Yasuo should lose his shield.

Wolfess·9/23/2016, 2:22:00 AM·7 votes·1,274 views

His kit is already full of freebies No mana costs low CD Q auto reset that has longer than auto-atk range and becomes ranged after two successive procs. Free damage multiplier from crit % chance bonus. He only has to get two crit items to hit 100% crit chance and more than double his damage.

His shield recharges extremely fast, giving him free hp expendable hp buffer every few seconds that he can use to out-trade people and simply hang back and wait for it to recharge since he can waveclear pretty damn fast even with just a zeal. Not only that but Phantom Dancer increases his shield worth with the 12% damage reduction. The risks he takes are incredibly low and the rewards he gets are really high. He doesn't have a need for that shield at all. He can probably do talon's job better than talon can AND be able to get back out with little effort.

19 Comments

The Boring Nerd9/23/2016, 3:09:28 AM5 votes

First of all, what kind of champion do you use against Yasuo? Because if it's a champion he counters, just shut up.

GULAG 4 U9/23/2016, 2:37:04 AM4 votes

No. He wouldn't be able to trade in lane at all after this. Also pop it with an auto attack before poking him, his shield is arguably the most shittiest one, that's why it's free.

18 NAKED COWB0YS9/23/2016, 2:23:40 AM3 votes

yasuo is not op.

CIickTheLantern9/23/2016, 2:25:10 AM2 votes

completely agree. It's like giving yi no mana, a projectile block, and a free shield

drink bread9/23/2016, 2:43:05 AM1 votes

that would make yasuo almost unplayable. his sheild is what keeps him alive, and if you cant beat him because of the sheild than you just arent good enough at league yet

Wolfess9/23/2016, 3:03:21 AM1 votes

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No. He wouldn't be able to trade in lane at all after this. Also pop it with an auto attack before poking him, his shield is arguably the most shittiest one, that's why it's free.

this only works with ranged enemies, and even then that doesn't mean he's going to stick around to get skills thrown at him, he just takes a few seconds to bring it back up.

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But then he could poked more effectively and lose some all in sustain which might make him actually lose a fight and that's something yasuo players can't deal with.

are you saying yasuo players are unable to dodge skillshots like any other champ? If he wants to go in he already has his wall that blocks any projectile for a decent amount of time.

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that would make yasuo almost unplayable. his sheild is what keeps him alive, and if you cant beat him because of the sheild than you just arent good enough at league yet

ranged champs might get away with scaring him with a ranged auto poke to pop it, but melee champs don't get that luxury. As stated above too, smart ones will wait the few seconds it takes to recover the free expendable hp shield. his waveclear is good enough that he doesn't really care if the enemy laner pushes in, in fact it actually helps him because he gets a lot of enemy minions to proc his E on and then he can just clear them fast when he thinks they've been around too long.

420 grams9/23/2016, 2:24:21 AM1 votes

But then he could poked more effectively and lose some all in sustain which might make him actually lose a fight and that's something yasuo players can't deal with.