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Nerfing some Champions that should have not gotten buffs (Assassins/Mages/Bruisers.

Noodle Wacker·10/22/2018, 4:19:46 AM·3 votes·1,958 views

Does anyone feel as if Riot may have gone a little overboard with some buffs? Irelia, Darius, Lee Sin, even Leblanc. Certain champions should be nerfed due to their ability to execute, one shot, etc. Lee Sin basically now has an execute for his Q when he was doing almost the same amount of damage without it. I played Alistar recently and while I am mid ult, an enemy Lee Sin Q'd me for 900 damage, 3/4 health with damage reduction went to almost 1 hp. He should have his Q reverted in my opinion since even with one item deals a ton of damage if he lands it. His life steal should also be nerfed from his E or W I think (Don't remember which one gives him that). Leblanc overall should be nerfed due to her one shot potential early game and then maintaining that all throughout game. She's a very mobile, high bursting assassin mage that can almost 1v5 an entire team if played right. She melts through tanks, one shots an ADC, and can hold her ground against anyone and still get away. Darius should have had his bleed and armor penetration nerfed, just like Garen he is one of the best Top laners in the game. With Garen's Q nerfed, Darius is basically the new king. With Conqueror, he dominates top and can easily take on an entire team. Irelia should have her Q and passive nerfed since her passive is a smaller version of Conqueror and her Q can be cast repeatedly within .5 seconds. Conqueror+Passive is basically doubling Conqueror on her.

2 Comments

cheex91910/22/2018, 4:35:25 PM1 votes

no, i do not feel like riot is uselessly buffing champs that dont need buffs. For example, LB got nerfed WAY too hard. It's just that people dont know how to play her. Her E and W doesnt mark anymore and her ult is her last skill used, not all of her skills. As for darius, he is useless when he cant catch you. trust me, i know since i play darius a bit. As for irelia, she isnt that strong, in fact, compared to the old irelia, she is way weaker becasue she cant spam her sheen skill, and requires a mark to actually spam her Q skill on you. Also, she doesnt have a point and click stun, so just dont get caught up in her stun and she cant double Q you, and then dodge her ult and she cant triple Q you. Besides, her Q is literally her only weapon since her auto attacks are pretty much non existant. She also doesnt have true damage anymore, and can only shred shields, so take that into account. Also, with lee sin, there is no jungle item that has wards anymore, so his mobility got way nerfed. You just gotta learn all their weaknesses or read your opponent, because from my point of view, a lot of people doesn't know how to counter them. LB melts through tanks, sure, but she's not that tanky herself, and armor is useless now because of IE's true dmg crit. Also, darius's ult isnt an execute compared to other characters such as garen or riven or even pykes. if possible, i'd like darius to replace his W to have a dash, or make lee sin with a support item viable. thats all.Darius

DarukongSr10/22/2018, 7:06:16 PM1 votes

As a Darius main, I can attest that it has become far more frustrating to play AS him than against. He's basically a nonfactor against competent teams and individuals as he does not have one thing better than anyone and has no true niche. he's rather generic and can't force fights or properly tank much damage. He's so telegraphed, slow, and shortranged that anything he does can be avoided with a little thinking. When it comes to two experienced and skilled players, the matchup is entirely in the hands of darius's opponent, because Darius can't force himself to get ahead like many champs can (aka, irelia, Jax, graves, tryn, aatrox, etc)