My take on League of Legend's Champion designs and choices

Rodenticides·1/20/2020, 5:39:22 PM·1 votes·1,811 views

First of all, it is all my opinion so it is biased. Second of all, it will be long as hell so I will try to seperate Champions to make it clear and easy to read. I will give (*) to champions that need something changed.

Aatrox - the champion is actually in a good state and should be left that way. I am a little bit sad that what made him Aatrox has been removed so it would be nice if Riot could cooperate with otp and mains to make him a little bit more suitable for them, just like they did with Shaco.

Ahri - this champion is one of my favourites that I don't actually play. I did in the past. I think Season 7. She is now fully a mage, but started as an assassin. Her kit is too strong when overbuffed but as for now she is kinda balanced. I miss the movement speed buff when throwing the orb back.

*Akali - needs a slight nerf, but nothing too serious, we don't want her to become useless again. I would say that her ultimate is too simple for the damage that it deals. It should be relocated somewhere else. I don't miss the old Akali.

Alistar - is in a good spot and I kinda like him, because he didn't have too many changes.

Amumu - his AP scaling is too strong but I don't want this playstyle to get demolished, so leave it as is or take some scaling from his R and move it somewhere else.

*Anivia - Anivia was my main back in S4 and 5 and 6 and ... after 6 I didn't enjoy playing her anymore. I think that scaling champions are not in a good position because I don't have any impact on the game until 20 min in and then the game might already be very difficult to win. My team might lose the match before I scale and scaling doesn't necessarly mean that I will be stronger than early game champion anymore so I don't see why would I ever pick her instead of something else. If we want to get rid of scaling champions then she needs a relocation of damage. To be honest I don't see a return of scaling champions in the future.

Annie - simplistic champion and I like that she has movement speed on her E now.

*Aphelios - his design makes him very unbalanced. I mean his turrets hit for 200-400 dmg. Every of his skills is different and needs to be balanced individually. I don't even know if such a champion should be released. It must be a balancing team's worse dream, because I can't even imagine how difficult will be balancing of this champion. I suspect that if he gets picked in Worlds, he might solo games.

Ashe - a very strong champion, even if there are stronger picks. Her playstyle is almost healthy. Her attack speed on her Q makes her too strong in 1v1 situations, but I consider that ok, because that is what she is meant to do. I just think that her E is avaliable too often.

AurelionSol - I honestly can't say anything about this champion. Never had any interest in him. When he came out I felt insulted as an Anivia player, because he was a better Anivia, but now he is a worse Anivia so I don't even care about him anymore.

Azir - Azir is finally playable. It only took us several seasons. His playstyle is interesting and should be preserved at all costs.

Bard - I never felt so happy to see him being playable. He was in the dumpster for such a long time. I always felt like a match against him was a free win. Now finally he is a champion. His playstyle is also interesting and risky. I hate him on my team tho.

*Blitzcrank - he is hooking a guy next to me and it somehow hooks me. I think his kit is weird because it is made to ks. I think it should be changed. A support should have a way to help his adc. He does, but ... well, he can also kill his adc and take his farm by mistake and his passive has life of its own and his R is strictly to ks or do a little bit of damage. I would prefer him to be a little bit different.

Brand - a champion so old that his kit still makes me like him. I don't want anything changed about him.

Braum - please let him stay as he is.

Caitlyn - her kit is fine and I love her. It is just that adc shouldn't 3 shot somebody in a combo succession. Because damage overall is too high her damage is too high as well. But she is not broken. By any means. She is a fine champion.

Camille - why is she still a top laner. Give her E damage to camps back and make her a jungler again or at least buff her as a top laner. She is not being played and there is a good reason for that. Other champions on top lane are too strong. They should get gradually nerfed.

Cassiopeia - cassio is always boarderlane broken but she is hanging in there. I think here playstyle is unique and should be preserved tho. But if you lower the overall damage in the game remember to nerf her, she will get out of hand very easily. The only reason why she doesn't rule over all right now is that she is getting oneshot.

Chogath - that ultimate and passive are still controversial but since other champions are worse I can't complain about him.

