Block changes @Riot

DeathTheHorseman··3 votes·476 views

Hello to everyone and this is a QQ thread simply because i can't take this anymore.

Pantheon VS Akali

Panth had his block and i am cool with it if it blocked just auto attacks.

But then in 5.22 we got the block changes buffs: http://tinypic.com/r/icmmow/9

That completely destroys me in lane.

I play Akali and every time i am against pantheon I know there is literally zero outplay available.

His passive block removes my Q without giving me energy back or doing any damage and just like that 70% of my damage and half my energy is gone.

Every time I lane against that thing I am forced into rushing sun fire or omen or something else that gives tons of HP and armor and maxing E while spending 500 gold on pots.

I play like a pussy the entire time and just wave clear.

By the time i hit lvl 11 and have some chances of dueling him the bastard has already ulted my mid or bot lane 3 times and kills people because I could do nothing against him in lane to prevent his free farm. I also had to use my TP to get back simply because he pokes me to death without ever running out of mana (The holy spears + Corruption pot).

Why did his block start removing my Mark ?

**It's literally not even mentioned in the 5.22 changes! **

#Mark of the assassin is not an empowered auto attack it's a bloody spell. Why can people block it?

How can this be balanced?! No champion should be that much of a counter especially when he relies on zero skillshots.

He is literally the biggest lane bully and if your jungler doesn't decide to bless you with a visit you end up suffering for 10 minutes only to go out of lane with less or equal farm and him having roamed with his ult 2-3 times.

I never had problem beating him before his Block became bs Q removing nightmare.

Every time i duel him without a cannon minion focusing him I literally can't proc a Q. I auto to remove his passive and then throw Q guess what? He stuns me and his passive is back. The he refreshes it with 4autos/spells again and a 2nd Q goes to nothing. There is literally no way to duel that thing.

I have tried everything but if you don't have enough damage to kill him without even using Q you are out of options and if you actually try to rush gunblade he will destroy you in lane.

Why the hell does Akali have a 3rd hard counter? Grouping with CC and pinks were not enough?! Common Riot if you are not going to give us the rework soon at least fix this.

The same thing happens when you fight Shen or Irelia but I can live with those because they actually require skill and timing to block your Q and the blocks are not up 24/7.

Seriously sick of that block change counter.

6 Comments

dunkeroni2 votes

Well, this is a bit late to be complaining about a change in 5.22, but I'll try my best to explain what you need to do:

You need to basic attack him before starting your trade. Maybe throw your shroud to help the play if necessary. Pantheon's passive isn't infinite, he has to hit you with spells and attacks to refresh it. When you fight him, first go hit him, then if you're in a position to do more damage fill out your full combo. This might sound like it will slow you down, but you have spells that can cancel your attack animation. As soon as your basic attack connects (which will remove his block), use all of your other abilities in whatever order you see fit.

Don't waste energy on the empowered attack until you've got the shield out. Also keep in mind that his block applies to turrets and even cannon minions. If he attacks you near minions with his spear, try to make him do it near minion agro so that the cannon will take his block out. Then you have an opening.

It won't be easy since akali is designed to be countered by early lane bullies (the tradeoff for being such an insane hyper-carry), but at least it's something to work on while fighting in lane. Good luck :)

DeathTheHorseman1 votes

You obviously have never played vs a good panth.

His passive refreshes when he stuns you (his W) and on 4AA/spells (basically his Q E +2AA).

I do exactly that thing every time I AA first then Q but he stuns me and my Q is useless again. then by the time Q is off cooldown his passive is up again and his stun is 1-2 sec away.

A good pantheon kills you way before you get the chance to proc a Q. (5 sec into a fight if you had the restrain not to run out of energy by then) Fights last 5 sec and that is with me having a full tank item like sunfire.

1vs1 proc of Q is impossible without a tower or cannon minion and to begin with his passive should not block the Q it's a bloody spell!

dunkeroni2 votes

OH! You meant how to play against GOOD pantheon players. OH I SEE NOW. I GET IT. I WAS MISTAKEN.

Therefore I hereby change my advice: http://imgur.com/gallery/cngR8yB

DeathTheHorseman1 votes

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

What part of SPELL block and not AA block did you not get?

Akali has half of her DMG in that Q and it is completely useless against panth. http://www.kappit.com/img/pics/201606_1143_hgbcf_sm.jpg

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