Why NO ONE Plays: Viktor | League of Legends

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2 жыл бұрын

Today's episode of Why NO ONE Plays features Viktor: The Machine Herald!
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@somesillyname9714
@somesillyname9714 2 жыл бұрын
This video might as well be called “why no one plays mages in season 11”. Viktor is pretty much a case study in every issue mages have right now (weak waveclear early without running completely oom, over-reliance on item power spikes to be useful, and lack of self-peel when every champ on the rift has 3+ dashes), though he has it worse than most since his upgrades mean his base abilities are utter garbage unless he gets some lucky assists early.
@varanblue7547
@varanblue7547 2 жыл бұрын
I swear to god if I hear someone say every champion has 3+ dashes again I'm going to off myself.
@liandrysanguishinshin7955
@liandrysanguishinshin7955 2 жыл бұрын
?? Viktor is one of the strongest late game champs in the game, the problem is the system, games are too short for mages to be as impactful, however in pro play and high elo where cs is huge these champs find themselves being pretty strong.
@sorensinsanity4411
@sorensinsanity4411 2 жыл бұрын
@@varanblue7547 Ahri has 3 dashes in ult, Yasuo has unlimited dashed as long as there's a minion wave, Yone has a q dash, 2 spirit form dashes and an ult dash, fizz has a point and click dash and a jump, Zed has shadow jumps. Not to mention that all ad assassins in mid can buy prowler. Yes, champions have 3+ dashes, especially in midlane.
@SoulDevoured
@SoulDevoured 2 жыл бұрын
@@sorensinsanity4411 Irelia theoretically has near infinite dashes. Akali has 4. Several adcs have low cd or resettable dashes. Lucian, Graves, Samira, Tristana. Katarina has resettable dashes. Diana has at least 2 but she can juggle it to have as many dashes as her mana can handle. I don't feel like listing them all either.
@varanblue7547
@varanblue7547 2 жыл бұрын
@@sorensinsanity4411 Ok cool, there are examples of champions with dashes. It's just ridiculously far from "every champion" which I understand is exaggeration, but it's just not even close.
@ST3V3fic
@ST3V3fic 2 жыл бұрын
"The only way to get those upgrades is to risk your life." *Looks at arcane viktor* My boi :'(
@1p9v
@1p9v 2 жыл бұрын
NOOOO STOP IT
@hightiergamer5558
@hightiergamer5558 2 жыл бұрын
LMAOO
@aysenurtasci9232
@aysenurtasci9232 2 жыл бұрын
You did not 💀
@michaelnguyen4681
@michaelnguyen4681 2 жыл бұрын
it’s worth it T-T I’ll die for the GLORIOUS EVOLUTION
@SeudXe
@SeudXe 2 жыл бұрын
"Power, real power, doesn’t come to those who were born strongest, or fastest, or smartest. No. It comes to those who will do anything to achieve it." - Silco
@Blue_Soul_Slayer
@Blue_Soul_Slayer 2 жыл бұрын
Vars: Why NO ONE plays: Viktor Riot: Arcane
@onlinealias622
@onlinealias622 2 жыл бұрын
Haha viktor is one of those champs I’ve always been interested in getting into, but I never really went for it. Now that he’s popular because of arcane though, I don’t want to try him out because of that lol
@sweettea735
@sweettea735 2 жыл бұрын
@@onlinealias622 if felt this, I was going to watch squid game, but I saw too many spoilers and I didn’t watch it 😭
@hightiergamer5558
@hightiergamer5558 2 жыл бұрын
MY BOI
@scoresbees3681
@scoresbees3681 2 жыл бұрын
@@onlinealias622 honestly he is less popular from arcane than the fact that he is beyond broken with crown of the queen whatever
@maxberger5922
@maxberger5922 2 жыл бұрын
@@scoresbees3681 first strike, the crowm item, seraphs and zhonyas makes him so tanky. i dont have much experience on him but carried the 2 games i played with that build and runes
@DJLEOBOOM
@DJLEOBOOM 2 жыл бұрын
Why no one plays Viktor... His Arcane arc hasn't arrived yet
@The_Story_Of_Us
@The_Story_Of_Us 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they’ll do that the moment the series shows him with a third robot arm and a staff.
@leaflotus6726
@leaflotus6726 2 жыл бұрын
It's cause people can't handle the Viktor swag walk (He's got the best walking animation
@janm342
@janm342 2 жыл бұрын
+1
@alejandropetit6573
@alejandropetit6573 2 жыл бұрын
his walk animation is the best onen in the game, swain is a close second
@True_Damage69
@True_Damage69 2 жыл бұрын
@@alejandropetit6573 twisted fate ja 3rd
@roland5293
@roland5293 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@the_pieces_fit
@the_pieces_fit 2 жыл бұрын
sorry, but jhin exists also corporate mundo
@kawaiicloe4287
@kawaiicloe4287 2 жыл бұрын
well everyone will play him now because of arcane.
