The Great Evelynn Debate
This has been a thread I've wanted to make for a while, about everyone's favorite stealth assassin, Evelynn
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As it's been known, Evelynn has been a pretty iffy pick. Mediocre damage, no real power spike, meh ult.
So what's the history behind this?
Well, once upon a time, Evelynn was FotM. I'll admit, she deserved a few nerfs. But then came a rework - and then nerfs - and some more nerfs - and some more nerfs - until she became completely unreliable.
But then, tank Evelynn happens with the introduction of
. She made a small comeback soon after. She fit in perfectly to the tank meta; but Riot kills the fun. Cinderhulk gets gutted, and tanks are out.
Some time passes, with Evelynn back to the bottom as far as junglers go. And then, this little fucker
gets introduced to the game. Once again, Evelynn is viable! A fairly balanced champion.
As usual, Riot bludgeons her to death with the nerf hammer, taking most of her Q damage way, making the mana costs higher. Then they give her this "compensation buff" with a tiny addition to the slow on her ult.
As far as this goes, Evelynn has been praised as a good jungle pick sometimes. She has been picked fairly often in the lower elos. But some people still believe she is a very weak champion.
Moving on to her design - Evelynn has quite possibly the most awkward design, splash art, and model in the game. She looks more like a blue smurf who got into prostitution and visits the wrong hairstylist than a sneaky, lethal assassin. Her model is weirdly proportioned and is in need of a few touch-ups. She also could use a new splash art. But some people do actually like this about her, and see it as her core identity.
So, what are your opinions? Does she need buffs? A rework? A few love taps? Because it seems like Riot keeps neglecting her potential, both thematically and gameplay-wise.
(Art is not mine!)
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with a bit of tank).