Sona's kit needs the ryze treatment

The Deckowner··3 votes·380 views

The biggest problem of sona now is her abilities are so braindead easy to use and she is basically a standing aura, therefore if Rito give her good numbers she become too op and with bad numbers she felt underwhelming.

The easiest solution is make her abilitie(s) skillshot, like what was done with ryze.

just do this and then give her real abilities, playing with her numbers won't help. She is op right now because her numbers were super high, once she gets tuned down she would just become underwhelming again.

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CerealBoxOfDoom2 votes

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The biggest problem of sona now is her abilities are so braindead easy to use and she is basically a standing aura, therefore if Rito give her good numbers she become too op and with bad numbers she felt underwhelming.

The easiest solution is make her abilitie(s) skillshot, like what was done with ryze.

just do this and then give her real abilities, playing with her numbers won't help. She is op right now because her numbers were super high, once she gets tuned down she would just become underwhelming again.

champion difficulty does not dictate power

a champion cannot be allowed to be stronger simply because she is harder to use, you just get funny effects added

making her ability a skillshot is not the same as simply making her harder.. that actually could warrant more power depending on how realistically she could end up missing with perfect and practical play. But long story short, this isn't going to solve the problem, its just going to make good sonas WAY too strong.

The Deckowner1 votes

a champion cannot be allowed to be stronger simply because she is harder to use, you just get funny effects added

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Rabblerouser2 votes

Except Riot won't change what makes a champ so distinct. Ryze's distinctness came from his combo-centric kit. He's still a combo-centric kit.

What makes Sona distinct IS her auras. They.. can't change that or they risk pissing off a portion of their player base. Even when Riot rework, they try to keep what makes the champ fun in their kit.

Ryze mains love the combos because it makes you feel more rewarded for pulling off a successful combo. That's still there. Leona mains love being aggressive as hell to lock down and net their ADC a kill. The mini-rework this patch (6.14) helped there as they have extra stun time and lowered cooldowns. And look at the things that were/weren't changed in the MYMU mages.

It's why problematic champs to balance like Soraka or Shaco are so tricky to balance... because they don't remove what makes a champ so distinct.

Marshbouy1 votes

Can someone get DTN to post the "this is bait" image again?

Friendly Ram1 votes

I'd love to see that. Where did she originally post it?

Calabok1 votes

Yea lets GO lets GO with the gutting

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