Hi, I’m Utkucannn and I have 1800+ overall and 1300+ 5v5 ranked games on Ardan.
This post is a comparison between Off-role WP Ardan before and after the 3.10 nerfs, because i’ve seen alot comments saying that WP Ardan would be dead after the 3.10 patch.
Let’s take a look at the nerfs:
JULIA’S GIFT (PASSIVE)
Vengeance per Hit
15% → 5%
At first i thought that this would be an immense Nerf, because now you’ll have to autoattack 3 x more then usually to get full Vengeance.
Why is Vengeance so important?
Everytime Ardan fills up his Vengeance bar, he can use his 2nd ability Blood for Blood and as this being his mainly dmg output, you’ll want to spam this ability as much as u can in fights.
VANGUARD (A)
Using this ability on himself doesn't generate Vengeance anymore. <---- Again huge nerf on Vengeance
Damage
50/100/150/200/250 → 60/100/140/180/220 <------ this is a nerf that doesnt really affect Ardan, as Vanguard is mainly used for gap-closing or engages and disengages in general.
Cooldown
17/16/15/14/13 → 17/16/15/14/12 <---- no really mentionable change in gameplay
Range
8/8/8/8/9 → 7/7/7/7/9 <---- HUGE change in gameplay untill overdrive
BLOOD FOR BLOOD (B)
Damage
60/100/140/180/260 → 60/120/180/240/360 <--- buff
Damage bonus in %
40% → 15% <----- seems much, but with the Tension Bow buff doesnt affect Ardans Dmg that much
Cooldown
24 → 20/19/18/17/16 <---- buff, to match the Vengeance nerf in general i assume
Range
7/7/7/7/9 → 7 <------ this has a TREMENDOUS affect on gameplay, for example: you can no longer steal Ghostwing/Blackclaw over the wall!
GAUNTLET ( C )
Cooldown
130/120/110 → 120/110/100 <-- buff
Duration
4/5/6 → 6 <-- buff
Stun duration
1/1/1 → 0.6/0.9/1.2 <--- meh, who cares?
So in conclusion: Yes Ardan did get nerfed, which I’ve seen coming, because more and more people started playing him WP and he was (kinda) OP, but these “nerfs” didnt kill WP Ardan and surely they wont stop an Ardan veteran like me from playing him off-role.
If you can adopt to the changes and know the capabilities of your hero these changes won´t affect your gameplay much.
All these games were after patch 3.10, ofcourse i had games were i lost with Ardan but this Image should demonstrate that he is still playable and still a big threat to those who dont bother buying defence items ;>