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@Riot - Kassadin balance state

NΣQ·3/7/2015, 10:30:42 PM·1 votes·664 views

Kassadin main here. I have a question, and suggestion to Riot. As ppl noticed in PBE kassadin with 1,2 sec CD on ult (40% CDR and 500 range) can still be unbalanced. Big Kass Rework was like 1 year ago, and what we examined?

  • From the begining kassadins opness WASNT in his silence/slowduration, but in his mobility. Why kass with 450 ult is so weak?
  • Because all off his strengths was taken from him (silence, damage, and finaly - mobility).

There were lots of posts about rework his ult range like:

  • scale it with skill/champion level (it would make the same problems, and kassadin again would be picked as late-only champion)
  • scale with the stacks (tear of godess and he would be unkillable again)
  • charging it like Varus arrow (that could work but, it wouldnt be the same kass as we know and "love" him :D) They all are bad ideas.

With 450 range AND 7/5/3 CD Kassadin mobility is hard hitted BUT finally balanced. So ... what now? ... 36% win ratio ... why? Because he has no tools to fight now ...

And here is my question: Do you really think that silence was bad for kassadin? (Yes i know - you said assassins cant have silnece - but look honestly - all lols assassins have got the escape mechanics - Leblanc WW, Talon R, Akali W, Zed R-or-W, in kassadin case - silence was his escape system (jumping on and running when the silence was on) I think silence was bad because it was attached to range point-and-click ablility)

And here is my suggestion: Rather than giving him back his insane mobility (6/4/2 CD and 500 range), you could give it an AoE silence with fair duration (1/1.5/2 sec). Ω

1 Comments

RedTrinketGoneHa3/9/2015, 3:47:56 AM1 votes

Doesn't sound like a bad idea, I mean his bases are trash...

I was thinking more along the lines of empowerments on all his abilities interacting with his ult.

New Passive

Kassadin gains 15% magic resistance

additionally when Kassadin obtains his ultimate he acquires empowerments on all of his basic abilities.

Q: If Null Sphere hits a target within 3 seconds after Kassadin Riftwalks over a champion, it silences them for 1/1.3/1.6/1.9/2.3 seconds

W: If Kassadin hits a target with the Nether Blade active then Riftwalks on them within the next 4 seconds, he gets 50% of the mana cost back from Riftwalk.

E: If Kassadin Hits enemy champions with Force Pulse then Riftwalks over them within the next 2 seconds, everyone in the Riftwalk damage radius is slowed by 50/60/70% for 2 seconds, scaling with rank

Only one of these effects can occure every 10 seconds.