Riot, I have to put my foot down about these nerfs.

Rew711··19 votes·1,107 views

This is beyond unfair.

Kassadin getting nerfed on both his Q and W? Seriously Riot, what is wrong with you?

His Q doesn't even do that much damage as is. His W is for close combat and with all the ranged champions, this is harsh. No compensation for his "wait for 6 abilities to use" ability that deals less the same as Ahri's charm. And then we see his R; his R may start at 75 mana cost, but doubles all the way to 1200 mana cost, per use. Thanks for nerfing his damage again.

But that's not all, I don't really ever see much of Azir, and with all the item AP nerfs and stuff, he seems to be having it rough. But that doesn't stop you from nerfing his Q and his W passive. And you compensate with a buff to his AD? I guess ADC Azir is what you want? Why not just make his soldiers have a small portion of his AD? Nerf the AP to half what it is on his Q and give it some AD? I don't know.

You guys took away all of Kassadin's damage, and have made him into a great assassin but now what about the other assassins?

Zed still deals too much damage for an assassin. You need to reduce his damage.

Ahri's mobility makes her an assassin, you need to do something about it as well.

13 Comments

Dralun8 votes

Azir? Has it rough right now? I don't know what you are watching/playing, but I can assure you that so long as you can play that champ correctly, he does NOT have anything "rough". Not his early, not his mid, and sure as hell not his late. The W nerf, bringing that absurd .6ap ratio per auto of each minion down was needed, once Azir got too much AP and CDR he shelled out far too much damage, especially considering it was sustained damage, not even burst damage. Given his mobility and knockback, his minions really shouldnt have had the range they had either. The Q nerf I don't understand, but that's just a random riot nerf for you, they like doing that.

As for the kass nerf, I've been saying for a while that his Q should instead give him a shield based on the damage it does, and a shield for everything, not just magic damage. The shield would then be toned down a little as well. He already has a large part of his kit dedicated to making him an anti-mage, I feel like a shield that only shields magic damage is just going overboard. The shield being toned down, and being applied on hit would bring some of the power down, but it would be compensated that it now shields everything. Kass doesn't need to be butchered, just a slight tone down will do.

Decaedeus7 votes

Azir is pick or ban competitively right now. He actually needs nerfs.

ZephyrDrake2 votes

wasn't his Q nerf reverted? and his W is weaker early but stronger late and gets even by rank 3... unless you are seeing some magical PBE notes i don't know off you are just talking out of your ass

Rew7112 votes

nope, both were reverted, as in, his Q was made 10 damage weaker and his W is a steady 20.

Kingsgrave2 votes

Azir's range is oppressive in higher level play, thats why he is getting nerfed.

Abyssphere2 votes

The Azir changes will most likely send his win rate rocketing down but they seem to be focused on making him more sustained damaged (AD buff) rather than burst (Q nerf) and also increasing counterplay by reducing his zone control (range on soldier nerf). But they're also just flat out nerfs rather than power distribution so I'm not sure what's gonna happen there. He probably needs compensation of some sort, even if I like the direction of the changes.

B1naryB0t3 votes

I remind you AD has nothing to do with Azir's soldiers or anything, just his basic attacks. If you're AA'ing yourself, not telling your soldiers to do it, then you're not using him to his potential.

Remember, you are the emperor why should you get your hands dirty with autos?

Pucking Purrfect2 votes

Gj Riot, please nerf Azir and Kassadin as soon as possible.

AquariusGine2 votes

Don't forget poor Syndra sitting at 42% winrate. Sona who's .. pointless to play. Akali whose nerfs went in the wrong direction, making her kit feels clunky now. She was annoying, but not OP.

TheDráco1 votes

Just let them gut midlaners so I can go back to permabanning Thresh Leona Morgana

junglerboy161 votes

You don't see Azir much because he is one of if not THE most mechanically complex champions in the whole game.

DEmperor951 votes

The entire nerf to Kassadin is a reduction of his Q damage by 10 at all ranks. His W got reverted to live values.

DanofDemacia1 votes

Kass needs a nerf mages ( who he lanes agaisnt) cant even touch him.

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