@Riot, the nerfs to Panths ulti in PBE hit his niche, thing you stated you want to avoid

hopeful4··4 votes·568 views

Im ok with the E nerf. But why in gods name you nerf his ulti? As a jungler, its the only thing that makes him distinctive from the rest. Nerf it (even further than you already did when you increased the cast time, making it incredibly hard to hit) and tell me why i would ever pick Pantheon over another early strong ganker like Lee or Nida or Graves

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Sightless662 votes

If I'm looking at this right, Patheon's ultimate is only nerfed it you cancel it. Having a very low punishment for cancelling the ultimate is not what defines or enables his niche, and it's not what makes the skill distinct. It still provides the same benefits, and when you actually use it it does exactly the same thing. I'm not really seeing how this could actually threaten his strategic niche.

ValyrianBlade1 votes

Looking at the nerf, it was appropriate. I had no idea the CD was so low when he canceled it.

This was pretty much the best nerf they could have made to his ult - it doesn't hurt a good pantheon (who only makes good ult choices) at all, it only hurts those who mess up. It actually HELPS a good pantheon thanks to the base mana cost reduction.

Hell, why is it even cancel-able? It's one of the most impactful moves in the game... shouldn't he have to commit? Be glad it doesn't go on full cooldown like TP...

Sohleks1 votes

Dayum they're instantly going harder on Pantheon than Graves. lol

That was fast

Then again I guess nerfing the higher ranks of E is not felt until middle game so it could be worse.

I had predicted this season's itemization would make a burly bruiser pantheon.

healinglolz1 votes

Since it is more punishable to cancel the ult, i think that the cast time must be fixed finally ... tooltip clearly says 1,5 + 2 sec, but in game it takes 2 sec + 2 sec, half sec is alot

Also wont be bad if they improve the passive and make it to give pantheon something after it breaks for 2-3 sec, the buff could be x% dmg reduction or simple bonus armor/mr

Akali is SO HOT1 votes

Since when is his niche being able to cancel is ult?

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