A Serious Question About Fiora

MAZZ1M0·12/4/2014, 5:13:57 PM·1 votes·513 views

Let me preface by saying I'm not trolling.

Why does Fiora need a rework? I haven't noticed many people asking for one, but I keep seeing threads referencing it (because it's apparently scheduled.) If it's obvious and I'm an idiot for not seeing it, tell me, but half the people I see hate her and the other half love her. I play her and don't get the need for it. If this turns into a discussion about Fiora's pros and cons, then so be it, I suspect Fiora users will debate anyway, but let's cover this for clarity.

6 Comments

TehNACHO12/4/2014, 5:20:45 PM1 votes

She doesn't fulfill 'the dream' she represents very well.

For a fencing/dueling champion who should be emphasizing micromanaging and outplaying, or in other words, out dueling the opponent, Fiora as her current iteration does not live up to what she could be doing.

CaptnJakSparrow12/4/2014, 5:20:56 PM1 votes

I'm 90% they'll never get her right anyways.

Angry Monster12/4/2014, 5:21:23 PM1 votes

The reason Fio needs a rework is that she either rolls or does not. Her ult makes it so she is almost impossible to dual agaist. The pattern of fight to your low ult (gain life and do damage) then kill opponent while untargetable is not skillful play, its just binary.

ThePurpleKnight12/4/2014, 8:23:43 PM1 votes

The problem with Fiora is she is still a fighter/assassin.

Riot doesn't like this, she needs to be a tank. Riot will rework her like they did other Fighters such as Skarner and Sion, so that she can be the tank she should be.

Ditch the AD on W and lower the base damage of Q and R, delete her passive but give her more movement speed on E and a Braum passive.

Sooko12/4/2014, 8:30:49 PM1 votes

She builds glass cannon and goes untargetable (low counterplay according to Riot, to me its just another frustrating thing, but nothing like Morgana's E). Her role is supposed to be a honored duelist, but she won't be doing much dueling with an AoE ult that destroys a whole team who has no chance to retaliate.

So, she will become a bruiser instead of an assassin, if I heard it correctly.

Anonagon12/4/2014, 8:42:25 PM1 votes

She is getting reworked for several reasons. Her current kit:

is very binary - nothing to do when behind, impossible to beat when ahead
doesn't capture the feeling of a fencer or duelist.
has an ultimate that is a nearly direct copy of Juggernaut's ult from DOTA, doesn't really fit on the kit at all and makes her absolutely broken in soloQ
is annoying to play against and not really that fun to play as (unless you like steamrolling for absolutely no reason)

Her rework is going to focus on making her a "light fighter" - AKA the kind of character Aatrox, Diana, Riven, and Rengar could be considered. They want to stop her being an assassin (because that isn't what an "honorable duelist" is).