Think about it. sure, it was an instant and rather long stun, but it was also one of the most difficult abilities in the game to land properly (literally the thing I am worst at in this game). on top of that it had a fairly long cooldown and a big mana cost. I get that in higher elo people don't have much of a problem landing it, which is where my being conflicted comes in...
Trídent3 votesI don't think the old Veigar stun was balanced, but combined with the rest of his kit, Veigar was balanced overall imo. If his stun was down, he basically was a free pile of gold and experience. Besides there were indicators before already, to when Veigar would land his stun, such as the fact he has to move closer to land the rest of his combo.
Retillin2 votesOf it's self, not that balanced. However the rest of his kit was balanced around it. Not having it leaves him very open to getting killed by someone else. His only defense now is the fear of his ult. If that doesn't kill someone then they can just dive him freely.
DrCyanide2 votesFear is what keeps mobile champions at bay. If they fear an instant stun, or being 100-0 before they can blink, they'll back off and you stand a chance to survive.
Veigar has relied on the fear of his 100-0 combo and his stun to survive so far. Now his 100-0 is taking a hit (W won't land on a target that isn't stunned) and his stun is basically gone unless your enemy is destracted, has slow reflexes, or miss judges their move speed. Veigar is loosing his only defense, and I'm not sure his offense will be able to keep him safe.
ApexInTheCircle1 votesOf it's self, not that balanced. However the rest of his kit was balanced around it. Not having it leaves him very open to getting killed by someone else. His only defense now is the fear of his ult. If that doesn't kill someone then they can just dive him freely.
And they nerfed the ult to so now it's not really a fear thing anymore.
