Riven gets only 1.25 hp/5 from rejuv beads

Inx·11/20/2014, 2:55:18 AM·7 votes·994 views

Is this really acceptable? Does riot really believe that a nerf like this, where a champ suddenly becomes incapable of scaling with an item stat is healthy and fair for the champion? Taking away this much without giving anything back is just a flat nerf for a champion that frequently relies on rejuv beads as part of their lane sustain (especially considering that before the change, the item literally doubled rivens regen in lane)

I understand people complain about Rivens kit a lot, but an AD scaling shield does not make up for a nerf this massive. Heimerdinger was given HP regen ( a good amount too), and he's a ranged champion that barely needs it. Riven is melee, has no natural healing, and will be nerfed twofold with the next patch, due to fewer stats being granted at early levels, meaning advantages in top lane are harder to prioritize on, and because her most common build path now has about 540 gold worth of wasted stats due to the fact that she cannot scale with the item anymore.

I'm not asking to buff riven, I just want it to be acknowledged that the changes hurt her much more severely than many other champions in league. Because it's painful to see champions nerfed harshly without justification.

12 Comments

Rune Ocarina11/20/2014, 3:29:00 AM5 votes

I totally agree this is a huge hit to Riven's laning phase. It's a shame that so many just naturally hate on Riven even after her past and now current nerf that they won't even bother to offer any criticism to this other than downvotes. I'm really afraid Riot will completely overlook (if not flat out ignore) such a huge disadvantage now during laning phase.

Vore Monster11/20/2014, 3:06:55 AM2 votes

The changes themselves are supposed to push tanks into being what they are, and allowing them to excel at it. Champions like Riven and Darius got an arrow to the knee with this change, and Riot knows they have done this. They just wanted to push the tanks into a higher level of sustainability.

EndlessSorcerer11/20/2014, 3:16:46 AM2 votes

Heimerdinger wasn't given health regen, he always had it. The only difference is that previously, his base regen was 0 and he received regen from his passive. Now, he doesn't receive health regen from his passive but has base regen.

Chaotic Reks12/17/2014, 4:47:55 PM1 votes

Give her the health/5 but kill the scaling on that damn shield