@Riot Frozen Mallet

Spexify·8/5/2014, 8:44:46 PM·5 votes·829 views

You have a item that is a late game item that has no efficient build path and requires a snowball lead or a huge gamble on saving up for the item which could put you behind and weak for subpar stats for a late game item and a good passive. Rito why don't you add phage like everyone wants into the build path or make it a midgame item? Players mainly just want the stickyness for midgame . If this were allowable to be a midgame instead of a lategame item you have alot more champions viable again. Olaf could possibly come back sine he could stick and not be kited so hard once he catches someone . Of course there is plenty of counterplay. Mercutial/QSS offers/Heal. So Rito why not allow the weaker/older champions get this item and bruisers that have trouble being kited.

7 Comments

YouLostMe8/5/2014, 9:47:38 PM2 votes

Someone at Riot has been quoted saying Frozen Mallet is bad for the game because it makes it less interactive, so they want the item to remain super niche or remove it entirely.

Camphene8/6/2014, 4:30:08 AM2 votes

Whoever's in charge of balance is hung up on making items work the same way for ranged and melee champs.

Items like Frozen Mallet are incompatible with that notion since ranged champions can abuse the slow and permakite melee champs.