King Groot Buff

When is it live?

This makes it look like its done?

Comments

They always release a champion buff spotlight before the buff goes live which will be when the next update releases in 2 weeks

Wiredawg1

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change

Hera1d_of_Ga1actus

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change

Lol

Shaqatac

They always release a champion buff spotlight before the buff goes live which will be when the next update releases in 2 weeks

Ok thanks, just they worded it like it was live lol

Saiyan

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change

As the owner of a sig 100 R3 6 star KG. I just wanna say you're wrong. I'll wait to test him fist but he looks MUCH better in those notes.

Cap366

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change

For real, he's still as bad. Who's going to want to use him in a 100 second plus fight

Wicket329

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change

So you just didn’t read the spotlight then, neat.

They kept his base kit of regen, permanent armor break, stacking furies, poison, debuff shrugging, and bleed immunity, added power burn/drain immunity, and cranked the rest of it to 11. I’d say this looks very solid.

I’ll have to wait and see what the numbers look like in game, but 100 seconds of fight time really isn’t that long. And if he’s stacking five or six or more (which it looks like he can do fairly easily) of these 1000+ attack rating furies at that point, plus a substantial permanent armor break, those are gonna be some big numbers.

Wiredawg1

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change
So you just didn’t read the spotlight then, neat.

They kept his base kit of regen, permanent armor break, stacking furies, poison, debuff shrugging, and bleed immunity, added power burn/drain immunity, and cranked the rest of it to 11. I’d say this looks very solid.

I’ll have to wait and see what the numbers look like in game, but 100 seconds of fight time really isn’t that long. And if he’s stacking five or six or more (which it looks like he can do fairly easily) of these 1000+ attack rating furies at that point, plus a substantial permanent armor break, those are gonna be some big numbers.

You just proved my point of they just added no power control they kept rest same which is what I said in less words lol. And he could stack that amount before so no change there either

Saiyan

Few reasons why I like this buff on paper and here's why.

He seems like he will be able to actually do some good damage now which I'm all for. May take a while to rank but I'm fine with that overall.

His Poisons on sp2 goes from 8 seconds now to a potential 30 seconds (more with a synergy). Trust me when I say as of now on average with just a few fury up (3-6) his Poison does 1-2k per tick so having that for 30 seconds is VERY useful. Plus it will do more damage since he will have an easier time getting fury and they are stronger.

I'm wondering if the 3 armor breaks he gets now instead of 1 will all be permanent when he has a fury up or not cuz thay would be amazing.

His regen is mostly the same cept slightly less duration on his sig but same potency which is fine as it means he will be in Fury mode more often. His SP3 regen is better as its paused during heal block which is very useful.

The added power drain and power burn immunity is nice to see also.

Alsp after 1:40 mins in fights his poisons will last 30 seconds and his fury will be doubled in potency which is great. Having on average 5 Fury after every cooldown will be much more useful now.

The only negative I see is since he will be in cooldown for less time, it means he will now have less time to get his Fury charges for when cooldown ends but I get the feeling that's not gonna be an issue.

I approve.

evilKINGwilson

I'm very excited !! He could be great in AQ and questing . Tanky, immunities, reliable regen and hes always had great animation

Just needed tweaking ...lets hope the damage is there !

IKON

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.

pseudosane

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.

gimme please. Im missing him as a 6* for so long, id love to pull him and awaken him.

Shadowstrike

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.
gimme please. Im missing him as a 6* for so long, id love to pull him and awaken him.

1st time somebody has ever said those words

Shadowstrike

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change
So you just didn’t read the spotlight then, neat.

They kept his base kit of regen, permanent armor break, stacking furies, poison, debuff shrugging, and bleed immunity, added power burn/drain immunity, and cranked the rest of it to 11. I’d say this looks very solid.

I’ll have to wait and see what the numbers look like in game, but 100 seconds of fight time really isn’t that long. And if he’s stacking five or six or more (which it looks like he can do fairly easily) of these 1000+ attack rating furies at that point, plus a substantial permanent armor break, those are gonna be some big numbers.
You just proved my point of they just added no power control they kept rest same which is what I said in less words lol. And he could stack that amount before so no change there either

He wasn't getting an overhaul, he was just getting a mild update. If you wanted him to be rebuilt from scratch, what are some all grand suggestions you have to offer...

pseudosane

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.
gimme please. Im missing him as a 6* for so long, id love to pull him and awaken him.
1st time somebody has ever said those words

i generically awakened and pumped 199 sigs into my 5* way back. Ive always been a fan.

xNig

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.
gimme please. Im missing him as a 6* for so long, id love to pull him and awaken him.

Never though I’ll say this… be jealous!! 😂😂😂

ChaosMax1012

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change
So you just didn’t read the spotlight then, neat.

They kept his base kit of regen, permanent armor break, stacking furies, poison, debuff shrugging, and bleed immunity, added power burn/drain immunity, and cranked the rest of it to 11. I’d say this looks very solid.

