Stop Nerfing Thresh

PhoenixDFA·3/6/2018, 8:43:11 PM·2 votes·218 views

When Patch 8.1 hit, Thresh actually broke 50% winrate for about 10 seconds.

Then, Aftershock was changed to do about (30 + 0.5% max hp) less damage in lane and give more defensive stats - a Thresh nerf, as landing hook-flay on the enemy carry wastes the majority of the defensive boost. He'd rather have the damage 90% of the time.

Then, Relic Shield's heal proc was cut in half for ranged champions because attack-move-chimpanzees hypercarries were abusing it to stay 100% hp in lane. Thresh was never compensated, while Fleet Footwork was buffed so hypercarries can still AFK lane (meanwhile Jhin has been garbage for almost 18 months). Another nerf.

Then, Relic Shield, Targons, and Remnant had 25, 50, and 175 health chopped off because tank supports (read: NOT THRESH, but Ali, Tahm, Braum) were broken. Turns out tank supports are still too good. Meanwhile Thresh suffered another nerf.

On 8.5 PBE, because many toplaners are absolutely insane because Aftershock gives 100 armor and magic resistance (remember, that was ALREADY a Thresh nerf), its cooldown is being changed from **20 to 35 seconds. ** Another Thresh nerf.

"But Phoenix, Thresh is like 18% play rate, it's okay if he's at 48-49% because people who are actually good at Thresh are probably more like 50-51%!"

I completely agree.

Except Janna has been 18% play rate and 53% winrate since the beginning of time, and she's about to get indirectly buffed for the fiftieth time with the upcoming support item changes punishing supports for getting any more than 0 CS.

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