Riven the Indirect Nerf Magnet

9L9L9L9L9L9L9L··6 votes·579 views

Never have I ever seen a champion that got crippled by so many indirect nerfs. Here is the list: 1.Removal of Brutalizer 2. item 3035 Nerf 3.item 3158 Nerf 4.item 3074 being more expensive 5.The change from total armor penetration to bonus armor penetration 6.Graves Poppy Garen Volibear Quinn

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SoundChaosDebug7 votes

Can't say that I miss her in games

Mr Broken Wings3 votes

Oh and dont forget the unreasonable cd nerf on her ult before that and the removal of brutalizer ( one of her best items) , I mean she wasnt even that great before all that indirect and unjustified direct nerfs. ( most people already stopped playing her before that last direct nerf on her kit in higher elo because she was considered ALREADY a trollpick) Riot fucked up but the community loves it so thats fine I guess~ Now they at least cry about other champs who need mechanical skill to wreck them, its actually pretty hilarious to watch. Its never the 60% winrate malphite or rammus, its always the 45% winrate lee sin or the 49% winrate irelia who gets the " plox nerf champ" threads around here.

ßurst1 votes

I agree its always people complaining about champs that have a really low win rate like below 49% win rate just take a look at leblanc people complain about her but the chances you ahve winning the game against a lb vs the chances she has winning vs you are pretty hilarious yet people complain.lol

Mr Broken Wings2 votes

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I agree its always people complaining about champs that have a really low win rate like below 49% win rate just take a look at leblanc people complain about her but the chances you ahve winning the game against a lb vs the chances she has winning vs you are pretty hilarious yet people complain.lol

They dont try to argue objectivly anyway, its more the " OMG IT LOOKS FLASHY THATS OP" thing what makes them hate a champion. Even if the champ is hyper garbage tier ( I made a thread in which I asked riot for leblanc buffs when she was on 40% winrate, and she got buffs) but the entire thread was filled with low elo people complaining how every leblanc 1 v 5's in every game and how stupid my thread was and how I was a cancer leblanc main for making that thread. General rule: The league community doesnt know anything about balance in 90% of the cases, so asking them is mostly stupid. ( the only time riot activly did what the community wanted on the pbe was skarner who ended with a 60+ winrate on the life servers then)

ßurst1 votes

So true lmfao

DorkunedAuras1 votes

*65-70 win rate for skarner.

ßurst3 votes

Dont forget Black Cleaver had its price raised and i feel lucidity isnt a nerf its a buff mid game my flash is on a 3 min cd, but i do feel that she needs help. Also the removal of brutalizer hurt her a lot.

Wînter Fox3 votes

In direct? Please. She's gotten a steady flow of complaints and direct nerfs over the years until now, when she's completely useless.

  • First her shield because she had too much defense with her offense.
  • Then her health and regen because she stayed too healthy with her offense.
  • Then her CDs because she had too much uptime with her offense.
  • Then her ratios because she had too much offense with her offense.
  • Then her ult because...fuck Riven mains, why are you still trying to play her!?

The only notable buff was her jumping walls which I'm surprised got through with all the vitriol.

Swae72 votes

And now the tiamat

ßurst1 votes

imho thats a little bit of a buff you can actually rush the item early effectively

Saianna2 votes

I don't care. She deserves all the hate & nerfs.

Slamurai Jack2 votes

I used to think Teemo was cancerous to lane against and lacked counterplay. Then I laned against a Quinn. I no longer care about Teemo.

I used to think Lee Sin was cancerous to jungle against and lacked counterplay. Then I jungled against a Kindred. I no longer care about Lee Sin.

I used to think Riven was cancerous to lane against and lacked counterplay. Then I laned against a Trundle. I no longer care about Riven.

Athenes Lulu1 votes

Though considering that a lot of the community doesn't like her...

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