Flickerblade: Pay to remove counterplay.

[@GXLEAGUEOFLEGENDS]

Hello fellow Legends! If you're interested in seeing what champs work well with Flickerblade you can check out our Twitter Thread below. Until next time, good luck and have fun! x.com/GX_League/status/1804132082710372413

[@caiorev99o57]

Man you open the gates of hell

[@weaselbun]

It's so good on Sivir. You get 2-3 spell shields per fight, your W is always up and you can toss several boomerangs

[@silberneseele67]

Only caveat being her 500 range.

[@bookbookbook1]

​@silbersoule7579 her auto range is low but she makes up for this with her ult and passive stacking movespeed on top of the fact that she can hit backline for free with w and q, sivir with passive ult and ghost on at the same time is probably one of the easiest adcs to kite with

[@EroticInferno]

Also loving it on Xayah, but that was kind of a no brainer

[@wuj0-themanthemyththelegen856]

? But she was always good with Navori. Wasnt previous iteration of the item better on her?

[@weaselbun]

@@wuj0-themanthemyththelegen856 yes it was, RIP the boosted damage Q

[@milt_lol]

Hey, im a GM Yi OTP and FYI master yi does not lose his ultimate passive when its on cooldown like the video mentions. Flickerblades is a very niche item on him only good vs stuff like trynda, kayle, that you can keep hitting them in their ults to get your Q back again to stall more time Besides that, its not that great for him, you would rather way more get more damage just to kill your target faster to reset faster, not needing flickerblades

[@yttrends9300]

the champ nerfed to the moon that he no longer deal dmg without real dmg items

[@Axymoon]

Even against trynda or kayle i would say some tankiness could help more in general. Nowadays people play mages everywhere, and they usually build blackfire torch and liandry, so you just burn away in your q anyways.

[@yttrends9300]

with kayle yes the flicker blade hit her hard because u can Q her in start to close her w move speed then u can W her first duration of R and Q her again to gap close and counter her last part of R and u still stat check her n win but with tryndamere i don't see how he counter his R he just stat check u even harder

[@Axymoon]

@@yttrends9300 also these scenarios are strictly 1v1, which doesn't have as much of a value as winning a whole team fight most of the times. If you want to build optimal any resistance is better than navori imo.

[@Axymoon]

@@yttrends9300 not to mention with a resistance item you can survive in your W for a long ass time even if we strictly talk about 1v1, none of those 2 champs can cc you out of it.

[@sycopath1795]

The voice actor is just from other space place, he's a real cool voice actor!

[@systemabc3989]

its AI made

[@rixflixx]

@@systemabc3989 there is no way!

[@fajson239]

​@@systemabc3989 atp people will say everything said and done is made by AI

[@systemabc3989]

@@fajson239 yeah im kidding

[@qYdS_6650]

@@systemabc3989 You said you're "kidding" because you're being opposed lol

[@phanotuananh617]

Nah theoreticaly it's broken on Master Yi but on LoLalytics, it's no where near the highest winrate build. Cause champion like Master Yi need so many more thing to work well not just some cooldown reset items.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Because Yi has no damage unless it is a on hot build. This item helps for sure, but it doesn't make Yi do a lot of damage or anything.

[@horyss5496]

Yi is useless. If enemy have CC and know how to land it you are doomed.

[@bookbookbook1]

Yeah theoretically it sounds good but for an entire item you miss out on so much damage, if anything I'd be more scared of tanky bruisers that already have the base dmg and can abuse atk speed (which is why it's so effective on voli)

[@phanotuananh617]

@@bookbookbook1 i think that's the point of Riot to balance this items, shojin in the past gave damage and health and cooldown and also gave attack speed when triggered ultimate so it was so broken back then.

[@KrazyCouch2]

Correction: Yi's ult passive isn't locked behind his ult cooldown since it's a passive, it's locked behind scoring a takedown.

[@Nako3]

W max Yasuo lets go!

[@WebweaverActualFiller]

Flickerblades are so fun on Briar, you can get up to a 100% W uptime, and Q stun people multiple times during a fight, it's a wonderful item to build 2nd or 3rd, but weirdly not on crit briar, because crit briar usually kills people before it'd be of any use so you use it on brusier.

