So are Xayah and Rakan going to be balanced around being a duo lane?

SzGamer227·Apr 5, 2017·3 votes·1,257 views

...because as far as I can tell, their built-in synergy is fairly strong, with Xayah's W having increased effect and applying to Rakan's basic attacks as well, and Rakan's greatly increased range when using E on Xayah.

If they're balanced around being a fair matchup as a duo lane, then that would mean playing one without the other would result in them being relatively weak and underperforming, which puts limits on how they can be played. Just a concern I have.

EDIT: I don't understand or appreciate random downvotes without an answer to my question. I really hope that the difference of playing one without the other as opposed to playing as a duo isn't very significant, but that doesn't stop the concern from being there.

12 Comments

Rindin14Apr 5, 20172 votes

Yeah, this seems like a somewhat awkward half-solution to the thought of having two champions that work together.

Granted, doing the same thing as Cho'Gall would be a nightmare to try and figure out in the current draft system, so I don't know for sure what the right solution is. :|

Hopefully Riot knows what they are doing and doesn't end up with a nightmare of a champion balance problem...

Shuyin178Apr 5, 20172 votes

Anyone that thinks either one can go somewhere else is stupid.

As for their teamwork synergy, they only get extremely minor boosts off each other. They will 100% work just fine without the other.

TheSnackenApr 5, 20172 votes

I mean. The buffs FEEL minor, but in practice the difference could end up being drastic. My biggest concern is Xayah's W, which is the only flat stat bonus of them.

SwollwonderApr 5, 20171 votes

This

Shuyin178Apr 5, 20171 votes

He doesn't have enough damage in his kit to make her W broken. It goes off of HIS auto attacks which are extremely weak. The only thing he gets any real use out of is the movement speed boost.

AmetDeCryptApr 5, 20171 votes

also it stacks feathers doesn't it?

Shuyin178Apr 5, 20171 votes

No, only she throws the feathers that stay on the ground through her passive. He just has a small feather that shows the tiny extra damage his autos do.

AmetDeCryptApr 5, 20171 votes

ah well. that's not so bad.

SzGamer227Apr 5, 20171 votes

Let's be honest, you can't say 100% fine when there are special and specific buffs that each one gets by playing with the other. The most you can say is 99% fine.

Hopefully, they can be played 99% fine without the other, because it'd be nice for solo players to be able to capitalize on each champ's playstyle without needing someone to play the other along with them just for a crutch that puts them at a fair win rate.

AmetDeCryptApr 5, 20171 votes

that probably won't be a problem for the first few weeks, people will flock to buy them and pick/ban them together.

Who is TaliyahApr 5, 20171 votes

They said mages can't play apc bot. They said Kalista using her passive on jungler is really bad (it still works)

You can do much in the game, even if it might be weaker, if you train on playing it where you want, you will shine more than someone who plays it occasionally on the "right" position.

Joe ArmstrongApr 24, 20171 votes

what im so fkin tired of, is new champs being given another fkin free flash yet again...............never give free flash to adc ffs. wtf is that. they are supposed to be punished for being in a poor position.