Akali over nerfed

Linkttp·1/28/2015, 6:00:48 AM·13 votes·2,458 views

Akali was a strong pick when played correctly. Her early game was bad but survivable, What ended the awful early game was her ult. It allowed her to gap-close effectively and match up against other champions. However her Q is the main source of her damage, her ult merely allows her to gap-close and proc it. in the most recent patch her ults range was reduced by 100, and her E ceased to proc her Q. She may have needed a little work so she couldn't didn't sustain as much, or something along those lines, but taking away part of her most critical attribute (her gap-close) was simply not necessary. Making her E not proc her Q made escaping before Akali was able to proc it easier. It also weakened her early game as it made it even more difficult to proc her Q and trade. These nerfs affect Akali far more than was Necessary. I propose we remove the most recent nerfs and lower the ratio at which she gains sustain. This will prevent lane domination after level 6 but still allow Akali to execute the excellent plays that she had the potential to make.

29 Comments

Cenobite Azaziel1/30/2015, 2:44:15 AM7 votes

I like how akali has awful wave clear ( E? Please...) , her escape can be counterable (Trinket after 9, pink ward), has an awful early game and is good at ONE thing. Killing people. Her poke sucks VS ranged or burst people. And she gets her source of damage nerfed in range and the E proc.

Meanwhile zed has god like wave clear, good poke, a escape/gap closer and a ult with a escape and deals tons of AOE damage got a nerf on his ASPD.

"Healthy assassin".

Toebae1/31/2015, 7:34:35 AM6 votes

I just played a game as Akali. At first, it seemed like this nerf was no big deal, especially since her E originally did not proc her Q. However, now I realize how horribly clunky her gameplay has become. Unlike before where you could combo quickly and chase down your opponents, you can no longer do that. Her Q now requires you to either use ult stacks to proc it or have significantly more movement speed than your opponent. These nerfs have made her SO incredibly weak that engaging on opponents, even those without stuns or cc, will result in you being outraded, since you are unable to be quick. As an assassin, speed and mobility are major components of Akali's kit. Removing these from her gameplay have made her MUCH TOO EASY to outrade. It's almost not even fair. I haven't played Akali in a while, so don't assume I'm whining and complaining because she was "freelo", but these changes have definitely made her a clunky champion. RIP Akali

MotherChurch1/30/2015, 11:30:30 PM6 votes

Akali so clunky after E nerf.

Aetherius661/30/2015, 10:45:26 PM5 votes

Akali may have needed a little touch up, but this over kill. I'm sure Galio, Zac, and Urgot will welcome her into their tight-nit group of never played champions.

Phife1/28/2015, 6:04:06 AM4 votes

shes not even OP.... idk why they nerfed her E... I can imagine her ult being like 200 less range but her E?

Aetherius662/3/2015, 5:58:16 PM3 votes

I'm so sad the balancing team chose to gut one of their own. All Akali ever strived for was balance. And they turned on her.

Belisarius091/30/2015, 2:19:26 AM3 votes

The problems with Akali can't be solved by number nerfs. Riot isn't ready to rework her yet, so they're just nerfing her into obscurity. Thats not a solution, it's irresponsible. I feel even more sorry for the Ahri fans though. If riot doesn't want Ahri to be an assassin then they need to have a new identity in mind for her that they're moving her to. Instead, they just mercilessly gutted her.

In the patch notes they said they wanted to weaken assassin's as a class so they could co-exist alongside more traditional mages. AKA mages and assassins are both optional classes, neither is a vital component to a team composition. I wish they'd apply that same philosophy to ADC's, what do you swap out the marksmen class for? Answer is you don't. marksmen have always been and will continue to be 100% necessary for any and every team composition.

Gotta love Riot's balance team. Nerfing Ahri and Akali without fail since release. -_-

I want the money I spent on my Ahri and Akali skins back.

Lloyd62/3/2015, 5:33:13 PM3 votes

I don't get this. Akali was not op. She was balanced.........

Leti the Yeti1/28/2015, 6:14:30 AM3 votes

Q - > ult - > AA its like Q ->ult -> E but ur using AA instead .. WOOOOW

now srsly, her all point click/point blank burst was just dumb, forcing her to actually be in melee range(WOW SO HARD, I HAVE 3 GAP CLOSERS) okay so its harder than it use to be okay? ahem... forcing her into melee range, its slightly easier to get away from than pressing point blank E in the general vicinity of her marked targets which has like 3x her AA range... that ust makes it abit too easy and too reliable

Linkttp2/19/2015, 6:17:08 PM1 votes

Please Riot, Read this and consider. Please. D:

theragingnerd1/30/2015, 2:34:48 AM1 votes

how in the helll does this get upvoted

Zahz1/30/2015, 11:30:59 PM1 votes

u guys realize she only needed 2 items to compleltye steamroll the game right? it didnt matter how bad she was as long as she hit that one spot she was suddenly a walking death machine. all this nerf did was slow her down slightl to need one extra auto attack

Raptamei2/3/2015, 5:31:00 PM1 votes

Boards: "WHAAA WHAAA AKALI IS OP WHAAA NO COUNTERPLAY QQQQQQQQQQQQQQ" +20 Riot: -sigh- -nerf- Boards: "WHAAA WHAAA WHY DID YOU NERF AKALI SHE WAS FINE QQQQQQQQQQQQQQ" +3

Linkttp2/19/2015, 5:26:44 AM1 votes

played an Akali game..... Sad day. The E nerf is so hard......... D: D:

Her winrate dropped by 10% D:

Linkttp2/19/2015, 5:32:07 PM1 votes

I'm really bothered by this...... An it just makes it worse that I don't think Riot will do anything D: Akali doesn't trade anymore. solidly because of the E. It literally does less damage than her autos until she hits 350 Ap. That is SAD. NERF HER FREAKING SUSTAIN INSTEAD. TAKE IT AWAY FOR ALL I CARE. Just gimme back my E proc D: .................... D:

Gunpoint2/19/2015, 5:34:19 PM1 votes

When I play 3's and my friend picks Akali he has no problem, she is still ridiculous with her spellvamp.

Linkttp2/19/2015, 5:39:08 PM1 votes

I am begging you Riot.. D:

Linkttp2/19/2015, 6:10:30 PM1 votes

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