I think Zoe should be buffed and I have some ideas. What is your opinion?

HyperTechno·12/29/2018, 6:32:20 PM·1 votes·1,754 views

To keep the post short, I will not go into too many personal details and experiences. I want Riot to find a way to buff Zoe without making her OP on people who have mastered her. In terms of balance, she is on the more weaker side compared to most mages. It is hard to buff her, Zoe's identity is a one-shot combo burst mage, and people are not fond of the idea of being one-shot. I understand, but right now it almost impossible unless if you are fed or got plenty of DH stacks.

I do have some ideas:

Revert the damage nerfs on her Passive. In all honesty, Neeko does more damage with her W, which is a three-hit passive that does more than TF's E. Letting Zoe get her Passive poke potential back, should not be a problem.

Or

Decrease the mana cost on Q. This is a helpful buff without giving her damage, her farming would be less punishing. Her E should be the most punishing, not her Q. Most mages right now will beat Zoe in mana, because Zoe's only way to farm is by using her Q through the entirety of the game. This a helpful buff without increasing her one-shot potential.

Or

Let Zoe's Q have an infinite AP scaling the further it travels. This is the buff suggestion I will get the most hate from, I already know. This buff is mostly personal, I find it odd that Zoe's Q does not scale infinitely. Sometimes, I want to make a smake play, with a Q-R-Q-F combo and expect to do tons of damage since I may have sacrificed my Flash in the process.

Let me know what you all think. If you disagree, feel free to write it down. If you agree but feel that some of my suggestions are bad, please give me your thoughts.

7 Comments

chipndip112/29/2018, 7:24:05 PM4 votes

She's honestly fine as she is. If anything, she could be nerfed a little bit at this point.

Noor Sakata12/29/2018, 6:51:49 PM2 votes

Why do you think a 50% winrate champion with 10% pick rate needs to be buffed ? If possible I'd like to see her even more nerfed lol

Psyrix12/29/2018, 8:40:14 PM2 votes

Zoe is actually quite fine rn, she really needs not buffs nor nerfs atm. If she does get a passive buff, it’d have to be like 10-20 dmg because the way it can be comboed with her other abilities is what warrants the way it is rn. Q scaling infinitely is a hard no imo, sure it heavily rewards predictive play style (as u’d have to do Q Q ult flash to leverage that change) but it ultimately makes her unfun to play against in that if a stray q does hit u it does legit have the chance to kill u with no E to have been needed.... a nice buff (imo) would probs be to her ult, giving it back the vision over walls... but unlikely tbh

Zoe Fatone2/18/2019, 7:58:54 PM1 votes

She needs to go back to her PBE pre launch status.