Any GOOD reason behind buffing Zed/Akali and nerfing mages like Brand/Lux/Ziggs?

Step Sis Lux·11/19/2018, 11:35:02 PM·9 votes·2,588 views

Akali Base AD increased from 62.4 to 65 Base Armor increased from 23 to 28 Base HP increased from 550 to 630 AD per level increased from 3.3 to 4

Brand Base Armor lowered from 21.88 to 18 Armor per level lowered from 3.5 to 3

Galio !

Graves HP per level lowered from 92 to 85 Base Armor lowered from 33 to 30 Armor per level lowered from 3.4 to 3

Lulu HP per level increased from 74 to 90 Base AD increased from 46.368 to 51 Base Armor increased from 28.22 to 32

Lux HP per level lowered from 85 to 75 Armor per level lowered from 4 to 3

Nasus Base HP increased from 561.2 to 620 AD per level increased from 3.5 to 4 Attack speed per level increased from 3.48 to 4

Ornn !

Sejuani !

Tahm Kench HP per level increased from 102 to 110 Base armor increased from 47 to 52 Attack speed per level increased from 2.5 to 3.5

Vel'Koz HP per level lowered from 88 to 75 Armor per level lowered from 3.5 to 3

Wukong AD per level lowered from 4 to 3 Armor per level lowered from 3.5 to 3

Yasuo AD per level lowered from 3.2 to 2.5 Armor per level lowered from 3.4 to 3

Zed Base HP increased from 584 to 630 AD per level increased from 3.4 to 4 Attack speed per level increased from 2.1 to 3

Ziggs HP per level lowered from 92 to 78 Armor per level lowered from 3.3 to 3

I really cant find any good reason behind those nerfs like for example lux at 18 will have 250 hp and 17 armor less which sounds crazy

20 Comments

Still Virgiñ11/19/2018, 11:38:50 PM9 votes

akali needed some buffs to go with her new skin.

Akali is SO HOT11/20/2018, 12:57:39 AM9 votes

That's for Nexus Blitz only

VG Crows11/19/2018, 11:44:45 PM7 votes

Don't mind that, just Riot's balance team catering to AD bias as per usual. Mage nerfs are just to emphasize that.

ZeddyKruger11/20/2018, 12:26:03 AM5 votes

People thinking that zed is good. Perhaps he is in gold elo.

https://clips.twitch.tv/RelentlessNiceCurryYouDontSay - 2 levels above kassadin, item ahead of him, whole combo did less than half hp dmg just with tabi + seeker. Please, get ur thoughts together.. People talking shit about zed lmao but talon gets an item over you and proceeds to oneshot you for the rest of the game.

SpaghettiVase11/20/2018, 3:59:24 AM3 votes

Oh boy another rage post with no actual research behind it. THESE ARE ALL NEXUS BLITZ CHANGES. GO HOME EVERYONE NO ONE CARES.

Apostle of Light11/20/2018, 1:49:37 AM2 votes

Maple Nectar's twitter: "Heads up, all the base stat changes you're seeing for champs are some weird error merge gone sideways. Tracking down what happened atm" "Ah, they're changes for Nexus Blitz (so won't impact champs on SR). Phew"

False alarm guys

MissMikasa11/20/2018, 12:33:57 AM2 votes

I can't believe my eyes.....

Riot just keeps getting more stupid.

These are not needed at all.

Laura ß11/20/2018, 12:04:07 AM2 votes

Because its how riot makes people play whatever the fuck they want you to play if you want to win, or revel and have a negative W/R and lose divisions.

EndlessSorcerer11/20/2018, 12:29:20 AM1 votes

Waveclear is boring to watch in competitive.

Flashy kills are exciting to watch in competitive.

That's pretty much it. Sad, considering I loved playing poke/waveclear mages and dislike playing assassins.

Draconian56511/20/2018, 1:58:02 AM1 votes

Mages and AP Items shouldn't be nerfed. There's just a severe shortage of MR items compared to Armor + nearly every class has 1/2 the base MR as base Armor - fix this problem by bringing back old MR runes + new MR items.

ListeRo11/20/2018, 12:31:21 AM1 votes

630 hp zed and lux HP per level lowered from 85 to 75 :D just made my day XD

chipndip111/20/2018, 4:02:06 AM1 votes

they were Nexus Blitz changes apparently

The thigh guy11/20/2018, 6:20:01 AM1 votes

Because riot wants to continue forcing this assassin meta down our throats.

FéliXXX11/22/2018, 6:10:11 PM1 votes

that was for nexus blitz... eventough zed needs real buffs