Whether you agree with the Darius buffs or not, you have to agree that the reasoning behind it is bs

Schàdenfreude·9/26/2018, 3:05:25 PM·7 votes·3,501 views

"As a valuable counter pick to tanks in top lane, we’re looking to help Darius cleave through some of that armor to encourage teams to think strategically when drafting top lane champions. Although it’s somewhat generic power, percentage armor penetration is considerably more effective against champions like Cho’gath and Ornn than against other fighters like Camille or Aatrox."

wtf? so essentially he already does well into tank matchups, and thus we are buffing him even further in that? Also what kind of person would believe that armor penetration only helps against tanks? This is going to increase Darius' strengths in all matchups, not just tanks especially given that the lane opponent will rush Ninja Tabis anyways.

7 Comments

Hayaishi9/26/2018, 3:32:02 PM3 votes

The buff wont change anything. Darius problem is not his laning phase.

They are welcome to buff irrelevant parts of his kit all they want it wont make him be picked more. So dont worry.

LTK KoRo9/26/2018, 9:04:33 PM3 votes

Now Darius will hit you harder, but he still won't be able to hit anyone after 20 minutes. Another unneeded lane Darius buff.

LeftyRaydy9/26/2018, 4:52:58 PM1 votes

{quoted}

"As a valuable counter pick to tanks in top lane, we’re looking to help Darius cleave through some of that armor to encourage teams to think strategically when drafting top lane champions. Although it’s somewhat generic power, percentage armor penetration is considerably more effective against champions like Cho’gath and Ornn than against other fighters like Camille or Aatrox."

wtf? so essentially he already does well into tank matchups, and thus we are buffing him even further in that? Also what kind of person would believe that armor penetration only helps against tanks? This is going to increase Darius' strengths in all matchups, not just tanks especially given that the lane opponent will rush Ninja Tabis anyways.

well to be fair its % armor not flat penn so it does help against tanks. anyways the buffs are unnecessary.

DarukongSr9/26/2018, 6:49:16 PM1 votes

I just wish they buffed a non damage aspect of his kit. There are so many creative ways he could have been buffed that wouldn't have removed his core intended weaknesses, but could have made him viable in pro.

Hügö9/27/2018, 4:18:53 PM1 votes

Ekko flashbacks.