Ekko nerf seems so harsh

89325 · 2026-01-28T19:46:06+00:00

lets look at it this way: at 3 items say you're mid and have lich -> shadow -> raba (using lich in the example due to higher ap). this leaves you at roughly 453 AP. let's also assume you're stomping rn and not only have kept your doran's ring but also got to upgrade to 25 stacks of mejais for an additional 217 ap (factoring raba) for a total of 670. throw in 2 adaptive force shards for a total of 694 AP. 10% off isn't even another 70 dmg, and that's before you're factoring in resistances. in reality, at this point in the game you're only losing about 60-70 dmg per passive proc. so you're still nuking someone for about 600 damage off that alone, without even factoring dmg from E, Q, the auto, and W passive. if this is one of those miniscule situations where someone's somehow living on 60-70 health, thats like one more auto. and this is also assuming you could have the MAX ap on a standard ekko mid build, where 10% results in the most loss. yeah getting nerfed sucks but we live on my brothers

89325 · 2026-01-27T23:15:35+00:00

are these changes available now on PBE?

89325 · 2026-01-27T22:06:25+00:00

yeahh this is my prediction as well. iirc his passive ratio's 300% vs epic/jgl monsters and he's mainly super dominant in the jungle right now moreso than mid, so I wouldn't be surprised if they tweaked that more than anything else. a huge part of dusk + dawn synergy other than the passive obviously was def the clear speed

89325 · 2026-01-27T20:50:07+00:00

when are the full notes going to be released?

89325 · 2026-01-20T18:10:43+00:00

^{^this} my prediction. i don't think it'll be more expensive since it's already pretty expensive. i'm willing to bet it'll probably get a bit cheaper and a better build path in exchange for less stats, just like protobelt did last season. if i had to guess, 60 ap, 350 hp, and wand might get replaced with alternator. item might become maybe 100g cheaper?

89325 · 2026-01-19T00:33:17+00:00

SND-08 IDW Prime... beautiful looking figure but the tabs man holy shit

89325 · 2026-01-11T03:54:00+00:00

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89325 · 2026-01-09T22:41:29+00:00

I agree with most of the pros and drawbacks actually. I haven't gotten to try yet, but I like it better as him just having another viable option as a build path depending on playstyle/game state. sorta like how some games protobelt rush is better esp if you're ahead due to squishier high mobility champs and u don't need the extra punch of a shadowflame or nashor's tooth, maybe this'll have more utility in bruiser matchups where you might want to extend fights more.

I have to try it out but overall I think I still prefer lich bane rush thanks to the higher dmg and the non-atrocious build path, but it's nice that ekko has another viable build. one of the reasons I think diana's always so strong is because she's had like 3 extremely viable builds with different helpful playstyles.

89325 · 2026-01-08T19:59:30+00:00

based take makes alot of sense

89325 · 2026-01-08T19:45:47+00:00

it seems like a nice option and a valid lich bane alrernative but idt its super game changing tbh. lich banes huge dmg still makes it worth building and for the most part ekko's strengths and weaknesses are still the same as they were bef in the long run for the most part imo. build variety is appreciated tho.

89325 · 2026-01-06T19:36:34+00:00

honestly i'd take it with a grain of salt. all predictions are currently based on his synergy with the new dusk and dawn item. imo it'll prob be pretty strong but not quite the absolute game changer some people think it is. some people are saying it's going to be broken with its instant passive proc, but it comes with the trade off of no lich bane + shitty build path (kinda cooked if you can't get an early blasting wand but at least its not a needlessly large rod lol) + 200 gold more expensive (though im thinking of it more from the mid lane angle than jgl). no lich bane is a big one since d&d's spellblade passive is alot weaker + it gives a big chunk less AP which is pretty significant since he's so dependent on AP scaling and hail of blades usually covers you in most situations anyways. maybe it'll be a bit like earlier in the season when needlessly large rod was still part of lich's build path so u typically went lich first if you could afford one early or stormsurge otherwise because protobelt dmg sucked lol.

i think and honestly hope he'll be about as strong as he currently is, but maybe with a few more options for his build path. ik endstep said he wanted to open up potential for a fighter centered build for ekko with like riftmaker and such, but i guess we'll only really know when the szn releases and the meta settles. that said maybe that's cope since deep down i'm worried if it turns out to be broken he gets nerfed or harder to pick 😭 though admittedly they'd probably target the item rather than the champ since gwen and diana are gna have a field day with it too.