@karaluchyiworsuchy
@karaluchyiworsuchy 2 жыл бұрын
Not really, he is too hard and too weird for most players Everyone will play Cait, Vi, Jinx and maybe Jayce
@ramontuvera6037
@ramontuvera6037 2 жыл бұрын
They will definitely play jayce he's a broken toplaner
@JohnJohn-yl4ko
@JohnJohn-yl4ko 2 жыл бұрын
@@karaluchyiworsuchy i started play as Vi if im not pushed back to support 3/10 games She's actually ok
@azharhaque9
@azharhaque9 2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure crown of the shattered queen being op af has nothing to do with it too xd
@agustinquiroga9541
@agustinquiroga9541 2 жыл бұрын
Nope
@cohoslash5893
@cohoslash5893 2 жыл бұрын
What a glorious revelation that this champion called "Viktor" exists
@Wandering_Mochi
@Wandering_Mochi 2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@cronabot
@cronabot 2 жыл бұрын
Who?
@sorensinsanity4411
@sorensinsanity4411 2 жыл бұрын
Caster minion or something idk, I play Talon
@hardyharsh2957
@hardyharsh2957 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly I forget he even exists
@viktordyrby7804
@viktordyrby7804 2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@supermutant963
@supermutant963 2 жыл бұрын
If they added a human Viktor skin with an Exo suit to support his disabilities would be a god-tier skin.
@VexLLBBX
@VexLLBBX 2 жыл бұрын
i can't even express how much i love playing this champ.
@Viktorious
@Viktorious 2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah bro!
@SuperEpicBroski
@SuperEpicBroski 2 жыл бұрын
Facts bruh the moment I played him I started dropping everyone you just dont play passively till they slip up or just sneak in a kill the best thing about viktor is tht you dont have to get close to kill them but your still op close range
@VexLLBBX
@VexLLBBX 2 жыл бұрын
@@Viktorious yo whats up i remember watching your guide video
@Viktorious
@Viktorious 2 жыл бұрын
@@VexLLBBX Doing good. Great to see ya :)
@skojuzija
@skojuzija 2 жыл бұрын
Me tooo. Landing both parts of E is soo satisfying
@notlunaticdancer4393
@notlunaticdancer4393 2 жыл бұрын
I refuse to believe using NieR: Automata's soundtrack in a Viktor video is a coincidence. Both themed around humans, machines and boundaries between the two? Yeah, no, you sleek man guy, I see what you did there.
@baselabuwardeh5352
@baselabuwardeh5352 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@VarsVerum
@VarsVerum 2 жыл бұрын
Oh sh** busted.
@davepatois297
@davepatois297 2 жыл бұрын
Literally paused the video when it started because I recognized the track
@FinalShieldnobi
@FinalShieldnobi 2 жыл бұрын
@@VarsVerum I'd be great if you listed the music used in the description!
@silverstar8863
@silverstar8863 2 жыл бұрын
At least victor doesnt give you depression xD
@VarsVerum
@VarsVerum 2 жыл бұрын
The amount of "WHERE'S WNOP VIKTOR?!" comments I got... Don't you guys know I have an upload schedule? >.>
@martondominik6170
@martondominik6170 2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to ask for it too xd. Used to be my favorite character in the game but he's so squishy and slow and hard to hit e and w in this season, like everyone is running with 200km/h with 38294 dashes and of course a pack of passives and ability resets... I kinda got bored of this "Hell yeah dude I'll smash my keyboard with my dingdöng and have a penta without any tactics" meta
@josesuazo7318
@josesuazo7318 2 жыл бұрын
My fault og
@antonioramnal9800
@antonioramnal9800 2 жыл бұрын
Idk why I felt like I needed you to see this comment especially 2 months late but they just need to revert his w because it made sure all his abilities would hit and it gave proper wave clear just upgrading w and e he could one shot an entire wave and never miss any cs allowing his to complete hexcore quickly
@joekenwood4956
@joekenwood4956 2 жыл бұрын
Because he is a LATE GAME HYPER CARRY MAGE and we are in a meta where all these are bad not only that but he is also hard to play his W is much worse than before since everyone is much more mobile
@kilianstarzengruber6835
@kilianstarzengruber6835 2 жыл бұрын
After the removal of his item, I just don't find him enjoyable anymore. It takes FOREVER to get the first upgrade, sometimes you get stomped so hard, you don't even get it, but then the other two happen almost instantly. It is that first upgrade which ruins the whole experience for me. And I played either Viktor or Hook Support. The rest of LoL doesn't exist to me.
@Raiko01
@Raiko01 2 жыл бұрын
The funny part is that akali outscales him
@JuFu1110
@JuFu1110 2 жыл бұрын
@@kilianstarzengruber6835 the upgrades should get more expensive with every upgrade, like starting with 50, then 100 and finally 150
@tomwanders6022
@tomwanders6022 2 жыл бұрын
His w is better now since it still cancels Dashes and gives his other skills a 20% slow.
@kilianstarzengruber6835
@kilianstarzengruber6835 2 жыл бұрын
@@JuFu1110 Wise one. I beg you. Bring your words onto the streets. It is such an obvious solution, why won't they give it to us?
@lolialf
@lolialf 2 жыл бұрын
seriously loved his hexcore item when they removed it, i felt empty the whole gimmick was his identity, it was his GLORIOUS REVELUTION!!!!
