Game balance in general from a G1 player's perspective

Hey guys! Pre-season is coming so i thought i could make a list about all the champions and how i see them in their current state as a g1 player.Maybe it can help riot to determine problems with certain champions or better understand how i(we) feel about some of them.

Long story short let's do this :

Champions:

Aatrox - While i don't play him at all he seems to fall short in his job.He needs a partial or full rework.

Ahri - I think she is in a good spot though her passive sustain is still bullshit sometimes.

Akali - Needs a full rework.She is frustrating to play with and against when behind or ahead.

Alistar - He seems fine but his ban rate suggests otherwise.Probably needs a partial rework.

Amumu - Fine.

Anivia - Could use a little touch up.

Annie - There is a lot of potential here.Her tibbers should deal significantly less dmg but purchasing an item for tibbers would increase her burning dot damage.The instant cast time on her ultimate is questionable.

Ashe - I personally hate her rework but she is fine.

Azir - He still has bugs that affect his gameplay negatively...Otherwise the changes on Q were too much. The soldier placement with 2 or more soldier is horrible after a Q cast.It greatly reduces the dmg output on a single target. Also a nice gap has been created between the soldiers so it is now possible to dodge his Q...

Bard - He still needs something to make him more reliable.There is a lot of potential here. There were/are numerous threads here about possible changes.

Blitzcrank - In a good spot.

Brand - He is on the strong side.

Braum - Fine.

Caitlyn - She is confirmed to get a partial rework.

Cassiopeia - Oh boy...I really liked her before the rework but not so much after it.Currently she is hard to master but weird.Something feels off.I can't pinpoint it exactly.

Cho'Gath - Fine.Though the silence duration can be bullshit sometimes.

Corki - He is fine,probably.I mean he is like always good enough like Orianna.

Darius - Eh...Needs some nerf(s).

Diana - On the stronger side.

Dr.Mundo - I don't really know why this champion exists.His kit is really boring in my opinion. Power wise he is weird as he is like an AP off tank thing that deals a lot of magic dmg.

Draven - In a good spot.

Ekko - He is still played as a jungler more than AP mid.I think he doesn't work well enough at mid.

Elise - Stun duration shouldn't have been buffed.Please don't rush the changes on her.

Evelynn - I think she is fine.I saw the intended nerf on her W.Not sure that is the right thing to do.

Ezreal - I think he is in a good spot though he could use a touch up especially on his W.

Fiddlesticks - He is fine?I see him so rarely.

Fiora - Needs some nerfs.

Fizz - He is frustrating to play against for seasons now.Too easy to snowball with.The cooldown on his E is just icing on the cake.

Galio - He needs a partial rework.Would be probably more viable if Tahm Kench could spit him out further as a gapcloser.

Gangplank - Probably needs a little adjustment somewhere in his kit.Is on the stronger side at the moment.

Garen - He is fine.

Gnar - In a good spot.

Gragas - In a good spot.

Graves - In my opinion he is fine.His kit is fun and cohesive.Mana costs could be lowered a bit.

Hecarim - He will be in a good spot when juggernauts get their well deserved nerfs.

Heimerdinger - He is fine i guess.Rarely see him.

Irelia - Rework.She is bullshit in some conditions and those conditions come up too often.

Janna - Fine.

Jarvan IV - He is fine.On the weak side.

Jax - He is fine though little better early scale on his passive wouldn't hurt.

Jayce - He is in a good spot.

Jinx - The mana cost on her Q isn't enough.The risk/reward ratio is off on the spell. It can crit in AoE and gives dmg boost and gives range...

Kalista - Personally hate to play against her as less and less point and click hard CCs are in the game. Otherwise she seems fine.

Karma - EEhhhhhh... She can be a force to be reckoned with.Old karma's kit was better though and more fun.

Karthus - Fine.

Kassadin - Partial/full scale rework.

Katarina - Sion scale rework.

Kayle - Partial rework.

Kennen - Fine.

Kha'Zix - Could use some changes.Not necessarily buffs but changes to his evolve system.

Kindred - ???

Kog'Maw - Fine.

Le Blanc - Ehhh... I would give her a partial rework.Possibly with new spells.

Lee Sin - Still waiting for that shelved rework...

Leona - She is fine though the range on her Zenith Blade is a little bit too long for how rewarding it is.

Lissandra - In a good spot.

Lucian - Could use some changes to make him a more distinct,uniqe champ.

Lulu - Needs some heavy changes to not make her so flexible and utility heavy but give her more power in exchange.

Lux - Her E is too easy to harras with.

Malphite - Rock Solid.

Malzahar - He is fine.Though the VFX on his space aids when using his winter skin is really hard to see on blue minions.

Maokai - Fine.

Mister Yen - With the new items(Sterak's gage,titanic hydra) i think he needs tweaks.

Miss Fortune - The ulti dmg buff may help her but i think she needs a proper rework.

Mordekaiser - ...Sion scale rework.Not this abomination we currenty have.The time you spent on Mordekaiser could have been used to actually rework somebody else who actually needs a partial rework.

Morgana - Fine.

Nami - Fine in my opinon.Though could use some buffs.

Nasus - Needs a rework.There is not too much reason to pick him.

Nautilus - He is fine.On the stronger side.

Nidalee - She is fine.

Nocturne - In a good spot.

Nunu - Partial rework.

Olaf - Fine.

Orianna - In a good spot as always.

