Ardent Censer and why it's cancer

Helltoken·9/2/2017, 9:14:36 PM·1 votes·1,713 views

Literally the games lately have been won or lost whenever a botlane gets ardent censer. Games become increasingly difficult when a janna is in the game because if she presses E, suddenly the ADC has the equivalent of a pickaxe or bf sword in terms of damage. Why is this kind or playstyle rewarded so heavily?

This playstyle allows players to simply farm up for the item, then proceed to damage non-tank champions. The meta currently is not rewarding an aggressive playstyle but instead overtuning the rewards for passiveness. I feel like supports like Janna Soraka Lulu should not gain such a heavy benefit from one item and doing nothing. It should be situational picks, not must picks.

I dont see much counterplay either. tristana or kogmaw or twitch with a lulu janna or soraka by their side are near unkillable, takes more effort to punish, and takes little effort to carry damage wise. It's all that's being seen right now, there's no diversity. The one game where there are no ardent censer champions you notice the difference instantly.

Basically, all i'm saying is that ardent censer-oriented champs are being rewarded just for picking those champs. If one team has it, that team has it so much easier than the other, unless 24/7 5man bot. i just dont see why there are no nerfs to it when the play patterns show its still too busted.

4 Comments

Mizuki Zahra9/2/2017, 9:40:07 PM1 votes

Karma with ardent op if team is full of ad assassin lifesteal champs Soraka for across the map ardent for quinn/vayne/trynda/yas top makes ganks useless

PhearBunny9/2/2017, 9:41:26 PM1 votes

they just nerfed it. Its not enough tho. Its still winning games. so much so, that ADCs are opting to start with a Relic so that their supports get enough gold to complete Censer faster.

Remery10/13/2017, 3:11:35 AM1 votes

I don't know about you but Utility Supports should always be the last resort option. If you don't main support but you don't want to feed utility supports is the last option and your team should feel it. Not having a secondary magic dealer or frontline tank should have a bigger impact on lane and teamfights than a healer/shielder.

But right now healer is now the safest and strongest option out of the 3 kinds of supports, to the point in which some tank supports are running the coin ardent rush bitch route (looking at you taric and trundle). With the additon of healing and shielding passive on these items late game an enemy team can not break through a support with ardent, redemption, locket, and if its lulu or janna its another shield and heal you have to break through. Truly disgusting meta.

Athenes Lulu10/13/2017, 4:43:29 AM1 votes

you misspelled ardent cancer.