The Meta RIOT wants: 5 ADCs

Raoul··19 votes·1,431 views

Otherwise I cant explain the insane overbuffing of that class. Right now, picking Graves top will make you win every matchup against a melee bruiser, Kog Maw can beat most mid champions...

The insane new Items and buffs ADCs are given in preseason make this class even more broken than it already is.

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Lost In Time8 votes

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KatCraft3 votes

"make this class even more broken than it already is"

While I agree some of the buffs given are a bit much atm, how ever if you believe adc's don't need some help then be prepared to be very disappointed next season.

IcyPepper1 votes

You ever seen someone call bot in champion select?

Or see someone call tank, assassin, or mage?

You got two lanes, jungle, and adc and support called. ADC's are pretty mandatory in the game now...

KatCraft1 votes

Mandatory doesn't mean it's in a good place. ADC's will always be required to push towers and provide sustained ad dps. Does that mean the role is actually fun to play, or itemized well, or can carry a game the same way a midlaner or other carries can? No.

No I hardly ever see people call adc. People normally want top, mid, or jg first because those roles are actually fun and have a much easier time actually influencing a game and carrying.

XinZhao2WinNhao3 votes

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Otherwise I cant explain the insane overbuffing of that class. Right now, picking Graves top will make you win every matchup against a melee bruiser, Kog Maw can beat most mid champions...

The insane new Items and buffs ADCs are given in preseason make this class even more broken than it already is.

I eat up Graves and Kog Maws with Xin Zhao, Akali, Wukong, Diana...

fééd l0rd1 votes

you won't trust me. haven't you seen those 1v5 pentakills with graves and kog?

Tyren2 votes

I have a feeling that Rammus and Shen will be play a bit more to help counter these adcs. Dealing some good damage while being tanky. People underestimate item 3075.

On a side note, Shen can 1v1 and team fight like a champ with item 3075 item 3068

KONO RUBICK DA1 votes

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I have a feeling that Rammus and Shen will be play a bit more to help counter these adcs. Dealing some good damage while being tanky. People underestimate item 3075.

On a side note, Shen can 1v1 and team fight like a champ with item 3075 item 3068

thornmail will be shit with the new LW and lifesteal, and tanks don't have gravious wound

spavined1 votes

the new lw amps your armor pen, it is nerfed compared to now that is why they can afford to make it so cheap (now it ignores armor not amps armor pen)

7ha7guy7771 votes

Not how it works. It only affects the armor you build or get from runes/masteries. The 80+ base armor every champion except thresh have at level 18 is completely unaffected.

spavined1 votes

well that's pretty dumb lol.... with the wording i assumed it meant amp since it said UNIQUE Passive - Last Whisper: +40% Bonus Armor Penetration. it should say ignores 40% of the targets bonus armor.

SEKAI2 votes

5 ADCs did went meta for a very short while some time ago if my memory serves me correctly.

They really need to stop making them more and more significant in the game. Too many balance decisions were made directly to make them mandatory in every team, causing god knows how many troubles already, yet they still wanna do it anyway.

Meep Man1 votes

I have played PBE and the only ADC who I find blatanly OP is Graves. Thats it. He needs a nerf. Everyone else seems pretty balanced.

I think what you guys need to worry about are the big abusers of some of the Masteries, especially the Crit Heal one. Basically, Yasuo. Stattik Shiv gets a mini-version and Cull is pretty dang good on Yasuo.

Spoofghoul1 votes

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I have played PBE and the only ADC who I find blatanly OP is Graves. Thats it. He needs a nerf. Everyone else seems pretty balanced.

I think what you guys need to worry about are the big abusers of some of the Masteries, especially the Crit Heal one. Basically, Yasuo. Stattik Shiv gets a mini-version and Cull is pretty dang good on Yasuo.

But yasuo being broken with his multiple passives utilities mobilities armorpen no cd aoe nuke ult isnt really any news

RussoRed1 votes

i think they just want to change the class so its not that stuck with pick if sup isent last pick it usualy ends up adc there trying to get new mains they fixed sup when they made bard tham and the abiltiy to take non sups there

warpenguin5551 votes

No. They want AD assassin mids, juggernaut or ad assassin or adc tops and junglers, bot lane adc, and support will be every thing else

Fowus1 votes

the legendary adc teemo support

Habitz1 votes

Are you trying to be a writer for those doomsday magazines?

Weathered1 votes

Graves top KogMaw mid Quinn jungle Caitlyn supp Vayne adc

Trust me it actually works. Aside from a rough start in the bot lane, as long as they dont buy all randuins (like like the item is good anyway) you'll be fine

Shroom Junkie1 votes

Nah, Quinn jungle won't work anymore with the removing of her ult assassination and her Q blind.

Boulderox1 votes

Watch this and rethink that thought please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7SVtxtdnWk

Shroom Junkie1 votes

Graves Top

Kindred Jungle

KogMaw Middle

Pretty much anyone not already taken for ADC

Ashe Support

PDE5 Inhibitors1 votes

Cool. Then you just pick assassins and bruisers and shit on the all ADC team. Pretty common sense.

MealReadytoEat1 votes

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