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Weeksaws's avatar
5 years ago

Wraith has been nerfed into the ground

Look, Originally Wraith was OP for sure. However, this isn't the case anymore and she isn't close to A tier. I can explain why.

Her Pick rate is still high because she is a fan favorite, not because she is a good character.

I'm a Bloodhound Main, but Wraith still deserves to be a strong character.

We'll start with her Passive; being useless, slow, and almost annoying, which puts other legends above her right away. You have Lifeline who can rez teammates effortlessly, Octane with a passive heal, a bloodhound with tracking, and other genuinely good passives with other legends.

Wraiths Passive comes in Late or after shots are fired, and has never really gotten anyone out of trouble with her. Even if it was on time, It still is relatively useless with Bloodhound, Crypto, Seer, and Valk having a heads up on where enemies are. 

Secondly, and most importantly, her Phase is terrible now. It takes her 1.25 seconds. It shouldn't be "get out of Jail free" but it at least should be good for scouting and this is still too slow. I've seen wraiths trying to scout or reposition and I can down them within that period, especially since it's activated after they're usually hurt. Also, It slows her movement speed, allowing for another easy way to down her.  I recommend shortening that to a second, or keep that time frame and let her move freely. Octane and Pathfinder, horizon still have a "get out of jail free card" in comparison. They can pad, lift, or zipline away and it can be very difficult to hit them in the process. At least let her have the same odds as these characters. She's slow, and weaponless, like ??? 

Third, Her Portals have been nerfed into the ground as well. 

They're short, relatively the distance of a normal zipline, and they're very limited in time. I understand the nerf for the ring abuse, But the distance isn't enough to save characters, or enough to provide a good rotation. 

I understand why she was nerfed due to so many complaints about her, but you have to think of it this way. Is the character too strong, or are the players (pro streamers)  who are playing also strong; which causes a mass amount of other players to pick that character. ACEU is a perfect example of this. These youtubers and streamers influence the way we all play, and when wraith was seen often, she was called super OP. Watch that happen now with Bloodhound, Octane, and Horizon who are becoming increasingly common in Pro play. Bloodhound is finally at a good place, after being terrible for a long time. People will talk about nerfs out of spite from losing, Im just saying.

Her hitbox is the only thing she has going for her now. I seriously think she could use a new passive or at least an adjustment to her phase.

Once one of the favorite Apex Legends is now pretty much rubbish. 

To me, it just is too much. 

Sincerely, 

A concerned bloodhound main.