@ninvusoogoar6098
@ninvusoogoar6098 2 жыл бұрын
they should of kept it, gave it some buffs. increase the ap scaling, add some haste in there and slightly cheaper to upgrade. once fully upgraded it should be like jungler items. it will vanish and go into his passive. i like that he has no mobility, but give him a hook that makes up for the fact he only swaggers place to place. 6 full ap items + boots would help. i would also say reverse his W. stuns who ever enters, then apply a stacking slow debuff for both movement and attack speed. make his evolved E go back to what it used to be but keep the same scaling, a DOT that deals the same damage again but over time. this way you HAVE to land the laser the first time. in a meta where if you dont have hard CC and dashes you lose he really needs a rework to make him truely a power house. i like that his early game is so weak, it forces you to be tactical with him and just grind up. once you hit your spike and no one has tried to stop you yet... you should be a monster to anyone from both range and close up, but super weak to dives on W cooldown. i would also change his ultimate upgrade from cloud movement speed to having it refresh your laser debuff with each hit. i always viewed viktor as an artillery unit, slow, sluggish but will fuck shit up
@otterfire4712
@otterfire4712 2 жыл бұрын
@@ninvusoogoar6098 or, let it have it's own mythic passive while being not a mythic item.
@callmeriggy
@callmeriggy 2 жыл бұрын
@@otterfire4712 or let its final form be its own Viktor Unique mythic.
@otterfire4712
@otterfire4712 2 жыл бұрын
@@callmeriggy nah, just code it as legendary. Messing with mythic coding would be too much. Just give it a mythic passive similar to old Viktor's item of scaling AP and Mana per level.
@willworkforfood7028
@willworkforfood7028 2 жыл бұрын
Although almost nobody ever used it for its mediocre stats, the Blue Hexcore and the gravity well buff was secretly OP. The gravity well is probably one of the best teamfight utility items out there, and the blue hexcore gave you the range to use if offensively.
@Gahanun
@Gahanun 2 жыл бұрын
Why noone plays Viktor: NieR Machine Music starts playing
@sangletan7076
@sangletan7076 2 жыл бұрын
The only buff he needs is to reduce the requirement for his first upgrade, like make it 75/100/125. It gave you so much freedom of choice when it comes to wave management.
@Samuel-wl4fw
@Samuel-wl4fw 2 жыл бұрын
Actually not a bad idea, other buffs I have seen suggested would bring his power level in nerfable range, but this would be a nice quality of life change.
@mechanicalsilence1
@mechanicalsilence1 10 ай бұрын
Im a bit late, but they should also make upgraded w ground ennemies, this way it might be worth in some matchup to upgrade first or second. Right now it's never worth.
@zacthesecretweapon9931
@zacthesecretweapon9931 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you do a "top 10 strongest late-game champion" with pros and cons with each of them.
@sugoidude7823
@sugoidude7823 2 жыл бұрын
agreed, would be a fun video
@aphelios8032
@aphelios8032 2 жыл бұрын
i agree! maybe ones with weak/strong early ones too, id like to hear what vars thinks
@aidanwholihan9801
@aidanwholihan9801 2 жыл бұрын
I kinda wanna see top 20 so we could get some extra hot takes
@d4s0n282
@d4s0n282 2 жыл бұрын
same, personally I think kassadin would be like in the top 5, tbh
@bacettogang992
@bacettogang992 2 жыл бұрын
Pro , strong late game ; cons , u lose before the spikes
@zohmbie1579
@zohmbie1579 2 жыл бұрын
"Why no one plays viktor" Arcane: Are you sure about that?
@max-potato-muncher
@max-potato-muncher 2 жыл бұрын
The background music is from NieR:Automata which is very fitting, because it is about androids beating up robots that wants to turn everything into machines, while said androids are having an existential crisis. Viktor is a scientist who had an existential crisis/epiphany and turned himself into an android and is trying to turn everything into machines.
@Bumbum_Inspector
@Bumbum_Inspector 2 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the NieR:Automata song? I've checked like 100 ost videos and can't find the version used in the background.
@vladimirmirandasex
@vladimirmirandasex 2 жыл бұрын
"Why EVERYONE plays Viktor" arcane
@charliepea
@charliepea 2 жыл бұрын
I forgot Viktor existed until I saw someone played him on ARAM. He's proably the most forgotten champ for me, at least I remembered Ivern exists but never Viktor.
@Leki6
@Leki6 2 жыл бұрын
What about jayce
@LoreGoshi
@LoreGoshi 2 жыл бұрын
Or Rumble?
@charliepea
@charliepea 2 жыл бұрын
@@Leki6 I forgot Jayce exists oh no
@Leki6
@Leki6 2 жыл бұрын
@@charliepea i know xD
@Leki6
@Leki6 2 жыл бұрын
@@charliepea thats exactly why they are connected in lore both forgotten yet so cool champs
@lucad9667
@lucad9667 2 жыл бұрын
He's my second most played champ, and i often get underestimated when in lane. My opponents very often don't know that his e can hit from an absurd range if you click in the far outer region of his cast circle and point the vektor outwards. My early basically consists of me getting minions low all at once and finishing them with e, while also looking to get the enemy caught up in it. And it feels just glorious when you have a nautilus or a leona stun the team and you follow up with w, e and r.
