Cursed blade is insanely OP and should be gutted/remove like today.

BestPudgeNA·7/24/2019, 6:04:51 PM·46 votes·13,376 views

Straight up this item isn't remotely closed to balanced. It complete ruins the game. It hard counters everything and the only thing that hardcounters it is assassins deleting the CB user before they can auto a couple of times.

It's statistic insane in terms of DPS but since the DPS is hidden via not doing actual damage and just reducing HP it's been getting a pass. At the same time it's also arguable the best defensive item as the best way to reduce damage against many comps is simply to deny them from being 2/3 stars and reducing their stars reduces the damage against your whole team unlike PD/DT/Thornmail ect. Ironically it's also one of the better utility items because the level reduction also counter draintanking and chops defensive abilities like Braum's and Shen's to pieces.

18 Comments

Von87/24/2019, 7:51:24 PM10 votes

If it is a "cursed" blade, it should shrink its wielder.

Ztoka7/24/2019, 7:20:37 PM7 votes

So much should be gutted/removed because it is cancer.. The whole TFT mode is like this..

Hilsun7/24/2019, 8:34:50 PM6 votes

Agreed, completely. At absolute MINIMUM the thing should not be able to lower a champ's level more than once.

Kuponya7/24/2019, 6:12:15 PM5 votes

What's even worse is that most people thought the proc rate was 20% which is already fking high, but it was actually 25%

DUDE BRO7/25/2019, 4:08:43 AM3 votes

All it should do is apply exhaust to a champ for a few seconds.

It's insane to drop it's level as it loses every single stat including health, and there's no max. It can put a lvl 3 enemy to lvl 0 perminently.

Z3SIeeper7/24/2019, 6:16:59 PM3 votes

-5% proc chance.

We did it boiz, we balanced Cursed Blade /s

Cowseed7/25/2019, 2:11:05 AM1 votes

if it procced with item 3085 I would care. But just use fodder at the front and put your mages in the back or use assassins as you have stated yourself. Geez. Get good.

Dyromic7/24/2019, 11:36:50 PM1 votes

It is a busted item the way it is but paired with Gunslingers (and possibly a red buff). Oh, Lord, that's a whole other story...

DeusVult7/25/2019, 5:10:11 AM1 votes

a question about cursed blade. If it procs and de-stars someone, but then the enemy team wins the game, does that unit deal damage to health based on its # of stars that it has, or does it deal the reduced damage from being de-stared?

NTrumpWeTrust7/25/2019, 9:04:43 AM1 votes

Don't worry guys, we're listening to you!

~nerfs Akali's hp by 30

there ya go!

-Riot

l MrD l7/25/2019, 10:55:16 AM1 votes

one thing i hate though is that im finally getting the 2 stars or when i finally manage to get that 3 star ... i see multiple enemies with around 4 3stars or 3 lots of 3stars which isnt fun so i like the idea of cursed blade there to help bring balance vs that

On the other hand being that guy who did manage to get the 3stars and having them shrink down isnt fun either .... so i think i would rather have the item removed or cannot be used on hit if possible

On a side note i still feel like we need a solution to constantly getting CCed .... the amount of times i lost to being stunned all the time ... im level 9 and i lose to a guy whos level 7 spamming CC lol

Pie Otter7/25/2019, 1:30:35 PM1 votes

I was using it last night and managed to get 2 of them on a Tristana in a 4 gunslinger combo, and it was grossly overpowered, no one could do anything to me. I mean, that, along with what everyone else is saying...it's really OP

AstreaSoul7/25/2019, 3:20:49 PM1 votes

I think this effect CAN exist in the game, but not as an item. There's way too many ways for an item to break this effect when applied to champs that can attack several units simultaneously, such as gunslingers, volibear, and so on. Instead of an item, it should be applied as an effect from either a synergy effect, requiring multiple specific types of champs, or even just as the effect of a specific champ's special skill.

If it's to remain as an item for some reason, then it certainly should not remove any more than 1 star at any given time and/or should only trigger on the primary target.

Youngcuck7/25/2019, 6:07:31 PM1 votes

I'm guessing you guys would also complain about fighting someone that was lucky enough to get 4 or 5 champs to lvl 3 while you have one or none and cry about how unfair that RNG is if there was absolutely no way to counter higher star champions. So yeah, lets remove Cursed Blade from the game or change its effect and see how long it takes for people to complain about losing to lvl 3 champs.

Organic Limes7/25/2019, 6:25:55 PM1 votes

Completely agree. Hush needs a massive percent and or time nerf as well. A lucian 1 with cursed blade and hush should not be able to invalidate half of an 8 man team in 1 autoattack.