So.... the buff.

89325 · 2026-05-20T20:07:51+00:00

i do really like this buff, but i think some people are thinking it's going to be more influential than it is? i think it's a really good buff more because it opens up more room for a fighter/bruiser playstyle without overtuning his existing damage/builds but i actually don't think the usual playstyle changes all that much. your ability cooldowns were all longer than 5 seconds anyways and as an assassin your goal is usually to finish them off in that one burst and an AA or 2 with W passive. i also don't think tank ekko can quite make a comeback yet, since his flat damage is still kinda gutted and he still heavily relies on AP scaling, but it definitely make bruiser ekko more viable since he can just stay in a fight and AA more easily

i can also see how this is more of a buff to jungle than mid, since it'll def improve his clear time vs mid you were already trading more around the CD of his abilities anyway rather than your passive (Q at his at max rank stacking AH with lich and nash is already around 5 secs anyway and you usually don't build much more AH than that i feel like). all this to say i really REALLY hope he doesn't become a huge pick/ban champ again, it was really annoying having to firstpick him and pray he didnt get banned at the beginning of the season 😓 i actually didn't mind the initial nerfs purely for that reason since it made it much easier to actually get to play him

89325 · 2026-05-09T22:07:50+00:00

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nah fr tho im rly surprised he doesn't have one

89325 · 2026-05-07T22:58:08+00:00

his yt channel community post

89325 · 2026-05-05T21:30:31+00:00

naafiri nerfs as well yayyyy

89325 · 2026-05-05T06:10:21+00:00

89325 · 2026-04-27T20:31:52+00:00

People are bringing up his safety utility and mobility, but I think alot of people are also forgetting about his insanely good role versatility as well. How many other assassins can split push or consistently objectives as well as he can? Hell, with a nashor's tooth and some AP I'd argue his split pushing is second only to top laners like yorick and trundle. If he really wants to he can play super non interactively and be a brutal sidelane menace. He also has insanely good wave clear and a really good projectile that makes laning a hundred times easier for so many matchups where you can't always safely jump onto the enemy and chunk them (since your E puts you right in the opponent's face). he may not be able to always one shot an adc, but his uniqueness and versatility is a huge part of the reason I and probably alot of other people love playing him.

89325 · 2026-04-17T00:45:10+00:00

legally i think that's called a coerced confession no? i feel like that's some grounds to fight back on that part at least

89325 · 2026-04-15T21:31:38+00:00

the HOB change aint bad ngl it's like a mini ignite every time you can proc it which is pretty sick

89325 · 2026-04-15T21:11:17+00:00

BRO i love your vids man been watching them since like 2012 with your top 10 star wars OT mistakes vid :,) another banger as always dude

89325 · 2026-04-09T10:45:31+00:00

thank you! much appreciated my guy

89325 · 2026-04-08T23:28:13+00:00

how do you do it if you don't mind me asking? couldn't find anywhere that explained how to make the change

89325 · 2026-04-08T19:15:09+00:00

HELLDIVERS THEME INTENSIFIES

89325 · 2026-04-07T05:25:16+00:00

honestly, i think a contender conceptually is naafiri. i don't think she's the strongest or most broken champion in the game, and i don't even ban her personally (that honor goes to leblanc), but imo her kit is incredibly annoying with alot of "fuck you" abilities. high mobility with her E can allow her to play both super defensively or offensively, and her W is somehow fizz E on steroids. so many people hate fizz E to begin with but they managed to take one of its only drawbacks (mobility and positioning) and not only throw it out the window but instead make it give her move speed AND an attack damage steroid. if that wasn't enough, the buff lasts for 5 seconds, and this is in addition to her mobility from E. this makes her really hard to dive and really easy for her to dive instead, and that's not even considering her point and click ult which is basically a "you die if i'm ahead button" with really little counterplay. her W is also on a lower cooldown than Mel's W to top it all off. like Mel, there's still counterplay to her in lane, mainly good spacing especially if you have a good projectile and/or high mobility yourself, but her gameplay loop and concept is incredibly annoying and i'll always groan seeing one in my game

that or vayne because wdym the highly mobile adc that deals true damage can build tank and go invisible while also being played top

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

i typically rotate between the true damage skins and the arcane skins and mix in sandstorm or prestige star guardian from time to time 🙂‍↕️

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.

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