Samurai needs love

[Likethewind]

No, Samurai is fine

[KickRox]

No, Samurai is fine

^ This. SAM in the right hands is one of the best equipped to pressure behind enemy lines and give numerical advantages @ the crystal.

- Reworking LB eg LB should be a 1:15 and have his instant kill removed as well as being guardable and just be true damage

While I agree with the initial sentiment, SAM LB is not an instant kill. If the debuff is active, it will do the the targets Full HP amount but is subject to any % increases, or more importantly, decreases. Ever had the the debuff up on you, braced for death and then wondered how you made it out alive with 5% HP? Thank your AST teammate's LB or yourself from <10 seconds ago for casting Horrid Roar. Both of which reduce the damage output of the SAM enough to survive.

This LB, at higher tiers of competition is actually pretty meh. Players that clock target beneficial status/LB bar can easily avoid the debuff by avoiding the sam directly or indirectly via AoEs.

I'd like to see SAM LB be changed to mimic the NIN LB in that if you catch it with debuff up, it's an auto incapacitation.

But I do agree that 120 seconds for such a predictable/avoidable punish is too long.

For the sake of perspective, I don't main SAM nor do I use it in Crystal Tier ranked matches.