Nerf Viktor

q: Shield, movement speed, lichbane proc all in one w: Zoning tool which forces a champion to stop attacking and move completely outside its area. Or even stuns, failing that e: The best wave clear in the game. One shots entire minion waves. Has next to zero animation to prepare yourself to dodge. r: Arguably the best team fight magic damage aoe in the game Passive: Allows for the first or second highest ap per item weapon in the game, depending on a given deathcap bonus

Something needs to go. Suggestions:

(obviously not all at once or even more than 1)

Option 1: Give 0.25 second delay with sound / animation before the casting of death ray. Additionally, force viktor to rotate to face the direction he is casting it. This allows players to react to it, without just taking free poke at random with no warning

Option 2: Slow the rate in which death ray creates its line of aoe. Same reasoning above, give players a hope to dodge

Option 3: Reduce the shield size on his early level q, and have it scale up to its current size at maximum. This allows for players to trade back with viktor in early lane better

Option 4: Change viktors q so that the shield is created after his second shot, not the initial cast. This should allow players to trade with him while he runs at them before he can auto attack

Option 5: Reduce his ap ratio on death ray. It does the same damage as many mage's ultimate, in an instantly-cast-while-moving large aoe... This could be done in conjunction with reversing the 1000 to 1250 gold nerf on his first item upgrade

Option 6: Give some visual indicator as to the path in which death ray will be cast on, instantly upon him beginning to cast