@Meddler, this tank meta tho

Lïghtkeeper··2 votes·935 views

Soooooooo, why is tankgar Rengar viable still? Moreso now than his intended direction? You create these new assassins, with the intention to pace out their abilities, who are now able to build tank items (as they always have honestly, feels like this tank meta has lasted ages) and can still absolutely nuke you. A huge problem is the skirmisher class. Fiora Ekko Yasuo as the top three, of course. Champions given absolutely FREE dmg for nothing. Three spells (not hard to land) get chunked. Proc a vital % true dmg. Yasuo gets double crit chance and free bonus armor pen after his ult.

Rengar or Tankgar now falls into this "stick on you and take you down" class as opposed to the stealthy, pick you off class. Which is what we were TOLD was intended. Kha'zix, very strong, very healthy, and logical counterplay: HOLD HANDS. Katarina, very powerful, highly mobile: LOCK HER DOWN. LeBlanc - no real change in playstyle, she is just more confusing but easy to beat. Fizz (Eh. Lotsa dmg).

This tank meta (wherein all defensive items across every role/class far surpass the dmg intended ones) where champions get free base dmg is ruining the health of the game. At least at non competitive levels where summoners aren't focusing enough on objectives and fast wins. Despite dragon and tower after kill after kill, these tanks become unstoppable and still have damage to speak for them.

3 tanks in a team shouldn't be nuking you. They get to lock you down for 9 whole seconds but you're dead in 4. Meanwhile they walk away good.

It's made this game absolutely intolerable sometimes. Please at least address Rengar.

And make tanks your next class update. More defense, less offense. As it should be.

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Maximum Morde5 votes

It's actually a damage meta. The bruiser builds are a symptom of it. You are forced to build some defense items because damage is so high that otherwise you will pop before you even get to try and play.

Damage items actually tend to be more gold efficient than defense items.

EndlessSorcerer2 votes

They tend to be both gold efficient and more slot efficient.

The most frequent buff for defensive items seems to be cost reductions rather than stat increases.

MatthewRT21 votes

divers are next class update, which had a few tanks like ekko, vi, leona, and poppy

Sahn Uzal2 votes

divers are next class update,

When/Where was this confirmed? Source?

Michael Sykes1 votes

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When/Where was this confirmed? Source?

it is still possible that Vanguards get that next class update. But it is highly likely that the Divers get priority

MatthewRT21 votes

i read it o surrender at 20 when assassin update came out

kasfas3 votes

Poppy and Leona are not divers, they are tanks. Poppy is a warden and Leona is a vanguard.

MatthewRT21 votes

nah leona is defiantly diver she has all the qualities of someone who jumps into the team fight and has no escapes, can only dive in not out

kasfas2 votes

But she has loads of cc and is played more for her engage that than her damage. That is what differentiated divers and vanguards ( in my understanding).

Ralanr1 votes

Divers are single target while Leona has AoE target potential. Vanguard.

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