[@emilefrancis2579]

It’s a big cheat for champions who don’t really want to invest into cdr.

[@horyss5496]

You can do both

[@NepNeppy]

You still need some form of CDR for the early and late game. Don't forget you have to hit something to actually get the cooldown.

[@parafuegosarchive]

​@@NepNeppy it's 28% cdr in 2 hits and 35%ish in 3 hits

[@sarmonnimuras4138]

A master Yi with flicker blade and 200 Q AH augment in Arena is just lore corrected

[@Spaceghost12]

Just get this on Volibear and literally become the bear god

[@beinghackedisnotcool]

Flickerblade is a luxury for most of the champions you mentioned. Those champions need other things a lot more than a really expensive item that doesn't give ad anymore. The effect is great, but you are overstating its effectiveness since it only works if you can actually auto attack to make the breakpoints work and without the ad component anymore you need a lot of autos to make up the difference in a really meta that's as bursty as it is. You are better off building some cool down reduction with core stats you need rather than buying an expensive hyper specific item that has low offensive AND defensive output on the majority of champions you listed with the added restriction of having to auto attack to get the benefit. Cdr isn't at a premium anymore and with the recent addition of the legend cd mastery its really trying to crowd in on a space that has a lot of answers already. Champions that could realistically invest as a 3rd item is pretty much just Lucian and xayah, MAYBE kaisa if the stars align composition wise (3+ melee) and even then it's generally better to go something else for consistency, recycling their rotation is a nice thing but not necessary if you can just kill them ouright in the first rotation because you built damage. If you can't build it while even/behind without coinflipping at losing odds, it's hard to hype it up more than what it is. The highs aren't anything to write off, but realistically you are losing to shopkeep if you are rushing this in any situation other than a hard winning one on most of the champions mentioned (volibear shyvana xinzhao yi nocturne to point at a few). Honestly at that point it doesn't matter as much, does it? Apologies if this comes off negative it's not my intent, but I do want to point out what I see on the other side of the fence is all.

[@antoreowithmilk]

I tremble at the teemo support buying flickerblades first item

[@notsojharedtroll23]

Just spam q with flickerblades teemo bro

[@joshuapineda8708]

Okay first I’ve seen this so your thoughts on using this with Warwick to reduce his E CD and maybe even his W CD

[@Misume.]

Try it with urgot 3rd iteam it make him have infinty e and Q bc his W none stop

[@0BLACKESTFUN0]

drain tanks profit the most of it

[@patrikteuci]

hey, could someone tell me the music used in the background?

[@serefelov]

As a support main I can confirm leona with "fidget spinner" is op.

[@cherifoxoahmed]

did that on arena with the item that make u deal auto true dmg HAHAHAHAAHA

[@adam_somada4266]

Ravenous, shojin, liandry, essence reaver, lucidity boots, flickerblade shyvana. Haste into the 100 makes flickerblades provide diminishing returns but man does it feel good getting just that little extra cd peeled into a true urf sensation.

[@hesoyamis3544]

easy fix is to all of these is to make it so all these abilities start their cd after their effect ends.

[@SilverKeyKeeper]

doesnt fix xayah, trist, sivir, voli, jax, yi, trynd, twisted, shyv ,xin azir, teemo

[@kogmawmain8872]

​@@SilverKeyKeeper Well it might not *fix* Yi but it would be worse since you wouldn't have E permanently.

[@GuiAntonioli]

Thank you so much for this video, now Riot is nerfing Flickerblades ¬¬

[@stefanboy3603]

there is a slight mistake. Master yi ult passive is a passiv, which means that it counts no matter if yi presses r or not. he just need a point in his r

[@grumpledingke]

AD items breaking the game again? Thats crazy.

[@TheBontekraai]

It should go back to crits applying the effect only. It just makes shit broken at this point

[@107thFruit]

Flickerblade Sylas -- build it as 3rd item. His passive will usually give you 3 AAs with 125% his base AS and then it gets your full combo almost back off CD entirely

[@daftdebunker]

Its a must buy when i get Lucian in ARAMs, he can legit cycle through his kit at the end game

[@jamesryder966]

I'm sorry but what jax mains are building flickerblade as a core item? Although you do see it occasionally with jack of all trades, it is mostly not a thing.

