Dont Nerf Yasuo again here's why.

Oh Shiro·5/29/2017, 4:29:05 PM·4 votes·1,636 views

Season 6, yasuo got a nerf to his ultimate that significantly lowered his base damage in fights which was understandable. But then they nerfed his attack speed which makes is damage output even lower beginning game and forces the player to buy more attack speed items sacrificing more damage for more attack speed making his late game and early game weak. Then in season 7 they nerfed his e so at max level it does 100 damage apposed to the 150 before as well as give his e a .2 ad ratio which is a pretty big nerf considering it can only be used on the same target every so often. Now here in the near future riot are planning to nerf his e and q with cooldowns which in my opinion is not needed. Yasuo's e in the early game on ocasion can feel chunky and slow do to lack of movement speed and the already half a second cooldown which already opens a big window for the opposing laner to get free poke off and adding on another half a second will not only widen that window but also force encourage another item slot to be used by cdr. Then riot also want to nerf yasuo q duration in which he can hold a tornado or the stack that charges the tornado which in my opinion is a huge nerf which will also force yasuo players to use it right away or lose it which gives ranged mid laners a bigger window to attack the yasuo from. Yasuo as it is looses to most all top laners if you are counting about silver to gold or higher elo players not bronze noobs. Then in the mid lane its a complete skill matchup most of the time yasuo will fall off late game apposed to a lux, ahri, ekko, and katarina. But that depends on the scenario. If your duo queuing with a jungler usually you will get ahead because you are being camped which is why yasuo seems so strong in game because he get's ahead off getting his first two items. But there is of course the rest of your team which could slow down the progress of the game by feeding and or not grouping and dragging the game into late game where most any ap champion will just one shot yasuo or anyone with a form of cc will just focuss yasuo and he will die first before he can do anything which happens most games because most yasuo players are solo que as well as most games arent just a complete breeze and the yasuo gets fed out his ass. Instead its a slow even game till late then the yasuo will get a few kills every here and there but in team fights he gets completely destroyed before anything even happens. I think yasuo is balanced as of patch 7.10 He isnt overloaded like ekko and katarina and he isnt weak as hell like urgot he is just in the middle and doesnt need any nerfs or buffs. IF yasuo does get nerfed again then rito better give him something in return instead of fucking him in his ass for 2 full seasons. i dont find it fair that you can nerf a champion 4-5 times in a row and not give any buffs in return he was a bit overloaded season 6 with his ult damage but once that was nerfed i never saw a problem with yasuo. I dont understand what riot are seeing in yasuo that is overloaded and requires a nerf apposed to katarina, ekko, renekton, irelia,and lucian which all are overloaded to the brim But never get nerfed. Yasuo has tons of mobility like ekko but ekko's is better and i hear lots of complaints about his windwall and how fast he is and his crit even though a ekko does double the yasuos damage and a gangplank does 1500 crits.

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Knihovak7/5/2017, 5:16:48 AM5 votes

Stop whining. They did nothing about his damage output, shield or mobility. All this nerf did was separate the bad players from the good players. A good yasuo can still stomp on everyone with his 100% critrate from two items that increase damage resistance and movement. Yasuo is still overloaded to the point where he can feed 0/5, then mooch a kill or two during a team fight, and suddenly turn into a monster. Just fight with your team, and you still can stomp on your little power trip with Yasuo. The problem here is, Bronzies apparently don't know how to teamfight when behind.

Honestly, Yasuo gets the damage and mobility of an assassin, alongside of the tankiness of a fighter and the utility of a support. Watch as he tower dives and gets away with it, and wins trades with his shield that recharges when he moves in a game all about moving and positioning. In the hands of a player who isn't Bronze, he can win easily, as his kit is apparently based around Rock Paper Scissors. Either you play a champion who can fight evenly with him, or you lose because you decided to try something different than the one or two champions you obsess over.

Yes, Yasuo needs a nerf, or a complete rework, because in his current state he attracts the worst kinds of players. Honestly, someone at Riot must be fiercely in love with Yasuo based on how long he's been sitting around with no nerf. Day in and day out I see people in love with him who whine about how he's not overpowered, "Please don't touch my husband Yasuo, look, see, he's balanced because he has a high skill ceiling." Please. That doesn't balance a champion at all, it just means that if someone is remotely good at league, they'll land those "skillshots" and suddenly snowball with a champion strong during all phases of the game.

Early game he has no resources. No mana, no energy to play around, so feel free to dash in though a wave with your e, q, maybe auto your foe, then dash back out with your e on the other minions you intentionally left to dash out on, while absorbing all spells from that mana champion on your shield. Rinse and repeat. Suddenly, you're at full health, and your opponent has next to no health, mana, nor farm from dealing with your constant harass. They can't farm, because you punish them, and they can't trade, because you have damage denial tools with your shield. Even if you took a little damage, the lifesteal on that one Dorans blade adds up with every minion kill.

Yay! Your minion wave is pushed up, the enemy minions just arrived at turret, time to tower dive, thanks to your harass, they can't really do anything. Land that skill shot because you're not bronze, and pick up the kill.

First tower, sufficiently fed, just pour more salt into the enemy midlaner's wounds by telling them "I can't wait until late game."

I cannot stress this enough. Yasuo is a stronger than average laner, dueler, team fighter, and snowballer. He has nothing to manage other than short cooldowns, and he desperately is begging for something to take him down a tier.

Ralanr5/29/2017, 4:30:46 PM2 votes

Your explanation for the Yasuo Q nerf providing more window of opportunity is the point of the nerf and a good reason.

Death by Glamour5/29/2017, 4:35:21 PM2 votes

If he doesn't get nerfed he won't be getting played it's that simple.

Nerf bat or ban time to make a choice.

Fowus7/5/2017, 5:35:11 AM2 votes

people only call him broken because hes annoying : /

AR URF7/5/2017, 5:46:14 AM1 votes

I played yasuo mid lane today and got smashed by a katarina. Feelsbadman.

AsianGuuuuuy7/25/2017, 6:50:36 PM

Yasuo is currently not in the meta as of now. The reason for this rework as he was banned very frequently, but as of now their are higher selections of champions which are being banned instead of yasuo. People think yasuo is broken because they dont even know how to deal with him aswell