Kalista Nerfs on PBE, but what about Lucian?

Mikan·6/30/2015, 9:34:15 PM·6 votes·1,219 views

Lucian

http://i.imgur.com/x8vwvzH.png

Looking at statistics, shouldn't Lucian be addressed for some buffs in the bot lane as an ADC?

Some can attribute his win-rate tank to the fact that mid-game ADC's like him are not good in the tank meta, but a look at his win-rate history suggests otherwise:

http://i.imgur.com/BxIYVVW.png

Lucian's win-rate was already well on its way out pre-2015, whereas the "Cinderhulk Meta" started during Patch 5.4, released around 4 months ago, on Feb. 25th.

Meanwhile, ironically, Lucian's status as a "mid-game" ADC seems to not really apply, considering his win-rate by game duration:

http://i.imgur.com/mYxJEbo.png

where his win-rate is actually greater during long lasting games, and is actually the lowest during the 20-30 minute mark. If Lucian's global win-rate were as low as it is right now, but his win-rate during games that lasted a medium amount of length were 50% or greater, I would attribute his low win-rate due to more games tending to last longer, but even now, during his strongest point, his win-rate is actually the lowest.

Outside of Solo-Queue, we can look at competitive play as well.

A reddit post commented on Lucian's 0-13 record, and examining 2015 Spring and Summer Split for EU and NA: (as of the date of this post)

Spring Split 2015 - Lucian Win Rate NA - 5 wins, 8 losses, 14 total games EU - 6 wins, 6 losses, 12 total games

Summer Split 2015 - Lucian Win Rate NA - 0 wins, 4 losses, 4 total games EU - 0 wins, 10 losses, 10 total games

In terms of actual balance changes, as a Lucian player, I would request only that his range is left unchanged, since I personally think his short range is what makes him unique as an ADC and his playstyle, and bringing his range up would remove some of that unique-ness. What I think should be buffed, I'll not say, as my bias towards Lucian will probably make suggestions that don't make sense in the grand scheme of things.

Relevant Sources:

Current Win-rate for Gold+ Solo/Duo Queue: http://www.leagueofgraphs.com/champions/stats/adc/by-winrate

Win-rate history/Win-rate by game duration: http://www.leagueofgraphs.com/champions/stats/lucian

NA/EU LCS Statistics: -EU LCS Spring: http://lol.esportspedia.com/wiki/Riot_League_Championship_Series/Europe/2015_Season/Spring_Season/Statistics -EU LCS Summer: http://lol.esportspedia.com/wiki/Riot_League_Championship_Series/Europe/2015_Season/Summer_Season/Statistics -NA LCS Spring: http://lol.esportspedia.com/wiki/Riot_League_Championship_Series/North_America/2015_Season/Spring_Season/Statistics -NA LCS Summer: http://lol.esportspedia.com/wiki/Riot_League_Championship_Series/North_America/2015_Season/Summer_Season/Statistics

1 Comments

webmaster127/1/2015, 6:31:12 PM1 votes

I agree with you 100%, that for Lucian to be able to compete with other top teir ADC's in this "Cinder Hulk Meta" he needs a buff and I also agree that the buff shouldn't target his range. Rather his damage on his skills or even just some lower mana costs would benefit his greatly with being able to trade in lane more efficiently.