Assassins are probably the weakest they've ever been yet Riot still nerfs them

Chris Chiaki·May 13, 2015·4 votes·401 views

I don't get it, mages are already on the rise**. Why not just let mages be strong and not completely oppresive by gutting every single assassin?**

There isn't a single reason to pick an assassin over a mage at this stage. do absolutely disgusting dps late game and with a support and two tanks sitting on their dick, they literally have to flash into enemies to die.

have all been hit pretty hard already. is next. will probably be nerfed to shit as well.

The tank meta already renders them weak but yeah let's continue nerfing them. Meanwhile I'll enjoy my freelo

9 Comments

WullfMay 13, 20153 votes

Lux Xerath have high DPS? Are you playing them as ADC?

ApexInTheCircleMay 13, 20152 votes

I feel comfortable in this current Meta. I main 2 assassins and I feel I am where I should be. I can still blow up carries and squishies. And Tanks and bruisers give me problems. You know, the way it's supposed to be.

For once, since season fucking 2. I finally feel like we have a legit Rock paper scissors set up and it works great.

DisasterSolaMay 13, 20151 votes

Assassins are almost exclusively toxic; Many being able to 100-0 you with no counter play.

Assassins are also snowball champs. They thrive in the mid game, where the enemy doesnt have defensive items. They arent MEANT to be strong in the lategame. Only exception are AD assassins. Because LW is a solid scaling damage increase that makes tanks swiss cheese.

disregardableMay 13, 20151 votes

Yeah, just completely discredit the giant mreg nerfs that made assassins 1,000 times better by default because "Wah, tank meta".

TotalwanabeMay 13, 20151 votes

well you obviously don't understand what an assasin is their main goal is 100-0 with no counterplay since they get deleted if they get spotted. mage are deal more damage but in a lengthier time while and an assasin is all about burst.

DisasterSolaMay 13, 20151 votes

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well you obviously don't understand what an assasin is their main goal is 100-0 with no counterplay since they get deleted if they get spotted. mage are deal more damage but in a lengthier time while and an assasin is all about burst.

Do you understand why the assassin meta was toxic? Its bullshit to be 100-0'd WITH ZERO ABILITY TO REACT.

Snowballing is an ENTIRELY different thing; Snowballs teeter off eventually. What Curs like you seem to want is for your precious assassins to be capable of 100-0ing anyone but the tank in 1.5 seconds. But when you combine assassins insane base damage with their above average scaling AND strong CC, they become monsters at all points in the game who snowball from forcing their opponent out of lane and force the flow of the game into an unwinnable position.

Assassins should have burst and mobility. Its what makes them assassins. APCs like cass and lux do NOT have strong mobility, making them simply AP carries. Assassins should NOT be capable of "deletion" at any point in the game. Ever. All that capacity does is make them horrible and unfun to play against.

TotalwanabeMay 14, 20151 votes

that's because you don't know how to deal with burst champion that's what an assassin is pop everything in hope you die so he doesn't get kill. If you struggle vs burst champion then you need to adapt against those. 1 item that they don't like is veil since it render 1 of their skill useless. Which can count to 20% of their damage. Other reason i bet you struggle against them is you love playing glass canon which is normal to die on the spot to them you don't have the hp to survive any kind of focus. Simple solution if you wish to stop getting melted by them stop building full squishy and go for survival build, (veil, warmog) they aren't exclusive item for tanks there's no champion or class restriction on them yet so use them to your advantage and only talon is able to tank melt and that is if he got fed hard and early.

Worst Mid EverMay 13, 20151 votes

{quoted} There isn't a single reason to pick an assassin over a mage at this stage. do absolutely disgusting dps late game and with a support and two tanks sitting on their dick, they literally have to flash into enemies to die.

i dont trust teammates to play around me if i play an immobile mage