Why hasn't Patheon gotten reworked yet?

Linna Excel··2 votes·287 views

While I'm certainly aware other champs had issues, I do have to ask, why wasn't pantheon higher on the list? While I don't want to present him as perfect, Quinn top mains have nothing to worry about, he's got a lot going for him and in the matches he's good in, he's too good. As in the other player knows to play Soraka level passively or lose the lane even harder.

  1. He's got a passive that allows him to ignore a number of AAs in laning phase and beyond. Since a lot of top champs are reliant on their AAs, 1/4th of the damage from autoing is gone. Unlike Sej's new passive, it resets while in combat.
  2. His Q has a low mana cost and is spammable. Up top that means he can punish a lot of ranged champs consistently and they don't really have an answer to it. His Q is also just a click to use skill, no skill required.
  3. Once he gets his E, his Q now has a good chance of finishing off a lane opponent with the extra burst its critical gives. If that doesn't work, his AAs also get 100% crit chance on low opponents.
  4. His W gives him mobility, hard CC, and brings up his shield. As much as people hate Irelia's E, Patheon's W is far worse.
  5. His E's active gives him a little wave clear, taking away another potential weakness.
  6. His ult gives him extreme mobility, okay CC, and does a lot of damage on its own. With all the other advantages he has, this makes him extremely good at snowballing other lanes if he gets ahead.
  7. He is relatively easy to play. LoG has him at a 56% win rate up top after 10 games. Champ.gg has him at 55% by 50 games.

So how would I fix him?

First - I'd change his passive so it gives 25 armor on the next AA you receive and scales by 25 every time you level your ult. Second is I'd make his Q a skill shot. Third, no stun on his W but it has a little bit longer range. Fourth is his E I think I'd lose the passive and the current AoE damage and make it a little more like Evelynn's E in that he gets a burst of damage and a few seconds of bonus attack speed.

5 Comments

Vapor Wave Vibes2 votes

You just want him to get reworked because of his strong early game? He's meant to be good early and fall off late, and not scale into the game at all. Other champs that get reworked have unhealthy kits that don't fit into the game.

Fuh Queue1 votes

The issue is that game times are low and snowballing is high right now. Games are ending before Pantheon has a chance to fall off. I don't see this as a good reason to give him such a strong laning phase.

Valor Bot1 votes

I think 'strong early game' is a bit of an understatement. As it is, Pantheon can easily bully out most non-tanky top laners with ease, with little to no interaction involved. It's ok to have a strong early game, but Pantheon is oppressive levels of strong.

Rockm Sockm1 votes

So you want to nerf everything but ult!

King of Demons1 votes

Point and click has a right to be in the game.

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