Rek'Sai ult cannot be cast if you only damage a target while a shield is on them

FeelsCampedMan·6/1/2017, 3:39:03 PM·106 votes·3,559 views

Is this intended behavior? It really breaks her ult usablility on the backline vs shield heavy comps

38 Comments

yesnobanana6/1/2017, 5:04:56 PM26 votes

pretty sure thats intended, like if youre damaged while recalling and you have a shield, the recall wont stop.

Edit:why am i getting downvotes, i only said what is happening*[zombie-brand-clap]*

Sadistic Veigar6/1/2017, 5:04:04 PM24 votes

Also happens if you attack yasuo under turret while his shield is up and he dies, it counts as him being executed

Profirix6/1/2017, 7:41:09 PM5 votes

I bet its a simple coding issue because shields arent considered health. So when it does the calculation for missing health, it enters a null command when a shield is active.

Jbels6/1/2017, 3:47:06 PM5 votes

We'll probably see a QoL buff to her where prey seeker adds a mark regardless of whether the target takes direct damage

crippler386/1/2017, 6:41:34 PM4 votes

shields aren't actual damage to the target.

WinTheWarOnPants6/1/2017, 10:50:56 PM3 votes

been spamming her and got to say. Idk how this made it out of testing. Not to say the concept of her ult is bad(i personally rather like it), but it is SO clunky. It feels like it's only half done. The animation is wonky as all hell, the dmg is unreliable(aka bugged), the delays/timing were kept from an ability that works much different, and why don't i get there underground? like at least knock them up when i get there... Why do i get there then immediately have to spam W to get underground for the knockup? She should have the exact same animation as old ult IMO and bite them from underground to knock them up. For how abysmal the range is(only 300 less than Yasuo ult), it has a lot of limitations.

Venomar6/1/2017, 6:53:49 PM3 votes

Pretty sure this is us an oversight. If not its retarded.

Head Connoisseur6/1/2017, 7:15:01 PM2 votes

This is intended. You did not actually DAMAGE them, you just lowered their shield amount.

The same thing happens if you hit a shielded champ while they recall. Unless you fully break through the shield and actually damage their health bar, the recall will continue.

Weathered6/1/2017, 3:59:55 PM2 votes

Good catch, I hope they address this.

sta supra6/1/2017, 6:06:52 PM2 votes

shields block damage so when you hit someone the damage goes to the shield not you and since rek'sai actually has to deal damage in order to apply the mark (not just hit them) then if they have shields on them it wont mark them. this works for anything that has to deal damage such as backing which is not canceled when you have a shield that isn't broken by damage and can cause people to loss assists or even kills if they are under tower. for most cases this makes sense however they should really change this for rek'sai from dealing physical damage to hitting enemy's with physical damage.