Paladins new flanker Lex is considered “OP”. He deals too much damage and is too easy to play. Here are some counter tips.
Lex is the hand of the law and stands for justice. Many players, however, find him to be not just but rather unfair.
Strategies must be developed first to specifically counter a champion. This is difficult for many against Lex, as his damage dealt is extraordinarily high and he distributes this with automatic targeting.
Lex’s combination of all abilities is too strong
Since Lex’s release, discussions have repeatedly arisen in the community that Lex is “OP”. OP stands for “Overpowered” and means overly strong.
The abilities individually are still acceptable according to most players. It is rather the combination of all abilities and cards that currently makes Lex a killing machine. Even players who have not practiced him much, quickly achieve top statistics with him.
Why is that?
- Lex can reveal enemies every 30 seconds with “Revenge” and earn extra credits. As a result of the revelation, players find Maeve and Skye almost useless against Lex.
- Other flankers quickly flatten against Lex: His normal damage is already high. Together with his legendary card “Quick Death”, the damage is increased many times over. Other flankers can be easily eliminated by a normal attack along with “Hunt”. Hunt automatically targets the next enemy. It takes two clicks, one of which aims automatically, to be able to kill an opponent with low health directly.
- Lex’s ultimate ability “The Law” also targets automatically. All targets with 65% health are automatically eliminated. So it’s a “Click&Kill” ulti.
Lex works with automatic targeting, earns extra credits, reveals enemies, and deals massive damage. All of this makes him an “OP” champion in the eyes of the players.
Paladins: New champ Lex – abilities and cards
Lex Counter: Tips to counter Lex
It is difficult to counter Lex. Nevertheless, there are ways to keep him in check.
- Items: Buy “Haven” against Lex. This item reduces direct damage. Lex deals direct damage.
- Use your movement ability: Once your health points are low enough that Lex can eliminate you directly with “Hunt”, hide behind an ally as quickly as possible. Save your movement ability for this. You should ensure that the ally still has enough health left. “Hunt” always targets the enemy closest to Lex.
- Use the delay of Magnums: Lex’s normal attack “Magnums” has a certain delay. Especially in 1vs1, you can try to dodge them.
- Evie and Androxus are a good counter choice: Evie’s abilities “Blink” and “Glide” are excellent for getting behind Lex. Use this before he eliminates you with “Hunt” and kill Lex first. The same goes for Androxus, use his ability “Hell Step”.
- Lex’s ultimate abilities “The Law” does not go through shields and only works with a line of sight to the enemy! Once Lex activates his ulti, try to get behind walls. Behind Fernando’s shield you are also safe.
Lex receives his first nerf with OB 47
In OB 47, Lex receives a nerf. His legendary card “Quick Death” will be adjusted. The bonus damage will be reduced from 40% to 30%.
However, many still feel this is not enough adjustment.
Leya says: I have had a few frustrating matches against Lex. I’m not a big fan of abilities that can eliminate opponents with a click. But that’s a matter of taste. The nerf to “Quick Death” is justified and gives Lex a better balance. I expect that Lex will continue to be adjusted over the next patches. With a few adjustments to his cards, he should be able to become a well-balanced champion.
Do you think Lex is too strong? Should he have been nerfed more besides the legendary card “Quick Death”?
The new patch OB 47 goes live tonight, here are the patch highlights:
Paladins OB 47 Patch Notes: Quest Skins, play instead of pay
