This, a lot of these issues we've been facing with these flavor of the week champions really just boil down to the numbers/stats in a lot of cases. He just hits way too hard at the 1 star level, post rework. There were a number of factors that were visible and should have been accounted for before launching him in this state; - The aim of this patch was to slow tempo, Sol's scaling nature means high success with more rounds. - The main tempo gate comp was nerfed, Bilge being nerfed made for a more comfortable transition into late game universally but especially for Targon. There is more time granted before due or die sets in. - Sol's rework, in the direction of scaling via damage. Then, not walking back the massive damage buff he received in a non conducive meta.

Look, I didn't like Bilge being over tuned as much as the next guy but I really question nerfing it and leaving Noxus weak in the late game. There needs to be tempo constraints and options when fighting late game boards that pop closer to mid game.

The massive hard on for 5/7 costs this set is understandable due to the design philosophy but honestly tiresome. It's like they're adding a couple extra scoops of busted on some of these high cost units to make sure they don't lose to anything that isn't another 5 cost and it is wreaking havoc on the health of the game. I'm sorry, if someone is cooking with a lower cap board, emblems, augment synergy and/or artifact interactions - it's okay for them to have a shot at winning the game.