Read moreI agree with you actually (one of my mains is Singed), it's true that OTP Singed/ASol and maybe Teemo plays the game very differently and it's still effective af
Although I think you guys might have hammered Liandry far too badly, I'm not joking when I say that I literally don't see that item anymore. Unironically all 3 champions usually buys Liandry
I even swapped to buy Rylai/Morello instead of Rylai/Liandry simply because of how bad and a waste of gold it was
I think you guys are starting to hit the same problems that the League balancing team has been bumping into and still unable to solve:
How to balance OTP winrate vs general pop winrate, unpopular champions like Swain etc etc only have a "fair" winrates because of the One-tricks in the server, but in general that champ is almost kinda garbage (outside his niche APC role at the bot lane)
If it takes an honest to god One-trick to make a certain champion work, then maybe that champion nee...
I personally haven't been keeping an eye on Liandry's data with these champions so I can only speak to so much.
That said it is totally possible, and likely, that the item is still very strong but that it isn't showing up as frequently because it was crazy OP before and being purchased far too often, but still preforming just fine in its intended situation. These champions are also less popular so it makes sense that their core item, while still strong, isn't showing up as frequently.
The item is intended to be something you buy for elongated fights and for dealing with tanks. If players are playing fewer tanks than the number of games where this item is the correct choice is also reduced.
Personally speaking Liandry's feels fine on these champions to me, (but we don't balance off of my games =P).
I think you are coming to some large assumptions about how both teams handle OTPs and general winrate. Both teams have access to winrate data for someone...
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