Shiv vs. Kraken - Kai'Sa ๐น
Shiv has consistently held a higher WPA than Kraken as a first item on Kai'Sa across recent patches, however is picked less often.
After Shivโs recent +5 AD buff, the WPA gap has grown even wider - but the pick rate has barely shifted.
Are Kai'Sa players losing to shopkeeper?
Imperial Mandate - Early Insights (26.11) ๐
Mandate was reworked this patch, shifting away from its old enchanter identity into a cheap damage amp for champions with immobilising abilities. Its passive now provides 15 AH for immobilising abilities and marks immobilised enemies to take 6% increased damage for 4 seconds.
The biggest loser so far appears to be former core user Nami, with Mandate on her dropping from +0.16 WPA last patch to -0.75 WPA on 26.11 - while still being her most bought item.
Meanwhile, early stats are showing some unexpected potential users including Shaco, Zoe and Lissandra. Though we usually say 5k buys is a strong enough sample size for reliability, these champs can make strong use of the new passive and low cost so they are worth watching.
Weโve also seen pros testing it mid, with Showmaker picking up wins using it on Galio and Taliyah yesterday.
Which champions do you think could be strong with new Mandate?
@Hakuryuu_Kai Our stats are best used alongside game knowledge & situational understanding, with premium you can also look through multiple patches for higher sample size (shameless plug but its worth it ๐ญ)