state of akali balance

DexterDougglas·8/16/2018, 10:30:42 PM·1 votes·817 views

So now that akali has been out for a couple weeks, can we look at buffing her a smidge. It doesn't feel good to play akali and stomp all early game but be unable to do anything late cuz you get blown up faster than you can actually setup the ability to combo anything. Her base health and armor are too low to begin with a melee short range assassin with very conditional windows to do damage. You can get 10 kills before 10 minutes, but if you cant finish out, then it doesn't matter because once an adc gets 2 items and everyone else gets a little defense, then you cannot do your job despite being very ahead. Ive had games where i can kill both carries get triples and carry a fight, but somehow i don't get stronger because of it, because it will always be harder for me to get my damage than an adc to right click my health to 50% once because they got a stormrazor and ie by 25 minutes. She has plateaued at about a 42% winrate and her kit doesnt feel right after mid game due to being blown up and not given a chance to use her kit. splitting on her would be optimal but she doesn't shove down towers like other champs. There is almost no reason to take her over a fizz or someone who actually have upfront damage. If you can't give her an easier window to do her job mid and late than she's pretty much going to just be a squishy useless bruiser mid and late against competent teams.

2 Comments

An Enemy Sutando8/16/2018, 10:43:29 PM1 votes

If they remove power from her shroud, I wouldn't be against buffs. Right now, she feels like a very dota-esque counter to any champion that relies on autos or targeted spells for the bulk of their damage.