassins in a nutshell, either I one shot you and win or i didnt one shot you and you win because I have no damage left.

Saianna11/12/2016, 2:47:22 PM1 votes

Riot: Now those mean assassins will leave ADCs alone! Heh! [meanwhile mages start to chew on ADCs] Riot: well guys it's time to next mage ~~nerfing ~~ update. Hehe