Why in the fuck isn't Akali getting nerfed?

TrikzterzArma·Oct 17, 2018·4 votes·1,312 views

It's EXACTLY like her old self. As soon as she gets hextech, she is unkillable, and starts oneshotting everyone. Why isn't she getting nerfed?

11 Comments

Pika FoxOct 17, 20184 votes

Because shes not OP, you and everyone else just need to stop QQing and learn.

Bent PixelsOct 17, 20183 votes

I agree. she is stupidly strong especially at low elos. People tell me there are good counters to her but I have yet to see one be shut down in my games. I even played her last night in a few 1v1's with my brother and its crazy how strong she is at all stages of the game compared to other midlaners. Definitely needs a nerf

XL BENCH PRESSOct 17, 20183 votes

Because there is a difference between being overpowered and being annoying.

The GraverOct 17, 20183 votes

I have yet to see an Akali get fed, and every time I've laned against her I've trounced her. That's just personal experience, but she also has a garbage win rate. Why people are always banning her and saying she's broken is beyond me.

SEKAIOct 17, 20183 votes

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Why people are always banning her and saying she's broken is beyond me.

Same reasons why Ryze as a design is fundamentally broken because of his R and his double-dipping scaling, Akali is and will forever be busted to the core if nothing is done to address her W, R, and E (why in the hell is the mark having infinite effective range again?).

JackMcSnipeyzOct 17, 20182 votes

Maybe because her winrate is very low? Just a thought.

JaspersOct 17, 20182 votes

Ryze recently got a nerf.

SEKAIOct 17, 20181 votes

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Ryze recently got a nerf.

Currently 41.61 win rate in Bronze, and highest in Diamond with 45.1% win rate.

Must feel good to be Ryze.

JackMcSnipeyzOct 17, 20181 votes

Ryze has a kit like shen and TK that works well in pro and organized games, that's why he will always stay low WR in soloQ, his power budget is cut by his team playing abilities. Akali is not in a similar situation, she might be annoying, but annoying abilities =/= nerf espacially when she's already at a really low WR

WilyumOct 17, 20182 votes

I think if they changed the way her stealth worked it would be different, maybe something like visible/targetable by towers and visible if hard cc'd would fix a lot of her "problems". When she gets fed there is no where safe since she can dive you and not even take tower aggro

GripaAviaraOct 17, 20181 votes

Playing akali for a while, she is very strong mid game, but falls hard in late. She's a strong champ and really scarry(same as kat for ex) if early fed But she doesn't feel broken just annoying to lane vs her

One of the things I saw in my ELo ppl do wrong is that they underestimate the smoke cloud, and for some reason wait inside or at the edge of it while I can heal of then ans kill them. Don't do that.

Also akali thrives when you run, because it makes activating the passive so easy. If you are tanky, just stay in one place and fight her. I killed champs like garen countless time when I shouldn't just because they make the mistake to run/chase me

And then biggest mistake in lane vs her is to back away when she Q near you, it def enables her to hit you with empowered auto