A problem with sated devourer is it completely invalidates the existence of top lane splitpushers

Sasogwa··11 votes·1,413 views

The thing is, once you got sated devourer, you basically destroy everyone, it's crazy. Like, I've played games where I have around 1k stacks full build nasus, which is basically supposed to be the ultimate god of splitpushing. Well , nobody can 1v1 me... except people who got sated devourer, who duel me without breaking a sweat, like MasterYi Shyvana for instance. I understand that sated devourer should be strong to not push out of viability farming junglers, but that's too strong. I think something should be done, either give it an earlier powerspike for a less strong item overall, making those junglers relevant and willing to do sthg else than powerfarming throughout the game, or really make it stronger later. Ideas such as on-hit doubled every 3 autos instead of 2 sound good.

I mean.. splitpushers/duellists like Jax Nasus Tryndamere Warwick Udyr as toplaners just can not put any pressure in the map mid-late if they're matched against a Sated dev' jungle, even when the sated jungler as a champion in general should be weaker 1 on 1 (they would lose without sated handily). Because they're just gonna get destroyed in 1 on 1, when in fact their whole kit relies on being able to put enough pressure to drag at least 2 or 3 people to deal with them, which is the whole purpose of splitpushing.

The fact that a 1v1 against 2 champions with optimal builds, the presence of a sated makes things so much different should not be. AKA without sated champion 1 destroys champion 2 ; if champion 2 has sated all of a sudden he destroys champion 1 easily. Also, the item's damage is a bit too tank-melty, with its obvious synergy with botrk and mixed damage. Anyway, item 3153 is a bit broken right now.

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TurquoiseYoshi3 votes

I saw a freaking Aatrox 1v3 with Sated Devourer recently. It's broken on so many champions that you can't even ban all of them. I main JG Amumu because playing as anyone with Devourer just feels dirty.

Trash ADC Btw5 votes

Rammus here.

I REFUSE to give in to sated.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

He's my backup when Amumu is taken XD

The Great Jaggi2 votes

The problem with sated is the fact that it exists. That, and tank items are getting gutted, so you have pretty much no consistent options to deal with a sated yi, or any other idiot-proof champion that sated brought back into the meta

Arcane Azmadi1 votes

I find it staggering beyond belief that Riot feel the need to nerf Cinderhulk AGAIN when it's already falling off (you don't see it being abused by top laners any more) but apparently consider Sated Devourer perfect and aren't interest in so much as tweaking it, even though it's breaking solo queue over its knee with a sickening crack. It's like kicking a cripple because a boxer called you names.

Kingopants1 votes

I don't remember when but some Rioter gave a reason for their behaviour on not nerfing a lot of stuff they made broken. They said something along the lines of that they won't nerf sated because they don't believe to be broken, just a meta pick.

Teémò1 votes

the problem isn't you as a top laner, but the knowledge of your jungler. a nasus and elise are both jungling elise can farm as can nasus, but if elise doesn't prevent him from farming or carry with ganks he will outscale. a huge portion of jungling and I see it countless times is just invading and warding. if you smite there wolf camp that's 90 seconds of vision of them entering their own jungle and that can be 20-30 seconds of them walking around just to find out. a lot don't even ward their jungle. The only problem i find though is how fast it scales in team fights. You can zone them and just destroy them completely no dragons, but if your teammates constantly misposition themselves or try to engage team fights, it can make all the hard work waisted.

BluePolarizer1 votes

Yi could duel Nasus late game even without sated devourer. Just saying.

Sasogwa1 votes

Not 1k stacks Nasus with thornmail. Yi without sated has less true/on-hit damage and more damage based on crit/ad that gets fully replied by thornmail.

Thankfully though, next patch thornmail will be more efficient against on-hit builds due to the base damage it procures -I think it works against sated autos as well- (but less against ADCs which brings another problem)

Krinu1 votes

Sated Yi vs. Rammus is hilarious. The Yi dies within the taunt.

Sasogwa1 votes

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Sated Yi vs. Rammus is hilarious. The Yi dies within the taunt.

A sated yi could take item 3931 item 3153 item 3035 item 3072 item 3139 and just melt through rammus with true damage while lifestealing through it. He doesn't even need crit when he deals so much with on-hit.

Kapppaccino1 votes

You know what counters sated ? Nunu. Counter jungle, and leave ur own camps Half completed. What are they gonna do, clear your camp for you? Lol

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