[@cccbbbaaa110]

It's a click bait league video never take these trash video serious

[@lunahazlewood5443]

I’m not super familiar with TF, but I feel like this might be a good potential option to get his W more often in fights, maybe?

[@bharatcarballo5144]

i mean, TF has a very short range, and his W has a really low cooldown when you get 25+ ability haste so i'd say you're better buildin' him your regular critical + trinity force build or AP.

[@Sora-so9mh]

I can't wait for my team to buy the item after watching this video

[@propeashooter6118]

wait, what about flickerblade sett?

[@NepNeppy]

Using Navori on Ashe gives you so much vision score with her E ability. You get so much info with the bird reveal so much of the map and when your just attacking things your normal cooldown would just simply be around 20ish seconds downtime which is very short. Very great for the mid game when your trying to track objectives or just revealing anywhere really. Using this on champions that stick onto you like Leona, Volibear or really any engaging champions with CC and you will almost never get away. You might just say that they're a tank or a support and they dont need it but when you look at how champions get rheir abilities up quicker than you think you will then realize just how ridiculous it becomes. Expect a Yasuo to have like a 20second Windwall? Nope he will get it back in like 7-8 seconds with atleast a downtime of 3-5 seconds. Forget the stat it gives just take advantage of the effect, like how Serpent Fang is meant for Assassins but still shreds shields even if used by a support.

[@MilkySut012]

3:48 isnt that lars' yasuo

[@pendyalaabhishek8866]

idk about other champs but volibear seems to be scaling way tooo well in top lane with that

[@foxstudios8979]

would wukong be good with this item?

[@mikelezhnin8601]

I was theorizing navori yasuo before navori became a fidget spinner

[@declancampbell1277]

Voli is amazing with this item for sure. If lethal temp was still around voli would unironically be overpowered as a side laner. His AP build already gives him incredible damage and attack speed, adding navori into it would make it disgusting.

[@saeran6522]

Navori is broken on Kog'maw ! Kog'maw players -> actually playing ap because lethal don't exist anymore

[@dragomaster2422]

FLICKERBLADES RENATA POGGGGG

[@konstantinvojvodic2803]

Can Sion abuse it somehow? Like shorter cool down for his shield.

[@cherifoxoahmed]

nah its useless on tanks / drain tanks : .... op af

[@kogmawmain8872]

Considering that his shield only goes on cooldown after expiring I really don't think it's worth it.

[@mattye3173]

this gives me the idea of ad crit sylas with this build

[@darealrulezbreaker9493]

get out of the kitchen, no more cooking for you.

[@Bomberman64x]

Can yone abuse this?

[@happycamperds9917]

I wished they fixed the Flickerblade bug with Taric.

[@georgeroth3042]

If only the enemy just stood there and let u auto them... this item would be broken

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Riot aka Phreak wanted ADC privilege? They got it. Yeah, keep designing busted items for the adc and see how other classes take advantsge of that since the item makes more sense for a fighter than an adc who rely mostly on their basic attacks rather than their skills

[@sol4886]

flickerblade sylas or do i have shizophrenia

[@colminerojoshuab.8155]

The item is really good with Kog'Maw. I also pair the item with Essence Reaver and the game becomes an URF scenario.

[@nguyenhuuhiep1505]

Wait why kog’maw tho? His maxed W can be spammed with just few cdr and the Q, E, R feel so useless in the late game

[@colminerojoshuab.8155]

Idk, I like spamming his R even though he's built as an adc

[@stephanusterbalnche9304]

Cant wait to try this on morde and kata

[@jususi71]

The downside of buying it on ad tf tho is ure kinda just reducing 1 important cooldown

[@iuxiiuxanu]

attack speed is definitely not more broadly used than ad

[@guifdcanalli]

The only AD champ that abuses it is Sivir, the item is completely niche right now, too few stats for a mid passive

[@coolboy666ful]

Now this item is broken....... I see fricking everyone building this crap, not so much warmogs.

[@polaroideternalhaven8671]

You can get infinite blind duration on teemo to counter autoattackers or point and click users. made a tf top quit the game

[@Bruh-el9js]

Talking about Navori changing the game when Zhonya's exists is funny.

