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Yasuo Should Get A Resource Bar Like Most Other Champions

EmpressOfBeauty··5 votes·802 views

First I just want to say this is not for Yasuo mains because you guys will be biased no matter what I say against your beloved champion.

I really hate complaining but I don't think it is in any way fair that Yasuo can just spam his Q cc without any consequences, while nearly every other middle laner is restricted by mana (most of them being immobile mages). He has a base movement speed of 345, unfair to someone like Orianna who starts with 325. So he can get to her faster and she has a harder time dodging his cc.

He has that passive resource bar which he can refill by moving which is -easy- with his movement speed. Why does someone like him get 2 passives? He gets double critical strike chance and a shield which can be dangerous to poke down with an auto attack because getting in that range can help him gapclose with his E, and using an ability to break it leaves you with an ability on cool-down and about 40-70 loss mana.

But he can use his spells freely and spam them. And why is it that his ultimate can take him out of the turret range? If he gets that close he should be penalized for it! His windwall makes any projectile ability useless, which means more mana gone for the mage, an ability on cd, meanwhile he can just spam that Q (which scales with his critical strike so well) and cc and ult and then...death.

His entire kit is designed to counter most mid laners and I can't find a way to counter him. He can clear fast because he has no mana issues! He should have a resource bar instead of one for a passive shield - if he can fill it by moving he should get an indicator like item 3094 or item 3285 and be given an actual resource bar.

If he is going to have all these gifts in his design he should have something to penalize him. There is a reason why he has one of the highest pick and ban rates and it is because he can barely be countered. And he shouldn't be given energy as a resource if Riot does decide to read this and give him a bar - it needs to be mana because champions like Zed have energy and it isn't stopping them either.

And it shouldn't matter if he isn't an issue to those who have a high ranking - if he is such an issue in lower ranks that people can't find a way to get past him and there are too many annoying and aggressive assassins to choose from to ban. Care about your lower ranks too Riot :( I would like to use one of the mages you guys worked so hard on. Orianna Annie Lissandra Malzahar Syndra Zyra Velkoz

TL;DR: A passive shield, passive double critical strike, a Q that can critical strike with its base damage as well as CC, a wall that can make projectiles useless, a dash that also increases damage by the next dash by 50%, and an ultimate that can place him out of the turret range. And for no mana, why does he get it all? He ought to have at least one of these things nerfed or removed.

Thanks, love Alayna <3.

[sg-kiko]

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ZackTheWaffleMan7 votes

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TL;DR: A passive shield, passive double critical strike, a Q that can critical strike with its base damage as well as CC, a wall that can make projectiles useless, a dash that also increases damage by the next dash by 50%, and an ultimate that can place him out of the turret range. And for no mana, why does he get it all? He ought to have at least one of these things nerfed or removed.

Champions often sound overpowered when you just list every feature in their kit

EmpressOfBeauty3 votes

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Champions often sound overpowered when you just list every feature in their kit

Can you name another mid laner with that much built in them? And even if they did, at least they have a resource limiting its use.

Tahminatrix 2 votes

His resource bar is his k/d/a

When the D gets too high he buys an infinity edge and K`s all over everyone.

Mavelilly2 votes

true tbh I can't stand laning against Yasuo, his true damage makes any armor you build pointless and his mobility is unmatched by any immobile mage

Cpy Payst1 votes

Yasuo has one of the most powerful early games in the game along with a two item powerspike, and is rewarded for playing aggressive, but it comes at a cost. Yasuos tend to push the wave toward your turret, which you can then freeze or slow push back to him and punish him every time he goes to cs. You have to respect his powerspike, just like all other champions you lane against. His q is extremely telegraphed when he is about to tornado you as well, and is difficult to get off unless initiated by another teammate or he flash e-q's on to you. Yasuo also has poor mobility when it comes to roaming, champions like twisted fate get dumpster when they try to yellow card into his windwall, but if you just farm til six and q the waves you then outroam him.

Think the issue is that ppl are first picking midlaners that are easily counterpicked and then are upset when they are at a disadvantage, but it doesnt mean the game is over. Yas most of the time is pushed up easily gankable, and with good wave control you can keep him at bay.

EmpressOfBeauty1 votes

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Yasuo has one of the most powerful early games in the game along with a two item powerspike, and is rewarded for playing aggressive, but it comes at a cost. Yasuos tend to push the wave toward your turret, which you can then freeze or slow push back to him and punish him every time he goes to cs. You have to respect his powerspike, just like all other champions you lane against. His q is extremely telegraphed when he is about to tornado you as well, and is difficult to get off unless initiated by another teammate or he flash e-q's on to you. Yasuo also has poor mobility when it comes to roaming, champions like twisted fate get dumpster when they try to yellow card into his windwall, but if you just farm til six and q the waves you then outroam him.

Think the issue is that ppl are first picking midlaners that are easily counterpicked and then are upset when they are at a disadvantage, but it doesnt mean the game is over. Yas most of the time is pushed up easily gankable, and with good wave control you can keep him at bay.

That's fair, but is it really fair that I have to rely on a gank (that may or may not come in time) just to stand a chance against him? My issue isn't so much his kit as it is his ability to just be able to spam his abilities freely while everyone else is forced with mana and then can not do anything when they run out of mana and often can not help their jungle when thet come to gank when you are out of mana.

Cpy Payst1 votes

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That's fair, but is it really fair that I have to rely on a gank (that may or may not come in time) just to stand a chance against him? My issue isn't so much his kit as it is his ability to just be able to spam his abilities freely while everyone else is forced with mana and then can not do anything when they run out of mana and often can not help their jungle when thet come to gank when you are out of mana.

Itemization is also very important to consider, if you want to poke him out of lane, I recommend grabbing a corrupting potion as your start as the burn procs of either abilities or auto attacks and you will eventually out sustain him, and if it gets really bad, his ult only does armor pen on crits, so an early ninja tabis or seekers arm guard really hurts his damage out put. In the twisted fate match up where he can windwall everything, i go grasp and manaflow band with a corrupting pot start to keep poking him while getting tanky and just keep pushing the lane so i dont fight him and roam.

EmpressOfBeauty1 votes

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Itemization is also very important to consider, if you want to poke him out of lane, I recommend grabbing a corrupting potion as your start as the burn procs of either abilities or auto attacks and you will eventually out sustain him, and if it gets really bad, his ult only does armor pen on crits, so an early ninja tabis or seekers arm guard really hurts his damage out put. In the twisted fate match up where he can windwall everything, i go grasp and manaflow band with a corrupting pot start to keep poking him while getting tanky and just keep pushing the lane so i dont fight him and roam.

Thank you very much for your input and constructive advice, I'll consider it the next time I see a Yasuo.

A Bad Varus1 votes

You want nerfs for the worst champ in the game lmao?

EmpressOfBeauty1 votes

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You want nerfs for the worst champ in the game lmao?

Yes, because "worst" is your opinion. Worst for me means he is the worst champion to play against. But if you would like to kindly explain how you fight him, I am all ears.

A Bad Varus1 votes

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Yes, because "worst" is your opinion. Worst for me means he is the worst champion to play against. But if you would like to kindly explain how you fight him, I am all ears.

Right click him.

Ok sure but why1 votes

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