[PBE] Less armor on Ninja Tabi instead of making its passive scale over time? Context please.

darkdill·Mar 27, 2018·3 votes·1,595 views

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It doesn't seem like a good idea to simply nerf the armor, as that hurts Ninja Tabi's longevity. 30 armor is already pretty low for an item slot, but 20 armor in late-game is less than nothing.

And wasn't the main issue with Ninja Tabi that it's passive was deciding top-lane far too much? But then you hit late-game and that 10% effect becomes largely ineffective.

I'd like to hear Riot's logic as to why an armor reduction was picked over making the passive scale up over time.

4 Comments

NoPaxtMar 27, 20181 votes

This nerf is silly, why not just make other boots better?

darkdillMar 27, 20182 votes

That's not the issue. The issue is that usually once someone finishes Ninja Tabi in top-lane, that passive causes them to auto-win the lane (unless your opponent is Ryze or Lissandra).

SirLimeMar 27, 20182 votes

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That's not the issue. The issue is that usually once someone finishes Ninja Tabi in top-lane, that passive causes them to auto-win the lane (unless your opponent is Ryze or Lissandra).

and yet what are we to do vs a champion like Trynd to even survive lane? they have that passive for a reason... some picks can get out of control fast if Ninja Tabi are weak. 10 armor is probably ~200g worth of stats just removed. It's far too much.

SirLimeMar 27, 20181 votes

Terrible change. It's a huge nerf and they're just a good generalist pick, not necessarily OP enough to merit a 10 armor nerf with no compensation elsewhere. 5 armor is the most I would consider reasonable and I'm not even sure it's necessary. The game just has a lot more threat from physical damage - even JG monsters, turrets, dragon, baron etc.