@alejandropetit6573
@alejandropetit6573 2 жыл бұрын
He's a squishy inmobile mage with nothing more than a small shield and a stun that takes 2 seconds to apply in a meta full of assasins ans skirmishers, his e, which is his main source of damage, can be really hard to hit and his ult can feel akward to use for newer players Seriously if they reduce the w slow but make it ground it would be a lot better
@mr.joesterr5359
@mr.joesterr5359 2 жыл бұрын
His e takes some getting used to but one you get it down its one of the easiest to hit skillshots in the entire game. Its almost impossible to sidestep if targeted perfectly.
@brunobonfiglioliveros7011
@brunobonfiglioliveros7011 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor E is literally the easiest skillshot one you get the hang of it tho ,but the ult and the stun yeah happens
@True_Damage69
@True_Damage69 2 жыл бұрын
Give his w a ground and almost every assassin mains will cry harder than they ever had before
@biggiecheese2004
@biggiecheese2004 2 жыл бұрын
@@True_Damage69 no just make him have better survivability. grounds (except for poppy) should be slowly removed in favor of kit changes. for example, if yone gets hit by cass ground he literally cannot use any abilities except for w. it feels TERRIBLE to play against but it's also terrible for how overloaded yone's kit is without the ground. the champs are the problem, you can't just bandaid it with a broken mechanic to fix him
@lainstructure
@lainstructure 2 жыл бұрын
@@biggiecheese2004 I stand for Tahmy. I think a lot more mages should've gotten ground effect. That would solve an instalose match ups against any assasin. You think that mages (cass) shouldn't have ground effect. I personally think assasins shouldn't have shields and aoe waveclears :) - so why do they have those ?
@Malamite
@Malamite 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor is my 2nd highest mastery champion, I pretty much mained him to climb ranked a couple seasons. I think taking away hex core was both a mechanical and thematic mistake, made him a less unique and interesting champion and also actually weaker. Very sad to see how he's been handled by riot.
@ninvusoogoar6098
@ninvusoogoar6098 2 жыл бұрын
apparently alot of people cried that his hexcore took up a item slot that could of been used else where.... if they kept him an immobile champ they NEED to bring it back, but once fully upgraded it gets a larger buff and it gets removed from his item slots and merges with his passive OR merges and unlocks a new passive that maybe gives an "ultimate upgrade" he can use on one of his skills to give it another effect and only one skill can have it. Q) would be to give his empowered auto a much longer range and damage. his W should give grounding and increase duration to the stun E) would be to give it a DoT like his old upgrade, deals 60% of the inital damage again over time that will refresh if you land his after shock. and R) would give it a chain attack each time it hits a enemy, the chain lightning would deal 33% of the pulse damage to near by champions which i think would work really well in a team fight if you can stun 3-5 of them close together and ulti in. i LOVE viktor and i love he isnt mobile but he needs a hook, a reason to play such slow champ in this meta.. giving him insane scaling, stats and additional upgrades would help him out alot. hell even give him multiple choices on what upgrades. like say 5 choices per skill, so he can build almost any way. he is all about adapting he even has voice lines about it lol, with all these multiple choice upgrade you could even make him a really decent aggressive support. a better top laner or even a jungler in the right instances.
@hope-tn1oz
@hope-tn1oz 2 жыл бұрын
Me after Arcane: certified Viktor main.
@dumaland5701
@dumaland5701 2 жыл бұрын
I really like playing Viktor, you can light someone up in a blink of an eye and his E caught a lot of people by surprise due to it's range. Wish his ult does most of it's dmg upfront tho.
@MaybeTartarus
@MaybeTartarus 2 жыл бұрын
I use to play Viktor, I really wanted to make him work, but in a meta where mobility is key, you can't really do much with him until you have 2-3 items and an augmented E. Edit: Tried him out again, he isn't THAT bad, but isn't very good either, unless you have your mythic you're basically useless for the entire game
@primmslim3802
@primmslim3802 2 жыл бұрын
same, I have been playing Viktor since like season 5, but as you said the champ needs 2 or 3 items to start being useful, and at that point you've probably already lost the match, also I find kinda frustrating how useless the W feels, like you can put it on 3 enemies and if you're lucky one is gonna get stunned, and that's if you're lucky.
@Hello-to8mv
@Hello-to8mv 2 жыл бұрын
Idk Viktor for me is anti dive with his W and u build rocket belt to dash u can cheese it ez
@redheadedstepchild2240
@redheadedstepchild2240 2 жыл бұрын
@@Hello-to8mv rocketbelt doesnt have the stats viktor needs
@Hello-to8mv
@Hello-to8mv 2 жыл бұрын
@@redheadedstepchild2240 it's have dash and ap yes i lose dmg but i get magic pent that's nice and ap then u build tear at the start to stack quick
@dlf7789
@dlf7789 2 жыл бұрын
Actually viktor spikes at 2 items really well, its just about which items you choose. If he goes Archangels he has all the flat ap he needs to take advantage of his ratios in the midgame. On top of that Viktor loves getting a tear first buy as it removes some of the pressure of not having upgraded e for waveclear as he can expend more resources to deal with that while also having mana for trading. Give him a try again, theres lots of folks on the viktormains reddit who give great advice for buildpaths into specific matchups and comps.
@ssam97
@ssam97 2 жыл бұрын
November: Why the f** is everyone playing Viktor and Jayce? **An ally has been slained**
@reianvase6683
@reianvase6683 2 жыл бұрын
We lost ourselves. We lost your dream. In pursuite of great, we failed to do good.
