So how does Kassadin keep receiving nerfs into the ground, whereas LB remains untouched. With the latest Kass nerf he has about as much ult range as flash, yet LB is free to roam the map able to one-shot carries instantly. She even gets the added benefit of being able to pop in then out. Just trying to figure out what the justification is in nerfing Kass yet leaving a champ who is now more mobile and (arguably) a better one shot assassin untouched?
MrPerson102 votesLeBlanc hasn't seen the big spotlight since season 3, Kassadin has seen it consistently since his release.
Kassadin also has a buff on the PBE right now, reduced his ult CD down to almost nothing - he has his mobility back AND it's worse than ever with it stacking much faster.
calforrai1 votes^ this btw i think you mean LB wasn't picked/banned in competitive (regularly) up until season 4.
Tsunami1011 votesI mean it's kind of sad that Riot bases who get's focused for nerfs based on competitive play, but regardless LB has been a huge pick/ban for a majority of play for this season. Plus she is picked/banned in a majority of solo que games as well.
calforrai1 votesalso for soloQ, not rly picked/banned up until the past 2 seasons. i take back the "competitive"
MrPerson101 votesEssentially yes. By spotlight, I mean she hasn't been consistently in pick/bans until this season. She saw a little in Season 4, but not even 1/10 of what we're seeing now.
Takeuchi 171 votesbecause people complained too much and banned him for no reason other than he was banned a lot by the LCS. so Rito decided a nuke would allow people to play him more. and it still didnt work, now hes even more miserable then veigar. why must rito keep nerfing my midlane mages? -_-* i will never know
Wydiwyg1 votesYou realize that Kassadin is going to get buffed again, right? Most recent Kassadin changes can be found here.
Kassadin Riftwalk (R) range increased to 500 from 450* Mana cost reduced to 50 from 60 Cooldown changed to 6/4/2 from 7/5/3
That's quite a buff. He may still be "rifthopping", but he'll do it a lot.
Tsunami1011 votesThese new changes and additions are relative to what things currently are on live servers and are
EXTREMELY TENTATIVE!
(They often do not represent the final changes that get pushed to live servers.)
Also LB's W is 600 range so she still out-ranges Kass
Wydiwyg1 votesThe cooldown for LB's W is 10 seconds when maxed, however, while Kassadin's 5.5 patch might decrease his Riftwalk cooldown to as little as 2 seconds. That's 1.2 seconds with 40% CDR compared to 6 seconds for LeBlanc (or, if you want to include her R, 24 seconds/14.4 with max. CDR). Even if the changes won't make it to the live servers, they do at the very least show the direction in which Riot intends to go. Wait and see.
Edit: Nevermind, it's happening.
Tsunami1011 votesShe is just so stupid strong now that she is being picked/banned in almost every lcs game. Her W is a Kass ult. Her E is a Morg ult. Her Q does ranged damage. And to top it off her R lets her cast the same ability again which just makes her mobility and damage insane. I don't understand Riots reasoning for not touching LB but to nerf Kass and other champs into the ground
calforrai2 votescalm down. Rito already removed the silence, that was a huge nerf.
Her E is nowhere close to morg ult, morg ult is targeted not skillshot, it's aoe not single target, it has higher damage and it stuns at the end. her W is a dash which can be interrupted by many skilled players, instead of a blink that has no cast time whatsoever. and most of the times she's picked in competitive she loses and does horribly in the game. why? coz pros knows how not to die to LB 1v1 in lane. they also know how to position in teamfight to make LB absolutely useless. look at the TSM vs TIP game, all bjergsen can do is use his spells on leona.