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I don't mind the Shyvana nerfs... (a short story about her and a fellow jungler buffed to insanity)

Theiki Kayle··3 votes·611 views

My flare lady is strong right now. Still has her counterpicks (which are quite a few) but she's still a bit strong. Nerfs are justified, and they'll help weed out the FotM players from the mains. I don't feel like they'll destroy Shyv.

But I, for one, will be glad to see bruiser Yi go next patch. I don't really have this much hate for any champ except Fizz (strong or weak, he's just obnoxious and that's why I hate him), but I just had one of my ranked games ruined by one (okay, so I'm not high elo, so I dunno what's happening up there, but I've had many of my games ruined by this new build on Yi, and this is just the latest example).

We were about even (enemy LB was fed but our Shen was good and our bot was pretty even, Akali was slowly coming back too, despite her over-aggressiveness in 1v1s she was still a threat in fights) and I had been around the map trying to help out (joined the party on bot and did more than Yi, got a Dragon etc).

Yi came out of the jungle later. All my work was for naught, it didn't matter if I helped my team, they just fell to him and LB. Couldn't burst him, couldn't keep him away, nothing.

I just want that build to go away, and with it, Yi's popularity to drop. Nerf Shyvana if you will, the nerfs are deserved, but knock Yi out of popularity and do so without remorse.

8 Comments

Malhammers1 votes

I main Shyvana jungle...but I will GLADLYYYYYY take her nerfs if it means making Yi glass cannon again. GLADLY.

Dominick Destine1 votes

Inb4 Shyvana's anatomy

PapaGreg211 votes

I feel that neither of the champions should be nerfed and instead they should just trash devourer. It is the real reason they are nerfing all these champions and we know that it will be nerfed itself over the next few patches, leaving champs like Yi and Shyvana below the imaginary balance line in terms of power once it is.

Theiki Kayle1 votes

For all its flaws, I miss the pre-Sated version of Devourer. I mean, double on-hit is fun and all, but it's the real reason Sated is broken on some champs.

With the previous Devourer, I'd just balance farming and ganking and know that whatever I did, I'd get an increase in stats eventually (I had like 40-70 stacks as Shyvana by endgame, depending on my actions). I found it way more engaging to gank, even if I didn't get a kill and just created pressure, I didn't have that "wasted time, won't hit powerspike in time" stress. If anything, the new Devourer focuses on AFK farming more than the old one.

PapaGreg212 votes

Agreed. I think it would be more fun and more balanced if when you were sated it gave you a buff for fighting epic monsters so you could get advantage for Baron and Dragon slightly earlier than usual instead of on hit damage effects. It would provide a unique strategy to getting this item rather than just blowing up the enemy in duels.

Theiki Kayle1 votes

Even better. Instead of double on-hits, it gives your TEAM a buff if they wanna take an epic monster with you. That way, it would be more difficult to get Baron solo (because without double on-hits only a couple of champs with specific builds can do it), but it would be easier to actually get it with a team (and they'd be more inclined to help you).

And it also wouldn't break pro play by reducing Baron time, because nobody really allows Devourer junglers to farm there.

PapaGreg211 votes

Yeah that might make more sense. Give it an aura like Locket so that the attacks don't hurt as much or debuff Baron when you are in the vicinity to teammate attacks so you can kill it quicker. There really aren't items that are Baron specific and it's something that wouldn't be as frustrating for the enemy team if somebody was building for this. I mean, Nunu is basically built around blowing up epic monsters but nobody complains about him ever.

Theiki Kayle1 votes

If more people used the Nunu Bot skin during counterjungling, he'd be pick/ban.

But seriously, I love that idea, it's still an item for farm junglers but once you stack it fully it's not a carry tryhard as much as it is now, but you help your team instead.

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