@theancientone1616
@theancientone1616 2 жыл бұрын
This aged well…
@thesenate5095
@thesenate5095 2 жыл бұрын
I've been playing since March and I've seen 1 Viktor in my whole time
@holycrapitsachicken
@holycrapitsachicken 2 жыл бұрын
9:34 The second you said lane priority, it was already evident why he's not played. It's absurd how important lane priority is in this meta. Its very concept denies all late-game champs with weak early games the chance to shine.
@33elkyeet91
@33elkyeet91 2 жыл бұрын
Well that changed drastically
@SpyroTheSmallDragon
@SpyroTheSmallDragon 2 жыл бұрын
Why NO ONE Plays: Any mage in the entire game right now | League of Legends xd
@aaronjulius9148
@aaronjulius9148 2 жыл бұрын
Bot lane says hello
@326inminecraft
@326inminecraft 2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronjulius9148 only bit lane because Riot put a lot of attention for adcs so there are a lot of random bs(which is good but it feels bad when mages get fuckall )
@icedtea3347
@icedtea3347 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve started playing viktor lately and he’s just really fun I can’t believe just running around shooting a death laser could be so much fun honestly hexcore is pretty good as it is because once you get your death ray upgrade augments become easier to get since you can get kills too
@Itchy__
@Itchy__ Жыл бұрын
Imagine when the Viktor arcane skin releases when Arcane S2 comes out, suddenly everyone's gonna main Purple robot Viktor.
@bulletcola7890
@bulletcola7890 2 жыл бұрын
I don't feel like it was about his Passive that made him not player friendly, especially with the rework, but rather towards to how the abilities themselves are hard to land to the point where you have to make some hard reads towards the opponent in order to land them consistently, to which the playerbase exactly doesn't want to do. Sure he has a AOE stun, but said stun isnt there until after 1 or 2 seconds upon stepping on it, Q gives you a shield and a nice Auto reset, but it's auto range & it eats up mana I think, both E and R are unusual to control and are harder to consistently hit enemy champs with, especially with how Upgraded E has a delay before the explosion.
@Vaz_G
@Vaz_G 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor main here, he used to be horrible because of his passive because if he didnt get enough gold in his first back for the upgrade he would never get back into the game. Aiming his E only takes a bit of practice, its not that hard and is almost undodgeable for the enemy. For the R you can literally point at people and it will automatically follow. Now with his much better passive, the only thing that is holding him back is the meta with high burst and mobility and him being medium range. Its also the fact that he sucks before lost chapter and his first E upgrade, getting to that stage simply takes too long in this meta. While skirmishers can start snowballing way earlier. He cant get many stacks because meta mid laners beat him in skirmishes. I think if we ever get to a mage meta again he will definitely shine because he can outpoke and outwaveclear most of them. Tldr; hes too squishy and immobile for this meta
@bulletcola7890
@bulletcola7890 2 жыл бұрын
@@Vaz_G Actually yeah I think it's his range that I had an issue with in regards in being comfortable with him. He has the tools to be nice for my taste but his range makes me feel really off.
@ninvusoogoar6098
@ninvusoogoar6098 2 жыл бұрын
@@Vaz_G i always thought they should of made his empowered auto attack have a longer range. i miss his old passive, i would rather have it back than what it is now. im a ex viktor main who said fuck it and went to play nami mid instead... viktor can deal stupid damage but only really against a team who doesnt know what they are doing. most teams will just shut him down early game as much as possible so hes basically worthless rest of the game.
@Ningnomaningnong
@Ningnomaningnong 2 жыл бұрын
The demand for Viktor has only increased coz they made him hot asf in Arcane. I was not immune.
@commandervideo5273
@commandervideo5273 2 жыл бұрын
Victor: The Sigma Machine Herald
@eloeden2056
@eloeden2056 2 жыл бұрын
as Seraphine i was fighting against Viktor mid. Level 1 i could use my spells 2 times because of her passive while he had to wait for his upgrades. I had a better shield, more speed than him, longer range, and a better impacting ult. Let's say he did not last long and it wasn't even satisfying to stomp the lane. That's the moment i realized something was very wrong.
