As a viktor main rework is making me a sad panda =(

I have to admit, while I think the rework was an overall buff, I'm also seeing less success with Viktor than I used to.

He has a lot more utility and sustained DPS now, but his burst is slower and less reliable. His lazer is weaker and lost its amazing synergy with liandries, and his Q requires a very low range, slow auto attack to get the full damage.

I think Riot did a good job. He's a more interesting, higher skill cap champion in a lot of ways. But I'm so used to just waiting for an opportunity to go in and dump my load on a squishy. That's how Viktor used to be played. And it doesn't really work anymore--his burst takes too long to come out, and it's easy to avoid a large portion of it by avoiding the second half of his lazer and moving backwards to prevent Viktor from following up with an auto. In full 5v5, the modest speed boost from his Q isn't necessarily enough to allow Viktor to safely drop a 525 range auto on a backliner.

Your burst with E+Lichbane Q + Ult is pretty damn high though.

the failed change was his e before even tapping a champion resulted in you deling the full dmg you were supposed too now ppl usualy dodge the explosion without even trying

viktor just got pushed to the role of short range burst mage (thats why he feels worse )

"hey let's nerf viktor and make him a worse champion instead of just making his core a trinket item and adjusting the AP ratio"

I've died so many times going for the lich bane hit late game. He doesn't have a kit like Fizz, Akali, etc. that can jump into someone and get away.

They should extend the range of his Q autoattack with the upgrade so you don't have to make out with an opponent late game to poke them.

There is skill and finesse with positioning, but ultimately any champion fast enough to dash around his stun will obliterate him for attempting a Q poke.