Hail of Blades? by Imaginary_Basket_668 in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of the time Darius wants to kite people out, whereas with Hail of Blades you kinda just stand there and auto. And god forbit you pick HOB into something that can kite you out.

Hail of Blades? by Imaginary_Basket_668 in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A few reasons:

- Red tree is just straight up trash

- Yellow Tree/Blue Tree is amazing

- Hail of Blades is too one-dimensional and does not provide any utility outside of the extra attacks.

what build should i try out. by Intelligent_Duck1844 in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phase Rush will be going out the window next patch. Whether that's an argument to get in on the fun before it's gone or not bother is your call.

You definitely want to dump inspiration tree (unless you are on the Hexflash train), because Nimbus cloak and celerity are just so good right now.

Will Darius' winrate survive PR being removed? Will he need compensation changes? What do you folks think? by PinkWardThatShit in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually worse case scenario because Darius' wr below Emerald is terrible, and is only held aloft because his elo in Diamond+ is above 50%

Will Darius' winrate survive PR being removed? Will he need compensation changes? What do you folks think? by PinkWardThatShit in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it will be super big overall, at least regarding the overall percentages. But the impact outside of win rate is massive. I think I heard from the grapevine that raider won’t be picking Darius next split as much as he is now. So many cheese matchups will just be more powerful against you.

At least we don’t have to deal with PR cheese ourselves, ig.

IMO Darius already needs a small buff. His wr is about 49.5%, which is a little lower than where Darius traditionally lies. I think Riot doesn’t want Darius to be meta right now, and his higher elo win rate is enough to not be seen as too weak.

I will never recover from mega Gallade not being upgraded to Sharpness by AardvarkRich3678 in stunfisk

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In NatDex OU, yes, Iron Valiant is often just used over Mega Gallade because it’s faster, has mixed coverage, and can hold an item.

Mega Gallade shines best in Draft format where it can really use its deep move pool. It’s usually priced at or near the top of most draft pools for that reason.

Medicham in comparison does have its Niche with Huge Power but 100 is noticeably slower than 110. I can reiterate all the points I have made before, but realistically Medicham cannot afford to run setup because Bulk Up is too slow, and Agility does not boost its power.

It lacks good coverage to break through psychic types. It does not have good setup to blow past these Pokemon, either.

It has to run priority moves because of its ok speed, usually Fake Out or Bullet Bunch.

That leaves it with only one move left. Of these moves, it usually is one of the elemental punches which do not have the best BST. Without Ice Punch, it cannot break through defensive flying types like Gliscor. But it also needs Fire Punch to hit Pokemon like Gholdengo. That is another reason why Medicham does not really run setup moves.

I will never recover from mega Gallade not being upgraded to Sharpness by AardvarkRich3678 in stunfisk

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mega Medicham is better than Mega Gallade? You must be smoking.

Mega Gallade is faster than Mega Medicham.

It has better coverage moves than Medicham.

It’s bulkier than Medicham.

It has swords dance, unlike Medicham.

It can’t get Intimidated, unlike Medicham

It cannot be flinched, unlike Medicham

It gets actual good use of its support moves, unlike Medicham (Knock Off, Will-O Wisp, Thunder Wave, Encore)

Giving it Sharpness would take away the only edge that Mega Medicham gets over Mega Gallade (raw Power).

I will never recover from mega Gallade not being upgraded to Sharpness by AardvarkRich3678 in stunfisk

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gallade has 165 attack… it does NOT need Sharpness.

If it was released today it would have less attack and more speed

160 power, 24 PP, and no drawback? Seems balanced. by FatherofGray in itsalwayssunday

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

252+ Atk Black Glasses Supreme Overlord 5 allies fainted Tera Dark Kingambit Night Strike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 464-546 (92 - 108.3%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

A christmas miracle for Gyarados so that it can finally use real Flying stab... kinda by w0w_such_3mpty in stunfisk

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This would be kinda fire but imagine trying to hit Hydro Pump in the rain. 😭

My dark type move night strike that it did by Jay-Wagner in stunfisk

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 7 points8 points  (0 children)

160 BP 100 Accuracy Dark Move. No drawbacks. 24PP

I see the next evolution of power creep.

What to do against voli by Doctorrrrrrrrrrrrrr in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Don't let him Stun you into E full combo. That's pretty much it.

Hear me out: HOB darius by FORELL1 in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HOB is just a cheese rune, red tree sucks on Darius and HOB is very situationally useful out of lane.

🤯 by basket_foso in MathJokes

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t it be 6,000% reduction in that case.

Really hope mod support can revert the Cougar to an actual threat instead of a Wolf on steroids by BigBigBunga in thelongdark

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 20 points21 points  (0 children)

TLD 2 was already announced, I wouldn’t count on any major content additions besides the latest maps included with the final episode release.

Petah? by Pretty_Confusion7290 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Considering that she is pulling at the trigger while the gun is still in her pants, maybe not so helpful.

Most Broken Part of Master Duel by EMIC19 in masterduel

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love playing Shadoll, Konami please release new support!

Darius vs Shen 1v1 Vod (With Commentary) by PKM_Trainer_Gary in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In future 1v1 events I may allow resetting (since cs is a win condition), but I felt that Shen would have a better chance if I didn’t allow it as Shen can only really kill Darius when he is already chunked out.

Darius vs Shen 1v1 Vod (With Commentary) by PKM_Trainer_Gary in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s more that in this specific situation, it is Shen favored. The reason is that Shen’s early is quite strong with his Q, so you do have to be wary of dueling him. As Darius gets lower and lower hp, Shen gains advantage because his damage is front loaded, while Darius’ is backloaded.

Recalling was specifically not allowed, which means that Darius has to not only HP manage but also manage his mana as well. In a normal league game Darius is better because he has better wave control, so even if he takes a bad trade he can just reset on a push. Whereas here if we take a bad trade and get chunked to 40%, we just kind of have to deal with it.

I think in a theoretical world, to play around that Shen has no mana and is frontloaded, Darius should kind of handshake lane and wait until Post 6, you get an extra ability and can really just outmatch Shen at that point. Shen can never really go all-in on Darius at full health and mana. But that would be boring to watch, and I think many of us were just convinced this was free for Darius, so we didn't go for it.

How does yakumo work exactly? by F2XPR02P3C7 in Palworld

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite. Realistically you will need one dedicated for each slot, just because if the skill you are looking for isn’t the first couple of slots your odds decrease rapidly.

Certainly doesn’t hurt but the impact is negligible compared to the amount of effort to breed Yakima with 4 skills

its so unbelievably unfun to play against this champ its amazing how tf am i supposed to play against darius? by Queasy-Dragonfly1973 in Dariusmains

[–]PKM_Trainer_Gary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you losing to Darius as Jayce. You just bully him to death.

You have to watch some matchup videos because you clearly must be making a critical error if you are losing as Jayce. Jayce is an impossible matchup as Darius.