Is RIot thinking about a buff on Kha'Zix damage?

Beginning·3/15/2016, 2:57:41 AM·1 votes·817 views
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Hello,

First I'd like to say that I know Riot is trying hard to bring Kha'Zix back in the meta as I can see from the patches that buff him constantly on anything except his damage or being able to resist after skirmishing a target (because even if his Evolved Leap resets, it doesn't always give him an escape tool since it can be cancelled). I'd just like to know if there is any buffs coming up on his damage right now? I mean he already has tons of utility even though he has no crowd control but he's lacking some damage right now (or some thing to resist like a damage reduction, but not like his Evolved Void Assault back then, that was broken and I understand why it was taken off), I don't see why the only buffs made to his cooldown right now, they're not very high. Although I'd like to ask if there's any way he's going to be buffed in damage or resistance and not only in utility, because I don't think anyone would re-think about him going back in the meta with such low damage (other than on isolated targets... although it doesn't always feel rewarding to kill an isolated target and it's pretty hard on team fights). If I remember correctly Riot Axes (correct me if it was not him or anything) said about a month or two ago there was some balance swap going under him for his utility and stuff, but is there any plans on touching his damage, I mean I can't be the only one feeling like he lacks a bit of it and surely on non isolated Q?

Thanks for reading, I look forward for constructive comments.

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pE4CbxDPQO3/15/2016, 2:59:54 AM1 votes

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Thanks for reading, I look forward for constructive comments.

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Mirage Seraph3/15/2016, 3:20:11 AM1 votes

Kha doesn't need damage buffs, unless they intend to move his power budget around a bit to allow him to have access to isolation more easily (like by landing a W on somebody to reduce the iso. range perhaps. Been suggesting this for years.)

Kha as is bursts squishies faster than any other assassin if played properly, yes even faster than Knife Cat. Which is the thing, you can't play Kha like Talon and Knife Cat, your Q is supposed to be piddly if they're not isolated and that's GREAT. To compensate you're one shotting squishies before you even touch the ground.

By touching on his Cooldowns they're making his sustain better which allows him healthier ganks which is what he needs bad. Lee Sin can walk into his jungle at any time and just murder him because of how bad his clear is. Reducing the Cooldown on his Q frankly is a straight buff to his damage since now it'll be up more often. This'll also make the EQ R ... Q combo much smoother. Evolving R is great for this otherwise you'll just get peeled off. With the CD reduction Kha can easily do this 3 times a teamfight without building CDR which opens him up to more damage. Likewise it also helps his clears. Both changes together should shave off two maybe 3 hits from Blue Buff as well as more healing involved. It's freakin' great.

You should know this by now bud, Riot loves buffing aspects of a character by giving them these minor QOL buffs. If they resort to straight up giving them more damage and healing then you end up with Xin and Kog'Maw.

Healthier Clears > More Ganks > More Gold > More Burst Lower CD Nuke > More accessible damage in Team Fights > More reliability

Dreadlocks3/15/2016, 5:48:14 AM1 votes

Kha'zix is in a weird spot for a few reasons.. but damage isn't one of them.