The Maokai Sapling Nerf

RookPusher··1 votes·518 views

I'll be the first one to say that this guy needed his saplings nerfed. While I'm a massive fan of Old Hickory, the nerf to his saplings was pretty boring. Can we get an extension on their timer? 40 seconds is nice, but since they don't hit hard, they're a CC item.

If saplings are put in grass (or, frankly, the jungle) they should sit there for 90 seconds. One man's opinion.

11 Comments

NinjaGuy691 votes

Can we get an extension on their timer? 40 seconds is nice, but since they don't hit hard, their a CC item.

  1. They're*

  2. The saplings were always meant to be used for mainly cc. Tanks aren't supposed to do damage. Get that through your head.

RookPusher1 votes

Great, so you agree with me that they should have an extension then?

NinjaGuy691 votes

Great, so you agree with me that they should have an extension then?

No, I don't agree with you. Riot changed the saplings because they wanted them to be used for cc instead of cheesing people unexpectedly, and they were right to make that change. What were you expecting? Maokai is a cc tank.

RookPusher1 votes

Are you trolling, or do you not have any reading comprehension? I'm not asking them to hit hard, I'm asking for a duration extension.

NinjaGuy691 votes

Are you trolling, or do you not have any reading comprehension? I'm not asking them to hit hard, I'm asking for a duration extension.

I'm aware of what you're asking. But part of the problem with his old sapplings wasn't just the damage, it was the base duration as well and that's why Riot nerfed it. What do you not understand about that?

RookPusher1 votes

It was not the duration.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

how do you cc someone with a ability that you cant target or control where it goes at all ?

and maokai needs help he is one of the worst champs right now and has been for a good while. the rework was a complete miss.

3 meo1 votes

You are agreeing with OP, without realizing it, while managing to be rude as hell in the process.

Congrats

meowwow71 votes

so the scaling timer for his bonus hp isn't enough to give you a hint that he is meant for a tank role

RookPusher1 votes

The tank role isn't in question? What?

meowwow71 votes

basically i've only seen people build him ap when his passive grants more %hp now and his e timer in the brush scales with his hp

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