Talk:Viktor/@comment-76.110.210.12-20120321154210

Viktor is very very strong when played correctly. OP with the right hands, but his kit is not very noob friendly and you will be punished for poor play.

Why? Well lets see his strengths -Insane poke, probably the best out of any AP besides Nidalee. Fighting near a turret is his strength. (.9 AP ratio long AoE with Augment Death) -Insane teamfight capabilities. Throw down your field, then ult, completely shifts the fight in your favor if you catch more than 2 people in the field. -Can duel proficiently, almost guaranteed kill with ult. -Solid laning, if you can land your lasers. Zone your opponent out easily if you are skilled. -Great utility with gravity field. Essentially and AoE stun. Protects you and your carries in team fights. Can stall the minion wave to farm effectively. Locks down any CC'ed opponent for 2 seconds. So many uses of the field. -His passive basically keeps you stronger than anyone through mid and early game. The passive is only weak at very late game at the 50 minutes mark, but it seriously is not that bad. For 1k you get about 90 AP. -Farms amazingly well with gravity field to stall minions, and Augment Death laser essentially one shots minions. Can easily take wraiths as well with the range of the laser. AA animation isn't bad either.

Now why is he considered weak and what are his limitations? -You are punished for poor play very quickly. -Short range on Q and W. If you make a bad call and engage you put yourself dangerously close to the enemy where you can get killed easily. -Slow movement speed. Again if you get caught blowing your spells, like your gravity field, you are dead. This is why he is not very popular among lower elo players.

Essentially Viktor is a high risk, high reward mage. If played right with the right calls, you will completely dominate the game early and mid, and early late game. Viktor's ult dominates any team fight. Gravity field has so much utility. Viktor can out poke any viable AP mid. He can duel any AP mid as well.

Pick him up while you can. He teaches you great mechanics for AP carries in general as well.