Instead of nerfing Twitch, can we rework him?

Rins Thigh Socks··3 votes·423 views

I've honestly never liked Twitch, but this meta has made him so unbearably common it's starting to get to me. The problem is that Twitch has two very definitive roles, and he gets the best of both, and it leaves him lacking when it comes to counterplay.

After 1 item, he has the early game because of his assassin-like burst and ability to get super close. That should leave him wide open to being outranged and/or outdps'd but he's also one of the strongest late-game ADs with huge steroids on his ult + Q and Runaan's + his shots pierce. Also, 800 range.

ADCs and assassins both specialize in single target damage but he's got an overwhelming amount of AoE.

His Q resets for some crazy fucking reason.

Also the super long invisibility makes him really good at roaming. As the ADC.

I'm aware he has some weaknesses (mana costs, the early game in general) but they've never felt too clear and if Twitch gets ahead you're almost guaranteed the loss. I think he definitely needs some changes because his "identity" covers almost all meaningful weaknesses ADs should have.

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DeloricVI2 votes

Why doesn't Riot re-work him? Because they just had to do a mini-rework when they changed stealth, and I presume it's because Riot probably realizes that removing all viable counterplay options to stealth (i.e. pink wards and true sight) might have made these champions a touch strong right now. Maybe they're trying to rework stealth again so it's not so difficult to detect stealthed champions. Or not. It's just as reasonable to think that the balance team is too busy huffing ammonia and thinking that it's perfectly reasonable to expect everyone to be clairvoyant enough to just predict whenever a Twitch is going to try to burst you in two auto attacks after previously being invisible.

Who knows.

SuperCosmicHobo1 votes

I am just so mad at how fast he can burst, it only takes 1 good cc from champs like Braum

DeloricVI1 votes

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I am just so mad at how fast he can burst, it only takes 1 good cc from champs like Braum

I know how you feel - I absolutely stomped a Twitch in lane but late game he actually won the game because he can press Q and just walk up to someone, ult, and tear them to shreds with 1-3 auto attacks. He doesn't even need any of the other abilities in his kit post rework, honestly. You only need about 3 items and you have more than enough damage to win the game mostly by yourself.

SuperCosmicHobo1 votes

Yup, but... How is he doing so much damage with just a botrk and runnan's????? -_-

DeloricVI1 votes

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Yup, but... How is he doing so much damage with just a botrk and runnan's????? -_-

Depends on who's getting hit. If it's a squishy target, he's probably jumping out of stealth, then using the botrk active, followed uy some very fast auto attacks, due to his Q.

Also, Runaan's (for some reason) tripples his super bolts, so he can hit a ton of people at once with just these two items. Not to mention, botrk also does percent-health physical damage, and with just those items (and possibly berzerker's greaves) he has a lot of attack speed, even if the attack damage he gains off these items isn't that high.

I personally think he is a bit too strong right now, especially because his stealth mechanics are pretty busted.

Hayaishi21 votes

ADCS should NOT be going invisible that's just dumb.

Tyto Mors1 votes

plz no, twitch has gone through multiple changes on ult and stealth throughout the seasons. i dont need to learn how to playh twitch for the 4th time

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