Nobody plays Akali anymore...

Yeah that's true as well. They need to revert the sideboob nerf tho

This is a post I made sometime ago in another Akali thread about the strikethrough. It would explain why the strikethrough hurt Akali more than it helped her, leading to why her winrate hasn't improved over time to this point (it should of by now).

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/PtBl32AX-to-say-she-is-a-ninja-akali-is-stupidly-clumsy Pros for strikethrough

1. When the target is running away in a straight line away from Akali's dash, gains more distance.
2. When dashing away to nearby minions, gives more distance between Akali and the enemy.

Cons for strikethrough

No control over the positioning, it sets you x distance away from target from the last saved location when the dash starts, so Akali ends up being flung into bad positions.

• This is happens alot when a target is running towards you, not away. The strikethrough will overshoot Akali through the target, and she is left further away, making it easier for the target to step out of autoattack range.

• Dashing to proc Q near or under the enemy turret is impossible to do now because it flings Akali into turret range. This hurts her alot more in mid lane because the lane is so short. This effectively means Akali cannot harass that well against enemy mid laners.

• The old dash will simply put you on top of the target helping with gameplay clarity - the intent of the dash and where Akali will land is easier to judge.

Adds alot of unneeded delay to her damage through several ways:

• The current strikethrough extends the dash travel time more longer than expected. (bug?) more details here: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/bug-report/ErzYFuxe-gameplay-akalis-dash-travels-slower

• The damage of the dash is delayed as well because of the strikethrough. The damage is applied after the strikethrough has finished, NOT before (like Yasuo's E), again adding delay.

• Since it is now a strikethrough, it will be treated as such when near walls, adding more delay. More details here: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/TVBuLKw6-attention-strikethrough-users-akali-fizz-yasuo

Edited: Ty Anidan for explanation about turn speed.

The patch where they added the passthrough made it so 99% of the time she couldn't proc her Q with an auto attack after she ulted to you. After they decreased the passthrough distance a little bit it only happens from time to time (the real problem is that her auto attack animation is really bad which makes procing Q really hard) and the passthrough is really good for outplaying people. A couple random expamples off the top of my head would be getting behind Azir so when he ults he misses you, putting yourself in a better position when a Gnar ult is going to land on you, making Lee kick you the wrong way because you landed on the other side of him, etc.

It's pretty wonky at first but once you get used to it it is a very useful tool to have.

One that they're getting 2016! Hype boys!

EDIT: a number

No they are legitimately unhealthy. I've already used the examples of Nidalee and Ekko, giving an assassin counterplay isn't impossible. I would also argue Zed is a good example of a healthy assassin. And its not always going to be so they are healthy, i think some assassins (Like Talon) could be maybe given a couple of tweaks to make them more interesting.

And ADC's job is always "stand there and auto". They did a fine job making those diverse, i dont see why assassins would be any different.

And again, why would you not make them less frustrating? Akali needs work, Riot is currently forced to keep her shit tier lest she becomes a pubstomper again. Same with Shaco. If you are honestly going to tell me Shaco doesn't need work...

As for proposals, my main objective would be to add outplay potential from both sides. Thats why i think Zed is a good assassin, and the argument can be made for Leblanc too although i think they could make small changes to those champs.

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Meanwhile Diana.

Diana can be dodged and doesn't have an escape tool or insane self-healing when strong.

Yeah. The upgraded sweeper doesn't give "true sight" anymore meaning it doesn't let you click on stealthed units in the aoe. It does show a shadow of the stealthed champ so they can see where you are in the shroud, but that's better than the old oracles lens which just straight up revealed you.