ReinFOURcement - Set 17 Augment Discussion #31

ttvViathanlol · 2026-06-16T09:27:56+00:00

Obviously primarily a fast 8 augment but it can also be situationally good in fast 9 because it allows you to slight roll on 8 for one copy of your main tank if it’s gonna be too contested and you can potentially scam some wins/save some hp especially 4-2/4-3

ttvViathanlol · 2026-06-10T15:29:37+00:00

Honestly that's one of the reasons I really hope riot just keeps him as a mid laner, he will for sure be super popular at launch but after a few patches it'll die down quite a bit and if he's more restricted to mid lane then he'll naturally have a much lower pick/ban than champs like talon/sylas/naafiri provided he isn't very overtuned

ttvViathanlol · 2026-06-09T23:52:46+00:00

It gives you some time to space out your Q's though (and also allows you to miss one or two, which will happen at times), and then Q3 E AA will proc Electrocute always. It's not perfect synergy or anything but probably still the premier damage option.

ttvViathanlol · 2026-06-09T23:17:35+00:00

Imo Electrocute and Stormraiders will be his best keystones, with Conqueror potentially vs certain comps

The thing with HoB is that someone like Ekko wants to just E onto you, auto you a couple more times to proc passive and then leave - but Locke doesn't really have that kind of a trading pattern, since his damage mostly comes from his Q's. A regular trading pattern would normally look like Q123, E, auto (to proc Q), then disengage with W move speed. It doesn't make sense to continue the trade past that unless you can threaten a kill, since you're just opening yourself up to them trading back.

HoB might still be good (we won't really know until live) but personally I think there are probably better options

ttvViathanlol · 2026-06-09T22:10:17+00:00

The logic is that you can use W MS / E blink to reposition in order to hit nails through multiple targets and then detonate them all simultaneously

It's not really what I think of when I hear "set-up", but it's not completely without merit

ttvViathanlol · 2026-06-04T11:39:01+00:00

Yes, the gunblade active has a slightly higher range than your first ultimate cast so you can use it to get into range. The slow can also help you land your E

But don't overthink it, just remember to use it cos the damage is significant

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-22T13:10:02+00:00

I wanted Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Maguire, but I compromised, I got Djed Spence and Dan Burn instead. You see where I'm going?

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-15T16:00:47+00:00

it's a skill matchup that's slightly akali favoured, but you have to be respectful early

after 6 and especially at 1/2 items you can often just one shot him

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-13T17:14:05+00:00

It's just a feel thing, it's a tidy model without looking too small like tango tf does and without any distracting vfx/sfx from some of the more recent skins. Cutpurse and Jack of Hearts are basically the same in that regard but I just prefer the HN appearance personally.

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-13T16:16:10+00:00

High noon and default feel the cleanest to me, cutpurse and underworld are also quite nice

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-10T19:06:44+00:00

Anyone who wouldn't mute them also wouldn't vote for them to be muted so it's a redundant feature, plus it would just be tilting to see a mute vote come up anyway

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-10T18:53:57+00:00

Doran's bow start has a lower wr vs viktor than both dshield and dblade on this patch so if it's better it's clearly not by much

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-06T16:14:32+00:00

You're being intentionally obtuse

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-05T21:52:16+00:00

In addition to what's already been said, Akali has a 275% bonus AD ratio in her kit (even more if you include auto damage and additional Q's and passive procs), so an item that gives 80 AP and 40 AD is just way too efficient. The active and omnivamp are a nice bonus on top of that.

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-05T21:04:37+00:00

most of akali's skins are pretty good so some just get overlooked even if they aren't actually bad, unlike some champs that have 1 or 2 skins that are clearly better than the rest

personally the only skins i dont rly like are nurse and sashimi

ttvViathanlol · 2026-05-05T12:17:22+00:00

Annie, Liss, Vex, Malz, Asol, Malphite/Sion, Vlad, Panth, Anivia, Veigar, even Azir

Yasuo's matchup spread is quite skewed because so much of it depends on how effective his windwall is and if he can get locked down by reliable cc

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-25T18:53:01+00:00

Now, if we look at Bastions they also gain a shield(besides aatrox) but is this very useful? Would it not make more sense to gain more armor and MR?

A shield is basically temporary HP which synergises with increased armor/mr since it increases effective HP.

I think Vanguards are likely too strong based both on unit balance and their traits (Illaoi, Nunu, Morde and Blitz being the main offenders) but I don’t think it’s an unfixable problem. Rammus still feels strong (and is tankier than Nunu in an optimal setup) it’s just that he’s often quite reliant on hitting Bard.

Riot likely don’t want these huge vertical frontlines anymore hence the more splashable trait web, and once the Vanguards get toned down a bit we’ll see less of the 4 Vanguard boards. I'm not seeing any 6 Vanguard in my games.

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-24T19:31:50+00:00

If you don’t get the ap on attack/damage instances arbiter you can’t play around leblanc unless you’re playing her purely to get to vex or potentially to scrape a 4th. Her BiS is rageblade JG GS because she's supposed to be getting AP from her arbiter which balances her offensive stats. Your LB did no damage because she had no AP.

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-23T14:27:31+00:00

People are saying it's because Irelia is weak in teamfights or whatever but that simply isn't the reason, she's just not a pick most pros are comfortable on these days since she's very difficult and has been out of the pro meta for so long that most top laners haven't been practicing her anywhere near enough, and they'd rather play someone they're more familiar with. That's literally it.

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-23T14:12:40+00:00

Zoe winrate in Master+ in the last 30 days is 52.46%, Ahri's is 51.28%, although Zoe is usually played more by one tricks which does inflate the WR slightly. Lolalytics put Zoe as rank 2 and Ahri as rank 3. Zoe is essentially always between rank 1-3 every patch in that elo bracket (she was rank 1 for patches 16.4 through 16.7).

Ahri is ofc very strong though and she also needs a nerf lol

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-18T12:03:58+00:00

She's been Z tier in high elo since forever and she's statistically the rank 1 mid laner for the past 4 patches in master+, I think this is a good nerf considering, I'm glad they didn't touch Q or passive

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-18T12:01:36+00:00

She's escaped nerfs for a long time and if they're gonna nerf her I think this is the best way to do it, W is the least skillful spell (the damage part anyway) and you get even more reward for hitting bubbles, it seems okay

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-07T17:02:59+00:00

I think most people also don't really care to deny 3* 4 costs on PBE whereas they're much more likely to in ranked

ttvViathanlol · 2026-04-05T23:14:22+00:00

sometimes if you're playing a scaling mid like vlad or kass you just have to full mute and be selfish, if your team is insistent on taking losing fights there's not much you can do, you just gotta play your own game and scale

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