League of Legends

[Kaden]

I initially liked the sound of Renekton, but now I'm a little apprehensive about the addition of another beefy DPS. I guess if they leave Deathcap unchanged my concerns aren't as serious.

Talking to Waff and he was saying he saw a conversation about whether Deathcap was over-powered or the other AP items were underpowered. My gut response was that Deathcap was OP, but upon further consideration, I think I agree that the other AP items should be buffed. Not massively, of course, but casters have trouble staying viable and I think it's because of poor item choices.

That said, I think the addition of the Deathcap brings to light some AP ratios that are just way out of whack. Sion and Kassadin are the ones that immediately spring to mind. Personally, I think Sion is one of those champions who just gets too much of everything; he has absolutely insane burst off of his stun and shield ratios, good base AD and HP because of his E and built-in AS, Lifesteal, and AoE healing.

Kassadin just has ridiculous base damage and his ratios are higher than the average burst-caster. Put that on top of the fact that he has an insane amount of mobility and a reliable silence (vs Annie's or LeBlance's, for example) and I think you have a case where stronger AP items need to result in some tweaked ratios.