Current Meta Assassins

Noxfume··1 votes·808 views

In all honesty, the assassin meta is absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely no idea why Riot Games thought it was a great idea to remove the ability to take off zed ulti or fizz ulti with qss. Really? They think that is a good idea? Assassins are absolutely unhealthy for the frame work of the game, or at least assassins that are able to jump in and jump out instantly. Zed. Leblanc. Who was smoking enough weed to believe those kits were a good idea? I honestly don't understand why anyone would think that sort of play is healthy. Nice. Late game, land two Qs on LeBlanc and one shot the adc. I've had that happen. Absolutely no way to punish her. And Zed? After adding dusk blade you go on and say, "Hey. You know what? We should make it that Zed's ulti is impossible to get rid of! Yeah!" Is everyone at Riot an idiot? Did they have a stroke? Do we need to check on them? I realize the assassin rework is coming soon, but I 100% doubt any real changes will come to assassins such as Zed and Leblanc because "Oh... We don't want to change any aspects of lore." I love those priorities. Real healthy.

Recently, I played a game against an enemy Zed who was not exceptionally fed until being able to literally press "R" and auto attack me to kill me. Oh wait... he out played me because he pressed "R" again 0.5 seconds later and was able to teleport back to his original location. Not even to mention LeBlanc, who is, by far, the greatest violator of this unhealthy play. Dashes in, dashes out. Gets a triple kill while at it or one shots the ADC. It doesn't matter if you punish them early, they one shot you regardless. I love that game design. I love League of Legends. Hit me up with the pot you're smoking, Riot. That stuff is potent.

14 Comments

Michael Sykes4 votes

It is actually a tank/sustained damage meta. Glass-cannon assassins are not very effective at the moment.

Noxfume2 votes

I realize that... but it's more about unhealthy gameplay. The fact that someone can completely remove an adc, for example, from the game with little to no skill reduces the depth other roles have in the game.

Michael Sykes1 votes

so it needs skill to remove an adc if the adc and his team are good. Yeah, I agree with you that it does not take much work as a 5-0 LeBlanc or zed to roam bot and delete the adc again and again for the rest of the game, but when this happens, the midlane and jungle have done something wrong

Dedrius2 votes

I would rather go against a Leblanc or Zed than a Viktor, azir or anivia any day.

These high damage mages are stronger than assassins currently due to their waveclear, safety, and high damage which can be burst or sustained.

Michael Sykes1 votes

At least Azir needs a lot of skill, but Viktor and Anivia are so strong at the moment that they are not hard to learn :/

Dedrius1 votes

I agree that azir needs a lot of skill to play well but he can be played at an average level and still do a lot. But yeah, viktor and anivia are stupid right now.

Michael Sykes1 votes

this is true. As a midlane main, i feel like I am forced to play one of those champions, and that sucks

Dedrius1 votes

Yeah I main mid as well and I still don't play any of those champions haha, they just aren't fun to me. I stick to Ahri, Kat, Leblanc, Zed, Ori, varus ect because I find them more interesting and the better suit my style of play.

Michael Sykes1 votes

Same with me for LeBlanc, Ahri, Lux, Vel'koz and Zed. But i.e. Anivia is just too strong to be ignored :(

Dedrius1 votes

Yeah she is very strong, I tend to play long range champions against her (Vel, Varus, Lux) and just poke her down from beyond her range.

Michael Sykes1 votes

lol my double "with me" xD

Of course that works, but she has many good matchups because her passive makes her incredibly safe...

Dedrius1 votes

Yes she does, but that is just something you need to deal with when playing an anivia. Get some ganks she pretty easy to kill with a junglers help. Also look for extended trades, she only has a couple of damage dealing abilities early with fairly long CD's so once she uses them on you she can only AA for a bit.

Pushn Hair Owen1 votes

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