Hey Riot, about the potential Assassin Update?

Over Innsmouth·5/12/2016, 10:47:03 AM·5 votes·270 views

Preface: I am not an assassin player. I dabble in Kha'Zix from time to time and that's it. Most of these opinions will be coming from the perspective of someone who faces assassins more often than plays them, but hopefully won't end up as "gut them to the ground".

I just had some questions/ideas about what you might do with the update.

List of Champs that I think would be good candidates and my opinions on them:

Akali : There's a rule in League; if an Akali is fed then the enemy ADC is not having a good time. This also extends to immobile mages, but the idea is clear. Two things really bother me personally about Akali; her ability to drain-tank as an assassin, and her extreme stickiness for little cost and no effort. Her and Diana's kits are also tremendously similar in terms of powerspikes and method, and it'd be great if you could differentiate them (akin to how Lucian/Graves are no longer basically twins).

Rengar : Make him less of an assassin who kills ADC's on the cooldown of his ult when fed, and closer to a diver with some bruiser qualities (stripping away his burst damage in the background). Perhaps play up his hunter thematic by giving him some sort of scent or trail that he can follow and grants bonuses when trying to attack that target?

Talon : His theme of being prodigal blademaster could use emphasizing, rather than him more or less being "discount Zed". Perhaps make him unique by redefining him as the "duelist Assassin"?

Fizz : If I were to change Fizz, I'd do it in such a way that E max is only good for the untargetability, like Vladimir's Sanguine Pool. Load damage into his all-in, raise the CD of E so that he can't just use it to dodge abilities all the time but give it a reset on-kill so that he has escape power. Remove the DoT and %missinghealth damage off his W so he can't just build tank and AA you to death.

Leblanc Her "master illusionist" thematic could use huge amounts of playing up, the only thing that adheres to that theme is her passive. I'm not creative enough with assassins to think of kit changes for that idea, but I'd like it if that was the direction you took her in. Also fix the hitbox on her chain, please.

Nocturne : Small change, just make his Q castable without interrupting movement. Maybe nerf Umbra Blades AoE damage but buff it when it hits only one target?

Evelynn : Could use some QoL adjusting, but honestly just needs a full VGU.

Thoughts?

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