Alright so just as promised, We have a reader's pick for you this time. So here's Viktor's review.
I've played as Viktor a few times while he's free. I like using him, but he definitely has some ups and downs. One thing I noticed is that despite his ability that gives him a shield, he's extremely squishy. Not as much as Anivia, mind you, but he takes damage very easily.
Anyway onto his passive. It's called Evolving Technology. This gives you a hextech core, which is an item that you get at the beginning of the game. It gives 3 ability points per level, and can be upgraded into one of 3 different cores, each costing 1000 gold. Each one of them give you 45 AP, along with the additional +3 per level. The first one, Augment of Death, makes it so Death Ray, his E, sets fire to enemies. This makes it so it deals 30% additional magic damage to them over 4 seconds. The second one, Augment of Gravity, makes it so Gravity Shield, his W, has an additional 30% cast range. The last one, Augment of Power, makes it so Power Transfer, his Q, gives him 30% additional movement speed for 3 seconds.
So that passive gives you a nice preview of the names of his other abilities.
His Q is called Power Transfer. It's a targeting ability, which sends out a 3 pronged disk and deals magic damage to the targeted enemy. The disk then returns to him, providing a shield that is equal to 40% of the damage dealt.
His W is called Gravity Field. This sets up a targeted circle, in which he creates a heavy gravitational field. This slows enemies, and generates a charge on them every 0.5 seconds. after an enemy has 3 charges, they become stunned for 1.5 seconds.
His E is called Death Ray. This ability I'd say is probably the trickiest of all of them to get right. when you activate it, a targeting circle comes up around you. after you click once, a skill shot line appears, which you then have to aim and click a second time. This process sets up where you want the ray's path to begin, and then which direction you want it to travel in. Even if you start running after you cast it, it will continue up the line until it is finished.
Anyway on to a skill that hasn't been discussed yet, his R, named Chaos Storm. I think it's a pretty cool ability myself. It's a location target ability, and when you activate it a "singularity" is conjured on the field (some big chaotic cloud thing). This cloud will shoot lightning out of it to all enemies around it, dealing magic damage per second to all of them. If you cast it onto an enemy, it will follow that enemy around. If you reactivate it, you can direct it to a new location. The closer you are to the cloud, the faster it can move.
My tips to you are to just build as much AP as possible. His Q is great for dealing a massive amount of damage at once, while his E is good for minion farming. If you build enough AP, death ray can kill all the minions in a wave.
Another technique is to set up your gravity field in an enemy's path, and then hit with your Q and E. once they start running, follow them with chaos storm. If you feel like you might not be able to do quite enough damage, ignite them early on for insurance.
As far as Augments go, they may not seem like they're worth the used up item slot. I assure you though, they do give you quite a bit of AP. I personally always buy the Augment of Death for death ray's magic bleed.
I do feel like Viktor is an under played character honestly. He's decently strong and has good ways of keeping enemies away from you. All you would need is some practice and then you can own the lane.
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