Patch 4.18 - Bran's Thoughts

I need that Ymir skin. I NEED TO KNOW WHO TOOK A BITE OF HIS COOKIE!

Excited to see Tyr get some love, I can't play him but would love to learn

I think Erlang got a pretty big indirect buff this patch. The witch blade is fantastic on him and unlike the lifesteal the CDR is a valuable stat, couple that with the nerf to Skadi (doesn't know) who's was the only adc who really gave Erlang significant problems (thorns Nemean taunt destroys all other carries) and Erlang who was already in a strong patch comes out even higher.

My biggest takeaways:

Skins:

Ymir and Fenrir are my favorites.


Item Changes:

Nice Ancile buff.

Atlanta's Bow more viable now, but probably less so on Hunters, due to the fact that there are better options. I'm not completely sleeping on it; I'm currently theorycrafting an Atlanta's Bow, Frostbound Hammer build.

I felt that Chronos' Pendant was overpriced in the first place. Good change.

Witchblade will hopefully find a home after this patch, as it has been changed several times recently.


God Changes:

Artio is still too strong. Not enough was done here to balance her in my opinion. Entangling Vines is the biggest problem, and they didn't address it with the changes.

Camazotz needed some nerfing, but I don't like the way they did it. He isn't as viable in solo lane anymore due to his wave clearing ability being weakened.

Nice Kuzenbo buffs. Needed.

Never played as Rat. No opinion here (yet).


Skadi needed nerfs. These weren't overkill nerfs though. I feel she is still strong.

I think terra is still strong. Not a big fan of this change, but okay.

I'm okay with Thoth's ult adjustment.

Tyr didnt recieve a huge buff, but this was a good small tweak. He is a bit more viable, but not as strong as others.


Things They Missed (In my opinion):


Solid Artio buff (didn't happen)

I think Zeus needs a buff.

No Soul Eater changes

No Atlanta's Bow changes to brag about.

I dont think Chalices should take up a consumable slot. This discourages warding. I think they will adjust this eventually.

They wont adjust chalices like that. Its easy enough to manage wards by grabbing either 2 normals or a sentry pretty much whenever you back. Tbh I like where theyre at rn

Zeus is fine and Artio might need some more adjusting before she's in a good spot. Soul Eater definitely needs an overhaul because it doesn't really bring anything to the table outside of its lifesteal.