From what i've read... I don't think Zed himself is the problem.

MasterPrankster··3 votes·822 views

Before you people hang me try to hear my out for a second.

Riot knows what they are doing with the nerfs to Zed by stopping his tank shredding cheese and his tower wreckage.

The problem is not him, his damage, or his kit. He does what he is supposed to do.

The problem is ENERGY, his pool that reaches 200 before his cooldowns even reset, allowing effective Zed to spam their harass and finish wih a R E AA Q AA E combo. I think Energy itself needs to be reworked, for instance if it recharged slower than it does, but back to it's normal rate if you are standing still. This would make it easier to harass assassins while they recharge their energy if they want to get it back in a faster rate. This would also be more immersive to assassins since they are SUPPOSED to sit in shadows and wait before striking.

That idea is a bit silly yeah but is a start. Any ideas?

(Another thing is, that mana regen items could be buffed. But I dont like the idea of fighting fire with fire.)

7 Comments

Krys Star1 votes

Basically, high energy regen outside of combat but less during combat? That sounds like a harsh nerf to Shen and Kennen, who already have to manage their energy wisely unlike Akali, Zed and Lee Sin. It's not a bad idea, but maybe the champions could have their own energy regen instead of sharing the same? I don't know. :\

MasterPrankster1 votes

Yeah of course there would be compensation to other champions if energy was reworked. I agree there.

Its just all the QQ I hear about Zed is about his laning phase, and his split push power. They've nerfed one but they cant effectively nerf the other without changing energy first.

Yulen Xoshxius1 votes

I like your concept that energy recharges faster when sitting still, but as someone pointed out it would affect other energy users. They COULD instead raise Zed's costs though or make it where some of his skills cause his energy recharge rate to lower a bit? Or you can do it and buff energy regen/costs on Shen and Kennen.

Beast of Legends1 votes

Might need a rework for his R if any energy changes are made.

More req energy = less damage done. Then, if he's out of energy after 1 Q and 1 E, then it would suck to see the target get away with 15% left while you have no escape and die in the clusterfight.

Zirzon1 votes

If they increased his energy costs, I'd be fine with him getting a period of full energy for a couple seconds after his ult. It stresses the point that he is meant to assassinate in a single burst, instead of having sustained harass.

Beast of Legends2 votes

Hmm, maybe have energy regen scale?

Beast of Legends1 votes

Or lower energy regen after an ability, so after he spams it has to gradually go back up to +10.

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