So Now That Devourer is removed

Rinky Dinky·5/8/2016, 9:54:25 AM·65 votes·4,037 views

I think that instead of buffing yi, as Riot possibly plans on doing, we fix the very large amount of issues with his Q.

Right now, it is one of the most bugged abilities in the game. You rarely actually go untargetable, being hit by random abilities that wouldn't have even hit you had you not Q'd in the first place. Q will randomly cancel halfway through even though the animation has started. I've even had times where a silence somehow hit me during my Q, canceling the damage, but putting it on cooldown and taking the mana.

Currently, right now, if you Q 5 targets, and shen taunts anywhere in that circle, there is a very high you will come out taunted. This goes for a very large amount of abilities, basically anything AoE. This should not be the case, as other abilities who also enable champions untargetable do not have this issue.

Sometimes the best way to balance a champion is to make sure they actually work as intended.

Edit: I also do feel like this patch it seems to have reached a climax. Sometimes you wouldnt bug out at all during a match, but now it seems to be a consistent thought in my mind every time I think about using Q in a teamfight. Sometimes it just increases your hitbox, doing more harm than good.

33 Comments

MilfHuntUnitXJ95/8/2016, 10:32:18 AM25 votes

I WAS IN ALPHA

LankPants5/8/2016, 11:48:47 AM12 votes

I certainly agree that Riot needs to look at the Alpha bugs but I'm 90% sure that Yi would still need buffs even after that. Right now he's just a champ who it makes no sense to pick because he has next to no item synergy.

Dreadlocks5/8/2016, 3:25:17 PM3 votes

But Cameron.. before we can worry about Master Yi, we need Rengar's E to actually be worth using in the air. Plz Cameron.. Help :)

Goontholomew5/9/2016, 3:11:34 AM2 votes

If you think yi's q is buggy (which was made quite clear) then you should try rek's tunnel

Soldier of 4Jhin5/8/2016, 11:36:19 PM2 votes

here is a good bug while your at it you cant hit targets invisible or out of vision with the secondary strikes, and if you begin the q animation at the right time before a target gets out of vision it will cancel the ability and still put it on cooldown while dealing no damage and not closing the gap. Try it with raptors is how I found out about the first one you can Q one of them but if the rest isnt in your vision it will not hit the others.

UltimateDiscord5/8/2016, 3:40:15 PM2 votes

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MÖRTIMER5/9/2016, 4:52:43 AM1 votes

you clearly are bad with yi. Things CAN hit him if you don't time his stuff right

Naag One5/9/2016, 9:25:54 AM1 votes

there is another bug that I've seen a bunch of times, idk if its a bug or intended behavior, but if you Q someone, and the animation has started, but they flash/use a movement ability into a bush or over a wall etc. where you have no vision, alpha strike is canceled something, and you don't follow them.

but even with 100% bug fixed, Yi is still gonna feel weak :|. his earlier nerfs when everyone had a massive hate boner for sated+rageblade and the now trash version of his almost core items.

Celeste Benal5/9/2016, 4:37:49 PM1 votes

Untargetable =/= invulnerable.

Alpha Strike causes Master Yi to blink to the initial target and up to 3 additional targets. So theoretically, there should be a small window where, if Shen buffered his targeted ability before Yi activates Q, his taunt might activate while Yi is dealing his damage to a target. Very theoretical. Or maybe bugged as you say. But the first line is true. AoEs stuns work quite well vs Master Yi.

FakeGravity5/9/2016, 5:25:26 PM1 votes

I think that happened to old fiora R if you time a skill right you could have possibly push her out of her R Effect

Count Zubat5/8/2016, 3:16:41 PM1 votes

I agree, making his Q reliable might be just the best buff he could get right now, certainly he doesn't lack damage.

Vistha Kai5/8/2016, 11:12:07 PM1 votes

Makes me think why I felt Yi's Q being iffy last time I played him.

It was like a year ago...

Halodjin Tyr5/9/2016, 12:57:55 AM1 votes

You guys need to play Magic the Gathering, Untargitable means you can't be the Target of a spell or ability, but you can still be hit by Area of effect.

and every time he died and screamed I WAS IN ALPHA! ... he was being hit by a Aoe attack.

Halodjin Tyr5/9/2016, 12:59:42 AM1 votes

what about Best Girl Evelynn a lot of these ... Fixes where indirect nerfs to Evelynn this season.

FourVsFive5/9/2016, 3:33:43 AM1 votes

Doesn't rage blade work kinda the same as devourer?