When will we EVER see a Irelia Rework?
Because IT'S BEEN TO DAMN LONG!
Yeah, I know, she was one of your first "experimental" champs, when you still weren't sure of what a bruiser/fighter should be and what not. But that's no excuse!
Let me add up why her current kit is downright toxic:
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point and click dash (that alone wouldn't be bad, BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE)
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mixed damage/true damage
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POINT AND CLICK CC
(Now let's just add tenacity on this, free sustain and tons of trinity-procs for her ult. Isn't it weird for an ULTIMATE MOVE to ahve most of its power coming from an item?)
There has been a reason "Better nerf Irelia" has been a phrase - because it's DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE to balance her kit in the current state. Every game a Irelia gets fed... well, you can't do shit. Kite? Lol nope, low cooldown dash, also speed from trinity+phage. Build HP to avoid true damage? Lol nope BORK standart item. Fight her? Lol NOPE - Inbuild sustain and is tanky as fuck while still dealing tons of damage. There is absolutely no chance to react to her or trying to outplay her.
And if she's not fed? Well, then she's pretty much useless. There are only two modes: ON or OFF. This is not how a champ should be deisgned!
On top of that she doesn't even need any special skill apart from basic situation judgement (wich is a skill you need for every champ btw) - every braindead ape can press W, then get on two point and click moves while proceeding to rape the right-mouse-button. Oh right and sometimes press R. Because it's that hard to hit someone with a projective who's standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
Now you say: but dude, EVERY champ is OP when fed. Well, yes the sense of being fed is that you're stronger. But take a look at Gnar for example. Even when fed, he becomes a threat, yes, BUT YOU STILL CAN OUTPLAY HIM. Theoretically that's even possible with Zed (but that dude needs a little bit number tweaking... or maybe that's just an item problem with ArmorPen being too strong). Heck, EVEN LEE SIN offers more counterplay. Yes, I'm dead serious on this.
And on top of THAT, her life kit IS THE LITERAL WORST WASTE OF POTENTIAL THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THIS GAME. Irelia is a unique character, her flying blades opening so many possibilities for awesome and complex mechanics. And yet... she's THIS. (Do people even realize that she's technically undead? Wtf Riot, how could you a) come up with a character so unique, but b) fuck everything over, ignore potential of her Lore and create the most braindead champ since Tryndramere?).
Nerfing her again and again won't solve the problem, because once she's fed it's over, unless you nerf her so far into oblivion that no one would ever play her, and that's not something that should happen. A rework is needed. URGENTLY!
(By the way, for a good solid 4 months I was an Irelia main that would eat, breath, and never play any other champion. Love her but in hindsight there isen't anything truely unique other than her bullshit true damage.