@jamesmorseman3180
@jamesmorseman3180 2 жыл бұрын
I have no idea how a viktor could possibly lose to a seraphine unless he was turbo inting lol
@eloeden2056
@eloeden2056 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmorseman3180 it’s ok if you have no idea darling, i listed them right above your comment
@jamesmorseman3180
@jamesmorseman3180 2 жыл бұрын
@@eloeden2056 but they aren’t true lol
@eloeden2056
@eloeden2056 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmorseman3180 yes they are tho, unless you provide solid arguments which you haven’t so far
@lyg483
@lyg483 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor is just a safe champ agaisnt melee enemies, agaisnt other mages is too easy to farm on him, especially those who have better range than him. Ziggs? Pokes him and farms, Xerath? Same. Lux? Same. Vel Koz? Same. Maybe Viktor can use a max range E to poke, but Its not enough. Until min 10 when Viktor usually gets his first Hexcore upgrade (His E, as almost always) he can't do anything, and even when he gets his E upgrade, he will just AFK farm pushing the wave and maybe help the jungler. Agains an assassin or a melee champ is great because they usually want to roam, so they either roam and lose minions, or farm under tower, since fighting Viktor is usually a bad idea (That W and burst kite potential is insane, one of the most safe picks ever in pro play, with Orianna and Liss) But against a Mage that doesn't work, Viktor can only hope to outscale the enemy or get help from someone else to CC the enemy Mage and then destroy them. It's just simple match up, Viktor is great against enemies with same or less range than him (Another reason why in S6 he was Meta with Clepto on TOP) But against longer range mages? Boring af to play as him, he will want to roam with his Jg once he has his first Hexcore upgrade. No surprise that you could made his lane phase so miserable with Seraphine, even tho he should be able to straight up oneshoot you later in the game. Source: I only play mages lol
@Anthony_H
@Anthony_H 2 жыл бұрын
When I got back to league, and played Viktor, I was like "where's my hex core?" The W change is cool but eh
@simonhutchison2505
@simonhutchison2505 2 жыл бұрын
My friend and I go Viktor, Vel'koz botlane. It works pretty well and the characters compliment each other pretty well between control and poke. Plus adcs aren't totally needed, so as long as we get some sort of decent AD somewhere, things tend to work out.
@katromore1421
@katromore1421 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like they could bring back his AP per level on Hexcore, by giving him a small amount of AP per stack of his new passive where at max stacks he would have as much AP as a fully upgraded Hexcore at level 18 prior to his rework. This ap per stack might give his E enough damage where last hitting a wave is easier because now it deals more damage, and being able to clear waves earlier means he could stack his passive even faster, it's like similar to how Gangplank generates extra gold when killing stuff with his Q which would then let him buy items which would then in turn make his wave clear faster therefore more coins to upgrade his ult. Also if Viktor is able to clear waves earlier into the game he would be able to participate in early skirmishes in the jungle which would help him get stacks even faster.
@swolegolisopod7340
@swolegolisopod7340 2 жыл бұрын
I think they had that on the PBE version of current viktor but removed it :(
@KK-dm4xt
@KK-dm4xt 2 жыл бұрын
Now that preseason 12 is out you'll need to make a why EBERYONE plays Viktor now
@natriac.6092
@natriac.6092 2 жыл бұрын
This perfectly describes Viktor. -> arcane There are only a few people that appreciate him 🙄
@dusk552
@dusk552 2 жыл бұрын
most people appreciate him because they feel pity
@pelpo1238
@pelpo1238 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor is probably the most popular character in arcane
@kice1102
@kice1102 2 жыл бұрын
@@dusk552 no we appreciate him because hes a sigma male
@spacecadet4191
@spacecadet4191 2 жыл бұрын
He has actually been my main and favorite League character for 3 years now
@lightness7670
@lightness7670 2 жыл бұрын
I think it is also key that because a lot of low elo pr new players can’t CS, this affects their time to get the power spike significantly and discourages them from playing him
@Venom_1462
@Venom_1462 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love VIktor in Arcane but he is hard to play with in LoL I really hope he gets a buff
@itspikachutime5624
@itspikachutime5624 2 жыл бұрын
=w= i find it funny how viktor turned out meta after arcane like vi did, but pretty clearly by incident. like vi you can tell riot made her better on purpose, but viktor got lucky cus riot added kleptomancy 2.0 and crown.
@jezuconz7299
@jezuconz7299 2 жыл бұрын
Hi vars i really like your channel, you put a lot of effort in all of your videos and we appreciate that high quality
@strawberryhate1832
@strawberryhate1832 2 жыл бұрын
"Why doesn't anyone play Viktor?" Me: I didn't even know he was in the game.
@autumn-vl5ez
@autumn-vl5ez 2 жыл бұрын
polly :)
@jeremybradford2497
@jeremybradford2497 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how much of the information is relevant, but I really enjoy the bits where you direct how the runes and item builds of a champion of changed over time. Maybe you could give an example rune and item set up that works for whatever champion at the current state of league of legends?
@cooper6035
@cooper6035 2 жыл бұрын
i used to love viktor when he had his unique item. i dont like how vik plays now even though he is probably the most fun champ ive ever played
@projectsanctuary7944
@projectsanctuary7944 2 жыл бұрын
after Arcane dropped Why everyone plays Viktor
@syn_lukiego_
@syn_lukiego_ 2 жыл бұрын
3 months later. Why everyone plays Viktor
@ChillBLaZer56
@ChillBLaZer56 2 жыл бұрын
More like no one has that Arcane Viktor Grindset to be good, gottem!
@V1ktor225
@V1ktor225 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love playing Viktor and I still love playing with him. And I agree with you that he is very weak eraly and he is too immobile champion and I always get assassins in mid lane: Zed, Leblanc, Kassadin and now even Irelia. And some players judge me that when I lost my mid lane that this was my fault to play as Viktor and being toxic and flaming me which makes me really heartbroken. I really hope that Viktor will get buffs very soon that will decrease mana cost abilities, to have better waveclear, let's say for example: Death Ray deals bonus damage to minions and monsters and other things that some champions have and Viktor don't have. Thanks for this video and I hope you have readed my comment.
@Jan_Iedema
@Jan_Iedema 2 жыл бұрын
Been playing him recently and really enjoying him. Hadn’t played him in s11 at all because I didn’t like his rework but now I am back and he’s still fun!