[@amaanshaik9758]

yi's ult resets are a passive, not locked behind cd. good video though

[@goticogordo]

i love kogmaw but even with this item it feels like torture playing him lmao IF you survive being dove and getting malled in lane for 15min, you can maybe die first in a mid game fight and lose pre30min !

[@ibrahim5463]

Ok mister i am gonna try this out on briar and see how it fairs

[@darku6030]

i've been going collector -> navori main items since her release and its still really strong, as long as you're aware of when you're strong and when not. my current build now is collector -> navori -> infinity/bloodthirster -> bloodthirster/infinity -> immortal shieldbow/terminus -> terminus/guardian angel/zhonya's (spirit visage/mortal reminder/ldr can also be decent options in some cases but not early in the build) you heal a crap ton and more or less melt most champtions instantly. you main disadvantage is that you kinda get destroyed against a lot of crowd control, which is the case for a lot of champtions

[@ibrahim5463]

@@darku6030 i can not do that, i play her top only, i plan on going navori cleaver overlord into sitautional iteams, if navori can make up for the lack of 50 haste then it better than bork and sunderd

[@BikerLobster]

You ain't gonna build this on Yasuo just for the wind wall

[@eddierosario7811]

gonna run this on support

[@sortilien2099]

Did a spamming sona with it.. Pretty fun. Keld w is also always up

[@wuj0-themanthemyththelegen856]

WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING TO THE MICROFON. ARE YOU RECORDING IN THE MIDDLE OF TAYLOR SWIFT'S CONCERT?

[@molloch5995]

renata with double bail out

[@viciouslyeatingaburger]

this is an op item. Riot devs always fuck up the balancing of their game classic for them. If there is an OP item like this one they should put like 10 more OP items for different stats to have a real balance for their shitty ass game!

[@snowflake3495]

I had a vision about morgana with that item just imagine how long her cc will be

[@cherifoxoahmed]

voli top with this shit is op af

[@stoulytfm9481]

Flickerblade on Yasuo it's bullshit the windwall cd it's too long + take the fact he is a melee + you need to hit like 8-9 times with q (dodge able) and auto + cc in tf where as kogmaw it's a range + range buff from w so you can put more aa

[@gamerkev30]

I cannot comprehend why riot makes these design decisions without considering which champions would be broken or annoying in the first place, like many players right off the bat would understand exactly what would happen because they play certain champions, it seems like Riot doesn't play their own game in the first place. Just from looking at the passive description for Flickerblade I can tell immediately that it WILL be abused.

[@MiloThatch420]

On hit Annie. With Navori and essence reaver is a lot of fun.

[@techoteco]

great video!

[@GXLEAGUEOFLEGENDS]

Great comment 😘

[@graves55]

yea wtf i also thought why are they not making the item passive only procc on crit. They could just fix this stupid shit with 1 change. Make it only work on crit but make the refund like 5% higher. Or Make the refund the same but give better stats. Or just nerf every single item in the game AND this item power creep is too high anyway.

[@the777john]

its amazing with shaco

[@johanestebanramirezbarrios1411]

im sorry but shyvanna is NOT good with that item, you will die for dont having hp stats, and you can do the same with the normal full CD build, you can still spam Q meanwhile you are tanky

[@abdullaahadmohammad7144]

Flicker blade mordekaiser

[@Frankleitor]

Maybe it's time for the old one Nautamere again? With flickerblades

[@horyss5496]

They should remove the item fr.

[@justincronkright5025]

Volibears are the B.S.iest of them all in many ways for me!

[@danieldimiskov9343]

try master yi

[@Togalord]

good video, but the "Hello fellow legends" in the start is kinda cringe ngl

[@KurTilingOfficial]

damn i want this so bad now on wild rift

[@nihilist2349]

dude doing the voice over sounds like judo sloth !

[@sSynclare]

u sound like a toned down deeper voice maxmofoe

[@jimadler2430]

why would i even queue up knowing this is in the game if im not a champ that can abuse it?...

[@HerbDevourer]

hellor

[@vasaramadanovic8045]

hello (2th)

[@midgettiger6389]

MrROFLWaffles for league