What makes Armin Zola so desired?

I watched the deep dive during the stream and Mike’s live gameplay and it felt like his ramp-up and disintegration damage wasn’t really quick or high in damage. Despite this, it feels like people are putting him at the top of their most wanted in this new titan class.

Is he valued as a defender? Or is there some offensive upside that I wasn’t able to see on stream?

Comments

Bogo

Amazing defender and his damage is fine tbh.
The power control is great as well.

EdisonLaw

He’s a great defender (non contact attacks, needing to consistently heavy and knock him down, energize means he spams specials, tanky). Plus he has a great ability of locking any special with his pre fight ability using any special. Most champs have an annoying special 1 or 2

Also no champion in game is immune to disintegrate, which makes me excited for Bastion as well

TotemCorruption

Because even though he's not going to kill weak BG players like a Serpent or some other defender would, even strong BG players can't run through Zola and put up a 50K score.
So he's a meta staller, which doesn't matter much in low tier matches, but in higher tiers it's absolutely precious.

EvilDavid666

Idk he was weird in the movies

SirGamesBond

Have to read alot to fight defenders.
He's one of them for now.

Not gonna bother reading, Will ask a pro player to breakdown in some bullet points. And figure out the rest. Not reading anymore.

dr2ws

His rotation is different compared to other champs and so I and others actually really like that.

TotemCorruption

Have to read alot to fight defenders.
He's one of them for now.

Not gonna bother reading, Will ask a pro player to breakdown in some bullet points. And figure out the rest. Not reading anymore.

This is how I feel about books now in general.
Except that I don't even want the bullet points.

SirGamesBond

Have to read alot to fight defenders.
He's one of them for now.

Not gonna bother reading, Will ask a pro player to breakdown in some bullet points. And figure out the rest. Not reading anymore.
This is how I feel about books now in general.
Except that I don't even want the bullet points.

Have left reading kit/abilities for a long time. Atleast I know what I'm getting into when reading a book.