Kha'Zix and Zed buffs, but Talon is completely ignored?

ZLbSwAR23I··3 votes·482 views

On Kha'Zix:

> One of the lessons the new season's taught us: attack-damage assassin's ain't so hot right now. This is mostly due to much of their itemization being skewed to synergize with the crit-based damage output of marksmen, meaning that old standbys (like Last Whisper) are less effective as a core-item for murderbugs and ninjas alike. That's a long-term problem that will require a long-term solution...

On Zed:

>Similar to Kha'Zix, Zed's gotten the short end of the stick from a variety of preseason changes. We're still committed to solving these problems on a systems-level...

So, Riot, why have you completely blanked Talon yet again? I know you've said you want to look at Talon but it's way, wayyyy down the line, but why isn't he getting any attention at all? The changes to Kha'Zix and Zed have been done because AD assassins are feeling slightly weak, so you give two of them a boost, but ignore Talon? I personally feel that with just some small changes, he'd be much more viable. As it stands, he's almost never a viable pick for a game (either an AD assassin is a bad pick, or if it isn't, Zed is available). He's fun to play and, on his day, can dominate a game, but so can any champion. Those days, for Talon, are few and far between, and that's why you're seeing his win rate and (excluding the spike due to the pre-season patch) play rate drop further and further behind.

2 Comments

ZETQuidam1 votes

They didn't change Kha'zix because he was weak as an assassin but because he was struggling in the jungle. They didn't touch his capacity to assassinate target, but they helped his early clear. As for Zed, they have been tweaking him a bit lately.

I do think the nerf to last whisper (and the lack of brutalizer) hurt ad assassin a lot. I'd be really surprised if Riot didn't adress this at some point, but they just got the first patch for the preseason. I think they will let people adjust to the change and the new items before making huge change.

ZLbSwAR23I1 votes

They've admitted that AD assassins are weak. They give Zed (and regardless of which way you look at it) Kha Zix attention. They continue to blank Talon. Why buff two when you can buff three?

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