What’s up guys it’s me Jeremy!
The patch 6.6 notes are out, and with every new patch brings us a whole bunch of brand
new balance changes that will effect the meta.
And with every new buff or nerf, there’s always some hidden or indirect changes as
a result.
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Today I want to know what your favorite change from patch 6.6 is!
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The first group of champions to receive an indirect buff on patch 6.6 are assassins.
This is happening for a few reasons.
First off, the nerfs to Janna and Lulu.
Both of those champions are fantastic counter picks to any assassin, due to the crowd control
and disengage they provide in their kits.
Lulu’s nerf is kind of minor, but Janna’s nerf is a bit bigger since it lowered the
crowd control duration on her ultimate.
Both champions will still be strong counterpicks to assassins, but because of the nerfs, they
are going to be played a bit less, which means that you will be more likely to face favorable
champions when playing assassins.
The other reason for this indirect buff is a bit less significant, since most assassins
are played in the mid lane, but for any of you top lane assassin players, the nerf to
titanic hydra is a pretty helpful change, since tanky bruiser kind of champions are
strong counterpicks versus assassins, because they are tanky enough to survive the burst,
and deal enough damage to have kill pressure that you wouldn’t find from most full tanks.
The next group of champions that received an indirect buff are warrior junglers, and
to some extent tank junglers but not really.
This change as well is happening as a culminations of a few different nerfs.
First off, we have the runic echoes nerf, which is kind of an interesting one.
Ever since it came out, Runic Echoes hasn’t really accomplished its goals in the sense
that it’s been a little bit too diverse, right?
I mean, you got tanks like amumu building it, you got bruisers like udyr, and then the
more intended ones like elise and nidalee, but it’s kind of become this jack of all
trades item that has dominated the meta along with devourer, and we’ve seen warrior and
tank junglers struggle a tiny bit to find their place ever since runic echoes came out,
to be fair they haven’t been completely shafted from the meta, but runic echoes has
definitely been the superior jungle item, and since it’s taking a really serious hit
this patch, the warrior and tank junglers that were struggling a bit are going to get
a boost up.
As well, there were direct nerfs to Nidalee, Master Yi, and Shyvana on this patch, which
again is going to be another nice boost to warrior and tank junglers, since those were
all really powerful and dominant junglers that controlled the meta, especially in soloqueue,
and we’ll be seeing them a lot less now.
These indirect change affects both types of junglers equally, but the Zz’Rot portal
nerf was a hit to tanks in any role, top, jungle, or support, but tank junglers were
probably the most common champions to build that item, so they are indirectly nerfed as
a result, however I do consider it an overall power increase, I think this indirect buff
is larger than the indirect nerf those tank junglers received from the ZzRot portal change.
Next up, we’re taking things up to the top lane, where the full damage top laners, like
tryndamere, and ap top laners like kayle and ryze, are both receving indirect buffs.
And I know that seems oddly specific, but hear me out, because its happening for a multitude
of reasons, specifically some of the item nerfs.
The nerf to titanic hydra is pretty significant and so the bruisers and brawlers are going
to take a big hit because of that.
The item was core on a lot of those kinds of champions, and a big part of their power
was in part due to titanic hydra, so it’s a very deserved nerf for sure that will effect
a lot of champions, and the top lane meta as a whole.
As well, the nerf to Zz’Rot Portal is a big hit to the tank top laners, who made very
effective use of that item to control the map while having some really powerful stats.
And when you look at it, the bruisers and tanks covers a large variety of champions,
so the full damage top laners and ap top laners are essentially all of the remaining top laners
that were not effected by the item nerfs on this patch, since they just don’t build
those items, and as a result, their opponents who are building those items are going to
be weaker overall, so the ap and damage top laners will have an easier time finding success
now.
As well both Quinn and Fiora received direct nerfs on this patch, and they were super tough
matchups for any top laner, so that is a bit of a boost to everyone else too.
In addition, there’s also an indirect buff towards burst damage, all-in oriented supports,
so champions like Annie and Zyra especially, as well as stuff like brand and Velkoz and
such to some extent, but it definitely favors the supports that are trying to one shot someone
with a full combo that packs a big punch.
And again, just like with the others this is happening for a few reasons.
First off, we have the nerf to kalista, now this one is a bit weird, but it actually makes
a lot of sense.
Kalista is one of the worst ad carry matchups for a burst damage support, and the reason
why is actually because of her ultimate.
With Kalista ultimate always on hand, a burst damage support has pretty much zero kill power
on the enemy support for the entire duration of the lane, which forces you into a very
predictable laning style, as a lot of the time you can start your snowball and get that
crucial lead by one shotting the enemy support when they are expecting you to focus the ad
carry, but versus a kalista you don’t have that option, however, since she is getting
a nerf, the matchup will be a little bit easier, and you will see her played a lot less now.
As well, with the nerf to Janna, that’s another bad matchup that’s getting a step
down, since Janna’s disengage and shields does a lot to hurt the kill power of a burst
damage combo, so again she wasn’t really the best matchup for those burst damage champions.
And the third reason is the nerf to Zz’Rot portal, which was a potential pickup on tank
supports.
Tank supports again are a tough matchup because a lot of the times, they are just too tanky
to burst down with your combo, however this factor is pretty minor since unlike tank junglers
and tank top laners, Zz’Rot portal wasn’t entirely core on a tank support, or would
be picked up super late in their build, so it’s unlikely that it will effect them that
much, although it is worth mentioning.
As for the major things to look out for on this patch, the titanic hydra nerf is pretty
significant, and along with the Quinn and Fiora nerfs, the top lane meta will likely
shift up a decent amount, and if you played someone who built titanic hydra in the past,
consider maybe changing up your build path.
The Zz’Rot portal nerf is reasonable, but it’s still a strong item to control the
map, and this change is probably going to be less significant than the titanic hydra
nerf.
As well, the buffs to Kha’Zix, Ekko, and Jayce were pretty decent, so maybe look out
for them, or consider playing them yourself now.
However, most of the direct changes to champions were a bit minor, but that doesn’t mean
they should go unnoticed so if you want to check out the full patch notes, I’ll have
a link in the description if you haven’t seen them already.
And that’s just about it.
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