I’ll have to wait and see what the numbers look like in game, but 100 seconds of fight time really isn’t that long. And if he’s stacking five or six or more (which it looks like he can do fairly easily) of these 1000+ attack rating furies at that point, plus a substantial permanent armor break, those are gonna be some big numbers.
You just proved my point of they just added no power control they kept rest same which is what I said in less words lol. And he could stack that amount before so no change there either

They took what he already had, added damage he lacked, already has utility, and now added an extra immunity. Seems very solid now.

pseudosane

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.
gimme please. Im missing him as a 6* for so long, id love to pull him and awaken him.
Never though I’ll say this… be jealous!! 😂😂😂

lol there is KM as well, another champ i want to awaken.

Shadowstrike

Have a natural sig 60 6* KG, on paper the buff looks real solid. Excited to test him out.
gimme please. Im missing him as a 6* for so long, id love to pull him and awaken him.
1st time somebody has ever said those words
i generically awakened and pumped 199 sigs into my 5* way back. Ive always been a fan.

Respect! Glad to see your faith is being rewarded.

xNig

I actually took KG cause I had an Elsa and Stealth to pump skill stones in, together with a R5 KM at sig 200. So wasn’t in a rush to dupe him.

Whereas KG’s regen will be pretty much adding more sustainability to a champ, which I’d prefer over damage.

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StevieManWonder

Cool, I just pulled a 6 star KG on the 4th of July, now I just to get him awakened.

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Magrailothos

I'm a bit disappointed myself, and surprised how little they changed. His base attack is still the lowest in the game, and there's no mention of any improvement in his crit rate or damage. So his damage will still be pretty rubbish a minimum of 50% of the time.

He's really aimed at long, drawn-out fights - you'll hardly notice any difference from pre-buff for the first 26 seconds. Probably a bit more in the second 26, as you hopefully continue to stack up a few permanent Armour break debuffs, which will help a bit.

They've added Direct damage to his SP2 - I wonder if they've changed the actual Special damage, which is diabolical. I suspect the direct damage is to make up for that, but I hope I'm wrong.

I like the Immunity to Power Burn/Drain (no problem for Power Steal champs, of course...) but the biggest difference is really going to be the increased chance (from 9% to 20%) for him to stack up Fury buffs, which means that on his second and subsequent rotation through Malice, he'll have more damage. Of course, to get many of those Fury charges you'll either need to dish out or take hits, meaning you give your opponent power whilst not doing much damage, and then need to bait out specials whilst in your own high-damage phase.

The poison damage should be fairly good, if you hit it during your Malice phase, and you're Awakened, and you keep pausing it with Heavies.

So he's got a bit better; but he's remained a champion entirely designed to slowly, sustainably grind through content that other champs can race through. Sure, there's a place for that (SoP Mysterio, for example) and I'm happy for those of you who are happy, but: most of you who are excited already liked him.

I just don't think he's going to find huge numbers of new fans, after this buff. Sustainable but very slow and grindy just isn't all that appealing.

Mr_Platypus

Lmfao at his change being called a buff….you kept him same and added can’t be power controlled. He still trash with the change
So you just didn’t read the spotlight then, neat.

They kept his base kit of regen, permanent armor break, stacking furies, poison, debuff shrugging, and bleed immunity, added power burn/drain immunity, and cranked the rest of it to 11. I’d say this looks very solid.

I’ll have to wait and see what the numbers look like in game, but 100 seconds of fight time really isn’t that long. And if he’s stacking five or six or more (which it looks like he can do fairly easily) of these 1000+ attack rating furies at that point, plus a substantial permanent armor break, those are gonna be some big numbers.
You just proved my point of they just added no power control they kept rest same which is what I said in less words lol. And he could stack that amount before so no change there either

Really showing off your inability to read

The_Sentry06

The additional 20% chance looks good when paired with the iBom synergy.

The_Sentry06

The additional 20% chance looks good when paired with the iBom synergy.

And the Crossbones synergy too. This means he has 20% + 10% + 11%= 41% chance per hit to gain a fury charge while in cooldown.

Wicket329

The additional 20% chance looks good when paired with the iBom synergy.
And the Crossbones synergy too. This means he has 20% + 10% + 11%= 41% chance per hit to gain a fury charge while in cooldown.

And those are two champions that are good and worth running. Not just useless synergy slots.

GrandOldKai

The additional 20% chance looks good when paired with the iBom synergy.
And the Crossbones synergy too. This means he has 20% + 10% + 11%= 41% chance per hit to gain a fury charge while in cooldown.
And those are two champions that are good and worth running. Not just useless synergy slots.

*cries in Mangog*

Anyway, King Groot was a champion I felt didn't need anything massive, just some tweaking and he'd be set.

I'll definitely try him out after the buff.