Corki - corki will be back when worlds are near. He is a fine champion but tends to get broken from time to time. I have nothing against him.

*Darius - now we come to a champion I do have something against. His passive does too much damage for too long. It can steal my buff on lvl 1 even when he is already on his lane taking minions. To compare, Twitch does 3-4 true damage with his passive, 18-25 on stage 6. Darius does 13-30 + ad scaling. The rest of his kit is necessary to make him a Darius but his passive is too strong. I know that he is suppoused to win early game, but I think it can be achieved in other ways than having him run with that kind of passive. Also he is too strong already so the best way to nerf him is probably that passive.

*Diana - she is dealing too much damage. Simple as that statement is, the damage that she deals is not that simple to protect against. Even mr can only protect you against her for a while, but she has enough damage to kill you anyways, while sacrificing nothing, because her cd on R is too short. Honestly changes didn't change her playstyle at all.

*DrMundo - with the new ocean drakes he can become absolutelly immortal after just 2 of them. I think he should at least deal less damage if he is in such a meta. Every single drake makes him stronger than it should.

Draven - draven isn't that strong, but the buffs are near. I thought that he was actually kinda balanced and that other champions are just too strong.

*Ekko - an Ekko main might as well just play him on jng/mid and top because of how strong he is now. Needs a nerf. I am sure that his E is too strong, but maybe something else will get nerfed.

Elise - meta really makes her too useful. With how she can control those overpowered drakes and dive people she gets nr 1 in jng right now. Mostly because of drakes. They are so strong that you can win without ganking by just doing them and she is perfect is doing objectives. 2 heralds also make her one of the best. I don't think she is broken. I think she has her meta right now. I refuse to play her tho.

Evelynn - strong and fun to play. I don't feel like she is too powerful right now. Changes were good for her. She was not only ugly but weird and awkward to play. Pity that she is pure ap now. She could be built ap/ad/tank before.

Ezreal - changes made to him make sense but make him inconsistant. I really dislike this champion.

*Fiddlesticks - fiddle is unique but very unfair to play against if in meta. He needs a rework asap.

Fiora - honestly, she is strong but surpressed by all those broken champions on top lane. If they get nerfed she will get too strong as well, because of her W and attack speed buff. I wouldn't change her now, but in the future she needs adjustments.

Fizz - Fizz is very anoying but only a little bit too strong. I wouldn't nerf him yet.

*Galio - this champion is a shell of his foremer self. This is not Galio. He should be renamed and Galio should be made as a new separate champion. This champion doesn't have anything that old Galio had. In my opinion he needs to be changed or made as a separate champion.

*Gangplank - at least change his way of speach back to the old one. He wasn't emo back then. He was a cheerful pirate. Just listen to his old interactions once and you will understand.

Garen - a simple champion. Not as strong as some other champions so I won't ask for anything here. His rework was weird and made his take bruser items but he is a juggernaut. It is very weird for me but ok.

Gnar - if not for some other broken top champions he would be a nr 1 top laner.

Gragas - didn't see him in jungle since S7. What happened to him?

Graves - I have seen to much of him already and everybody knows already what we need to be aware of. Let's hope that he doesn't return to his oneshotting with a single aa hobby. For now is balanced.

Hecarim - can't say anything about him really. He is too circumstantial. A good player in duo can absolutelly destroy the match but in soloQ he isn't that strong.

Heimerdinger - honestly I hate him. Ganking him is always risky. Wouldn't change a thing about him tho.

Illaoi - Illaoi is finally subdued by other champions. She can get extremally stong sometimes but she is in a fine spot.

Irelia - Irelia was a good rework because her old self was kinda simple. I don't see her as broken right now because other champions are keeping her down.

Ivern - well. Well. A tree. A very specific champion that not everybody knows how to play. Wouldn't change him.

*Janna - her shields are too strong but because of the current meta and her low dmg she isn't played. Should be buffed. I prefer real supports over those overkills. I like being protected by somebody.

JarvanIV - honestly isn't broken at all. This meta is helping him.

*Jax - should get changed. That E is too uninteractive. The rest is just a stat check. His design is lacking in comparison to new champions.

