Garen isn't allowed to be OP in solo queu, but assassins are?

Malak·Jul 9, 2018·4 votes·799 views

Riot said there are some easy champions that are too good at lower levels of play but too weak at higher levels of play and they were okay with there being a few of them.

Garen is an example of that. If he can be used in pro play then he will absolutely dominate anything below it, so they balance him around solo queu instead.

Why aren't assassins dealt with the same way?

I'm not trying to start a hate thread about assassins or anything, I just thought why treat Garen differently when asssasins like zed and talon are significantly more hated in solo queu?

2 Comments

heroikcJul 9, 20182 votes

Garen is comparably simple to assassins...not that I enjoy assassin burst anymore than the next guy.

saltranJul 9, 20181 votes

Riot said there are some easy champions that are too good at lower levels of play but too weak at higher levels of play and they were okay with there being a few of them.

Garen is an example of that. If he can be used in pro play then he will absolutely dominate anything below it, so they balance him around solo queu instead.

Ok I mostly agree with this part

Why aren't assassins dealt with the same way?

I'm not trying to start a hate thread about assassins or anything, I just thought why treat Garen differently when asssasins like zed and talon are significantly more hated in solo queu?

Well, majority of the assasins are not used in pro play because if they were good enough to be played there they would stomp soloQ, what you are asking for is already happening, you should be happy.