Stop crying about Malzahar nerfs

hi hi its zy zy·Dec 1, 2015·5 votes·1,338 views

First of all, the nerfs aren't even that big. They're a COUPLE less % on his least useful spell. Gutted, right? Second of all, the last nerf he received in his entire patch history was patch V1.0.0.120:

Null Zone.png Null Zone Base damage reduced to 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% of the enemy's max health from 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9% of the enemy's max health. Ability power ratio reduced to 1% per 100 ability power (0.01) from 1% per 80 ability power (0.0125). Cooldown reduced to 14 seconds from 16.

Otherwise, he's literally only been buffed or bug fixed.... So when I see a huge upvoted thread about Malzahar being nerfed "again", it just leads me to believe the stereotype about yall being sheep even more. Stop being stupid.

7 Comments

7ha7guy777Dec 1, 20154 votes

The nerf does nothing to solve whatever problems he may have. The nerf won't even exist until he hits level 14 for the vast majority of Malzahars. Most games will end before Malzahar is even level 16. However, it is a VERY significant nerf to his late game. Typical squishies have 1800 hp without items at 18. At 18, 5.24 Malzahar loses 2% max hp damage per second. That's 36 damage per second, 180 over the full 5 seconds. Most non-ultimate abilities lose 20 damage at rank 5 when nerfed. He's losing 25% of the live base damage (40%>30%) at rank 5.

hi hi its zy zyDec 1, 20151 votes

Typical squishies die to his Q E regardless. He's getting a love tap and his winrate will be unaffected. Good Malzahars snowball and end the game before this nerf will even be relevant anyway so I see no reason for people to be like "I DEMAND ANSWERS FOR THIS." just because he got the first nerf he's received in like 4 years lol. He's also gotten lots of indirect buffs, with the fact that Rylai's and Liandry's and RoA have all become considerably stronger in the past season, plus the synergy with Deathfire Touch and the prevalence of Yasuo.

7ha7guy777Dec 1, 20153 votes

If losing 25% of the base damage on an ability is a love tap, i'd hate to see what you think getting hit with the nerf bat is.

hi hi its zy zyDec 1, 20152 votes

I mean yeah, if somebody stood in the zone for 5 seconds it's kind of major, but since when does Malzahar's W ever get off the full damage? Never, unless they stand in it like idiots, and if that's how they play vs Malzahar then they'll definitely feed him. 36 damage per second off of a squishy and maybe like 60 per second off of a tank isn't going to gut him or even be noticeable tbh. 36 hp lategame is nonexistent.

crazydanddgnatDec 1, 20152 votes

Honestly it's really a nerf to AD malz, which I will accept if they ever fix his damn voidling interactions.

lolipopevelynnDec 1, 20152 votes

if thats all malz got it was a slap on the wrist. he really deserves to be gutted. fuck that champ.

hi hi its zy zyDec 1, 20153 votes

I don't think he really needs to be gutted tbh. He just needs to stop being so efficient at AOE. He's one of the best duelists in the game, I see no reason why he should be able to nuke entire teams with Q W (lategame I see his W do 200 damage per tick vs squishies)