Jayce - Jayce will come back eventually. His lane is full of broken champions atm so he cannot be played.

Jhin - Jhin is finally not a racing car. Let's keep it that way.

Jinx - Jinx is going to get changes so I heard. I think they aren't smart. An objective is a commitment, she shouldn't get excited over taking a baron and drake, because it might make her into a mass murderer. I mean, she can literally take a baron and chase the enemy team down. Usually it will be useless and get her killed. This change is bad from both sides of view. Keep her as is.

*Kaisa - her Q is point and click and does 70% of my hp. Not cool. I want her damage to be relocated. Her Q is way too strong and makes are uninteractive.

*Kalista - do something about her please Riot. She isn't played at all. Her design is too difficult for players. I haven't seen her in my games since S7 or 6.

*Karma - just don't change her too much. She is what she is. Make sure that her Q doesn't do too much damage and lower her CD on R. She should spam with low damage spells and be helpful with shields.

*Karthus - take him out of jng. This playstly, even if interesting is dumb as hell. You don't need any skill to play him in jng. He was such a skillful champion on mid lane. Let him go back there.

*Kassadin - strong but not completely unfair. Should be nerfed tho. His R is avaliable too often and his mana seems limitless. You cannot even outsustain him in the lane anymore.

*Katarina - almost balanced. Nerf her a bit. She has too much damage on her passive, but that is the whole point of her character so nerf her E or something else. Doging her daggers is essential but you cannot dodge her Q and E.

*Kayle - Kayle makes me worried. Her playstyle is problematic. I liked the old Kayle and I had high hopes for the new one. She is a dissaster tho. Can't be balanced. She will be too weak or broken. Reconsider her kit again.

Kayn - finally isn't broken and still playable. Let him stay this way.

*Kennen - didn't see him since S8. Please rework him. Even TFT showed that his R is just unhealthy.

Khazix - strong damage but in the dumpster because of this meta. I think he should not get buffed. He is strong enough.

Kindred - not her meta. She is fine. Wait for the meta to change and she will be played again.

Kled - playable and good. Isn't even that suppressed by those broken top picks.

*KogMaw - I don't like champions like this one, that stand in place and try to get buffed by lulu. Just keep him as AP caster.

Leblanc - at least she isn't the old LB and the reworked LB. This reverted LB is not broken and not too weak and has weaknessess that other champions should have as well.

*LeeSin - I prefered when Lee was a tank with a lot of trinkets and was jumping everywhere. Now he is just a brainless damage dealer. His playstyle was better back then, it wasn't a chain cc into a oneshot. It was more about outplaying the opponent. I would prefer that Lee to return with a green jg item.

*Leona - Leoleo is too strong. She does too much dmg while being a tanky support. She can sometimes solo other champions. Needs a nerf.

Lissandra - better than the old one. At least has some passive. Let's keep her this way.

Lucian - Luc is ok. He isn't that broken. He is just strong enough.

*Lulu - she is a problematic champion, because of her ability to buff other champions. Should be reworked.

Lux - can shoot R several times in a teamfight, which I don't like but she isn't broken so let it slide.

*Malphite - make him build tanky. His kit is too simplistic for him to be AP.

*Malzahar - his R was always unfair. I think MR items should be stronger or our basic mr should be higher because he shows that we lack something. He is like a stat check for AP champions. He shows that currently our mr just isn't enough.

*Maokai - mao is forgotten. Let him come back. Make him a good tank. Make Maokai great again. I just regret that he isn't alike to the old mao. He is different in too many ways.

MasterYi - Yi was changed quite recently. I don't like the changes, because they make him even more simple than he already was. I still think that he should be left this way because his mains are already used to this change.

*MissFortune - MF does too much damage from her kit overall. Her R can win a teamfight and she still has other skills that are overbuffed. A nerf should be applyed here.

*Mordekaiser - this champion isn't interactive at all. His R makes him way too strong. His damage is op as well. Even otp and mains don't like his changes because he doesn't resemple the old Mordekaiser. Riot should contact otp and mains and talk about changes for this character.

*Morgana - her stun lasts too long. It is painful. The rest of the character is ok. You might repay her with something after decreasing the duration of Q.

