[2023] Patch 13.7 Rundown with Game Designer Phreak

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over 1 year ago - /u/PhreakRiot - Direct link

Originally posted by Ultimafatum

Hot take but Azir being strong in pro play wasn't unhealthy for the game. Riot has a tendency to conflate a champion's overall strength with a balance issue. Even as a strong pick, I do not think Azir was anywhere near as overly centralizing as previous dominant picks in that role. Was he a touch strong? Sure, but I don't think that was indicative of a design issue that demanded the champion's playability be struck as harshly as it did. I don't know why Riot insists on making changes that make champions just unfun to play instead of nerfing how much value they get out of their BnBs.

Azir being in pro has never been a direct problem imo. The goal wit these changes has always been to preserve win rate and see if we can diminish pro presence at the same time, allowing for further buffs. The exception was 13.4 where we expected Azir to be overtaking as the #1 mid laner, so that was a nerf first.

Unfortunately we missed the mark on tuning with these changes, which really sucks for Azir players.

over 1 year ago - /u/PhreakRiot - Direct link

Originally posted by Wide-Iron834

hey phreak is azir on a fine spot now or he needs more buffs?

With very limited data we think he can get another 2-2.5% win rate worth of buffs but he won’t receive any changes until 13.9

I do think he is mathematically stronger than 13.3 for most players but is definitely weaker for elite players still.

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