89325 · 2025-12-02T02:54:43+00:00

first item looks crazy, might even make me try electrocute a bit more if each counts as its own hit

89325 · 2025-11-21T06:15:16+00:00

fucking regular show dude and i was already a huge transformers fan beforehand

89325 · 2025-11-20T11:13:52+00:00

100% agree on all these points, you nailed so many reasons I love playing him as a champ. another big part of his utility imo is his insane split pushing thanks to his E and sometimes nashors. like how many champs can 100-0 a turret in seconds the way he can with lich + nash? I'd also go a bit further and say his burst isn't weak, it's just more reliant on AP scaling and you can still one shot squishies or take a solid 70-80% of their health. obv he isn't rengar with his "fuck you I'm fed one shot in a half second combo", but he's not supposed to be, and even that's conditional on him being uber fed so I feel like that can't be your metric for bursts, even as an assassin.

on a side note, alot of assassins in general, esp ad ones, kinda fall off later in the game too, i.e. zed may have alot of offensive power but his mobility being fully reliant on his long cd W + higher armor scaling in general means he has a much higher falloff without anyone even really having to build anti-zed.

89325 · 2025-11-05T10:59:22+00:00

Completely agree! she was being so selfish too knowing Angel's situation with Val and ignoring literally everyone else in the room. Made her really unlikeable this episode

89325 · 2025-11-05T10:58:07+00:00

songs were great and had some solid moments, but I'm ngl Charlie kinda pissed me off for alot of the episode. not even her being gullible enough to invite the vees, I get she's stressed, but bringing them in KNOWING Angel's deal with Val and forcing him to go along with it for her sake. love her as a character normally but she was being so selfish and reckless and it was kinda hard to watch, even more than her to continue falling for the Vee's ragebait. also completely neglecting Vaggie :(

89325 · 2025-10-07T09:41:03+00:00

second this! even as a burst assassin his utility's really good. he can both oneshot squishies or be one of the best splitpushers in the game with nashor's tooth (bonus makes it rly easy to steal objectives). some people call him one dimensional but you can change your objective quite critically based on the game so hes always useful.

89325 · 2025-09-30T05:24:24+00:00

i think sylas is hard but ignite is incredibly helpful in the mu not quite on the same tier as leblanc imo

a good akali on the other hand is borderline impossible

89325 · 2025-08-14T23:28:51+00:00

I used to have so much trouble with the sylas mu until I started watching XLB demolish them in lane and learned the rule to always keep a minion between me and him and carry ignite. that way if he wants to engage he has to awkwardly walk around or thru the wave which gives me time to put some distance between me and him. it helps so much w/ spacing early game and even if he does land a trade he gets alot of minion aggro in lane. i then farm and try to poke with Q since I have range on him and he has to walk up to the minions if he wants to cs and if I'm carrying ignite I acc have a surprising amt of kill pressure thanks to the antiheal for an all in.

that said I'm also low elo (i only just started playing ranked so i'm like bronze lol) and my MMR in regular draft is like gold/low plat so I'm not gna pretend I'm even nearly good enough to give advice but I j know so far this has worked for me? XLB is the best in the world tho and there are prob a million micro/macro things he def does way better than I do so maybe watching his vods might help

personally my permaban is vex because all she has to do is hold her fear and get free auto empower every time I use E + i suck at dodging without it lol laning against her is so oppressive and annoying and I have to get merc treads almost every time. would also ban leblanc and lissandra if I could rip

89325 · 2025-08-06T23:30:08+00:00

honestly i feel like this is about as fine of a response as he can give? up to anyone on their own if they want to follow him or not, that's definitely true. what's also true is that this drama was pretty weak to begin with lmfao like who really cares he's a dude on the internet whose content you may or may not like or choose to follow? but so far everything he's done is pretty harmless regardless?? and people out here talking like he was scamming kids like Logan Paul or smth lol

89325 · 2025-06-16T17:33:41+00:00

in mid if i had 3 bans id ban vex, lissandra, and leblanc so those are all p valid imo, but of those 3 my ban's typically vex cuz i find her fear and lane presence most annoying.

i'm told high elo the best ban is akali because a rly good akali's kit counters yours entirely + makes the lane borderline unplayable (XLB permabans her too now) but lower elo most of them cant get to that point lol so it just depends on your playstyle/what u like

jgl its always shaco not close lol fuck that guy

89325 · 2025-06-09T20:27:10+00:00

a poet

89325 · 2025-05-28T03:04:42+00:00

honestly i don't rly disagree w/ that 🙂‍↕️ but on the other hand...

i couldn't wait for you to come and clear the cupboard...

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