Nami - nami is a fine champion. Always liked her. Let her be.

Nasus - nasus cannot get changes because of how problematic he is right now. We need to change him in another meta.

*Nautilus - nauthilus has a lot of CC so he shouldn't deal this much dmg. Please nerf his damage and give him more into his shield instead. Also he grabs somebody near me and it still hits me. Hooks are weird.

*Neeko - what happened to her? Is she not played because of how many mobile assassins there are? That R is weird too and doesn't suit her kit so should be changed into something more tricky, cameleon-like.

Nidalee - a very skillful champion. I don't even dare change her.

*Nocturne - a very unskillful champion. Rework is needed. His R is not interactive. His E makes you unable to fight him 1v1. CD on his R is so long that he cannot be a meta champion right now.

*Nunu - nerfs must have been heavy, because this meta should be great for him and he just isn't strong enough. In previous meta's it was unfair that he was so broken, but in this one he actually should be strong. It's a drake and herald meta. He is an objective based champion. I hate him but it is wrong to make him broken when he shouldn't be and then nerf him to the ground when it is his meta. His rework was nice, because the old Nunu was just a bad champion.

Olaf - a very powerful champion but nobody can play him in low elo so it is still ok.

Orianna - she would be played more if she wasn't surpressed by assassins.

*Ornn - Ornn needs some adjustments. His damage is unfair while he is too useful. He should have less damage or it should be relocated.

Pantheon - leave him be for now.

*Poppy - haven't seen her since S7. What happened?

*Pyke - I don't consider him a support. For me a support should be shielding and guarding his adc. Protecting him and healing him. Preventing enemies from killing him. This champion should be on mid or jng. He isn't a support in my opinion.

Qiyana - she is getting nerfed so I have nothing else to say here. I dislike her tho.

*Quinn - help her Riot. I don't like her but she is treated like trash right now. She isn't played anywhere.

Rakan - he is finally balanced. Don't buff him.

Rammus - rammus isn't bad. Not his meta tho.

RekSai - reksai is strong. I dislike her but keep her this way. She isn't an easy champion.

*Renekton - Rene is too op in early game and completely worthless in mid/late game. Should be rebalanced.

Rengar - keep him this way. Just keep him away from me.

Riven - riven is already a good champion. Suppressed by Morde, Darius and Ornn.

*Rumble - forgotten.

*Ryze - balanced he isn't at all. His damage mid/late is too strong but because of his peculiar R his winrate drops on its head. I don't want him to be reworked again tho. There were too many reworks already.

*Sejuani - Seju is way too weak. She is even more worthless than Twitch rn. Needs a buff.

Senna - still weird but at least not broken. I have too little information about her tho.

*Sett - broken beyond belief. Even in last match he couldn't be killed 5v1. Needs a nerf. If you think that he isn't broken then you are playing him the wrong way. There is a build that makes him absolutelly unkillable. NERF. (honestly, I regret that I don't have him, free elo). I also dislike his looks. He looks like a pop star after losing popularity and going through a middle age crisis, because nobody wants to listen to his songs anymore.

*Shaco - my champion. AD version is a little bit too strong. AP version is back to being useless in jng because of the meta. Bruser is fine. Tank is a little bit too weak but he isn't a tank so that is ok. Honestly, he doesn't need a nerf because he will be falling off in this meta, but if I were to nerf him then I would relocate his late game E damage to some other skill.

Shen - shen is ok. An awkward champion.

*Shyvana - AP shivana is a little bit too strong but looking at how she needs her R to do dmg, she isn't broken. Her AD counterpart is balanced but should be stronger in this meta so I kinda feel like she should be buffed.

Singed - I like his unique playstyle and he is difficult to play. In a good spot, but surpressed by other champions that don't allow him to even farm.

*Sion - Sion is a good champion. Unfortunatelly his W doesn't grant him enough hp and meta is not supportive for him. In dire need of help.

*Sivir - isn't that bad but too easy to kill right now. Damage is too high for her to exist for long enough to deal damage.

*Skarner - way too weak. Needs to be serously buffed.