Pantheon - He may need some changes that reduce his early game power but give him better mid-late game power.

Poppy - Waiting on that rework.

Quinn - Rework.

Rammus - Partial rework.

Rek'Sai - I think she has too much power in certain places while lacks in the others.Needs some work.

Renekton - Okay i guess.

Rengar - The 0.000001 second instakill from stealth is bullshit.Could use some work.

Ribbon - REWORK.

Rumble - In a good spot.

Ryze - I don't think he is gonna be in a good spot ever when he is an AP off-tank.He was bullshit before he is stil bullshit. I was hoping for assassin ryze to come back like in the good old days with some changes.Instead we got this.

Sejuani - In a good spot could use a little buff.

Shaco - His current kit is fine but needs some changes to improve it and help the shaco player to do its job better.

Shen - Partial rework.

Shyvana - Fine but her ulti could be improved.

Singed - In a good spot.

Sion - Needs buff.

Sivir - Fine.

Skarner - In a good spot.Though his fight potential is too strong around the crystals.

Sona - I personally hate her rework.She is on the weaker side despite the high winrate in soloq.

Soraka - A point and click silence is not okay. What should we do? Turn it into an AoE instant silence. Brilliant. Needs changes to her kit or straight up nerfs.

Swain - Partial/full rework.

Syndra - Fine.Though there is a lot of potential in her kit if you want to change some things.

Tahm Kench - Too easy to apply stacks with his Q. The cooldown on Q is too low and the projectile speed and width is too much.His W is still bugged with smartcast... The damage on Devour(W) could be lowered also.

Talon - He is fine?

Taric - Waiting for the rework.

Teemo - I think he needs a Sion scale rework despite the latest changes to his kit.

Thresh - Make his lantern destroyable with x hits then adjust the rest of his kit.Too low risk.

Tristana - On the stronger side.

Trundle - In a good spot.Though could use a touch up.

Tryndamere - Partial/full rework.He is fun to play but not too much reason to pick him.

Twisted Fater - In a good spot.

Twitch - Need to do something with his stealth.Let's not give marksmans the ability to kill someone in seconds from stealth.

Udyr - Bullshit to play against when ahead.Needs some changes.Maybe rework.

Urgot - Sion scale rework.

Varus - In a good spot.

Vayne - I think her ability to stealth for relatively long(1 second is long) is the problem here.Sure the flat amout of true dmg on her W is probably a lot but she is like twitch.She can duel almost anyone with built-in stealth and it's even worse than twitch's as hers is more confusing and make figthing her way harder. There is a lot of place that could be nerfed on her.But Silver Bolts is not the one. The stun duration on E seems a bit too long.Mana cost on Q could be increased a bit.

Veigar - Why does he have so high base ms???Isn't he supposed to be a nuker?Why is he so fast? Anyway he needs tweaks to his numbers.I personally would give him a new ulti.

Vel'Koz - In a good spot.Could use some changes.Like hitting somebody with the Q projectile before it splits slows for more. Reduced cooldown timer between W charges,etc. Maybe a little AP ratio increase somewhere?

Vi - Okay.

Viktor - Not a fan of him.His latest changes simply shifted his power somewhat.He is still strong early-mid game.But now he is stronger late.

Vladimir - Rework.

Volibear - In a good spot with the last change.With GV being shifted out he may need a nerf on his passive.

Warwick - Full rework.

Wukong - In a good spot.

Xerath - In a good spot.

Xin Zhao - Fine.

Yasuo - Partial rework.His Wind wall is an ultimate.Need to work on the spell interaction with Wind wall.

Yorick - Sion scale rework.Though his ulti should remain.It has a lot of potential which players doesn't seem to recognize. Also he is really good against popular top picks.

Zac - Okay.

Zed - Probably needs a rework.

Ziggs - Frustrating to play against when has enough mana to spam.And he will have enough to spam.

Zilean - Not sure.

Zyra - In a good spot.

Items: Sterak's Gage - Probably needs adjustment as i feel it's a bit too strong at the moment.

Titanic Hydra - The item does too much at the moment.It gives a lot of damage AND it resets auto attack and it has a high dmg nuke.

Ruby Sightstone - The upgrade should give one more ward stack(up from 5 to 6) to allow more dynamic warding. Other option would be is refilling one ward per x time to stay on the map for longer. Would work with Bard nicely given how roam oriented he is.

Poacher's knife - Needs some rework desperately.Though i can see it work with Kindred extremely well.

Guinsoo's rageblade - Either rework or remove it.

Sunfire Cape - Needs some work. Dead Man's Plate is more unique and offers better utility.

Essence Reaver - Not sure what to do with this item but feels awful to build.

Ohmwrecker - Its active needs a little more oomph in my opinion.

Zeke's Harbinger- 50% crit chance is too much.Sure marksmen is in a "bad" spot but giving them 100% crit chance mid game is not the answer. IE + PD + this = 100%

Would like to see Guardian's Horn on SR at least for testing and with an upgrade from it.I think it has a lot of potential. Generally i want to see new items on SR from other maps or from the GP event.

Why is spellvamp still in the game?It just makes balancing harder and offers nothing truly unique. I think it should be removed and with that you could create a new hybrid item instead Hextech Gunblade. Will of the Ancients would need a rework too or just simply remove it.

Cooldown reduction is the other stat that should be shifted out from the game in my opinion.

That's it how i see the game currently.Of course you will disagree with a lot of things so leave a comment and tell me what do you disagree with and why.