When is this abomination getting reworked?

Trias000··7 votes·1,369 views

Nasus He's by far the most annoying champion to play against. He has everything - damage (boy, does he deal damage), tankiness, sustain and ridiculous cc. Point-and-click cc that lasts forever. Sure, he doesn't have mobility (if he did, he would be the most broken shit in the history of gaming). But at least he can walk. You can't. Not when you're anywhere near him. Who needs mobility when your opponents can't even move? Also, when his flash is up you're as good as dead.

Ryze was super problematic partially because he had a point-and-click root that lasted forever. Nasus has that too (no, it's not a slow, it's a fucking root) - how is he any different? Why has Ryze been reworked 17 times already and Nasus hasn't?

If presented with two options, one being laning against Nasus and the other injecting myself with a mixture of anthrax and ebola, I would ask them to add some cholera to that.

And don't tell me to counterpick him because first pick exists. Also, as has been stated hundreds of times, counterpick is not counterplay.

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Trias0004 votes

Also, I absolutely hate the design philosophy that says "if you don't shut this champion down in the first 20 minutes, you might as well ff". Racing against the clock is extremely anti-fun.

Düff McWhalen3 votes

I've managed to win against super fed champs like Nasus Chogath DrMundo that do carry level damage while building full tank. Usually it's pure luck and coordination on the part of my team. It can be done, but you're right, it's completely busted.

WoonStruck3 votes

Tbh if they just nerfed his ult from 15 to 10 or 12 seconds he'd be manageable. Jax's steroid is only 8 seconds and his ult is WAY less overloaded than Susan's.

KVbqbFsC8e3 votes

Maybe if he's ever broken or picked often in high elo/LCS. Low elo players have been complaining about Nasus for years. That isn't going to get him reworked.

WoonStruck2 votes

He would be getting picked in pro play if they didnt buff and release gigabroken champions to the level they're at now. Its happened before.

They cut his clear speed significantly by changing his E from flat reduction to % reduction. The game pacing going from moderate to lightspeed doesnt help much either. If you cant win a fight at level 3 you aren't pro viable in jg.

Sageace3 votes

I have two problems with Nasus:

  1. His Siphoning Strike's stacking mechanic makes no thematic sense towards his lore, or how it places his character. Nasus is a Scholar, who prefers "Tactician" over "Brutality". And then you have a mechanic that states "MURDER EVERYTHING WITH MY Q AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE!". His Lore and his current gameplay, those thematics are conflicting each other.

  2. I love his life steal. I HATE how it's tied in with his stacking mechanic. He gets permanently stronger, and thus permanently outsustains you. Not a fan.

But overall, Nasus is a cool champion, but it's just a conflicted narrative and gameplay that doesn't have cohesion together. He's got a sustain mechanic on top of a stacking mechanic that makes it even harder to kill him unless you have the CC for it. You're only real option is to shut him down early game. Nasus does need a rework, but he's doing quite well that there's no point right now. He has a reliable kit, even if it doesn't fit his lore. And he's not that dire of an issue that needs work, unlike some other champions. Nasus I believe is a Tier 2 or 3 for a rework.

Niggel Wessom1 votes

Wait is this a meme

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