Twitch is an ad carrier who either makes you love or hate him. His gimmick of ambushing people sets him apart from other ad carries, which typically run back-to-back. However, he has recently been ineffective at his job due to the ease with which he can be killed, as well as the fact that, in order to activate his ultimate, he had to come dangerously close to enemy burst damage. All of that is about to change.
Twitch’s ult transforms his basic attacks into bolts that travel slightly further than his attack range and deal damage to enemies in a straight line, much like Kayle’s passive. This used to be a fixed distance, but it now scales with his bonus attack range.
Hopefully, this will not be exploitable and will instead be a natural way for Twitch to be more effective at what he does without becoming overpowered.
And, while we’re on the subject of hated and overpowered ad carries, Riot is changing Samira’s ultimate. Her ultimate ability was given a mana cost a long time ago in order to prevent it from being used as an early wave clear, but this didn’t appear to be an issue. As a result, Riot has removed the cost entirely, making her ultimate even more annoying than it already is.
There are few things more frustrating than running out of mana for Samira’s ult after completing all of her passive stacks. This mana cost was originally intended to keep her early wave clear under control, but since that hasn’t been an issue, it has become the ideal opportunity to bring her back in style.
Riot is changing Samira’s ultimate while we’re on the subject of hated and overpowered ad carries. Her ultimate ability had a mana cost added to it a long time ago to prevent it from being used as an early wave clear, but this didn’t appear to be an issue. As a result, Riot has completely removed the cost, making her ultimate even more annoying than before.
Running out of mana for Samira’s ult after completing all of her passive stacks is one of the most frustrating things in the game. This mana cost was designed to keep her early wave under control, but since that hasn’t been an issue, it’s become the perfect opportunity to bring her back in style.