Analysis of Fiora Ult

Shaithias·1/1/2016, 3:22:44 AM·3 votes·540 views

So the fiora ult is triggered more often through killing the target through superior damage than it is triggered through destroying all 4 edges of the grand challenge. This is fact. It is an observation and over 20 games as fiora, with an average of achieving 6.3 grand challenges per game, the average unlock via hitting all 4 corners is 1.2.

Why is this a problem? This is a problem because fiora has an identity as a duelist. She emphasizes finesse, not brute force, and her ult is not a chasing tool. It should be used as a dueling tool. Right now the duelist dance (+30% movespeed) is better suited to be a chase tool to chase down fleeing enemies than it is suited to be a tool to use in melee against opponents that stand their ground. Why can I be absolutely certain this is fact? Here ye go:

  1. While you are moving you cannot counterattack.
  2. Fiora really benefits from haste.
  3. Haste lowers the movement window between autoattacks.
  4. Enemy champions tend to get in the way of movement clicks, and so you end up autoattacking them when you meant to walk around and hit them on the other side.

So, how to fix this? Simple. Change the nature of the duelist dance aspect of the grand challenge. Instead of increasing MOVEMENT speed, have it decrease the cooldown of fiora's Lunge. There are a few options in order from most powerful to least powerful.

  1. Every time a weak spot is hit on a grand challenge target, Lunge resets.
  2. Every time a weak spot is hit, fiora gains a charge of duelists grace, at two stacks, duelists grace resets lunge, and resets the grace to 0 This gives her back to back lunges to maneuver around an opponent to hit those weak spots when it matters most, which is in the middle of executing the grand challenge.
  3. Every time a weak spot is hit, lunge cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. This would probably still have issues, but not as bad as current ones.

1 Comments

MunchCrunchLunch1/1/2016, 3:56:55 AM3 votes

so basically. instead of her being able to effectively making you unable to escape. maker her impossible to beat with her ult on?. thats what your saying. because if the lunge resets your shit is out of luck.