Although everyone’s favorite Tidal Trickster Fizz and new item Stormsurge received nerfs in the League of Legends<\/em> micropatch last weekend, the two have continued to be an oppressive force on the Rift recording a win rate well above parity\u2014and they’re showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>
Now that it\u2019s been a week since the huge season 14 rolled out <\/a>in League,<\/em> players have had a chance to test out all the new items, item changes, and general gameplay adjustments. Of course, it\u2019s as broken as we expected it to be, especially one particular new item: Stormsurge<\/a>. Not only can you deal 35 percent of an enemy\u2019s health as damage to them, but you can also deal additional damage if you apply the passive Squall to an enemy. <\/p>
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To make it worse, if that target dies before the Squall damage is applied, surrounding enemies will be targeted. It\u2019s an incredibly oppressive item, and when paired with high-damage champions like Fizz, it\u2019s making the game unbearable. Unless you\u2019re the one playing a champion building Stormsurge<\/a>, then you\u2019re unstoppable.<\/p>
This is most likely why Riot nerfed both Fizz and Stormsurge in their Patch 14.1B<\/a>, which rolled out on Jan. 12. Even with the damage reduction nerfs, it hasn\u2019t stopped Fizz and his 53.62 percent win rate, according to stats site U.GG<\/a>. As you can imagine, with such a win rate, he also has a high ban rate of 26.6 percent, purely because he\u2019s dominating the mid-lane and no one wants to play against him\u2014myself included. <\/p>
Unfortunately, we can assume Stormsurge and Stormsurge-friendly champions like Fizz, Twisted Fate, Kennen, and Rumble will probably take another hit with the nerf hammer when Patch 14.2<\/a> rolls out. In the meantime, take these champions to the Rift and get some free LP.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
