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Honestly, I Don't Like Stormrazor

LightningShado·8/18/2018, 6:40:40 PM·96 votes·18,033 views

When ADC nerfs came through, Riot also added Stormrazor to the game to help ADCs. The entire reason they nerfed ADCs was to reduce the amount of burst they did and make them more powerful late game champions. Adding Stormrazor did the opposite of what they were trying to accomplish. It gave ADCs more burst and added another burst option for assassins.

So instead of ADCs being late game focused sustain damage carries, they've become burstier early damage ones since it's pretty much mandatory for all ADCs to build Stormrazor in the early game.

So that's why I don't like Stormrazor and in a perfect world it would be removed.

Thanks for reading and I will continue to play the game despite the existence of Stormrazor. No hate love you guys at Riot! :))))))))))))))))))))

Edit: I think I may have been wrong about the goals of the patch. Read up here: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/VEydfX8m-patch-811-marksmen-patch-notes-with-important-parts-highlighted-previous-patch

65 Comments

Need Gold 4 Tent8/18/2018, 6:51:02 PM35 votes

In the end though, it's a bad lategame item because it becomes totally useless at 100% crit.

D357R0Y3R8/18/2018, 7:11:49 PM19 votes

Stormrazor should not have been introduced Essence reaver should not have been reworked into a "only lucian item"

other changes were fine except zeal items should have cost 2800 gold instead of 2900

Toppien8/18/2018, 6:46:54 PM14 votes

i actually agree, storm razor is not necesary if you want to nerf damage and make late game happen

Netorare8/18/2018, 7:10:13 PM11 votes

Duskblade and Stormrazor are badly designed items. But people are delusional and they think these items are balanced...

Fízz v28/18/2018, 7:10:48 PM9 votes

I kinda like it because it made adc damage less RNG

Thimes8/18/2018, 7:46:32 PM9 votes

When update was released there were:

No such thing as late game.
Any champion without high burst or massive CC was useless. So their ADC update that supposed to delay ADCs and remove their burst in meta where average game lasted 25 min in exclusively one sides stomps was just rediculous. That is why there had to be a burst item for ADCs and why the update was basically semi-reverted by massive cost reductions. First they have to fix snowballs(which partially happened), assassin burst and usefulness of tanks and only then you can make ADCs late game champions.

Hayaishi8/18/2018, 9:55:42 PM7 votes

Stormrazor is 10 steps backwards in regards to ADC balance. Everything Riot has tried to do with ADCs for 3 seasons is undone by making everyone rush Stormrazor and whoever doesn't is trolling.

Ariel the Cruel8/18/2018, 9:27:20 PM6 votes

I like Storm Razor. It's a good example of how Crit (in general) should work. Not an endless RNG DPS increase, but an occasional burst in power. I vote we keep the item and rework crit (chance) as a a mechanic!

(Bring on the down votes.)

PowerSlave9938/18/2018, 9:18:55 PM4 votes

Every game, every adc buys stormrazor. hmmm

flibitydoo8/18/2018, 10:40:29 PM4 votes

the base crit multiplier needs to be lower

it should reach normal 2x crit damage at 50% crit instead of 30%

BLIGHTBRINGER8/18/2018, 11:18:05 PM4 votes

Tbh it kinda sucks that Critical Strike based Marksman receive a 2900g item to give them an early game item option. While those who don't build Critical Strike rely on items like Guinsoo's Rageblade costing 3300g that was nerfed several times because it was being abused on a lot of champs like (Master Yi and etc...). But the fact that Stormrazor is being abused by anyone who has Burst potential is okay.

Every Marksman had/has a go to item...

Ashe, Xayah, Sivir (had Essence Reaver)
Kalista, Lucian (has Blade of Ruined King)
Then you have Kog'Maw and Varus (Both of which have to build Rageblade, because they have no alternative effective first items to fit their Mixed Damage On-Hit playstyle)

I wish they either; as you say, remove the item or make it ranged only and if that by some reason wouldn't be enough to reduce the item's power level they would need to nerf the item overall. Stormrazor alone is creating more problems than solving any.

hhaavviikk8/18/2018, 7:28:36 PM3 votes

that together with duskblade can make non assassins into assassins, hecarim with boots of mobility + predator + storm razor + duskblade + E = lol1shot

Mimr8/18/2018, 10:42:25 PM2 votes

I like Stormrazor, problem is it has some very stupid interactions with certain champions and items ( Jhin item 3147 ). If those didn't exist Stormrazor would be a lot less problematic.

I like the item combined with the ADC rework, it gives ADCs a more linear power curve. Better early, worse late.

Tetsip8/20/2018, 9:09:40 AM2 votes

Think you missed why stormrazor was brought into the game. During the crit item rework IE was made to double the crit of your other items, and provide nothing itself. Obviously that gave adc's nothing to rush into, zeal items offer pathetic damage returns before you have AD, and they were also nerfed as well. Stormrazor was just good first purchase buys that built into an item made for early game to allow adc's to be relevant to the game before completing 3 items. Considering most games are snowballing in one direction or the other in this meta by the time the adc has 3 items, its a pretty necessary item short of another complete adc item rework.

Not really even understanding the complaint about it, it's not that strong. It's well rounded stats but nothing crazy, and the passive on it isn't even as good as RFC or statikk have been for along time.

Boulderox8/19/2018, 1:12:31 AM2 votes

I don't like it because they turned RNG into guaranteed with crits, which is dumb, i am not a big fan of crit, but rng is way better than a guarenteed crit for doing NOTHING