Why can't Yasuo's 'w' block tower shots, but assassins can?

Cloud273··1 votes·1,274 views

Ok I admit Akali isn't really 'blocking' tower hits, but she becomes COMPLETELY untargetable when her shroud is up so she might as well be blocking them. And Fizz can just press 'e' and dodge them completely (and like Akali become COMPLETELY untouchable). Now back to Yasuo. When Yasuo was still in development there was a time when his wind wall was able to block tower shots, but Riot removed this because they thought it was too strong. Fast forward to today and we have sht like Fizz and Akali making turrets useless. If making turrets useless was too strong on Yasuo, why is it acceptable for assassins? With Yasuo's windwall he doesn't become completely untargetable, and if he wants to tower dive you he has to leave the safety of his wall. My point is Yasuo's windwall may be annoying but it doesn't offer the safety that assassin abilities offer and he isn't able to dive with it. There's a reason why Akali is being picked in LCS and not Yasuo. It's SOOOOO fcking easy for her to start drawing tower agro with her shroud (meanwhile taking no damage at all) and then her team just has their way with you.

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nooperton5 votes

With akali u can still be hit by projectiles, but I think yasuo's turret diving would be too strong if they allowed this

Cloud2731 votes

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With akali u can still be hit by projectiles, but I think yasuo's turret diving would be too strong if they allowed this

Again he has to walk through the wall if he wants to dive you. If he dives someone that means he's leaving the safety of wind wall. This ability does not help with tower diving at all.

Who Fed Ru2 votes

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Again he has to walk through the wall if he wants to dive you. If he dives someone that means he's leaving the safety of wind wall. This ability does not help with tower diving at all.

You could just walk up and place your W directly in front of the tower and free dive for like 5 seconds.

Cloud2731 votes

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With akali u can still be hit by projectiles, but I think yasuo's turret diving would be too strong if they allowed this

Yea good luck hitting her with your projectiles when you can't see her.

Arcade Lulu2 votes

Pantheon the most annoying of them all

Ragnaveil1 votes

Which will likely get removed with his rework. Its a very unhealthy old mechanic that its unnecessary.

Arcade Lulu1 votes

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Which will likely get removed with his rework. Its a very unhealthy old mechanic that its unnecessary.

Yeah Thank god for that

Ahri Baka2 votes

You literally posted this in the worst place ever

DalekZec2 votes

Ah...Akali's true stealth has been removed...meaning the turrets can see her and attack her.

Plus, Yasuo's w is arguably the most toxic ability in the game due to how it can block 99% of all abilities. Having him block tower shots, Yasuo might become 100% ban rate even if he's not strong or op.

Knihovak2 votes

Riot stated that Kayn could still be hit by turret shots when he went untargetable with his ultimate. They claimed that they were doing this for "consistency". Vladimir also gets shot when he goes untargetable. But not Fizz, Fizz just presses e and the turret shot magically fizzles out. Because "consistency"?

Also, sure Yasuo's wind wall should block turret shots, just as long as he gets mana costs on all of his other abilities, and doesn't get double crit chance.

The thigh guy2 votes

This champions ult was already idiot proofed when it comes to turret. :/

Cloud2731 votes

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This champions ult was already idiot proofed when it comes to turret. :/

He has to land a skillshot and be in range in order to use the ult in the first place though.

The thigh guy2 votes

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He has to land a skillshot and be in range in order to use the ult in the first place though.

Being in range is not a restriction. That’s like saying talon’s q is bad, because it only does double damage when he is in range.

As for needing to land a skillshot A. The tornado is not hard to land B. It can be any knock up, not just yours C. It can be made into a point and click.

SirHydro2 votes

E~Q is not a skill shot. Your point is moot.

AR URF1 votes

Actually it's more like MasterYi comes in with crazy attack speed. AA, Q the tower shot, AA AA AA, Q the tower shot, AA Take one tower shot, Flash w for the 4th tower shot and then watch me quit the game because this champ is stupid op.

5050BS1 votes

When Yasuo hit the PBE his W COULD block Turrets and it was Worse then Akali Shroud under Turrets because ANYONE could stand under turret and benefit from it blocking. So 5 man Dives under turret with anyone "Tanking" because the WW blocked it.

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