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Kled is overtuned

BeatinWarDrumz·7/25/2017, 2:45:32 AM·3 votes·774 views

Before I begin, this isn't a post out of rage or anything. I like Kled, he's a ton of fun to play and has some interesting counterplay, so I don't think he's unhealthy per se. However, I think he lacks weaknesses. Kled usually stomps lane due to his high health pool, extremely high damage Q, and W streoid. That's fine - there are other champions who do that. But mostly they compensate that by having a weakosh lategame due to one of the following:

Lack of mobility (Darius)

Poor teamfighting (Camille)

Bad scaling (Pantheon)

Kled has none of these things. He has great mobility with his E and Ult, and even hard CC with his Q, so the first doesn't apply. He's not the best teamfighter, but he has one of the best engages in the game - I'd say he's probably around average for top laners. And his scaling is pretty good, with extreme natural tankiness, one of the best steroids in the game (W) and high AD ratios (180 AD + 375 on Q, 60 + (6% + 5% AD) on W, 240 + 120 AD if you it both on E, and max 18+ 12% AD % damage on ult.

Thoughts?

5 Comments

UnboundHades7/25/2017, 2:49:58 AM1 votes

i never find it hard to deal with kled in lane because u wait for his w to go away engage on him once he uses q dodge it and get free damage or fall back if it hits you and once hes dismounted u can easily kill him and zone him away

The Leo Cat7/25/2017, 2:58:58 AM1 votes

Kled is a good team fighter, and he's hard to get away from.

However, his weaknesses hemorrhages around the fact that he is designed to JUST GO IN. He's like Leona. All In or All Dead. When you lose Skarl, you become significantly easier to kill if you try to run away. This is amplified by the fact that Kled moves faster with violent tendencies towards an enemy rather than away from an enemy.

If you dive into a team fight, and your team backs off, and you loose skarl. You're dead. Period.

PimpStickNasus7/25/2017, 3:18:06 AM1 votes

Play teemo poke with autos make his life hell q if he ever tries to go in. Play Kennen same thing but use q to poke as well if he tries to all in e then w for stun if needed ult. Or play Darius and just make it so him all inning you is almost impossible unless he's fed/very far ahead. Camp him to stop him from snowball/keep him down.

I find that while playing kled magic damage lanes are though too because hexdrinker/Maw only applies to skaarl as it counts as bonus health. In lane play someone with cc and good 1v1

in teamfights poke prior and try to disengage at first so he loses W/E try to dodge his Q get Tabis to reduce damage if he's splitting take 2/3 people depending on how fed/who you have and shut him down then engage a fight. Siege while his ult is down so he loses easy engage for him and team.

I'd say more but on mobile and tired

Lugg7/25/2017, 3:18:49 AM1 votes

The problem with Kled, just like EVERY juggernaut and bruiser in the game is this: WAY too much damage for how tanky they are. You can't have a champion being tanky AND doing high damage and expect them to be anywhere near balanced. The power creep in the game has gotten absurd, especially top lane. Almost every top laner right now needs a major nerf.

MLDzXnRRR7/25/2017, 5:11:33 AM1 votes

Kled has no dmg after he blows his passive and his abilities and will usually disengage. If you fight him to death, most champs will stomp him early, there is just no dmg without items and CDR in his kit. Mini Kled is a joke with that movement speed and half a champ. Kled is conditionally strong.