2011-12-12, 08:20 PM
KajitiSouls Wrote:So I just realized I have yet to check out all of Sivir's changes. Since I actually own her from the PAX swag, I'ma check it out.
Do note that you'll see a lot of sheep in the LoL forums complaining about he she's not viable anymore. Not true
On a serious note, I did try out her out once the Sivir remake went live, and I found that she's more stable now. In her previous form, she was basically "all over the place". For instance, her previous form meant that she can be a brutal pusher/BDer, can snowball and rape hard, or just outright be really bad. But now Sivir is much more stable now; her abilities' scaling now scale off AD only instead of AP/AD, and she still does quite a decent amount of damage. Also, the increased AA range helped her quite a bit; makes her a bit more on par with standard AD ranged carries in the current metagame.
If you want a simple way think she's a bit more stable, just think how her "max" and "min" variables were reduced and increased, respectively. That's how I think of it.
As for her ultimate, while it was a small nerf for the AS boost at max rank (+90% AS --> +60% AS), I think it was a bit better because any ally who comes in range of her ult aura gets the ult buff instead of "you can only receive Sivir's buff if you're close to her at the moment she casts it". But it really depends on who you talk to.
Since her Ricochet was remade, you'll find that you will have to adjust to its new mechanics to get the most out of that ability. For example, in clearing minion waves, you first aim a Boomerang on a minion wave, then at the right moment, sweep in with a Ricochet attack to maximize the amount of minion kills you can get off the bounces. Also, I think using Ricochet right after your last AA will reset your AA timer (not sure about that though, someone please clarify this for me). IMO I think the mana costs for that ability should be reduced by 5-10 mana per cast (I think 5 mana cost reduction is enough), and that ability will be in a good place.