*Sona - increase her shield, it does nothing.

Soraka - actually strong enough. Also safe for noobs like me. I can't play supports for shit.

*Swain - fails as a midlaner and toplaner. Is good as a support. Should be rebalanced. Also meta is against him.

*Sylas - overnerfed. Sett does the same things as he did before but isn't punished as heavily for it. Sylas needs a buff on his R, which is the one ability that is skillful in him. Maybe not damagewise, but Cd wise it could be buffed.

Syndra - damagewise she is powerful but because of too many mobile characters she isn't a safe pick and can be killed easily.

*TahmKench - a pathetic champion. Not good at supporting, nor top lane. Needs to be buffed. Nerfs were too heavy and meta killed him.

Taliyah - tali is a fine champion. Leave her be. She will bounce back.

Talon - didn't see him yet. I don't know why. Nobody picks him in my matches in this season.

*Taric - Taric has such a useful R that he is used in funneling. This R needs to get changed to prevent such actions, just like Lulu's buffs and debuffs (debuffs should stay). Something else should be introduced or invincibility should be only on his target and not on him.

Teemo - anoying little shit. Just remove him already xd Ok, he isn;t that strong and there is a fine item to counter him. Mr items should be buffed tho. They are kinda bad.

*Thresh - Thresh is too powerful for several seasons now. Just nerf him already.

*Tristana - tris is bad because of other adc champions being too good. They can oneshot people, which she cannot do. She has a more healthy playstyle than them. I prefer her than Kai'Sa being in meta. Buff her.

*Trundle - just worthless right now. Maybe even worse than Twitch. Should be buffed.

*Tryndamere - Trynd R lasts too long and his damage is too high but that doesn't matter. Meta isn't his now. I would rework him in the future. His playstyle isn't healthy.

TwistedFate - TF is the best mid lane champion ever created and should be promoted together with Orianna by Riot. Just let him be for now. He will bounce back as he always does.

*Twitch - Twitch is too weak. He should be that hyper carry that is easy to oneshot but he is just easy to oneshot now. He doesn't even do that much damage. This meta hates him and he is bad at taking objectives. His jng performance is lacking now, because almost everything can oneshot him. His health is low. His damage is lacking. Even as an adc he isn't good enough. After learning how to play him I had to just let him go. One of the first champions to be buffed. Together with Seju and Trundle. Rumble is forgotten for other reasons than firepower.

*Udyr - a really onedimensional champion. Should be reworked, because if he is strong, he isn't fair at all.

*Urgot - good damage, bad sustain. He should be granted with a shield.

Varus - was recently buffed. Just leave him be. Not his meta.

Vayne - it is her meta tho. If not for some insane broken champions, she would be nr 1. Really easily does objectives.

Veigar - a nuke mage is just not a good design. Well, it isn't a design at all. For now leave him be.

Velkoz - a very skillful champion. Not his meta. He is too easily killed because mobile champions > immobile champions.

Vi - sett does her job better than she does it. No wonder her mains are mad. Sett is just a copy of her and is better at everything than her. She is a good champion, just doesn't do drakes well enough to be in meta.

Viktor - viktor shouldn't be buffed. He is a good champion and can be unhealthy if buffed because a tanky viktor can emerge again.

Vladimir - vlad can be unhealthy and probably is. Maybe some things about him should be changed. I consider him broken in good hands.

Volibear - voli is a champion. Yes he is. Will be reworked so idc about him now.

Warwick - ww rework was good and I like what they did to him. I dislike the champion, but like the changes. He shouldn't be touched by Riot now.

*MonkeyKing - should be reworked. Doesn't work as a top laner or mid laner or jngler. Needs a change that would also make him scale with lethality less. He is a fighter, not an assassin. Make him into a bruser, but simillar to Malph, with a job being diving and ulting for engage. Engage is almost dead and we need some changes to make it come back. It is the most strategic part of a teamfight.

Xayah - a fine champion. Leave her be.

*Xerath - too weak and has no escapes. Cannot survive against assassins and other champions do his job better. Needs a buff.

XinZhao - will bounce back eventually.

