Alright well first let me just stress the issue that this guy has been feared since his release. There has been literally no point in time where this guy was considered balanced. Riot has buffed, nerfed, reworked, and all-around tried every way to balance this monstrosity but they can never get it right. His only counters are underplayed champions that fall off, literally the only way to survive laning phase with this guy is to play a god damn heavy lane bully and even then, you will probably only go even with him! Not to mention he'll just walk out of lane with guaranteed more cs than you due to his kit and just roflstomp your squishies. Ha, good luck with that. Now for his breakdown:
Passive: hoooollly fck what was Riot thinking. It literally gives him free damage in every way possible!
- Sustained damage? Check
- Guaranteed Max Armour Reduction with his core builds? Check
- HUGE ridiculous amounts of AD? Check
- TRUE DAMAGE??? CHECK
like wtf riot...he gets all of this for simply being in combat...wtf
Q: easily one of the most broken abilities in the game (without looking at the rest of this broken freelo champ's kit)
- Insta-wave clear? check
- 800+ hp heals in teamfights? check
- Can literally dish out a third of someone's hp bar at all stages in the game? Check
- Non-skillshot? Check
- Zone mechanic? Check
wtf does this thing even not do? Even if you don't hit it's sweet spot it still does insane amount of damage...sighs
W: this is just about the only semi-balanced ability this mofo has...
It's just a huge damage steroid basically. In some cases it can cause your autos to do 300+ damage and it opens the gateway to literally 1000+ true damage that you can use instantly over and over again without cooldown...don't worry it's not like it applies a slow or anything to ensure you can't actually escape. Oh wait... :^)
E: and here's the cake of this guy's kit that ties it all together for his grand finale of an ultimate
This dude's only weakness, and I do mean only weakness is that he has trouble getting to his enemies. So what do they do? They give him the fastest hook in the game. Not only unlike Thresh and Blitz who are fairly easy to dodge and are purely single-target, this guy's hook is aoe and instant cast. Literally undodgeable. Not only is this move pure bullshjt, it also slows you meaning that if you get pulled, you are perma-slowed between his E and his W.
oh and did I mention? this ability gives free 25% armour penetration. HOW OVERLOADED DID YOU WANT THIS GUY, RIOT???
R: HERE IT IS BOYS
here is this man's 1000+ true damage, +500 free ad, instant-cast point and click ability that can be used without a cooldown. And what is Riot's way to balance such an ability? you just have to be fighting in order to use it LOL. NICE LOGIC RIOT. There is no escape from this, it's point and click. We all lovvveee those abilities right?
Not to mention how well this guy synergizes with items. Deadmans? solves your issue with getting to enemies. Black Cleaver? There's your perma-speed up and free max armour reduction by only hitting the target once. Spirit Visage for that juicy 800+ hp heal to become 25% more effective. Who deserves to die while playing this champ, right?
Seriously, wtf does this guy not have? Fcking no counterplay.
If you ever see this man on the enemy team, there is only one thing to do...
#prepare for the Dunkening
