[REWORK/GAMEPLAY UPDATE SUGGESTION] Akali's W (Twilight Shroud)

5hark·2/10/2016, 11:40:52 PM·1 votes·467 views

So I had heard a while back that there were thoughts of reworking Akali's W, and whether or not this is true I just thought I would share my thoughts about what she could use to help her become relevant again.

Concept: Change Akali's W to an ability that grants her stealth and a burst of movement speed for a (very) short time, instead of a stationary shroud.

Why This Would Work: Akali is primarily an assassin, able to take out squishy carries quickly, as any assassin should be. However, when Akali engages on an enemy champion, she really has no way of getting out of danger without any creeps around her to ult to. Essentially when she assassinates a carry, she has to shroud in the middle of the rest of the enemy team and pretty much wait there until her team can come help her. This, in my mind, is not how an assassin should work. Zed has his switch back ult to get out, Talon typically can use his ult to finish off a target and then use the movement speed/stealth to exit the scene, while Akali can only attempt to juke her way out with her ult which is easier said than done, or just pop her W and hope that help will come. In addition, Akali is a pursuit champ, typically requiring more than 1 ult charge to chase down and finish off a target. My idea for a new W would be similar to that of a Draven W, or a very brief Kha'zix ult charge. In this way Akali would have more of a fighting chance to leave the scene, rather than be locked into a set area just waiting to be discovered with a pink ward.

TL;DR: Stationary shroud = bad, brief individual stealth/movement speed = good

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