Taliyah's W Causes Her to Dash (Like Ziggs)?

leaf2fire·May 24, 2016·2 votes·993 views

Just wanted to throw this one out. Currently, Taliyah's W (Seismic Shove) knocks up enemies in a target direction. What if she could self cast her W on herself to dash similar to how Ziggs does with his W (Satchel Charge)? If this mechanic is implemented, we can probably assume her W's cool down or mana cost will increase slightly. Depending on how it's implemented, her ability to self peel could be affected. If she uses the new W with her Ult, she will have to the ability to get to other side of her own wall without going around or burning flash.

What do you think about this mechanic? As Taliyah? Against Taliyah?

6 Comments

The Sword SaintMay 25, 20161 votes

It's called an intended weakness.

TragulonMay 25, 20161 votes

The creator of Taliyah did not want Taliyah to be able to do this because then Taliyah players would only hold onto it for defensive purposes and safety and not use it for offensive ones. So, by not allowing Taliyah to have an additional way to use it, players are forced to use it for offense.

leaf2fireMay 25, 20161 votes

Link please.

I honestly would use the dash offensively to make plays rather than defensively.

TragulonMay 25, 20161 votes

This is the Twitch vod of where it was stated. https://www.twitch.tv/leagueoflegends/v/64410127

leaf2fireMay 25, 20161 votes

I took a look at the video and I can confirm that you summed up what the ZenonTheStoic said really well. He said this around 1:00:00 in the video if anyone else is interested. His explanation, though, was lacking, since he assumed players would almost always use it for defense. Taliyah's burst is basically halved if she does not land her W on the enemy, so if you use it defensively, you lose out on a lot of damage. The same thing can be said about many other champions such as Zed and even Azir. Taliyah's current W already has plenty of versatility, but since the creator wanted her W to be more linear, I guess I'll just have accept that Taliyah isn't as dynamic and interesting as she could be.