Talk:Akali/@comment-36067310-20190318001653/@comment-26808509-20190318121800

You think so? To my mind for an execute it's pretty weak. Yet again it's AoE, so that kind of justifies it. Other execute spells do A LOT more damage overall than her second dash.

Little comparison:

-Akalis second R deals 645 (+90% AP) max damage

-Veigars R deals 650 (+150% AP) max damage

-Evelynns R deals 750 (+150% AP) max damage

-Sylas' W deals 270 (+97,5% AP) max damage

-Shacos E deals 232,5 (+112,5% AP) max damage

So, while most other executes have varying base damages (some lower, some higher) than Akali's R, all of them have one thing in common: they have a higher scaling. And arguing that it's because it's AoE is kind of redundant because there is Evelynn. Not saying she is weak or her ult is bad, but it's definitely not broken. For an execute it's pretty disappointing.

But that's just my oppinion. To my mind a good approach of nerfs would have been a shift to more scalings and less base damages. I know that it's mostly done to assassins if they start to build tanky, but Akali was so frustraiting because of something else: She was (still is) a real lane bully. Especially on toplane. And a shift into less base damage but more scaling would have nerfed that, while also letting her scale better into the late game. Which is the part of the game she struggles the most at.