Yasuo's Windwall... Can't it ONLY stop projectiles instead of negating them?

charcharmunro·Dec 8, 2015·16 votes·1,991 views

Essentially, I'm wondering why the Windwall has to outright NEGATE projectiles in addition to stopping them. It just seems... Incredibly awkward that a bomb or rocket somehow doesn't explode because it hit a bit of wind. Braum still gets hit by impact effects of projectiles even if it's the first one that hits him. This could make some projectiles still stoppable by the wall, but make it less of a "get out of any projectile ever" card if Yasuo doesn't GTFO after sending it up.

Note: I personally don't think Yasuo's really OP, I just find it really annoying how literally anything you throw at him can get negated by him just throwing it out.

21 Comments

undesirable teamDec 8, 20152 votes

Draven Ult: Axes vs. Wind: wind obviously wins -- rito logic :D

MeserionDec 8, 20151 votes

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Ult: Axes vs. Wind: wind obviously wins -- rito logic :D

it does, he throws them through strength alone

KONO RUBICK DADec 8, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=Penguin Smasher9,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=kl84j1BO,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2015-12-08T01:56:49.829+0000)

Ult: Axes vs. Wind: wind obviously wins -- rito logic :D

is there any logic in a game anyway? why blitzcrank takes damage from vladimir?

MeserionDec 8, 20151 votes

You think thats bad? Yasuo can block Veigar 's ult, Lux 's ult, and Soraka 's Q. Both Veigar and Lux fire energy blasts of light and magic and WIND stops them >.>. Also Soraka is calling down a Star with her Q, which by the way her Q needs major buff if that is true. A star is a super hot mass of fire and radiation, also the effects on gravity would be crazy, so yeah WIND blocks it...

charcharmunroDec 8, 20152 votes

...I thought it didn't block Lux's ult? Hm. I knew it blocked Veigar's ult, didn't know about Soraka's Q. I more meant in terms of gameplay, though. A Zilean bomb should still stay around after hitting a wind-wall, a Jinx rocket should still explode, etc. Anything with a lasting effect or an on-impact effect should still have the follow-through.

JbelsDec 8, 20151 votes

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You think thats bad? Yasuo can block 's ult, 's ult, and 's Q. Both Veigar and Lux fire energy blasts of light and magic and WIND stops them >.>. Also Soraka is calling down a Star with her Q, which by the way her Q needs major buff if that is true. A star is a super hot mass of fire and radiation, also the effects on gravity would be crazy, so yeah WIND blocks it...

Lux's ult is an AOE placement ability, not a projectile, Yasuo's windwall won't stop it

MeserionDec 8, 20151 votes

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Lux's ult is an AOE placement ability, not a projectile, Yasuo's windwall won't stop it

still, veigar ult and Soraka's STARcall

JbelsDec 8, 20151 votes

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still, veigar ult and Soraka's STARcall

There isn't reaally much you can do about Veigar's ult since it doesn't explode, but you could make a case for starcall

boosted frogDec 8, 20151 votes

wat makes me mad is dat it blocks my home boy naruto's weaboo shurikens Zed

at least i have two other shadows to throw my killer metal spinning doom spikes from

And yeah AoE effects like Jinx's Rocket and Ashe's Arrow should still apply to the surrounding area of the "wind"

MrGemsDec 8, 20151 votes

Windwall doesn't Block Vel'koz and Lux's ults because...

http://oi68.tinypic.com/t4vlnt.jpg

YumScrumptious96Dec 9, 20151 votes

No. Lux's ult goes through. Soraka's Q is kinda bs but at that point he's just used a most likely 30 CD spell on a 5 or so CD spell. Not worth it.

BharhashDec 8, 20151 votes

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Essentially, I'm wondering why the Windwall has to outright NEGATE projectiles in addition to stopping them. It just seems... Incredibly awkward that a bomb or rocket somehow doesn't explode because it hit a bit of wind. Braum still gets hit by impact effects of projectiles even if it's the first one that hits him. This could make some projectiles still stoppable by the wall, but make it less of a "get out of any projectile ever" card if Yasuo doesn't GTFO after sending it up.

Note: I personally don't think Yasuo's really OP, I just find it really annoying how literally anything you throw at him can get negated by him just throwing it out.

Lux's ultimate has always gone through Yasuo's Wind Wall. As does Xerath's Q.

Test

ARequestOfDeathDec 8, 20151 votes

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PROJECTILES THEY ARE AREA OF EFFECT

BharhashDec 8, 20151 votes

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BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PROJECTILES THEY ARE AREA OF EFFECT

Aaaaand you're yelling at me because.... ?

ARequestOfDeathDec 9, 20151 votes

you implied that they are projectiles

BharhashDec 9, 20151 votes

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you implied that they are projectiles

No?

If you notice Jbels post with the original quote, Lux's ult was mentioned as an ability the windwall blocked.

Apparently OP edited that part out and didn't mention it.

SkalopadipzDec 8, 20151 votes

Can we talk about how Yasuos windwall BLOCKS Nautilus's ULT.. the first time that happened to me it made me so frustrated the rest of that game.. IMAGine Depth Charges coming at yasuo from UNDERGROUND just to see him block it with a wall of wind thats above ground... i was sad :(

JustMyBassCannonDec 9, 20151 votes

It's not supposed to block Naut's ultimate. I'm pretty sure it specifically, mechanically can't do this, because Depth Charge has no projectile in the first place.

NilokDec 8, 20151 votes

"Little known fact, Yasuo is a big fan of beans."

Riot, add this to the loading screen tips.

PuynsiDec 9, 20151 votes

I keep getting this idea that his windwall should slow projectiles from one side and enhance them if thrown from the other, I just don't know how that would work thou.

YumScrumptious96Dec 9, 20151 votes

That would kinda mess up Yasuo pretty bad.