Talk:Evelynn/@comment-5150542-20130628032313/@comment-4929329-20130702070757

Mister Cultist, you have a very narrow view on how champions can function in this game. Gragas and Irelia were intended to be played much differently from how they are played today because people decided to have fun and try things out. Now, if autoattack based Evelynn works for some people, then it works for them - that's not something I can argue, given that she was supposed to be viable with almost any sort of build after her rework, and AD Eve has plenty going for her. Now, is an autoattack based Evelynn strong? She definitely can be. It's possible to build a tanky Evelynn and the "burn build" has apparently worked for some people, and I hope that the players that use this build are intelligent enough to build Wit's End after the changes it recieved.

Evelynn has an AoE slow, and her stealth allows her to engage selectively. If you have ever seen the older 'carry/assassin' Shaco builds, they usually have 1-2 Phantom Dancers, plus Infinity Edge, Berserker's Greaves, and at least 1 Blood Thirster. Shaco has a similar engage in the sense that it's hard to predict exactly when and where he will emerge, and his box provides some cover for him in a fashion akin to that of Evelynn's slow - disable the enemy team briefly. Now, these aren't perfect comparisons, but that Shaco could easily carry many games despite being melee AD squishies.

As for Danica, I'd like to say that Garen doesn't have any CC on him aside from a silence, and his longest range ability is his execution ultimate. Yeah, Garen is great, but in the world of melee AD Carries, Gangplank is very high up on that list because he can farm safely, and he has his beautiful oranges. Season 3 has been much nicer to the ol' pirate. Is Evelynn OP? I don't see her breaking games over and over, so I wouldn't say she is OP.

Original Poster: Evelynn has strengths, and weaknesses, just like any other. Her strengths do not make her win most matchups just by existing - the player has to skillfully manage her and even then it's not always enough to come ahead. This is a fairly balanced state.