I'm willing to bet Taliyah has a "grounded" ability

Deep Terror Nami·Apr 29, 2016·124 votes·6,256 views

She creates an area of unstable ground where the enemy cannot use dashes, and Cassiopeia's rework is being used to test it live ahead of time.

Anyone else think this is highly likely?

90 Comments

TeeanaApr 29, 201620 votes

Nice catch nami. Similar to Garen how he gets a marked champion and then kindred came out.. xD

B1naryB0tApr 29, 201616 votes

Or Graves gets ammo then Jhin comes along.

Deep Terror NamiApr 30, 20164 votes

I like to think that Ashe's crit changes in her passive were also for Jhin.

Sad TyrantApr 30, 20161 votes

So the Arbiter blue text goes away you're the OP, Hmmm.......

ChaosThiefApr 30, 20161 votes

Pretty sure that's a player behavior board thing only anyway.

Deep Terror NamiApr 30, 20162 votes

It's for PB and Misc only.

137434Apr 29, 201611 votes

Probably, Riot has a habit of doing that: Graves AA ammo system, followed shortly thereafter by Jhin; Veig E stopping dashes in its place mid dash but not blinks, rework Poppy coming shortly thereafter with same on W. I'm sure there are others I am forgetting

Understandable though, they develop the tech for one project (most likely Jhin, Poppy, and Taliyah) and it makes sense to use it elsewhere where it thematically fits to get the most bang for your buck.

AATTRROOXXApr 29, 20167 votes

Yes I agree, but Poppy's rework was nowhere near Veigar's.

TheProAndrewApr 29, 20164 votes

Yasuo 's wind wall and then Braum 's E

KhadaverApr 29, 20161 votes

It's not a habit though. Riot says that they use things like that to test new mechanics.

AckelopeApr 30, 20161 votes

If they like to do this to test new mechanics, and do it frequently, doesn't that make it a habit? A habit is just a regular practice, as far as I know.

KhadaverApr 30, 20161 votes

Oh, i call it a habit when they can't stop doing it and have little control of whether they do it or not.

5000000000000000Apr 30, 20161 votes

I'd call that an addiction.

KhadaverMay 1, 20161 votes

La BarbotteApr 29, 20166 votes

yup, and a knock up since shes yasuo's friend

MoonshadeApr 30, 20163 votes

in her story she even knocks up someone and Yasuo uses Last Breath on them

ManiacalCoyoteApr 30, 20161 votes

Bad Idea: Taliyah/Yasuo botlane

Tentacle LoveMay 1, 20161 votes

{quoted}

Bad Idea: Taliyah/Yasuo botlane

Kill lane bot lane, ADC jungle. Kindred

MrBuffingtonApr 29, 20164 votes

I think/hope she'll have more terrain-augmenting abilities (like actually changing the map); the idea has been floated a couple times. I think some Reds have commented on it, if only to say it'll mess with the map, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're pushing that envelope.

The EcdysiastApr 29, 20163 votes

Considering Bard's and Aurelion's E's, it's very possible they'd go for an ability that creates a staircase of some sort that players can all walk over.

MrBuffingtonApr 29, 20161 votes

I was thinking more of like, actually creating and destroying terrain semi-permanently. Probably not going to happen though

MrryZApr 29, 20162 votes

That sounds incredibly difficult and most likely buggy af to destroy terrain, creating terrain however sounds quite fun and creative

dapositivevikingApr 29, 201624 votes

did someone say BUGS AND TERRAIN azir smashes down the door

lollingthundaApr 30, 20164 votes

It's the Shuriman special :^)

Voluug13Apr 30, 201615 votes

http://i.imgur.com/WeodRRN.png

DemosthentineApr 30, 20161 votes

I have wanted that type of ability for a while, and this would be AMAZING!

MrBuffingtonApr 30, 20161 votes

Sidenote: Eragon was one of my favorite books as a kid. Never made it through the third one tho...

Axis the DragonApr 30, 20161 votes

Eh, Elder was probably the best in the trilogy (I refuse to call it a cycle because of how long it took for the 4th book to come out - by then, most of the Eragon fans I knew had long forgotten about the series) but Brisingr was alright.

A LiberalApr 29, 20164 votes

Yep, we've seen it before with Garen's rework being a test for Kindred, and Graves rework being a test for Jhin

TotalJerkApr 29, 20164 votes

Every time they did a role pass so far they borrowed some code from an upcoming champion. Garen used some of Kindred's mark, and Graves got Jhin's ammo system.

TeCoolMageApr 30, 20161 votes

I'm pretty sure Jhin got Grave's ammo system, not the other way around.

TotalJerkApr 30, 20161 votes

Graves' rework came out first, but the system was borrowed from Jhin who was in development at the time.

HyperiönApr 29, 20163 votes

She can control stone correct? So she will probably be a support caster tank with a lot of stuns, and an aoe ultimate that maybe acts like a pantheon ult, except with a huge ass rock? Just thinking outside the box here.

OurLestradeApr 29, 20162 votes

I'm imagining that she's an anti-mobility mage of some sort, yes.

Karma DeifiedApr 29, 20162 votes

Graves Jhin Illaoi Zyra Yorick

The EcdysiastApr 29, 20162 votes

She better have a knockup to synergize with Yasuo.

Rook LouxApr 29, 20164 votes

This was basically confirmed in the story

facemelter710Apr 29, 20162 votes

it would be super bad ass if she could destroy and hurl part of the rift walls

nami tfApr 29, 20162 votes

I bet she "rocks"

SleepyWolfieApr 30, 20162 votes

Or Illaoi, she is the byproduct of the juggernaut reworks. Juggernaut reworks, some time later Illaoi appears who is a Juggernaut too.

Zone of EndlessApr 30, 20162 votes

There's probably a 3 hit invulnerability ability somewhere.

Velzard of KozApr 30, 20162 votes

She'll act like parent figure. You are nasty? You are grounded. Luckily you will be able to help with house chores to cancel the effect prematurely.

Spaceman5pffApr 30, 20162 votes

Almost guaranteed!

after all, They adjusted devourer for ranged champs right before kindred release. I bet Taliyah is also someone that can rly utilize the method of hp / mana sustain built into post-update catalyst.

káchiggaApr 29, 20161 votes

Where is there info on taliyah?

Deep Terror NamiApr 30, 20162 votes

There's a short story; http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/taliyah-short-story

gubigubiApr 30, 20161 votes

Please no more dash stopping champs its so anti fun.

That being said I'm probably going to play an absolute crap load of Taliyah games when she hits the PBE

TeCoolMageApr 30, 20162 votes

Something only an assassin or dash ADC would say

ZackeryssApr 30, 20161 votes

It also might have a 3 hit proc and deals %hp damage.

dr lichdeathApr 30, 20161 votes

prolly

xxxDogmanxxxMay 1, 20161 votes

I think she's gonna have a mobility spell similar to Aurelion Sol's E, where she sort of slowly slides forward on rolling slabs of earth. Think Toph from Avatar, or Terra from Teen Titans.