Does anyone else still thinks Udyr is too strong?

FACE THE WlND·4/25/2016, 11:38:07 AM·10 votes·894 views

Even after multiple nerfs Udyr still seems to dominate, he is still banned at my elo occasionally, but I don't see anyone else really play him, but when I play him it's pretty much a guaranteed stomp. It seems that while building full ap pretty much other than Ohmwrecker Udyr is way too tanks due to SOTA and turtle form, while doing insane damage. It seems a bit absurd to be able to 1v1 an enemy turret with no minions once you finish Lich Bane or Ohmwrecker with an elixir of sorcery. I think he is still very strong, but people stopped playing him due to placebo nerfs, or maybe it's just that since the Runic Echoes, IBG build isn't ideal anymore, so you need to build ap do have an impact, and you have to play much more carefully. Thoughts?

[Edit] Does anyone else still think* Udyr is too strong?

12 Comments

JC DarkOmen4/25/2016, 3:22:30 PM2 votes

Hi, I'm an Udyr main. I hate the fact that AP Udyr became pick/ban and I prefer Sated Tiger Udyr. He has already received nerfs that spilled over into his other playstyles, and Riot seems intent on never nerfing his AP ratios despite the fact that almost none of the items non-AP Udyr builds have any AP. If they were to nerf him again, it would negatively affect all of the pre-Runic playstyles even more. So on behalf of all Udyr players, I'd like to extend to you and invitation to STFU BEFORE PEOPLE START PLAYING HIM AGAIN! And I mean that in the nicest way possible. If placebo nerfs allow me to play the champ I've mained for 3 seasons again, then it was the right move.

Crowe Stalker4/25/2016, 3:29:29 PM2 votes

If Udyr has any problem, it's with his ridiculous mobility. We all know being tanky is fine, and we all know having damage is fine, those are called Juggernauts but what's not fine is having both and having 360 MS with a 30% movement speed boost and ghosting that can become near-infinitely looped. Combine it with the standard item 3078 or item 1414 he usually gets and then slap on item 3009 for good measure and suddenly even Hecarim and MasterYi can't catch him and that's just pretty freaking ridiculous considering mobility is pretty much their selling points.

CasterGilgamesh4/25/2016, 9:03:12 PM1 votes

I honestly don't feel Udyr is that op he needs to get within auto range to use and part of his kit for damage plus since he is running right at you it's easy to just CC him or use a dash to avoid him.Even if you don't have a Mage with cc you still have a support with some kinda way to stop him plus top laners tend to have some form of CC plus more damage and be tanky

Partholonian4/26/2016, 12:21:53 AM1 votes

Well, Sated is being deleted next patch, but I think he may benefit a bit too much from having movespeed on his jungle item. Putting movespeed on jungle items has major balance implications, and putting it on only one jungle item is also class-warping (as in, why would you build anything else unless you have literally no use for AP, in which case you're just bad this patch by comparison).

Bears Dont Care4/26/2016, 12:28:29 AM1 votes

Oh christ I hate this community...

The Deckowner4/26/2016, 12:35:03 AM1 votes

as long as Trick2G play him