All Assassins need a Rework
I heard Riot says assassins are "High Risk High Reward" sure they are high risk but there is no reward.
Example : If we compare mid lane assassins to mages :
- cons : Mages can kill a ADC faster than assassin (more burst).
- cons : Mages Have more AOE damage.
- cons : Mages are safer and have more range (easier laning phase).
- cons : Mages have sustain damage they can fight tanks.
- cons : Mages have cc and more control in team fight.
- cons : AD assassins make your team full AD and weaker.
- pros : Assassins are more mobile ( what is the use of mobility when u can't do any thing compare to mages and u have mobility because u are melee and mages are range ).
- pros : champs like
can be rewarding if u make a successful assassination.
And that is why high ELO Players and Pro Players NEVER chose an assassin over a mage because there is all cons for assassins and no pros.
Solution : There are 2 solution
1- Make assassins mechanically really hard : But if u make it to do the mechanic u rewarded with more mobility damage or even CC in that way low ELO player can't abuse Assassins and high ELO and pro player can give assassins a chance. The problem in low elo is not assassins do too much burst or damage its about that when they are ahead they do that damage so simple ( rengar use ulti and press right click on u and u die ). damage and burst is really important for a assassin but it must be hard to do not like a dumb right click. Example : closest champ i can thing of is Zed E can reduce cool-down of his W sure its only work well when stack 40% CDR and your W is max but still a good Zed player can use His W maybe 3 or 4 time in a fight. Example 2 : Zed Q is a bit hard skill shot and when u Have your ultimate shadow and your W shadow its really hard to land 3 Q on a target but if u make it , it must rewarded a ton ( like it dose 300% damage per Q ) and stuff like that.
2- Give assassins some counter play :
There is so many counter play to assassins but there is no way for assassins to counter play those counter plays like CC , burst , wards , exhaust , shields , Guardian angel , Zhonya's hourglass , ADC mobility ( sure there is some counter play against burst or CC but others not much )
Scenario Example: think of scenario u are
or
and your team is
top
sup
ADC
jungle and enemy team is
ADC
sup
mid
jungle
top now there is late game team fight and
have a
now in that team fight there are so many counter play for u but there is no way make a successful assassination lets ignore other enemy and only think of
and
if u go for
there ward around and if u find a good path and make it to him there is
W Flash R Heal and
and
E (shield) W (CC) Q(Slow) R (HP CC and Slow)
and can be support item there too they have so many counter play for u but u got nothing against them.
Example : rework
passive black out increase aoe of it so enemy don't even see u in mini map when u disable a ward that can be a counter play to ward or make a item for assassin disable enemy item actives for like 3 sec to counter play sups or
or
items for assassins.
Who Am I ? I'm not a random dumb guy who don't know what he saying. I'm currently plat V and i make it to get there with 150 ping and time outs maybe some times DC and if my internet work well i maybe make it diamond even with this ping. i played around 4500 games and i love assassins but they are trash :) i Played Tons of assassins and know all about punish mistake opening timing and stuff like that but its not working that well.
And sorry about bad English its not my main language.
hope u guys help me to my voice be heard.
is stupid to play against, dosn't give so much counterplay tho... he definitly need
to eat midlane mages for breakfast. Then you snowball out of control and roam to destroy everything.