The former LoL pro and current Twitch streamer Zach “Sneaky” Scuderi has a bad opinion on the new patch 11.13 in League of Legends. A new item for tanks, “Chains of Exile” makes the life of the botlaner significantly harder. In the comments, many LoL players agree with the ex-pro: “ADCs are more useless than ever before.”
This is the situation:
- Sneaky was for years the “franchise player” of Cloud9 and is one of the most famous US LoL players. He is ADC through and through: Sneaky plays ranged fighters that focus on attack damage. Before the 2020 season his career was abruptly ended, when Cloud9 traded him and replaced him with the Dane Zven. Since then, he has been a streamer. On Twitch, he has 1.7 million followers. When he streams, about 4000 people watch him.
- With the new LoL update 11.13, a new item “Chains of Exile” has come into play. The new tank item now makes life very difficult for ADCs.
- Sneaky curses the new item: It makes his ADC champion practically useless against opponents who use the item.
Item is the revenge for tanks against the agile marksmen
This is the new item in LoL: The item is called “Chains of Exile” – It provides 650 health and 20 ability haste.
The crucial aspect is the unique property “Vendetta,” which can be specifically used against an opponent, reducing the damage they deal to the item user by 30%. The effect builds up over 60 seconds and persists. The afflicted opponent also has 20% less tenacity.
This is how it is for Sneaky: In one game, 2 opposing tanks use the item against Sneaky. He feels useless with his ADC Draven: He deals 30% less damage to the opponents. In a direct 1v1, he stands no chance against Mordekaiser.
He calls patch 11.13 a disaster.
The segment starts at 1:13 minutes:
This is how the item is discussed: In fact, the item has already sparked a discussion on reddit for 2 weeks. The item is viewed critically:
- Some players say this is now the end of “solo carries,” as one can simply be weakened
- Especially already defensive characters like Leona could become a “plague” with such an item, it is said
- A more nuanced view is presented by a user: It would be a good idea, but the item is too broadly applicable in its current form
- In the comments on the video about Sneaky, a user says: The chains make ADCs now more useless than ever before
- Overall, many ADCs see themselves at the bottom of the food chain in LoL right now, and such an item is annoying the last hope
LoL is currently experimenting with some new items:
LoL is introducing a new item – Pros say: “This will be a great, great change”
