Zed was always a very quick champion. His agility was his survivability against tanks. Now that the meta has shifted to super tanks and huge dps, he's having a really hard time. He needs this fluidity in his kit so he doesn't have to facetank a nautilus combo or 5 kayle autos. Zed was too strong before Cinderhulk came out. Now he's weak and I think this is all he needs to be somewhat viable.
Jeddy0173 votesOr you could just choose not to stupidly dive the enemy & expect to get out without a scratch. You're suppose to wait for the opportunity to kill a target when playing an assassin,not dive into the enemy team as if you're some type of bruiser like Garen.
IcyPepper2 votesYou do realize that if Riot didn't hit his mobility, they would have to nerf his damage?
Look, do you prefer having reliable poke with a resource excellent for laning (as opposed to mana, in which you would have to buy mana and/or regen over straight damage in the beginning of the game) or being able to jump on more people than my ex-girlfriend?
Rose Muffins1 votesIt sounds like somebody doesn't like that Zed can be countered now... Before when Zed could always insta-jump back, I couldn't counter him. Now if I play Leona, Malphite or anybody with CC, I can stop him from going to safety after killing our ally and get him killed for jumping into a team of 5. He still gets a kill, but now he has to pick his fights and not just be allowed to do anything he wants.
Omiwom1 votesThing is, there's a huge difference between instantly jumping back and staying for one second. He doesn't just eat a single auto or spell, he will take the cc from somebody and be locked there for longer than one second. There is no counterplay to the instablink back, but he can't do anything but toss a shadow q if he does that.
This might not even be a good change to him, but he needs something to put him back into viability again.
Jeddy0171 votesYes,of course you would get hit by CC if you're diving the enemy Ashe when there is A LEONA RIGHT FUCKING NEXT TO HER.It's call counterplay & punishing players for their mistakes.You choose to go in.That is your fault alone.If you go in on a target when he or she is alone,then the R nerf wouldn't matter unless they kill you 1st.Yes that is possible in the right situations such as ulting an Ashe with her ult up,she's fed enough,Zed is NOT fed enough & she's under her tower.
Zed doesn't need anything to put him back into viability besides the meta shifting into a more favorable place for assassins again.He still have all his burst damage & mobility,that's all he needs as an assassin.If they were to buff him now,then he would be even more broken when the meta shifts back to assassins.