@pritzmichael
@pritzmichael 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor is such a chad
@raisou9750
@raisou9750 2 жыл бұрын
A sigma chad indeed.
@dizzyheads
@dizzyheads 2 жыл бұрын
I respect Viktor as a champ I gank him asap whenever I get one because he really needs those core upgrades
@moustachepants8337
@moustachepants8337 2 жыл бұрын
Yay! Thanks vars for doing my request (even tho it might not have been)
@ChewieWookie
@ChewieWookie 2 жыл бұрын
glad to see riot made an entire show to change this fact
@JohnAndrejZPicut
@JohnAndrejZPicut 2 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie arcane sure was effected that i got back here...
@Josue-mt8ni
@Josue-mt8ni 2 жыл бұрын
After Arcane Vars : Why everyone play Viktor ?
@darkoplax7688
@darkoplax7688 2 жыл бұрын
GLORIOUS EVOLUTION
@BIAKaboose
@BIAKaboose 2 жыл бұрын
So, this videos does a really good job of backing up my preferred playstyle for Viktor: Support pocket pick. Against poke lanes he does a good job of keeping them away or using his Q very efficiently to block damage and return fire, also it's much more likely for your jungler to pay a lot of attention to bot lane due to Dragon priority, making assists to upgrade your abilities less of a crap shoot. Generally I will grab the W augment first since I tend to run Font of Life and pick up Imperial Mandate as my Mythic, sadly after they nerfed Mandate to only apply damage once per cooldown instead of infinite times pre ally proc, the absurdity of the item was cut back a lot, but in a weird way it can turn Gravity Field itself into a damaging field as well. From there, every item slot is a flex slot, I personally enjoy running cheap support items like Mikael's and Redemption since the combo of AP and shield strength increases makes you surprisingly sturdy while still being able to halfway fill the role of clutch healer.
@tioman42
@tioman42 2 жыл бұрын
Please keep doing video like this. I love how you explain this stuff
@josephercanbrack8393
@josephercanbrack8393 2 жыл бұрын
"Why NO ONE Plays X" >Because Riot pays no attention to them, because they aren't flashy enough or have a weeb theme
@thekkings8084
@thekkings8084 2 жыл бұрын
Viktor. The man that is forgotten in the meta where EVERYONE has dashes.
@SuHISKgeroto
@SuHISKgeroto 2 жыл бұрын
I would never give a try to Viktor, but after you video I gave him a chance to show himself and MY GOD I LOVE THIS GUY! I mained mostly for more then a half a year AD tanky champs, like Mundo, Taahm, Kled or yorick and only tried sylas out to have any experience in non tanky AP champs and I didnt understand Sylas AT ALL. But Viktor is so selfafficient and safe to play, I love him now. Maybe will master him to 5 or 6 mastery, while will watch for new champ to try :D Thank you Vars for videos, they encouraged me to try Kled(I love him, play some time, but he is hard and need much more time then I give to him), Yorick and Viktor
@JolteOnWisconsin
@JolteOnWisconsin 2 жыл бұрын
Arcane: “Allow me to reintroduce myself”
@laungio8064
@laungio8064 2 жыл бұрын
And now he is a WHY EVERYONE PLAYS champ :v
@itswilliant8926
@itswilliant8926 2 жыл бұрын
Tell that to Dopa
@tosin2655
@tosin2655 2 жыл бұрын
alien manifestation in the background go hard, you got my sub
@Vesuvio222
@Vesuvio222 2 жыл бұрын
Why no one plays Viktor No one deserves the glorious evolution
@saintyoo
@saintyoo 2 жыл бұрын
The Near-a-tomato music was a great choice!
@VarsVerum
@VarsVerum 2 жыл бұрын
LMAO NEAR A TOMATO
@Nastee.N8
@Nastee.N8 2 жыл бұрын
Wait, they made Viktor from Arcane into a champion???
@wyltoon5521
@wyltoon5521 2 жыл бұрын
as a one trick even if he has alot of issue it's a good thing that he stay as an hard mage to play, some of he's weaknesses is what makes him special and where you can see the difference between good viktor and the bad one.
@naruyashan
@naruyashan 2 жыл бұрын
I wish they went through with the original rework they put on the PBE just as S11 was released, where the core upgrades were keyed to items. It was a cool way to involve the new item system, and each upgrade gave 10% bonus AP. You still took a while to power spike, he still kept his crazy hypercarry gameplay... but it was massively rewarded as opposed to "oh hey, I guess I can play now"
@bonbonbaguette6408
@bonbonbaguette6408 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do a WNOP on Ivern? I feel like he’s the most forgotten champion
@somerandomdude5148
@somerandomdude5148 2 жыл бұрын
The irony.. now viktor is called "pretty broken" because more people play him and start to realize
@samuelmontoya8578
@samuelmontoya8578 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy the Nier: Automata music for Viktor. Great video :)
@Srlqulongtard
@Srlqulongtard 2 жыл бұрын
I've mained Viktor since the asol W change and played him off and on before that. He really is so meta dependant, with a lot of his abilities being countered by mobilty and his need to scale. Damage being more bursty due to current items and runes also hurts him quite a bit as it means he's not able to get consistent value from the q shield or his move-speed-dependant kiting. I will say though that while his early game until the e upgrade is really bad, he probably has one of the strongest lv 1 out of any traditional mid laner. There's very few champs that are capable of out-trading his q + auto and if you can poke enough at that time, you can set yourself up for being pretty safe until you and your opponent's first back. Also the slow cone item really fixes some of the problems he has with his cc and damage beeing heavily back-loaded. If you hit the root, you can guarantee the w stun, both e hits, and 3 ult ticks plus the initial damage.
