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Seriously - Is Blitzcrank's ulti passive meant to be a help, or a hindrance?

DragonNosuke·6/20/2015, 5:27:07 PM·2 votes·955 views

Blitzcrank Don't get me wrong, Blitz's Static Field passive is cool and on theme. And at first glance it seems like free damage. But really, for what Blitz does I almost wish it didn't exist. Let's look at the pros and cons.

"Passive: Lightning arcs off of Blitzcrank to hit a random nearby enemy for 100/200/300 (+20% Ability Power) magic damage every 2.5 seconds."

PROS:

  • Deals damage to nearby enemies every 2.5s
  • Helps you clear waves

CONS:

  • Gives away your position in a brush / fog of war
  • Forcibly aggroes monster camps, including dragon / baron
  • Messes with your laner's cs if you're too close
  • Makes last hitting difficult if there are allied minions nearby. Slow AA animation makes this worse.
  • Forcibly pushes the wave in a solo lane

Blitzcrank shines when ambushing people. But when static field zaps the scuttle crab, for example, the ruse is up. He can't clear wards inside dragon / baron pit without taking damage, he can't stand near his adc during laning. The damage is also unreliable; it can strike minions / tanks during teamfights, and if you pop your ulti at the start it's already on CD.

Finally, if you build AP to capitalize on the damage, you are probably in a solo lane, where it messes with last hitting and pushes the wave.

What do you guys (or Riot design team members) think?

11 Comments

Rebonack6/20/2015, 5:50:11 PM1 votes

Riot could just make it so the passive only targets enemy champions.

Seems like an easy fix.

Clint Orris6/20/2015, 5:50:35 PM1 votes

Wait how does the passive help you clear wave when you can just ult it anyway. It's only on a 30 seconds CD with a ridiculous base damage. The real question is what is the purpose of this passive?

Cloud2736/20/2015, 6:39:08 PM1 votes

Once upon a time, Blitzcrank was played in lanes other than support. But then the big bad meta came along and swallowed up solo lane Blitzcrank. So in conclusion the passive is useful for him (albeit random) but not so useful for helping your adc.

MarkedOfKane6/20/2015, 6:43:38 PM1 votes

I do not like it when champions are build specifically for a role. A support champion shouldn't have an ability that stops them from hindering the adc. The champions should be made and the players should decide where they fit in.

I enjoy playing AP Tank Blitzcrank.

Old Man Teeto6/20/2015, 7:02:57 PM1 votes

The DPS on it gives him a lot of damage drawn out over a fight.

It gives him a choice between using his ultimate's burst, but losing the sustained damage.

Robertsmash6/20/2015, 8:11:32 PM1 votes

He's an old champion; chances are he would be different today, but it's not a crisis or anything.

WillHealForHonor6/20/2015, 11:27:30 PM1 votes

its a nice passive cause blitz is a sh it supp