Why Qiyana is underpicked
Look riot, im going to keep it short: shes really, REALLY boring.
Now dont buff her or anything, shes not a bad champion, just really boring. Just donr buff her
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I think she's a lot of fun. Her ult is satisfying, her abilities are really smooth, and dodging stuff with her multiple dashes is exhilarating. Getting kills feels like you did something cool, not just launching every skillshot at your enemy and hoping they die. Timing your resets, choosing the right element, waiting just a moment to get a good angle with your E and your ult, stuff like that makes your choices feel meaningful.
Tbh, im not to sure where she should be played. She lacks the inbuilt sustain and decent waveclear for mid and defensive stats to be played toplane. Im guessing a jungler?
No. She is hard to play and people need time to learn her. Thats why
Qiyana is not boring, she is just very difficult to play since she lacks both utility and range. Her Q is predictable in the sense that you can see which element she has picked, not to mention how small the range on it is (which makes it easier to dodge for enemies). She has loads of damage, but it's super difficult to survive or even to trade against enemies with her.
Why isn't she picked? She's not reliable and has nothing in her kit that's busted. Everyone loves playing things that are broken because winning is fun. Qiyana has a super ridiculously high skill ceiling and you can't just hop in game and auto win with her without having practiced her a lot. Losing is not fun, thus people might try her once , get stomped, and decide they don't want to play her anymore.