Qiyana needs a nerf

ThatGreekBoy205·Aug 11, 2019·9 votes·3,448 views

Qiyana is not a balanced champion in the current patch and I strongly feel that she needs a massive nerf to her damage or something. I understand that assassins are supposed to deal a lot of burst damage but when a champion kills you from full health in 1.24 seconds the game just isn't fun. I feel that Qiyana has no sort of counter play. If she gets just one kill then you cant fight her anymore. Shes given a step and she takes a mile. All new champions added to the game have been broken on release and then been nerfed quickly after. Qiyana is the same way: shes unbalanced but has yet to be nerfed.

14 Comments

WorksAtAGayBarAug 11, 20195 votes

I just dislike the auto-target Q when she uses E. Kinda takes the skill out of it.

MakarakarnAug 11, 20192 votes

The reason Qiyana hasn't been nerfed is because well, she honestly isn't that op. Qiyanas who don't know what they're doing are super easy to destroy, and even good Qiyanas can get fucked up if they make a mistake. It takes a super good Qiyana player to do as well as other assassins unless she's facing someone who's really bad at playing against her or doesn't know her kit.

ThatGreekBoy205Aug 11, 201910 votes

playing against anyone who doesnt know how to play a champ is super easy and making any mistake on any champ is punishable. Qiyana deals way too much damage. In my entire career of playing League i have never seen an assassin kill someone from full hp in less than 1 and a half seconds, not zed, not talon, not akali.

MakarakarnAug 11, 20192 votes

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playing against anyone who doesnt know how to play a champ is super easy and making any mistake on any champ is punishable. Qiyana deals way too much damage. In my entire career of playing League i have never seen an assassin kill someone from full hp in less than 1 and a half seconds, not zed, not talon, not akali.

Clearly you've never played against any of those fed assassins, because I assure you they can do that. If you got stomped by a Qiyana, either she was really good or you are really bad.

Moody PAug 11, 20191 votes

Qiyana is top tier and only gets better when she's played in higher elos

IP MasquerenaAug 11, 20192 votes

I agree with this.

I play her a decent lot and she can't kill you fast unless she either gets 3+ combos off on you (or 2 + ignite if you stay and fight her in her minion wave).

You just need to learn to play on a tether with her, if she moves towards you, back off a little and/or throw free autos at her. Her E range is around the same AA range as most ranged midlaners, and if you position nicely, she'll fight you in your minion wave, which early means you win the trades and she has no innate sustain either...

You need to respect her, but not overly respect her. She deals less damage than Zed, her mobility is limited.

Oh, and most importantly, try to force the fights in the middle of the lane, not near walls. That's how I win most of my lanes, enemies stay near walls because that's how they are used to. If you fight in the middle of the wave, she has no ult, or at best, it's a 2 min CD short range knockback.

MakarakarnAug 12, 20191 votes

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I agree with this.

I play her a decent lot and she can't kill you fast unless she either gets 3+ combos off on you (or 2 + ignite if you stay and fight her in her minion wave).

You just need to learn to play on a tether with her, if she moves towards you, back off a little and/or throw free autos at her. Her E range is around the same AA range as most ranged midlaners, and if you position nicely, she'll fight you in your minion wave, which early means you win the trades and she has no innate sustain either...

You need to respect her, but not overly respect her. She deals less damage than Zed, her mobility is limited.

Oh, and most importantly, try to force the fights in the middle of the lane, not near walls. That's how I win most of my lanes, enemies stay near walls because that's how they are used to. If you fight in the middle of the wave, she has no ult, or at best, it's a 2 min CD short range knockback.

Also, let's not forget that not only is she pretty hard to play, it's easy to make mistakes on her. I can't tell you how many times I've seen (or have myself) a Qiyana E into a tower, miss a Q, take the wrong Q, Completely wiff an ult, ect.

IP MasquerenaAug 12, 20191 votes

I thought I'm the only one doing that.

But when pulling off a perfect double kill using the correct combos, it looks so damn satisfying

Coxi NormisAug 31, 20191 votes

the fuck? I was playing against a qiyana who had 0 kills and was like 15 cs ahead. She one shot me in like 1.2 seconds and I was stunned the entire time.

ProxhawkAug 22, 20191 votes

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playing against anyone who doesnt know how to play a champ is super easy and making any mistake on any champ is punishable. Qiyana deals way too much damage. In my entire career of playing League i have never seen an assassin kill someone from full hp in less than 1 and a half seconds, not zed, not talon, not akali.

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Coxi NormisAug 31, 20191 votes

I got one shot by a qiyana in 1.2 seconds at full hp as soon as she hit level 6 with 0 kills.

BootyQuake2000 Oct 25, 20192 votes

she is only able to do that because she uses her whole kit at once. If you so much as survive the first combo she is completely vulnerable. She does all that dmg bc all she can do is all in (if she does the execute combo with earth). She is left with 6 seconds(in early situation) to just walk away but is squishy enough to get one shot again. Also kills dont determine dmg, its the gold income. If she has her one item power spike and u have no defense yes you are going to die to an assassin.

preternaturalAug 11, 20192 votes

she isn't gonna get the actual nerfs she's supposed to get before worlds. because well QIYANA WORLDS MONTAGES are a pretty good way to advertise league of lebends.

her current WORLDWIDE masters+ tier win rate is 54.55% make of that what you will, pyke is at 56% and i'm sure we can all agree he's the most broken thing on the rift currently if not one of the most broken things.

her platinum+ winrate is steadily creeping to 50% all while only having received nerfs since launch, minor nerfs but nerfs nonetheless, i mention that because the boards insisted she needed buffs upon release and her sub40% win rate, like come the fuck on what are we even discussing here in gameplay how bad people and random uninformed teams are at champions or what those champions can actually do? my fucking grief with these boards.

SirsirAug 12, 20191 votes

You must be new here, oneshotting champs in 1.24 seconds is relatively tame.

Oneshotting a team in that time is new tho...

She's kind of like AD leblanc, but has an actual teamfight tool in her ult and river Q. Live through lane (play passive), starve her out early, ward against roams.