I'm actually surprisingly disappointed with Qiyana

BLIGHTBRINGER··3 votes·1,472 views

She has a really cool Thematic.

But ultimately she was designed as generic as you can expect.

  • Not one but 2 Dashes.
  • Almost every ability will deal bonus damage alongside the flat damage of the ability itself.

I was kinda expecting her to be a half Artillery half Assassin Champion, because the whole theme of Elements emphasis casting abilities, and in this case you would expect them to be from a far, thus an artillery. And an Assassin too because of how harsh and cocky she is (but also because it was confirmed that the next new champion is going to be an assassin).

Not saying she's incredibly bad or the worst but I was sort of expecting something more unique and interesting. The only appealing part of her kit is the element changing (W) and how it affects her abilities.

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MorganFreemanBot5 votes

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I was kinda expecting her to be a half Artillery half Assassin Champion,

Your expectations, based on 0 information except your own wants and whims, are not a noteworthy casualty.

That said.. Did you actually think about what you said. **Artillery **and **assassin **in the same sentence, as a single champ?

Hopefully that shit never happens to league. The closest we might have ever gotten is Zoey, who's pretty far from an assassin but still has more mobility (read: any mobility) than other artillery picks, and also some 'assassin-esque' tendencies in her bubble > murder combo from the fog. And look at the absolute shit fit people threw over her.

BLIGHTBRINGER1 votes

Yeah by all means judge my expectations from an elemental mage looking champion.

She has basically nothing in her visuals to suggest that she's actually an Assassin.

Fear the Kayn3 votes

The fact they haven't hyped her up at all, teased her release or anything like that, combined with her really simple kit and theme (walmart brand melee sivir) makes me really think shes just another champ to sell skins to horny teens who want to play a girl champion.

SirHydro1 votes

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The fact they haven't hyped her up at all, teased her release or anything like that, combined with her really simple kit and theme (walmart brand melee sivir) makes me really think shes just another champ to sell skins to horny teens who want to play a girl champion.

I agree, the way she changes elements will make "for neat and interesting skin ideas/designs!" But as far as gameplay...............

LXII4 votes

Oh look another "Sivir" complaint even though the two look nothing alike and their weapons' only similarity is that they're sorta kinda the same shape but only if Sivir uses a skin. Guess Aurelion Sol was cosmic mage Sivir!

Anime Fizz2 votes

" half Artillery half Assassin Champion"

What the fk is even that?

Would you like if they made an tank-adc champ? Or an support-hyper carry champ?

Some archetypes should never mix, and this whole Artillery + Assassin is one of them.

Mavëríck1 votes

Them wide thicc hips doe

Karn Bishop1 votes

Shes just a terrible design in general and i can't believe i'm going to say this but shes a crappy version of twisted fate, they broke card selection into its own ability which is W while keeping Q as the firing for the card while somehow making it even more conditional to use and lock in. the E is just a crappy short range dash and R is so conditional if your not fighting in river you might as well not bother ulting.

Unless her Q and E ratios are so insane that she can literally two shot people by landing both on the enemy i don't see how she will be a functional laner especially if her CD's are high, and if her CD's are low she would simply be a better jungler which means she likely has massive penaltys to using skills on jungle monsters.

Siiigh terrible champion design, its shameful really.

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