Can someone from Riot please explain the genius of Lucian Q?

HarrowR·Nov 1, 2017·5 votes·438 views

He has a point and click skill that can be dodged by the most random movements,why is he the only champ with that kind of skill,i cant count the number of times someone randomly sidesteped my Q even though its point and click and i have no means to predict his movement,if its point and click then make it point and click like all the other spells,if its a skill shot then make it a normal skill shot,not something in between but worse than both

7 Comments

McsquzzyNov 1, 20172 votes

Simple. It's an aoe that does full damage to all targets hit and you can poke outside of your range when we'll aimed. Rather I feel sorry for reksai whose ult can miss if they are fast enough or flash shortly after the scream

HalcyonDwellerNov 1, 20172 votes

It's not a skillshot, it's a time delayed AoE. Like Xerath Q or Lux Ult. The line of it just happens to orient in the direction of the target when Lucian cast the ability.

Chembaron YamadaNov 1, 20172 votes

It's actually not the only skill with that behaviour. RekSai R is point and click, still avoidable by movement.

I think it is ok that it works like this. Doesn't the skill scale with attackspeed as well, making it less likely to get dodged later in the game?

Baron BarianNov 1, 20171 votes

I don't think you realize this, but most champions have this kind of stuff. It's called a skill shot. emphasis on "skill".

Just git gud.

MicbranNov 1, 20177 votes

TIL Lucian Q is the first targeted skill shot

HarrowRNov 1, 20171 votes

I really don't know how to answer to this,no wonder some post get downvoted,the community is full of Irelia one trick or smth

Not Too SeriousNov 1, 20171 votes

I think it's because it's an AoE targeted ability that can be kind of aimed at other people through the thing you target, and, as far as I can recall, no other targeted ability is like that.

But I can still imagine the frustration had when "aiming" for the target you're clicking.