Removal of "Executioner's Calling"

Hixa·12/25/2016, 1:17:30 PM·2 votes·1,303 views

Here's the thing. Imagine this situation. You are an Aatrox playing top lane, Warlord's Bloodlust, got a 1 kill lead from your opponent, Jayce. Then, Jayce goes back to his base, and buys an item, Executioner's Calling item 3123 , for 800 gold. Whenever you deal physical damage, this item triggers "grievious wounds" on your opponent, reducing healing by 50%. Therefore, your warlord's bloodlust is completely useless, so is Blood Thirst, your W. Then, the enemy Jayce tells his fellow teammates, Master Yi, Ezreal, and Yasuo, to buy this item, Executioner's Calling item 3123 aswell. When you, the allied Aatrox, try to trade with any of these carefully selected people, you will fail, since your whole kit is destroyed. All of your abilities drain health, and that's the idea of Aatrox. I think that, for 800 gold, you shouldn't be able to disable a champion, like aatrox, or whoever the champion might be in other cases.

16 Comments

Ad Vitam Aeterna12/25/2016, 1:33:15 PM3 votes

Good, otherwise Aatrox would rape with ease.

KaRniVooL1312/25/2016, 3:12:52 PM3 votes

who is aatrox ? never heard of this champ? is he new?

Escheton12/25/2016, 1:35:29 PM2 votes

And remove it from Morello also. Because who cares if you survived the burst and would be able to sustain back up? Grievous'd!

DarkRitual12/25/2016, 2:18:44 PM1 votes

"reduced by 50%" "completely useless"

Pick one.

Chamuel8512/25/2016, 1:18:42 PM1 votes

I do personally think that Executioner's Culling too easily triggers Grievous.

Stephenizgod12/25/2016, 5:49:37 PM1 votes

Lifesteal > Executioner's Calling on a "too strong" scale.

Radiant Wukong12/25/2016, 1:41:54 PM1 votes

Clearly you're new to this game and don't remember the sole purpose of item 3123 was to actually have a chance against Warwick Olaf junglers who were indestructible.

Executioner's calling used to be a gold income item as well. So against certain matchups that needed lifesteal, you could buy it (though it didnt' upgrade into anything) and it would give you like plus 5 gold per 10 all game! On top of having 65% reduced healing, it inflicted 4 burning true damage on AA per second and had like 20% lifesteal and on active would guarantee your next 3 hits would all critical strike with a passive 15% crit chance for only 700 gold.

So I consider this new grievous wounds a complete nerf and you're better off leaving that job to your mage item 3165 in teamfights. Also, Jayce could have just taken summoner 14 summoner 4 top lane and destroyed you just as easily, ijs.

Mysticman8912/25/2016, 1:49:07 PM1 votes

I feel like in the specific comp you mentioned, you could pretty much stack armour and be as effective as a bruiser tank instead of a backline diver.