@Riot, do you think the Viktor nerf was reasonable or do you plan on compensating him?

Scramrail·4/1/2016, 3:29:02 PM·2 votes·374 views

Its been a while since the flat nerf to his E damage, and his win rate has dropped quite a bit as a result.

Im a little biased here since I spent the end of last season and the preseason working on my Viktor play because I planned to main him this season, but I cant justify playing him now because im at such a disadvantage compared to even other mages. But even still, from a general balance standpoint, this nerf really didn't seem justified at the time and now that his win rate and play rate have dropped don't you think that maybe it was a bit much?

His ability to clear waves so easily was pretty much all he brought to the table early game and allowed him to stall into the late game burst mage monster he could be. He wasn't overpowered, he wasn't unfair to play against, he was in a perfectly balanced state all things considered.

I would really like to see this nerf outright reverted, or at the very least have that damage added back into his kit somewhere so he retains the same base damage output as pre-nerf.

4 Comments

NeoBrawler4/1/2016, 4:09:32 PM2 votes

Been playing Viktor since season 4 so I have some insight. He has no place in this meta. It's not really the nerf that gave him a disadvantage. He was already disadvantaged to begin with because of the fast meta. The nerf just pushed his metallic body over the edge. He was only playable because of his E and being safe with it. I would too like to see a compensation buff because they took his only advantage of being a wave clearing mage away. He is a good burst mage however, the any AD champ can counter him with super overbearing items. Making his Grav field useless, his ult really easy to escape,and being able to burst him fast then he can to them. I love him but I put him to rest till changes at the MYMU, sadly I would suggest you do the same.

Elwynn4/1/2016, 4:08:11 PM1 votes

he wasnt unfair to play agaisnt? He was one of the reason why league was boring as hell to watch for the second half of S5.

9L9L9L9L9L9L9L4/1/2016, 4:34:33 PM1 votes

Maybe, Riot will do something special for him for the Mage Update, Idk