*Yasuo - windwall lasts too long, while his playstyle is already very powerful. That one thing should be nerfed, while something else might be buffed.

Yorick - good champion. It should be his meta, but some insane champions are keeping him out.

Yuumi - yuumi isn't as anoying as some people say. Doesn't need nerfs. Her combination with Aphelios is too broken to even stand on the same lane so I would nerf Aphelios. He can basically hit people for free with Yuumi around. I would compare it to Yi + Taric.

*Zac - in this meta he is pathetic. Should be buffed a bit too.

Zed - good enough. Let him be. He is a bit too strong but I like him when he is scary. I don't play him and don't intend to but I like playing against him. It's challneging.

*Ziggs - should be buffed. He wasn't in meta since ... I don't know when? The real forgotten champion. Rumble is at least decent. Zig isn't.

Zilean - good enough. Leave him be. It isn't his season. I like him tho and prefer supports like him. That can actually prevent you from dying.

Zoe - Zoe is strong enough. We all know that she cannot get overbuffed. She gets out of control very easily.

Zyra - Zyra has some toxic gameplay but she isn't strong enough to be unfair right now so leave her be.

That's all. Hope you enjoyed.

Honorable mentions:

-Aphelios and Sett again. S10 champions are insane right now. They need to be buffed. Sett at least. He is the most powerful champion that I have ever played against. With a right build and runes becomes unkillable. I sure hope that he gets nerfed, because people are just beggining to play him well and he is already in such a good spot. For those that want to gain lp fast I advice to find a good build on Sett and pick him up. Free lp is guaranteed. Enjoy him while Riot still doesn't know.

6 Comments

Rodenticides1/20/2020, 5:41:30 PM1 votes

Also Riot, thank you for making Shaco enjoyable again. I understand that my favourite AP Shaco doesn't suit the meta and won't ask for buffs.

Rodenticides1/20/2020, 5:43:05 PM1 votes

A long read for something that won't be read by anybody anyways xd

Cind3rkick1/20/2020, 6:01:07 PM1 votes
  • Kaisa her Q is point and click and does 70% of my hp. Not cool. I want her damage to be relocated. Her Q is way too strong and makes are uninteractive.

Main one I disagree on. Her Q isnt point and click, it just hits all nearby enemies, which I think is fair for the damage it deals since it lets her punish enemies that position wrong.

AIQ1/20/2020, 6:32:55 PM1 votes

What's with you and Riot not being able to spell Shyvana? I mean it's the exact way it sounds SHY-VA-NA It's really not that complex of a name.

Shyvana - AP shivana is a little bit too strong but looking at how she needs her R to do dmg, she isn't broken. Her AD counterpart is balanced but should be stronger in this meta so I kinda feel like she should be buffed.

AP Shyvana had clear weaknesses like all immobile AP artillery mages. Additionally she is locked into being useful only when she has ult and having 1 ability. AP Shyvana is her better form for higher elo, but AD Shyvana is definitely the go to in anything lower than Plat 2.

AD and AP forms need a buff, her limbo state is cool, but ATM AP dominates and it should be AD that dominates. Shyvana is a Juggernaut and should be treated as such. Riot likely wont touch her in a major way until her rework though.

Warwick - ww rework was good and I like what they did to him. I dislike the champion, but like the changes. He shouldn't be touched by Riot now.

WW has almost if not more bugs than pre-rework Morde. They need to be addressed as some are game changing.

Mordekaiser - this champion isn't interactive at all. His R makes him way too strong. His damage is op as well. Even otp and mains don't like his changes because he doesn't resemple the old Mordekaiser. Riot should contact otp and mains and talk about changes for this character.

First off, OTP from before can claim whatever they want, Morde is in a better spot statistically by a wide margin, his Q still maces, W is his passive, and E is just better. The ults are different, but again for the better.

Ignoring that, Morde is not insanely OP, his numbers may need some tweeks, but his abilities are SUPER easy to dodge. (With ~390 move speed you can walk from one side of his E to the other without getting hit. Yeah, It's that slow.)

Most players try taking Morde head to head and that's where they fail. As they should challenging a Juggernaut head to head.