TFT: Pyke nerf?

DruidKanas·7/17/2019, 6:25:51 PM·5 votes·887 views

Wasn't Pyke meant to get a nerf his patch due to his ult being too strong? The changes to him make no difference, at least with the item that broke him in the first place. So the issue with Pyke was mass cd chanined and easy to aquire as a 2 cost unit. What allowed the chaining to happen was Shojin. Change #1: Mana cost: 100 ⇒ 125 Shojin gives mana back based of % of max mana not really much a difference here 15% is 15% Change #2: Starting mana: 50 ⇒ 75 Shojin activates after first cast. By increasing starting mana along with the max mana he effectively still needs to gererate the exact same amount of mana to activate his ult and shojin.

So am i missing something or are these changes just thrown in here to make it look like the issue was addressed?

3 Comments

Porglit7/17/2019, 6:30:06 PM2 votes

If my math is right, it used to take him 4 autos after his ult procced before he ult again. This change should make it 5 autos.

Though with double item 3161 it should still take 3 autos either way...

Ephensta7/18/2019, 11:14:58 PM2 votes

Yes we need a Pyke nerf in this mode. His stun range is far too broad for one, then another is he does more damage than a Zed (another lvl 2(green) champ at his level. Same items, stars, everything. You'd think Zed would win with his Bonus damage from ninja bonus.... That's what I had and my Zed had still lost 1v1 to a pyke lol..... Someone at Rito HQ must be a pyke fanboy/girl. [zombie-brand-facepalm]

StrikeCare8/3/2019, 1:31:47 PM1 votes

Just played against a Pyke in a game where my team crushed them, but Pyke was still getting many kills. For a support he's stupid OP. His ult needs to be straight damage and not an AoE execute with a blink. I can't think of a champ that has an AoE execute built into a kit. His kit is insane. 2 Dashes/blinks, weaker Eve type camouflage, basically a weaker blitz hook, an AoE stun with one of his dashes/blinks. He has weaker Tahm Kench grey health. It means that he's an assassin, but really doesn't need items because he has an execute. High skill level to use, but so what?

He needs a complete rework.