Nerf tanks and juggernauts to buff tank items

Dingding123··2 votes·1,101 views

Please.

The LCS has abused tanks for years, and only even moreso since the damage amp that was Runes Reforged which caused them to become virtually the only viable strategic frontlines. HP/armor/MR items have become and less popular on anyone that isn't either a tank or Darius/Illaoi/etc. That means, in this damage amp meta, that no one can soak damage in teamfights except for them. Currently, they have a monopoly on being able to withstand damage.

That monopoly needs to end, because now that their damage is being buffed left and right even they don't care about building tanky anymore and just want to buy AP and burst everyone they can reach. If tanks actually NEEDED to buy tank items (and said items were actually good) then they wouldn't be blatantly trying to 1-shot everyone in range by stacking AP. If some of their innate tankiness were transferred to tank items then they would actually want to buy them to keep their tankiness. Other champions would love to be able to absorb choice damage vs. select team comps but can't afford to buy even 1 resistance item besides Zhonya's/GA. I'm thoroughly convinced that THAT is the solution to the core problem of this meta: to scale back the current handful of viable frontlines left but buff pure tank items so that other champions can possibly withstand damage.

Notice how this problem is the exact inverse of the innate problem that Ekko and other AP carries recently had: that their base damage was so good they could just build tank items and win. Now tanks have so much more innate tankiness that they can just build raw damage and win, and that isn't going to change - just look at Sej and Ornn's recent buffs. If you don't agree with my post you can at least see that this is the cause of a core issue that the game currently has.

Tanks.

I mean thanks.

For reading.

4 Comments

Mordepool2 votes

Those ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it.

Nerf tanks Juggernauts + Buff Defensive items = Assassin tanks.

Not only would the 2 Roles designed to Beat assassins be nerfed into the Ground. The would be less durable than the Assassins abusing their Itemization.

Think your Proposed changes Through.

Since this one is Horrendously bad

Dingding1231 votes

Oh you mean like Tank Kha, who ran GA + BC + arpen/lethality. Well none of those are tank items. So.

YCondition1 votes

Remember when faker played bruiser Zed? Black cleaver and other bruiser items. Good idea but I think the main issue is assassin's weird spot in the game and it means that all counters and items are akwardly working around snowball and assassins.

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