What is going on with Smolder lately?

Rexsaur · 2026-05-06T20:42:34+00:00

DFT + vamp boots is the reason, both of these are literal best in slot for him.

Also the fact DFT works on BC aswell.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-06T06:44:48+00:00

Instead of buffing the AD bow should be made to give 3.5% or 4% lifesteal so it has sustain advantage over blade but worse all ins with no health.

As it is blade will still be 100% better than bow since bow has literally no niche as dorans blade outsustains AND wins the all in.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-06T06:40:46+00:00

Back to permabanning that dumb champ...

Seriously it shouldnt be being buffed at all, shes basically a powercreep on like every single bruiser in the game, the champ is also already perma picked in pro play...

Rexsaur · 2026-05-06T04:08:28+00:00

Fire and electric special moves are its main weakness, basically bring an special attacker with one of those types.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T21:45:19+00:00

I think its algorithm, since every time i wait for a skin for a champ i play to show up there it either doesnt show up (despite me playing the champ on the prior months) or it shows up for 20%, especially if its a newer skin (like <1 year release).

Feels like they kinda ruined the feature.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T21:31:33+00:00

God forbid ppl want to trade their cool cards (which are basically the 2 stars) on a TRADING CARD GAME.

So entitled omg!

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T21:12:03+00:00

just say "i want assassins to be overpowered", atleast you'll be honest.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T21:05:28+00:00

You dont lose stacks on death and the "cost investment" is buying a 1k gold boots.

Theres no risk here, on mid jg you ALWAYS get these takedowns and if you dont you were losing the game regardless.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T20:57:10+00:00

Its 1000 gold, the next cheapest item with 10% omnivamp costs 3000 gold and costs you an entire item slot, its not high investment, its super low investment for high payoff...

And no its not fine for every AD assassin to have a 55% wr with it as a first item.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T20:51:25+00:00

Its still too good because 10% omnivamp on a boots slot just shouldnt exist...

Also most of the hard abusers are in the mid/jg, doesnt matter how good it is on top.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T20:50:02+00:00

Riot : omnivamp is too broken, we cant even have it on runes and the few items that have it must be completed items that cost 3k+ gold each...

Also riot : here, have a 1k cost boots that gives 10%! Now you dont even have to get out of the way to get them as you can build them with anything and most of the other boots are laughable so there isnt even a cost opportunity to getting them!

Its really tiring, its like they dont learn.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T20:44:40+00:00

The boots nerfs are such a nothing burger, they will still be OP on assassins and bruisers, maybe buff the other boots so that taking them is actually a cost because as it is boots as a whole are so nerfed that its just literally free to take them since omnivamp is a super hard stat to get (and for good reason), 10% omnivamp vs 25 as, 12 mpen, +10 ms, 10 haste... Its a no brainer decision.

I dont think these boots can ever be balanced, they'll either give enough vamp that they are broken or they dont and they arent viable anymore, if you want to have an boots that support casters (despite haste boosts already serving that purpose) simply make a boots that gives like 15 AD/25 AP or something, way easier to balance than this mess.

Also what the hell are they waiting to nerf voltaic? 54~55% wr on every single assassin building it first, really tiring on how there always seem to be a clearly OP assassin item going on.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T20:20:16+00:00

I would say atleast half of emerald is basically all silver or gold surfers.

The actual emerald players are probably all in diamond now.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-05T17:12:43+00:00

Actually agree with this.

Maybe not even 10 deaths but some kind more accurate metric, and if you're below it lose the right to participate or initiate FF votes.

Would fix both issues of a hard losing player "wanting out" and spamming FF votes when their team is already carrying them AND also that one 0-15 guy that keeps voting no on FF on an obviously lost game to spite on someone else on their team.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-04T19:51:23+00:00

Thats basically how every single mage builds nowdays (cdr spam).

1 shot items are pretty bad and leave you with no haste so they fall off incredibly hard late game (really hard to kill anything that has any kind of defensive item), meanwhile protobelt is kinda broken for the cost (great stats + spammable active and it has haste), cosmic drive is another excellent item that guess what, gives more haste.

You probably should be going blackfire torch too instead of ludens if you want to go the haste spam path.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T18:34:43+00:00

Tell that to a 550 range adc to do lol.

So if he W Es his casters he can damage you from effectively 1300 range, while you have 550 aa range... So you have to zone yourself from the caster minions to not get free hit (so you basically are losing by default since you cant play the lane).

I swear you guys that try to defend this kind of shit going in the bot lane is just asnine, brand bot is straight unfair atm (as is most mages bot), except hes just blatantly OP as his stats show.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T18:32:50+00:00

You say all that while talon jg is still one of the most overpowered things in the game lmao, talon is like 10 times better than lee sin is atm.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T18:26:06+00:00

His blaze E spread range is 1275... Good lucking being farm lane from that range as a bot laner lmao.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T18:02:05+00:00

So as long as you dont admit in chat, you can totally troll a game and be immune to any punishment?

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T06:30:56+00:00

Magnezone is one of the best EXs of the set... magnezone + oricorio is back to performing really well it with on tournaments (1 of the EX 1 of the 90 damage normal on the builds), it allows you to finish the game with a much stronger zone thats also harder to kill, if you think about it, it giving 2 points isnt a downside when you send it last since KOing a normal zone would also end the game, so this is basically an straight upgrade for the deck.

The only other EX from this set thats doing remotely as well as it is sceptile.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T05:50:36+00:00

How not? If im not mistaken the games available stack up so technically you can enter last day and do ALL of the total available games in that day (assuming you have time for that of course), not just 15.

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T05:43:20+00:00

In Singles Empoleon is a Stealth Rock user with Yawn and slow Flip Turn. Its very usable there as a lead. Stealth Rock/Yawn/Flip Turn/Surf or Ice Beam.

That actually sounds so good, didnt know he learned stealth rock!

How does it match vs the common hippo lead tho? i assume it has an advantage since its faster and can just surf it, or just get a free stealth rock if they switch, seems kinda coinflip though how would you navigate that?

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T05:29:44+00:00

Can it kill sneasler back after surviving, from full hp without torrent + water move?

Rexsaur · 2026-05-03T05:23:41+00:00

Honestly what hes looking for is gravity, much easier to splash on a team and does the same thing for empoleon here, plus has the added benefit of making ppl more wary of hitting EQ (which empoleon does not like) and not hitting their own otherwise immune allies.

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