Almost all changes to champions or items in League of Legends go through the PBE box. It’s a great way for Riot Games to see if these changes are good or bad.
This time it’s Olaf’s turn. He is one of those champions that looks like a good champion at first glance, but is far behind the current meta.. That’s why Riot decided to almost entirely replace the Berzerker with a mid-range upgrade – making it much more powerful and encouraging it to increase its profit margin and competitive and SoloQ outlook. Additionally, he has been affected by system changes more this season than other fighters, which puts him in a particularly bad position in the current elemental system.
As Riot itself wants to explain reddit, The goal of this update is to provide a better experience with the champion (to make it more fun) and to remove pro-focused power. This upgrade will help him use class items more efficiently, making him more resilient to future system changes. As for its location, Riot Games wants it to stay in the jungle (which will make this choice more accessible) while significantly increasing its top-notch vitality..
Basic statistics
- Attack damage increased: 68 (+3.5 level), 127.5 level 18 → 68 (+4.7 level), 148 level 18
- HP has grown: 575 (+100 levels), 2275 levels 18 → 575 (+105 levels), 2360 levels 18
- Before adding: 316 (+42 level), 1030 level 18 → 316 (+60 per level), 1336 level 18
What do we think?
We’re not going to hide, on paper this modified set looks incredibly broken. Raising his R is like lowering enemy armor through Ragnaroka forever (without losing resistance) – or at least until there’s no one left to hit. A predatorAnd with updated base stats, the Berzerker looks like a beast.
loss of life for him. W – vicious blows – Shield changed while we were there – new property will be refunded Passive – Warrior’s Rage.
Let’s be honest, your chances of seeing champion servers live are slim (or the risk is up to you). (And if so, there will be a permanent ban). Riot Games is experimenting, perhaps pushing the chips too (too much) to gradually return to something more balanced.
It is true that Bertzerker needs love. He is selected in only 1.5% of the games and has a small win rate of 44.9% in all rankings. This mini remake is not expected before patch 12.9 – In a short month – so the studio has time to get a viable version of the champion and that shouldn’t bother us anonymously… Anyway, we hope so.
Source : Millenium
