Does Maestro Still Hold Up as a Top Defender? Is he Still Worth R3?
Nemesis_17
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So I finished crucible today and got my r3 gem. I had been planning on my next r3 being maestro for a while, but im starting to second guess my choice. I have an r3 in every class except cosmic and tech. In tech the only one who interests me is guardian, but he’s terrible this meta and in the next one so I plan to r3 him later on. In cosmic my top options are basically just maestro, s40 Terrax or s20 sersi. (I’m ftp so no BRB but I don’t think I’d r3 him anyway)
Lately I’ve been seeing maestro get nuked a lot, sometimes even at r3. Part of his threat is when you’re caught without a counter against him, but it seems like almost anyone counters him these days. And if they do happen to be caught without one, wouldn’t an r2 still do the trick?
On the other hand, maybe being r3 still holds up since he’s very tanky and will likely survive long enough to deal some unavoidable damage. Maybe Cgr and juggs would still nuke, but I ban juggs, and I don’t know that many other champs could really nuke him down consistently at r3.
I thought about making this a poll for my next r3, but this is more so about accurately assessing Maestro’s value than deciding who I take up. If he’s still as good as I hope he is, then I will be taking him up. If he’s not, then I maybe will make a poll to sort through my other options.
Does he still hold up? What are your thoughts?
Lately I’ve been seeing maestro get nuked a lot, sometimes even at r3. Part of his threat is when you’re caught without a counter against him, but it seems like almost anyone counters him these days. And if they do happen to be caught without one, wouldn’t an r2 still do the trick?
On the other hand, maybe being r3 still holds up since he’s very tanky and will likely survive long enough to deal some unavoidable damage. Maybe Cgr and juggs would still nuke, but I ban juggs, and I don’t know that many other champs could really nuke him down consistently at r3.
I thought about making this a poll for my next r3, but this is more so about accurately assessing Maestro’s value than deciding who I take up. If he’s still as good as I hope he is, then I will be taking him up. If he’s not, then I maybe will make a poll to sort through my other options.
Does he still hold up? What are your thoughts?
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A high ranked Juggs or Kush or Chavez would still take him out with moderate ease but the increased health pool not only means more time stalling, but if the cosmic radiation comes up it’s a lot of health loss
I don’t have 7* juggs so I ban every r2 or higher, Kushala i also don’t have so I usually ban her at r3, which leaves just Chavez. She could definitely be a problem but unless she’s a duped r3 I think she still won’t take him down too quickly.
Also Pikolu must have a special tag on Sersi, that ping notifications whenever Sersi is mentiones on the forum (or maybe anywhere, everywhere...all at once 🤣).
So yeah r3 Maestro is top defender and also war attacker in current meta
1. Allows him to refresh furies with special 1. Obviously this isn’t necessary in a BGs fight because the fight would most likely be over, but this would be nice in like questing or war.
2. Neutroniun increases block penetration, this is the defensive part and will make him harder on defense because he deals more block damage (combined with pierce stat focus and pierce effects)
Choose the correct one next time 👀
Happens to me everytime with serpent lol
But yea lol it could happen though it’s unlikely. Most of the time they don’t ban all 3 of my defenders, but adding a 4th still gives an extra problem.