The net result of the removal of DFG and patch 5.2...

PentaJump·Jan 16, 2015·1 votes·468 views

...won't be a great loss in viability of assassins. It will be a great increase in viability of sending ADCs to two lanes, and of Karthus and Cass mid. Calling it. Assassins will still be strong since marksmen are overtuned, and assassins stand the best bet of dealing with them. But since assassins can't deal with them as well anymore, marksmen will have more overall power, and start to be picked more for mid/top. Karthus and Cass were both kept in check by being vulnerable to DFG, and other assassins.

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TalamareJan 16, 20152 votes

It only means a few nerfs to a few mage based assassins like LeBlanc

overall it means a few less LBs and nothing else really changing

Riot needs to buff tank survivability

Kuroi86Jan 16, 20151 votes

I predict DFG will mean nothing to assassins because they already have burst. When Riot begins focusing on the last of the non-nerfed assassins and the end of that meta may be upon us. Marksmen mains will try going mid and top but will fail because prior to getting item 3031 their laning is utter garbage and nearly every other class will pubstomp them. Mages and bruisers will continue not giving a #$%^ because mages are getting buffs and bruisers will still be bruisers.