@arbeast04
@arbeast04 2 жыл бұрын
People before arcane: doesn’t play viktor After arcane: people start maining viktor
@dariusonly1384
@dariusonly1384 2 жыл бұрын
The best thing for Viktor would be to revert his E to the 2015 version. I understand that back then it needed to be nerfed since he was the best mid in the game, but 6 years later he's one of the weakest mages and giving him that stronger powerspike after the first upgrade may make him more worth it. Other than that I'd put the slow on his ult upgrade and bring back the ori ult on his W since that was really strong.
@vencedore1000
@vencedore1000 2 жыл бұрын
I play for a semi profesional team at uni as a mid laner, and until patch ~11.13, knowing how to play viktor was a very strong requirement, and for a few reasons. For starters, he works incredibly well into kiteback comps. Pairing him with fasting senna and tk usually meant that if the enemy team doesn't pick someone off or poke your team into oblivion, the teamfights would most likely be one sided slaughters. Also, if he ever gets a free matchup (such as seraphine, Lulu, orianna), the enemy team is forced in a time bomb scenario, similar to kassadin, while lacking in ways to pressure him. Nowadays he's kinda niche, as we mostly draft for strong sidelanes. He works really well into ryze and gnar, but most other split pushers either outclass him or straight up beat him until very late into the game. Despite all of that he's still in my favorites list, as a very skill expressive and fun champion. As usual, thank you for the content, it's always a delight to watch.
@CHNO-kl9bn
@CHNO-kl9bn 2 жыл бұрын
Tnanks for making this , now i dont have to bother explaining to my friends why the passive change is a nerf and why i stopped playing mid in preseason 11 , i can just link them the video
@MrLolguy93
@MrLolguy93 2 жыл бұрын
Here's a suggestion: Can you do a list of the previously unplayed champs becoming meta and the reasons for that? Things such as items, runes. Nocturne and Trundle for example
@decatus3799
@decatus3799 2 жыл бұрын
3 months after he's the most broken champ in the game
@loxul2239
@loxul2239 2 жыл бұрын
Haven't completed the video Vars because I had to say I love the Nier music choice for Viktor!
@VELVETPERSON
@VELVETPERSON 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that no one pays attention to the hidden imba of the patch - Urgot. he is not popular relative to other toppers, but is incredibly strong.
@prixtomm2997
@prixtomm2997 2 жыл бұрын
Now do a Why EVERYONE plays Viktor cuz he is broken now with a 9% pick rate lol
@brago900
@brago900 2 жыл бұрын
I have liked Viktor since the day he was added to the game and he has always been very comfortable to use.
@Zenrikku77
@Zenrikku77 Жыл бұрын
One thing that set me off from playing Viktor was when they drop the range radius of using his his E it used to be bigger like lux's E. Which mean he has to walk up closer to use it with can cause him to over extend which can lead to his death.
@ChickenCast100
@ChickenCast100 2 жыл бұрын
Ooh boy cant wait for this one!
@splinter01100
@splinter01100 2 жыл бұрын
this videos dindt aged well hahahhah
@puperman4208
@puperman4208 2 жыл бұрын
Ahaha arcane goes brrr
@Gusta_Gustav
@Gusta_Gustav 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe not on his w, but possibly putting a grounding effect on his ult would give him the utility he needs in this age if the game. Would give him a get off me tool when in combination with his w meaning you need to get on him before he uses it, bait it out, or just run away
@S0l1tud3
@S0l1tud3 Жыл бұрын
I go into practice tool most days and cs for 10 minutes without using abilities just to practice getting hexfragsments without takedowns. I also practice E tethering (hitting max range while I’m moving) for a couple minutes. Helps a ton in making him flow better in-game.
@DirtyHorror
@DirtyHorror 2 жыл бұрын
This video didn't age so well LOL
@harurosech.4848
@harurosech.4848 2 жыл бұрын
Arcane: ha ha ha
@warwickthekingmaker7281
@warwickthekingmaker7281 4 ай бұрын
It's very telling that Vars isnt a challenger Viktor main. I just watched a 2 hour Viktor guide from s11 that contradicted nearly every single thing Vars said. Viktor is a lane bully if played right. None of thise matchups are actually bad for Viktor if played right. While Viktor loses an all in nearly every time, death ray is one of the best poke abilities in the game, and by spanming it while staying iut of range of being engaged on by divers, you can force them out of lane. Without any takedowns you'll get upgraded E before the start of the midgame and that's all you need to be a champion in teamfights and skirmishes. You get the rest of the upgrades pretty naturally by just playing the game. If you're playing with your team and your team isnt getting roflstomped you'll get a few takedowns easily to upgrade the rest of your abilities
@peak2381
@peak2381 2 жыл бұрын
Everytime I want to play Vik, I remember I can play Malz for better results and half the effort.
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