Irelia's new kit speculation

Khristophoros·Mar 19, 2018·2 votes·397 views

Passive - Not sure, maybe some kind of tenacity thing. (In the teaser she gets stunned by Riven but it lasts like a quarter second)

Q - A lot like old Q but also refreshes on enemies marked by her other skills.

W - Throws blades to two opposite locations and then it damages and marks enemies in between. EDIT: Ministun too.

E - Channel to go invuln, then deal damage in a line. Doesn't appear to mark enemies though.

R - Throw out some blades and mark all enemies hit. The blades linger for some time. Perhaps they buff her or something.

Possible tenacity sources:

Passive (builds up per ability cast? per enemy marked? per mark consumed?)
Q (builds up per cast? per refresh?)
R (a lot of tenacity for a short duration after casting, or maybe just while inside the blades?)

11 Comments

Dokueki KenshinMar 19, 20181 votes

As a head’s up, her W damages, marks, and stuns as well.

KhristophorosMar 19, 20181 votes

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As a head’s up, her W damages, marks, and stuns as well.

Do you mean her E?

You sure? The teaser doesn't give any evidence for that. Notice that when one of the minions dies to her ult while she is fighting riven there is a visual effect on that minion that looks like what happens when the mark ends on enemies, so I think her E would show that as well when it kills enemies.

Dokueki KenshinMar 19, 20181 votes

You have to go to that clip with Irelia and Riven. Take the video to .25 speed and look very closely above her head when the ability procs. Phylol broke down the video and pointed out that juicy tidbit.

KhristophorosMar 19, 20181 votes

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You have to go to that clip with Irelia and Riven. Take the video to .25 speed and look very closely above her head when the ability procs. Phylol broke down the video and pointed out that juicy tidbit.

Oh you're talking about the W (or at least the one we think is W) yeah you're right there is a ministun. Sweet.

Linna ExcelMar 19, 20181 votes

I think the protection one will be on her W, because that's where it is for fiora, yasuo, and poppy.

KhristophorosMar 19, 20181 votes

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I think the protection one will be on her W, because that's where it is for fiora, yasuo, and poppy.

Possibly. I was assuming it would be E because currently that's her stun which occupies the same thematic niche (turning enemy's power against them)

I didn't list this in my post but I think it's possible that this skill will have some kind of damage buildup from the damage it absorbs or maybe a stun after absorbing x amount of dmg because it would be thematic... but there is nothing in the teaser to indicate that. And that stuff isn't necessary for the thematics anyway because just absorbing abilities and then striking satisfies that pretty well already.

Loco Mot1vesMar 19, 20181 votes

I agree with the passive (though I think those new marks are more likely to have something to do with it instead) and Q to a degree. It looks like she throws it out in one direction and draws it back in another either like a Viktor laser or Zoe Q. Also looks like it stuns marked targets only.

I think her sword shield will go on W personally. Looks like it deflects ranged attacks or maybe absorbs damage and reflects it back?

Her E dash looks like it refreshes on executes and marked targets.

R marks targets and probably buffs her life steal and adds true damage? Or maybe the marks are consumed for true damage.

KhristophorosMar 19, 20181 votes

Maybe her passive is her old W sorta... true dmg on hit and it can "activate" into a more powerful version with healing on hit if she meets some condition.

The other mechanics we've seen can easily be on her kit without taking the passive slot. Like Q can specify the conditions for getting marks, and the tenacity can be built up with Q or maybe just a flat amount gained while R is active.

5050BSMar 19, 20181 votes

Oh look more stupid amounts of mobility with stuns and resets.

RIP immobile mages

KhristophorosMar 19, 20181 votes

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Oh look more stupid amounts of mobility with stuns and resets.

RIP immobile mages

Just dodge her stuff xd

ViciousSummonerMar 19, 20181 votes

Her ult could potentially be terrain/impassible for now. At least that's what it seems like based off the teaser. They just might have not moved Draven and Darius for dramatics.