Blitz and Illaoi can miss as much as they want but the moment they connect, they win.

FistOfSharkiesha·Jan 30, 2016·5 votes·650 views

I'm just astonished that Illaoi's test of spirit mana cost is being lowered. She's even worse than Blitzcrank with the whole "spam the ability as much as you want with no punishment, but once you hit it you pretty much get a kill". Illaoi's mana costs are way too low as is, they should be increased, but in the PBE they are being decreased. She's a juggernaut that wins trades with nearly everyone if you get within her range, yet she's allowed to poke nonstop with her Q and E. I just can't fathom why these changes are being considered?

13 Comments

Critmaster GarenJan 30, 20162 votes

test of spirit is nowhere near as punishing as a blitz hook.

theyre buffing the mana at rank 5. not early game.

theyre adding tentacle assists.

JQKAndreiJan 30, 20162 votes

Illaoi's mana costs are quite high since she's required to spam them, goes oom pretty fast.

Cowgirl EdJan 30, 20161 votes

At least Blitz is nonexistant after he loses his hook

FistOfSharkieshaJan 30, 20162 votes

I'm much more concerned with Illaoi, should have just made the post completely about her. I just don't understand where her weaknesses are? They say you can kite her, and you can, but only her auto attacks. Everything else in her kit has the range of a medium-range mage. She just reaches over and steals some hp while chunking your hp every few seconds and if she lands a test of spirit you're forced to recall or die.

PennsJan 30, 20161 votes

Blitz yeah, Illaoi.. nah lel. If anything, you take a bit of damage if she hits her E.

FistOfSharkieshaJan 30, 20161 votes

You take a massive amount of % health damage if she hits it and afterwards you have a massive slow and tentacles smashing you every few seconds. She also has far lower mana costs and another poke with her Q.

PennsJan 30, 20161 votes

You have tentacles smashing you every 10 seconds and they are probably the easiest "skillshot" to dodge in the game. They are like Jhin traps, if you just walk through them casually you wont get hit lol.

Ulquiorra995Jan 30, 20162 votes

You people talk like Illaoi's E is basically "deals 25% of enemy's HP in true damage and makes them a vessel". It's not. Try picking a ranged champion into her or someone with high mobility like Fiora or Yas - fight her if she pulls you. Against champions like these she can't really do much.

FooDangJan 30, 20161 votes

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You take a massive amount of % health damage if she hits it

I think you mean you take a small % of raw damage if she hits it. Even true damage is reduced by the spirit lol.

Ulquiorra995Jan 30, 20161 votes

I love how you complain about her manacosts being lowered, although it's only on the later ranks of the spell that she's maxing last - meaning it won't have any effect until mid late game - while simultaneously forgetting to mention the meaningful change, which is a nerf: adding "tentacle assists" so your allies can help you end the vessel debuff.

Rule 34Jan 30, 20161 votes

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I love how you complain about her manacosts being lowered, although it's only on the later ranks of the spell that she's maxing last - meaning it won't have any effect until mid late game - while simultaneously forgetting to mention the meaningful change, which is a nerf: adding "tentacle assists" so your allies can help you end the vessel debuff.

Except Illaoi maxes her tentacle titty twister second, because her auto reset gains literally nothing per rank, while pulling someone's spirit out gets such a low CD and makes them take so much more damage.

Critmaster GarenJan 30, 20161 votes

test of spirit is probably the ability with the most counterplay ive ever seen in this game. its astonishing, that people are still complaining about it. you can

a) dodge it, and hide behind minions from it b) deal damage to illaoi and defend the spirit c) run out of range and kill 3 tentacles d) run out of range and cleanse the debuff with qss

like. which other skillshot gives you so many options after youve already been hit by it?

how is this even remotely comparable to get hooked into your death by blitz?