Why? Why is kass being nerfed? Kassadin's early game was too strong or something? Or is Riot trying to make him the AP bruiser that he just will never be because of "30" extra dmg per hit? How low will Kassadin's damage go until they decide to rework him?
Hasztalan21 votesIt's a power shift which is overall benefictical for him. Like this you can max his W and sustain your mana needs moar, and encourages him to use close-combat trade rather than his obnoxius "i Q from 5 kilometers and riftwalk back" style of play.
Altough i can't understand why they need to further nerf his Q but the W change is definitely a step in the right direction.
Nahui1 votesWhat I don't understand is that Kassadin's kit is not meant to max his W. It used to maybe, when w was a 6 second cooldown but then they nerfed it to 9. Ever since then, Kass lost all chance of bruiser status. Now he does better sustained damage, but that's not good for mid lane. And for top lane he's too squishy anyways. He has no tanky features, and is actually built to be an assassin with his ult.
I just don't see how his q, with such low base damage and alright ratios on a fairly good cd, is considered bad. They also nerfed his early W which means that his pre 6 is even worse than ever.
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What I don't understand is that Kassadin's kit is not meant to max his W. It used to maybe, when w was a 6 second cooldown but then they nerfed it to 9. Ever since then, Kass lost all chance of bruiser status. Now he does better sustained damage, but that's not good for mid lane. And for top lane he's too squishy anyways. He has no tanky features, and is actually built to be an assassin with his ult.
I just don't see how his q, with such low base damage and alright ratios on a fairly good cd, is considered bad. They also nerfed his early W which means that his pre 6 is even worse than ever.
The thing what you can't see is the mana sustain. K it deals less dmg, but since u are maxing W now u'Ll have mana to cast it nonstop when it is not on cooldown.
Kass Q and E were meant to max 2nd and last already since they have shit base dmges and 0.7 scalings, meaning they WILL deal dmg even if they are just lvl 1 but you have AP since the scalings are essentially the dmg on thoose stuff. Also with the W maxing his lasthitting becomes more reliable allowing him to perform better under turret.
I'm not saying he is okay like this , cuz he clearly is weak at the moment but the direction where they want to push him is generally good.
Nahui1 votesI just wish they would revert the cool down on his W. That was a relatively unneeded change.