Viktor E needs some thought to its spamming.

VAPEGODJUUL·Aug 8, 2015·3 votes·722 views

Every game I play as Viktor or where the enemy has a Viktor that isn't God awful he does the most damage in the game, even if he feeds early and never really gets ahead. I know hes immobile and has no defense but his mini-shield and delayed stun, but the amount of intellect it takes to cut an E across a fight every 4 seconds for 1000+ damage in AOE is mind-numbing. There is no damage reduction/amplification depending on how much of the laser hits an enemy or what part of the laser hits, it just crushes regardless of where it is, what it hits, and for how long. I think it would make alot of sense for the damage to be somewhat of a growing stat since he can already get an easy 1000+ ap and clear an entire minion wave with 1st blood at level 6 with it. What I would like Riot or whoever is reading this to consider is if the base damage is still high but not ginormous, and the damage grows as the laser paths across its target. It is literally dumb that he can cut an e across the field with no thought about it and do the same damage to everything it hits. If the damage grew as the laser was active Viktors would actually have to consider their paths to hit high priority targets for more damage instead of the mindless E spam. It would be a much needed nerf not by simply messing with his numbers, but by making it more skillful to use.

2 Comments

Flay and PrayAug 8, 20151 votes

Viktors E augmented causes an aftershock making good Viktors want to try to throw their E ahead of their target to get the maximum damage out of it, so its not completely mindless. Its unique vector targeting makes it harder to use than regular skillshots anyway. Besides, your statements on "As long as they are not bad" completely nullifies your argument. You are saying GOOD Viktors dont have to "think" about using E yet leave out the "bad" ones. That just shows its not "mindless" to use.

Its kind of hard to mindlessly spam an ability with 120 mana cost on a champ that usually builds no mana items. The current nerfs on the PBE dramatically nerf his mana early thus making it much harder to spam. Its Viktors only medium ranged ability so it makes sense if he is actually allowed to poke with it. He is immobile like you said and very squishy, if he is trying to poke down your team dont sit there and take it, try to engage on him. I think Viktor is fairly balanced compared to a lot of champs and is only seeing play because of the current meta. The nerfs on the PBE will surely be enough.

Also, you made this post directly after playing a game against a Viktor as Katarina in which you lost. Keep in mind Katarina is one of the champions Viktor hard counters due to his Gravity Field and ability to cancel channels.

VAPEGODJUULAug 11, 20151 votes

This post had nothing to do with my Katarina game however, this is about my experience after a multitude of Viktor games either with or against. I did see the PBE changes and I really like the early game nerf, it potentially could cripple his early-mid game snowball. This could reduce his teamfight spam early on at drag and ganks unless he builds some mana items or at least a Morello, which would still reduce his damage. I just really don't like the model of his E ability and I still don't. I think I would have preferred a change to the ability than his numbers since this seems like a cop out. I wonder how this meta favors him so much though. He is a burst mage similar to annie but his endless poke makes him strong more so than his hard engage, because this allows a counter engage in which he has no cooldowns but might not have killed everyone or stunned anyone. It's the poke that sets him apart. I understand that hard engage counters him but its hard to engage on a full health carry with 25% health because he hit someone with a single ability. His waveclear is ridiculous giving him a free pass to control objectives, pressure other lanes with his gank potential, or keep poking the enemy laner until he gets ganked and dies lol, I don't advise the 3rd one but with tanks being played less in the jungle maybe a gank is all he wants...