If Gragas's E+Flash is to be removed, it need to go from everyone else too

OnlyGragasOnlyGG·8/28/2017, 10:32:33 AM·24 votes·3,754 views

Meddler mentioned recently they will take a look at Gragas's E hitbox and flash interaction, possibly removing that function.

Effective or not with other champs Vi Shen , it would be too confusing and unfair if a champ can flash during a dash and some others can't.

58 Comments

Wet Dryman8/28/2017, 11:11:14 AM19 votes

Kinda yes but with Gragas thing is complicated because Shen has no powerful followup ability, he just taunts and deals damage nothing more. Gragas on the other hand apart from dealing damage and applying CC reliably makes picks by knocking vital target to his team while disrupting everyone that could help said target effectively making them autolose every teamfight just by Gragas not having Flash on cooldown. They can win in that situation when Gragas somehow fucks up that combo which happens rarely.

I don't want E Flash interaction gone because of consistency with similar abilities, skillcap but as long as Gragas can remove someone from game for like 1.2 second without any time to react, ability to dodge then it's doomed to be unbalanceable and needs to go. Solution to it may be removing hard CC on E and replacing it with slow as it gives target opportunity to slightly change direction of displacement or flash/dash out of it. Fatty may still predict that and throw cask accordingly or he can buffer his R during E (it's not so reliable but might take opponent by surprise).

2Charmnot2Charm8/28/2017, 1:33:19 PM16 votes

Yea because different champs have the same kits /s

If a flash combo is broken on one champ then take it away from that problem champ. No need to nerf everyone else that is not broken with their flash combos.

Skullgetti8/28/2017, 4:10:14 PM3 votes

I do agree that some other champs could use the same treatment but saying "OMG REMOVE ALL OTHER CHAMP FLASH INTERACTION PLOS" is kind of dumb, as most of them don't have the faceroll "press every other button after you dashed in" combo that gragas has

Penns8/28/2017, 12:17:10 PM3 votes

you can dodge fizz q, but you cant dodge yasuo e

:(

KONO RUBICK DA8/28/2017, 11:03:22 AM3 votes

Camille JarvanIV too

Oerba No Naja8/28/2017, 7:09:22 PM3 votes

No OnlyGragasOnlyGG . your biased opinion is incorrect , gragas will have the nerfs he deserves , end of the story . Shen and Vi are not broken obnoxious champs like Gragas , so thats why they are allowed to keep that mechanic .

PePsiLemoNN8/28/2017, 1:34:50 PM3 votes

Comparing one of the most overloaded junglers to Vi and Shen lol. And Gragas' hitbox is just dumb.

Final Spark Lux8/28/2017, 3:47:41 PM3 votes

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unfair

This is the real reason why you made this post. You're a gragas main. I understand how you feel, but removing it from everyone else because it's unfair that gragas can't do it isn't an actual reason to do it.

Sire Hippington8/28/2017, 11:09:45 AM3 votes

agree, such interactions need to be consistent, either all get it or non(which i'd prefer).

Cocho8/28/2017, 11:00:06 AM3 votes

correct me if im wrong, but ornn, urgot, and rakan cant flash during dash. Im sure there is more.

One Ashe On8/28/2017, 3:54:06 PM2 votes

I'm just tired to see Gragas overshine everybody else because of how dumb his hitbox are...

Deneviel8/28/2017, 11:06:40 AM2 votes

I think the main reason behind this it's the Gragas Overabuse in Korea LCS ... he was a pick or ban, omnipresent and with always good result.

Floupi8/28/2017, 1:06:52 PM2 votes

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Kloqdq8/28/2017, 3:12:22 PM2 votes

See the reason why they would be changing these things is to try and remove Gragas's reliable engage patterns that make him incredibly strong and hopefully start pushing him away from full tank and towards an AP-brusier build. Because of his reliable nature, people go full tank to abuse it. Also, these two things alone have pushed Gragas into one of the most powerful junglers in pro for basically forever. Vi and Shen and by extension many other champions are not breaking the game and being pick or ban in pro.

And A Real Hiero8/28/2017, 4:04:32 PM2 votes

There had better be massive compensation buffs for Shen, hes had his plethora of nerfs aplenty.

Sinlaire8/28/2017, 6:12:51 PM2 votes

Umm. Vi can't flash during dash. She can flash while charging it, not when it is cast to extend the range last i checked. Even if you can, nobody does it because the first option works just as well if not better.

I think Shen and Gragas are the only flash+dash abusers we have.

Eeyore8/28/2017, 6:48:07 PM2 votes

They should remove it from all champions. Flash should be used first to get in range if you're not in range. The whole miss-your-skill-intentionally-first and then for some god-knows-spaghetti reason you can flash the hitbox to a new location is obnoxious and obviously a bug.

Flash should be disabled during other dashes and those other dashes should be finished before Flash is enabled; or using Flash should interrupt the other abilities.

I mean, my main issue with Gragas in particular is the hitbox. As someone who mains Thresh and is very good at Flaying enemy gap closers (e.g. Xin, Vi, Leona and Kayn) when they jump on me or my carry: Gragas will apply his stun before he's even in range of Flay. The fact he can also use the above bug is just extra icing on the shit-sandwich.

Imperial Japan8/28/2017, 8:08:45 PM2 votes

Let's not make Shen any shittier

13900 Essence8/28/2017, 8:10:37 PM1 votes

Removing his e-flash would literally push him into unviability unless they they give him a better tank steroid.

Not only does tank grag rely on e-flash for quick initiations, the mystical AP gragas would lose a significant amount of reliable damage.

You can argue that Camille's is only single target, but she has a guaranteed ult-hit AND true damage out the ass. You could argue that Shen's is really small (which it is, they should really enlarge it) but his ult is one of the strongest abilities in the game and even as a tank he can bully most lanes early due to his ridiculous q damage.

I'm all for narrowing his e hitbox because it irritates me even when I play him, but they really shouldn't touch the synergy between his e and flash.

RankOneUganda8/28/2017, 10:06:27 PM1 votes

I agree

Oelyk8/29/2017, 12:44:14 AM1 votes

Camille

Shablagoo8/29/2017, 6:26:31 AM1 votes

No because when gragas goes full ap and he uses that combo there is no counterplay at all, compared to those too you can survive maybe effy with vi but shen wtf he is like one of the weakest champs.