I wish Evelynn was an assassin

Bears Dont Care·Nov 23, 2015·3 votes·370 views

You know, like she is designated and have actual burst instead of piss poor damage. Just saying. No real reason to play her if she isn't an assassin is just a weak fighter without the base stats to back it up

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Mayor StubbsNov 23, 20151 votes

I wouldn't call her a weak fighter, I think she's pretty strong if built bruiser with higher than average bruiser damage. But I agree, I feel like she was and has always been designed to be an assassin. Her playstyle also is that of an assassin.

Bears Dont CareNov 23, 20151 votes

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I wouldn't call her a weak fighter, I think she's pretty strong if built bruiser with higher than average bruiser damage. But I agree, I feel like she was and has always been designed to be an assassin. Her playstyle also is that of an assassin.

I consider her a weak fighter because she lacks the necessary kit for it. Vi's passive alone is comparable to the shield Evelynn possesses for two targets hit at level 6 and is on a much shorter CD for half the duration. She has less mobility than Vi who can jump walls, and her burst/utility is lesser than Vi who is capable of applying Black cleaver's effect in an AOE. She has NO way of getting in on a target during a team fight period because she is seen before she can even land an attack. That is garbage for an assassin.

You can't jump your target and you're seen long before you can even land an attack? You should be playing Rengar then. Or Rammus who is seen and still just blitzes by everyone.

You want to go in on the adc and tank the team? You've no gap closer whatsoever and no way of getting in. Prepare to get poked/CC'ed to death for trying to be the initiator on your team/secondary initiator. Might as well be a volibear.

Perhaps early game damage is her saviour? Nope. It was nerfed, in fact it got nerfed so hard its weaker than she was in S4 where early game jungling was more important. Play reksai...or Lee Sin (as always) if you want a strong early game jungler wih actual sustain (since eve is squishy as hell).

So she has no early game damage and has to rely on mid game. Oh wait she is weak there too. Well she has late game damage right? Too squishy, go bruiser, your ratios mean nothing now.

Build lichbane for burst. Why? Go TF you'll never buid the AP needed to make it worth while

Mayor StubbsNov 23, 20151 votes

I see your point but can't agree with everything you've said.

When I play evelynn I typically AM the initiator via flank.

It is extremely easy to get a 3-5 man ultimate if you position well (which is much easier to do since you are invis). shielding for up to 1500 damage AND applying an 80% slow is an amazing initiate.

I am ALWAYS within range to smite slow and get a combo off onto an adc or mage and once they use their escape I will use my speed up to catch them (in addition I would like to point out between her ult slow, BORK slow/speed up, and smite slow, and her ability speed up it is extremely easy to catch targets).

So these are the ways she can initiate well, soak up damage without dying, and stick to / catch targets.

She is extremely powerful early game, probably one of the best currently if you ask me. She may not have the best kit compared to other junglers for ganking, but the fact that she applies pressure to all lanes at once unless she's seen is what makes her so powerful in my opinion.

edit: For argument sake, my typical jungle build is: warrior, bork, black cleaver, randuins, spirit visage, merc treads. which I believe is pretty standard currently for her.

RavenhaleNov 23, 20151 votes

I played her for the first time ever in an ARAM. It was... different. Had a very difficult time engaging without being seen. And she was remarkably squishy, though I enjoyed the idea of an AP/AS champion.

I would probably run Devourer on her, if I decide to add her to my Champion pool. She feels like that sort of champion. I would probably fiddle around with something like this item 1403 item 3153 item 3115 item 3124 item 3111 item 3026 simply because I want a reason to build Nashor's Tooth and most AS champions seem to be AD.

Edit: I just realized I would exceed the AS cap with that build since Evelyn has a pretty good AS boost in her kit. So much for building devourer. Do I want the sheen from Runeglaive or the damage from Warrior?

RebonackNov 23, 20151 votes

Burst out of stealth is awful to play against.

If you want a bursty stealth champ, then play Knifecat. Eve has always been about sustained damage except for the brief period where her Ult+Deathfire was broken.

Bears Dont CareNov 23, 20151 votes

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Burst out of stealth is awful to play against.

If you want a bursty stealth champ, then play Knifecat. Eve has always been about sustained damage except for the brief period where her Ult+Deathfire was broken.

Except eve's stealth is much more fair. You can see her, when knifecat pops out its a done deal. you die